Cornish, John Robinson
(1870-1918)



Birth: January 29, 1870, Brantford, Canada
Death: June 20, 1918, Saginaw, Saginaw County, MI
Parents: John and Margaret S. (Robinson) Cornish
Spouse: Zetta Lucinda (Nicol) Williamson Cornish, married January 29, 1870, Columbus, Bartholomew County, IN
Fourth Spouse:
Known Children:
Family Photographers:
Other Occupations While Photographer:
Other Occupations:
Individual Number: 4747


Known Dates
(* indicates verified
start/end date)
 Studio, Employer,
Name Used		 Worker Type Studio Location or
Place Worked		 Studio Address
Alternate Address
1908 Cornish Bros. Studio owner/Partner Columbus, Bartholomew County, IN Washington St.
over Geilker's bakery
1909-1917 Cornish Bros. Studio owner/Partner Columbus, Bartholomew County, IN
1914 Cornish Bros. Studio owner/Partner Columbus, Bartholomew County, IN 517 Washington St.
1915 Cornish Bros. Studio owner/Partner Columbus, Bartholomew County, IN 525 1/2 Washington St.


















Raw Data - E_Person 

ID: 4538
CATNUM: 4747
IsPhotographer: True
IsArchitect: 
NameFirst: 
NameLast: Cornish
NameMiddle: Robinson
NameMaiden: 
NameUsed: 
NameNewFirst: John
PersonHonorificTypeID: 
PersonSuffixTypeID: 
PersonStatusTypeID: 
PersonSexTypeID: 
PersonColorTypeID: 
BirthMonth: 1
BirthDay: 29
BirthYear: 1870
BirthCA: 
OriginalBirthCity: Brantford
OriginalBirthState: 
OriginalBirthCounty: 
OriginalBirthNation: Canada
DeathMonth: 6
DeathDay: 20
DeathYear: 1918
DeathCA: 
DeathCause: 
OriginalDeathCity: Saginaw
OriginalDeathState: MI
OriginalDeathCounty: Saginaw
OriginalDeathNation: USA
Parents: John and Margaret  S. (Robinson) Cornish
Children: 
Spouse1Name: Zetta Lucinda (Nicol)  Williamson Cornish
Spouse1StartMonth: 1
Spouse1StartDay: 29
Spouse1StartYear: 1870
Spouse1StartCA: 
Spouse1EndMonth: 
Spouse1EndDay: 
Spouse1EndYear: 
Spouse1EndCA: 
Spouse1MarriedCity: Columbus
Spouse1MarriedCounty: Bartholomew
Spouse1MarriedState: IN
Spouse1MarriedCountry: USA
Spouse2Name: 
Spouse2StartMonth: 
Spouse2StartDay: 
Spouse2StartYear: 
Spouse2StartCA: 
Spouse2EndMonth: 
Spouse2EndDay: 
Spouse2EndYear: 
Spouse2EndCA: 
Spouse2MarriedCity: 
Spouse2MarriedCounty: 
Spouse2MarriedState: 
Spouse2MarriedCountry: 
Spouse3Name: 
Spouse3StartMonth: 
Spouse3StartDay: 
Spouse3StartYear: 
Spouse3StartCA: 
Spouse3EndMonth: 
Spouse3EndDay: 
Spouse3EndYear: 
Spouse3EndCA: 
Spouse3MarriedCity: 
Spouse3MarriedCounty: 
Spouse3MarriedState: 
Spouse3MarriedCountry: 
Spouse4Name: 
Spouse4StartMonth: 
Spouse4StartDay: 
Spouse4StartYear: 
Spouse4StartCA: True
Spouse4EndMonth: 
Spouse4EndDay: 
Spouse4EndYear: 
Spouse4EndCA: 
Spouse4MarriedCity: 
Spouse4MarriedCounty: 
Spouse4MarriedState: 
Spouse4MarriedCountry: 
LastLivedCity: 
LastLivedCounty: 
LastLivedState: 
LastLivedCountry: 
Biography: 
MilitaryEvent: 
Output: False
CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:48:24 PM
CreatedBy: sa
LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 5:48:24 PM
ModifiedBy: sa
Raw Data - E_CareerPhotographer 
ID: 4538
PersonID: 4538
StartMonth: 
StartDay: 
StartYear: 
StartCA: 
EndMonth: 
EndDay: 
EndYear: 
EndCA: 
KnownMonth: 
KnownDay: 
KnownYear: 
KnownCA: 
EducationCareer: 
FamilyInPhotography: 
OriginalNotes: Find A Grave 138546694 - Text: John Robinson Cornish, born January 29, 1870, Bradford, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada to John Cornish and Margeret S. Robinson Cornish; spouse Zetta Lucinda Nicol (1883-1962); died June 20, 1918, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan; buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan

1910 Census, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
S. R. Cornish, head, 36 or 38, 1st marriage, married 16 years, b. Canada, artist, photographer, own account, owns house
Minnie Cornish, wife, 37, 1/1 children, b. Michigan
Helen G., daughter, 14, b. Michigan
J. R. Cornish, brother, 40, single, b. Canada, artist, photographer, own account

Indiana Marriage Records, 1810-2001 (ancestry.com)
John R. Cornish, age 41, b. January 29, 1870 in Brantford, Canada, son of John and Margaret (Robinson) Cornish, married Zelta L. Williamson on August 25, 1911 in Columbus, Indiana
OriginalWorkerTypes: 
OriginalProcesses: 
OriginalFormats: 
OriginalOccupation: 
OriginalCombination: 
OriginalSources: 
SeeAlsoPhotographer: 
SeeAlsoStudio: 
CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:48:24 PM
CreatedBy: sa
LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 5:48:24 PM
ModifiedBy:
Raw Data - E_Location, E_Studio 
PersonID: 4538
CATNUM: 4747
NameFirst: 
NameLast: Cornish
LocationID: 2792
Address1: Washington St.
Address2: 
City: Columbus
State: IN
StudioID: 2240
----------------------------------
ID: 2240
StudioName: Cornish Bros.
SeeAlso: 
SeeAlsoPeople: 
SeeAlsoStudio: 
StudioSummary: 
Sources: 
Output: False
CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:54:19 PM
CreatedBy: sa
LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM
ModifiedBy: sa

----------------------------------
Name: Cornish Bros.
Alternate Studio Names: 
StartMonth: 
StartDay: 
StartYear: 
StartCA: 
EndMonth: 
EndYear: 
EndDay: 
EndCA: 
KnownMonth: 
KnownDay: 
KnownYear: 
KnownCA: 
StudioLocationID: 2861
SeeAlso: 
SeeAlsoStudio: 
SeeAlsoPerson: 
StudioSummary: 
Sources: 
Output: False
County: Bartholomew
Country: USA
Longitude: 0
Latitude: 0
NameNewFirst: John
KnownDates: 1908
OriginalLocationNotes: 
OutputStartMonth: 
OutputStartYear: 1908
OutputEndMonth: 
OutputEndYear: 
OutputStartStar: 
OutputEndStar: 
OutputStartS: 
OutputEndS: 
NameMiddle: Robinson
NameMaiden: 
PersonHonorificTypeID: 
OriginalSource: The Republic (Columbus, Indiana), August 15, 1908, p. 5
"Photographers to Enlarge Business." S. R. Cornish has associated with him his brother, J. R. Cornish, under firm name of Cornish Brothers, with a view to enlarging and extending the business. "The living rooms connected with the studio will be vacated and a fine stock of picture frames and moulding will be added and customers will be able to satisfy their taste in almost any kind of a frame. Another feature to be introduced will be the making of groups in any part of the county -- such as family reunions, class groups, picnic parties, etc. Cornish Brothers will still continue to make the finest grade of card and cabinet photos and enlarged pictures known to the art." Studio on Washington Street, upstairs.
OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner/Partner
PersonSexTypeID: 
PersonColorTypeID: 
PersonStudioLocationID: 2969




PersonID: 4538
CATNUM: 4747
NameFirst: 
NameLast: Cornish
LocationID: 2794
Address1: 
Address2: 
City: Columbus
State: IN
StudioID: 2240
----------------------------------
ID: 2240
StudioName: Cornish Bros.
SeeAlso: 
SeeAlsoPeople: 
SeeAlsoStudio: 
StudioSummary: 
Sources: 
Output: False
CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:54:19 PM
CreatedBy: sa
LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM
ModifiedBy: sa

----------------------------------
Name: Cornish Bros.
Alternate Studio Names: 
StartMonth: 
StartDay: 
StartYear: 
StartCA: 
EndMonth: 
EndYear: 
EndDay: 
EndCA: 
KnownMonth: 
KnownDay: 
KnownYear: 
KnownCA: 
StudioLocationID: 2858
SeeAlso: 
SeeAlsoStudio: 
SeeAlsoPerson: 
StudioSummary: 
Sources: 
Output: False
County: Bartholomew
Country: USA
Longitude: 0
Latitude: 0
NameNewFirst: John
KnownDates: 1909, 1910, 1916-1917
OriginalLocationNotes: 
OutputStartMonth: 
OutputStartYear: 1909
OutputEndMonth: 
OutputEndYear: 1917
OutputStartStar: 
OutputEndStar: 
OutputStartS: 
OutputEndS: 
NameMiddle: Robinson
NameMaiden: 
PersonHonorificTypeID: 
OriginalSource: The Republic (Columbus, Indiana), 14 Dec. 1909, p. 8
Ad for Cornish Bros. offering Christmas photos. Open evenings.

1910 Census, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
S. R. Cornish, head, 36 or 38, 1st marriage, married 16 years, b. Canada, artist, photographer, own account, owns house
J. R. Cornish, brother, 40, single, b. Canada, artist, photographer, own account

1916-17 Polk's Ind. State Gazetteer, p. 1666
OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner/Partner
PersonSexTypeID: 
PersonColorTypeID: 
PersonStudioLocationID: 2964




PersonID: 4538
CATNUM: 4747
NameFirst: 
NameLast: Cornish
LocationID: 2795
Address1: 517 Washington St.
Address2: 
City: Columbus
State: IN
StudioID: 2240
----------------------------------
ID: 2240
StudioName: Cornish Bros.
SeeAlso: 
SeeAlsoPeople: 
SeeAlsoStudio: 
StudioSummary: 
Sources: 
Output: False
CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:54:19 PM
CreatedBy: sa
LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM
ModifiedBy: sa

----------------------------------
Name: Cornish Bros.
Alternate Studio Names: 
StartMonth: 
StartDay: 
StartYear: 
StartCA: 
EndMonth: 
EndYear: 
EndDay: 
EndCA: 
KnownMonth: 
KnownDay: 
KnownYear: 
KnownCA: 
StudioLocationID: 2859
SeeAlso: 
SeeAlsoStudio: 
SeeAlsoPerson: 
StudioSummary: 
Sources: 
Output: False
County: Bartholomew
Country: USA
Longitude: 0
Latitude: 0
NameNewFirst: John
KnownDates: 1914
OriginalLocationNotes: 
OutputStartMonth: 
OutputStartYear: 1914
OutputEndMonth: 
OutputEndYear: 
OutputStartStar: 
OutputEndStar: 
OutputStartS: 
OutputEndS: 
NameMiddle: Robinson
NameMaiden: 
PersonHonorificTypeID: 
OriginalSource: The Republic (Columbus, Indiana), March 28, 1914, p. 4
"S. R. Cornish has opened a new photographic gallery in the rooms Geilker's bakery on Washington street. The rooms have been redecorated throughout and makes a very handsome appearance. John R. Cornish will remain in charge of the old Cornish Bros. stand at 517 Washington street."
OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner/Partner
PersonSexTypeID: 
PersonColorTypeID: 
PersonStudioLocationID: 2965




PersonID: 4538
CATNUM: 4747
NameFirst: 
NameLast: Cornish
LocationID: 1500
Address1: 525 1/2 Washington St.
Address2: 
City: Columbus
State: IN
StudioID: 2240
----------------------------------
ID: 2240
StudioName: Cornish Bros.
SeeAlso: 
SeeAlsoPeople: 
SeeAlsoStudio: 
StudioSummary: 
Sources: 
Output: False
CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:54:19 PM
CreatedBy: sa
LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM
ModifiedBy: sa

----------------------------------
Name: Cornish Bros.
Alternate Studio Names: 
StartMonth: 
StartDay: 
StartYear: 
StartCA: 
EndMonth: 
EndYear: 
EndDay: 
EndCA: 
KnownMonth: 
KnownDay: 
KnownYear: 
KnownCA: 
StudioLocationID: 2860
SeeAlso: 
SeeAlsoStudio: 
SeeAlsoPerson: 
StudioSummary: 
Sources: 
Output: False
County: Bartholomew
Country: USA
Longitude: 0
Latitude: 0
NameNewFirst: John
KnownDates: 1915
OriginalLocationNotes: 
OutputStartMonth: 
OutputStartYear: 1915
OutputEndMonth: 
OutputEndYear: 
OutputStartStar: 
OutputEndStar: 
OutputStartS: 
OutputEndS: 
NameMiddle: Robinson
NameMaiden: 
PersonHonorificTypeID: 
OriginalSource: 1915 Caron's Columbus, Indiana City Directory, p. 83
Cornish Bros. (S. R. and J. R. Cornish), photographers, 525 1/2 Washington
John R. Cornish (Zetta), (Cornish Bros.), r 525 1/2 Washington
Stephen R. (Cornish Bros.), r county
OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner/Partner
PersonSexTypeID: 
PersonColorTypeID: 
PersonStudioLocationID: 2967



Copyright © 2021 The Indiana Album Inc.

How to cite this directory:
Hostetler, Joan E. Directory of Indiana Photographers. The Indiana Album Inc., 2021
(http://www.indianaalbum.com/photographers : accessed ).