Brief Life History of Mark R
When Mark R Cockrill was born on 10 July 1870, in Tennessee, United States, his father, William Goodloe Cockrill, was 59 and his mother, Amanda Parale Mcmillen, was 35. He married May Evelina Ballew on 14 December 1893, in Madison, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He died on 2 November 1938, in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Jackson, Tennessee, United States.
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- Mark R Cockrill in household of Wm G Cockrill, "United States Census, 1880"
- Mark R Cockrill, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Mark R. Cockrill, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"
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World Events (8)
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1878 · Yellow Fever Epidemic
When a man that had escaped a quarantined steamboat with yellow fever went to a restaurant he infected Kate Bionda the owner. This was the start of the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis, Tennessee. By the end of the epidemic 5,200 of the residence would die.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): variant of Cockrell .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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