Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt[1]  1794 - 1877

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• Birth	27 May 1794	Staten Island, Richmond County, New York   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	04 Jan 1877	Staten Island, Richmond County, New York   [2, 4]
  Buried	07 Jan 1877	Staten Island, Richmond County, New York   [5]
  Person ID	I1	Vanderbilt
  Last Modified	08 Jun 2008
  Father	Cornelius Vanderbilt,   b. 28 Aug 1764
  Mother	Phebe Hand
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet
  Family 1	Sophia Johnson,   b. abt. 1795, New York ,   d. 17 Aug 1868, New York
  Married	19 Dec 1813  [6, 7, 8]
  Notes	1846 - moved to the residence at No. 10 Washington Place. [9]
  Children	> 1. Phebe Jane Vanderbilt,   b. 07 Nov 1814, New York ,   d. 1878 > 2. Ethelinda Vanderbilt,   b. 08 Mar 1818, New York ,   d. 25 Feb 1889, New York > 3. William Henry Vanderbilt,   b. 08 May 1821, New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey ,   d. 08 Dec 1885 > 4. Emily Vanderbilt,   b. 1823, New York ,   d. 05 Dec 1896   5. Eliza Vanderbilt,   b. 1828, New York > 6. Sophia Johnson Vanderbilt,   b. 1830, New York ,   d. 24 Feb 1912, New York, New York   7. Marie Louise Vanderbilt,   b. 1835, New York   8. Frances Vanderbilt,   b. abt. 1829, New York ,   d. abt. 1869   9. Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt,   b. abt. 1830, New York ,   d. 02 Apr 1882, New York   10. Maria Elecia Vanderbilt,   b. 1834, New York > 11. Katherine Juliette Vanderbilt,   b. 1834, New York   12. George Vanderbilt,   b. abt. 1839, New York
  Photos		Vanderbilt Home: 640 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY
  		Original Vanderbilt Home - Bellona Hotel Before the addition. Link sent by Chuck Heller 4/27/09. http://kenlew.com/collections/postcards/nb/nb225-l.jpg
  		Bellona Hotel Link sent 4/27/09 by Chuck Heller http://www.nbfpl.org/postcards/pc88.jpg
  Last Modified	02 Feb 2008
  Family ID	F8	Group Sheet
  Family 2	Frank Armstrong Crawford,   b. abt. 1839, Alabama ,   d. 04 May 1885, New York, New York
  Married	20 Aug 1869	London, Ontario, Canada   [10, 11, 12, 13]
  Notes	Married: Took place at Tecumsah House.
  Last Modified	04 Feb 2008
  Family ID	F17	Group Sheet

• Photos		Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt Image from Wikipedia
  Documents		1850 NY Census: Cornelius & Sophia Vanderbilt Enumeration Date: 1 Oct 1850 Enumeration Place: New York Ward 15 Eastern half, New York, New York Dwelling #1097 1. Cornelius Vanderbilt - age 57, Steam Ship Proprieter, Real estate worth $300, born in NY 2. Sophia - female, age 55, born in NY 3. Cornelius - male, age 20, clerk, born in NY 4. Francis - female, age 21 5. Mary - female, age 16 6. Catherine - female, age 14 7. George - male, age 11 plus some others in the household... Link to full image.
  		At least one living individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Headstones		Vanderbilt Family Mausoleum Picture from FindAGrave
  Histories	Mr. Vanderbilt's Memory New York Times - 9 Oct 1899 Article recounts a memorial service held for Mr. Vanderbilt. Service was presided over by Samuel R. Calloway, President of the New York Central Railroad.

• Notes	26 Jun 1818 - Contracted with Thomas Gibbons to command the Bellona steamboat. Mrs. Vanderbilt correspondingly ran the Bellona Hall, an inn for travelers. [14, 15, 16] In 1814 -- Named one of his first ships "Charlotte" after his sister. [8, 17]

• Sources

  [S38] 1850 NY Census: New York (Ward 15 Eastern Half), 519. [S1] Croffut, W. A. The Vanderbilts and the Story of Their Fortune. London: Belford, Clarke, 1886. , 7, 1886. [S23] Commodore Vanderbilt's Life, (New York Times, 5 Jan 1877), http://www.citeulike.org/user/taneya/article/22952., 1877. [S24] Obituary: New York Times, 1877. 5 Jan 1877, http://tinyurl.com/2twp8j [S26] Mr. Vanderbilt's Funeral, (New York Times, 8 Jan 1877), http://tinyurl.com/2sb9cl., 1877. [S1] Croffut, W. A. The Vanderbilts and the Story of Their Fortune. London: Belford, Clarke, 1886. , 24. [S21] Vanderbilt Legend: the Story of the Vanderbilt Family, , Andrews, Wayne, (New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1941.), http://tinyurl.com/2qku8p., 9, 1941. [S32] Bayles, Richard M. History of Richmond County: (Staten Island) New York, from Its Discovery to the Present Time. Ann Arbor, Mich: University Microfilm International, 1981, 589. [S1] Croffut, W. A. The Vanderbilts and the Story of Their Fortune. London: Belford, Clarke, 1886. , 37, 1886. [S22] Tales of the Commodore: Cornelius Vanderbilt at 200, Doll, Gaynelle, http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/speccol/vrr/tale., 1994. [S32] Bayles, Richard M. History of Richmond County: (Staten Island) New York, from Its Discovery to the Present Time. Ann Arbor, Mich: University Microfilm International, 1981, 595. [S55] Death of Mrs. Vanderbilt, (New York Times, 5 May 1885), http://tinyurl.com/34hk2t.. [S56] Commodore Vanderbilt: His Marriage in Canada, (New York Times, 25 Aug 1869), http://tinyurl.com/38wskg.. [S21] Vanderbilt Legend: the Story of the Vanderbilt Family, , Andrews, Wayne, (New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1941.), http://tinyurl.com/2qku8p., 10, 1941. [S63] Mrs. Vanderbilt Kept a Hotel, (New York Times, 4 Aug 1901), http://tinyurl.com/yschnu.. [S64] Old Vanderbilt Hotel Sold., (New York Times, 16 May 1908), http://tinyurl.com/3doak9.. [S33] Death of Mr. Vanderbilt's Sister, (New York Times, 6 Jan 1877), http://tinyurl.com/2vqsb9..