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Leon Herbert Cockerill, Sr.

Leon Herbert Cockerill, Sr.

Male 1898 - 1977  (78 years)

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  • Name Leon Herbert Cockerill 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 19 Dec 1898 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1 Mar 1977  Burial: Sunset Memorial Cem., Fargo, Cass Co., ND Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2468  forneyclark
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2024 

    Father Herbert William "Bert" Cockerill,   b. Apr 1874, Sarpy Co., NE; lived in Richfield, NE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1950, Burial: Mapleton City Cem., Mapleton, Cass Co., ND Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Mother Adora "Dora" Woods,   b. 31 Mar 1871, Sarpy Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1939 (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 21 Feb 1894  Sarpy Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F0784  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Eva Martin,   b. 1903   d. ABT. 1932, Burial: Fairview Cem., Sarpy Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years) 
    Family ID F2147  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2024 

    Family 2 Irene Bradsby 
    Marriage 1933 
    Family ID F2224  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2024 

  • Photos
    Cockerill, Herbert William 'Bert' (b.1874) & Adora 'Dora' Woods (b.1871) & Edith F. Cockerill (1905-1991) & Clayton L. Cockerill (1910-2001) & Jeanette M. Cockerill (b. 1895)  &  Leon Herbert Cockerill, Sr.  (1898-1977)  &  Harold A. Cockerill  (b. 1902)  &  Stanley K. Cockerill  (b. 1908)
    Cockerill, Herbert William "Bert" (b.1874) & Adora "Dora" Woods (b.1871) & Edith F. Cockerill (1905-1991) & Clayton L. Cockerill (1910-2001) & Jeanette M. Cockerill (b. 1895) & Leon Herbert Cockerill, Sr. (1898-1977) & Harold A. Cockerill (b. 1902) & Stanley K. Cockerill (b. 1908)
    Group photo was taken 1911-1913 by G. Johnson Studio, Creighton, NE, and came from the 1996 estate of Anna Catherine Clark. The photo was identified as that of a Cockerill family by Dick Cockerill and specifically identified as the Herbert William "Bert" Cockerill family by Clifton "Gayle" Cockerill. Individuals were identified by Dale Cockerill. Included (L-R) are Edith F. Cockerill Chapman & (seated) Herbert William "Bert" Cockerill holding Clayton Cockerill & (standing) Jeanette M. Cockerill & (seated) Adora “Dora” Woods Cockerill & Leon Herbert Cockerill, Sr. & Harold A. Cockerill & (seated) Stanley K. Cockerill.
    Cockerill,  Leon Herbert, Sr. (1898-1977) & Harold A. Cockerill (b. 1902) & Stanley K. Cockerill  (b. 1908) & Clayton L. Cockerill (b. 1910)  & Wayne Cockerill (b. 1916) & Edith F. Cockerill  (1905-1991)  &  Adora 'Dora' Woods (b. 1871)  & Herbert William 'Bert' Cockerill  (b. 1874) & Jeanette M. Cockerill (b. 1895)
    Cockerill, Leon Herbert, Sr. (1898-1977) & Harold A. Cockerill (b. 1902) & Stanley K. Cockerill (b. 1908) & Clayton L. Cockerill (b. 1910) & Wayne Cockerill (b. 1916) & Edith F. Cockerill (1905-1991) & Adora "Dora" Woods (b. 1871) & Herbert William "Bert" Cockerill (b. 1874) & Jeanette M. Cockerill (b. 1895)
    Group photo was taken in NE, in February 1932, and came from the Cockerill Collection by Gene Chapman via Clifton "Gayle" Cockerill. Included in the back row (L-R) are Leon Allen Cockerill & Harold A. Cockerill & Stanley K. Cockerill & Clayton L. Cockerill & Wayne Cockerill. Included in the front row (L-R) are Edith F. Cockerill Chapman & Adora "Dora" Woods Cockerill & Herbert William "Bert" Cockerill & Jeanette M. Cockerill. See Clifton “Gayle” Cockerill’s website “Samuel Cockerill Genealogy” at http://olypen.com/cliffc/genealogy/index.html

  • Notes 
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      Sources:
      Charlene Reinhart:
      In the 1900 U.S. Census, Richland Precinct, Sarpy County, NE, Page 319, I found:
      Cockerill, H W, Head, 4/1874, 26, Married 7 years, NE, ENG, ENG, Farmer
      Cockerill, Dora, Wife, 3/1871, 29, Married 7 years, 2 children/2 alive, NE, IN, IN
      Cockerill, Jenette M., Daughter, 5/1895, 5, Single, NE
      Cockerill, Allen, Son, 12/1898, 1, Single, NE
      Woods, Maudie E., Sister-in-law, 12/1876, 23, Single, NE, IN, IN, Servant
      Woods, Leona, Sister-in-law, 11/1882, 17, Single, NE, IN, IN, Servant
      Horn, Harry, Boarder, 10/1885, 15, Single, PA, Farm Laborer
      (IT WAS THE CONSENSUS OF SEVERAL COCKERILL RESEARCHERS THAT THE 1900 U.S. CENSUS FOR RICHLAND PRECINCT, SARPY COUNTY, NE, WAS IN ERROR IN THAT IT LISTED ALLEN COCKERILL AS THE FIRST SON OF HERBERT WILLIAM "BERT" COCKERILL AND ADORA "DORA" WOODS COCKERILL. EVIDENTLY, LISTING LEON HERBERT COCKERILL, SR.'S NAME AS ALLEN WAS A CENSUS TAKER'S MISTAKE. LEON HERBERT COCKERILL, SR. WAS BORN DECEMBER 19, 1898. RESEARCHERS ARE CLIFTON "GAYLE" COCKERILL, DALE COCKERILL, AND GENE CHAPMAN.)
      ALSO:
      From Betty Cockerill Strom via Clifton "Gayle" Cockerill and from Dale Cockerill: Leon Herbert Cockerill, Sr.'s birth date: 12-19-1998
      From Betty Cockerill Strom via Clifton "Gayle" Cockerill: Leon Herbert Cockerill, Sr.'s death date: 3-1-1977; and Eva Martin Cockerill's death date: about 1932
      From Leon Herbert Cockerill, Jr., Helen Cockerill, & Betty Cockerill Strom via Clifton "Gayle" Cockerill: complete name of Leon Herbert Cockerill, Sr.
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      Source:
      SSDI:
      LEON COCKERILL SR 19 Dec 1898 Mar 1977 (Mapleton, Cass, ND)
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      Source:
      Clifton "Gayle" Cockerill:
      Leon Herbert Cockerill, Sr. is buried in Sunset Memorial Cemetery, Fargo, Cass Co., ND
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