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Here is some information I received about Stephen Cocking, Civil War Vet, and lighthouse keeper in Keweenaw County, Michigan.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jay D. Rowe
Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 1:57 PM
Subject: Re: Cocking
>From: "Richard Jilbert" <rjilbert(a)earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: "Richard Jilbert" <rjilbert(a)earthlink.net>
>To: "Rowe Jay D" <jdrjer(a)hotmail.com>
>Subject: Cocking
>Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 08:26:31 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
>
>Received this from Jerry Lenz last summer. perhaps you could use the
>information and contact Jerry (jlenz(a)up.net) about the Cockings for more
>information
>
>Stephen Cocking
>Miner, Civil War Veteran, Merchant and
>Keeper of the Eagle Harbor Light
>
> Born in England in 1836, Cocking came to the United States in 1847 and
>settled in Dodgeville, Wisconsin. The Cockings, who probably came from
>Cornwall where there were extensive tin and copper mines, most likely chose
>Dodgeville because it had an active lead mine. Since the techniques for
>mining lead were essentially the same as those for mining tin and copper,
>miners from Cornwall would have been welcome in Dodgeville. Later, while
>still in his teens, Stephen worked as an engineer at the Cliff mine in the
>Keweenaw. Many details are missing but it is known that by March of 1862 he
>was living in Copper Falls when his wife Elizabeth died. A few months later
>Cocking enlisted in Company I of Michigan's Twenty-third infantry which saw
>action during the Civil War in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and finally in
>North Carolina, where it was
>mustered out on June 28th, 1865.
>
> On February 14, 1868 Stephen was appointed keeper at the recently
>opened
>lighthouse on Gull Rock, off the eastern tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The
>lighthouse was constructed in the summer of 1867 by the same crew which
>constructed the Huron Island and Granite Island lights, all using the same
>design. The light on Gull Rock shone for the first time on November 1,
>1867.
>
> In December of 1868 Stephen married Mary A. Hunter. We can visualize
>an
>annual rhythm in the lives of the Cockings from 1869 through the Spring of
>1877. In about midMay they would return to the light on Gull Rock where
>they
>would stay through the Spring, Summer and Fall until November at which time
>they would return to the mainland, wintering perhaps in Eagle Harbor. Life
>on the Rock (which is only about 150 feet wide by 250 feet long) must have
>been extremely challenging due to its' isolation and small size. After two
>consecutive Assistant Keepers resigned, Mary was appointed Assistant Keeper
>in September of 1872. Finally Stephen had an assistant who would be less
>likely to resign rather than face one more Summer on Gull Rock.
>
> Stephen Cocking was made acting keeper at the Eagle Harbor Light in
>July
>of 1877 and Keeper in September of that year. Imagine the difference
>between
>living on a barren rock surrounded by dangerous shoals to living in a
>thriving community with a new school, a post office, two churches, several
>bars, two hotels, a general store, hardware store, watch maker and many
>other establishments designed to improve life for the citizens of eagle
>Harbor. The Cockings could also look forward to living in the almost new
>Eagle Harbor lighthouse which they could stay in year-round in contrast to
>their annual migrations to and from Gull Rock.
>
>
>
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Hi Jennifer,
I wanted to reply to you and the Cocking list. The Cockings I am looking
for in Michigan, USA are also from Cornwall and were miners. We might be
looking for the same family in Cornwall, but I haven't got back that far
yet. It sure would be great if we were cousins. I would love to have a
relative in Australia! In the Keweenaw area of Michigan, there were 2 and
maybe 3 different Cocking families. I haven't researched the Cornish
origins of the families but I think we'll find they were all from the same
line. James Cocking born 1814 in Cornwall married a Bathsheba Martin and
came to the USA. I don't know James Cocking Parents yet. I have to start
looking for a James Cocking in Cornwall in the censuses to find his parents.
I am hoping that maybe this list will help me find them. I hope it helps
you too.
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jennifer McCready" <oakum(a)optusnet.com.au>
To: <COCKING-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 10:02 PM
Subject: COCKINGs from Camborne, Cornwall
> Hi Bob and list,
>
> Congratulations on setting up the Cocking list. My interests are -
>
> Thomas COCKING (b. 1782/1786 Cornwall) married Elizabeth DUNSTONE (b.
> 1787/1791 Cornwall) on 14/3/1812 at Camborne, Cornwall.
>
> At least their eldest child, also Thomas COCKING (b.24/9/1814 Illogan,
> Cornwall) who married Mary Ann WILLIAMS (b. 1816 Marogan?, Cornwall) on
> 5/12/1841 in Cornwall, came to Australia with their 2 children Thomas (b.
> 1842 Truro, Cornwall) and William (b. 10/7/1844 Illogan, Redruth,
Cornwall)
> and arrived Adelaide, Australia on 3/5/1847. These COCKINGs were miners.
>
> I am interested in finding the parents of Thomas COCKING and of his wife
> Elizabeth DUNSTONE.
>
> Jennifer,
> Melbourne, Australia
>
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Hi Bob and list,
Congratulations on setting up the Cocking list. My interests are -
Thomas COCKING (b. 1782/1786 Cornwall) married Elizabeth DUNSTONE (b.
1787/1791 Cornwall) on 14/3/1812 at Camborne, Cornwall.
At least their eldest child, also Thomas COCKING (b.24/9/1814 Illogan,
Cornwall) who married Mary Ann WILLIAMS (b. 1816 Marogan?, Cornwall) on
5/12/1841 in Cornwall, came to Australia with their 2 children Thomas (b.
1842 Truro, Cornwall) and William (b. 10/7/1844 Illogan, Redruth, Cornwall)
and arrived Adelaide, Australia on 3/5/1847. These COCKINGs were miners.
I am interested in finding the parents of Thomas COCKING and of his wife
Elizabeth DUNSTONE.
Jennifer,
Melbourne, Australia
Hi Bob,
I sent you copies of Wareham notes from my g-uncle John Jory's
notebook. Little did we know that we shared the Cocking name!
I'm researching William (b. abt. 1823) & Jane (Mill) Cocking
(b. 1827) of Keweenaw and Houghton Counties, Michigan. They are my
g-g-g-grandparents. I believe they immigrated in 1853 from Cornwall to
Michigan. Would like to corospond with others working on this line.
Jill
Hi,
I would like to know what COCKING Families, people are searching. I am looking for the James and Bathsheba (Martin) Cocking of the Keweenaw County in Michigan. This list was just formed in the last couple of weeks, and I am the listmaster. For what is everyone interested in using this list? You can respond to the list by sending a message to COCKING-L(a)rootsweb.com for the mail mode and COCKING-D(a)rootsweb.com for the digest mode.
Thanks
Bob
Hello,
My name is Bob Wareham, and I am looking for information any or all names I mention in this message. My Gr Gr Gr grandparents were Bathsheba Cocking and James Cocking. They had ad several Children, one of which is my Gr Gr Grandmother Bathsheba who married Richard Coombs(Central Mine, MI). One of their children was Lora (or Laura), who married a Thomas Henry King(Rockland, MI)
This is my first time sending to a mailing list and I don't know what one is actually used for, so I will keep this short.
I have some dates and information I will share, but I would like to know more.
The Cockings lived in Keweenaw or Houghton county in Keweenaw in the 1800s.
Bob.