Paul David Cockerham

Male8 May 1936–5 October 2017

Brief Life History of Paul David

When Paul David Cockerham was born on 8 May 1936, in West Virginia, United States, his father, Walter Martin Cockerham, was 50 and his mother, Mary Ethel Lambert, was 37. He married Peggy Jean Holcombe on 2 September 1972, in Duval, Florida, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in United States in 1949 and Red Sulphur Springs, Monroe, West Virginia, United States in 1950. He died on 5 October 2017, in Florida, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in South Florida National Cemetery, Palm Beach, Florida, United States.

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Paul David Cockerham
1936–2017
Peggy Jean Holcombe
1947–1996
Marriage: 2 September 1972
Joel David Cockerham
1972–2006

Sources (8)

  • Paul D Cockerham, "United States 1950 Census"
  • <Unknown>, "Florida Marriage Index, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001"
  • Paul David Cockerham, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    2 September 1972Duval, Florida, United States
  • Children (1)

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    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1937 · The Neutrality Act

    Age 1

    The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

    1941

    Age 5

    Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

    1958 · The First U.S. Satellite in Space

    Age 22

    Explorer 1 was the first satellite of the United States to be launched and successfully orbit the Earth.

    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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