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John Robert Cooksey 1838–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 September 1838

Birth Location: Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 8 March 1908

Death Location: Short Bend, Dent, Missouri, USA, Buried in Cooksey cemetery

Father: Benjamin Cooksey

Mother: Sarah Watson

Spouse(s):

Children(s): James Cooksey

The story of John Robert Cooksey began in 1838 in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America. John Robert Cooksey had children including James Andrew Cooksey. John Robert Cooksey passed away in 1908 in Short Bend, Dent, Missouri, USA, Buried in Cooksey cemetery.

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Biography

  • The story of John Robert Cooksey began in 1838 in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America.
  • John Robert Cooksey had children including James Andrew Cooksey.
  • John Robert Cooksey passed away in 1908 in Short Bend, Dent, Missouri, USA, Buried in Cooksey cemetery.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Cooksey's Ancestors

Self
John Cooksey
1838–1908
Birth Place: Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Benjamin Robert Cooksey
1787–1865
Fauquier, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Mahalia Dee) Watson
1799–1881
Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Phillip Cooksey
1757–1836
Charles, Maryland, United States
Mary Adams
1760–1839
Charles, Maryland, United States
Leonard (B) Watson
1775–1860
Charles, Maryland, United States
Sarah Cooksey
1775–1860
Charles, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Phillip Cooksey
1729–1793
Elizabeth Lashley
1641–1681
John Adams
1744–1816
Elizabeth Burroughs
1750–1816
William Watson
1745–1802
Lucy Hardacre
1755–1802
Phillip Cooksey
1757–1836
Mary Adams
1764–1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas COOKSEY
1689–1776
mary adams
1693–1760
Robert Lashlee
1620–1680
Elizabeth
1616–1682
John Adams
1718–1781
Sarah Gibbons
1725–1795
George Burroughs
1840–
Eleanor Burroughs
1837–
William Watson
1726–1803
Mary Anne
1735–
Philip Cooksey
1740–1793
Elizabeth Lashley
1641–1681
John Adams
1744–1816
Elizabeth Burroughs
1750–1816

John Cooksey's Descendants

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John (Robert) Cooksey (9 September 1838–8 March 1908)
  1. 1. James (Andrew) Cooksey 1862–1929
    1. 1. John (Emerson Nester) Cooksey 1890–1975
      1. 1. Eula Cooksey 1918–1993

John Cooksey's Timeline

2 Records

1838
9 September 1838
Birth of John Robert Cooksey in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America
Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America
1908
8 March 1908
Age 70
Death of John Robert Cooksey in Short Bend, Dent, Missouri, USA, Buried in Cooksey cemetery
Short Bend, Dent, Missouri, USA, Buried in Cooksey cemetery

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 September 1838
    Event Place: Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 March 1908
    Event Place: Short Bend, Dent, Missouri, USA, Buried in Cooksey cemetery

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