census says May 1870 Where born: IN Son of: Allen Cocker (ca 1819 IN) & Mary Ann Reed (ca 1834 IN) Married: 9 Jun 1888 Gibson Co IN Savannah B Crow* Lived at: 1880 White River-Gibson Co IN 1900-20 Montgomery-Gibson Co IN Children: - Malinda (Feb 1889 IN) -
Gerlena Ellen [Ella] (27 Mar 1892 IN-19 Dec 1957 m: by 1920 John Thomas Hawkins both bur Highland Cem) -
Calvin Frank (28 Sep 1893 IN-23 Nov 1964 buried Highland Cem) -
Ethel E (1898 IN-1984 IN m: Frederick Freyburger) -
Leona (May 1900-15 May 1977 IN) -
Anna G (ca 1903 IN) -
William A (ca 1905 IN) -
Verona H (7 Oct 1907-10 Aug 1981 IN)
* indicates buried with Alonzo Coker in Sand Hill Cemetery.
About Sand Hill Cemetery:
Sand Hill Cemetery is the oldest large cemetery in Mt Carmel IL, predating Highland Memorial Cemetery and Rose Hill Cemetery. There was no subdivision of lots in Sand Hill Cemetery. People were buried in the order of their death. New burials were prohibited in Sand Hill Cemetery after 1932. Burials: 1254 Location: 730 West 3rd Street, Mt Carmel, Illinois - Wabash County
