COCKE CEMETERY
Inscriptions in the old cemetery at Edgemont, on
Route 712 between Keene and North Garden, Albemarle Co., Va.
The house was designed by Thomas Jefferson about 1790 for Colonel
James Powel Cocke.
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Name of Deceased |
Born |
Died |
Age |
Other info. |
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Cocke, Jas. Powell |
1748
Malvern Hills on James River |
1829 Jan. 24 |
|
Sacred to the
Memory of |
|
Cocke, Lucy |
1756
Westham on James River |
1821 Mar. 19 |
|
w/o Jas. Powell
Cocke |
|
Cocke, Jas. P., Jr. |
1779 Oct. 10 |
1812 Jan. __ |
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s/o J. P. & Lucy
Cocke |
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Cocke, Martha Ann |
|
1857 |
|
his wife (Jas. P.
Cocke, Jr.) |
|
Cocke, Jas. P., Jr. |
|
1812 Jan. 20 |
33
yrs |
Also on stone (See
Note 1 below) |
|
Cocke, Chastain |
1795 Feb. 15 |
1838 Dec. 16 |
|
s/o J. P. and Lucy
Cocke |
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Cocke, Sarah W.
Taylor |
|
1854 Nov. 26 |
|
In memory of
w/o Ch. Cocke |
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Cocke, James |
1822 Dec. 15 |
1824 Sep. |
|
s/o Dr. Charles W.
and Mary Carter |
|
Cocke, ,Isaette |
1826 Mar. 12 |
1826 |
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d/o Dr. C. W. and
M. Carter |
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Yates, Clarissa A. |
1791 Jun. 13 |
1867 Sep. 7 |
|
Consort of B. P.
Yates |
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| NOTE 1: Inscribed by his bereaved and afflicted
widow in the fond hope that he now enjoys in another world
the reward he merited by the exemplary performance of all
the duties of a just and honorable man, of an affectionate
son and of a tender husband. |
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County Courthouse
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE
P. O. BOX 111
Orange, Va. 22960-0800
Phone: (540) 672-3313
Fax: (540) 672-1679
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