William Jackson CORNISH

1872 - 1967  (95 years)

• Name	William Jackson CORNISH  [1]
  Born	1872
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Jul 1967	Haynesville, Louisana   [2]
  Buried	Arlington Cemetery, Homer LA
  Person ID	I1262	Our Genealogy
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2017

  
  

  Family	America Ludemia SHEETS,   b. 22 Feb 1875, Arkansas ,   d. 06 May 1960, Haynesville, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States  (Age 85 years)
  Married	13 Oct 1890	Paris, Lamar County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	America was only 15 years old when she ran off and married William J. Cornish in Paris, Texas. Information provided by Jeannine Miller.
  Children	1. Ophelia CORNISH,   b. 1895,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   2. Joe D. CORNISH,   b. 1897,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   3. Martha L. CORNISH,   b. 1899,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   4. Grace CORNISH,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   5. Willie Mae CORNISH,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   6. R.T. CORNISH,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2017
  Family ID	F523	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  "Granddaddy Cornish traveled on foot with a wagon to OK to claim land and they stayed there 4 years, but the dust bowl ruined their crops and he came back home. He borrowed money from Lady Bird Johnson's father who had a store in Mooringsport, LA ($100) and brought the family back. They lived in tents on Caddo Lake and he fished and looked for pearls for a living. They later moved into Mooringsport into a big house and then Granddaddy bought a farm in Haynesville and they moved there.....Grandmother (America) got sick and her children took turns staying with her until she died 5/6/1960. Granddaddy Cornish died 7/28/1967". Information provided by Jeannine Miller, granddaughter of William and America Cornish. In BLM-ES, GLO Records there is a Homestead Certificate No. 12834, Application 23627 signed "by" T. Roosevelt, registered in Camden, Arkansas, for the claim of William J. CORNISH. (Issued 02/22/1906.)

  
  

• Sources

  [S17] 1900 Layfayette County AR Census Record. [S98] Jeannine Miller.