Cornersville, Marshall County, Tennessee

Cornersville received its name from the fact that it was located near the corners of Bedford, Lincoln, Giles and Maury Counties. The first merchandising was done by Thompson & Wardlaw as early as 1815 or 1818. After them an Irishman named Covantry did business one year on the "credit basis" and failed.
James Haynes was among the very first to sell goods.

Ephraim Massey, Bayne & Simmons and Crutcher & Marsh were merchants before 1835.
In 1839 Zenas Baird began merchandising, and in 1848 was succeeded by his son, W. E. Baird, who still continues the trade.

McClelland & Harris. James Moffett and John N. Patrick were prominent merchants after 1839.

Present business

W. E. Baird, James F. Kennedy and L. J. Nance are general merchants.

John R. Jones, A. C. Clayton & Co. and John R. Fowler keep family groceries.

Dr. E. A. Norton is the druggist; the physicians are Drs. L. C. Pillow, A. Jones, E. A. Norton and M. D. Kelley.

The town contains but one saloon, owned by W. P. Cochran.

The Cornersville Flouring-Mill, owned by Clayton, Davis & Co., was built in 1883, and is now receiving roller process improvements.

The Presbyterians, Cumberland Presbyterians and Methodists each have church edifices.

The Mount Vernon Lodge, No. 25, 1. 0. O. F., was chartered April 1, 1847. It now has not more than ten members in good standing.

Cornersville Lodge, No. 126, F. & A. M., has about thirty members.

The E. of H. also have a lodge.

 Marshall County | AHGP Tennessee

Source: History of Tennessee, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1886