Jeremiah
Preston
(Preston)
Cockey
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Dora E (Cockey) Buffington, Sadie M. (Cockey) Barnes, Sylvia Rea (Cockey) Harper, Lula Ann (Cockey) Krixer, Charles Vincent Cockey Jr., Helen Lavenia Cockey, Thomas Owens Cockey, William Hanester Cockey, Mildred Margaret (Cockey) Seal, Viola Katherine (Cockey) Arrington, Delmas Delphin Cockey, Dorothy Vera (Cockey) Tase and Vernon Randolph Cockey
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 72
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 19 May 2022
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Biography
Jeremiah was born in 1902. He was the son of Charles V. Cockey and Mary Louisa Baublitz. He was the tenth of their fourteen living children.
Cockey was a prominent and common name in the Baltimore area, as evidenced by the town of Cockeysville in Baltimore County. But this branch, with Charles Vincent, Mary Louisa and children, lived a hard life. For instance, in 1900, Charles and his two oldest children - Dora (12 yrs) and Sadie (10 yrs) worked in a cotton mill.
He married Mary Elizabeth Bowen around 1921. They had four children (Helen, Virginia, Donald, and Richard), Helen died in infancy.
In 1930, 1940 and 1950, his family lived with his in-laws. Preston worked in a machine shop at the Baltimore Navy Yard.
He passed away in 1974.
Sources
- Thirteenth Census of the United States. "Cockey, Preston." Line 39. Year: 1910; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 13, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland; Roll: T624_557; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0214; FHL microfilm: 1374570.
- Fourteenth Census of the United States. "Cockey, Preston." Line 3. Year: 1920; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 13, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland; Roll: T625_659; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 220.
- Fifteenth Census of the United States. "Cockey, Preston J." Line 23. Year: 1930; Census Place: Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0199; FHL microfilm: 2340592.
- Sixteenth Census of the United States. "Cockey, Preston" Line 57. Year: 1940; Census Place: Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland; Roll: m-t0627-01521; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 4-345.
- Seventeenth Census of the United States. "Cockey, Jeremiah P." Line 13. Year: 1950; Census Place: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland; Roll: 165; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 4-639.
- U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. "Jeremiah Preston Cockey." Serial no. T-1026, Order no. T-10396. Date: 16 Feb 1942. Registrar: 19 Baltimore, MD.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228100170/jeremiah-preston-cockey : accessed 19 May 2022), memorial page for Jeremiah Preston Cockey (25 Feb 1902–18 Jul 1974), Find a Grave Memorial ID 228100170, citing Druid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by myta (contributor 47351841) .
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