Charles Vincent Cockey (1863 - 1934)

Born Jul 1863 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Husband of Mary Louisa (Baublitz) Cockey — married Feb 1887 in Towson, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Husband of Florence M (Boring) Cockey — married about 1926 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Descendants

Died 2 Jun 1934 at age 70 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Biography

Charles Vincent was born in 1863 to Thomas B and Amelia M. C. Shipley Cockey. He was the second of four children. Thomas was a farmer. Amelia, his mother, passed away when he was young.

By 1880, his father remarried and had 2 more children. And 17 year old Charles worked with his father on the farm.

Charles married Mary Louisa Baublitz (1867-1917) in Feb 1887; they had 16 children; 14 survived.

Cockey was a prominent and common name in the Baltimore area, as evidenced by the town of Cockeysville in Baltimore County. But this branch, with Charles Vincent, Mary Louisa and children, lived a hard life. For instance, in 1900, Charles and his two oldest children - Dora (12 yrs) and Sadie (10 yrs) worked in a cotton mill.

Widowed Charles married divorced Florence M. Reagle, nee. Boring (1861-1935) around 1926.

He passed away in 1934.

Sources

• Ninth Census of the United States. "Cockey, Chas V." Line 27. Year: 1870; Census Place: District 8, Baltimore, Maryland; Roll: M593_569; Page: 400B

• Tenth Census of the United States." Cockey, Charles V." Line 1. Year: 1880; Census Place: District 8, Baltimore, Maryland; Roll: 496; Page: 111C; Enumeration District: 240.

• Twelfth Census of the United States. "Cockey, Charles. Line 32. Year: 1900; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 16, Baltimore City (Independent City), Maryland; Roll: 615; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0212.

• Thirteenth Census of the United States. "Cockey, Charles V." Line 28. Year: 1910; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 13, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland; Roll: T624_557; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0214; FHL microfilm: 1374570.

• Fourteenth Census of the United States. "Cockey, Charles V." Line 1. Year: 1920; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 13, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland; Roll: T625_659; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 220.

• Fifteenth Census of the United States. "Cockey, Charles B." Line 35. Year: 1930; Census Place: Baltimore, Maryland; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0201; FHL microfilm: 2340592.

• "Marriage Licenses; Cockey - Poblitz (sic)." The Baltimore County Union, The Towson News. Towson, Maryland. Saturday, March 05, 1887. Page 3, col 4.

• "Deaths: Seal." The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. Monday, June 4, 1934. Page 11, Column 2.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228097863/charles-vincent-cockey : accessed 19 May 2022), memorial page for Charles Vincent Cockey Sr. (Jul 1863–2 Jun 1934), Find a Grave Memorial ID 228097863, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Woodlawn, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by myta (contributor 47351841) .