Family Group Sheet
NameCharlie H. Cornett, 1C2R
Birth24 Oct 1898, Rowan Co., Kentucky
DeathDec 1972, Buffalo, Guernsey Co., Ohio
FatherJesse H. Cornett (1856-1931)
MotherNancy Jane Petitt (1864-1959)
Marriageabt 1921, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseRena Dillon, 2C2R
Birth23 Sep 1905, Kentucky
DeathFeb 1985, Cambridge, Guernsey Co., Ohio
FatherJames Noah Dillon (1881-1964)
MotherCora Alice Brown (1885-1969)
Children
1 FSylvia Cornett, 2C1R
Birth6 Jul 1922, Rowan Co., Kentucky
2 FVirginia Cornett, 2C1R
Birthabt 1924, West Virginia
3 FEthel Cornett, 2C1R
Birthabt 1926, West Virginia
4 MCharles Cornett , 2C1R (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
5 MEdward Cornett , 2C1R (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
6 FBetty Cornett , 2C1R (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
Notes for Charlie H. Cornett
His father’s 1931 will lists him as living in Van, W.Va. He is mentioned as a survivor in his mother’s obituary in Sept 1959, living in Buffalo, Oh. (Van is a small town in Boone Co., WV, about 12 miles southeast of Madison. Buffalo, Ohio is in Guernsey Co., about 8 miles south of Cambridge on I 77.)
The SSDI lists Charlie Cornett, born 24 Oct 1898, died Dec 1972, last residence Buffalo, Guernsey Co., Ohio, SSN issued in North Carolina or West Virginia before 1951.
The SSDI lists Charlie Cornett, born 24 Oct 1898, died Dec 1972, last residence Buffalo, Guernsey Co., Ohio, SSN issued in North Carolina or West Virginia before 1951.
Notes for Rena Dillon
The SSDI lists Rena Cornette, born 23 Sep 1905, died Feb 1985, last residence Cambridge, Guernsey Co., Ohio, SSN issued in Ohio before 1951.
Census Notes for Charlie H. & Rena (Family)
1930 census of Crook precinct, Boone Co., West Virginia, lists as family #272/276:
Cornett, Charlie, coal miner, 30, age at first marriage 22, b. Ky/Ky/Ky; Rena, wife, 23, age at first marriage 16, b. Ky/Ky/Ky; Sylvia, dau, 7, b. Ky/Ky/Ky; Virginia, dau, 6, b. WV/Ky/Ky; Ethel, dau, 4, b. WV/Ky/Ky; Charles Jr., son, 1 5/12, b. WV/Ky/Ky.
Two households before is the family of his brother John H. Cornett age 28 also born Ky Ky Ky.
1940 census of Boone Co., West Virginia, Crook precinct, enumerated April 8, lists on p. 11A as family #175:
Cornett, Charlie, 40, b. Ky, coal miner; Rena, wife, 34, b. Ky; Virginia, dau, 15; Eathel, dau, 13; Charles Jr., son, 11; Edward, son, 9; Betty, dau, 4. All children born in WVa. Living in same house in 1935.
Cornett, Charlie, coal miner, 30, age at first marriage 22, b. Ky/Ky/Ky; Rena, wife, 23, age at first marriage 16, b. Ky/Ky/Ky; Sylvia, dau, 7, b. Ky/Ky/Ky; Virginia, dau, 6, b. WV/Ky/Ky; Ethel, dau, 4, b. WV/Ky/Ky; Charles Jr., son, 1 5/12, b. WV/Ky/Ky.
Two households before is the family of his brother John H. Cornett age 28 also born Ky Ky Ky.
1940 census of Boone Co., West Virginia, Crook precinct, enumerated April 8, lists on p. 11A as family #175:
Cornett, Charlie, 40, b. Ky, coal miner; Rena, wife, 34, b. Ky; Virginia, dau, 15; Eathel, dau, 13; Charles Jr., son, 11; Edward, son, 9; Betty, dau, 4. All children born in WVa. Living in same house in 1935.
