Ova Lee Cockrill

Brief Life History of Ova Lee

When Ova Lee Cockrill was born on 14 August 1899, in Bonham, Fannin, Texas, United States, her father, Samuel Todd Cockrill, was 28 and her mother, Cecil Davis Grubbs, was 23. She married Forrest Henry Taylor on 27 November 1919, in Bonham, Fannin, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She lived in Justice Precinct 1, Fannin, Texas, United States for about 10 years. She died on 14 August 1929, in Bonham, Fannin, Texas, United States, at the age of 30, and was buried in Willow Wild Cemetery, Bonham, Fannin, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Forrest Henry Taylor
1894–1964
Ova Lee Cockrill
1899–1929
Marriage: 27 November 1919
Forrest Henry Taylor
1921–2006
Robert Lee Taylor
1922–2003
Cecil Sherwood Taylor
1925–2003

Sources (12)

  • Ovie Cockrill in household of Samuel Cockrill, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Ova Lee Taylor, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
  • Orie Lee Cockrell in entry for Taylor, "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"

World Events (8)

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

1901 · Spindletop Oilfield Discovered

"Spindletop, located south of Beaumont, becomes the first major oil well to be discovered in Texas. Other fields were discovered in shortly after, which ultimately led to the highly impactful ""oil boom""."

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): variant of Cockrell .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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