His death certificate records Wm. J. Cockerham, age 84 years 9 months 18 days, born 1 June 1855 in Wolf Co., Ky, died 18 Mar 1940 at home in Jeffersonville, Montgomery Co., Kentucky, widower, late wife Ellen Cockerham, occupation farmer, father Miles Cockerham, mother’s maiden name Nancy Holland, both born in Wolf Co., Ky, cause of death generalized arteriosclerosis and chronic nephritis, informant Florence Vance, Mt. Sterling, Ky, Rt. 2, burial in private cemetery.

Her death certificate records Mrs. Mary Ellen Cocherham, age 79 years 1 month, born 15 Jan 1850 in Ky, died 6 Mar 1929 in Jeffersonville, Montgomery Co., Kentucky, married, father John C. Lewis, mother’s maiden name Lucinda Ingram, cause of death chronic emphysema left chest, informant W. J. Cocherham, Jeffersonville, Ky, burial in Cocherham graveyard.