Family Group Sheet
NameNewton Cornett
Birth19 Feb 1853, Letcher Co., Kentucky
Death1900-1910, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherWilliam B. Cornett (~1819-<1900)
MotherMary “Polly” Amburgey (~1824-)
Other spousesElizabeth [Cornett]
Marriage22 Feb 1894, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseMahala Cassity
Birthabt 1857, Kentucky
FatherWilliam H. Cassity (~1816-)
MotherElizabeth [Cassity] (~1820-)
Notes for Newton Cornett
Letcher Co. birth records as transcribed by Marvin Hall and posted online59 list Newton Cornett born 19 Feb 1853 to William Cornett & Mary Amburgy.
Census
1880 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pearce precinct, lists as family #266 (between William B. Cornett and Jasper Cornett):
Cornett, Newton, 27, Ky Ky Va; Elizabeth, 22, wife, Ky Ky Va.
1900 census of Rowan Co., Pierce precinct, enumerated 5 June, lists on p. 3B as family #49:
Cornett, Newton, farmer, 48, b. Feb 1852; Mahala, wife, 42, b. May 1858; married 6 years, no children; Nannie M., sister, 55, single, b. Feb 1844; Pollie, sister, 50, single, b. Mar 1850; Abbott, Roy G., boarder, 6, b. Aug 1893. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pearce precinct, page 5B, enumerated 13 April, records as family #78/85:
Cornett, Hala, head, widowed, 45; Nannie, 65, single, sister-in-law; Polly, 58, single, sister-in-law.
Cornett, Newton, 27, Ky Ky Va; Elizabeth, 22, wife, Ky Ky Va.
1900 census of Rowan Co., Pierce precinct, enumerated 5 June, lists on p. 3B as family #49:
Cornett, Newton, farmer, 48, b. Feb 1852; Mahala, wife, 42, b. May 1858; married 6 years, no children; Nannie M., sister, 55, single, b. Feb 1844; Pollie, sister, 50, single, b. Mar 1850; Abbott, Roy G., boarder, 6, b. Aug 1893. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pearce precinct, page 5B, enumerated 13 April, records as family #78/85:
Cornett, Hala, head, widowed, 45; Nannie, 65, single, sister-in-law; Polly, 58, single, sister-in-law.
Notes for Mahala Cassity
Her birthdate was recorded as May 1858 in the 1900 census, but the birthdates in that census are completely unreliable.3
Notes for Newton & Mahala (Family)
Rowan County marriage register A, p. 83, records marriage of Newton Cornett and Mahala Cassity on 22 Feb 1894.
