William Ruffin Coleman COCKE^[1]

1884 - 1967  (82 years)

• Name	William Ruffin Coleman COCKE
  Birth	31 Dec 1884	Montgomery, Montgomery Co, AL   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1930	Norfolk City, VA   [3]
  	lawyer for railroad
  Death	Mar 1967  [2]
  	William died during March 1967. He was 82 years old at the time of his death. His last residence was Norfolk, Virginia.
  Person ID	I63173	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, 4]
  	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	Alice DUBOSE,   b. 10 Jan 1888, Virginia d. 28 Sep 1964 (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	c.1910  [3]
  Children	1. William Ruffin Coleman COCKE, Jr.,   b. 24 Mar 1912, Virginia d. 16 Dec 1967 (Age 55 years)   2. Alice Barraud COCKE,   b. 7 Mar 1920, Alabama d. 14 Oct 2010 (Age 90 years)   3. Dudley DuBose COCKE,   b. 7 Mar 1920, Birmingham, Jefferson Co, AL d. 10 Jun 1998 (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F7276	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  1900: Charlottesville 1910: Seattle 1920: Birmingham

  
  

• Sources

  [S2959] "Cocke family Bible record, 1688 - 1902", leaf 21., Accession no. 25589. [S3138] William Cocke. SSN 719-07-0171. SSDI. [S3139] 1930 US Census / Cocke, William R.C. [S4968] Bernard J. Henley, compiler, Henley Marriage & Obituary Database. Cocke - Pollard marriage announcement, Richmond Daily Whig, 10 May 1871 (p. 1, c. 3).