Hezekiah Russell Cornett

Hezekiah Russell Cornett
(1839-1891)

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Hezekiah Russell Cornett

Born: 14 Jun 1839, Grayson Co, VA ¹ ²
Marriage (1): Elvina M. Stamper
Died: 11 Nov 1891, Grayson Co, VA at age 52 ² ³

bullet Birth Notes:

His grave stone states he died November 11, 1891 and was 32 years, 9 months and 28 days old. This would make is birth date in 1859. However he appears on previous cenus records state otherwise.

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• Census: Grayson Co, VA - 1850 Federal Census, 27 Sep 1850, Grayson Co, VA. ⁴ Not Stated, Dist 19, Stamped Pgs 213 & 214

• Military: He enlisted, as a private, in Company C, 63rd Infantry Regiment, Virginia, 6 May 1863, Saltville, Smyth CO, VA. ⁵

• Military: He deserted the Confederate Army, Company C, 63rd Infantry Regiment, Virgiana, 1 Jul 1863, Saltville, Smyth CO, VA. ⁵

• Census: Grayson Co, VA - 1870 Federal Census, 27 Jan 1870, Grayson Co, VA. ⁶ Wilson Creek, Page 6, Stamped Pg 216

• Census: Grayson Co, VA - 1880 Federal Census, 23 Jun 1880, Grayson Co, VA. ⁷ Elk Creek, Dist 35, Page 36, Stamped Pg 343

Hezekiah married Elvina M. Stamper. (Elvina M. Stamper was born about 1843 in VA and died on 25 Apr 1919 ³.)

1 ancestry.com, Ancestry.com Family Trees (ancestry.com (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operation, Inc.), Family Data Collection - Births. Surety: 4.

2 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.

3 Church of the Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch.org (Stalt Lake City, Prove, UT, USA), Surety: 4.

4 Virginia, Grayson CO - 1850 Federal Census, Not Stated, Dist 19, Stamped Pgs 213 & 214. Surety: 4.

6 Virginia, Grayson Co - 1870 Federal Census, Wilson Creek, Page 6, Stamped Pg 216. Surety: 4.

7 Virginia, Grayson Co - 1880 Federal Census, Elk Creek, Dist 35, Page 36, Stamped Pg 343. Surety: 4.

Hezekiah Russell Cornett

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