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Rachel Isabel Cornett- Anderson

Posted: June 14, 2011 in great aunt, Rachel Isobel Cornett Anderson
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Rachel Isabel Cornett is my third great grandmother, born April 25, 1828 and died November 18, 1908 at the age of 80; she is the daughter of David “Blue” Cornett and Phebie “Feby” Sutherland. She was married to Nelson Anderson and had 12 siblings – 8 brothers and 4 sisters! It’s no wonder I get names and dates confused sometimes. Back then, they seemed to have really large families, not your average family of four today, is it? 


Family Story– Rachel Isabel

Sad to say, I have not found any additional information on Rachel. If anyone does, would you mind sharing what you have?

Lucia Rose Cornett- Dedication Page

Posted: June 12, 2011 in Gincy Caroline Malinda Long, Lucia Cornett, Maryland, MD, memories, personal family stories, purses, teddy bear, Whitehall
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Lucia was my grandmother, who was born July 8, 1914 and passed away just last year at the age of 96, in November 2010. I have very few memories of her, but the ones I do have never fail to bring a smile to my face. I still remember the little blue corduroy purse with red embroidered flowers, that she gave me so long ago. I think I was probably 4 or 5 then. It’s funny how you can remember all the details of one moment from decades ago, and fail to remember yesterdays details. My parents divorced when I was very young, so I don’t have the memories that other family members have of her. She lived in Whitehall, Maryland and I can remember climbing trees and crouching on top of an old green doghouse, I think I still have the photo somewhere, packed away. I now live in Hawaii, and have many old pictures that I still need to scan to my laptop. Maybe one day soon I will drag them all out and go through them to see which ones I would like to add and share with you.


My great grandmother, Gincy Malinda Long used to scold me on the front porch of my grandma, Lucia’s home. I had a favorite teddy bear that I had carried with me forever- I used to clothe him and pretend I was changing his diaper. 😀 Well, I don’t think Malinda liked that too much because she kept telling me to put his diaper back on and to keep him clothed. That’s just too funny when I think about it now. I remember sitting in her lap at her birthday party and remember their being a trellis of red roses nearby. Always be thankful for what you have, a family to share it with, because tomorrow is never promised. 


Below is an aerial map image of the general area where she resided before she passed away.

Courtesy of Bing Maps (2010)

Photo of Lucia Rose Cornett is from my own personal collection.


Introduction

Posted: June 4, 2011 in book, Climbing the Right Ladder by John Eldon Cornett, Cornett Family Genealogy, introduction, the beginning, very first blog post
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Every Cathedral Should Have Stained Glass

Every Cathedral Should Have Stained Glass (Photo credit: widdowquinn)

Having always been interested in history, I decided to start blogging about my family- my father was a Cornett. Maybe I should have majored in History instead of Marketing! Currently, I am focused on my fathers side of my family tree, and I am surprised at what I have found out in just a few days of researching. The Cornett side is very extensive but so very interesting at the same time. I found that once I get started, I cannot stop.Many years ago, I was given a copy of our genealogy that looks as if it was typed out, and included a few images; I’m sure many other family members were given this also. I have yet to acquire a book that was written by John Eldon Cornett, entitled, “Climbing The Right Ladder”. In this book, from my understanding, is a book about the origins of the Cornett family. One day I hope to purchase this book as it is a part of my family history. If it weren’t for the Internet, I wouldn’t have come as far as I have in my research! I want to share an image I found on a website called findagrave.com. I know it sounds kind of horrid, but I am glad to have found it, if only for the image of David Cornett and Phebe “Feby” Sutherland, who are my third great grandparents!
In conclusion, I would like to say that if there are family members out there who may be doing the same search as I am, please don’t hesitate to contact me. I am most willing to share my findings with you and maybe collaborate with you on any research you may have, that I may be missing.

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