Family:Randall, Catherine Jane (1888-1970)

Catherine Jane Randall (Thomas Whitney Randall, Olive Guthrie, Sarah⁷ Whitney, Joshua⁶, Thomas⁵, William⁴, William³, Joshua², John¹), daughter of Thomas Whitney⁹ and Clarinda Pleasant (Secrest) Randall, was born 15 Jul 1888, Amboy, Blue Earth Co., MN, and died 14 Oct 1970, San Diego, San Diego Co., CA. Her nickname was Cassie.

She married, 16 Nov 1918, Earl Leslie Cornell, son of Silas William and Mary Louisa (Wetherille) Cornell, and a salesman in her father's store. He was born 19 Oct 1889, Mapleton, Blue Earth County, MN, and died 16 Jun 1939, San Diego, San Diego Co., CA.

They lived in Amboy and San Diego, having moved there in 1923 due to the ill health of Earl Cornell. Earl Cornell was originally given six months to live, but survived an additional sixteen years in the more temperate climate of southern California.

Children of Earl Leslie and Catherine Jane (Randall) Cornell:

i.	Lea Arliss Cornell, b. 24 Oct 1919, Amboy, d. early Nov 1919 (aged two weeks), Amboy.
ii.	Elaine Randall Cornell, b. private, m. 15 May 1943, William Henry Gard.
iii.	June Lois Cornell, b. private, m. 9 Dec 1949, Clifford Clement.
iv.	Carol Gene Cornell, b. private, m. 17 Aug 1947, Yuma, Yuma Co., AZ, Merlin Adolf Paul.

References

1. William L. Chaffin, A Biographical History of Robert Randall and His Descendants 1608-1909, (New York: 1909), p, 140.

2. John Cornell, Genealogy of the Cornell Family, (compiled abt. 1920, additional material added by Elaine (Cornell) Gard in 1977 and 1985), pp. 78-79.

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