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William C A Cornett 1851–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1851

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 5 Mar 1942

Death Location: Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Father: Alfred Cornett

Mother: Elizabeth Russell

Spouse(s): Mary Smoot

Children(s): Nancy Cornett, Josie Cornett, Floyd Cornett, Annie Cornett

William C A Cornett was born in 1851 in Virginia, the child of Alfred Alexander Cornett And Elizabeth Betsey Lucille Russell. In 1910, William C A Cornett resided in Marion, Daviess, Missouri, USA. William C A Cornett married Mary Caroline Smoot, and had children including Annie E Cornett, Floyd E Cornett, Josie M Cornett, Nancy Canna Cornett. William C A Cornett passed away in 1942 in Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • William C A Cornett was born in 1851 in Virginia, the child of Alfred Alexander Cornett And Elizabeth Betsey Lucille Russell.
  • In 1910, William C A Cornett resided in Marion, Daviess, Missouri, USA.
  • William C A Cornett married Mary Caroline Smoot, and had children including Annie E Cornett, Floyd E Cornett, Josie M Cornett, Nancy Canna Cornett.
  • William C A Cornett passed away in 1942 in Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alfred Cornett
1818–1905
Birth Location: Climes Branch, Grayson, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Russell
1821–1907
Birth Location: Elk Creek, Grayson County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Smoot
1856–
Birth Location: North Carolina
MS

Children(s)

Nancy Cornett
1891–1988
Birth Location: Independence, Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
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Josie Cornett
1888–
Birth Location: Virginia
JC
Floyd Cornett
1890–
Birth Location: Virginia
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Annie Cornett
1895–
Birth Location: Virginia
AC

William Cornett's Ancestors

Self
William Cornett
1851–1942
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Alfred Alexander Cornett
1818–1905
Climes Branch, Grayson, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth ('Betsey' Lucille) Russell
1821–1907
Elk Creek, Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Celia (Pendleton) Pennington
1793–1874
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Beatrice Pendleton
1763–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cornett's Descendants

1.
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William (C A) Cornett (abt 1851–5 Mar 1942) m. Mary (Caroline) Smoot (Jan 1856–)
  1. 1. Nancy (Canna) Cornett 1891–1988 m. Grover (Cleveland) Bruce 1892–1962
    1. 1. Robert (Neil) Bruce 1918–2000 m. Barbara (Jean) Frazer 1921–1989
      1. 1. Peggy (Ann) Bruce 1941–2014 m. James (Pierce) Renfrow 1930–2012
    2. 2. Forrest (Dean) Bruce 1920–1997 m. Genevieve (Gertrude) Loeffler 1925–2008
  2. 2. Josie (M) Cornett 1888–
  3. 3. Floyd (E) Cornett 1890–
  4. 4. Annie (E) Cornett 1895–

William Cornett's Timeline

3 Records

1851
abt 1851
Birth of William C A Cornett in Virginia
Virginia
1910
1910
Age 59
William C A Cornett resided here in Marion, Daviess, Missouri, USA
Marion, Daviess, Missouri, USA
1942
5 Mar 1942
Age 91
Death of William C A Cornett in Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1851
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [2] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Marion, Daviess, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1942
    Event Place: Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952
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