Last
Name |
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CORDELL |
Given Names |
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Chris Mark |
AKA's |
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Better known as |
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Date of
Birth |
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9/13/1957 |
Age at Death |
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21 |
Place
of Birth |
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Indianapolis, Indiana |
Race |
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Caucasian |
Gender |
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Male |
Religion |
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Family Tree |
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Cordell Family Tree | ;
Birth
Mother |
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Loretta Mae Cordell, aka Loretta Coomer, Loretta Wilkinson; Edith Excell Cordell (great-aunt); Barbara Jeanne Cordell (aunt) |
Birth Father |
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Harold Ernest Cordell, Jr. aka Harold Bogue; (uncle) Richard William Cordell, Sr. |
Siblings |
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Candace Kay Cordell aka Candace Ingram; Cindy Lyn Cordell; James Joseph Cordell aka Jim Stalin; Mabel Joy Cordell; (cousins) Julie Rene Cordell; Richard William Cordell, Jr.; Rita Diane Cordell; Mark Nathan Cordell; Jameel Regina Lawrence, aka Jamie Cordell; (second cousin) Natasha LaNa Cordell |
Partner |
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Children |
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Non-Temple Relatives |
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Body Identification Number |
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Burial Location |
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Evergreen Cemetery, Oakland, CA |
Source
of Death Information |
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House Foreign Affairs Committee report; FBI document 89-4286-1302 (prepared 12/78) |
Entry
into Guyana |
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5/29/1977 |
Residence (US) |
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Redwood Valley, California 95470 |
Residence (JT) |
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Cottage 24 |
Occupation in U.S./Skills, Talents & Interests |
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Student (RYMUR 89-4286-X-5-a-26f); painter (PT occupation record) |
Occupation in Jonestown (Temple Records) |
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Unloading crew (Beck) |
Jonestown Roles (FBI Records) |
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Security (FBI Report, 89-4286-1681) |
Government Income |
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Discrepancies |
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PT occupation record says birthdate is 11/13/1957 |
Remembrances |
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“Chris was the oldest child of Harold and Loretta Cordell. He arrived in Guyana 5/29/77 and lived in Cottage 24. Altogether they numbered sixteen, including grandchildren, and all but three died in Jonestown. Yet the Cordell families are a study in themselves, of the solid Pentecostal heart of Peoples Temple, with roots in the Quaker tradition. They were loved and loving, committed to the principles of brotherhood and service, and exemplary in their lives. ” - Kathryn Barbour |
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