Born in Missouri, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel Morton Cooksey
and Elizabeth Iola (Hays) Cooksey
Sister of
Martha Idress (Cooksey) Woolfolk, Claybourn Bennett Cooksey, Bert Lee Cooksey and Myrta A. (Cooksey) Kinkade
Wife of
Edward Monroe Burgher
— married
7 Feb 1900 (to 5 Oct 1927) in Appanoose Co., Iowa, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Mildred Cooksey (Burgher) Chabot and Eugene Edward Burgher
Died
at age 49
in Hot Lake, Union, Oregon, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Jan 2023
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Biography
When Lora E. Cooksey was born in November 1877 in Missouri, her father, Samuel, was 26, and her mother, Elizabeth, was 27. Samuel Cooksey Lizzie Hays
1895 Iowa State Census (Appanoose) - Samuel Cooksey 44 1851, Elizabeth 44 1851, Benjamin 20 1875, Burt L 19 1876, Lora 17 1878, Myrtle 14 1881, Lyda E Hays 80. [1]
She married Edward Monroe Burgher on February 7, 1900, in Appanoose, Iowa. They had two children during their marriage.
She died on October 5, 1927, in Hot Lake, Oregon, at the age of 49.
Sources
- ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT3J-898 : 20 February 2021), Samuel Cooksey, Appanoose, Iowa, United States; citing p. 1033, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,709.
Ancestry Family Tree https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/82346925/person/232447018808/facts
Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131793731/lora-burgher
Geneanet Community Trees Index
Washington, U.S., County Birth Records, 1870-1935 Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Births, 1891-1919; Film Info: Various county birth registers. Microfilm
Washington, U.S., Select Death Index, 1907-1960
Washington, U.S., Marriage Records, 1854-2013 Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Marriage Records, 1854-2013
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Iowa, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900
Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996
1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Independence, Nodaway, Missouri; Roll: 706; Page: 74C; Enumeration District: 253
1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: West Grove, Davis, Iowa; Roll: 428; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 1240428
1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Huron Ward 3, Beadle, South Dakota; Roll: T624_1476; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 1375489
1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Rayburn, Grays Harbor, Washington; Roll: T625_1923; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 104
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