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Barbara Ruth McKnight was born on 15 October 1887 in Walled Lake, Oakland, Michigan.^3,2 She and Edward Johnson Cornell, Sr., were married on 23 November 1909 in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan.¹ She died on 4 July 1978, at age 90, in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan.^4,5 She was buried in Walled Lake Cemetery, Walled Lake, Oakland, Michigan.⁵

* [Daughter of Orlando James McKnight and Margaret Matilda Tobin.]
Michigan, Births and Christenings Index, 1867-1911
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Name: Barbara R. McKnight
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Commerce, Oakland, Michigan
Birth Date: 15 Oct 1887
Father's Name: James McKnight
Mother's name: Margaret McKnight
FHL Film Number: 973986
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Department of Commerce - Bureau of the Census
SIXTEENTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES: 1940
POPULATION SCHEDULE
State: Michigan
County: Oakland
Township or other division of county: Pontiac
Incorporated place: Pontiac
Ward of city: -
Block nos: 330-345
S.D. No: 17
E.D. No: 63-82
Sheet No: 3 A
Enumerated: April 3, 1940
Line No. 18-20
Street, Avenue, Road, etc: Lewis Street
House number: 14
Number of household in order of visitation: 51
House owned or rented: O
Value of home, if owned, or monthly rental: 3000
Does this family live on a farm: no
Name of each person whose usual place of residence on April 1, 1940, was in this household

Name: CORNELL, BARBARA
Relation: Head
Sex: F
Color or race: W
Age at last birthday: 52
Marital status, Single, Married, Widowed, Divorced: Wd
Attended school or college any time since March 1, 1940: no
Highest grade of school completed: H-2
Place of Birth: Michigan
Residence April 1, 1935: Same House
Persons 14 years old and over - employment status
Was person at work for pay, profit, nonemergency govt work week of March 24-30: no
If not, was he at work on or assigned to public emergency work: no
Was this person seeking work: no
If not seeking work, did he have a job: no
Occupation: House Work
Industry: Own Home

Name: CORNELL, MacHENRY
Relation: Son
Sex: M
Color or race: W
Age at last birthday: 18
Marital status, Single, Married, Widowed, Divorced: S
Attended school or college any time since March 1, 1940: no
Highest grade of school completed: H-4
Place of Birth: Michigan
Residence April 1, 1935: Same House
Persons 14 years old and over - employment status
Was person at work for pay, profit, nonemergency govt work week of March 24-30: no
If not, was he at work on or assigned to public emergency work: no
Was this person seeking work: no
If not seeking work, did he have a job: yes
Occupation: Sacked Chips
Industry: Retail Potatoe Chip Factory

Name: CORNELL, HARRY AMOS
Relation: Son
Sex: M
Color or race: W
Age at last birthday: 16
Marital status, Single, Married, Widowed, Divorced: S
Attended school or college any time since March 1, 1940: yes
Highest grade of school completed: H-2
Place of Birth: Michigan
Residence April 1, 1935: Same House
Persons 14 years old and over - employment status
Was person at work for pay, profit, nonemergency govt work week of March 24-30: no
If not, was he at work on or assigned to public emergency work: no
Was this person seeking work: no
If not seeking work, did he have a job: no
Occupation: -
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Barbara Ruth McKnight Cornell
Birth: 1887
Death: 1978
Burial: Walled Lake Cemetery, Walled Lake, Oakland County, Michigan, USA
Created by: Laura (inactive)
Record added: Apr 27, 2005
Find A Grave Memorial # 10862767.

Edward Johnson Cornell, Jr., was born on 10 June 1912 in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan.^1,2,3,4 He died on 9 May 1979, at age 66, in Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan.^3,1,4,5 He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan.⁴

Edward Johnson Cornell, Jr., was an Automotive Machine Operator.⁶ * [Juanita had been previously married to Howard A. Walker.]
Department of Commerce - Bureau of the Census
SIXTEENTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES: 1940
POPULATION SCHEDULE
State: Michigan
County: Oakland
Township or other division of county: -
Incorporated place: Pontiac
Ward of city: 5
Block nos: 450
S.D. No: 17
E.D. No: 63-?5
Sheet No: 16 B
Enumerated: April 4 & 5, 1940
Line No. 76-80
Street, Avenue, Road, etc: Mt. Clemens St.
House number: 326
Number of household in order of visitation: 342
House owned or rented: R
Value of home, if owned, or monthly rental: 30
Does this family live on a farm: no
Name of each person whose usual place of residence on April 1, 1940, was in this household

Name: CORNELL, EDWARD J. Jr.
Relation: Head
Sex: M
Color or race: W
Age at last birthday: 27
Marital status, Single, Married, Widowed, Divorced: M
Attended school or college any time since March 1, 1940: no
Highest grade of school completed: H-3
Place of Birth: Michigan
Residence April 1, 1935: Same Place
Persons 14 years old and over - employment status
Was person at work for pay, profit, nonemergency govt work week of March 24-30: yes
Occupation: ...? Machine Operator
Industry: Automobile Body Mfg. Co.

Name: CORNELL, JUANITA E.
Relation: Wife
Sex: F
Color or race: W
Age at last birthday: 27
Marital status, Single, Married, Widowed, Divorced: M
Attended school or college any time since March 1, 1940: no
Highest grade of school completed: H-1
Place of Birth: Arkansas
Residence April 1, 1935: Same Place
Persons 14 years old and over - employment status
Was person at work for pay, profit, nonemergency govt work week of March 24-30: no
If not, was he at work on or assigned to public emergency work: no
Was this person seeking work: no
If not seeking work, did he have a job: no
Occupation: -

Name: Walker, Donna K.
Relation: Step-Daughter
Color or race: W
Age at last birthday: 7
Place of Birth: Michigan

Name: Walker, Sydney E.
Relation: Step-Daughter
Color or race: W
Age at last birthday: 4
Place of Birth: Michigan

Name: Walker, Malcolm Allan
Relation: Step-Son
Color or race: W
Age at last birthday: 3
Place of Birth: Michigan
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Michigan, Deaths, 1971-1996
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Name: Edward J. Cornell
Birth Date: 10 Jun 1912
Death Date: 9 May 1979
Gender: Male
Residence: Lyon, Roscommon, Michigan
Place of Death: Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
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Name: Edward Cornell
SSN: 369-07-6133
Last Residence: 48627 Higgins Lake, Roscommon, Michigan, USA
Born: 10 Jun 1912
Last Benefit: 48627, Higgins Lake, Roscommon, Michigan, United States of America
Died: May 1979
State (Year) SSN issued: Michigan (Before 1951)

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Public Libraries of Saginaw Obituary Index
Name: CORNELL, EDWARD J.
Spouse's Name: JUANITA TUCK
Birth Date: 06/10/1912
Birth Place: PONTIAC, MI
Death Date: 05/09/1979
Death Place: SAGINAW, MI
Military: WWII & KOREA US ARMY
Cemetery: OAKWOOD
[Oakwood Cemetery, Saginaw, Saginaw Co., Michigan] *

FYI:
[Note that the following appears to indicate Edward was buried with Juanita and daughter Kathleen in Beaver Creek Cemetery, Grayling, MI.]
BillionGraves Index
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Name: EDWARD CORNELL
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Grayling, Crawford, Michigan, United States
Cemetery: Beaver Creek Cemetery
Birth Date: 10 June 1912
Death Date: 9 May 1979
Cemetery: Beaver Creek Cemetery, Grayling, Michigan, United States *
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Edward Cornell, 1912 - 1979
Juanita E. Cornell, 1911 - 2000
Kathleen Ruth Cornell, 1941 - 1944 [9 Jul 1941 - 21 Jun 1944].

Juanita Barbara Cornell was born on 22 November 1915 in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan.^1,2,3 She and Hugh Conley were married on 24 August 1935 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.⁴ She and Hugh Conley were divorced on 13 September 1945 in Michigan Cruelty.⁵ She and Kenneth C. Gottschall were married on 4 June 1946 in Lucas County, Ohio.⁶ She died on 15 April 1998, at age 82, in Clarkston, Oakland, Michigan.⁷ She was buried in Ottawa Park Cemetery, Clarkston, Oakland, Michigan.⁸

Two minor children at time of divorce from Hugh Conley

U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1
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Name: Juanita B. Gottschall
Birth Date: 1915
Address: 8939 Dixie Hwy, Clarkston, MI, 48348-4246 (1983)
[8938 Dixie Hy, Clarkston, MI, 48348]
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U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
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Name: Juanita B. Gottschall
SSN: 384-07-9459
Last Residence: 48347 Clarkston, Oakland, Michigan, USA
Born: 22 Nov 1915
Died: 15 Apr 1998
State (Year) SSN issued: Michigan (Before 1951.)

MacHenry Cornell was born on 18 September 1921 in Michigan.^1,2,3 He died on 29 January 2003, at age 81, in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa.³ He died on 29 January 2003, at age 81, in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa.³ He was buried in Walled Lake Cemetery, Walled Lake, Oakland Co., Michigan, USA.⁴

US Navy, WW ll, Korean War.⁴⁴ Http://www.findagrave.com
Machenry Cornell
Birth: Sep. 18, 1921
Death: Jan. 29, 2003
Inscription: EMP US NAVY WORLD WAR II KOREA
Burial: Walled Lake Cemetery, Walled Lake, Oakland County, Michigan, USA
Created by: Laura (inactive)
Record added: Apr 27, 2005
Find A Grave Memorial # 10862783.

Harry Amos Cornell was born on 23 September 1923 in Michigan.^1,2,3 He died on 6 October 1943, at age 20, in USS Selfridge, Battle of Vella Lavella, Phillipines, WWII.³ He was buried in Walled Lake Cemetery, Walled Lake, Oakland, Michigan, USA, Lost at sea in the South Pacific- Marker.³

S1 US Navy-WWll.³ • USS Selfridge participated in the defense of Pearl Harbor and the ships based therein during the air raid of 7 December 1941.

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• The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Selfridge (DD-357) was damaged at the naval Battle of Vella Lavella on 7 October 1943. Selfridge´s bow was torn off by a Japanese torpedo.
• Purple Heart recipeint, Harry Amos Selfridge was among the 49 casualties, killed and missing. The inscription on a headstone in Walled Lake Cemetery, Oakland, Michigan indicates he was among the missing.

USS Selfridge (DD-357)
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Builder: New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Class & type: Porter-class destroyer
Laid down: 18 December 1933
Launched: 18 April 1936
Commissioned: 25 November 1936
Struck: 1 November 1945
Decommissioned: 15 October 1945
Sold: 20 December 1946 and scrapped in 1947

In May 1943, Selfridge was reassigned to the 3rd Fleet. On the 12th, she arrived at Nouméa. Through the summer, she operated with cruisers of TF 36, later TF 37, and participated in exercises with TF's 38, 39, and 34. In late September, as a unit of the 3d Fleet's amphibious force, she escorted an LST convoy to Vella Lavella, then commenced nighttime patrols in the Solomon Islands up “the Slot” to intercept Japanese shipping.

On the night of 6 October 1943, Selfridge, O'Bannon, and Chevalier intercepted an enemy force of six destroyers, three destroyer transports, and smaller armed craft some 12 miles off Marquana Bay as it attempted to evacuate land forces from Vella Lavella. In the ensuing Battle of Vella Lavella, Chevalier was torpedoed and damaged beyond repair. She was sunk on the 7th by an American torpedo. Selfridge and O'Bannon were both heavily damaged; Selfridge by an enemy torpedo, O'Bannon by enemy action compounded by collision with Chevalier just after the latter had gone dead in the water. Personnel casualties on board Selfridge amounted to 13 killed, 11 wounded, and 36 missing.

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Harry Amos Cornell
Birth: Sep. 23, 1923
Death: Oct. 6, 1943
Inscription:
IN MEMORY OF SC A 1-C, U.S.S. SELFRIDGE, LOST IN SO. PACIFIC, PURPLE HEART KIA VELLA LAVELIA PHILLIPINES
Burial: Walled Lake Cemetery, Walled Lake, Oakland County, Michigan, USA
Created by: Laura (inactive)
Record added: Apr 27, 2005
Find A Grave Memorial # 10862765.

Nellie Desmond was born on 4 January 1892 in Romeo, Macomb, Michigan.^2,3,4 She and Maurice (Morris) Basil Cornell were married on 23 May 1914 in Romeo, Macomb, Michigan.¹ She died on 1 July 1973, at age 81, in Avon Township, Oakland, Michigan.^3,4 She was buried in Romeo Cemetery, Romeo, Macomb, Michigan.^3,4

Michigan Mariages, 1868-1925
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Name: Maurice B. Cornell
Age: 22 years
Birth Year: 1892
Birthplace: Romeo, Macomb, Michigan
Spouse's Name: Nellie Desmond
Spouse's Age: 22 years
Spouse's Birth Year: 1892
Spouse's Birthplace: Romeo, Macomb, Michigan
Event Date: 23 May 1914
Event Place: Romeo, Macomb, Michigan
Father's Name: H.R. Cornell
Mother's Name: Harriet Snover
Spouse's Father's Name: Robt. Desmond
Spouse's Mother's Name: Charlotte Mellen
GS Film number: 2342706
Digital Folder Number: 4209236
Image Number: 384
Reference ID: v 4 p 255 rn 7585.

Thyra Desmond Cornell was born on 5 January 1916 in Romeo, Macomb, Michigan.^2,1,3 She and Robert Floyd Teeter were married on 7 October 1949 in Romeo, Macomb, Michigan.⁴ She died on 14 November 1997, at age 81.³

Lt. US Navy-WWII- 20 Aug 1941- 02 Nov 1945.⁵

Nancy Ann Cornell was born on 31 October 1928 in Michigan.^1,2 She died on 3 May 1994, at age 65, in East China Township, Saint Clair, Michigan.^3,2 She was buried in Romeo Cemetery, Romeo, Macomb, Michigan.^3,2

United States Social Security Death Index
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Given Name: Nancy
Middle Name: A
Surname: Cornell
Birth Date: 31 October 1928
Social Security Number: 383-22-5698
State: Michigan
Last Place of Residence: Macomb, Michigan
Previous Residence Postal Code: 48065
Event Date: 3 May 1994
Age: 66

Michigan, Death Index
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Name: Nancy Ann Cornell
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 03 May 1994
Event Place: East China, St. Clair, Michigan
Residence Place: Romeo, Macomb, Michigan
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 31 Oct 1928
Certificate Number: 032680.

Robert Jay Johnson, Sr., was born on 27 November 1897 in Butler County, Pennsylvania.^2,3 He was married on 15 January 1924 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.⁴ He was divorced on 15 November 1927 in Wayne County, Michigan.⁵ He and Elizabeth (Elsie- Bessie) Lillian Cornell were married about 1928.² He died on 18 May 1985, at age 87, in Tawas City, Iosco, Michigan. He was buried in Oakview Cemetery (450.sec 1), Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan.⁶

Robert Jay Johnson, Sr., was an Automotive Factory Millwright.² He was in Automotive Factory Millwright.² FIFTEENTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES: 1930
State: Michigan
County: Wayne
Township or other division of County: Part of Precinct 42
Incorporated Place: Detroit City
Ward of City: 14
Block No. 68
Enumeration District No. 82-444
Supervisor's District No. 20
Sheet No. 13 B
Enumeration Date: April 8, 1930
Line No: 91-95
Street, avenue, road, etc: Tuxedo
House number (in cities or towns): 3765
Number of dwelling house in order of visitation: 34
Number of family in order of visitation: 51

Name: JOHNSON, ROBERT J.
Relation: Head
Home owned or rented: R
Rental amount: 50
Radio set: R
Sex: M
Color or Race: W
Age at last birthday: 30 [1900]
Marital Condition: M
Age at first marriage: 28 [1928]
Whether able to read and write: yes
Place of birth, person: Pennsylvania
Place of birth, father: Pennsylvania
Place of birth, mother: Pennsylvania
Whether able to speak english: yes
Occupation: Millright
Industry: Automobile Factory

Name: JOHNSON, ELSIE
Relation: Wife
Sex: F
Color or Race: W
Age at last birthday: 34 [1896]
Marital Condition: M
Age at first marriage: 32 [1928]
Whether able to read and write: yes
Place of birth, person: Michigan
Place of birth, father: New York
Place of birth, mother: Michigan
Whether able to speak english: yes
Occupation: Supervisor
Industry: Hospital

Name: JOHNSON, HARTMAN
Relation: Son
Sex: M
Color or Race: W
Age at last birthday: 11/12
Place of birth, person: Michigan
Place of birth, father: Pennsylvania
Place of birth, mother: Michigan

Name: CORNELL, ALICE
Relation: Sister-in-Law
Sex: F
Color or Race: W
Age at last birthday: 59 [1871]
Marital Condition: S
Whether able to read and write: yes
Place of birth, person: Michigan
Place of birth, father: New York
Place of birth, mother: Michigan
Whether able to speak english: yes
Occupation: none

Name: Finlayson, Christine
Relation: Servant, Private Home
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Department of Commerce - Bureau of the Census
SIXTEENTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES: 1940
POPULATION SCHEDULE
State: Michigan
County: Wayne
Township or other division of county: 1
Incorporated place: Detroit City
Ward of city: 6
Block nos: 14
S.D. No: 13
E.D. No: 84-283
Sheet No: 3 B
Enumerated: April 5, 1940
Line No. 62-65
Street, Avenue, Road, etc: Monterey Ave.
House number: 1688
Number of household in order of visitation: 65
House owned or rented: R
Value of home, if owned, or monthly rental: 35
Does this family live on a farm: no
Name of each person whose usual place of residence on April 1, 1940, was in this household

Name: JOHNSON, ROBERT J.
Relation: Head
Sex: M
Color or race: W
Age at last birthday: 42 [1898]
Marital status, Single, Married, Widowed, Divorced: M
Attended school or college any time since March 1, 1940: no
Highest grade of school completed: 8
Place of Birth: Pennsylvania
Residence April 1, 1935: Same Place
Persons 14 years old and over - employment status
Was person at work for pay, profit, nonemergency govt work week of March 24-30: yes
Occupation: Mill Wright
Industry: Automotive

Name: JOHNSON, ELSIE
Relation: Wife
Sex: F
Color or race: W
Age at last birthday: 43 [1897]
Marital status, Single, Married, Widowed, Divorced: M
Attended school or college any time since March 1, 1940: no
Highest grade of school completed: H-4
Place of Birth: Michigan
Residence April 1, 1935: Same Place
Persons 14 years old and over - employment status
Was person at work for pay, profit, nonemergency govt work week of March 24-30: no
If not, was he at work on or assigned to public emergency work: no
Was this person seeking work: no
If not seeking work, did he have a job: no
Occupation: -

Name: JOHNSON, HARTMAN
Relation: Son
Sex: M
Color or race: W
Age at last birthday: 10 [1930]
Attended school or college any time since March 1, 1940: yes
Highest grade of school completed: 3
Place of Birth: Michigan
Residence April 1, 1935: Same Place

Name: JOHNSON, ROBERT
Relation: Son
Sex: M
Color or race: W
Age at last birthday: 5 [1935]
Attended school or college any time since March 1, 1940: yes
Highest grade of school completed: 0
Place of Birth: Michigan
Residence April 1, 1935: Same Place
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Michigan, Deaths, 1971-1996
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Name: Robert J. Johnson Sr
Birth Date: 27 Nov 1897
Death Date: 18 May 1985
Gender: Male
Residence: Greenbush, Alcona, Michigan
Place of Death: Tawas City, Iosco, Michigan

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
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Name: Robert Johnson
SSN: 362-14-9607
Last Residence: 48738 Greenbush, Alcona, Michigan, USA
Born: 27 Nov 1897
Died: May 1985
State (Year) SSN issued: Michigan (Before 1951.)

Maude Schroeder was born in May 1885 in Michigan.¹

Gladys Schroeder was born in February 1887 in Michigan.¹

Roy Edward Schroeder was born on 24 November 1892 in Frankfort, Michigan.^1,2 He and Clara L. (?) were married about 1921.³ He died on 25 January 1945, at age 52.⁴

Roy Edward Schroeder was a Confectionary.³

Fay G. Schroeder was born in July 1895 in Michigan.¹

Andrew Frank Schroeder was born on 8 December 1903 in Washington.^1,2 He died on 30 June 1929, at age 25, in Portland County, Oregon.^3,2 He was buried in Rose City Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.²

Charles Beatty Cavanagh was born on 29 July 1873 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.^2,3 He and Alice (Allie) Mae Snover were married on 24 March 1909 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.^2,4 He died on 9 March 1926, at age 52, in Yonkers, Westchester, New York.^1,3 He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Alpena, Alpena, Michigan.³