Cornelius Or Nealy Klepper
Cornelius Or Nealy was born in 1843 in
, Hawkins, Tennessee. Cornelius Or Nealy's father was
Peter Klepper and his mother was
Mary Pilant. His maternal grandfather was
Joseph Pilant. He had two brothers and five sisters, named
Joseph,
Francis Marion,
Susan,
Phebe,
Sarah,
Martha Ellen and
Barbara. He was the third oldest of the eight children. He had three half-brothers and eight half-sisters, named
Barnabus M.,
William,
John M.,
Mary Or Polly,
Nancy,
Elizabeth,
Jane,
Katherine,
Lourana,
Susannah and
Margaret.