Cocke, Elton Cromwell
Birth Name | Cocke, Elton Cromwell |
Gramps ID | I11981 |
Gender | male |
Age at Death | 73 years, 11 months, 23 days |
Events
Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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Birth | 1901-01-31 | Rockville, Hanover Co., VA |
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Death | 1975-01-23 | Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., NC |
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Medical Information | Polio victim, along with brother Robert. The family could only afford to send one to the doctor, so they would send one and then treat both bsed on the advice. |
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Parents
Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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Father | Cocke, Merton Ashley [I11980] | 1871-03-11 | 1905-03-04 | |
Mother | Toler, Robertine Gilmer [I11979] | 1874-01-30 | 1962-12-25 | |
Brother | Cocke, Robert Knight [I35539] | before 1901 | ||
Cocke, Elton Cromwell [I11981] | 1901-01-31 | 1975-01-23 | ||
Brother | Cocke, Merton Ashley [I35540] | after 1905-03-04 |
Families
  |   | Family of Cocke, Elton Cromwell and Webb, Mary Virginia [F4638] | ||||||||||||
Married | Wife | Webb, Mary Virginia [I11982] ( * 1901-11-13 + 1999-05-27 ) | ||||||||||||
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Children |
Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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Cocke, Virginia Knight [I35542] | ||
Cocke, Mary Gilmer [I35541] | 1929-08-10 |
Type | Value | Notes | Sources |
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REFN | M5302 |
Narrative
Despite being a polio victim, walked each weekend from home in Rockville, Hanover Co., VA to his aunt's house in Richmond so that he could attend John Marshall High School.
Attributes
Type | Value | Notes | Sources |
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REFN | 11981 |