Brief Life History of Laura Charlotte
When Laura Charlotte Cornett was born on 24 March 1879, in Oldtown, Grayson, Virginia, United States, her father, James Jesse Cornett, was 32 and her mother, Rosamond Melinda Stone, was 31. She married Lewis David Morgan on 5 February 1892, in Grayson, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Virginia, United States in 1879 and Union Township, Payne, Oklahoma, United States in 1930. She died on 30 August 1969, in Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (13)
- Lollie Morgan, "United States Census, 1930"
- Laura Charlott Cornett, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
- Lottie Cornett, "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995"
Spouse and Children
1872–1923 Male
1879–1969 Female
Children (12)
1897–1923 Male
1899–1952 Female
1901–1975 Female
1903–1977 Male
1905–1980 Male
+7 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1848–1897 Male
1847–1933 Female
Siblings (6)
1874–1958 Male
1877– Female
1879–1969 Female
1881–1961 Male
1884– Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 2
1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Age 15
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
Age 24
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): nickname for a cornet player, from Old French cornet ‘wind instrument made of horn or resembling a horn’, a diminutive of corn. Compare Corner .
Altered form of French Cornet , reflecting the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t.
Americanized form of German Cornet , Kornet or Kornett, cognates of 2 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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