Clara Vernon COCKE^[1]

1880 -

• Name	Clara Vernon COCKE
  Birth	21 Jun 1880	Bremo Bluff, Fluvanna Co, VA   [1]
  	Clara was born at "Lower Bremo" in Fluvanna County, Virginia on 21 June 1880.
  Gender	Female
  Person ID	I63093	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	William Ruffin Coleman COCKE,   b. 7 Aug 1846, Powhatan Co, VA d. 30 Jul 1884, Lynchburg City, VA (Age 37 years)
  Mother	Clara Vernon POLLARD,   b. 2 Aug 1849   d. 4 Apr 1925 (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	26 Apr 1871	Montgomery, Montgomery Co, AL   [1, 2]
  	The couple was married at St. John's Episcopal Church in Montgomery, Alabama by Rev. Horace Stringfellow on 26 April 1871.
  Family ID	F7232	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Forney JOHNSTON
  Marriage	3 Oct 1905  [3]
  	The couple was married on 3 October 1905. The marriage announcement noted that the groom was the son of Governor Joseph Johnston of Alabama.
  Family ID	F7235	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S2959] "Cocke family Bible record, 1688 - 1902", leaf 21., Accession no. 25589. [S4968] Bernard J. Henley, compiler, Henley Marriage & Obituary Database. Cocke - Pollard marriage announcement, Richmond Daily Whig, 10 May 1871 (p. 1, c. 3). [S4968] Bernard J. Henley, compiler, Henley Marriage & Obituary Database. Cocke - Johnston marriage announcement, Times Dispatch, 4 October 1905 (p. 2, c. 5).