Cornute
Hortense Yvonne Hairston: A Mini Biography
In Memoriam: A tribute to Hortense Yvonne Hairston, 95, of Portsmouth, who passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at Hill View Health Care in Portsmouth. She will be missed. Originally published in The Family Historian, Volume MMXIII: Number 006, October 31, 2013. Synopsis Hortense Yvonne Williams-Hairston, by all accounts, is the oldest living Cornute that […]
Hortense Yvonne Hairston
Hortense Yvonne Hairston, 95, of Portsmouth, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at Hill View Health Care in Portsmouth. She was born June 2, 1923 in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Russell Cardell and Genevieve Vivian Cornute Williams. Hortense was a member of Allen Chapel AME Church and a 1941 graduate of […]
Changes We’ve Experienced
Dolores E. Cornute passed away Jan. 18, 2018, She was 88. We love and miss her so much. She was the strongest woman I know. Her life was not easy but she never, ever stopped trying to make a way for her children. As a single parent, it was hard. But her faith in God […]
Bonita Cornute to Present at 2018 Living Legend Celebration
Living Legend honors those who have dedicated time and energy to furthering GSLABJ. This year, we celebrate Art Holliday & Wiley Price. About this Event The Living Legend event celebrates those who have committed themselves to furthering the Greater St. Louis Association of Black Journalists as well as building the next generation of journalists. Created […]
Black Journalists Assoc. Celebrates 40 Years
The Greater St. Louis Association of Black Journalists will observe its 40th anniversary at 7 p.m. Saturday, December 3 at Nine Network of Public Media, 3655 Olive St., with a celebration recognizing four journalists. GSLABJ will recognize Bonita Cornute, a reporter for FOX 2 / KPLR 11, with its most prestigious honor, the Living Legend Award. It will recognize Mary Cannon, retired director of Community Affairs for KMOV Channel 4, […]
Tracy L Simmons: My DNA Story
I have always been interested in my family lineage as far back as I can remember and always questioned my elders about their lives. History and Science were always my favorite subjects in school and as an adult I began my quest into my family genealogy. Although I have been very successful in my Cornute […]
Ten Years: Under the Temecula Sun
Year one was easy as pie. Year two – a dream come true. Year three was tricky, to say the least. Year four – it all started to come together. Year five – we caught our stride. Year six was pure bliss. Year seven – a year of valuable lessons. Year eight – I knew […]
Legacy — Born of Slaves
Future Works Working Title: LEGACY: Born of Slaves Announcement Date: TBD Projected Release Date: TBD The book will be a work of fiction based on facts uncovered during the genealogical research of our family history. The central characters are John Cornutt and his slave family (Rebecca, Henry, George, Frances, Tate and Clark) and their life […]
A Cornute Family History
Future Works Working Title: A Cornute Family History Announcement Date: TBD Projected Release Date: TBD Although we have collected many photos and source documents during our research of the Cornutes, we are putting out this call for any Cornute family documents, photos and stories. We, as Cornute genealogists, are making every effort to publish the […]