Notes: Originally the name of the town of Corn was spelled Korn, but was changed during World War I due to anti-German sentiment. There are several stories as to how the town received the name Corn. However, the most commonly believed story is that the town received its name because its first post office was in a corn field.
The town was originally settled by German and Russian Mennonites. In the late 1800s, around the time of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Land Run, a Mennonite Brethren missionary stationed nearby invited fellow Mennonites from Kansas to homestead in the area. They brought along "Turkey Red" wheat, which grew well in the western Oklahoma soil. On its one-hundredth birthday the town received a historical marker celebrating this accomplishment.
World War I brought harassment by vigilantes and the county Council of Defense on many of the Germans and Mennonites that lived in and around Corn. Not only did the town change its name during this time, but a German newspaper ceased operation.
The town is also known for being the second tornado filmed in history (and the first in the United States), on June 8, 1951. The first known tornado captured on film was a waterspout in Cuba in 1933.
On April 23, 2010 the public school in Corn, Washita Heights, closed due to lack of students in the district and lack of funding from the state. The nearby town of Cordell took over the district. The private school, Corn Bible, still remains open.
The population was 503 at the 2010 census.OpenStreetMap City/Town : Latitude: 35.378109200, Longitude: -98.782017400
Birth Matches 1 to 50 of 235
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Last Name, Given Name(s)
Birth
Person ID
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BAERGEN, Katherine Maria 11 Jul 1914 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I20172
2
BALZER, Marie Nellie 14 Jun 1899 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I17037
3
BARTEL, Lorene Anna 6 Apr 1930 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I58643
4
BARTEL, Peter Henry 28 Jul 1920 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I19488
5
BERGMAN, Menno E. 27 Jan 1908 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I19472
6
BERGMANN, Edna M. 28 Jul 1920 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I50607
7
BERGMANN, Lydia 6 Nov 1895 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I19475
8
BOESE, Herbert George 28 Oct 1915 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I19636
9
DICK, Marie 16 Aug 1900 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I51404
10
DUERKSEN, Emerson Paul 25 Jan 1925 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I19840
11
DUERKSEN, Marcellus John 18 Oct 1923 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I19866
12
DUERKSEN, Viola Marion 12 Mar 1920 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I34736
13
DYCK, Selma ‘Elizabeth’ 22 Dec 1919 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I21607
14
EDIGER, Fay ‘Mildred’ 26 Oct 1925 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I25497
15
ENGEL, Elmer Lewis (Penny) 14 Nov 1911 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I20317
16
FAST, David Cecil 24 Sep 1902 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I35306
17
FAST, Edwin Jacob 11 Sep 1915 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I50605
18
FAST, Harold Elvern 19 May 1929 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I35305
19
FAST, Harry Herbert 19 Aug 1923 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I23807
20
FAST, Martha 4 Aug 1895 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I58191
21
FLAMING, Albert Henry 25 Aug 1897 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I17106
22
FLAMING, Edward Robert 24 Jan 1911 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I17113
23
FLAMING, Ernest B. 18 Apr 1899 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I36976
24
FLAMING, Eva Helen 4 Jul 1916 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I17116
25
FLAMING, Harold Alford 8 Feb 1919 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I17119
26
FLAMING, Harry Wesley 17 Aug 1914 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I17115
27
FLAMING, Herman B. R. 27 Jun 1894 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I19832
28
FLAMING, Lohrenz (Lawrence) Allen 21 Jun 1925 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I17121
29
FLAMING, Lydia Matilda 21 Feb 1895 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I20394
30
FLAMING, Menno 17 Apr 1905 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I17111
31
FLAMING, Selma 29 Dec 1906 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I17112
32
FLAMING, Viola Grace 20 Feb 1920 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I17117
33
FRANZ, Eldon Glen 14 Jun 1934 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I19981
34
FRANZ, Elisabeth 18 Oct 1913 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I39698
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FRIESEN, Harry 9 Jul 1919 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I40171
36
FRIESEN, Hilda 30 Sep 1914 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I19940
37
FRIESEN, Martha 20 Oct 1920 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I19948
38
FRIESEN, Ruby Evelyn 16 Mar 1920 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I17481
39
FROESE, Margaret 22 Oct 1898 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I21476
40
FUNK, Abraham 15 Mar 1897 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I19471
41
FUNK, Adina 22 Feb 1922 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I24739
42
FUNK, Anna 17 Apr 1899 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I19467
43
FUNK, Clara Ruth 9 Nov 1922 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I20008
44
FUNK, Cornelius J. 2 Dec 1928 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I24894
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FUNK, David J. 27 Aug 1893 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I16222
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FUNK, Elizabeth (Betty) Rachel 31 Mar 1928 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I34460
47
FUNK, Erna 23 Aug 1917 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I28880
48
FUNK, Helena 16 Apr 1911 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I57921
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FUNK, John Cornelius 12 Dec 1926 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I24779
50
FUNK, Leona 17 Nov 1915 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I24662
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Died Matches 1 to 50 of 332
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Last Name, Given Name(s)
Died
Person ID
1
ADRIAN, Helena 5 Aug 1985 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I18975
2
BAERGEN, Jacob G. 4 Feb 1944 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I17703
3
BALZER, David 25 Oct 1901 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I19463
4
BALZER, Marie Nellie 11 Oct 1992 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I17037
5
BARTEL, Eva 26 Oct 1963 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I34738
6
BARTEL, Heinrich A. 28 Jan 1944 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I39737
7
BARTEL, Henry John 7 Jul 1978 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I35588
8
BARTEL, Peter Heinrich 26 Mar 1940 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I17691
9
BARTEL, Sara Olga 22 Apr 1997 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I34814
10
BAUER, Elisabeth 15 Feb 1906 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I30847
11
BECKER, Eva 26 Jan 1911 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I20634
12
BERG, Peter 5 Mar 1921 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I40309
13
BERGMANN, Katharina (Tena) 17 Nov 1920 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I17833
14
BERGMANN, Lydia 29 Jan 1980 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I19475
15
BERGMANN, Peter P. 4 Jul 1901 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I17826
16
BERGMANN, Sarah 22 Jun 1973 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I17834
17
BERGTHOLD, Heinrich 18 Mar 1933 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I37021
18
BOESE, Anna 24 Jun 1970 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I19644
19
BOESE, Heinrich S. 24 Nov 1970 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I19639
20
BOESE, Helena Abt Oct 1981 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I19645
21
BOESE, Herbert George 31 Aug 1916 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I19636
22
BOESE, Johann J. 2 Aug 1924 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I19631
23
BOESE, Kathrina (Tena) 11 Aug 1988 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I19646
24
BOESE, Maria 9 May 1905 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I17507
25
BROWN, Benjamin Franklin 15 Aug 2008 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I28882
26
BULLER, Abraham A. 20 Feb 1993 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I21860
27
BULLER, Margaretha 22 Dec 1937 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I16492
28
BULLER, Maria 30 Oct 1913 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I17038
29
BUSHMAN, Anna 6 Dec 1961 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I19745
30
BUSHMAN, Edna Helen 6 Sep 1998 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I32884
31
DE FEHR, Jacob Abraham 5 Sep 1938 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I33936
32
DICK, Cornelius H. 22 Jan 1990 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I35601
33
DUECK, Johann H. 28 Feb 1937 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I21250
34
DUERKSEN, Abraham Gilbert 9 Jan 1978 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I34735
35
DUERKSEN, Rev. Johann F. 1 May 1932 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I18153
36
DUERKSEN, Maria 8 Jul 1953 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I50761
37
DUERKSEN, Mathilda (Tillie) 7 Sep 1988 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I22650
38
DUERKSEN, Viola Marion 18 Dec 1977 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I34736
39
DYCK, David H. 14 Oct 1973 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I21606
40
DYCK, Selma ‘Elizabeth’ 21 Jun 2004 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I21607
41
EDIGER, Agatha T. 4 Feb 1938 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I36193
42
EDIGER, Anna 20 Jan 1931 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I8171
43
EDIGER, Bertha M. 30 Mar 2000 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I24651
44
EDIGER, Elizabeth (Lizzie) 3 Jan 1942 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I19556
45
EDIGER, Jacob Henry 20 Sep 1944 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I21290
46
EKKERT, Maria 23 Jan 1909 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I18941
47
ENGEL, Ferdinand 4 Apr 1928 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I17358
48
ENGEL, Friedrich (Fred) A. 24 Feb 1972 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I17360
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ENNS, Agatha 23 Sep 1908 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I30789
50
ENNS, Elisabeth 24 Jun 1929 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I31960
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Last Name, Given Name(s)
Buried
Person ID
1
GOERTZEN, Cornelius (Curt ) H. Abt Nov 1962 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I58235
2
KLIEWER, Adina Abt Mar 1965 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I26098
3
NACHTIGAL, Anna 8 Aug 1988 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I58286
4
SCHMIDT, Alvin Abt Jan 1993 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I35372
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Baptism
Person ID
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BALZER, Marie Nellie 25 Jul 1915 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I17037
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BARTEL, Henry John 30 Mar 1924 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I35588
3
BARTEL, Sara Olga 16 Jun 1918 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I34814
4
BERGMANN, Edna M. 4 Nov 1934 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I50607
5
BERGMANN, Isaac 6 Jan 1909 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I50644
6
BERGMANN, Johann 6 Jan 1909 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I17832
7
BERGMANN, Katharina (Tena) 7 Apr 1912 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I17833
8
BERGMANN, Maria 6 Jan 1909 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I34734
9
BOESE, Helena 11 Sep 1908 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I19645
10
BOESE, Kathrina (Tena) 23 Mar 1912 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I19646
11
BROWN, Irene R. 13 Nov 1932 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I35589
12
CLASSEN, Dietrich John 24 Feb 1895 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I58866
13
DICK, Cornelius H. 2 Dec 1906 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I35601
14
DUERKSEN, Abraham Gilbert 2 Dec 1906 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I34735
15
DUERKSEN, Viola Marion 10 Oct 1937 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I34736
16
DYCK, David H. 7 Apr 1912 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I21606
17
DYCK, Selma ‘Elizabeth’ 10 Oct 1937 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I21607
18
ENGEL, Elmer Lewis (Penny) 4 Nov 1934 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I20317
19
ENGEL, Friedrich (Fred) A. Abt May 1912 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I17360
20
FAST, David Cecil 16 Jun 1918 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I35306
21
FAST, Helena W. 1 Jun 1903 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I18546
22
FISCHER, Katarina (Tina) 2 Dec 1906 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I17496
23
FLAMING, Ernest B. 20 May 1923 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I36976
24
FLAMING, Gerhard Bert 15 Oct 1905 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I16274
25
FLAMING, Heinrich Andreas Abt May 1875 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I16179
26
FLAMING, Heinrich H. 15 Nov 1895 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I15848
27
FLAMING, Lydia Matilda Abt 1924 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I20394
28
FLAMING, Maria 30 Jun 1918 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I20416
29
FLAMING, Maria Clara 30 Jun 1918 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I19829
30
FLAMING, Menno 16 Jan 1927 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I17111
31
FLAMING, Selma 16 May 1920 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I17112
32
FRANZ, Elizabeth 20 Apr 1924 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I19977
33
FRANZ, Peter Gustav Abt 1908 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I19030
34
FRANZ, Susan A. 16 May 1920 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I35307
35
FRIESEN, Daniel Erstis 30 Mar 1924 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I19890
36
FRIESEN, Emma 29 Oct 1922 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I33144
37
FRIESEN, Frieda 8 Oct 1939 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I60581
38
FRIESEN, Harry 25 Aug 1940 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I40171
39
FRIESEN, Herman A. 16 Jun 1918 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I19939
40
FRIESEN, Hilda 17 Sep 1950 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I19940
41
FRIESEN, Katharina 9 Aug 1903 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I19970
42
FRIESEN, Martha 8 Oct 1939 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I19948
43
FRIESEN, Martha M. 16 Jun 1918 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I21068
44
FRIESEN, Ruby Evelyn 6 May 1936 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I17481
45
FROESE, Margaret 30 Mar 1924 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I21476
46
FUNK, Adina 10 Oct 1937 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I24739
47
FUNK, Agatha 4 Jun 1900 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I24659
48
FUNK, Anna 22 Nov 1914 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I19467
49
FUNK, Cornelius J. 2 Dec 1906 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I22739
50
FUNK, Cornelius J. 21 Nov 1943 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma I24894
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Family
Married
Family ID
1
BARTEL / BROWN 5 Nov 1933 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F24384
2
BARTEL / KLIEWER 7 Jan 1915 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F14176
3
BARTEL / KROEKER 14 Jan 1945 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F14178
4
BECKER / FRIESEN 2 Mar 1941 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F12881
5
BERGEN / KROEKER 16 Apr 1937 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F17005
6
BERGMANN / RICHERT 6 Feb 1906 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F13104
7
BERGTHOLD / JUST 11 Jun 1911 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F25238
8
CLASSEN / DUERKSEN 2 Aug 1901 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F39581
9
DALKE / FUNK 27 Jul 1956 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F20074
10
DICK / GOOSEN 17 Apr 1932 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F24390
11
DUERKSEN / KROEKER 28 Sep 1924 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F13350
12
DUERKSEN / WARKENTIN 17 Sep 1922 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F13856
13
DYCK / NIKKEL 14 Feb 1915 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F12456
14
EDIGER / WEDEL 2 Apr 1924 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F15658
15
ENGEL / REIMER 6 Jun 1936 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F12895
16
ENGLE / UNGER 27 Oct 1935 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F17625
17
FAST / BERGMANN 17 Dec 1963 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F34136
18
FAST / FRANZ 6 Sep 1925 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F24236
19
FAST / SIEMENS 14 Apr 1908 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F10612
20
FLAMING / BOESE 14 May 1957 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F26967
21
FLAMING / BUSCHMAN 20 Jun 1875 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F11889
22
FLAMING / KROEKER 15 Nov 1896 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F11475
23
FLAMING / WOHLGEMUTH 31 Mar 1918 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F12596
24
FRANZ / REIMER 13 Jun 1954 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F14532
25
FRIESEN / BERGMANN 6 Jan 1905 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F13105
26
FRIESEN / HIEBERT 1 Jan 1908 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F21536
27
FRIESEN / JANZEN 2 May 1942 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F27228
28
FRIESEN / REIMER 1 Oct 1933 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F14482
29
FUNK / REIMER 15 Feb 1920 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F11565
30
FUNK / SAWATZKY 3 Oct 1909 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F32127
31
GOERTZEN / KLIEWER 14 Mar 1896 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F39165
32
GOERTZEN / NACHTIGAL 30 Nov 1924 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F39168
33
GUENTHER / REIMER 24 Jan 1907 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F14605
34
HARMS / KROEKER 28 Jul 1900 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F13540
35
HEINRICHS / FRANZ 27 Apr 1941 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F19933
36
HEINRICHS / JANZEN 29 Nov 1985 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F21954
37
HEINRICHS / SCHMIDT 3 Apr 1938 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F13375
38
HEINRICHS / SCHMIDT 14 Feb 1958 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F14639
39
HINZ / ADAMS 28 May 1944 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F15721
40
HUEBERT / BAERGEN 28 Jul 1935 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F14646
41
HUEBERT / DICK 11 Jan 1920 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F34663
42
HUEBERT / KLIEWER 30 May 1897 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F13834
43
HUEBERT / NIKKEL 13 Nov 1904 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F12624
44
HUEBERT / REIMER 10 Oct 1909 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F15002
45
HUEBERT / VOGT 20 Feb 1921 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F28831
46
JANZEN / BARTEL 17 Oct 1917 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F20010
47
JOHNSON / GUENTHER 30 Dec 1898 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F22734
48
KASDORF / KOOP 5 Oct 1902 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F20051
49
KIEHN / KOOP Abt 1906 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F20053
50
KLASSEN / GOERTZEN 19 Jan 1925 Corn, Washita, Oklahoma F39172
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