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James Rufus COCKERHAM 1856–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jan 1856

Birth Location: Summerville,, Louisiana, United States

Death Date: 15 Nov 1942

Death Location: Tullos,, Louisiana, United States

Father: Corporal Cockerham

Mother: Demarius Cockerham

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The story of James Rufus COCKERHAM began in 1856 in Summerville,, Louisiana, United States. James Rufus COCKERHAM passed away in 1942 in Tullos,, Louisiana, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of James Rufus COCKERHAM began in 1856 in Summerville,, Louisiana, United States.
  • James Rufus COCKERHAM passed away in 1942 in Tullos,, Louisiana, United States.

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James COCKERHAM's Ancestors

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James COCKERHAM
1856–1942
Birth Place: Summerville,, Louisiana, United States
Parents
Corporal Quincy A Cockerham
1825–1862
Amite County, Mississippi, USA
Demarius Cockerham
1830–1893
,,Louisiana, United States
Grandparents
William Cockerham
1795–1850
Louisiana, United States
Bramley Tarver
1799–1852
Barnwell County, South Carolina, USA
James Cockerham
1798–1858
Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Cockerham
1805–1850
, Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Mary Valentine
1773–1850
West Tarver
1770–1809
Nancy Cockerham
1775–1845
John Cockerham
1771–1844
David Cockerham
1776–1846
Jane Chadwick
1776–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Tarver
1752–1810
Mary Tarver
1756–
John Cockerham
1748–1830

James COCKERHAM's Timeline

2 Records

1856
14 Jan 1856
Birth of James Rufus COCKERHAM in Summerville,, Louisiana, United States
Summerville,, Louisiana, United States
1942
15 Nov 1942
Age 86
Death of James Rufus COCKERHAM in Tullos,, Louisiana, United States
Tullos,, Louisiana, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1856
    Event Place: Summerville,, Louisiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1942
    Event Place: Tullos,, Louisiana, United States

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