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Bennett Cockayne

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Bennett Cockayne

Birth
Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA
Death
12 Aug 1875 (aged 69–70)
Glen Dale, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA
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Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Bennett began construction on the present-day Cockayne Farmhouse in 1850. Bennett was the postmaster in Moundsville and was the proprietor of a general store in Elizabethtown. One of Bennett's sons, Alexander, taught the first school in Glen Dale from his father's home. Bennett's son, Samuel A.J. Cockayne, inherited the farm and under his management, the Farm became well known for the Merino wool it produced.
Bennett began construction on the present-day Cockayne Farmhouse in 1850. Bennett was the postmaster in Moundsville and was the proprietor of a general store in Elizabethtown. One of Bennett's sons, Alexander, taught the first school in Glen Dale from his father's home. Bennett's son, Samuel A.J. Cockayne, inherited the farm and under his management, the Farm became well known for the Merino wool it produced.

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