Archibald C. Cockerell

1822 - 1910  (87 years)

• Name	Archibald C. Cockerell
  	When Arch moved to Texas, he changed the spelling of his name to Cockerell.
  Nickname	Arch
  Birth	24 Dec 1822	DeKalb Co, Georgia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Census	1830	Greene Co, Alabama, USA
  	p 406.
  		1830 Census for Greene County, Alabama, Sheet 406 --Archibald Cockrill--free white males under 5: 1, free white males 5-10: 1, free white males 10-15: 1, free white males 15-20: 1, free white males 30-40: 1, free white females under 5: 1, free white females 30-40: 1.
  Census	1840	Pickens Co, Alabama, USA
  	p 357.
  		1840 Census for Pickens County, Alabama, Sheet 357 --Archibald Cockrell--free white males 5-10 - 1; free white males 10-15- 1; free white males 15-20- 1; free white males 50-60- 1; free white females 5-9 - 1; free white females 10-14- 1; free white females 40-50- 1; persons employed in agriculture: 2; No. white persons over 20 who cannot read and write: 2; free white persons under 20: 5; free white persons 20-49: 1; total free white persons: 7; total all persons: 7.
  Census	1850
  	None found.
  Census	1860	Van Zandt Co, Texas, USA
  	Prairie Beat, Big Rock PO, p 83, dwelling/family 564/570; farmer, real estate value $800, personal property value $886, b. Georgia; enumerated 28 Jul 1860 by Jack Williams.
  		1860 Census for Van Zandt County, Texas, Prairie Beat Township, Sheet 83 Cockerel, A.........36...head ________, Mary M....28...wife ________, Jno A.....13...son ________, J. T......10...son ________, W. A...... 7...son ________, S. A...... 5...daughter ________, M. E...... 1...daughter
  Census	1870	Van Zandt Co, Texas, USA
  	Precinct 3, Canton PO, p 63 [stamped 188A], dwelling/family 458/503, farmer age 48, personal estate valued $1000; real estate valued $1000, b. Alabama; enumerated 18 Aug 1870 by W. P. Young.
  	The United States of America. Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1870. (NARA microfilm M593 roll 1607)
  Census	1880	Kaufman Co, Texas, USA
  	Justice Precinct 6, ED 42, p 6 [stamped 175B], dwelling/family 47/48; farmer, b. Mississippi, f.b. Tennessee, m.b. Tennessee; enumerated 3 Jun 1880 by Wm. R. Anderson.
  		1880 Census for Kaufman County, Texas, Justice Precinct 6, Sheet 6 [stamped 175B] Cockerell, Arch.........55...head....farmer _________, Vannie.......35...wife....keeping house _________, William......27...son.....farmer _________, Elizabeth....16...daughter _________, Charles......14...son.....farm laborer _________, Martha.......11...daughter _________, Laura........ 9...daughter _________, Elisha....... 5...son _________, Alonzo.......11/12 Jun...son
  Census	1900
  Death	13 Feb 1910	Van Zandt Co, Texas, USA
  Burial	Elm Grove Cemetery, Van Zandt Co, Texas, USA
  		Archibald C. Cockerell, Jr. Husband of Mary Minerva Hittson and son of Archibald C. Cockrell, Sr. and Selah Sarah Pridgen. Plot: NW-19-18
  Person ID	I381	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	Archibald C. Cockrell, Sr.,   b. ca 1794, Nash Co, North Carolina, USA d. ca 1855, Itawamba Co, Mississippi, USA (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Selah Sarah Pridgen,   b. ca 1795, Nash Co, North Carolina, USA d. ca 1850, Greene Co, Alabama, USA (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	15 Mar 1815	Nash Co, North Carolina, USA
  Family ID	F151	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Minerva Hittson,   b. 20 May 1832, Halifax, Halifax Co, Virginia, USA d. 4 Sep 1875, Taylor, Kaufman Co, Texas, USA (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	9 Apr 1846	Itawamba Co, Mississippi, USA
  	Berry Ann Burton Cruber. The Marriage Records of Itawamba County, Mississippi, 1837-1866 (Memphis: Milestone Press, 1973), 17. [Marriage Book 2-115]
  Children	1. John Alexander Cockerell,   b. 21 May 1847, Itawamba Co, Mississippi, USA d. 7 Mar 1908, Odessa, Ector Co, Texas, USA (Age 60 years) + 2. Jesse Thomas Cockerell,   b. 21 Apr 1850, Rusk Co, Texas, USA d. 30 Mar 1912, Seymour, Baylor Co, Texas, USA (Age 61 years)   3. William A. Cockerell,   b. 23 Aug 1852, Van Zandt Co, Texas, USA d. 21 Jan 1886, Van Zandt Co, Texas, USA (Age 33 years) + 4. Sarah Frances Cockerell,   b. 31 Oct 1854, Rusk Co, Texas, USA d. 3 Sep 1935, Jermyn, Jack Co, Texas, USA (Age 80 years) + 5. Mary Eliza Cockerell,   b. 24 Jun 1859, Van Zandt Co, Texas, USA d. 26 Sep 1942, Kaufman Co, Texas, USA (Age 83 years)   6. Elizabeth Ann Cockerell,   b. 7 Mar 1863, Mabank, Kaufman Co, Texas, USA d. 9 Aug 1954, Coleman Co, Texas, USA (Age 91 years) + 7. Charles Morton Cockerell,   b. 30 Jan 1866, Van Zandt Co, Texas, USA d. 23 Nov 1903, Van Zandt Co, Texas, USA (Age 37 years) + 8. Martha Minerva Cockerell,   b. 18 Dec 1868, Van Zandt Co, Texas, USA d. 15 May 1946, Seymour, Baylor Co, Texas, USA (Age 77 years) + 9. Laura H. Cockerell,   b. 2 Jun 1871, Van Zandt Co, Texas, USA d. 1 Oct 1921, Clovis, Curry Co, New Mexico, USA (Age 50 years) + 10. Dr. Elisha Edward Cockerell,   b. 8 Mar 1875, Kaufman Co, Texas, USA d. 8 Nov 1965, Abilene, Taylor Co, Texas, USA (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F154	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Sep 2017

  
  

  Family 2	Van Burenah Rush,   b. 27 Dec 1846, Henderson Co, Texas, USA d. 17 Apr 1908, Kaufman Co, Texas, USA (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	9 Jul 1878	Smith Co, Texas, USA
  		Archibald C. Cockerell Jr. & Van Burenah (Rush) Cockerell Vannie was Arch's second wife and they raised four children in Van Zandt County, Texas.
  Children	+ 1. Dr. Alonzo Lee Cockerell,   b. 4 Jun 1879, Roddy, Van Zandt Co, Texas, USA d. 13 Jun 1969, Athens, Henderson Co, Texas, USA (Age 90 years)   2. George Washington Cockerell,   b. 31 Jan 1881, Van Zandt Co, Texas, USA d. 7 Feb 1967, Raymondville, Willacy Co, Texas, USA (Age 86 years)   3. Owen Remps Cockerell,   b. 11 Oct 1882, Van Zandt Co, Texas, USA d. 2 Apr 1936, Denton, Denton Co, Texas, USA (Age 53 years)   4. Araetta Rush Cockerell,   b. 15 Apr 1886, Van Zandt Co, Texas, USA d. 21 Mar 1959, Eustace, Henderson Co, Texas, USA (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Dec 1822 - DeKalb Co, Georgia, USA Census - p 406. - 1830 - Greene Co, Alabama, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  One of the family stories told about Arch Cockerell. One day Arch could not find his gold, which he had hidden in a coffee can. In those days, people buried their gold for safety from theft. Apparently Arch got very angry because he could not find his gold. He thought he had buried in under the front porch. Apparently, Arch set the porch on fire to get it out of the way so he could get his gold. Vannie, his second wife, came running out with the coffee can containing the gold, and they hurried to put out the fire before the house was destroyed. After Arch moved to Texas, he added the extra "e" to his name and his many descandants live in and around Texas.