William Cornett Cemetery
Grayson County, Virginia
Location: Summerfield
Directions: From the junction of Carsonville Rd (Rt 660) and Summerfield Rd (Rt 696) go south 1.37 miles on Summerfield Rd to fence gate on west (right) side of road, at crest of hill. From this point the cemetery is 0.24 mile south on a ridge finger. It is barely visible from the road.
GPS Coordinates: N336.691908 W81.141521
Surveyed by: Ginger Ballard and Susan Taylor Woodson 17 April 2004
Comments: Paul Herndon’s files have been used in this listing also. The cemetery was in bad shape and covered in vines.
| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Row 1 | |||
| CORNETT, Wm. | 1 Jan 1778 | 1 Jul 1862 | age 84 ys 7 mo; [s/o James and Mary Cornett] |
| CORNETT, Jane | 26 Sept 1787 | 19 Jun 1863 | aged 82 ys 9 mo; [w/o William Cornett; d/o Alex and Elizabeth Bryan Sutherland] |
| CORNETT, Alexander W. | 25 Dec 1809 | 6 Aug 1865 | [s/o William and Jane Sutherland Cornett] |
| CORNETT, Gimina | 11 Jan 1811 | 15 Jan 1886 | [d/o Stephen and Eliz. Cook Rhudy; w/o Alexander Cornett] |
| CORNETT, Eli F. | 14 Dec 1849 | 18 Jan 1892 | [s/o Alexander and Gimima Rhudy Cornett]; stone broken in half |
| CORNETT, Lydia J. | 29 Jun 1834 | 17 Dec 1906 | [w/o James M. Cornett] |
| CORNETT, James M. | 15 Mar 1835 | 27 Jul 1914 | aged 79 yrs 4 mos 12 days |
| Row 2 | |||
| GREEN, Laure B. Cornett | 22 Aug 1857 | 15 Dec 1904 | [probably d/o James M. Cornett; w/o James M. Green] |
| unknowns | at least three unmarked graves | ||
| Row 3 | |||
| unknowns | two field stones | ||
| Row 4 | |||
| unknowns | at least three unmarked graves | ||
| Also believed to be buried here | |||
| GREEN, James M. | unmarked; [probably one of the stones next to Laura B. Cornett Green] | ||