| 1. | William Jackson CORNISH was born in 1872; died on 28 Jul 1967 in Haynesville, Louisana; was buried in Arlington Cemetery, Homer LA. 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.)
William married America Ludemia SHEETS on 13 Oct 1890 in Paris, Lamar County, Texas. America (daughter of John SHEETS and Martha Ann MCGUIRE) was born on 22 Feb 1875 in Arkansas; died on 06 May 1960 in Haynesville, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States; was buried in Arlington Cemetery, Homer LA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1872 - 1967 (95 years)
(1.William1) was born in 1895; died in UNKNOWN; was buried in Arlington Cemetery, Homer LA. 