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Hi, I was reseaching the Cockrell of Northumberland, Va. I have seen these
names in marriage records in Northumberland, Va. I 'm not reseaching at this
time but I know you could go to Northumberland, Va site and someone there would
be able to answer or look up this inform for you. The site is
VANORTHULrootweb.com
Good Luck
Sandy
I just found the following newspaper article about a William E. Cockrell in
Alabama. I had never heard this story before or seen it anywhere. Can
anyone on this list, identify this Wm. E. Cockrell? He was from Greene
County, AL, evidently. Could he be the son of Samuel Williams Cockrell and
Virginia E. Davis?
Kay Cockrell Kazmir kkazmir(a)suddenlink.net
21000 Secretariat Ridge Lane
Pflugerville, TX 78660
(512) 989-1892
> Source: NEWSPAPER-ABSTRACTS(a)rootsweb.com
> Subject: [Old-News] New Article for United States - Alabama
>
>
> A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States >
> Alabama > Lamar
> http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=402
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> Direct link to article:
> http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=32379
> Submitted by: hav32
>
> Article Title: Lamar News
>
> Article Date: July 21 1887
>
> Article Description: Pgs 1-2. LAST ISSUE OF LAMAR NEWS, the Tamale,
> Stories of Indians, future of farming, CA bee farm
>
> Article Text:
>
> Microfilm Ref Call #373
> Microfilm Order #M1992.4466
> from
> The Alabama Department of Archives and History
>
> THE LAMAR NEWS
>
> E. J. MCNATT, Editor and Proprietor VERNON, ALABAMA, JULY 21, 1887
> VOL. IV. NO. 37
>
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>> CAUGHT IN A CHURCH STEEPLE - [Montgomery Advertiser]
> Ex-Senator Wm. E. Cockrell, the notorious escaped convict, was captured in
> Macon, Miss last week. They story of his capture is somewhat thrilling
> and peculiar.
> Wm. E. Cockrell was formerly, and in the days of Radical rule, a
> Republican in the Alabama Legislature from Greene County. He subsequently
> got out of politics but remained in the Republican Party and went to
> stealing. He played the burglar very successfully for a time, but was
> finally cornered and checked in his evil career. In 1880 he burglarized
> the Treasurerâ?Ts office in Greene, was convicted, and sent to the coal
> mines to settle the fine and costs. A few months ago, he escaped, having
> served his time faithfully at Pratt Mines until within a few weeks of the
> expiration of the sentence. He was a â?otrustyâ? and had been for a long
> time, and had no trouble in making his escape. All he had to do was to
> pick up and walk off, which he did rather unexpectedly to the authorities.
> The Advertiser published a full account of his escape at the time.
> Nothing further was seen or heard of Cockrell until he was captured in
> Macon, Miss a few days ago. For sometime past the citizens of Macon have
> been made victims of a series of burglaries, and for a while the burglar
> kept himself under cover and eluded the officers and authorities. One day
> last week a Negro boy was sent up in the church steeple to grease
> something about the bell. He did not proceed far before he turned and
> came down and out, screaming like the devil was after him. he ran out of
> the church followed by a man who ordered him to â?ohushâ?, â?olet upâ?,
> etc. The boy had run upon a strange man in the steeple. It was not the
> devil was Wm. E, Cockrell. A game of baseball was going on near the
> church and the excitement attracted the attention of the boys. When
> Cockrell saw the baseballists he turned and ran in another direction, but
> he was closely followed by the knights of the ball and bat and they caught
> him on the fly.
> An investigation was made and a number of articles that had been stolen
> from the citizens by the unknown burglar were found, stored away in the
> church steeple, where Cockrell kept his plunder and concealed himself
> except when he went out under cover of night time. The mystery of the
> burglar was cleared away and Cockrell was lodged in prison. But his name
> and character remained unknown until a day or two ago, when he was
> identified as our own missing statesman and convict.
> It is a notable fact that Cockrell was captured in a similar way in the
> town of Linden, Ala a few years ago. He was out on a stealing expedition
> at the time, and after committing a number of burglaries was finally found
> and captured in a church steeple.
> A special to the New Orleans Times-Democrat from Macon says that Cockrell
> will be held to answer for his crimes in that place, and then turned over
> to the Alabama authorities. He is also wanted in Greene County for crimes
> done in the past and that explains why he escaped from Pratt Mines when
> his term was so near out.
> Cockrell has made his own record and will have to stand by it. He chose
> the way of the bad and will no doubt have many days yet in the coal mines.
> He must meet the pay day and penalty with coal pick and shovel.
>
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Surnames: Cockrell, Hudnall
Classification: queries
Message Board URL:
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Message Board Post:
Hi - I am looking for the marriage record of Presley Cockrell and Margaret Hudnall. Do you have any knowledge of this record?
Thanks,
Lorraine