William M Cornett (1814 - 1898)

Born 3 Feb 1814 in Leatherwood, Perry, Kentucky, United States

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Died 17 Jan 1898 at age 83 in Kentucky, United States

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William was born in 1814. William Cornett ... He passed away in 1898.^[1]

From the Diaries of Reverend John J. Dickey, a traveling Methodist minister who roamed southeastern Kentucky in the late 1800's .and made a point of writing down the interviews he conducted with many of the elderly of the area.

" William Cornett Coon Creek, Leslie County, KY, Jan. 17, 1898. (John Jay Dickey Diary, p. 2138, extracted from Clay Co KY Rootsweb Archives)

I was born in Perry county, KY, Feb. 3, 1814 on Leatherwood Creek. My father's name was Archibal Cornett. He was born in East Tennessee on either Little or Big Moccasin. His father's name was James Cornett* who came to Perry County, KY. When my father was a boy 7 to 10 years old. My father was 84 years old when he died in 1873. This would make the coming of the Cornetts to KY from 1796 to 1799. My grandfather was married twice, once to a GILLAM, once an EVEREDGE. He had children as follows: Nathaniel, Samuel, Roger, Archibald, William, John, Robert, Lucy (Woolery Eversole), Elizabeth (Campbell) Nancy (Samuel Combs), Archibald, my father, married Judy McDaniel; Robert (a Combs), Roger, Charlotte (Callahan)."

Note: Williams Grandfather's name was William J Cornett. Some folks called him James.

According to an online source William Cornett married 3 times ( Nancy Miniard, Rebecca "Becky" Morgan, Melinda "Lindy" Garrison) and had children by all 3 wives. [1]

During the 1860 United States Census, 1. Wm Cornitt (age 46, born in KY), is living in District 1, Perry, Kentucky, with his children,

2. Louise Cornitt (Daughter, age 16, born in KY)

3. Betty Cornitt (Daughter, age 14, born in KY)

4. John Cornitt (Son, age 13, born in KY)

5. Wm Cornitt (Son, age 11, born in KY)

6. Jas Cornitt (Son, age 5, born in KY)

William and his children are living in Perry County, KY. William's occupation is "Farmer". William's Real Estate is valued at $500., and his Personal Estate is valued at $200. Betty and John attended school within the year.

Sources

1. ↑ Cornett Family Bible, page 5.

• Cornett Family Bible,

• John Jay Dickey Diary, p. 2138, extracted from Clay Co KY Rootsweb Archives)

• Rootsweb http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kyperry3/William_Cornett_Family.html

• 1860 US Census: ["United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBJ-8BB : 30 December 2015), Wm Cornitt, 1860.]

• Find A Grave: [2]

• Stidham, Sadie Wells. Pioneer Families of Leslie County. Berea, Ky.: Kentucky Imprints, 1986.

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