Daniel Pinkney Cockerham

Brief Life History of Daniel Pinkney

When Daniel Pinkney Cockerham was born on 13 December 1887, in Surry, North Carolina, United States, his father, Millard Irdle Cockerham, was 32 and his mother, Mary Adaline Ramey, was 35. He married Stella May Cox on 2 March 1907, in Surry, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States in 1920 and Richmond, Virginia, United States in 1930. He died on 31 January 1961, in Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Pinkney Cockerham
1887–1961
Stella May Cox
1888–1960
Marriage: 2 March 1907
Ora Vienna Cockerham
1909–1982
Asa V Cockerham
1910–
Juanita Mary Cockerham
1912–1993
Foy Fillmore Cockerham
1915–1962
Lavernie Dan Cockerham
1918–1987
Minnie Emma Fay Cockerham
1922–2000

Sources (29)

  • Daniel P Cockerham, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Dan P. Cockerham, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • Daniel Cockerham, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

World Events (8)

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.

1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire): habitational name from a place in Lancashire named Cocker, from the Cocker river (a Celtic name apparently derived from an element kukro ‘winding’) + Old English hām ‘homestead’ or hamm ‘enclosure hemmed in by water’.

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

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