Heinrich Cornies 1931 - 1953

In a previous post, Wilhelm Cornies was the subject as an individual who chose to serve his country in the armed forces.  That choice was a diversion from his Anabaptist roots and the belief in non-violence.

Heinrich (Henry) Cornies (son of No. 152 in Nachkommen von Martin Cornies version 20110313.pdf) also chose to serve his country of the United States of America during the Korean War.  He enlisted in the US Army on November 25, 1952 and was a member of the 663rd Engineer Combat Company, 1169 Engineer Combat Group.  He married Doris Mae Eddy April 5 1953 in Wrightsville, PA (He was 21 and she was 18 at the time of their marriage).  He died on July 24, 1953 in Korea.  The military report read as follows:


"At approximately 1615 hours on 24 July 1953 Pvt Cornies, during the course of his normal duties, was walking South through the company Motor Pool.  As he walked past the rear of a 5 Ton Cargo Truck the driver started to back the truck toward Cornies.  A witness, standing approximately 100 feet from the scene of the accident, shouted to both the truck driver and the victim.  Before either one could take preventive action the left rear corner of the truck struck Pvt Cornies' left side.  The impact knocked him under the right rear wheel of the truck.  Two company officers were immediately summoned to the scene of the accident, and could feel no pulse.  At approximately 1625 hours the 1169th Engineer Group (Combat) surgeon arrived at the scene of the accident and pronounced Pvt Cornies dead.  At approximately 1635 hours the victim was taken by company vehicle to the 49th SH (MA); he was officially pronounced dead on arrival.  The probable cause of death was a fractured skull." 

Heinrich was buried Oct 11 1953 in the Fairview Cemetery in Wrightsville, PA. He was awarded the following medals: Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

Thanks to D. Campbell for providing the detailed information above.

New Document

A new version of the document Nachkommen von Martin Cornies.pdf has been placed in the Documents Folder.  Johann Cornies of Germany has made revisions and additional information has been provided in the new document Nachkommen von Martin Cornies version 20110313.pdf.  References to numbers in the document Nachkommen von Martin Cornies.pdf from previous posts on this blog may not translate correctly if using this new document.

Thank-you Johann for your efforts in continuing to keep this master document as current as possible.  Wir danken Ihnen sehr für Ihre Hilfe.

Descendants of Heinrich Cornies (b. 1806)

More pictures have been provided from the family archives of Joyce Cornies (no. 205* and no. 335* from the document Nachkommen von Martin Cornies.pdf).  

The father of Joyce was Peter Cornies (no. 75) who married Katharina Fast.  Peter Cornies was the son of Aganetha Cornies (no. 21) and Johann Cornies (no. 55).  It may be interesting to note that  Aganetha married her cousin’s son Johann.  Aganetha’s brother was Heinrich Cornies (no. 17).  Photographs of this Heinrich Cornies can be found in the previous post.  Joyce’s family archives included another photograph believed to be of this same Heinrich Cornies.  The photograph is marked as Heinrich Cornies, Nov 21, 1830 – 1908.  The front and back of this photograph are shown as it represents an identification card.  The Cyrillic writing on the back reads “Italian Photography and Drawings Paolo Baker Nevsky Prospekt, house # 14 In St. Petersburg”.

Two additional photographs were provided.  The people in these photographs can’t be identified.  Perhaps there are other readers who may be able to identify these people.  If so, please feel free to leave a comment.

      

It appears Peter Cornies (no. 75) and his cousin Heinrich Heinrich Cornies (son of no. 56) both married sisters being Katharina Fast and Justina Fast respectively.  Furthermore, I've been informed that Heinrich's brother Johann (son of no. 56) also married a sister being Maria Fast.  A photo of  Heinrich Heinrich Cornies, his wife Justina and their daughter Maria are believed to be in the following photograph.

*  Joyce Cornies is duplicated in the document since her paternal grandparents are both from the Cornies lineage.

Heinrich Cornies and Alexander Cornies (father and son)

Several photographs have been provided by Pamela Stephenson of Kansas, USA.  Her late Uncle Elman Cornies left these photographs as part of his possessions.

The first photograph is that of Alexander Cornies in his Red Cross uniform (father of Elman).  Many Mennonite men in Russia served as medics in the Russian army during the First World War.  Alexander can be found in the document Nachkommen von Martin Cornies.pdf as the son of Heinrich Cornies listed as no. 17 .

The next photograph was marked “Cornies great grandfather”.  This could be a photograph of Heinrich Johann Cornies (no. 6) although that can’t be confirmed.  Photographic technology likely reached Russia in the mid 1850’s so this is a possibility.  This image could also be a photograph of Heinrich Heinrich Cornies (no.17).

The next photograph was marked “Cornies great grandmother”.  Similarly, this is possibly the wife (nee Nickel) of Heinrich Cornies (no. 17).

The next photograph is marked Henry H. Cornies and is likely an image of Heinrich Cornies (no. 17).  Is this person the same individual as the person in the photograph above?

Perhaps others have similar photographs in their family archives that can confirm the identity of these people?  Please fee free to leave a comment.

Many thanks to Pamela Stephenson for providing these photographs.

David Cornies and Pauline Schäfer

The photo below shows David and Pauline Cornies on their wedding day.  David is the son of David Cornies (1856) and can be located in the document Nachkommen von David Cornies 1856.pdf  (see the blog post immediately below).  This photograph was provided by Johann Cornies of Germany.

Nachkommen von David Cornies 1856.pdf

Another file has been added to the Genealogy Documents Folder.  This file was provided by Johann Cornies of Germany and details the lineage of David Cornies (b. 1856) and Anna Dyck.  This particular David Cornies is not listed in the master document Nachkommen von Martin Cornies.pdf.


At this time, it is assumed that this particular David Cornies was a son of David Cornies (b. 1794) and his second wife, Susanna Berg.  We are seeking others who may have information that could confirm this assumption.  Perhaps someone knows an individual who has records relating to the Berg lineage that could reference a child from this marriage.

Please feel free to leave a comment if you can provide helpful information.

Philip D. Cornies (1884 - 1962)

According to the information in the file Cornies lineage by JC Toews. pdf  and from information provided by Johann Cornies of Germany, Philip D. Cornies was the son of David Cornies and Anna Dueck.  This particular David Cornies was a son of David Cornies (1794 - 1853) and his second wife, Susanna Berg.  This is somewhat speculative as the documentation does not clearly present the name of his mother.  Children from this second marriage are not listed in the file Nachkommen von Martin Cornies.pdf.  


Philip Cornies was a teacher in Rosenort, Molotschna from 1911 - 1922 and was one of the main Directors of the VMSR (Verband der Mennoniten Süd-Russlands or Union of Mennonites of South Russia).  You can read more about this organization and Philip's role in the book "Lost Fatherland" by John B. Toews.  It is available online as a Google book.

Philip was a brother to Anna Cornies who emigrated to Paraguay and is the subject of the post here.

The following photograph of Philip can be found in the book "Lost Fatherland" by John B. Toews.

Philip died in Doksehetow, Kazakstan.  Please feel free to leave a comment if you have additional information particularly, concerning the name of Philip's paternal grandmother.