The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-02
OF E. G. CORNELIUS
HAD LONG BEEN IDENTIFIED WITH
BUSINESS INTERESTS.
For Many Years Hc Had Been Assoc
sociated with y. \. Byram-
Al. Hamburger Dead.

The death of f. G. Cornelius. of No. 1905
North Meridian street. yesterday after
noon. at $50 o'clock. removes one Of the
citizens of indianapolis long Identified with
its commercial and Industrial interests and
one OF it's most successful business men.
His death was due 10 a stroke of paralysis
on Saturday last. from which he did not re-
cover consciousness. One year ago he suf-
fered a similar attack. from which he par
TALLY recovered, but which made it neces-
sary for him to give up personal attention
to his business affairs.
Mr.. Cornelius was born Sept. %, 1888. at
Petersburg. Ky, and was one of q family
Of thirteen children, of whom Mr.. Pembroke
Cornelius, of the Indiana Trust Company,
is the sole survivor.
He removed with his parents to Shelby
county, Indiana. in 1895, locating about five
miles east of S~helbyyille. His commercial
career was begun when quite young as a
clerk in a general store at Shelbyville. He
later became the owner of the business and
continued with it until 1865, when he came
TO indianapolis and entered into partner
ship with Oliver Tousey and n. S. Byram,
conducting a retail dry goods store. which
was abandoned after two years, and a
wholesale dry goods and notion store
opened on South Meridian street. This store
tor many years was the leading one Of its
kind in this city. The business relations of
Mr.. Cornelius and Mr.. Byram were such
as to make il the subject of m
From the first neither questioned the
others tranactions, though frequently one
would enter into large matters of business
without the knowledge of the other. Their
dry goods business was sold in 1883 to ID. z.
Erwin * Co., and later transferred to the
Havens-GeddeS Company. The business re-
lations of Messrs. Cornelius & Byram con-
tinued until his death, and after the sale
OF the dry goods business they purchased
and rebuilt the Indianapolis Chair Manufac-
turing company plant, which is now one Of
the largest and best equipped plants in the
country. For a number of years Mr.. Cor
nelius had charge of this plant, while Mr..
Byram attended TO other of their mutual
interests.
Mr.. Cornelius was twice married. his first
wife being Miss Ann Mayhem, of Shelby
vile, who died a year later. His second
marriage was in 1860, to Miss Melissa JEFF
fras, of Shelbyville, who survives him, to-
gether with three children, Mrs. Quincy a.
Myers. OF Logansport, Mrs. Frank h. Hell
wig and Mrs. "A. II. Parker, jr., both Of
this city.
Mr.. Cornelius was a Mason and a member
of the lodge at S~helbyville, where since 1864
he had retained his membership, unknown
to members of his family. He was in poll
tics a Republican, and was a charter MEM
Der OF the Columbia Club. He never held
political office. He was one of the charter
members of the Board of Trade and was
one of the organizers Of that body. For a
number of years he was second vice pres
ident of the Indiana Trust Company, which
he was instrumental in organizing. He was
q member of Roberts Park Church for
many years and acted at various times in
official capacities, and was also connected
actively with a great deal of the charity
work of the city.
He was reticent about his personal affairs
and many important things in his life are
x~nf 49, a II
was regarded by all as a most progressive
yet conservative man in business, and one
peculiarly attached 10 his home and family.
The arrangements for the funeral will not
be made until this morning.