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James Buck Cockerham 1831–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 May 1831

Birth Location: , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 29 Apr 1912

Death Location: Roaring River, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Martin Cockerham

Mother: Lydia Bauguess

Spouse(s): Mary Darnell, Susan Finney

Children(s): Haywood Cockerham, Charity Cockerham, Charles Cockerham, Lindolph Cockerham, Troy Cockerham, Dulsie Cockerham, Roxie Cockerham, James Cockerham, Mary Cockraham

James Buck Cockerham was born in 1831 in , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA, the child of Martin Cockerham And Lydia Bauguess. James Buck Cockerham married Mary Ellen Darnell, Susan C Finney, and had children including Charity Cockerham, Charles F Cockerham, Dulsie Louduska Cockerham, Haywood Cockerham, James Tyre Cockerham, Lindolph D Cockerham, Mary Ellen Cockraham, Roxie Ann Cockerham, Troy Cockerham. James Buck Cockerham passed away in 1912 in Roaring River, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Buck Cockerham was born in 1831 in , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA, the child of Martin Cockerham And Lydia Bauguess.
  • James Buck Cockerham married Mary Ellen Darnell, Susan C Finney, and had children including Charity Cockerham, Charles F Cockerham, Dulsie Louduska Cockerham, Haywood Cockerham, James Tyre Cockerham, Lindolph D Cockerham, Mary Ellen Cockraham, Roxie Ann Cockerham, Troy Cockerham.
  • James Buck Cockerham passed away in 1912 in Roaring River, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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James Cockerham's Ancestors

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James Cockerham
1831–1912
Birth Place: , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Martin Cockerham
1802–1856
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Lydia Bauguess
1811–1900
Traphill, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Bauguess) (Boggess)
1776–1821
Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
KEZIAH ((Kessiah) Rose) Bauguess
1774–1829
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
EMANUEL Rose
1752–1796
Mary Hancock
1763–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN ROSE
1730–1800
Mary Street
1730–1782

James Cockerham's Descendants

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James (Buck) Cockerham (3 May 1831–29 Apr 1912) m. Mary (Ellen) Darnell (19 Oct 1842–16 July 1892) m. Susan (C.) Finney (Oct 1849–27 Oct 1929)
  1. 1. Haywood Cockerham 1858–1947
  2. 2. Charity Cockerham 1860–1864
  3. 3. Charles (F.) Cockerham 1863–1940
  4. 4. Lindolph (D) Cockerham 1866–1947 m. Isabelle (Coetta) Gentry 1879–1942
    1. 1. Vandie (Ethel) Cockerham 1900–1943
    2. 2. Edith (Izora) Cockerham 1901–1968
    3. 3. Freida (Iris) Cockerham 1906–1973
    4. 4. Theodore (K.) Cockerham 1907–1993
    5. 5. Blanche (Leona) Cockerham 1912–1982 m. Ralph (William) McNeal 1899–1970
      1. 1. Coetta (Jane) McNeal 1939–2022
    6. 6. Donald (Lee) Cockerham 1917–1993
  5. 5. Troy Cockerham 1868–1885
  6. 6. Dulsie (Louduska) Cockerham 1874–1917
  7. 7. Roxie (Ann) Cockerham 1871–1904
  8. 8. James (Tyre) Cockerham 1876–1952
  9. 9. Mary (Ellen) Cockraham 1870–1963 m. James (Thomas Freeland "Freel") Handy 1875–1945
    1. 1. Walter (Roscoe Handy) Sr 1898–1994 m. Della (H) Handy 1911–1996
      1. 1. Mary (Catherine) Handy 1939–2009
    2. 2. Mary (L) Handy 1899–
    3. 3. Celia (E) Handy 1903–
    4. 4. Pearlie Handy 1905–
    5. 5. Lawrence (James) Handy 1915–2000
    6. 6. Clyde (B) Handy 1917–1997
    7. 7. Jay (Bee) Handy 1920–1921
    8. 8. Conlin (F) Handy 1914–1980

James Cockerham's Timeline

2 Records

1831
3 May 1831
Birth of James Buck Cockerham in , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1912
29 Apr 1912
Age 81
Death of James Buck Cockerham in , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 May 1831
    Event Place: , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1912
    Event Place: , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Roaring River, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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