CORDELL, James Joseph

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Last Name
 
CORDELL
Given Names
 
James Joseph
AKA's
 
Stalin, Jim
Better known as
 
Date of Birth
 
10/28/1964
Age at Death
 
14
Place of Birth
 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Race
 
Caucasian
Gender
 
Male
Religion
 
Family Tree
  Cordell Family Tree
Birth Mother
 
Loretta Mae Cordell, aka Loretta Coomer, Loretta Wilkinson; Edith Excell Cordell (great-aunt); Barbara Jeanne Cordell (aunt)
Birth Father
 
Harold Ernest Cordell, Jr. aka Harold Bogue; (uncle) Richard William Cordell, Sr.
Siblings
 
Candace Kay Cordell aka Candace Ingram; Chris Mark Cordell; Cindy Lyn Cordell; 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
 
Children
 
Non-Temple Relatives
 
Body Identification Number
 
Dental Identification, 80-B
Burial Location
 
Evergreen Cemetery, Oakland, CA
Source of Death Information
 
House Foreign Affairs Committee report; FBI document 89-4286-1302 (prepared 12/78)
Entry into Guyana
 
8/4/1977
Residence (US)
 
Redwood Valley, California 95470
Residence (JT)
 
Cottage 01
Occupation in U.S./Skills, Talents & Interests
 
Student (RYMUR 89-4286-X-5-a-26f); agriculture work, apprentice welder, wood work (carving), beginnning artist (RYMUR 89-4286-E-2-A-1o)
Occupation in Jonestown (Temple Records)
 
Field worker; student (RYMUR 89-4286-PP-8-M-5); Server (RYMUR 89-4286-E-2-A-1ooo)
Jonestown Roles (FBI Records)
 
Government Income
 
Discrepancies
 
Remembrances
 
“Jimmy Cordell was the youngest of Harold and Loretta Cordell's five children. He lived in Redwood Valley and arrived in Guyana on 8/4/1977. He lived in Cottage 01 in Jonestown. Jimmy-Jo, as he was called, was a happy and cooperative child, a rising star; it's hard to imagine him being 14! RIP, my angelic little brother. ” - Kathryn Barbour