CORNISH in USA
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CORNISH in USA
Before my father died he wrote down what he could remember about his family after having very little contact with them for fifty years.
My father thought that my great grandfather was named Albert Edward Cornish and he was married to Elizabeth Creason. After searching through ancestry.com I think that my great grandfather may have been John Albert Cornish (not Albert Edward Cornish) who was born about 1866 in Wisconsin and died Feb 8, 1955 in Salt Lake City. This man was married to Elizabeth Tilden Cornish (1877 - 1927).
I know that my grandmother was born Ruby May Cornish 1904 - 1985. I know that she was born in Monte Vista CO, grew up there, married William McKenzie (1895 - 1968), and that her children were all born in this area. (The area in Southern CO and northern NM). She moved to Calfornia after serving in the WACs during WWII, married Guy Phillips, and died there.
My understanding is that my grandmother, Ruby May Cornish, was not raised a Mormon but that some of her family became Mormons and may have moved to Salt Lake City. Before my brother died he told me he had located and corresponded to one of her brothers who was a Mormon. I think my brother told me that this brother had a son named Curt and a daughter named Claudia. Unfortunately the correspondence has been lost.
I hope someone knows something about these people.
My father thought that my great grandfather was named Albert Edward Cornish and he was married to Elizabeth Creason. After searching through ancestry.com I think that my great grandfather may have been John Albert Cornish (not Albert Edward Cornish) who was born about 1866 in Wisconsin and died Feb 8, 1955 in Salt Lake City. This man was married to Elizabeth Tilden Cornish (1877 - 1927).
I know that my grandmother was born Ruby May Cornish 1904 - 1985. I know that she was born in Monte Vista CO, grew up there, married William McKenzie (1895 - 1968), and that her children were all born in this area. (The area in Southern CO and northern NM). She moved to Calfornia after serving in the WACs during WWII, married Guy Phillips, and died there.
My understanding is that my grandmother, Ruby May Cornish, was not raised a Mormon but that some of her family became Mormons and may have moved to Salt Lake City. Before my brother died he told me he had located and corresponded to one of her brothers who was a Mormon. I think my brother told me that this brother had a son named Curt and a daughter named Claudia. Unfortunately the correspondence has been lost.
I hope someone knows something about these people.