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Adora "Dora" Woods

Adora "Dora" Woods

Female 1871 - 1939  (67 years)

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  • Name Adora "Dora" Woods 
    Birth 31 Mar 1871  Sarpy Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 1939 
    Person ID I2465  forneyclark
    Last Modified 13 May 2023 

    Father J. R. Woods,   b. ABT. 1845 
    Mother Charlotte Unknown,   b. ABT. 1845 
    Family ID F3084  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 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) 
    Marriage 21 Feb 1894  Sarpy Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Jeanette M. Cockerill,   b. May 1895
     2. Leon Herbert Cockerill, Sr.,   b. 19 Dec 1898   d. 1 Mar 1977, Burial: Sunset Memorial Cem., Fargo, Cass Co., ND Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     3. Harold A. Cockerill,   b. 1902
     4. Edith Francis Cockerill,   b. 5 Sep 1905, Ft. Cook (now Offutt AFB), Sarpy Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1991, Burial: Fairview Cem., Grant, Sarpy Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     5. Stanley K. Cockerill,   b. 1908
     6. Clayton L. Cockerill,   b. 9 May 1910, Fairview, Sarpy Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Nov 2001 (Age 91 years)
     7. Wayne Cockerill,   b. 1916, Sarpy Co., NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 107 years)
    Family ID F0784  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 May 2023 

  • Photos
    Cockerill, Herbert William 'Bert' (1874-1950) & Adora 'Dora' Woods (1871-1939)
    Cockerill, Herbert William "Bert" (1874-1950) & Adora "Dora" Woods (1871-1939)
    2-Persons/ Wedding photo was taken in 1894 and came from the Clifton Cockerill Archives. See Clifton “Gayle” Cockerill’s website “Samuel Cockerill Genealogy” at http://olypen.com/cliffc/genealogy/index.html Included (L-R) are Herbert William "Bert" Cockerill & Adora "Dora" Woods Cockerill.
    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 
    • 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.

      Source:
      Charlene Reinhart:
      In the 1930 United States Federal Census, I found:
      Name Home in 1930 (City,County,State) Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Race Relation to head-of-house
      Hobert W Cockerill Fairview, Sarpy, NE 1873 Nebraska White Head
      Dora W Cockerill Fairview, Sarpy, NE 1870 Wife
      Clayton L Cockerill Fairview, Sarpy, NE 1910 Son
      Wayne I Cockerill Fairview, Sarpy, NE 1915 Son

      Source:
      Dale Cockerill:
      Full name

      Source:
      Reprinted by permission. Copyright (c) 1999 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc.
      http://www.familysearch.org
      FamilySearch:
      Adoria Woods Compact Disc #96 Pin #59097 Pedigree
      Sex: F
      Event(s)
      Birth: 31 Mar 1871
      Saunders County, Nebraska
      Marriage(s)
      Spouse: Herbert William Cockerill Disc #96 Pin #59013
      Marriage: 21 Feb 1894
      Sarpy, Nebraska

      Source:
      SEE CLIFTON "GAYLE" COCKERILL'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
      http://olypen.com/cliffc/genealogy/index.html
      Samuel Cockerill Genealogy:
      Clifton "Gayle" Cockerill:
      All dates



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