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Genevieve Cockerill

Quiltmaker

  North Roy, Ohio, United States    

Alberta Quilt Discovery Project

Genevieve Cockerill, quiltmaker
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Was the maker a woman, man or a group?

Female

When was the quiltmaker born?

08/28/1883

Ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Caucasian, American

Educational background:

Elementary school

Occupation (if retired, former occupation):

Housewife

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Desendorf

Father's Name:

Desendorf, Frederick Dewitt

Father's birthplace:

Brooklyn, New York 1857

Father's ethnic/tribal background:

Caucasian/American

Mother's Name:

Scherer, Emma Almeda

Mother's birthplace:

Davenport, Iowa, Scott Co 1862

Mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Caucasian/American

Spouse's/Spouses' name(s):

Cockerill, Charles Kemp

Spouse's/Spouses' ethnic/tribal background:

03-12-1877, Marysville, Kansas, Caucasian, American

Spouse's/Spouses' occupation:

Farmer/Sheet metal worker

Number of children:

1

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Missouri and Ohio

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