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William Ervin "Willis" Cornett 1865–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 February 1865

Birth Location: Owsley County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 7 March 1935

Death Location: Keith, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: John Cornett

Mother: Mary Thomas

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hall, Martha Creech, Melissa Muncey, Martha Creech

Children(s): Dillard Cornett, Euna Cornett, Anna Cornett, Sylvan Cornett, Rebecca Hughes), Nancy Cornett

The story of William Ervin "Willis" Cornett began in 1865 in Owsley County, Kentucky, United States of America. William Ervin "Willis" Cornett married Elizabeth Lizzie Hall, Martha Ritter Creech, Melissa Muncey, and had children including Anna Elizabeth Amie Cornett, Dillard Cornett, Euna Cornett, Nancy Margaret Cornett, Rebecca Jane Cornett Hughes, Sylvan Cornett. William Ervin "Willis" Cornett passed away in 1935 in Keith, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Ervin "Willis" Cornett began in 1865 in Owsley County, Kentucky, United States of America.
  • William Ervin "Willis" Cornett married Elizabeth Lizzie Hall, Martha Ritter Creech, Melissa Muncey, and had children including Anna Elizabeth Amie Cornett, Dillard Cornett, Euna Cornett, Nancy Margaret Cornett, Rebecca Jane Cornett Hughes, Sylvan Cornett.
  • William Ervin "Willis" Cornett passed away in 1935 in Keith, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cornett's Ancestors

Self
William Cornett
1865–1935
Birth Place: Owsley County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
John Baxter Cornett
1845–1934
Linefork, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Margaret) Thomas
1846–1917
Owsley County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
James (W) Cornett
1814–1894
Linefork, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Minerva (Morning) McKnight
1814–1899
Lawrence County, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Cornett
1759–1849
Mary Davidson
1774–1845
James Sr.
1784–1850
Mary (Dow)(McKnight)
1789–1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Cornett
1798–1911
Louisa Combs
1739–1801

William Cornett's Descendants

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William (Ervin "Willis") Cornett (24 February 1865–7 March 1935) m. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Hall (May 1887–) m. Martha (Ritter) Creech (2 Nov 1867–17 Mar 1908) m. Melissa Muncey (1888–1976) m. Martha (Ritter) Creech (2 Nov 1867–17 Mar 1908)
  1. 1. Dillard Cornett 1906–1966 m. Sarah (Catherine) Bingham 1907–1998
    1. 1. William (Robert) Cornett 1937–2000
    2. 2. Chester (P "Check") Cornett 1927–2016
    3. 3. Carl Cornett 1929–1957
    4. 4. Opal Cornett 1941–2011
    5. 5. Mary (E) Cornett 1942–2019
    6. 6. Ralph Cornett 1948–2000
  2. 2. Euna Cornett 1920–1963
  3. 3. Anna (Elizabeth "Amie") Cornett 1898–1948
  4. 4. Sylvan Cornett 1894–1947
  5. 5. Rebecca (Jane Cornett () Hughes) 1903–1961
  6. 6. Nancy (Margaret) Cornett 1900–1935

William Cornett's Timeline

2 Records

1865
24 February 1865
Birth of William Ervin "Willis" Cornett in Owsley County, Kentucky, United States of America
Owsley County, Kentucky, United States of America
1935
7 March 1935
Age 70
Death of William Ervin "Willis" Cornett in Harlan, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America
Harlan, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 February 1865
    Event Place: Owsley County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 March 1935
    Event Place: Harlan, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Keith, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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