Elder Interview-Bernard Bernie Cornelius
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Bernard "Bernie" CorneliusEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.057Tags
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Cornelius, Bernard "Bernie" Frances Born 7/31/1941 Parents: Emory Cornelius & Luella (Baird) Cornelius Paternal Grandparents: Froster and Ida Cornelius Maternal Grandparents: Chauncey and Killey Baird He doesn’t remember the maiden name of his grandmother’s. His grandfather worked a masses farm. He worked for farmer all his life. He had a small farm with about 2 or 3 cow’s and 1 or 2 horses. He could remember his grandmother would have a garden. The got about 5 acre’s. His grandfather died in the late 1960’s. His grandmother Ida died when he was in grade school. His grandparent’s on his mother side they spoke the Oneida Language. He never heard his grandparent’s on his father side. His dad didn’t speak the Oneida language. But his mother spoke it. He doesn’t know if neither grandparent’s has any education. His grandparent’s on his mother side lived on Salt Pork Ave. His father went to school until he was big enough to go to work. His mother graduated from Hampton. He had 2 brothers and 2 sisters. They lived where site 2 is now. His dad didn’t always work on farms to much. He worked in Green Bay at Larson canning for about 20 years. And he worked on the boats. If their wasn’t any work he would go to Milwaukee to fine work. His mother working Green Bay and DePere as a cleaning lady. They didn’t have electricity or running water. But they did have a pump outside the house. They had Kerosene lamps. When he was young he can remember his parent’s going shopping in De Pere or Freedom depending on were his father was working. If anybody got sick a doctor would come out to check out the person and hive him or her medicine. His mother likes to crochet and sew. He went to grade school at Chicago Corner after he graduated 8th grade he went to Seymour High School, and graduated from there. Then he went to Chicago he stayed with his brother for awhile. Then they move to Kansas they got a job in a foundry. He worked there for about 5 or 6 years. He got married and had 1 child. They moved back to Oneida. The he got a job at a paper mill for 5 or 6 years He got a job at a machine shop, he got to be a supervisor. He has 5 children. His wife is Judy (McLester) Cornelius. He loves playing baseball. Advice to the young is to stay in school, get the education to get a good job.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media