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James Delbert (Pete) Cornett 1898 – 1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jun 1898

Birth Location: Creighton, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 6 Jun 1971

Death Location: Parker, Linn, Kansas, United States of America

Father: Robert Cornett

Mother: Minnie Gregg

Spouse(s): Viola Rookstool

Children(s): Evelyn Cornett

James Delbert (Pete) Cornett was born in 1898 in Creighton, Missouri, USA, the child of Robert Cornett and Minnie Myrtle Gregg. James Delbert (Pete) Cornett married Viola Alice Rookstool, and had children including Evelyn Marie Cornett. James Delbert (Pete) Cornett passed away in 1971 in Parker, Linn, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Delbert (Pete) Cornett was born in 1898 in Creighton, Missouri, USA, the child of Robert Cornett and Minnie Myrtle Gregg.
  • James Delbert (Pete) Cornett married Viola Alice Rookstool, and had children including Evelyn Marie Cornett.
  • James Delbert (Pete) Cornett passed away in 1971 in Parker, Linn, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Cornett's Ancestors

Self
James Cornett
1898 – 1971
Birth Place: Creighton, Missouri, USA
Parents
Robert Cornett
1871 – 1951
Adrian, Bates County, Missouri, USA
Minnie (Myrtle) Gregg
1879 – 1968
Muncie, Indiana
Grandparents
JOHN (B) Cornett
1849 – 1917
Kentucky
Sarah (Elizabeth Page) ,,xx
1853 – 1891
Creighton, Cass, Missouri, United States
Abraham (Albert) Gregg
1845 – 1920
Missouri, United States
Margaret (Ellen) Thornburg
1855 – 1935
Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Cornett
1811 – 1854
MERIAM Strong
1821 – 1922
George ..xx
1825 – 1915
Susan Worley
1829 – 1870
James Thornburg
1834 – 1905
Eliza Clevenger
1839 – 1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charlotte Callahan
1778 – 1865
Moses Strong
1795 – 1849
Sarah Plummer
1799 – 1880
William Page
1793 – 1859
Mary Crews
1800 – 1846

James Cornett's Descendants

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James (Delbert (Pete)) Cornett (13 Jun 1898 – 6 Jun 1971) m. Viola (Alice) Rookstool (11 Sep 1912 – 4 Jan 1988)
  1. 1. Evelyn (Marie) Cornett (14 Jun 1930 – 26 Apr 2005) m. James (Ervin) Russell (3 July 1928 – 20 Nov 2002)
    1. 1. David (Mark) Russell (7 Mar – ) m. Sandra (Michelle) Dunavan (5 Oct – )
      1. 1. Joshua (David. (DIVORCED)) Russell (04/21/1981 – ) m. Carol (Anne) Ford (1981 – )
        1. 1. Lyric (Anne) Russell (17 Jul 2004 – )
        2. 2. Hendrix (David) Russell (8 Jan 2007 – )

James Cornett's Timeline

2 Records

1898
13 Jun 1898
Birth of James Delbert (Pete) Cornett in Creighton, Missouri, USA
Creighton, Missouri, USA
1971
6 Jun 1971
Age 73
Death of James Delbert (Pete) Cornett in Parker, Linn, Kansas, United States of America
Parker, Linn, Kansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1898
    Event Place: Creighton, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1971
    Event Place: Parker, Linn, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Beagle, Miami County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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