1. | Richard Francis COCKE Richard married Carmella CALVARES. [Group Sheet] Children: |
2. | Frank William COCKE Frank married Cara WEDGEWORTH. Cara died on 16 May 1944. [Group Sheet] |
3. | Cara WEDGEWORTH died on 16 May 1944. Other Events:
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4. | Francis Nathan COCKE was born on 27 Mar 1849 in Henry County, Missouri (son of William Henry COCKE and Cornelia Ann LOFTUS); died on 6 Nov 1917 in Los Angeles, California; was buried on 9 Nov 1917 in Hollywood Cemetery, Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, California. Other Events:
Notes: Birth: Francis married Mary Ann JOHNSON on 18 Aug 1875 in San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California. Mary (daughter of Irvine JOHNSON and Elizabeth A. MAGGARD) was born on 13 Oct 1857 in Calavaras County, California; died on 3 Jun 1932 in Riverside, Riverside, California; was buried on 6 Jun 1932 in Olivewood Cemetery, Riverside, California. [Group Sheet] |
5. | Mary Ann JOHNSON was born on 13 Oct 1857 in Calavaras County, California (daughter of Irvine JOHNSON and Elizabeth A. MAGGARD); died on 3 Jun 1932 in Riverside, Riverside, California; was buried on 6 Jun 1932 in Olivewood Cemetery, Riverside, California. Other Events:
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8. | William Henry COCKE was born on 16 May 1819 in Grayson County, Virginia (son of Chastain COCKE and Mary BROWN); died on 17 Feb 1863 in Silver City, Nevada; was buried in 1865 in Silver City, Nevada. Other Events:
Notes: "William Henry Cocke came from Missouri west in 1850 with a small party, and rode horseback all the way. He spent a years out looking over the land. His father-in-law James Loftus, started with the party, but sickened with cholera and died in the vicinity of Kansas, and was buried along the trail. William Henry Cocke reached California, looked the land over and returned to Missouri, having been gone for a year. His wife, having no word in all this time, feared he was dead until he suddenly appeared one night while they were having supper. They emigrated to the West in 1854 when my father Francis Nathan was five years old. He spent the year of 1853 disposing of his property and in organizing a wagon train, of which he was to become the Wagonmaster. In the spring of 1854, all being ready, they started for California on the Overland Trail, coming through Salt Lake City. William Henry rode horseback all the way, supervising the wagon train, but his family came in a covered wagon drawn by horses.William Henry died at the age of forty-five while in Nevada on a cattle buying trip. Grandmother reached his side an hour before his death. She lived to be 74 years old, at the home of her son James Cocke, in Downey, California. William Henry had sent a telegram to her but it was held for two days in the local post office by carelessness, and did not reach his wife in time. She reached his side one hour before he died. He was buried in Nevada. The family intended to remove the remains to California later. This was never done." Author believed to be George Cocke, grandson of William Henry Cocke. William married Cornelia Ann LOFTUS on 18 Oct 1838 in Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky. Cornelia (daughter of James LOFTUS and Mary) was born on 25 Aug 1822 in Staunton, Virginia; died in Jun 1896 in Downey, Los Angeles, California; was buried in Downey Cemetery, Downey, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] |
9. | Cornelia Ann LOFTUS was born on 25 Aug 1822 in Staunton, Virginia (daughter of James LOFTUS and Mary); died in Jun 1896 in Downey, Los Angeles, California; was buried in Downey Cemetery, Downey, Los Angeles, California. Other Events:
Notes: Cornelia's mother died when she was fourteen years old and she was sent to boarding school for two years, meanwhile corresponding with William Henry Cocke whom she had met before she left. When Cornelia was sixteen, Chastain Cocke and James Loftus III, fathers of the young couple, held a conference and decided to let William and Cornelia marry. This took place Oct 18, 1838. Cornelia was sixteen and William was nineteen. Cornelia's father explored four states and finally bought four quarter sections of land for his children. Cornelia's land was in Jefferson County, MO., border on the Mississippi. There their first child, of eleven in all, was born. Later they moved to Clinton, Henry County, Mo., and from there started to California with a small party that went on horseback all the way. James Loftus was one of this Party. When in the vicinity of Kansas, he died of cholera and was buried along the trail. William reached California, looked over the land and returned to his home, having been gone for one years. His wife, with no word, had feared he was dead, until he suddenly appeared one night in the fall of 1851. He spent the year of 1858 disposing of his property and in organizing a wagon train, of which he was to become the Wagonmaster. In the spring of 1854, all being ready, they started for California on the Overland Trail, coming through Salt Lake City. William Henry rode horseback all the way, supervising the wagon train, but his family came in a covered wagon drawn by horses. William Henry first settled in Three Rivers, where he was in the cattle business for a number of years. There was a slump in cattle prices and he lost heavily. For a time the lived in Santa Rosa. He made a cattle buying trip to Nevada, was taken ill with pneumonia, and died Feb 17, 1863. Cornelia arrived an hour before his death. He was buried temporarily at Silver City, Nevada; the intention was to bring home his body later, but they never did. The family moved to San Luis Obispo, County in 1866 and settled on the Big Morro Creek, six miles north of Morro Bay.
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10. | Irvine JOHNSON was born on 1 Jul 1817 in Madison County, Kentucky (son of John JOHNSON and Elizabeth CAMPBELL); died on 10 Nov 1889 in Downey, Los Angeles, California; was buried about 13 Nov 1889 in Downey Cemetery, Downey, Los Angeles, California. Other Events:
Notes: Irvin Johnson came to California by wagon and ox team. He left on 3 Apr 1853 and the trip took six months. He first located in San Jose, CA. From there he went to West Point and Volcair, Calaveras County. He left there in 1857 and went to Napa, CA. From there he went to Sonoma County, on Shell ranch, which was two miles from Embarkadero (see 1860 census). In 1861 he moved to Solano County and took up 360 acres fo government land. He lived there four years. He sold the land to a man by the name of Cheney. He moved to a ranch owned by Matthias and Peter Smith. He left there in 1868 for San Luis Obispo (see 1870 census). In the fall of 1873, he moved to Guadalupe. He later moved to Garden Grove and then Downey, CA. Irvine married Elizabeth A. MAGGARD on 2 Mar 1836 in Missouri. Elizabeth (daughter of Jacob MAGGARD and Susan BRIGHT) was born on 4 Feb 1820 in Virginia; died on 27 May 1896 in Anaheim, Orange, California. [Group Sheet] |
11. | Elizabeth A. MAGGARD was born on 4 Feb 1820 in Virginia (daughter of Jacob MAGGARD and Susan BRIGHT); died on 27 May 1896 in Anaheim, Orange, California. Other Events:
Notes: He moved to California 1 Apr 1853 form Bryant's Mills, Scottland County, MO.
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