Memorial Record of Western Kentucky, Lewis Publishing Company, 1904, pp 520-521 [Caldwell] CORNELIUS T. DABNEY, deceased, who was a successful hardware merchant of Princeton, Kentucky, was born in Virginia in 1823, and came to Kentucky when nine years of age. His father, Cornelius Dabney, was a native of Virginia, where he was married to Mary Catlett, of the same state. They were the parents of four children, of whom our subject was the eldest son and second child. On account of poor health, Mr. Dabney, Sr., took his family to Kentucky, but only remained a short time, and then returned to Virginia, where he soon after died. When twenty years of age Cornelius T. Dabney came to Caldwell county, Kentucky, to work for a Mr. McGowen, a hardware merchant of Princeton, but later became a hardware merchant himself and thus continued until 1875, when his death occurred. He was a prominent man both in the Democratic party and in business life, while in the Masonic fraternity he was very popular. Mr. Dabney was married in Caldwell county in 1844 to Emily Wylie, who was born in Caldwell county, in 1828, a daughter of John Wylie, a native of Ireland, who was brought to South Carolina by his parents when two years of age. A short time later they went to Kentucky, and were among the pioneers of the county. By occupation Mr. Wylie was a farmer and operated a tannery two miles from Princeton. He was married in Caldwell county to Elizabeth Whitnell, a native of Tennessee. Mrs. Dabney's parents had the following children, all born and reared in this county, namely: Josiah, deceased; John, deceased; James, deceased; David, deceased; and Mrs. Dabney. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Dabney made their home in Princeton for a number of years and in 1873 moved to the residence now occupied by the widow, the homestead then containing one hundred acres, but some has since been sold. Eleven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Dabney, namely: Frank; Charles; Albert, deceased; John; Cornelius; David; Lee; Edward; Mary; Elizabeth, deceased; and Richard, deceased. All were born in Caldwell county. Mr. Dabney was a member of the Christian church at Princeton, and he helped to erect the first church of that denomination in the place. His memory is tenderly cherished not only by his family, but a large circle of friends who appreciated his many virtues and benefited by his good deeds. Dabney Catlett McGowen Wylie Whitnell = VA Ireland SC TN http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/caldwell/dabney.ct.txt