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James M. Cockrell

Male 1847 - 1893  (46 years)


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  • Name James M. Cockrell 
    Birth ca 1847  Itawamba Co, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Itawamba Co, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    dwelling/family 507/514, p 339B 
    1860 Census for Itawamba County, Mississippi, District No. 6, Sheet 373    		 1860 Census for Itawamba County, Mississippi, District No. 6, Sheet 373
    Cockrell, Berry.........35...head
    ________, Eliza.........34...wife
    ________, Joseph........12...son
    ________, Elizabeth.....10...daughter
    ________, Sarah......... 5...daughter
    ________, James......... 2...daughter
    Census 1860  Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Beech Creek twp, Hamburg PO, p 20 [stamped 124], dwelling/family 136/136; enumerated Jul 1860 by J. Norris.  
    1860 Census for Ashley County, Arkansas, Beech Creek Township, Sheet 20 [stamped 124]    		 1860 Census for Ashley County, Arkansas, Beech Creek Township, Sheet 20 [stamped 124]
    136 Cockrell, Joseph...21...head
    ________, Sarah E......19...wife
    138 Cockrell, Berry....44...head
    ________, Louisa.......38...wife
    ________, Sarah F......15...daughter
    ________, James M......13...son
    ________, Melverta C... 9...daughter
    ________, Berry J...... 6...son
    139 Nobles, Lawrence...26...head
    _____, Harriett E......17...wife
    Military 1862-1865  Civil War Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Private, 18th Arkansas Volunteer Infantry, Co K, C.S.A. Enlisted 22 Feb 1862, Pine Bluff, AR. 
    • CSA Muster Rolls [Photostats], Box 11 Folder 185, 13/2/1. Arkansas State Archives.
    Census 1870  Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    DeBastrop twp, Hamburg PO, p 31 [stamped 153A], dwelling/family 155/155; enumerated 31 Jul 1870 by J. C. White; living with his brother Joseph A. Cockrell.  
    1870 Census for Ashley County, Arkansas, DeBastrop Township, Sheet 31 [stamped 153A]    		 1870 Census for Ashley County, Arkansas, DeBastrop Township, Sheet 31 [stamped 153A]
    155/155 Cockrell, Joseph....32.....head...farmer
    ________, Selia.....23.....wife
    ________, Laura..... 4.....daughter
    ________, Jessie.... 2.....daughter
    ________, James.....8/12...son
    Cockrell, James.....23...brother
    156/156 Nobles, Archibald..52...head
    ______, Nancy.......52...wife
    ______, Margret.....32...daughter
    ______, Eliza.......23...daughter
    ______, Anna........18...daughter
    ______, James.......17...son
    ______, Archibald...16...son
    ______, Jane........ 8...daughter
    Barnes, Daniel......26
    Property, Real 1872  Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Poll tax: 1; School district 12. 
    Tax Records 1876  Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Poll tax: 1; School district 12. 
    • Arkansas. Ashley County, Personal Property Tax Books, 1876 - 1881, 6. Filmed by Family History Library, roll #978037. Accessed at Arkansas State Archives, 1 Capitol Mall, Little Rock, AR 72201, 12 Jun 2017 by Rita Foster Wallace.
    Census 1880  Chicot Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Bayou Macon twp, ED 28, p 28D [stamped 377D], dwelling/family 280/284; farmer, b. Alabama, f.b. Alabama, m.b. Alabama; enumerated 15-16 Jun 1880 by John H. Lee.  
    • Raised his brother Joseph Cockrell's children, including Laura who married William Marcus Sansing. See the 1880 census.
    1880 Census for Chicot County, Arkansas, Bayou Macon Township, Sheet 28D [stamped 377D]    		 1880 Census for Chicot County, Arkansas, Bayou Macon Township, Sheet 28D [stamped 377D]
    Cockrell, James.......29...head
    ________, Mary........28...wife
    ________, Laura.......13...niece
    ________, James.......10...nephew
    ________, Oleydell.... 8...niece
    ________, Charley..... 6...nephew
    ________, Bolden...... 3...nephew
    Sansing, Coley........30...boarder/farm laborer
    Death ca 1893  West Carroll Par, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I347  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 10 May 2021 

    Father Littleberry Cockrell, Sr.,   b. ca 1815, Nash Co, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ca 1872, Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Louisa Lann,   b. ca 1813, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1860, Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Marriage 13 Sep 1837  Greene Co, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • (1) Pauline Jones Gandrud, comp. Marriage Records of Greene County, Alabama 1823-1860 (Milestone Press: Memphis, 1969, reprint), 29. (2) Alabama. Greene County. Marriage Book B-186, 13 Sep 1837, Berry Cockrell and Louisa Lann, married by J. Ricks, JP.
    Family ID F49  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Josephine Sansing,   b. ca 1853, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1886 (Age 32 years) 
    Marriage 10 Oct 1881  Chicot Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage License for James M. Cockrell and Josephine Sansing.    		 Marriage License for James M. Cockrell and Josephine Sansing.
    Marriage License states that J. M. Cockrell, 30, and Miss Joe Sansing, 24, authorized to marry. Certificate of Marriage. H. P. Walsh, JP, married the couple on 18 Oct 1881. Walsh filed the marriage record on 17 Dec 1881 and recorded on 29 Jul 1882, in County Clerk's office, Lake Village, Arkansas.
    Children 
    +1. James Charles Cockrell, Sr,   b. May 1882, Eudora, Chicot Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Dec 1960, Oak Grove, West Carroll Par, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    +2. Jessie Mae Cockrell,   b. 5 Jun 1884, Eudora, Chicot Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Nov 1968, Corpus Christi, Nueces Co, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F4426  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Nov 2016 

    Family 2 Eldora N. Miles,   b. ca 1866, Frankfort, Franklin Co, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ca 1893, West Carroll Par, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years) 
    Marriage 19 Sep 1886  Drew Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Earl Hix Cockrell,   b. 12 Jul 1888, Chicot Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 May 1949, Drew Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
    +2. Effie Cockrell,   b. 15 Jul 1890, West Carroll Par, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ca 1961, Monticello, Drew Co, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F143  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2019 

    Family 3 Mary A. Massey,   b. ca 1852, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F142  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Oct 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Beech Creek twp, Hamburg PO, p 20 [stamped 124], dwelling/family 136/136; enumerated Jul 1860 by J. Norris. - 1860 - Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - Private, 18th Arkansas Volunteer Infantry, Co K, C.S.A. Enlisted 22 Feb 1862, Pine Bluff, AR. - 1862-1865 - Civil War Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - DeBastrop twp, Hamburg PO, p 31 [stamped 153A], dwelling/family 155/155; enumerated 31 Jul 1870 by J. C. White; living with his brother Joseph A. Cockrell. - 1870 - Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProperty, Real - Poll tax: 1; School district 12. - 1872 - Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsTax Records - Poll tax: 1; School district 12. - 1876 - Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Bayou Macon twp, ED 28, p 28D [stamped 377D], dwelling/family 280/284; farmer, b. Alabama, f.b. Alabama, m.b. Alabama; enumerated 15-16 Jun 1880 by John H. Lee. - 1880 - Chicot Co, Arkansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Oct 1881 - Chicot Co, Arkansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Sep 1886 - Drew Co, Arkansas, USA Link to Google Earth
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