Brief Life History of Herbert
When Herbert Cock was born on 18 July 1889, in Patrick, Virginia, United States, his father, Enoch P. Cock, was 34 and his mother, Elizabeth Marshall, was 29. He married Amanda Shutter in 1910, in Patrick, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Bethel Township, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States in 1940 and Vesta, Patrick, Virginia, United States in 1953. He died in 1962, in Danbury, Stokes, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Meadows of Dan Cemetery, Meadows of Dan, Patrick, Virginia, United States.
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- Harbert Cock, "United States Census, 1940"
- Herbert Cock, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
- Harbert Cock, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"
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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.
1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument
On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
Name Meaning
1 English: (i) occupational name from Middle English cok ‘cook’, a possible variant of Cook if shortening of the vowel of Old English cōc ‘cook’ occurred before it developed to Middle English coke, couk, cook. In examples of Coc and Cok below, the vowel may be short or long, so they could alternatively be cited under Cook . (ii) nickname from Middle English cok (Old English and Old French coc) ‘male bird, cock’ (especially the male of the domestic fowl), perhaps used humorously of a leader or chief man in a social group, though this sense is not recorded before the 16th century in OED . Some of the following early bearers may alternatively belong under other senses below.
2 English: relationship name occasionally perhaps from the Middle English personal name Cok, of uncertain origin. For possible early bearers of the surname see examples without the definite article in (1) above.
3 English: (i) locative name from Middle English cok (Old English cocc) ‘hillock, haycock, heap’, denoting someone who lived by a hillock or mound. (ii) occupational name from Middle English cok, cok(k)e ‘ship’s boat’, and used for a boatman. Compare Barge . (iii) locative name, occupational name for someone who lived or worked or at a house or inn distinguished by a sign depicting a haycock or mound, a boat, or a cock bird (see the senses above).
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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