Eli Arkansas Cornish / Sarah Josephine Benton


	I'm Rob Salzman of 4130 SW 117th Ave # 415 Beaverton, OR, 97005 USA. Welcome to e-familytree.net. E-familytree.net is my personal genealogy hobby site. The data contained here has been gathered through 20 years of genealogy. Some small part of it is my original research, but most of it has been shared with me. It is important to understand: This is SPECULATIVE DATA. Most of it is unverified. Use it for hints and pointers, but DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH! You can leave a comment on each page here. If you want to be notified when this site changes, you can leave contact information here. I can always be reached at the mailing address above, or by email at genealogy at e-familytree dot net. This website built on November 02, 2009.
	Family Sheet HUSBAND Name: Eli Arkansas CornishMale ^[1] Note Born: 26 Dec 18471847-12-26 at , Drew, AR, Drew, AR Married: 20 Dec 18701870-12-20 at , Drew, AR, Drew, AR Died: 31 Aug 19151915-8-31 at Hampton, Calhoun, ARHampton, Calhoun, AR Father: Calvin M. Cornish Mother: Elizabeth A. Ozment WIFE Name: Sarah Josephine Benton ^[5] Born: 18 Nov 1855 at Near Homer, Claiborne, LA Died: 14 Mar 1930 at Hampton, Calhoun, AR Father: Benjamin Franklin Benton Mother: Julia Ann Johns CHILDREN Name: Edward Cornish Born: 25 Nov 1871 at , Drew, AR Died: 5 Nov 1928 Wife: Hilda Kahler Name: Joseph Cornish Born: 19 Dec 1872 at , , AR Died: 27 Aug 1876 at , Calhoun, AR Name: John Calvin Cornish Born: 22 Oct 1875 at , , AR Died: 15 Nov 1929 Wife: Lucy Name: Ruth Lee Cornish Born: 7 Mar 1877 at , , AR Died: 30 May 1963 at Fordyce, Dallas, TX Husband: Tomlinson Name: Erner Howell Cornish Born: 16 Feb 1882 at , , AR Died: 30 Jul 1883 at Hampton, Calhoun, AR Name: Ira Eli Cornish Born: 8 Oct 1883 at , , AR Died: 30 Jul 1883 at , , AR Name: Effie Iola Cornish Born: 13 Apr 1886 at Hampton, Calhoun, AR Died: 14 Nov 1953 at Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX Husband: William Spencer Lawson Name: Robert Emery Cornish Born: 2 Feb 1888 at , , AR Died: 3 Aug 1976 Wife: Lillian Irving Voorheis Name: Virginia May Cornish Born: 8 Oct 1890 at , , AR Died: 19 Jan 1902 Name: Clara Birta Cornish Born: 23 Nov 1894 at , , AR Died: 5 May 1984 Husband: Samuel Gill Lee Name: Golden Pearl Cornish Born: 21 Oct 1897 at , , AR Died: 28 Jul 1909 at Hampton, Calhoun, AR SOURCES 1). Ancestral File TM 5). Ancestral File TM NOTES 1). mytree.FTW The following is a portion of the memorial to Eli Cornish by his son in law, Samuel Gill Lee, husband of Clara Birta Cornish. He composed this upon Eli s death and printed several copies on yellow silk. One is in the possesion of Dennis Lee, granson of Samuel and Clara Lee. Sleep on beloved, sleep and take thy rest, Lay down thine head on the Savior s breast We loved thee well, but Jesus loved thee best. Good night! Good night! Good night! Mr. Eli Cornish was the fourth son of Calvin and Elizabeth Cornish. He was born in Drew County, Arkansas, December 26th, 1847, and died at his home in Hampton of Tuesday night, August 31st, at 10 35 o clock. His body was laid to rest in the family lot at the Camp Ground Cemetery Thursday afternoon, Rev. E. J. Slaughter officiating. Eli Cornish was married in 1870 to Miss Sarah J. Benton, in Drew County, and to this union was born eleven children, five of whom preceded the devoted father to the Glory Land. Thus ends a life on usefulness he has gone from labor unto refreshment. His early days were spent in the mill and gin business. After giving up this life in his later years, he spent most of the time in Oklahoma City with his son, Calvin. He was a member of the Methodist Church here. He had been sick for several months before coming back home from Oklahoma, and had been here only about three weeks before he was called to his reward. Death was caused from stomach and kidney trouble. If you want me to let you know when I change the website, please signup here (no more then once a quarter!)

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.

Some of our Favorite Genealogy Links