Earl Christopher Cornish (1914 - 1994)

Born 14 Oct 1914 in Willow Grove, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Olive Louise Whalen — married 1934 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

Earl Cornish is a part of US Black heritage.

Earl Christopher Cornish was born on 14 Oct 1914 in Willow Grove, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States, son of Allen Dewitt Cornish (1894 - 1942) and Pearl E (Cox) Cornish (1896 - 1974).

His siblings were:

1. Helen E Cornish (1918 - )
2. Forest Cornish (1919 - )
3. Viola Cornish (~1921 - )

In the 1920 census Earl (age 4) was the single son of Allen D Cornish in Abington, Montgomery, Pennsylvania.^[1]

Earl married Olive Whalen in 1934 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.^[2]

He registered for the draft in1940 ^[3]

In the 1940 census Earl (age 25) was the married head of household in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[4]

Earl was in a Social Security record on 20 December 1994.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1920; Census Place: Abington, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1604; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 66
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #42586362 (accessed 10 February 2022)
   Earl C Cornish (4), single son, in household of Allen D Cornish (26) in Abington, Montgomery, Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania.

   Name	Age	Relation
   Allen D Cornish	26	Head
   Pearl E Cornish	22	Wife
   Earl C Cornish	4	Son
   Helen E Cornish	2	Daughter
   Forrest Cornish	0	Son
   Guy Lee	23	Boarder
   Elizabeth Julson	26	Boarder

2. ↑ Marriage: "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriage Index, 1885-1951"
   Ancestry Record 2536 #1888113 (accessed 10 February 2022)
   Earl Cornish marriage to Olive Whalen in 1934 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
3. ↑ U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947: National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 476 Ancestry Record 2238 #9045229

   Name:	Earl Christopher Cornish
   Race:	Black
   Age:	26
   Relationship to Draftee:	Self (Head)
   Birth Date:	14 Oct 1914
   Birth Place:	Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, USA
   Residence Place:	Woodstock, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
   Registration Date:	16 Oct 1940
   Registration Place:	Woodstock, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
   Next of Kin:	Pearl Cornish

   Household Members
   Name	Age
   Earl Christopher Cornish	26
   Pearl Cornish

4. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03714; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 51-882
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #25565163 (accessed 10 February 2022)
   Earl Cornish (25), married head of household in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Born in Maryland.

   Name	Age	Relation
   Earl Cornish	25	Head
   Olive Cornish	27	Wife
   Earl Cornish	5	Son
   Peggy Cornish	4	Daughter
   Ronald Cornish	3	Son
   Gay Cornish	2	Son

5. ↑ Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. Ancestry Record 60901 #42786352

   Name:	Earl Cornish
   Gender:	Male
   Race:	Black
   Birth Date:	14 Oct 1915
   Birth Place:	Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
   Death Date:	20 Dec 1994
   Father:	Allen E Cornish
   Mother:	Pearl E Cox