An assortment of Costner cousins, almost all first cousins

 

Costner Cousins--first cousins J. T. Costner, Clay Costner, Everett Parker, Hershel Parker, J. L. Balentine--Full Face; with a picture of John Mathis and his father Arthur Mathis added and two of Corbette (Joe) Edwards, Ida Costner's son

This is J. T. Costner, Ona and John's son.

This is Elbert's son Clay.

Clay, later on.


Everett Parker, son of Martha Costner

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Hershel Parker--a lot older, but full face; don't have a high school graduation photo because I left to start working after the 11th grade. But see the photograph of our uncle, below, for resemblances.

This is R. G. (Pete) Costner, first cousin to J. L., Clay, and Hershel--but he is also our second cousin. J. T. Costner is Pete's brother but also--you figure it out. Ona and John were first cousins.




On New Year's Day 2012:
Thanks to his daughter Christi, here is John Mathis, a grandson of Ada Costner Mathis, sister of Gene Costner. John is second cousin to Clay Costner, J. L. Balentine, and Hershel Parker. Christi noticed the resemblance to Clay. I think the look of the Costner brothers and sisters (whether it was the Costner look or the Stewart look) carries very far down the generations.

J. L. Balentine

J.L. and Hershel:

Madine Simmons sent me a full-face picture of her brother, J. L. Balentine to replace the profile shot I posted at first.

Here is our uncle, Andrew Costner:

Arthur Mathis, son of Ada Costjer, was first cousin to Andrew Costner, first cousin once removed from Hershel Parker, J. L. Balentine, and Clay Costner. Arthur Mathis was the father of John Mathis. This picture courtesy of his granddaughter Christi.

Young Corbette (Joe) Edwards, first cousin once removed to J. L., J. T., Clay, Hershel, Everett, and R.G.



Young Corbette (Joe) Edwards again.

Corbette in later life. All baseball player Joe Edwards' photos courtesy of Bonnie McMullan.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

John Andrew Jackson Costner, Gene Costner, Gene's son Andrew, and some of his grandsons, nephews, and grandnephews (children of different sisters of Gene Gostner)

At last, a clear photograph of John Andrew Jackson Costner!

Edgar Lugene (Gene) Costner

Gene Costner in old age, in Heavener, Oklahoma.

Andrew Costner, Uncle Andrew to the cousins who follow this picture
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J. T. Costner, son of Ona and John Costner (who were first cousins)

R. G. (Pete) Costner, son of Ona and John Costner

Eskel, Elvin, and Ishmael Covington, sons of Cora Lee Costner.

Clay Costner, son of Elbert Costner.

Clay Costner.

Everett Parker, son of Martha Izora Costner

J. L. Balentine, son of Mary Thelma Costner.

J. L. Balentine again.

Hershel Parker, son of Martha Izora Costner.

Hershel Parker again.

Corbette (Joe) Edwards, son of Ida Costner, and therefore first cousin once removed to Gene's grandsons. Joe was a major league ball player.

Another of Joe.

This is Arthur Mathis, whose mother was Ada Costner.

Courtesy of Christi Senter, a picture of John Mathis as a young man.

John Mathis, whose grandmother was Ada Costner.

Four grandsons of Alice Costner Bell, Gene's sister (not to be confused with Alice Bell Costner, Gene's wife).
First, Durrell and Dewey Head, brothers.

Next, Roy Head, brother to Durrell and Dewey.

Next, Roy's twin Raymond Head.

Bill Shields and Hershel Parker

Bill Shields is a descendant of James Alexander Bell; I am a descendant of Isaac Franklin Bell, a younger brother of the Confederate soldier.










We need another Covington and a Skinner photograph to fill in--and any pictures of Gene's nephews and grandnephews who are not here.

Sunday, January 1, 2012

2nd Cousin John Mathis, grandson of Ada Costner Mathis

This photo is contributed by a previously unknown second cousin once removed, daughter of John Mathis.


Clay Costner is a grandson of Ada's brother, Edgar Lugene Costner.

Clay Costner and I are first cousins and both are 2nd cousin of John Mathis; so is Bill Costner. How many more 2nd cousins, great grandsons of John Andrew Jackson Costner?

Monday, November 9, 2015