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Cornelius Hoagland Tangeman died on December 18, 1928, after a long illness. He was born in Hamilton, Ohio, on August 21, 1878, the son of George and Cora Hoagland Tangeman. He took one year of arts. He was in the automobile business until his retirement, due to ill health. A daughter, Mrs. Violet Tangeman Cottrell, survives him.
- ↑ "Cornelius Hoagland Tangeman". National Cyclopaedia of American Biography .
- ↑ "Mrs. C. Tangeman Buried. Relatives and Friends Attend Services at Newport, R.I". The New York Times . April 3, 1929. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
The body of Mrs. Cornelius Tangeman was buried this morning in Berkeley Memorial Churchyard beside that of her husband, who died in December. ...