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Below is a family biography included in The History of Lawrence County, Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1886. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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William C. Cocke is a son of Peter P. and Alice (Hooe) Cocke. The father was born in Westmoreland County, Va., and died in Ohio in 1850. Mrs. Cocke was born in Prince William County, Va., and also died in the Buckeye State, in 1872. William C., our subject, was born June 18, 1814, and was reared in his native State, Virginia. When eighteen years of age he began farming for himself, and in 1836 immigrated to Ohio, where he remained until 1881 and then came to Lawrence County, Tenn., where he still resides. His farm consists of 478 acres of choice land. March 22, 1838, he was united in marriage to Lucy Ann Hines, daughter of John and Hester Hines. These children were born to their union: Dade W., Albert H., Peter P., Taylor F., Walker A., Jackson M., George W., John C., Thornton H., Adaline F., Frances, Maria L. and Mary D. Mr. Cocke is a Jacksonian Democrat, and, so far as his means will allow, has always been a liberal contributor to all laudable enterprises. He was on the first passenger train ever run in the United States, extending from Harper’s Ferry to Baltimore, Md., in 1832.
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This family biography is one of 79 biographies included in The History of Lawrence County, Tennessee published in 1886. The History of Lawrence County was included within The History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman & Lewis Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman and Lewis Counties of Tennessee
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