Dr Charles Lewis Cocke

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Dr Charles Lewis Cocke

Birthdate:
Birthplace: King William County, Virginia, USA
Death: 1901 (80-81)
Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA
Place of Burial: Cocke Cemetery, Hollins, Roanoke County, Virginia, USA
Immediate Family:

Son of James Cocke, Sr and Elizabeth Cocke
Husband of Susanna Virginia Cocke
Father of Joseph James Cocke; Lucian Howard Cocke; Leila Virginia Turner; Sarah Lewis Cocke; Mary Susan Hayward and 5 others
Brother of James Jordan Cocke; Susanna Cocke; Mary Elizabeth Smith and John Cocke

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About Dr Charles Lewis Cocke

Charles Lewis Cocke was the founder and president of Hollins College in Roanoke, Virginia.

Wearing graduation robes, seniors at Hollins University walk from campus through an adjacent field to the Cocke Family Cemetery on a hill to lay a wreath on this school founder's grave every year on Founder's Day in February.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Aug 8 2020, 18:20:52 UTC

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Dr Charles Lewis Cocke's Timeline

1820
February 1820
King William County, Virginia, USA
1841
December 13, 1841
King William, Virginia, United States
1844
February 25, 1844
1845
July 25, 1845
Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
1847
November 20, 1847
1850
March 25, 1850
1853
May 22, 1853
1855
October 9, 1855
Hollins, Roanoke County, Virginia, USA
1858
March 27, 1858
Hollins College, Roanoke, Virginia, United States
1863
January 11, 1863