Brief Life History of Nancy
When Nancy Cockerham was born about 1775, in South Carolina, United States, her father, John Cockerham Sr., was 43 and her mother, Elizabeth Brambley, was 28. She married Westley B. Tarver in Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She died in January 1845, in Amite, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 71.
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Family Time Line
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Spouse and Children
1770–1809 Male
1775–1845 Female
Children (9)
1793– Male
1797– Male
1799–1852 Female
1800– Female
1803– Male
+4 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1733–1843 Male
1748–1830 Female
Siblings (11)
1768–1856 Male
1769–1845 Male
1771–1844 Male
1775–1845 Female
1776–1846 Male
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1776
Age 1
1776 · Battle of Sullivan's Island
Age 1
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
Age 19
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire): habitational name from a place in Lancashire named Cocker, from the Cocker river (a Celtic name apparently derived from an element kukro ‘winding’) + Old English hām ‘homestead’ or hamm ‘enclosure hemmed in by water’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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