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”

Published Books:

Cemeteries Floyd (Montgomery) County, VA Indian Valley District Volume I by Elza B. Cox & Phyllis G. Phillips ©1980. Added with permission of Elza B. Cox Nov. 2022.

Floyd (Montgomery) County, VA Burks Fork District Volume II Compiled by Phyllis Goad Phillips And Genevieve Cochran Starkey 1^st of 109 Cemeteries pg 1-2. Added with permission of Genevieve Cochran Starkey May 2021.

Tombstone Inscriptions of Floyd County, Virginia ~ Compiled by Donna J. Robertson ~ © 1993

Head of the River, Rest Vale, Copper Hill Brethren, Wilson’s ~ Cemeteries in Floyd County ~ Work compiled by Billy & Juanita Grice, Salem, VA 1886-1997

Others submitted to original Floyd County, VA News List 1^st maintained by Barb Stanley (1934-2006); compilers will be individually identified.

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

Annotations – added by Barb Camery Reininger BootsWI@gmail.com

+ indicates on same tombstone

& indicates a relationship

FAG: Find a Grave

[Death Record n/a] Floyd Co., VA Death Records n/a 1863-1864 & parts of other years seeming to be missing.

[Death Cert n/a] Virginia Death Records, with some exceptions, not available 1899-Jun 14, 1912. src: Virginia Vital Records • FamilySearch]

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

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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. [Obit – can’t find] [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]

Martinsville Bulletin Martinsville, Virginia · Monday, December 15, 1947

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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]

1^st m. 1924 Highland Park, MI, Carl David Cockran, s/o Samuel Mathew & Nora Delia (Moran) Cockran. [Death Cert] COD: injuries from auto accident near Patrick/Henry line. Spouse: Della. [Obit – can’t find] [no file]

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

The Roanoke Times Roanoke, Virginia · Saturday, January 10, 1987

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Cockran, Vernice

yes

12 Jun 1906

03 Nov 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. [obit – can’t find] [no file]

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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]

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Jones, Baby

yes

30 Nov 1943

can’t id

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Jones, Hazel

yes

25 Mar 1942

can’t id

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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 1^st maintained by Barb Stanley (1934-2006).