Benny: Due to the lateness of the hour, I had forgotten that I received more information on your family from Marjorie Lawrence, a lady working on my line, She obtained the data from the Texas State Archives. In 1969 a friend in Texas, who lives 6 miles from Broqueville,knowing that I had a KORNEGAY line sent me a picture from the Waco News (Apr 21, 1969) of the gravestone of a San Jacinto Veteran, David Smith KORNEGAY . The Item said "SAN JACINTO VETERAN David Smith Kornegay's gravesite is nearly hidden in Basqueville Cemetery by the giant limbs of a nearby oak tree. The simple marker erected in 1936, 80 years after his death, is surrounded by native grass and Bluebonnet flowers. Today, Kornegay and the others who fought at Aan Jacinto in 1836 for Texas independence, will be honored with all state offices and local banks closed. Local historian Bob Davis reports that Kornegay came to Texas from his native North Carolina in 1830 and married the former Miss Elizabeth McGARY of Sequin. After surviving the San Jacinto battle with Sam Houston, Kornegay wa one of only five Texans believed to have escaped from the Dawson Massacre. He died 12 years later, at age 46. (Wilton Abel photo)" I wondered for years who this KORNEGAY could be and then a couple of years ago I met via computer, Eduardo and Margaret and all of the peices started falling into place after finding the wills in Jones County by Zae Hargett Gwynn. Did you know that some of the HARGETT's are related to some of the KORNRGAYs? You are lucky that your David Smith KORNEGAY is so well documented and you may want to write to the Texas Archives for the folder that they have on him if you don't have that. There is also material in the Sam Houston Library. On 5/5/1999 Jerry Quinn wrote to the list" Cousin Eduardo has sent me a picture of Elizabeth McGARY, wife of David Smith KORNEGAY, and I have posted it to our web site for all to see. He's sending me a picture of David Smith KORNEGAY too and I'll post it as soon as I get it". I am sure that Eduardo descendant of Edward Dawson KORNEGAY would love to get your pictures. I will look for his address. Pat Hoffman

Pat - Thanks for the note. I believe that I had the information that you referenced. When I lived in Houston I was lucky enough to acquire two copies of the book by Zae Hargett Quinn and a couple of different histories of Fayette County, Texas at a wonderful used book store named Colleen's. My uncle had the state archive records and that is what originally got me interested in genealogy. I still remember the day at the Clayton Library in Houston that I discovered the Zae Hargett Quinn book. Over the course of a couple of hours I went from David Smith Kornegay to George Kornegay. I was completely overwhelmed with emotion when it was over. I had the same emotional experience last night when I saw David Smith's and Elizabeth's picture on the website. That experience would not have been possible without this list server and I thank everyone involved. I sent a long email to Eduardo this morning hoping to make contact and forward him the pictures I found. One is stamped "From W.M. Tauch's Photographic Gallery, Schulenburg, Texas, FITCH Operator. They are probably either Kornegays or McGarys. They are too small to photograph with a digital camera but I would love the opportunity to send them to anyone that might help identify who these people might be.