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
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VA Ireland SC TN

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