Tehama-Sacramento-Humboldt County CA Archives Biographies.....Cocking, George 1839 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com February 6, 2007, 7:21 pm Author: Lewis Publishing Co. (1891) GEORGE COCKING is one of the worthy residents of Red Bluff who has made his way in the world by honest toil and the judicious investment of his savings. He is a native of England, born at Balderton, near Newark, October 29, 1839. His parents, Thomas and Ann Cocking, were both English people. To them were born seven children, of whom George is the fifth. He received his education in his native land, and, some time after reaching the years of manhood, went to New Zealand. He arrived at that place in August, 1864, and worked there as a farm hand and was also employed on the railroad, remaining two years and a half. He then came to California. At Sacramento he was variously employed until he was taken sick, and there lay in the hospital for some time. Upon his recovery he went on the Central Pacific Railroad to Humboldt City, and worked on the road until it was completed. He was brakeman and afterward conductor. From there he went to Santa Cruz, where he worked in the redwoods, and where, for a time, he was employed in a paper manufactory. He returned to Sacramento and came to Tehama on the first passenger train that crossed the river at Tehama. He then spent several years in railroad employ. Mr. Cocking quit that business to engage in draying at Red Bluff and bought a horse and truck and was thus employed for two years. From time to time he had invested his spare money in property, and now owns eight houses and lots, which he rents. Excepting the care of his property, collecting rents, etc., he has retired from business. Mr. Cocking was married in 1874. Mrs. Cocking is now (1890) an invalid. Politically the subject of this sketch is a Republican. Additional Comments: Extracted from Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California. Illustrated, Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of its Prospective Future; Full-Page Steel Portraits of its most Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers and also of Prominent Citizens of To-day. "A people that takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote descendents." – Macauley. CHICAGO THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY 1891. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/tehama/bios/cocking692gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/cafiles/ File size: 2.9 Kb