Brief Life History of Vira May
When Vira May Ocker was born on 11 June 1893, in Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States, her father, Martin V. Ocker, was 34 and her mother, Nettie Smith, was 33. She married Russell Edgar Rice on 26 November 1913, in Wayne, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Wayne, Ohio, United States in 1920 and Chester Township, Wayne, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. She died in 1986, in Ohio, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Rice Cemetery, New Pittsburg, Wayne, Ohio, United States.
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Sources (14)
- Vira M Ocker in household of Martin V Ocker, "United States Census, 1910"
- Vira May Ocker, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- Vira Ocker, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
Spouse and Children
1889–1973 Male
1893–1986 Female
Children (3)
1916–2011 Female
1918–2015 Female
1925–1925 Male
Parents and Siblings
1859–1925 Male
1860– Female
Siblings (2)
1893–1986 Female
1895– Female
World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 3
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 5
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
Age 25
Name Meaning
German:
habitational name for someone living by the Ocker river in the Harz Mountains, which perhaps derives its name from a Celtic word for ‘salmon’, cognate with Cornish ehoc.
(Öcker): patronymic from a pet form of the personal name Otto .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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