Cornish, John Hamilton, 1815-1878

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Episcopal clergyman, of Aiken, S.C.

From the description of Papers, 1837-1886. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19490641

John Hamilton Cornish graduated from Washington College, Hartford, Conn., in 1839. He studied at the General Theological Seminary in New York City but was unable to complete his education. He became a tutor on an Edisto Island, S.C., plantation and later ran an academy there. Cornish was ordained in 1843 and served in many Sea Island and Low Country churches before becoming rector of St. Thaddeus' Church in Aiken, S.C., in 1846.

From the description of Reverend John Hamilton Cornish papers, 1855-1888. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 122940115

John Hamilton Cornish (1815-1878) was an Episcopal minister of Aiken, S.C. Cornish left his home in Michigan Territory in 1833 to attend Washington College, Hartford, Conn., from which he graduated in 1839. He then studied at the General Theological Seminary in New York City but did not complete his education. He became a tutor on an Edisto Island, S.C., plantation and later ran an academy there. He was ordained in 1843 and thereafter served in many Sea Island and Low Country churches before becoming rector of Saint Thaddeus Church in Aiken in 1846. He married Martha Jenkins of Edisto Island and had several children, including Rhoda, Mattie, Mary, Sadie, Ernest, and Joseph, who also attended the General Theological Seminary.

From the guide to the John Hamilton Cornish Papers, 1833-1966, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

Educator and Episcopal minister of Aiken, S.C.; in 1833, left his native of Michigan Territory to attend school at Washington College (Hartford, Conn.) [now Trinity College], from which he graduated in 1839; Cornish then began studies at the General Theological Seminary in New York City but did not complete his education. He became a tutor on an Edisto Island, S.C., plantation and later ran an academy there. He was ordained in 1843 and thereafter served in many Sea Island and Low Country churches in S.C. before becoming rector of Saint Thaddeus in Aiken, S.C., in 1846. He married Martha Jenkins of Edisto Island and had several children, including Rhoda Cornish, Mattie Cornish, Mary Cornish, Sadie Cornish, Ernest Cornish, and Joseph Cornish, who also attended the General Theological Seminary.

From the description of John Hamilton Cornish papers, 1840-1972, (bulk, 1840-1904). (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 35667832

John Hamilton Cornish (1815-1878) was an Episcopal minister of Aiken, S.C. Cornish left his home in Michigan Territory in 1833 to attend Washington College, Hartford, Conn., from which he graduated in 1839. He then studied at the General Theological Seminary in New York City but did not complete his education. He became a tutor on an Edisto Island, S.C., plantation and later ran an academy there. He was ordained in 1843 and thereafter served in many Sea Island and Low Country churches before becoming rector of Saint Thaddeus in Aiken in 1846. He married Martha Jenkins of Edisto Island and had several children, including Rhoda Cornish, Mattie Cornish, Mary Cornish, Sadie Cornish, Ernest Cornish, and Joseph Cornish, who also attended the General Theological Seminary.

From the description of John Hamilton Cornish papers, 1833-1966. WorldCat record id: 24561239

John Hamilton Cornish was born on March 6, 1815 in Lanesborough, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, to Andrew Hiram and Rhoda Bradley Cornish. When John was still a child the family moved to the Michigan Territory, and it was from there that John left home in 1833 to attend Washington College in Hartford, Connecticut (Washington College changed its name to Trinity College in 1845). It was from there that he graduated in 1839 and later enrolled at the General Theological Seminary, though he never graduated from that institution. He moved to Edisto Island, off the South Carolina coast in January of 1840 and began tutoring the children of E. Mikell Seabrook. By 1843 he became a minister, ordained in the Episcopal Church, serving a number of different churches in the Sea Island and Carolina Low-country. By 1846, he had settled down at the St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church in Aiken, South Carolina. He married Martha Jenkins and with her had six children: Rhoda, Mattie, Mary, Sadie, Ernest, and Joseph Cornish. John Cornish died in 1878.

From the description of Diaries 1833-1877, 1833-1877 / John Hamilton Cornish. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 645086988

Educator and minister of St. Thaddaeus Episcopal Church, Aiken, S.C.; native of Michigan Territory; 1839 graduate of Washington College, Hartford, Conn. [later known as Trinity College].

From the description of Letter, 1853 Mar. 10 (Edgefield, S.C.), Rev. C. Bruce Walker to Rev. John Hamilton Cornish (Aiken, S.C.) (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 40967774

Episcopal priest.

From the description of Papers, 1833-1878. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155473919

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creatorOf Cornish, John Hamilton, 1815-1878. John Hamilton Cornish papers, 1833-1966. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 1793 - 1999. Record Of Applications Under The Act Of 1896. 1896 - 1897. 1896 Citizenship Application for John H. Cornish National Archives at Fort Worth
creatorOf Cornish, John Hamilton, 1815-1878. Diaries 1833-1877, 1833-1877 / John Hamilton Cornish. University of North Carolina, Charlotte, J. Murrey Atkins Library
referencedIn Davis, Thomas F. (Thomas Frederick), 1804-1871. Thomas F. Davis papers, 1861 Sept. 4-1869 Mar. 9. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1863-1879 Smithsonian Institution Archives
referencedIn Weather Bureau National Archives at College Park
creatorOf John Hamilton Cornish Papers, 1833-1966 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn McGeorge, William, fl. 1869. To My Friends in Poughkeepsie and Other Places, [circular letter], 1869 Mar. 9. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1865-1891 Smithsonian Institution Archives
referencedIn Cornish, Andrew H., d. 1875. Letter, 1864 Dec. 26 (Pendleton, S.C.), to the Rev. J[ohn] H[amilton] Cornish (Aiken, S.C.) University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
creatorOf Cornish, John Hamilton, 1815-1878. John Hamilton Cornish papers, 1840-1972, (bulk, 1840-1904). University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
creatorOf Cornish, John Hamilton, 1815-1878. Papers, 1837-1886. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Smithsonian Archives. Ru 60: Meteorological Project, 1849 1875.
creatorOf Cornish, John Hamilton, 1815-1878. Letter, 1853 Mar. 10 (Edgefield, S.C.), Rev. C. Bruce Walker to Rev. John Hamilton Cornish (Aiken, S.C.) University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
creatorOf Cornish, John Hamilton, 1815-1878. Reverend John Hamilton Cornish papers, 1855-1888. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
creatorOf Cornish, John Hamilton, 1815-1878. Papers, 1833-1878. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
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correspondedWith Bellinger, Edward Edmund, d. 1907 person
correspondedWith Bishop, Wm. D. (Hon.) person
associatedWith Cornish, Andrew H., d. 1875. person
associatedWith Cornish family. family
associatedWith Cornish family. family
associatedWith Cornish family. family
associatedWith Cornish, Joseph J. person
associatedWith Davis, Thomas F. (Thomas Frederick), 1804-1871. person
correspondedWith Dehon, William person
associatedWith Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887. person
associatedWith Elkins, Joseph E. person
associatedWith Episcopal Church corporateBody
associatedWith Episcopal Church. Diocese of South Carolina corporateBody
associatedWith General Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
correspondedWith Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878 person
correspondedWith Holt, Joseph person
correspondedWith Jenkins, Ann Jenkins Fripp person
associatedWith Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 person
associatedWith McGeorge, William, fl. 1869. person
correspondedWith Newton, Isaac (Comm. Of Agriculture) corporateBody
correspondedWith Powe, James Harrington, 1835-1898 person
associatedWith Saint Thaddeus Episcopal Church (Aiken, S.C.) corporateBody
correspondedWith Smithsonian Institution corporateBody
associatedWith St. Thaddaeus Episcopal Church (Aiken, S.C.) corporateBody
associatedWith St. Thaddaeus Seminary (Aiken, S.C.) corporateBody
associatedWith Trinity College (Hartford, Conn.) corporateBody
associatedWith University of the South corporateBody
correspondedWith Walker, C. Bruce, d. 1875 person
associatedWith Washington College (Hartford, Conn.) corporateBody
correspondedWith Young, Anna R. person
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Aiken (S.C.)
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Death 1878

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