Rebecca Izora Cornett

Rebecca Izora Cornett
(1864-1940)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Rev. Jeremiah Sanders Poe

Rebecca Izora Cornett

Born: 11 Jun 1864, Grayson Co., VA ²
Marriage (1): Rev. Jeremiah Sanders Poe on 10 Jan 1880 in Grayson Co., VA ¹
Died: 6 Dec 1940, Kanawha Co, WV at age 76 ²

bullet Noted events in her life were:

• Nickname: Becky or Izora.

• Census: Grayson Co, VA - 1870 Federal Census, 12 Jul 1870, Grayson Co, KY. ³ Elk Creek, Page 46, Stamped Pg 155

• Census: Kanawha Co, WV - 1900 Federal Census, 9 Jun 1900, Kanawha Co, WV. ⁴ Brownstown, Dist 54, Sheet 15A, Stamped Pg 111

• Census: Kanawha Co, WV - 1910 Federal Census, 20 Apr 1910, Kanawha Co, WV. ⁵ London, Dist 83, Sheet 6B, Stamped Pg 121

• Census: Fayette Co, WV - 1920 Federal Census, 5 Jan 1920, Fayette Co, WV. ⁶ Mahan, Dist 29, Sheet 5A, Stamped Pg 94

• Travel: She traveled to see Charles Spurgeon's grave, 1930, France. ⁷

• Census: Kanawha Co, WV - 1930 Federal Census, 4 Apr 1930, Kanawha Co, WV. ⁸ South Charleston, Dist 70, Sheet 3A, Stamped Pg 166

Rebecca married Rev. Jeremiah Sanders Poe on 10 Jan 1880 in Grayson Co., VA.¹ (Rev. Jeremiah Sanders Poe was born on 28 Jun 1852 in Wilkes CO, NC ⁹ and died on 22 Nov 1931 in Kanawha Co, WV ⁹.)

bullet Marriage Notes:

The record has a transcription error. It reads "J. L. Cornett". Father Alfred Cornett and mother B. Cornett. ¹

1 Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S. Select Marriages, 1785-1940 (Ancestry.com (database on-line) Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Surety: 3.

2 Family Search, "West Virginia, U.S. Deaths Index, 1853 - 1973" (Salt Lake City, UT, ancestry.com (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Surety: 3.

3 Virginia, Grayson Co - 1870 Federal Census, Elk Creek, Page 46, Stamped Pg 155. Surety: 4.

4 West Virginia, Kanawha Co - 1900 Federal Census, Brownstown, Dist 54, Sheet 15A, Stamped Pg 111. Surety: 4.

5 Virginia, Kanawha Co - 1910 Federal Census, London, Dist 83, Sheet 6B, Stamped Pg 121. Surety: 4.

6 West Virginia, Fayette Co - 1920 Federal Census, Mahan, Dist 29, Sheet 5A, Stamped Pg 94. Surety: 4.

8 West Virginia, Kanawha Co - 1930 Federal Census, South Charleston, Dist 70, Sheet 3A, Stamped Pg 166. Surety: 4.

9 Ancestry.com, U.S. Find A Grave Index, 1600's - Current (ancertry.com (database on-line), Provo, UT., USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Surety: 3.

Rebecca Izora Cornett

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