Manon Cornett

& Clara Belle Eversole Cornett

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"Jesse Combs was elected Clerk of the County at its organization in 1822 and served in that capacity until his death in 1878"
"John A. Duff, made out and platted the town"
"Along about 1860, when the South seceded and the news traveled in the mountains that war had been declared some of htese old pioneers who had followed Washington through all that seven years of war...."Boys, this is Washington's country. This is our country. We can't divide it, we must go with the North"

Murder of her father, Joe Eversole by a man named Joe Atkins (authorized, she said, by Fulton French) and a part of the French-Eversole Feud.
Murder of her grand-father (Major John Eversole) by John Hunt Morgan's raiders after the Civil war.
Murder of her other grand-father (Josiah Combs), also by Joe Atkins (for which he was sentenced)
Her family's Comb's history from "John Combs" to "General Lige".
Her discussion of a Democrat Gov. letting out Joe Atkins to murder the GOP Gov. elect of Kentucky in order to invalidate the eletorial process.

Children of Manon and Clara Belle Eversole Cornett in 1916. From left to right is Joseph Cornett (age 8), Juanita Nell Cornett (age 10) & Claribel Cornett (age 5). Taken in Washington DC as a postcard. In 1916, Manon & Clara lived in Washington.

Manon Cornett and his wife Clara Belle Eversole with their son Joe in the 1920's

Clara in 1918 (left)	Manon in 1950

Claribell and Juanita in 1926 in Miami. Juanita was dating Arch Glass Mainous, Sr. and Claribell came down to Miami, Florida for a visit. Juanita worked at First National Bank of Miami, Florida in the savings department. Her boss was Arch Glass, the supervisor of that department.	Clara in December of 1955 at Jane Carol Mainous James' wedding (right) to William Frank James, held at the Lexington Country Club

Clara Bell Eversole Cornett in 1958 with her great-grandson, William F. James, Jr.