Martha Delilah (Harper) Cockrell (1862 - 1938)

Born 28 Feb 1862 in Pendleton, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died 22 Dec 1938 at age 76 in Freeman, Cass, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Martha was born on 28 February 1862 in Pendleton, Virginia (later to become a part of West Virginia). She was the daughter of Eli Harper and lDelila Hinkle ^[1]<Her Obituary gives her birthdate as 29 February 1862, however, 1862 was not a leap year.^[2]

On 2 March 1892 she married Osa F. Cockrell in Cass county, Missouri. ^[3]

She passed away on 22 December 1938 and was buried in the Freeman Cemetery in Freeman, Cass, Missouri. ^[4][2]

Sources

1. ↑ United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6HN-WZC : 29 May 2021), Martha Harper in entry for Eli Harper, 1870, West Township, McLean, Illinois, USA, Page number 9.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Obituary - Mrs. Martha Harper Cockrell, The Missourian, December 29, 1938, Page 4. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-missourian-obituary-martha-harper/128682988/ : accessed July 22, 2023).
3. ↑ Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2CCC-ZG7 : 18 September 2021), Osa F Cockrell and Martha Harper, 2 Mar 1892; citing Marriage, Cass, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007239105.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96241114/martha-delilah-cockrell: accessed 22 July 2023), memorial page for Martha Delilah Harper Cockrell (22 Feb 1862–22 Dec 1938), Find A Grave: Memorial #96241114, citing Freeman Cemetery, Freeman, Cass County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Kentucky Hill Hunter (contributor 47428064).