Cockran Family Cemetery, private property off Whispering Rock Road, Floyd Co., VA.

N 36 52.574  W 80 17.214

36.876350, -80.286932

Last visited by original surveyors Oct 2007.

 

Google Maps using coordinates 36.876350, -80.286932 NOT VERIFIED

Original Source: 5 October 2007 by Jo Parr & Genevieve C. Starkey “our thanks to Fred & Colden Duncan”

Find A Grave Name: I can’t see that this cemetery has been entered in FAG

Annotations – added May 2021 by Barb Camery Reininger

Annotations in Red – correction to original text by Barb Camery Reininger

+ indicates on same tombstone

& indicates a relationship

Notes:  Samuel Mathew Cockran a descendant of David & Annie (Wood) Cockram of Patrick Co., VA.

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NAME

Original survey

BIRTH

DEATH

MARKER NOTES

ANNOTATIONS

 

Cockran, Carl David

yes

31 Oct 1901

30 Nov 1947

 

Carl David Cockran, s/o Samuel Mathew & Nora Delia (Moran) Cockran. [Death Cert] COD: injuries from auto accident near Patrick/Henry line. Spouse: Della. [no file]

m. 1924 Highland Park, MI

nee Delphine “Della” Roberts, d/o Curtis & Elizabeth (Watkins) Roberts. Della d. in CA as Della Banks. [no file]

 

Cockran, Della Roberts

yes

18 Jul 1907

08 Jan 1987

Wife of Carl David Cockran

nee Delphine “Della” Roberts, d/o Curtis & Elizabeth (Watkins) Roberts. Della d. in CA as Della Banks. [no file]

1st m. 1924 Highland Park, MI, Carl David Cockran

2nd m. 1948 Patrick, Fred Lane Banks, 1890-1970, s/o Thomas Jefferson & Lou Emma (Mullen) Banks. She d/o Curtis & Elizabeth (Watkins) Roberts. [no file] 

 

Cockran, Vernice

yes

1906

1916

 

aka John Vernice Cockran, s/o Samuel Mathew & Nora Delia (Moran) Cockran. [Death Cert_1] [Death Cert_1] COD: cerebral hemorrhage – struck by grape vine rope while jumping it at school – accident. [no file]

 

Cockran, Waymon Carl

yes

12 Jan 1940

30 Nov 1947

 

Waymon Carl Cockram, s/o Carl David & Delphine “Della” (Roberts) Cockran. [Death Cert] Waymon d. in same auto accident with father. [no file]

 

Jones, Baby

yes

 

30 Nov 1943

 

can’t id

 

Jones, Hazel

yes

 

25 Mar 1942

 

can’t id

 

unknown, Ocie

yes

1919

1943

 

can’t id as Ocie/Osie Cockran, Jones or any other surname with a death 1943 Floyd

 

Original Survey: Submitted to original Floyd Co., VA News List Rootsweb page 1st maintained by Barb Stanley (1934-2006).

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