Vera was the daughter of Andrew Jackson "Dock" Mathis and Rilla Cockerham. Her birth name was Vera Effie Josephine Mathis.
Over time, she would use a combination of these names, in addition to using the surname of Cothran.
She was first married to Ernest White in Cherokee County, South Carolina, and together they would have 1-daughter, Delphine, in 1931. This marriage would soon end in divorce.
After 1940, she would move to Hillsborough County, Florida along with her mother, Rilla. In 1945, Vera, and her 13-year old daughter, are employed together as waitresses.
In 1946, she would marry Howard Irving Draper, a WWII veteran. He preceded her in death in 1976.
She was 82-years of age.
Over time, she would use a combination of these names, in addition to using the surname of Cothran.
She was first married to Ernest White in Cherokee County, South Carolina, and together they would have 1-daughter, Delphine, in 1931. This marriage would soon end in divorce.
After 1940, she would move to Hillsborough County, Florida along with her mother, Rilla. In 1945, Vera, and her 13-year old daughter, are employed together as waitresses.
In 1946, she would marry Howard Irving Draper, a WWII veteran. He preceded her in death in 1976.
She was 82-years of age.
Vera was the daughter of Andrew Jackson "Dock" Mathis and Rilla Cockerham. Her birth name was Vera Effie Josephine Mathis.
Over time, she would use a combination of these names, in addition to using the surname of Cothran.
She was first married to Ernest White in Cherokee County, South Carolina, and together they would have 1-daughter, Delphine, in 1931. This marriage would soon end in divorce.
After 1940, she would move to Hillsborough County, Florida along with her mother, Rilla. In 1945, Vera, and her 13-year old daughter, are employed together as waitresses.
In 1946, she would marry Howard Irving Draper, a WWII veteran. He preceded her in death in 1976.
She was 82-years of age.
Over time, she would use a combination of these names, in addition to using the surname of Cothran.
She was first married to Ernest White in Cherokee County, South Carolina, and together they would have 1-daughter, Delphine, in 1931. This marriage would soon end in divorce.
After 1940, she would move to Hillsborough County, Florida along with her mother, Rilla. In 1945, Vera, and her 13-year old daughter, are employed together as waitresses.
In 1946, she would marry Howard Irving Draper, a WWII veteran. He preceded her in death in 1976.
She was 82-years of age.
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