He was the 8th of 13 children born to George Washington Cornelison and Mary Elizabeth (Campbell) Cornelison. He lived most of his life in Erick, Oklahoma.
On Feb. 24, 1916, he married Jewell Catherine Gilbert on February 24th, 1916, in Beckham Co., OK.
They had three children together: Homer El Dean, LaUna Mae, and Ira Gene Cornelison.
Homer was the "ballplayer" in the family. He was a third baseman. Homer was shorter than most of the other Cornelisons but his answer to this was that at least he could bend over to pick a grounder. He played for a team out of Amarillo, similar to a minor league franchise. After the death of his brother, he helped run the family farm. In 1943, while his sons were in the service, he and his brother Archie Porter Cornelison were killed by a drunk driver while walking across a bridge.
He was the 8th of 13 children born to George Washington Cornelison and Mary Elizabeth (Campbell) Cornelison. He lived most of his life in Erick, Oklahoma.
On Feb. 24, 1916, he married Jewell Catherine Gilbert on February 24th, 1916, in Beckham Co., OK.
They had three children together: Homer El Dean, LaUna Mae, and Ira Gene Cornelison.
Homer was the "ballplayer" in the family. He was a third baseman. Homer was shorter than most of the other Cornelisons but his answer to this was that at least he could bend over to pick a grounder. He played for a team out of Amarillo, similar to a minor league franchise. After the death of his brother, he helped run the family farm. In 1943, while his sons were in the service, he and his brother Archie Porter Cornelison were killed by a drunk driver while walking across a bridge.
Family Members
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George Enos Cornelison
1881–1935
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Spicey Matilda Cornelison Capps
1882–1935
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Archie Porter Cornelison
1883–1943
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Bertice Oma "Bertie" Cornelison Lederer
1885–1929
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Anna Florentine Cornelison Hansen
1888–1946
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Effie May Cornelison Keen
1890–1955
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Carrie Elizabeth Cornelison Klapp
1894–1970
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Zada Garnett Cornelison Luster
1898–1964
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Claude Douglas Cornelison
1902–1982
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Robert Leroy Cornelison
1904–1994
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Ila Lena Ardena Cornelison Chipman
1905–1987
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