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Bessie E Cornell 1891–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Oct 1891

Birth Location: Pleasant, Clay, West Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1958

Death Location: West, Virginia, United States

Father: Lafayette Cornell

Mother: Nancy Pethtel

Spouse(s): Sherman Childers

Children(s): Wylie Childers

The story of Bessie E Cornell began in 1891 in Pleasant, Clay, West Virginia, United States. Bessie E Cornell married Sherman Cleveland Childers, and had children including Wylie Everett Childers. Bessie E Cornell passed away in 1958 in West, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie E Cornell began in 1891 in Pleasant, Clay, West Virginia, United States.
  • Bessie E Cornell married Sherman Cleveland Childers, and had children including Wylie Everett Childers.
  • Bessie E Cornell passed away in 1958 in West, Virginia, United States.

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Bessie Cornell's Ancestors

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Bessie Cornell
1891–1958
Birth Place: Pleasant, Clay, West Virginia, United States
Parents
Lafayette Cornell
1859–1937
Richie, West Virginia, USA
Nancy (Oella) Pethtel
1867–1943
Pleasants County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Harrison Cornell
1824–1872
Virginia, United States
Susannah Douglass
1821–1892
Wood County, West Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Cornell
1778–1860
Sarah Parks
1790–1877
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Parks
1768–1847
Lucinda Lambert
1772–1834

Bessie Cornell's Descendants

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Bessie (E) Cornell (02 Oct 1891–1958) m. Sherman (Cleveland) Childers (5 Apr 1880–28 Feb 1952)
  1. 1. Wylie (Everett) Childers 1926–2019 m. Betty (Lou) Bailey 1931–2007
    1. 1. Ronald Childers 1949–1949

Bessie Cornell's Timeline

2 Records

1891
02 Oct 1891
Birth of Bessie E Cornell in Pleasant, Clay, West Virginia, United States
Pleasant, Clay, West Virginia, United States
1958
1958
Age 67
Death of Bessie E Cornell in West, Virginia, United States
West, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Oct 1891
    Event Place: Pleasant, Clay, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1958
    Event Place: West, Virginia, United States

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