Ethel Cochrum

Brief Life History of Ethel

When Ethel Cochrum was born on 22 December 1903, in Indiana, United States, her father, Bruce Cockerham, was 28 and her mother, Lottie Charlotte E McDowell, was 26. She married Girdie Waller on 24 December 1919, in Marion, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Center Township, Marion, Indiana, United States in 1940 and Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States in 1950. She died on 26 January 1997, in Indiana, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Washington Park East Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Girdie Waller
1901–1972
Ethel Cochrum
1903–1997
Marriage: 24 December 1919
Rosette May Waller
1922–2000
Thelma Laverne Waller
1925–2001

Sources (12)

  • Ethel Waller, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Ethel Cock..., "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992"
  • Ethel Cockrun Waller, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1904

St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded

The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.

1929

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

Name Meaning

Probably an altered form of Scottish Cochran or English Cockerham .

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

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