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Good Day Fellow Researchers,
Now that Christmas is over we are qucikly approaching 1999. 1998 was a
good year where our membership has stayed just above the 100 member
mark. To keep our membership active I am soliciting suggestions. You
suggestions may be posted to the list or may be posted to me at
kytrace(a)worldnet.att.net.
I feel it is my responsibility to be accessible to ALL members. You are
welcome to critize or suggest ideas to aid the list. If you have any
questions please fell free to contact me.
Tom Cockerel
Merry Christmas to all of you. This is a great bunch of people to work with.
Yoou have been so helpful in my research. I appreciate all of you.
Joan Cockerell Wooten
Fellow Researchers,
My wife Carol and I wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas.
We look forward to working with each of you in the coming year.
Tom
In regards to:
>From the 1860 Census of Neshoba Co., Mississippi:
Santerford Cockrell 50 b. SC
Mary E. 29 "
Wm. 9 b.AL
John 6 "
Jeremiah 3 b.MS
Thomas 9/12 "
I have an abstract of the will of Joseph Cockrell SR. dated 18 Feb 1852
probated 9 May 1853 names wife, Elizabeth, grandson Moses Cockrell, son
of my deceased son, Joseph Cockrell; granddaughter Eliza Lee, daughter
of my deceased daughter, Ellen Lee; my sons and daughters equally;
granddaughter, Sarah Franklin, daughter of deceased son, Moses Cockrell;
granddaughter, Elizabeth lay, daughter of deceased son, Moses Cockrell,
my cheildren, as follows, John cockrell, Thomas Cockrell; Jeremiah
Cockrell, Sandford Cockrell, nancy Free, wife of james Free and Eliza
Free, wife of Simeon Free, Jr. Son, Jeremiah Cockrell executor.
Looks like alot of the same names. The Sandford named in the will about
was born about 1811 and had a wife named Mary. This may be the same as
Santerford in Neshoba Co MS.
Sandford is a very common name in the Cockrells from Chester and
Newberry Co SC.
I am researching Thomas and Sandford Cockrell from Newberry Co SC.
Sandra
Hello,
There will be a reunion in Warrensburg, Missouri of the descendants of Morgan
Cockrell and Hannah Andrews.
It is scheduled for August 7th and 8th 1999.
This reunion happens every three years rotating place between Oklahoma and
Missouri each reunion.
Warrensburg, MO is in Johnson County, MO and the family cemetery where Nancy
Cockrell and her husband Barksdale West, Morgan Cockrell and his father Simon
Cockrell are buried. This would be a good time to visit the cemetery since
Mr. Billy Adams will most likely provide a hay ride to the cemetery and a tour
of the home place.
Warrensburg, MO is also the home of the college and they enjoy an event at the
same time so I suggest making reservations as early as possible. Soon as I
hear where everyone wishes to stay I will pass that on.
Just thought you might like to know.
Bella
Hello,
For all those they may be interested in researching courthouse records
or may want to learn more about research I recommend the following book.
' The Researchers Guide To American Genealogy' by Val D. Greenwood
The book is found in every library but can be purchased for $15. You
will find it most useful in yoour research.
Tom
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From: gregmyers(a)webtv.net (Gregory Myers)
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1998 16:26:52 -0500 (CDT)
To: cockrell-l(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Nathon Cockrell
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Seeking anyinfo on Nathan Cockrell (B. 1838 in ILL, D. ???? probally ILL
or MO) he married a Sarah ??? (B. 1848 in ILL, D. ???) They had 6
children (Tilton, Mason, Sylvester, John M, Jacob and Mary R.) all born
in Madison County, ILL. Nathan's parents on Census were born in VA for
father and NJ for mother, and Sarah's was NJ for father and Germany for
mother.
Any info would help. gregmyers(a)webtv.net
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I've recently received a note from a Cockrell researcher concerning my Moses
Cockrell line of Noxubee Co., MS. She sent me the following census
information from Neshoba Co., MS. (1860) Can anyone connect this family to
that of the Noxubee Co., MS Cockrells?
>From the 1860 Census of Neshoba Co., Mississippi:
Santerford Cockrell 50 b. SC
Mary E. 29 "
Wm. 9 b.AL
John 6 "
Jeremiah 3 b.MS
Thomas 9/12 "
J.J. Cockrell 28 b.AL
Elvisa M. 28 b.SC
Nancy 3 b.MS
Mary L. 2 "
T.B. Cockrell 29 b.AL
Malissa A. 20 b.MS
Sarah J. 8 " (married James Andrew Willis)
Mary F. 4 "
David Cockrell 25 b.AL
Caroline S. 20 b.MS
Mary A. 1 "
Thomas Cockrell 59 b.SC
Jane T. 52 "
Juliett M. 12 b.AL
Hello,
It has been a productive time here. So many new things have come around
through search and research. It is not usual to write of my disappointments
but this one may be of interest.
Newton County, Missouri is where Granby, Missouri is and any excuse to be with
the twins is good. My granddaughters are a bundle of two year old fun. So
when I had a project to find a probate record for Moses Cockrell son of
Alexander Cockrell I went off with my notes in hand.
The notes I have show that Moses Cockrell died in Newton County, Missouri. I
went to the library and since I had an 1850 census on him in Cass County,
Missouri it was time to search Newton County. I found him with family in
1860, 1870 and 1880. The records I have say he died in 1882 or 1884. I was
so certain that I would find what I was after. His probate records would name
his heirs and it would be so great to find that Francis Marion Cockrell, Civil
War veteran of the Union Army was listed. His obituary was in the COCKRELL
CONNECTION Vol. 4 Issue 2 page 17. There was some doubt as to whether he was
the listed son of Alexander Cockrell or the son of Moses Cockrell since both
father and son each had sons of this name within two years of each other.
When I got to the courthouse I first looked up the deeds since there can be no
probate without property. I thought I found a deed where he sold property but
that was a poor note from an index record. The probate court down the hall
did not have his probate. I read the listed index for the correct years three
times to be sure. Nothing!
Next I went to the museum there since it is the home of the historical society
and genealogical society. Some one had been there before me and listed in a
pedigree chart that Moses Cockrell died in McDonald County, Missouri. Well I
looked at the history of those counties and sure enough there had been a
change in the county lines. One day this month I plan to visit with the twins
again and see about this other county courthouse.
Recently I had reported finding the probate of Hannah Fitzgerald, widow of
Morgan Cockrell in Jefferson County, Kansas. That record told me of
descendants I had not known of before. It was a great find. I thought I had
everything from the probate of Morgan Cockrell that I needed until I managed
to obtain a copy of the full set of those papers.
The probate of Morgan Cockrell is interesting because the administrators died
before his estate was settled and a Justice of the Peace took it over and
cleared the matter up. This is most unusual and likely the whole process took
longer than need be because of this. I did learn a few things about probates.
I found a used book COLLEGE LAW for reference and Webster's Collegiate
Dictionary to help. For used books they were in good condition. The estate
of Morgan Cockrell was not fully settled until 1847 and the guardianship of
the children continued until 1852. In these records was a great list of notes
due. Each had to be settled and in the first two years nothing was collected.
The names on that list include several family ties. The guardian of the
childrens money was Greenville Crisp, husband of Elizabeth Cockrell Crisp the
daughter of James Cockrell. Two unpaid doctor bills show that Morgan Cockrell
was ill for several weeks before he died. William Calhoun was one of the
doctors as was James M. Fulkerson father of Ruben Fulkerson who married Polly
Cockrell daughter of Joseph Cockrell.
William West the father of Barksdale West, the husband of Nancy Cockrell who
is the daughter of Morgan Cockrell is listed and there is mention of a law
suit between William West and Washington Howard. Washington Howard was the
second husband of Hannah, widow of Morgan Cockrell. There is also a list of
overcharges at the time the new Administrator took over the records. One is
for $200.00 to Washington Howard just about the time he fails to appear in
court for the divorce. Interesting development.
There are a few more relationships including the one between Morgan Cockrell
and William Cockrell who is the administrator for the estate of Simon
Cockrell. One estate appeals to the court for payment by the other.
Evidently Morgan Cockrell owed his father money when he died and when Simon
Cockrell died it all had to be handled through the court. So there are quite
a few subpoenas of members of the family as proof of this owed money. One of
the family history books says that William Davis, husband of Elizabeth
Cockrell, the daughter of William Cockrell never left Kentucky. However he
was subpoenaed from Cass County, Missouri in this matter. Since they show up
in the 1840 and 1850 census in Kentucky this could be an assumption. With
these records we see that this was inaccurate. Based on those subpoenas we now
know that William Cockrell and his children all came to Missouri and that Rev.
William Cockrell and likely the William and Elizabeth Davis family all
returned to Kentucky.
All this really says is that the census was just the place to start looking.
So much can happen in a ten year span that even if all the census records
naming an ancestor are gathered there is still more to the story.
Happy hunting and best wishes for the holidays to all.
Bella