A cloud of gloom was cast over the entire community here Friday morning. when word was telephoned from Merced that Mrs. Cornett, wife of Hiram W. Cornett, and pioneer settler of Cathey Valley had passed away in Merced the previous right. Mrs. Cornett. who was one of the best known and most highly respected citizen of Mariposa county, had been a long, patient sufferer from heart trouble. Two years ago Mr. Cornett purchased a home in Merced and they have been residing there since in order that Mrs. Cornett might have the best of medical attention and careful nursing. Mrs. Cornett. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Wills, was born In Arkansas Feb 14, 1852, being seventy years of age at the lime of her passing. When only three weeks of age she crossed the plains with her parents who first settled at Indian Gulch, shortly after moving to Agua Fria then to Cathey Valley. On May 1st. 1876 she was married to Hiram W. Cornett and to them were born three sons and three daughters all of whom survive the mother. The children are: John and Hen W. Cornett of Merced and Irwin T. Cornett of Cathay ; Mrs J. P. Kenney of Merced: Mrs. Pearl Day of Cathay: and Mrs. Grace Bell of North Carolina: also six sisters. Mrs. S. C. Cornell and Mrs. C. H. Castle of Merced: Mrs. C. G. Pool of Stockton: Mrs. James Price and Miss Emma Wills of Catheys Valley; and Mrs. S. L. Givens of near Merced. The funeral is to be held today, Saturday July 1, at 11 o'clock a. m. interment being in the family plot at the Cathey Valley cemetery.
A cloud of gloom was cast over the entire community here Friday morning. when word was telephoned from Merced that Mrs. Cornett, wife of Hiram W. Cornett, and pioneer settler of Cathey Valley had passed away in Merced the previous right. Mrs. Cornett. who was one of the best known and most highly respected citizen of Mariposa county, had been a long, patient sufferer from heart trouble. Two years ago Mr. Cornett purchased a home in Merced and they have been residing there since in order that Mrs. Cornett might have the best of medical attention and careful nursing. Mrs. Cornett. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Wills, was born In Arkansas Feb 14, 1852, being seventy years of age at the lime of her passing. When only three weeks of age she crossed the plains with her parents who first settled at Indian Gulch, shortly after moving to Agua Fria then to Cathey Valley. On May 1st. 1876 she was married to Hiram W. Cornett and to them were born three sons and three daughters all of whom survive the mother. The children are: John and Hen W. Cornett of Merced and Irwin T. Cornett of Cathay ; Mrs J. P. Kenney of Merced: Mrs. Pearl Day of Cathay: and Mrs. Grace Bell of North Carolina: also six sisters. Mrs. S. C. Cornell and Mrs. C. H. Castle of Merced: Mrs. C. G. Pool of Stockton: Mrs. James Price and Miss Emma Wills of Catheys Valley; and Mrs. S. L. Givens of near Merced. The funeral is to be held today, Saturday July 1, at 11 o'clock a. m. interment being in the family plot at the Cathey Valley cemetery.
Family Members
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George Carlisle Wills
1848–1914
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Sarah Jane Wills Givens
1853–1920
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Susan Lurana Wills Givens
1855–1930
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Emma Elizabeth Wills
1857–1942
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Eva Venable Wills Pool
1860–1947
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Violet Cathey Wills
1862–1868
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Virginia Nixon "Jennie" Wills Castle
1864–1948
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Sophronia Amanda Wills Price
1866–1943
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Jessie Alice Wills Cornell
1869–1950
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