WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
CORNELIUS McREAVY
(dyer and cleaner, wine maker)
BIOGRAPHY
Cornelius McReavy was born in Carlisle, Cumberland, England on November 26, 1845.Cornelius married Mary Ann Martin on March 20, 1864.
Cornelius arrived in Washington in October of 1873. He had been offered a job as the dyer at the
Washingon Cotton Factory.
Cornelius married Carlsine Carlfine Bergman as a plural wife in St. George on September 22, 1882
Cornelius was convicted of unlawful cohabitation in December of 1888. He was fined $300 and imprisoned
in the Utah Territorial Penitentiary from December 19, 1888 to June 17, 1889.
Cornelius served as counselor to Bishop Andrew Sproul Sr. from September 1896 to 1903 in the
Washington Ward.
After the factory closed, Cornelius grew grapes and made wine. The Church used the unfermented wine in
sacrament services. He let the excess wine ferment and sold it to the gentiles (and some members). He was in
the bishopric and the church leaders told him to quit selling the wine. He didn’t and they released from the
bishopric. He was fined several times for some violations related to the selling of the wine.
Cornelius was the mayor of Wasington from 1911 to 1913.
In 1913, Cornelius and family moved to Provo to live with his son Joseph.
Cornelius spent the last year of his life in the Old Folks Home in Salt Lake City. Cornelius died in Salt Lake City
on January 26, 1929 and was buried in the Provo City Cemetery.
FAMILY
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Cornelius' Parents and Siblings:
Cornelius McReavy Margaret Roberts McCreavy Thomas McReavy Elizabeth McReavy Catherine McReavy Margaret Mc Creavy Catherine Mc Creavy Margaret McReavy Mary A. McReavy Cornelius McReavy Mary Frances Mc Creavy Fannie Mary Ann Mc Creavy |
(5/31/1792-3/16/1871) (married xx/xx/~1835) (5/5/1818-7/1/1851) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (11/26/1845-1/26/1829) (married as shown below) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
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First Wife: Mary Ann Martin McReavy |
(8/12/1843-5/2/1925) (married 3/20/1864) |
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Second Wife and Children: Carlsine Carlfine Bergman McReavy Cornelius Johanes Mc Reavy Mary Helene Mc Reavy Charles Thomas McReavy Cornelia Albna Mc Reavy Cornelius McReavy Joseph Bergman McReavy Benjamin Mc Reavy |
(5/7/1855-12/22/1913) (married 9/22/1882) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
PHOTOS
WCHS photos:WCHS-04331 Photo of polygamists including Cornelius McReavy in the Utah Territorial Penitentiary in 1889
REFERENCES
History of Cornelius McReavy and his familyRetold by Edna Garner McReavy
FamilySearch entry for Cornelius McReavy
Death certificate for Cornelius McReavy
FamilySearch entry for Mary Ann Martin
FamilySearch entry for Carlsine Carlfine Bergman