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Portrait and biographical album of Newayco (sp) County, Mich.
containing portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and
representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and
biographies of all the governors of Michigan and of the presidents
of the United States: also containing a complete history of the county,
from its earliest settlement to the present time.

Published by Chapman Bros., Chicago, IL, 1884

Transcribed by Linda Talbott

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Page 198
CORNET, John A
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John A. Cornet, farmer, section 36, Denver Township, son of Robert and
Susanna (Smith) Cornet, natives of Ontario, Can., was born in the Township
of Hope, Canada, Sept. 19, 1859.  His father died when he was an infant,
and he was left to his own resources at a very early age.  At the age of
eight he engaged on a farm in the neighborhood until the fall of 1877,
with the exception of one year that he was engaged in a woolen factory.
He then came to this State and located in Whitehall, Muskegon County,
where he was engaged in lumbering one year, then came to Fremont and went
to lumbering on White River.

April 5, 1882, at Hesperia, he was married to Miss Laura Miller, daughter
of Jacob and Eliza (Zigler) Miller, natives of New York city, who was born
Nov. 12, 1862, in Denver Township, where she was reared and educated.
After her marriage, herself and husband settled upon her father's farm,
where they still reside.  They have had two children, twins, born April
19, 1883; Frank E. survives; Fanny B. died Aug 25, 1883.  Mr. C. is a
member of the Orange-men's Association, of Ontario, Can.  In politics he
is a Republican.