William "Earl" Cockerill

1895 - 1967  (72 years)

• Name	William "Earl" Cockerill
  Birth	15 Jul 1895	Gretna, Sarpy Co., NE
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Dec 1967	Ogallala, Keith Co., NE; burial: Fairfield Cem., Grant, Perkins Co., NE
  Person ID	I2492	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Joseph James Cockerill,   b. 26 Mar 1871, St. Pauls Deptford, England d. 16 Feb 1955, Springfield, Lane Co., OR; burial: Fairfield Cem., Grant, Perkins Co., NE (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Lena Velillian Roberts,   b. 10 Oct 1874   d. 18 Mar 1947, Grant, Perkins Co., NE; burial: Fairfield Cem., Grant, Perkins Co., NE (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	9 Mar 1893	NE
  Family ID	F0784	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hazel Mae Attebery,   b. 6 Jun 1896   d. 26 Jan 1981, Burial: Fairfield Cem., Grant, Perkins Co., NE (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	23 Oct 1919	Alda, Hall Co., NE
  Children	1. Delmar Francis Cockerill,   b. 20 Oct 1922, Grant, Perkins Co., NE d. 27 Jun 1998, North Platte, Lincoln Co., NE; burial: Fairfield Cem., Grant, Perkins Co., NE (Age 75 years)   2. Edwin Cockerill,   b. 3 Apr 1926, Grant, Perkins Co., NE d. 12 Sep 1985, Ogallala, Keith Co., NE (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F1800	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Cockerill, Clarence (1904-1985) & Velillian Belle "Lily" Cockerill (1894-1977) & Clyde Dewey Cockerill (1898-1982) & William "Earl" Cockerill (1895-1967) Group photo was taken in Nebraska, about 1905, and came from the Anderson/ Roberts Collection by Ron Harmon. See Ron Harmon’s website http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cockerill-291 Included (L-R, seated) are Clarence Cockerill & Velillian Belle "Lily" Cockerill Wheeler & (standing) Clyde Dewey Cockerill & William "Earl" Cockerill.
  		Cockerill, Joseph James (1871-1955) & Lena Velillian Roberts (1874-1947) & Velillian Belle "Lily" Cockerill (1894-1977) & William Earl Cockerill (1895-1967) & Clyde Dewey Cockerill (1898-1982) & Clarence Cockerill (1904-1985) Group photo, which was taken about 1910, came from the Clifton Cockerill Archives. Included (L-R, in back) are Velillian Belle "Lily" Cockerill & William Earl Cockerill & Clyde Cockerill. Included (L-R, in front) are Joseph James Cockerill & Clarence Cockerill & Lena Velillian Roberts Cockerill.
  		Cockerill, William "Earl" (1895-1967) & Hazel Mae Attebery (1896-1981) & Delmar Francis Cockerill (1922-1998) & Edwin Cockerill (1926-1985) Group photo of (L-R) Delmar Francis Cockerill & William "Earl" Cockerill & Hazel Mae Attebery & Edwin Cockerill came from the Dick Cockerill Collection.
  		Cockerill, William "Earl" (1895-1967) Individual photo came from the Dick Cockerill Collection.

  
  

  Headstones

  Cockerill, William "Earl" (1895-1967) William "Earl" Cockerill (1895-1967); Fairview Cemetery, Grant, Perkins Co., NE, USA. Photo was taken by Clifton “Gayle” Cockerill in 2005 and came from his website “Samuel Cockerill Genealogy” at http://olypen.com/cliffc/genealogy/index.html

  
  

• Notes

  Source: SEE CLIFTON "GAYLE" COCKERILL'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://olypen.com/cliffc/genealogy/index.html Samuel Cockerill Genealogy: Clifton "Gayle" Cockerill: Name Source: Dick Cockerill: Dates & places Source: Charlene Reinhart: In the 1900 U.S. Census, Richland Precinct, Sarpy County, NE, Page 320A, I found: Cockerill, Joseph, Head, 3/1871, 29, Married 7 years, ENG, Immigrated in 1872, 28 years in US, Farmer Cockerill, Sena V., Wife, 10/1874, 26, Married 7 years, 4 children/4 alive, NE Cockerill, Lily B., Daughter, 3/1894, 6, Single, NE Cockerill, Earl W., Son, 7/1895, 4, Single, NE Cockerill, Clyde D., Son, 7/1898, 2, Single, NE Cockerill, Babe, Son, 11/1899, 6/12, Single, NE Cockerill, Earnest, Brother, 7/1877, 22, Single, NE, Farmer