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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- Parker Cookman, "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
- Parker B Cookman, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
- P B Cookman, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"
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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.
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English: variant of Cockman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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