hmtl5 Cordella West b. 15 Mar 1858 Fayette, Fayette County, Iowa d. 12 Jul 1940 Homer, Champaign County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy

Cordella West

Female 1858 - 1940  (82 years)


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  • Name Cordella West 
    Born 15 Mar 1858  Fayette, Fayette County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Occupation housewife  [3
    Died 12 Jul 1940  Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Buried Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Douglas county, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I4246  Gritton
    Last Modified 29 Feb 2024 

    Family Matthew Lincoln Yeazel,   b. 12 Jun 1858, South Homer Township, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 1939, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F1825  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Mar 1858 - Fayette, Fayette County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Jul 1940 - Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Douglas county, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Note on Find a Grave:
      She married Matthew Yeazel after Frank Agnew died and lived in Champaign County, IL.

      The News-Gazette (Champaign, IL)
      Friday July 12, 1940
      Mrs. Yeazel, 82, Homer, Taken By Death

      Homer, July 12 – (BSC) – Mrs. Cordelia Yeazel, 82, died at 5:45 a.m. Friday at her home on West First street of complications following a fractured hip suffered five months ago.

      She was a patient in Lakeview hospital, Danville, for two months, but had been removed to her home.

      Mrs. Yeazel was born March 15, 1858, in Fayette, IA., a daughter of David and Lucy West. After her marriage to M. L. Yeazel April 14, 1926, she came to Homer and had lived here since.

      Mr. Yeazel died in August, 1939.

      The deceased was a member of the Homer Presbyterian church. Surviving are three step-daughters, Mrs. Charles Havard, Homer; Mrs. Owen Johnston, Valparaiso, Ind., Mrs. C. V. Davis, Sheridan, Wyo., and several nieces and nephews.

      The Scott funeral service has charge of funeral arrangements, but arrangements for services are incomplete, pending the arrival of a niece from Omaha, Neb.
      [2, 4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S89] census records.

    2. [S2] Find a Grave.

    3. [S7] Illinois, Deaths and stillbirths index, 1916-1947.

    4. [S17] Obituary.