Alfred William Cockerham (1905 - 1972)

Born 21 Apr 1905 in Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA

Ancestors

Died 21 Apr 1972 at age 67 in Winfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA

Biography

Alfred Cockerham lived in Louisiana.

Alfred was born in 1905. He passed away in 1972.

His obituary was published in the Winn Parish Enterprise-New American, April 26, 1972, and read:

Apr. 21, 1905 Winn Parish Louisiana, USA Death: Apr. 21, 1972 Winnfield Winn Parish Louisiana, USA

Funeral services for former Winn Parish Police Juror Alfred W. Cockerham, 67, of Winnfield, were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at East Winnfield Baptist Church with the Rev. Jimmy Yocum officiating. Burial was in Union Cemetery under the direction of Southern Funeral Home of Winnfield. Mr. Cockerham died Friday, April 21, 1972 at Winnfield General Hospital after a long illness. He had served two terms on the Winn Parish Police Jury and was a retail merchant for 21 years at Joyce. He was a member of the East Winnfield Baptist Church and the Masonic Lodge. Mr. Cockerham also taught Sunday School for 12 years. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Eula Cockerham of Winnfield; two sons, J. I. Cockerham of West Monroe and Bill Cockerham of Jena; two daughters, Mrs. Wauniece Thomas and Mrs. Bobby Jordan, both of Winnfield; three brothers, Albert Cockerham of Winnfield, Benjie Cockerham of Alabama, and Morgan Cockerham of Melbourne, Fla.; five sisters, Mrs. Zona Bartley of New Orleans, Miss Anna Cockerham of Joyce, Mrs. Gertrude Lee of San Antonio, Texas, Mrs. Irene Baker of Jacksonville, Texas, Mrs. Blondell Busby of Joyce, and nine grandchildren. Pallbearers included Howard Cockerham, Mike Cockerham, David Morse, Jr., Allen Morse, George Bartley, Jimmy Tucker, Donald Conaway, and A. C. Busby, all nephews of the deceased. Published in The Winn Parish Enterprise News-American, April 26, 1972

• Fact: Burial (21 April 1972) Joyce, Winn, Louisiana, United States

Census Records:

• 1910, in the home of his parents in Ward 7, Winn Parish, Louisiana.^[1]
• 1920, in the home of his parents in Winn Parish, Louisiana.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPBV-4PQ : accessed 7 August 2022), Alfred W Cockerham in household of Ebyan Cockerham, Kiesche Ward 7, Winn, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 132, sheet 13A, family 231, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 535; FHL microfilm 1,374,548.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVWF-NQW : 1 February 2021), Alfred Cackerhom in entry for Ibjon Cackerham, 1920.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 19 May 2016, 12:02), entry for Alfred W Cockerham(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L7PD-F25); contributed by various users.
• "Louisiana First Registration Draft Cards, compiled 1940-1945", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:246F-JP6 : 13 March 2018), Alfred William Cockerham, 1940-1945.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V3ZG-8PG : 19 May 2014), Alfred Cockerham, Apr 1972; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 April 2018), memorial page for Alfred William Cockerham (21 Apr 1905–21 Apr 1972), Find A Grave Memorial no. 34831981, citing Union Cemetery, Joyce, Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA ; Maintained by Ron Manley (contributor 46788603) .