Opal May CogginAge: 89 years1923–2013
- Name
- Opal May Coggin
- Given names
- Opal May
- Surname
- Coggin
- Married name
- Opal May Dockham
 Birth | September 26, 1923 41 37 |
 Birth of a sister | Geraldine Coggin June 20, 1927 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joseph B “Joe” Coggin October 17, 1928 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 6 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Thomas L Smith March 6, 1930 (Age 6 years) |
 Census | April 19, 1930 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Charles Curtis Coggin August 21, 1930 (Age 6 years) |
| Census | April 23, 1940 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 18 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a brother | Jacob Claud Coggin June 17, 1950 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a father | Jacob Garfield Coggin February 10, 1951 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 26 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Birth of a son #1 | David Michael Dockham May 3, 1955 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a mother | Lula Mae Smith May 5, 1957 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Emma Gennette “Nellie” Loftin April 2, 1958 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Paul Coggin February 13, 1971 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a sister | Grace Lee Coggin August 17, 1972 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a sister | Geraldine Coggin April 19, 1974 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 22 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Death of a brother | Foy Thomas Coggin September 16, 1980 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a son | David Michael Dockham April 19, 1992 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lula Annie Coggin February 3, 1997 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Pauline Coggin December 17, 1999 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a brother | Charles Curtis Coggin July 13, 2001 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a sister | Catherine Jeanette Coggin December 21, 2001 (Age 78 years) |
| Death of a husband | Elwood Charles Dockham December 4, 2010 (Age 87 years) |
 Death | July 11, 2013 (Age 89 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Town of Denton Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Jacob Garfield Coggin Birth: June 10, 1882 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: February 10, 1951 — Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Lula Mae Smith Birth: July 11, 1886 20 20 — North Carolina, United States Death: May 5, 1957 — Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: June 30, 1904 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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14 months elder brother |
Jacob Claud Coggin Birth: August 23, 1905 23 19 — Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States Death: June 17, 1950 — Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States |
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20 months elder sister |
Grace Lee Coggin Birth: May 6, 1907 24 20 — North Carolina, United States Death: August 17, 1972 — Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
James Paul Coggin Birth: August 20, 1909 27 23 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: February 13, 1971 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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15 months elder sister |
Mary Pauline Coggin Birth: November 11, 1910 28 24 — Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: December 17, 1999 — Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
Joseph B “Joe” Coggin Birth: December 1914 32 28 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 17, 1928 — Alleghany, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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16 months elder sister |
Lula Annie Coggin Birth: April 5, 1916 33 29 — Montgomery, North Carolina, United States Death: February 3, 1997 — Cumberland, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Foy Thomas Coggin Birth: March 31, 1918 35 31 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: September 16, 1980 — Everett, Snohomish, Washington, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Catherine Jeanette Coggin Birth: September 14, 1920 38 34 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: December 21, 2001 — Mooresville, Iredell, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years herself |
Opal May Coggin Birth: September 26, 1923 41 37 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: July 11, 2013 — Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Geraldine Coggin Birth: June 20, 1927 45 40 — North Carolina, United States Death: April 19, 1974 — Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Charles Curtis Coggin Birth: August 21, 1930 48 44 — Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: July 13, 2001 — Pinehurst, Moore, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with Elwood Charles Dockham |
| husband |
Elwood Charles Dockham Birth: June 5, 1924 — Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Death: December 4, 2010 — Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| herself |
Opal May Coggin Birth: September 26, 1923 41 37 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: July 11, 2013 — Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| son |
Private |
| son |
David Michael Dockham Birth: May 3, 1955 30 31 — North Carolina, United States Death: April 19, 1992 — Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States |
Opal May Coggin has 2 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (2)
Parents Charles Price “Charley” Smith Sr. + Ollie G Love
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Garfield Coggin - Household
Alleghany, Davidson, North Carolina
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Garfield Coggin - Household
Alleghany, Davidson, North Carolina
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