Madisonville
Democrat, Wednesday, August 4, 1948, Page 1:
ÒRooker
Cornett Shot To Death By Policeman John Freeman On Street Thursday
Evening---Rooker Cornett, 36-year-old local restaurant manager, was shot to
death by Policeman John Freeman on Thursday evening, just south of the public square. Officer Freeman went to the
county jail immediately after the shooting and voluntarily surrendered to
Deputy Sheriff Clyde Hyatt. He turned his cap and pistol over to Mayor
Gene Sheets. The policeman made no
statement. It is reported that the dead man had had trouble with Policeman Garrett Anderson earlier in the day,
and Officer Freeman had sworn out a warrant charging him with carrying a pistol. The two policemen approached
him as he sat in his car, parked on the main street, and he backed the car into the street, Policeman
Freeman walking with the car, then was starting out the street southward when the shooting occurred. The car ran
into a car and truck, but kept within the street until it ran into a tree near the Methodist Church and
was wrecked. It is said the policemen were attempting to place him under arrest on a warrant, and the
shooting was in no way connected with the election. Mr. Cornett is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Tommie Joines Cornett; three children, Darrell, Barbara Jean
and Peggy Ann; one brother, Thomas
W. Cornett of Lenoir City; three sisters, Mrs. Estelle Burger of Etowah,
Mrs. Mabel Bowers of Englewood and
Mrs. Edith Hampton of Madisonville. No funeral plans had been made at time
of going to press.Ó
Madisonville
Democrat, Wednesday, August 11, 1948, Page 4:
ÒFuneral
Services Held For Rooker Cornett---Funeral services for H.R. ÒRookerÓ Cornett, age 36, who died
Thursday, August 5, were held at First Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Saturday, Rev. E.J. Ingle officiating. Burial was
in City Cemetery. He is survived by his wife; three children, Darrell, Barbara and Peggy; three
sisters, Mrs. Estelle Burger of Delano; Mrs. Mabel Bowers of Englewood and Mrs. Edith Hampton of near
Madisonville; one brother, Woodrow Cornett of Lenoir City.Ó
Madisonville
Democrat, Wednesday, August 18, 1948, Page 2:
ÒRucker
Cornett---Funeral services for Rucker Cornett, 36, who died August 5, were held
at the First Baptist Church on
Saturday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. E.J. Ingle officiating. He was a veteran of
World War II, having served in the
U.S. Navy. He is survived by his
wife; three children, Darrell, Barbara and Peggy; also three sisters and one
brother. Burial was in the City Cemetery.Ó
ÒCard
of Thanks---We wish to express our sincere thanks to our friends for their kind
expressions of sympathy during the
death of our dear husband and father; also for the beautiful floral offerings,
to the Biereley Funeral Home and
to Rev. E.J. Ingle.Ó ---Mrs. Rucker Cornett and Children.
Madisonville
Democrat, Wednesday, January 12, 1949, Page 1:
ÒAs
we go to press the trial of John Freeman, charged with killing Rucker Cornett,
is in progress.Ó Madisonville
Democrat, Wednesday, January 19, 1949, Page 1: ÒJohn Freeman, former Madisonville policeman, was found
guilty of manslaughter, with a sentence of two years in the penitentiary, on a charge of killing Rucker Cornett.
The jury brought its verdict before
Judge Hicks and the jury late Thursday. The jury, unable to reach a
decision, left the courtroom three
times before the manslaughter verdict was brought in.Ó
Descendants of Thomas Green
11. Agnes2
Green (Thomas1) was born Abt. 1830 in , , NC.
Children of Agnes
Green are:
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12. Clara2
Green (Thomas1) was born Abt. 1830 in , , NC. She
married Cornett
Abt. 1850, son of Cullen Cornett
and Sally Crays.
Notes for Cornett:
Which one one of Cullen Cornett's sons married Clara Green is unknown.
Children of Clara Green and Cornett are:
13. George Newton2 Green
(Thomas1)
was born 03 December 1831 in , , NC, and died 31 May 1904 in , Fannin, GA. He
married Catherine
Weaver 11 April 1860. She was born
November 1841 in , , GA (Source: Helen Weaver Casada), and died 02 July 1905 in
, Fannin, GA.
Notes for George
Newton Green:
George Newton Green served in Confederate Army. Elected 1st Lieutenant, Inf.
Battn., Smith's Legion, Ga. Vols., May 14, 1862. Transferred to Co. B, 65th
Regt. Ga. Inf., Mar. 1863. Tendered resignation Dec. 28, 1863, on the grounds
that he considered himself incompentent to hold the commission. Resignation
accepted Jan. 19, 1864. Pension records state that shell burst near him causing
partial deafness at Missionary Ridge, VA [sic?], Nov 24, 1863
Gilmer Co. deed book B, page 626, 627, Thomas Green, Sr. sells land to Newton
Green and M. A. Green, wit. are Thomas Green, Jacob Weaver, Jiles (?) Bradford,
JP 10 Oct 1858.
Fannin Co. deed book E, page 116, 117, 118, M. A. Green and G. N. Green divide
this land between them 5 Aug 1870.
Children of George Green and Catherine Weaver are:
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From: "Carol Gigante [email protected]"
<[email protected]>
Subject: [TNMORGAN] Knoxville
News-Sentinel Obituaries December 17, 2007
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:59:19 GMT
CORNETT, TOMMIE ISIBILL JOINES - age 92, widow of Rucker Cornett, of 202
Goddard Lane, Greenback, formerly of Madisonville, passed away 6:39 A.M.
Sunday, December 16, 2007 at Blount Memorial Hospital. She was a daughter of
the late Charles Ross and Jessie Mae Joines. She was a beloved mother,
grandmother and great-grandmother, and attended Niles Ferry Baptist Church,
where she had many dear friends. She was preceded in death by her sister
Huretta Davis. Survivors: daughters & sons-in-law, Barbara Jean Cornett, of
Madisonville; Peggy Ann & Dayne Carter, of Greenback; son &
daughter-in-law, Thomas Darrell & Barbara Ann Cornett, of Hixon, TN; 5
grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; sisters & brothers-in-law, Harriett
Hodge, Nancy & Ted Belcher, all of Madisonville, Mildred Millsaps,
Chattanooga, Hazel Brakebill, Atlanta, GA, Jean & Don Owens, Scottsboro,
AL; several nieces and nephews. Funeral 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, Biereley-Hale
Chapel, Rev. Chad Kirkpatrick officiating. Interment!
in Sunset
Cemetery. Family will receive friends 12:30-1:30 P.M. Tuesday at Biereley-Hale
Funeral Home, Madisonville