Cordelia A. Morris
- Born: 6 May 1834, Cattaraugus County, New York
- Marriage (1): Monroe K. Stanley on 7 Jun 1854 in Lake County, Illinois
- Marriage (2): Isaac Benson on 21 Nov 1874 in Barkey, Gage County, Nebraska
- Died: 6 Mar 1902, Cortland, Gage County, Nebraska, at age 67
- Buried: Highland Center Cemetery, Cortland, Gage County, Nebraska
 Noted events in her life were:
• Moved: Cortland, Gage County, Nebraska. Moved to Gage County, Nebraska with her father-in-law, Robert Stanley and all of her children.
Cordelia married Monroe K. Stanley, son of Robert E. Stanley and Huldah King, on 7 Jun 1854 in Lake County, Illinois. (Monroe K. Stanley was born about 1828 in New York and died about 1882 in Lake County, Illinois.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Divorced: Divorced, 20 Sep 1870. 2 When Monroe and Cordelia divorced, the three oldest girls stayed with their father and the four younger children went with their mother. Cordelia moved to Nebraska
Monroe Morris Stanley was supposed to stay with his father but he wanted to go with his mother. He hid in the mattresses on the loaded wagon hoping not to be discovered. Luck was against him and he was found. His father agreed to play chess with Monroe to determine whom he would go with. After several games Monroe senior decided that Monroe Morris had won. Monroe Morris got on the wagon with his mother and headed to Nebraska.
The cause of the divorce was due to the fact that Monre K. Stanley was an alcoholic.
Cordelia next married Isaac Benson on 21 Nov 1874 in Barkey, Gage County, Nebraska.
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