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Birdsey Elmer Cornwell

Birth: 21 Feb 1883
Washington Township, Sanilac County, Michigan, USA
Death: 9 Nov 1913 (aged 30)
Sebewaing Township, Huron County, Michigan, USA
Burial: Evergreen Cemetery

Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 55377170 View Source

Son of Robert Cornwell (MI) and Effie Tyrell (MI. He was buried in Detroit, MI. He was duck hunting on Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron, when he disappeared on Nov. 9, 1913 during the "Great Storm of 1913." His body was found on December 21, 1913. The death certificate indicates accidental drowning. He was a tester at an automobile factory.

Son of Robert Cornwell (MI) and Effie Tyrell (MI. He was buried in Detroit, MI. He was duck hunting on Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron, when he disappeared on Nov. 9, 1913 during the "Great Storm of 1913." His body was found on December 21, 1913. The death certificate indicates accidental drowning. He was a tester at an automobile factory.

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Ada Lucretia Waldron Wennesheimer

1885–1962

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Grace A Cornwell Crecelius

1915–2003

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Maintained by: Cindy Cornwell McCachern
Originally Created by: Ron Cornwell
Added: Jul 23, 2010
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55377170/birdsey_elmer-cornwell: accessed ), memorial page for Birdsey Elmer Cornwell (21 Feb 1883–9 Nov 1913), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55377170, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Cindy Cornwell McCachern (contributor 46810811).

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