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Adolphus D. "A. D." Cordell

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Adolphus D. "A. D." Cordell was born about 1845 in Buncombe County, , , North Carolina.

    Adolphus married Mary H. Morris about 1865 in Buncombe County, , , North Carolina. Mary was born about 1841 in North Carolina, , , . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Lillie F. Cordell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Oct 1869 in Buncombe County, , , North Carolina; died on 11 Jan 1929 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Stout Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.
    2. 3. Malona E. "Lona" Cordell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Apr 1873 in Buncombe County, , , North Carolina; died on 19 Dec 1961 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Highland Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.
    3. 4. Etta L. A. Cordell  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jan 1877 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina.
    4. 5. James R. Cordell  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1877 in Buncombe County, , , North Carolina.
    5. 6. Charles H. Cordell  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1879 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lillie F. Cordell Descendancy chart to this point (1.Adolphus1) was born on 6 Oct 1869 in Buncombe County, , , North Carolina; died on 11 Jan 1929 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Stout Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.

    Lillie married Daniel Stout on 25 Dec 1892 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Daniel (son of Granville W. Stout and Martha C. "Patsy" Cable) was born on 10 Jun 1867 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 8 Mar 1918 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Stout Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Ida E. Stout  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Oct 1883 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 12 Feb 1904 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Stout Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.

  2. 3.  Malona E. "Lona" Cordell Descendancy chart to this point (1.Adolphus1) was born on 12 Apr 1873 in Buncombe County, , , North Carolina; died on 19 Dec 1961 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Highland Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Lona and her daughter Bessie were living together in the 1940 Carter County, TN census.

    Malona married James H. Cornett about 1892 in North Carolina, , , . James was born on 9 Nov 1869 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 17 Oct 1925 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Highland Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Daniel Cornett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Oct 1891 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 1 Oct 1966 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee.
    2. 9. Fannie Cornett  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1894 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    3. 10. George Cornett  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1896 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    4. 11. Lewis Cornett  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1899 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    5. 12. James Cornett  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1905 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    6. 13. Frederick Charles "Fred" Cornett  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1906 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    7. 14. Katy Cornett  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1908 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    8. 15. Anna Mae Cornett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Jun 1910 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 24 Mar 1970 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee.
    9. 16. Bessie Cornett  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1913 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
    10. 17. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 4.  Etta L. A. Cordell Descendancy chart to this point (1.Adolphus1) was born in Jan 1877 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina.

    Etta married William D. Morgan about 1894 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. William (son of Willoughby D. Morgan and Mallissa Elliott Asher) was born on 4 Jun 1871 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 31 Jan 1929 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Henry Hobert Morgan  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Jan 1897 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 22 Mar 1986 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee.
    2. 19. Austen Aubrey Morgan  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 May 1899; died in Oct 1981 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    3. 20. Casy Morgan  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1903 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.

  4. 5.  James R. Cordell Descendancy chart to this point (1.Adolphus1) was born about 1877 in Buncombe County, , , North Carolina.

  5. 6.  Charles H. Cordell Descendancy chart to this point (1.Adolphus1) was born about 1879 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Ida E. Stout Descendancy chart to this point (2.Lillie2, 1.Adolphus1) was born on 15 Oct 1883 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 12 Feb 1904 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Stout Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.

  2. 8.  Daniel Cornett Descendancy chart to this point (3.Malona2, 1.Adolphus1) was born on 31 Oct 1891 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 1 Oct 1966 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee.

    Daniel married Sula L. Jordan about 1920 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Sula (daughter of Cary Hunt "C. H." Jordan and Martha Elizabeth "Mattie" Fair) was born on 6 Jul 1900 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died in Feb 1975 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Jim Cornett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jul 1920 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 16 May 1990 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee.
    2. 22. Sylvesta Cornett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Jul 1925 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 21 Jun 2002 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee.
    3. 23. Billy Jack Cornett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 May 1940 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 21 May 2000 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee.

  3. 9.  Fannie Cornett Descendancy chart to this point (3.Malona2, 1.Adolphus1) was born about 1894 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

  4. 10.  George Cornett Descendancy chart to this point (3.Malona2, 1.Adolphus1) was born about 1896 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

  5. 11.  Lewis Cornett Descendancy chart to this point (3.Malona2, 1.Adolphus1) was born about 1899 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

  6. 12.  James Cornett Descendancy chart to this point (3.Malona2, 1.Adolphus1) was born about 1905 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

  7. 13.  Frederick Charles "Fred" Cornett Descendancy chart to this point (3.Malona2, 1.Adolphus1) was born about 1906 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.

    Frederick married Annie Amelia Hinkle on 8 Aug 1926 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Annie (daughter of Edward Carter Hinkle and Emily Belle "Emma" Collins) was born on 23 Apr 1911 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 25. Emma Jean Cornett  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1932 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 8 Nov 2019 in Chatham County, , , Georgia.
    3. 26. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 27. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 28. Floyd Aroline Cornett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Dec 1938 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 6 Mar 2022 in Escambia County, , , Florida.
    6. 29. Billy Bob Cornett  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1954 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 9 Apr 2016 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.

  8. 14.  Katy Cornett Descendancy chart to this point (3.Malona2, 1.Adolphus1) was born about 1908 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

  9. 15.  Anna Mae Cornett Descendancy chart to this point (3.Malona2, 1.Adolphus1) was born on 20 Jun 1910 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 24 Mar 1970 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee.

  10. 16.  Bessie Cornett Descendancy chart to this point (3.Malona2, 1.Adolphus1) was born about 1913 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.

  11. 17.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (3.Malona2, 1.Adolphus1)

  12. 18.  Henry Hobert Morgan Descendancy chart to this point (4.Etta2, 1.Adolphus1) was born on 7 Jan 1897 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 22 Mar 1986 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee.

    Henry married Pansy Christine Hyder about 1918 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . Pansy (daughter of Joseph L. Hyder and Emiline E. "Emma" Bowers) was born on 6 Jan 1913 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 22 Jun 1956 in Forsyth County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  13. 19.  Austen Aubrey Morgan Descendancy chart to this point (4.Etta2, 1.Adolphus1) was born on 18 May 1899; died in Oct 1981 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.

  14. 20.  Casy Morgan Descendancy chart to this point (4.Etta2, 1.Adolphus1) was born about 1903 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 21.  Jim Cornett Descendancy chart to this point (8.Daniel3, 3.Malona2, 1.Adolphus1) was born on 24 Jul 1920 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 16 May 1990 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee.

    Jim married Frankie Mona Benfield about 1940. Frankie (daughter of Floyd Preston Benfield and Elda Laura Ollis) was born on 24 May 1924 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 30 Jul 2006 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Mary F. Cornett  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Jul 1942 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 17 Sep 2014 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee.

  2. 22.  Sylvesta Cornett Descendancy chart to this point (8.Daniel3, 3.Malona2, 1.Adolphus1) was born on 27 Jul 1925 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 21 Jun 2002 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee.

  3. 23.  Billy Jack Cornett Descendancy chart to this point (8.Daniel3, 3.Malona2, 1.Adolphus1) was born on 5 May 1940 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 21 May 2000 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee.

  4. 24.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (13.Frederick3, 3.Malona2, 1.Adolphus1)

  5. 25.  Emma Jean Cornett Descendancy chart to this point (13.Frederick3, 3.Malona2, 1.Adolphus1) was born about 1932 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 8 Nov 2019 in Chatham County, , , Georgia.

    Notes:

    Emma Jean Cornett Harmon, 87, passed away Friday, November 8, 2019, at the home of her sister and brother-in-law, Joyce and Jeff Henson, 1410 Trafford Lane, Savannah, Ga., 31410.
    Emma Jean was a native of Carter County, having moved to Savannah in 2016. She was the daughter of the late Fred and Annie Cornett.
    Emma Jean had been an employee of Magnavox and retired from North American Rayon Corporation. She was a member of Valley Forge United Methodist Church in Elizabethton.
    Emma Jean enjoyed spending a lot of time in downtown Elizabethton. Many of the merchants she knew first-hand and they knew her on a first-name basis.
    In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Dallas Wayne Cornett, and four brothers, Albert Carter Cornett, Charles James "Baldy" Cornett, "Latcheye" Howard Edward Cornett and Billy Bob Cornett.
    Survivors include two sisters, Earlene Cornett Phillips and husband, Roy, and Joyce Ann Cornett Henson and husband, Jeff; a brother, Floyd "Meatball" Cornett and wife, Gloria; and a special niece, Lisa Marie Roberts Jones. Several other nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews also survive.

    Emma married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 26.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (13.Frederick3, 3.Malona2, 1.Adolphus1)

  7. 27.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (13.Frederick3, 3.Malona2, 1.Adolphus1)

  8. 28.  Floyd Aroline Cornett Descendancy chart to this point (13.Frederick3, 3.Malona2, 1.Adolphus1) was born on 12 Dec 1938 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 6 Mar 2022 in Escambia County, , , Florida.

    Notes:

    Died:
    PENSACOLA, Fla. — Floyd Aroline “Meatball” Cornett, 83, of Pensacola, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2022. He was born on December 12, 1938 in Elizabethton, Tenn., to the late Fredrick Charles and Annie Amelia Hinkle Cornett.
    In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five brothers, Junior, Albert, Charles, Howard and Billy Cornett; one sister, Emma Jean Cornett Harmon; and by several nieces, nephews and great-nephews.
    Floyd worked at Chemstrand/Monsanto until he retired in 1994. He was then employed at Quest Diagnostics for 23 years until he retired in May of 2021.
    Floyd was an avid Tennessee Vols fan.
    He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Gloria Fay Cornett; his children, Tammy (Craig) Ketterman, Donna Lombardi and Gary Durden; three grandchildren, Chuckie Ketterman, Tiffany Durden and Alex (Rebecca) Durden; two great-grandchildren, Alaska and Ellis; two sisters, Earlene Phillips and Joyce (Jeff) Henson. Several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews also survive.
    Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, March 14, at Faith Chapel Funeral Home.


  9. 29.  Billy Bob Cornett Descendancy chart to this point (13.Frederick3, 3.Malona2, 1.Adolphus1) was born about 1954 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 9 Apr 2016 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.

    Notes:

    ELIZABETHTON — Billy Bob Cornett, 61, Elizabethton, passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2016, at his residence following an extended illness.

    A native of Carter County, he was a son of the late Fredrick Charles and Annie Amelia Hinkle Cornett. He was as a carpenter, security officer and custodian until his early retirement.

    He was of the Baptist Faith.

    In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Junior, Albert, Charles "Baldie" and Howard "Latcheye" Cornett; and several aunts, uncles, nieces & nephews.

    He was an avid fisherman and loved to go camping.

    Survivors include three sisters, Emma Jean Harmon of the home, Earlene (Roy) Phillips, Fall Branch and Joyce (Jeff) Henson, Elizabethton; one brother, Floyd (Gloria) Cornett, Pensacola, Florida; his special friend, Donna Whitehead.

    A Memorial Service will be conducted at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, 2016, in Memorial Funeral Chapel with Pastor Joel Cook officiating.

    The family will receive friends from 4 to 5 p.m. on Thursday in the funeral home. Friends may also visit with the family at the residence of Joyce & Jeff Henson, Elizabethton.

    In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the funeral home to help defray funeral expenses.