The clay used by Bybee
in the pottery is found in ample deposits approximately three
miles from Bybee. This clay is open-pit mined several feet beneath
rich Kentucky topsoil. History records that this same clay was
mined by the first settlers of Kentucky then taken to Fort Boonesborough
to be used for making crude dishes.
Walter Cornelison is the fifth generation Cornelison to own and
operate Bybee Pottery. His children Robert, Paula, and James can
be found helping their father and mother in the business thus
establishing a sixth generation of Cornelisons in Bybee Pottery.
