Pvt. Robert Arnold Kornegay

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Pvt. Robert Arnold Kornegay

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Meridian, Lauderdale County, MS, United States
Death: December 13, 1912 (75)
Milam County, TX, United States
Place of Burial: Milam County, TX, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Lewis William Kornegay and Sarah Kornegay
Husband of Sarah Catherine Kornegay and Martha Susan Kornegay
Ex-husband of Ellen Martha Kornegay
Father of William Spinks Kornegay; Henrietta Elizabeth Brown; Sarah G. Kornegay; Robert Lee Kornegay; Elmira Adams Murphy and 7 others
Brother of Alexander William Kornegay; Elizabeth Carlisle; Mary Ann Long; Martha Melissa Blacklock; William Keaton and 3 others
Half brother of Nancy P Harte; Issac J; Sarah H Kornegay; Susan Kornegay; Baby and 3 others

Occupation: Co. C, 39th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
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About Pvt. Robert Arnold Kornegay

At age 25, on April 1, 1862 he enrolled as a Private in Capt. M.V. Collum's Company, 39 Regiment, Mississippi Volunteers for 3 years of War. "Endorsement shows 'Revd. A. & I.G.O. July 31, 1862'" (This company subsequently became Company C (Johnston Avengers), 39th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry.)

He had three wives. Sarah C. Needham (Married 29 Dec, 1859) Ellen "Ella" Martha Adams (Addams)(Married 29 Sep 1878) and Martha Susan Harrell (Married 16 Dec 1886). The first two died young. He had children with all three wives.

Kornegay, Robert A. BATTLE UNIT NAME: 39th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry SIDE: Confederacy COMPANY: C
SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Private SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Private ALTERNATE NAME: FILM NUMBER: M232 ROLL 22 PLAQUE NUMBER: NOTES: none

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Pvt. Robert Arnold Kornegay's Timeline

1837
January 14, 1837
Meridian, Lauderdale County, MS, United States
1861
April 12, 1861
MS, United States
1864
May 10, 1864
Meridian, Lauderdale County, MS, United States
1879
July 12, 1879
1883
July 30, 1883
1890
August 4, 1890
Hanover, Milam County, TX, United States
1893
December 10, 1893
1895
December 28, 1895
1897
May 3, 1897
Milam County, TX, United States