Cornelius James Walter Miles Cornelius is originally from Porterville California where he grew up. He attended Alta Vista Elementary school where he graduated in 1982. He attended Porterville High School from 1982-1986. In 1988 he moved to Oregon and joined the Navy in 1990 and was a cook for four years. In 2001 he went to college at Eastern Oregon University where he earned a bachelor's degree of Science in Liberal Studies with minors in Anthropology\Sociology and Health.