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Major H Cooksey 1921 - 1999

Major Hugh Cooksey of Stephenville, Erath County, TX was born on February 9, 1921 in Olden, Eastland County, and died at age 78 years old on August 22, 1999 in Stephenville, Erath County. Major Cooksey was buried at Upper Green Creek Cemetery Co Rd 351, in Dublin.

Major Hugh Cooksey
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Stephenville, Erath County, TX 76401
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February 9, 1921
Olden, Eastland County, Texas, 76448, United States
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    Major Hugh Cooksey was born to Hugh Harry Cooksey (1895 - 1953) and Mary Ella Morrison (1901 - 1996). Both of his parents were born in Texas. He had seven siblings, including: Cameron, Harold, Alvin, James, Larry, and Martha plus one more sister.
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    February 9, 1921
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    Olden, Eastland County, Texas 76448, United States
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    Major was born and raised in Texas. He died in Stephenville, Texas at the age of 78 and is buried in Dublin, Texas.

  • Personal Life & Family

    Major Cooksey married Regina Mary Zly (1928 - 2006) and they had one son, Lyndal Wayne and one daughter, Glenndora Kay Cooksey. On his 1945 World War II draft card, Major was described as being 5 feet 11 inches tall and as weighing 132 pounds. He had blue eyes, brown hair, and a "ruddy" complexion.
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    August 22, 1999
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In 1921, in the year that Major H Cooksey was born, the silent film The Sheik, directed by George Melford and starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres (also featuring Adolphe Menjou) debuted on October 21st. Critics weren't enthusiastic but the public loved it - in the first few weeks 125,000 people had seen the movie - and it eventually exceeded $1 million in ticket sales. And Rudolph Valentino, an Italian American, became the heartthrob of a female generation.
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In 1936, at the age of just 15 years old, Major was alive when on November 2nd, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) debuted the world's first regular high-definition television service. The channel had a short schedule - Monday through Saturday, 3:00p to 4:00p and 9:00p to 10:00p. The first broadcast was "Opening of the BBC Television Service".
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Cooksey, Willie (Born c. 1873) Cooksey, Lillian (Dec 30, 1894 - Feb 11, 1989) Cooksey, Joanne (Oct 16, 1932 - Oct 16, 1997) Cooksey, Charles (Jun 12, 1895 - May 1968) Cooksey, Gertrude (May 28, 1903 - May 1980) Cooksey, James (Jan 12, 1920 - Jan 11, 2008) Cooksey, Ruth (Feb 10, 1926 - Mar 26, 1999) Cooksey, Mary (Dec 7, 1904 - Dec 15, 1997) Cooksey, Henry (Jan 21, 1900 - Nov 1984) Cooksey, Catherine (Apr 10, 1937 - Sep 1992)
Cooksey, Catherine (Oct 14, 1898 - Apr 14, 1994) Cooksey, Hubert (Aug 21, 1902 - Oct 21, 1998) Cooksey, David (Sep 11, 1933 - Dec 23, 2001) Cooksey, Frederick (Apr 14, 1893 - Dec 1965) Cooksey, Ralph (May 6, 1915 - Jan 4, 2007) Cooksey, Aline (Mar 3, 1929 - Jun 30, 2003) Cooksey, Donald (May 15, 1892 - Aug 1977) Cooksey, James (Sep 12, 1938 - Jan 29, 2006) Cooksey, Billy (Mar 31, 1929 - Jul 1986) Cooksey, Nancy (Aug 24, 1923 - Dec 11, 1999)
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