Erwin Earl Cossentine
S. of George Whitfield Cossentine & Myrtle Maude Allen
Erwin Earl Cossentine
Born 23.8.1897 at Eagle Bend, Todd Co., Minnesota, USA
Occ. Labourer/College President/Secretary of Education
Marr. Mildred Theresa Parker 12.2.1917 at Windsor, New York
Died 21st Feb. 1984 at Loma Linda, San Bernadino Co., California
Children
Robert Erwin
Ruth Henrietta
Verna Mildred
NOTE
Mildred was born c 1896 at Rome, New York & died in 1983. The 1920 census recorded them at Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, although no children were present. Looks like Erwin was a Labourer in a 'Greenhouse?'.
I've come across various passenger list records that record trips made by Erwin & his family including a trip made from London to New York in Apr 1930 on the ship 'American Trader' here; Honolulu, Hawaii to Los Angeles, California in 1940 here; London to New York in Sept. 1948 here; Southampton to New York on the ship 'Queen Mary' in 1950 here; Shannon, Ireland to Idlewild Airport, Idlewild, New York in Jan. 1954 here; London to New York in Jan. 1954 here; Damascus, Syria to New York in May 1955 here & Orly Airport, Paris, France to New York in July 1956 here.
Another interesting passenger list I came across is from Mar. 1930 which shows their three children taking a trip from Sydney to London.
Also see a picture of the family here. Verna, Robert, Mildred, Erwin & Ruth. Also, see a picture of Erwin & Mildred here. Thank you to Don Barton for these pictures. Also see 'Adventist Women For Peace'.
A picture of E.E. Cossentine Family and Spouses can be seen here. ((L-R) front row: Ruth, Roberta, Mildred, Verna, back row: Joe, Robert, Erwin, Victor.) & also another here. (front row: John, Victor, 2nd row: Erwin, Mildred, Marti (on lap), Erwin, Tom (on lap), Millie, Bob, back row: Verna, Victor, Robert, Roberta, Ruth, Joe.)
A picture of Erwin & his 3 sisters (Aletha, Margt. & Myrtle) can be seen here.
Erwin E. Cossentine President, Southern California Junior College/La Sierra College 1930-42.
"Erwin Earl Cossentine is listed as college president, which he was of at least three, one of which was in Australia (all colleges of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church). He later went on to become Secretary of Education for the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, which has one of the largest parochial church school systems in the world, behind the Catholics. He traveled all around the world several times and was always bringing home unique items that he had collected on his journeys. My favorite was an elephants foot, and other ivory pieces (which of course now is illegal). He was also selected as one of the protestant ministers allowed with the US Army in Europe right after WW II and saw the many bodies from the holocaust in the POW camps. He was quite a man and I was somewhat close to him. I helped take care of him just before died. He never earned more than $100 a week working for the church, but was gifted at making money in the stock market. He could have easily been a millionaire many time over, but he devoted his life to working for the SDA church. He used to tell me he only wanted to make enough money to take care of his family, which he did amply – and then some." (Don Barton)
Erwin is the founder of the 'Cossentine Hall', at the campus of the La Sierra University at Riverside, California. The hall now houses the collections of the 'World Museum of Natural History' as seen here.
California Death Index. Name: COSSENTINE, ERWIN EARL Social Security #: 220344801 Sex: MALE Birth Date: 23 Aug 1896 Birthplace: MINNESOTA Death Date: 20 Feb 1984 Death Place: SAN BERNARDINO Mother's Maiden Name:
California Death Index. Name: COSSENTINE, MILDRED THERESA Social Security #: 220344801 Sex: FEMALE Birth Date: 19 Feb 1896 Birthplace: NEW YORK Death Date: 31 Oct 1983 Death Place: SAN BERNARDINO Mother's Maiden Name: Father's Surname: PARKER
Also SEE Erwin's World War I Draft Registration Card here.
S. of George Whitfield Cossentine & Myrtle Maude Allen
Erwin Earl Cossentine
Born 23.8.1897 at Eagle Bend, Todd Co., Minnesota, USA
Occ. Labourer/College President/Secretary of Education
Marr. Mildred Theresa Parker 12.2.1917 at Windsor, New York
Died 21st Feb. 1984 at Loma Linda, San Bernadino Co., California
Children
Robert Erwin
Ruth Henrietta
Verna Mildred
NOTE
Mildred was born c 1896 at Rome, New York & died in 1983. The 1920 census recorded them at Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, although no children were present. Looks like Erwin was a Labourer in a 'Greenhouse?'.
I've come across various passenger list records that record trips made by Erwin & his family including a trip made from London to New York in Apr 1930 on the ship 'American Trader' here; Honolulu, Hawaii to Los Angeles, California in 1940 here; London to New York in Sept. 1948 here; Southampton to New York on the ship 'Queen Mary' in 1950 here; Shannon, Ireland to Idlewild Airport, Idlewild, New York in Jan. 1954 here; London to New York in Jan. 1954 here; Damascus, Syria to New York in May 1955 here & Orly Airport, Paris, France to New York in July 1956 here.
Another interesting passenger list I came across is from Mar. 1930 which shows their three children taking a trip from Sydney to London.
Also see a picture of the family here. Verna, Robert, Mildred, Erwin & Ruth. Also, see a picture of Erwin & Mildred here. Thank you to Don Barton for these pictures. Also see 'Adventist Women For Peace'.
A picture of E.E. Cossentine Family and Spouses can be seen here. ((L-R) front row: Ruth, Roberta, Mildred, Verna, back row: Joe, Robert, Erwin, Victor.) & also another here. (front row: John, Victor, 2nd row: Erwin, Mildred, Marti (on lap), Erwin, Tom (on lap), Millie, Bob, back row: Verna, Victor, Robert, Roberta, Ruth, Joe.)
A picture of Erwin & his 3 sisters (Aletha, Margt. & Myrtle) can be seen here.
Erwin E. Cossentine President, Southern California Junior College/La Sierra College 1930-42.
"Erwin Earl Cossentine is listed as college president, which he was of at least three, one of which was in Australia (all colleges of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church). He later went on to become Secretary of Education for the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, which has one of the largest parochial church school systems in the world, behind the Catholics. He traveled all around the world several times and was always bringing home unique items that he had collected on his journeys. My favorite was an elephants foot, and other ivory pieces (which of course now is illegal). He was also selected as one of the protestant ministers allowed with the US Army in Europe right after WW II and saw the many bodies from the holocaust in the POW camps. He was quite a man and I was somewhat close to him. I helped take care of him just before died. He never earned more than $100 a week working for the church, but was gifted at making money in the stock market. He could have easily been a millionaire many time over, but he devoted his life to working for the SDA church. He used to tell me he only wanted to make enough money to take care of his family, which he did amply – and then some." (Don Barton)
Erwin is the founder of the 'Cossentine Hall', at the campus of the La Sierra University at Riverside, California. The hall now houses the collections of the 'World Museum of Natural History' as seen here.
California Death Index. Name: COSSENTINE, ERWIN EARL Social Security #: 220344801 Sex: MALE Birth Date: 23 Aug 1896 Birthplace: MINNESOTA Death Date: 20 Feb 1984 Death Place: SAN BERNARDINO Mother's Maiden Name:
California Death Index. Name: COSSENTINE, MILDRED THERESA Social Security #: 220344801 Sex: FEMALE Birth Date: 19 Feb 1896 Birthplace: NEW YORK Death Date: 31 Oct 1983 Death Place: SAN BERNARDINO Mother's Maiden Name: Father's Surname: PARKER
