John Bowdoin COCKE^[1]

1836 - 1889  (52 years)

• Name	John Bowdoin COCKE
  Birth	2 Oct 1836	Richmond City, VA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Apr 1889	Powhatan Co, VA   [2, 3]
  	John died at his home, "Belmead" in Powhatan County, Virginia on 2 April 1889. He was 52 years old.
  funeral	3 Apr 1889	Powhatan Co, VA   [3]
  	His funeral service was held at "Belmead" at 11:30am on 3 April 1889.
  reinterment	8 Nov 1901	Richmond City, VA   [4]
  	His remains were exhumed from his original grave and reinterred at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia on 8 November 1901.
  Person ID	I63065	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Philip St.George COCKE,   b. 17 Apr 1809   d. 26 Dec 1861 (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Sally Elizabeth Courtney BOWDOIN,   b. 9 May 1815   d. 27 Nov 1872, Powhatan Co, VA (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	4 Jun 1834	Surry Co, VA   [1, 5, 6]
  	The couple was married on Wednesday, 4 June 1834 at the Surry County, Virginia home of Mrs. S. Faulcon. Rev. Henry W. Ducachet, rector of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church in Norfolk, Virginia officiated at the ceremony.
  Family ID	F7221	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Betty Burwell PAGE,   b. 1841   d. 10 Aug 1900 (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	16 Oct 1866	Petersburg City, VA   [2]
  	The couple was married by Rev. John Cosby in Petersburg, Virginia on 16 October 1866.
  Children	1. infant son COCKE,   b. 24 Sep 1867, Petersburg City, VA d. 26 Sep 1867 (Age 0 years)   2. Mary Louise COCKE,   b. 26 Nov 1868, Powhatan Co, VA d. 1965/1966 (Age 97 years)   3. John Tucker Bowdoin COCKE,   b. 12 Mar 1871, Powhatan Co, VA d. 1951 (Age 79 years)   4. Betty Burwell COCKE,   b. 3 Sep 1872, Powhatan Co, VA d. 28 Nov 1873 (Age 1 year)   5. Lucy Hamilton COCKE,   b. 17 Nov 1875, Powhatan Co, VA   6. Dr. Norborne Page COCKE,   b. 30 Jan 1878, Powhatan Co, VA d. Jun 1941 (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F7255	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S2959] "Cocke family Bible record, 1688 - 1902", leaf 14., Accession no. 25589. [S2959] "Cocke family Bible record, 1688 - 1902", leaf 18., Accession no. 25589. [S4968] Bernard J. Henley, compiler, Henley Marriage & Obituary Database. John Bowdoin Cocke obituary, Richmond Dispatch, Richmond, VA, 3 April 1889 (p. 3, c. 6). [S2344] Hollywood Cemetery, online (http://hollywoodcemetery.org). downloaded 12 March 2012. [S4968] Bernard J. Henley, compiler, Henley Marriage & Obituary Database. Cocke - Bowdoin marriage announcement, Daily Richmond Whig & Public Advertiser, Richmond, VA, 10 June 1834 (p. 3, c. 1). [S52] George Holbert Tucker, compiled & annotated by, Tucker, Abstracts from Norfolk City Marriage Bonds (1797-1850) and Other Genealogical Data, ((Norfolk, VA: William H. Delaney, 1934)), F234.N8 T7. p. 137: Cocke - Bowdoin marriage return.