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Bertha Ellen Holmes 1872–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1872

Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA

Death Date: 13 Feb 1962

Death Location: Sheffield, Franklin, Iowa, USA

Father: Solomon Holmes

Mother: Mary Ormrod

Spouse(s): Fred Cockram

Children(s): James Cockram, Ida Cockram

Bertha Ellen Holmes was born in 1872 in Wisconsin, USA, the child of Solomon H Holmes And Mary Ormrod. In 1875, Bertha Ellen Holmes resided in Wilson, Ellsworth, Kansas, USA. In 1880, Bertha Ellen Holmes resided in Richland, Franklin, Iowa, USA. Bertha Ellen Holmes married Fred Cockram, and had children including Ida Alberta Cockram, James Albert Cockram. Bertha Ellen Holmes passed away in 1962 in Sheffield, Franklin, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Bertha Ellen Holmes was born in 1872 in Wisconsin, USA, the child of Solomon H Holmes And Mary Ormrod.
  • In 1875, Bertha Ellen Holmes resided in Wilson, Ellsworth, Kansas, USA.
  • In 1880, Bertha Ellen Holmes resided in Richland, Franklin, Iowa, USA.
  • Bertha Ellen Holmes married Fred Cockram, and had children including Ida Alberta Cockram, James Albert Cockram.
  • Bertha Ellen Holmes passed away in 1962 in Sheffield, Franklin, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Solomon Holmes
1848–
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
SH
Mary Ormrod
1852–1942
Birth Location: Stockport, Manchester, Lancashire, England
MO

Spouses(s)

Fred Cockram
1871–1947
Birth Location: Newton, St, Cyres, England
FC

Children(s)

James Cockram
1904–1996
Birth Location: Hancock County, Iowa, USA
JC
Ida Cockram
1907–1979
Birth Location: Franklin County, Iowa, USA
IC

Bertha Holmes's Ancestors

Self
Bertha Holmes
1872–1962
Birth Place: Wisconsin, USA
Parents
Solomon H Holmes
1848–
Ohio, USA
Mary Ormrod
1852–1942
Stockport, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
James (Ormrod) Sr
1816–1892
England
Elizabeth Froggatt
1816–1896
Cromford, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Froggatt
1791–1875
Ann Taylor
1793–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Frogatt
1762–1816
Elizabeth Staley
1761–1839
Francis Taylor
1765–1836
Mary Brookes
1768–1835

Bertha Holmes's Descendants

1.
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Bertha (Ellen) Holmes (15 Jan 1872–13 Feb 1962) m. Fred Cockram (17 Feb 1871–17 Dec 1947)
  1. 1. James (Albert) Cockram 1904–1996 m. Fleta (Louise) Schaefer 1906–1992
    1. 1. Donna (Belle Cockram) (Dokken) 1936–2014 m. Leslie Dokken 1934–2007
  2. 2. Ida (Alberta) Cockram 1907–1979

Bertha Holmes's Timeline

12 Records

1872
15 Jan 1872
Birth of Bertha Ellen Holmes in Wisconsin, USA
Wisconsin, USA
1875
1 Mar 1875
Age 3
Bertha Ellen Holmes resided here in Wilson, Ellsworth, Kansas, USA
Wilson, Ellsworth, Kansas, USA
1880
1880
Age 8
Bertha Ellen Holmes resided here in Richland, Franklin, Iowa, USA
Richland, Franklin, Iowa, USA
1895
1895
Age 23
Bertha Ellen Holmes resided here in Richland, Franklin Iowa, Iowa
Richland, Franklin Iowa, Iowa
1900
1900
Age 28
Bertha Ellen Holmes resided here in Richland, Franklin, Iowa, USA
Richland, Franklin, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 38
Bertha Ellen Holmes resided here in Richland, Franklin, Iowa, USA
Richland, Franklin, Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 48
Bertha Ellen Holmes resided here in Richland, Franklin, Iowa, USA
Richland, Franklin, Iowa, USA
1925
1 Jan 1925
Age 53
Bertha Ellen Holmes resided here in Richland, Franklin, Iowa, USA
Richland, Franklin, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 58
Bertha Ellen Holmes resided here in Richland, Richland, Franklin, Iowa, USA
Richland, Richland, Franklin, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 63
Bertha Ellen Holmes resided here in Sheffield, Franklin, Iowa
Sheffield, Franklin, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 68
Bertha Ellen Holmes resided here in Clinton, Sheffield, Franklin, Iowa, USA
Clinton, Sheffield, Franklin, Iowa, USA
1962
13 Feb 1962
Age 90
Death of Bertha Ellen Holmes in USA
USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1872
    Event Place: Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1875
    Event Place: Wilson, Ellsworth, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1875 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: ks1875_7; Line: 10

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Richland, Franklin, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1895
    Event Place: Richland, Franklin Iowa, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., State Census, 1895

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Richland, Franklin, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Richland, Franklin, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Richland, Franklin, Iowa; Roll: T624_403; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0161; FHL microfilm: 1374416

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Richland, Franklin, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Richland, Franklin, Iowa; Roll: T625_490; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 173

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Richland, Franklin, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Richland, Richland, Franklin, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Richland, Franklin, Iowa; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 2340390

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sheffield, Franklin, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Clinton, Sheffield, Franklin, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1962
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1904, 1921-1951, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sheffield, Franklin, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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