Parker B Cookman

Brief Life History of Parker B

When Parker B Cookman was born on 29 June 1814, in Lewis, Virginia, United States, his father, George Cookman, was 26 and his mother, Mary Teter Mitchell, was 22. He married Sarah Post on 19 February 1836, in Lewis, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Harrison, Virginia, United States for about 10 years and Grant District, Harrison, West Virginia, United States for about 10 years. He died on 4 July 1892, in Rockford, Harrison, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Harmony Cemetery, Jane Lew, Lewis, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Parker B Cookman
1814–1892
Sarah Post
1813–1885
Marriage: 19 February 1836
Edith Elizabeth Cookman
1837–1917
Margaret Cookman
1839–1840
George M. Cookman
1841–1897
Melburn Cookman
1844–1920
Sarah Olive Cookman
1848–1937
Edgar A Cookman
1851–1918
William Cookman
1851–
Olive Cookman
1853–

Sources (42)

  • Parker Cookman, "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
  • Parker B Cookman, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
  • P B Cookman, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1824 · "Mary Randolph Publishes ""The Virginia Housewife"""

“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America. 

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Cockman .

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

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