NOTE: His year of death is different on his stone than on this memorial. His death certificate clearly shows he died Jan. 21, 1938. He was buried on Jan. 23, 1938 and the certificate was filed by the County Registrar, Mrs. Oscar Wilson, on Feb. 10, 1938.
His first name has been spelled Calaway, Callaway, and Calloway. Most records do include two 'l's, but since his tombstone lists, Calaway, I'll leave it at that. Also, the 'e' on the end of his name was different than his parents. Some family members added the 'e', others didn't. We believe the original name was Canute, but had changed over the years to Cornett and even Cornutt.
According to my father, his great-grandson, Johns was conscripted to go into the Confederate Army when he was 16 years old in 1863. However, many in Ashe County were for the Union, as he was, which also split many families . He related to my Dad that he was kept in a prison camp for refusing to fight for the south until the end of the war. He is listed in the Civil War records as an unassigned conscript.
NOTE: His year of death is different on his stone than on this memorial. His death certificate clearly shows he died Jan. 21, 1938. He was buried on Jan. 23, 1938 and the certificate was filed by the County Registrar, Mrs. Oscar Wilson, on Feb. 10, 1938.
His first name has been spelled Calaway, Callaway, and Calloway. Most records do include two 'l's, but since his tombstone lists, Calaway, I'll leave it at that. Also, the 'e' on the end of his name was different than his parents. Some family members added the 'e', others didn't. We believe the original name was Canute, but had changed over the years to Cornett and even Cornutt.
According to my father, his great-grandson, Johns was conscripted to go into the Confederate Army when he was 16 years old in 1863. However, many in Ashe County were for the Union, as he was, which also split many families . He related to my Dad that he was kept in a prison camp for refusing to fight for the south until the end of the war. He is listed in the Civil War records as an unassigned conscript.
Family Members
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George Washington Cornett
1847–1903
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Mary Elizabeth "Sis" Cornett Ward
1848 – unknown
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Lucinda Jane Cornett Norris
1850 – unknown
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Lydia Laurinda Cornett Graybeal
1852 – unknown
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Amanda Susan "Mandy" Cornett Cox
1853–1933
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William Ashbury "Dick" Cornett
1855–1879
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Margaret Lavina "Mag" Cornett Greer
1857 – unknown
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James Buchanan Cornett
1858–1862
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Thomas Scott Cornett
1861–1946
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Jonathan Filmore "Bud" Cornett
1864–1924
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John Wesley Cornett
1865–1948
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Celia E. Cornette
1868–1876
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James Thomas "Tim" Cornette
1870–1943
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Finley Eli Cornett
1873–1947
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Martha E. "Mattie" Cornett Cornette
1879–1963
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John Monroe Cornett
1882–1976
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Lucy Minnie Dallas Cornett Oliver
1885–1966
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William Alfred Cornette Sr
1887–1972
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Bertha Susanna "Birdie" Cornett Snodgrass
1889–1989
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