![[IMAGE]](bluline.gif)
Charlie McCornack was the seventh child of Robert Pascal McCornack and the first child of Robert Pascal McCornack and Dorothy Caroline Walden.
Charlie was born in a sod house in Sheridan County near Hoxie, Kansas. Charlie married Pearl Crabtree on July 30, 1910. Pearl was one of eight girls, and was born in Orange Country, North Carolina on 3 Jun 1892. Her father was Charlie Crabtree, a blacksmith, and her mother was Virginia Stanley. Pearl and her three younger sisters were placed in a Quaker Orphanage Home in 1899 when her father died of typhoid fever at Highpoint. She was adopted by the George Montgomery family in 1905 and came to Oklahoma City with the family in 1909.
It was "love at first sight" as Charlie had been hired to help the family move their household goods from the train to their new home when the family arrived. Charlie and Pearl lived in Oklahoma City where their three sons were born. Charlie was a hardware merchant. He contacted the flu in 1918 which left him partially deaf. Since they didn't have hearing aids, he was unable to continue as a hardware merchant. So in March 1919, Charlie and his family moved to Washita County to work on the Driggers Ranch with his half brother Lee.
In 1927, Charlie and Pearl purchased a homestead two and one half miles southwest of Cordell, Oklahoma where they lived the rest of their active lives. Here they established a registered herd of Jersey cattle which they milked until 1935 when they were slaughtered by the Federal Government during the dust bowl days. Charlie continued to farm until he was in his 80's. In his last year of farming he made 24 bales of cotton on 11 acres of land. Pearl was very active in raising a large garden. She also helped milk the cows and raised a large flock of chickens to help provide income for the family.
After Charlie and Pearl moved to Cordell, they were very instrumental in bringing the family together on a regular basis. Pearl spend many hours cooking large meals for family gatherings. Charlie enjoyed playing pinochle with family members. Nephew Wilbur Hatfield recalling the gatherings said:
"The girls slept upstairs in the house and the boys would sleep in the cottonseed down in the barn."
Charlie died on the 11 Oct l972 and was buried in the Lawnview Cemetery in Cordell. Pearl continued to live on the family farm by herself for an additional 10 years. She died in Corn, Oklahoma on the 26 May l983 at the age of 90. She was buried with Charlie in the Lawnview Cemetery
i. Charlie Robert McCornack. b. 30 Aug 1911; d. 7 Jun 1992.
Charlie was born in Oklahoma City. He married Christola Belle Stutzman on the 21 Mar 1934 at Dill City, Oklahoma. She was born 16 Sep 1911 at Cloud Chief, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of pioneer farmers John Peter Stutzman and Ida Gindlesperger. John was born on the 31 Jul 1871 at Middlebury, Indiana. He was the son of Peter Stutzman and Barbara Hostetler of Goshen, Indiana. John married Ida on Thanksgiving day in 1892 in Berlin, Pennsylvania. Ida was the daughter of John Gindlesperger and Julia Lease of Roxbury, Pennsylvania. John and Ida homesteaded a 160 acre farm 2 miles east of Cloud Chief in the spring of 1893 before Oklahoma become a state. John died on 14 Jan 1936 and Ida died on the 4 Oct 1948. Both are buried in the Lawnview Cemetery in Cordell, Oklahoma.
Shortly before their marriage, Charlie and Christola purchased a farm three and one half miles southeast of Cloud Chief. Charlie and Christola accumulated more than 600 acres of land in Washita County. They raised wheat, cotton, and cattle. Charlie usually kept a herd of about 100 head of black angus cattle. At one time, Charlie had trained one of his prized black angus bulls so he could drive out in the pasture, place a rope around his neck, and tell him to jump into the back of the pickup like a dog, and than move the bull to another farm.
In early days Charlie and Christola milked several dairy cows and raised hogs to supplement their income. At one time they had a deer named "Bambi" which was trained to drink milk with the cats at milking time. Christola was very active in her homemakers club and was noted for her large gardens which supplied food for the family and close neighbors. Both Charlie and Christola have won many prizes at the County Fair for their farm products. They lived on the same farm for over 50 years.
Charlie attended the First Christian Church at Cloud Chief where he taught Sunday School for many years. He was a charter member of the Kiwash Electric Co-op, a member of the Washita County Fair Board and served on the Cloud Chief Election Board for many years.
Charlie McCornack died on the 7 Jun 1992 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and was buried in the Lawnview Cemetery located northeast of Cordell, Oklahoma.
(John C. McCornack of Yukon, Oklahoma is the oldest son of this family)
ii. Howard Allen McCornack. b. 23 Feb 1913; d. 1 Apr 1913.
Howard McCornack was born in Oklahoma City. He only lived for a short time because a doctor gave him some incorrect medicine. Howard is buried in the cemetery at Moore, Oklahoma. During 1985, Howard's brother Charlie purchased a memorial stone. On the 13 May 1986, the stone was laid by Ethel Hatfield, Marcia McCornack, and John Calvin McCornack.
iii. Harold William McCornack. b. 29 Apr 1915: d. 18 Nov 1983.
Harold was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. His early schooling was at Cowden, Cloud Chief, and Center Point. He graduated from the Cordell High School in 1933 and attended Oklahoma A & M at Stillwater, Oklahoma where he studied Electrical Engineering. In 1940 Harold started to work for the Kiwash Electric REA in Cordell. Harold enlisted in the U. S. Army Air Force on the 28 Jun 1941 before the start of World War II. He served in England with the 565th U.S. Army Air Force (#18051679) and was discharged as a Staff Sgt. on the 9 Sep 1945.
Harold married Evelyn Catherine Kupka on the 8 Jan 1946 in the St. Frances Catholic Church near Canute, Oklahoma. Evelyn was born on the 23 Oct 1916. Evelyn was the daughter of Frank Kupka [1887-1975] and Mary B. Prasek [1891-1973]. They were pioneer farmers near Canute, Oklahoma. After Harold and Evelyn were married they moved to Clinton, Oklahoma where they raised their family. Evelyn attended Keen's Business College in Clinton, Oklahoma.
Harold expanded his skills as an electrician in the military service and earned his living from that trade. He had his own shop until 1955 and then he was employed by the Civil Service Commission at the Clinton Sherman Air Force Base. He attained the rating of a GS-11 Electrical Engineer Technician before his retirement in 1970. Harold developed the reputation for being able to fix almost anything electrical or mechanical and as a result Harold was always on call by family and friends to do minor repairs. >
Harold died on the 18 Nov 1983 in Oklahoma City. Evelyn died on the 13 Aug 1994 in her home in Clinton, Custer County, Oklahoma. Both were buried in the Lawnview Cemetery in Cordell, Washita County, Oklahoma. The last family home was at 438 South 15th Street in Clinton, Oklahoma 73601..
Roy McCornack was the eighth child of Robert Pascal McCornack and the second child of Robert Pascal McCornack and Dorothy Caroline Walden.
Roy was born near Hoxie, Kansas. He served 18 months in France during World War I as a private in the 61st Company of the 153rd Depot Brigade. After the war he started to work with the Oklahoma City Water Department for which he worked for forty years before retirement in 1960. Roy married Bernice Uarda Mell on the 6 Jun 1920. She was born 1 Nov 1892 at Charlotte, Michigan. She was in the first graduating class at the Tuttle, Oklahoma High School. She became a certified teacher in 1912 and taught school for over 50 years.
Roy is probably best remembered with a good cigar enjoying a ball game. He was a member of the American Legion Post 35, Woodman of the World, and the Knights of Pythias where he served as the drill team captain for 20 years. Roy died in 1962 and is buried in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Oklahoma. Bernice lived another 15 years. She died 3 Aug 1977 and was cremated.
i. Billie Mac McCornack. b. 5 Jan 1922; died in infancy
Billie Mac was buried in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
ii. Gene Leroy McCornack. b. 19 Jun 1927;
Gene was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He attended Oklahoma City University and is a graduate of the Chicago Theological Seminary in 1954. Gene also spent 13 months in the Navy.
Gene married Barbara Louise Berney on the 30 Aug 1952 at Walla Walla, Washington. Barbara was born on the 24 Sep 1930 at Walla Walla. She was the daughter of William Edward Berney and Dorothy Smith. Gene and Barbara were divorced in May 1977 and are the parents of three children. Last known address: Barbara Berney McCornack, Ft. Collins, Colorado 80525. She is employed as an assistant professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Colorado State University.
Gene McCornack married Mariann [Walton] Hoffman on the 15 Apr 1979. She is the daughter of Maj. Raymond and Lora Walton. Mariann had an earlier marriage to Dr. David W. Hoffman in 1959 in which they had two children, Wesley and David. Mariann is a graduate of Ohio State University and Boston University. Mariann is employed as a speech pathologist in the Dearborn, Michigan area school system. Both Gene and Mariann are very active in Church work in the Detroit area.
Gene and Mariann were members of a Scottish County Dance group called the "Purple Heather Dancers". They performed at the annual Robert Burn's night at their local church and in several demonstrations in the local community.
In 1989, Gene and Mariann helped in organizing a "McCornack Family" reunion at Moore, Oklahoma. The reunion which was held on the June 30 and July 1, 1989 and was well attended with the descendants of Robert Pascal McCornack. A second reunion was held on the June 23rd, 1990 weekend at Moore, Oklahoma. Last known address: Gene McCornack, Warren, Michigan 48089.
John James McCornack. b. 19 Apr 1893; d. 29 Jan 1976 at 82.
John McCornack was the ninth child of Robert Pascal McCornack and the third child of Robert Pascal McCornack and Dorothy Caroline Walden.
John was born near Hoxie, Kansas. He started working for the Pittsburgh Glass Company as a glazier in 1912. He worked for this company until 1951, when he left and started to work at the Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City. He worked as a glass setter in the Carpenter Shop in the Civil Engineering Division. He retired in 1965. He was a member of the Printers and Decorators Union. He was also a member of Knights of Phythias. One year he was the Royal Prince and Chancellor Commander. John married Myrtle Belle Riddle on the 7 Nov 1914. She was a member of the Phythias Sisters, the Red Rose Temple and Nomads Zem Zem Santha. Myrtle died 18 Nov 1970 at age 79. Both John and Myrtle were buried in the northwest part of the Baptism section of the Resthaven Cemetery in Oklahoma City.
i. Roberta Belle McCornack. b. 20 Jun 1915; d. 20 Aug 1972.
Roberta was born in Oklahoma City and died in Gardena, California. She was buried in the Resthaven Cemetery in Oklahoma City. Roberta married J. C. Clark. They had no children.
ii. John James McCornack. b. 27 Oct 1916;
John served in the army during World War II. He spend a lot of time in and around the Philippine Islands. John was employed as a glazier.
John married Laura Rebecca [Liles] Beene on the 23 Jun 1950. She had three children by a previous marriage. Their names were Thurman, Laura, and Peggy. John and Rebecca live in Oklahoma City. Last known address: John McCornack, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73109.
Laura Rebecca (Becky) Liles Beene, passed away following a brief illness January 20, 1998. She was born in Wayland Springs, TN, July 27, 1916 to Andy James Liles and Claudie Mae Willis Liles. At the age of six years, the family moved to Davis, OK where Mr. Liles was a sharecropper and broom maker. She graduated from Davis High School in 1934 and married Thurman Ofto Beene in Gladewater, TX. Following their divorce, she moved to Okla. City in 1941, where she resided the rest of her life.
In 1950, she married John James McCornack, Jr. During WWII, she worked at Tinker Field for Douglas Aircraft which later became Oklahoma City Air Material Area, retiring in 1976. She was always active in her churches with memberships in Second United Methodist Church, Hillcrest United Methodist Church and South Lee United Methodist serving on church boards, choir member and director, Youth director and Sunday School teacher as well as being very instrumental in all other activities at the local level and conference. She served as a volunteer for the Oklahoma City Salvation Army for several Years. She was chosen as Woman of the Year 1991 of the Classen Senior Center in Oklahoma City. She was also the photographer for the Center. Numerous hours were spent taking, developing and distributing the finished Products. Her favorite TV show was "Touched By An Angel". Her family feels that anyone who came in contact with her was "touched by an Angel." In fact, friends referred to her as "Saintly."
She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, James Douglas Liles, and a son, James Thurman Beene. She is survived by her husband, John J. McCornack of the home; a sister, Ethel M. Sherwood, Eugene, OR; sister-in-law, Essie Liles, Okla. City; two daughters and sons-in-law, Laura F. and Will Harris, Guthrie, OK and Peggy L. (Fleming) and Andy Bateman, Lake Ozark, MO; daughter-in-law, Naomi Beene, Okla. City; eight grandchildren; five greatgrandchildren; numerous other relatives and hosts of friends. Services will be held at Guardian Midtown Funeral Home Chapel, 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 23, 1998. Graveside services and burial at Greenhill Cemetery, Davis, OK, at 2:00 p.m.
iii. Frank Alfred McCornack. b. 30 Aug 1918;
Frank married Ida Aubyn Monk on the 21 Oct 1939. She was born on the 24 Jun 1919 and died on the 7 Mar 1976. She was buried in the Resthaven Cemetery in Oklahoma City. Last known address: Frank McCornack, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73119.
iv. Ethel V.C. McCornack. b. 11 Sep 1920;
Ethel married Hardin Ross Garland on the 4 May 1940. They continue to live in Ft. Worth, Texas. They have no children. Last known address: Ethel Garland, Ft. Worth, Texas 76133.
v. Freda P. McCornack. b. 10 Nov 1922;
Freda married Albert Joseph Marottek on the 17 Jan 1946. Albert was born on the 6 Oct 1915 near Poplar, Montana. He was a long time member of the St. James Catholic Church. He served in England during WWII and married Freda after returning from the Service.
Albert was a long time employee at the Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City. Albert died on the 28 Jun 1995 and was buried in Resurrection Memorial Cemetery in Oklahoma City. Albert and Freda did not have any children. Last known address: Freda Marottek, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73119.
vi. Harold Allen McCornack. b. 10 Dec 1926;
Harold [Buster] married Pearl [Anderson] Thompson on the 27 Dec 1950. She was born 25 Aug 1921. Pearl had two children by a previous marriage.
Harold A. "Bus" ' age 71, Passed away on March 20, 1998 after a brief illness. He was born on December 10, 1926 in Oklahoma City. Bus was a member of Southwest Church of Christ, for 24 years. He printed the Southwest bulletin for over 24 years and was in charge of tape recordings and printed material. He was a daily Bible reader. He loved to bowl and do wood working. He attended Capital Hill High School and then worked at Tinker as a Printer for 38 years before retiring in 1982. He served in the U.S. Army from 1950-52.
He was Preceded in death by his parents John & Myrtle McComack and sister Roberta Clark. Survived by wife Pearl of the home; 2 sons and daughters-in-law, John & Roseanne McCornack and Rodney and Kelli McCornack both of Oklahoma City; 2 daughters & son-in-law, Donna & Tom Chesnut of Shawnee, Ok. and Diane McCornack of Oklahoma City; one grandson Kurk McCornack; 5 granddaughters, Darla Edwards, Rhonda Hayes, Jeanine McCornack, Rita Chesnut & Madeline McCornack; one great grandson, Dakota McCornack and one great granddaughter, Hannah Edwards. Also survived by two brothers John McCornack Jr. and Frank McCornack and two sisters Freda Marottek and Ethel Garland. He will be greatly missed by family and friends. Services will be held Monday, March 23, at 10:00 am at the Southwest Church of Christ, 2600 S. Agnew in Oklahoma City. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations can be made to the Meals on Wheels or Zambia Christian School Programs through the Southwest Church of Christ.
Ethel was born in Oklahoma City. She worked at the Bell Telephone Company during World War I and was employed by the USGS until 1921. She married Allen Stewart Hatfield on the 31 Jul 1920 at Guthrie, Oklahoma. Al was born 18 Aug 1884 at Bluff City, Kansas. He was the son of Reuben Hatfield and his second wife. Al was a railroad fireman from 1904 to 1912. Al and Ethel lived in Oklahoma City until 1934 where Al worked as a glazier for the Pittsburgh and United Glass Companies. In 1934 they moved to a farm northeast of Tuttle. >
In early years, Ethel took voice lessons and was very active in singing in choirs. She maintained her interest in music throughout her lifetime. For you people who were lucky enough to visit Aunt Ethel's home, you know that she had a talent for crocheting. She shared many colorful afghans with family members.
On a visit to Aunt Ethel's home in 1985, John Calvin McCornack reported that on his arrival:
"Ethel was engaged in a battle with a large buzzard which was preparing to enjoy one of her chickens for dinner. Ethel who had recently celebrated her 90th birthday had prepared her trusty long rifle for battle and was awaiting for the buzzard to come within her range."
Al died on 7 Feb 1960 and was buried in the cemetery at Moore, Oklahoma. Ethel continued to live on the farm near Tuttle, Oklahoma. Ethel died on the 21 Mar 1990 and was buried in the Moore Cemetery beside her husband Al.
i. Wilbur A. Hatfield. b. 1 Nov 1921;
Wilbur served in World II from July 1942 till the end of the war. Wilbur was stationed on the Battleship South Dakota which was in 14 major battles and 78 engagements. Wilbur married Joyce Elinor Jones on the 19 Mar 1949 at Oklahoma City. Joyce was born 9 Jan 1923 and she died 13 Sep 1977. She was buried in the Fairview Cemetery in Tuttle, Oklahoma. Wilbur was employed by the Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City from 1949 to 1974. He retired at the age of 52 and moved to the family farm northeast of Tuttle, Oklahoma.
Wilbur married Margaret Teal on the 30 Oct 1979. She was born 26 Apr 1923 at Rhome, Texas. By a previous marriage Margaret had 3 children. Last known address: Wilbur Hatfield, Tuttle, Oklahoma 73089.
Ellen McCornack was the eleventh child of Robert Pascal McCornack and the fifth child of Robert Pascal McCornack and Dorothy Caroline Walden.
Ellen was born at Britton, Oklahoma. She worked as a secretary and in real estate sales. Ellen McCornack married Howard Elmer Brown on the 24 Mar 1921 at Oklahoma City. Howard was born 12 Jan 1899 in Oklahoma City.
Howard Elmer Brown was the son of Cortez Brown and Mary Etta (Marietta) Root. Cortez Brown was born on the 3 May 1853 at Marseilles, Wyandot County, Ohio. Cortez died on the 20 Nov 1935 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mary Etta Root was born on the 20 Nov 1859 at Pleasant Hill, Van Buren County, Iowa. She died in Oklahoma City in about 1950.
Howard Brown received both BA and Masters Degrees from the University of Oklahoma at Norman. He taught at Webster High School in Oklahoma City from 1920 to 1925 and at Classen High School from 1925 to 1950. He became a supervisor for secondary education for Oklahoma City Schools in 1950.
Howard was the author of seven books ranging from geology to social studies, including the first high school level Earth Science text book in the United States. Howard lectured at the planetarium and was elected President of the Pecan Grower's Association. Howard died on 9 Mar 1963. Both Ellen and Howard are buried in the Fairlawn Cemetery in Oklahoma City.
i. Walter Reed Brown. b. 25 Aug 1929; Walter graduated from Oklahoma University with the following degrees: BS (1951); MEd (1955) and a Ph.D. (1964) from Ohio State University. Walter was a junior high school science teacher, public school administrator, author, and a manager of a real estate office. Walter married Billye Wynona Walker on the 1 Sep 1949 at Oklahoma City. She was born on 23 Apr 1930 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Billye Walker was the daughter of William Lafayette Walker and Naomi Armstrong. William Walker was born on the 13 Jan 1902 near Holdenville, Oklahoma. He was the son of Lafayette Walker and Mary Amanda Barclau?.
Naomi Armstrong was born on the 2 Mar 1910 at Coalgate, Coal County, Oklahoma. She is the daughter of John Monroe Armstrong and Elizabeth Farra Mills. John Armstrong was born on the 12 Feb 1867 at Nacogdoches, Texas. He died in 1966 at Okmulgee, Oklahoma. Elizabeth Mills Armstrong was born on the 23 Oct 1878 at Henrietta, Oklahoma. She died on the 29 Feb 1960 at Okmulgee, Oklahoma.
Walter and Billye Brown had three children. After Walter and Billye were divorced in 1972, Billye married Paul O. Cutchin. Walter Brown married Jane Ramsey. Last known address: Walter Brown, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23454.
Please return to Home Page and sign Guest Book....
Robert Pascal
McCornack
Contact me at
.....JMcCornack@aol.com
Snowfall.....© 1997,
Marty
Fancher/KeyTrax Productions Inc.
