He was born on 16 May 1843, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to William Cornwall and Elizabeth Luffberry. [sources: date: 13; 3 (20 in 1864), 4 (20 in 1864), 10 (67 in 1910), 11 (7 in 1850). place: 3, 4, 10, 11, 13] parents: 11, 13]
In 1850, he was living in the 5th ward of Kensington, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. He was living with William and Elizabeth Cornwell (presumably his parents), and with Catharine, Sarah, and Elizabeth (presumably his siblings). [source: 11]
When he enlisted, he was a carpenter. [sources: 3, 4]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 11 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and brown hair. [sources: 3, 4]
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 10 January 1864 or 11 January 1864. He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Stretch. He was mustered by Captain Stretch . He was a private in company B. [sources: 1 (10 Jan), 3 (10 Jan), 4 (11 Jan), 5 (11 Jan), 7 (11 Jan), 9 (10 Jan), 12]
He was wounded in action, on the Mechanicsville Pike, on 2 June 1864. [sources: 1, 4]
He was discharged at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania because of those wounds, on surgeon's certificate of disability, on 13 April 1865. He was a private, in company B. [sources: 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 12]
On 12 May 1865, he successfully applied for a pension. [sources: 8, 9]
In 1884/85, he married Sally [unknown family name]. This was his first marriage, and her second. In 1910, she had had four children, all of whom were alive. [source: 10]
The 1890 census has two entries for him. According to one, he was living at 234 Allen Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Sadie Cornwell was also living there. According to the other, he was living at 1211 East Susquehanna Avenue, Philadelphia. He was a fireman. He had been wounded in the eye. William Cornwell was also living there. [sources: 5, 6, 7]
In 1910, he was living at 1309 Flora Street, 20th ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a carpenter, and had been out of work 50 weeks in the previous year. He was living with his wife Sally, his mother-in-law, and a stepson. [source: 10]
He died on 8 April 1923, at 1211 East Susquehanna Street, ward 18, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died of chronic aortic regurgitation (2 years duration), with chronic prostatitis (5 months duration) contributing. He was a retired city fireman. On 12 April 1923, he was buried, at Northwood Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [sources: 9 (1922), 13 (8 Apr 1923)]
On 25 [?] May [?] 1923 [?], his widow, Sallie Cornwell, successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension. [sources: 8, 9]
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Adam Cornwall)
2 company B, register of men discharged (Adam Cornwell)
3 company B, [second] descriptive book, entry 10 (Adam Cornwall)
4 company B, [third] descriptive roll, entry 38 (Adam Cornwall)
5 1890 US census, veterans schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, supervisor's district [1], enumeration district 336, page [2] (image 690 on Ancestry), line 19 (Adam Cornwell)
6 Gopsill's Philadelphia directory, 1890
7 1890 US census, veterans schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia (22nd division, 18th ward), supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 356, page 1 (image 763 on Ancestry), line 5 (Adam Cornwell)
8 pension index, by name (Adan Cornwell)
9 pension index, by regiment (Adam Cornwell)
10 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 20, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 340, microfilm series T624, film 1394, page 94 A = 3 handwritten (Adam Cornwell)
11 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Kensington, 5th ward, microfilm series M432, film 807, page 308 = 615 handwritten (Adam Cornwell)
12 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Adam Cornwell)
13 death certificate, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, file 42556 (Adam Cornwall)
| line | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Dwellings visited | 99 | |||||
| Families visited | 115 | |||||
| Name | Wm Cornwell | Elizabeth | Catharine | Adam | Sarah | Elizabeth |
| Age | 33 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M | F | F |
| Color | ||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Ship Carpenter | |||||
| Real estate owned | 1000 | |||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Pa] | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||||
| Attended school within year | (1) | (1) | (1) | |||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| street | Flora Street | |||
| house nr | 1309 | |||
| dwelling nr | 40 | |||
| family nr | 45 | |||
| name | Cornwell, Adam | - Sally | Keyser, Mary | Higgins, Frank |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Mother-in-law | Step-son |
| sex | M | F | F | M |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| age | 67 | 60 | 88 | 39 |
| marital status | M1 | M2 | M1 | S |
| #years present marriage | 25 | 25 | ||
| mother of # children | 4 | |||
| mother of # living children | 4 | |||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Ger German | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Ger German | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | ||||
| naturalized/alien | ||||
| speaks English | English | English | English | English |
| occupation | Carpenter | None | None | Machinist |
| nature of industry etc. | House | Plumbing | ||
| employer etc. | W | W | ||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | 0 | No | ||
| [other lines have 'yes', 'no', or are blank] | ||||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | 50 | 0 | ||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | ||||
| owned/rented | R | |||
| owned free or mortagaged | ||||
| farm/house | H | |||
| nr on farm schedule | ||||
| civil war vet | UA | |||
| blind | ||||
| deaf & dumb | ||||