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Cornwell, Cora Arabelle

Female 1893 - 1949  (55 years)


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  • Name Cornwell, Cora Arabelle 
    Born 20 Nov 1893  Urbandale, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Cora was born on a farm outside of town.
    Gender Female 
    Died 18 Jul 1949  Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 

    • The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Cora Cornwell. Gretchen Leenerts did not report exactly when and where this obituary was published.

      Last Rites for Cora Sexauer: Cora Cornwell, daughter of Mary B. and Robert D. Cornwell, was born 20 November 1893 on a farm near what is now Urbandale, Iowa. She passed away at her home in Ankeny, Iowa, on 18 July 1949, at the age of 56 years, 7 months and 13 days. Ironically, her death was due to the disease which she had always feared most, namely cancer. Cora had been a member of the Ankeny Methodist Church for many years, and was an active and faithful member of various church and community activities. She attended school in the community in which she lived as a child. Cora Cornwell was united in marriage 30 August 1910 to Hallett M. Sexauer of Ankeny and to this union four children were born: Harvey R. of Des Moines, Edith Bruce and Myrtle Sexauer of Ankeny, and Lavonne Klopfenstein of Ames, all of whom survive. She is also survived by three granddaughters, Georgiana Sexauer, Corinne and Donna Bruce, a brother Chester Cornwell, Ankeny, a sister Mrs. Tressie Sheppard of Johnston, a half sister Mrs. Mary Banning of Des Moines, three half brothers, Henry Lint, Ankeny, Oscar and Edwin Lint, Polk City, and her stepfather, John Lint, also of Polk City. Her mother, Mary B. Lint, preceded her in death 16 June 1947. With the exception of three childhood years which were spent in Effingham, Illinois, where she went with her mother and brother and sister upon the early death of her father, she lived the rest of her life in the community of Ankeny. Final rites were held in the Ankeny Methodist Church Wednesday, 25th at 2:00 p.m. Services were conducted by Rev. Floyd Shepherd, former pastor at Ankeny and ably assisted by Rev. W. J. Meredith, the local pastor. Pallbearers, all nephews, were Ardrey Sheppard of Fort Dodge, Virgil Sheppard of Des Moines, Carl and Ray Cornwell, Des Moines, John Lint, Des Moines and Leland Sexauer, Waterloo. Interment was in the Greenwood Cemetery.
    Buried 25 Jul 1949  Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church; burial was in Greenwood Cemetery.
    Person ID I421  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 29 Mar 2015 

    Father Cornwell, Robert,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Harvey, Mary B.,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Y  [1, 2] 
    • Details of the marriage are not known at this time.
    Family ID F2094  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sexauer, Hallet Mathew Simpson,   b. 3 Mar 1885, Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1958, Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 30 Aug 1910  Boone, Boone County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9] 
    Children 
    +1. Sexauer, Harvey Robert,   b. 19 Mar 1911, Herrold, Johnston County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1988, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    +2. Sexauer, Edith M.,   b. 14 Dec 1913, Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1992  (Age 78 years)
     3. Sexauer, Myrtle Louise,   b. 22 Feb 1917, Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 2015, Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years)
    +4. Sexauer, LaVonne Christina
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F145  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 120.
      Cora Arabelle Cornwell, daughter of Robert Cornwell and Mary Harvey, was born on 20 November 1893 at Urbandale, Polk County, Iowa.

    2. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 121.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Cora Cornwell. Gretchen Leenerts did not report exactly when and where this obituary was published.
           "Cora Cornwell, daughter of Mary B. and Robert D. Cornwell, was born 20 November 1893 on a farm near what is now Urbandale, Iowa."

    3. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 120.
      Cora Arabelle Cornwell died on 18 July 1949 at Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa.

    4. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 120-121.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Hallet M. Sexauer. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 24 November 1958 but did not identify where it was published.
           "Hal Sexauer was united in marriage to Cora Cornwell 30 August 1910. She preceded him in death on 18 July 1949."

    5. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 121.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Cora Cornwell. Gretchen Leenerts did not report exactly when and where this obituary was published.
           "Last Rites for Cora Sexauer: Cora Cornwell, daughter of Mary B. and Robert D. Cornwell...."

    6. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 121.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Cora Cornwell. Gretchen Leenerts did not report exactly when and where this obituary was published.
           "Final rites were held in the Ankeny Methodist Church Wednesday, 25th at 2:00 p.m. ...Interment was in the Greenwood Cemetery."

    7. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 120.
      Hallet Mathew Simpson Sexauer and Cora Arabelle Cornwell were married on 30 August 1910 at Boone, Boone County, Iowa.

    8. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 120-121.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Hallet M. Sexauer. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 24 November 1958 but did not identify where it was published.
           "Hal Sexauer was united in marriage to Cora Cornwell 30 August 1910. ...To this union were born a son...and three daughters...all of whom survive."

    9. [S22] Obituary, for Myrtle L. Sexauer (1917-2015).
      Published in the Des Moines Register on 25 March 2015. ( http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/desmoinesregister/obituary.aspx?n=myrtle-l-sexauer&pid=174474189 ). Also posted online at Hamilton's Funeral and After Life Services (605 Lyon Street, Des Moines, Iowa). ( http://www.hamiltonsfuneralhome.com/services/services_detail.aspx?rid=18096 ). Both accessed on 27 March 2015.
           "Myrtle L. Sexauer was born February 22, 1917 in a house on the family farm in Ankeny, Iowa, and lived there while attending Ankeny schools." "Myrtle was preceded in death by her mother and father, Cora and Hallet (H.M.) Sexauer,...."


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