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COCKRELL The Cockrell family was established in America by John Cockrell who was born
in Wales c1717. He came to America & settled in MD. John had two known sons:
Moses Cockrell who settled in SC & Simon Cockrell who lived in VA, KY & MO. MOSES COCKRELL Moses Cockrell went from MD to Fairfield Co, SC where he died c1802. The
name of his wife is not known. He had 9 sons & 3 daughters. The names of
the sons are known but: 1. John Cockrell - Lived in Louisville, KY 2. Jeremiah Cockrell - went to AR 3. Benjamin Cockrell - went to VA 4. Thomas Cockrell - died young 5. David Cockrell - went to Memphis, TN 6. Dr. Peter Cockrell - went to IN 7. James Cockrell - went to AL 8. Simon Cockrell - went to MS 9. Wm Cockrell 1802-1862 md Sally A. Spratt 1805-1888. Wm & his
family came to KY in 1825 & lived in Montgomery County. a. Jeremiah Cockrell 1829 b. Wm A. Cockrell 1833 md Mary A. Smith Wm served in the KY House & Ky Senate.
President of the Bank of Mt. Sterling,KY. c. Benjamin Cockrell 1835-1858 md Jane E. Oldham
& Anna Calamese. d. George B. Cockrell 1837 - KIA at
Cumberland Gap - Civil War - CSA e. Peter M. Cockrell 1839-1905CO - went to CO
& was a rancher 10. Elizabeth Cockrell died before 1821 - She was the first wife
of Wm Miller 1773NC-1840. When Wm Miller & Elizabeth came
to KY early in the 1800 they brought with them an adopted son
John Cockrell 1801-1897 who used the name "John Miller". SIMON COCKRELL Simon Cockrell 1742MD-1835MO md Magdalene Vardiman c1750VA-1835MO, d/o
John Vardiman. Simon lived in Russell Co, VA until 1802 when he came
to KY & settled in what is now Breathitt County, KY. He settled at
what is now called "The Si Bend" on the N. Fork of the Ky River. In
about 1807 Simon & some of his children went to Jackson, CO. MO &
settled near Independence. Simon's children were:
1. John Cockrell 1770VA-1828 MO md Amelia Alley About 1819 John & his family moved to what is now a part of
Breathitt County & settled at The War Shoals, on the
N. Fork of the KY River, near the Sy Bend. John was
killed by indians somewhere along the Arkansas River in 1828. a. John Cockrell Jr 1809 md Deborah Fields 1821, d/o Acey Fields.
In 1839 John & his family went to AR (1)D. Dillon Cockrell 1845 (2)Emelia Cockrell 1846 (3)Asa Cockrell 1847 (4)Martha Cockrell 1849 (5)Mary Cockrell 1849 b. Elizabeth Cockrell 1804-1863 md Adrian Angel-Hays, d/o John Hays & Nancy Angel. Adrian & his family lived in Breathitt
County until 1855 & then went to MO (1)Thomas Hays 1833 (2)Berry Hays 1834 md Martha Ann Taulbee
1838, d/o Wm Taulbee & Polly Birchfield (3)Franklyn Hays 1838-1854 (4)Zerilda Hays 1841 (5)Lucinda Hays 1844-1916OK md Daniel Wilson Hollon/Holland 1840 s/o Wm Hollon & Candis Short, gs/o John Hollon & Charity Maynard. This family left Breathitt County & first went to Montgomery Co, KY, then to Logan Co, OK (a)Preston Hollon 1860 md Emma ?? (b)Candas Hollon 1865 (c)Nancy Hollon 1868 md Jefferson Beauregard Logan (d)Missouri Bell Hollon 1870-1956OK md Middleton Williams 1874MO-1949OK, s/o Zebediah Brandon Williams & Lucinda Jane Hensley, gs/o Rev. John R./Jack Williams & Sarah Adams 1. Fred Andrew Williams 1894OK-1973OK md Viola Minnie Young 1902OK-1973OK, d/o Jacob Young & Sarah Musgrove a. Velma Gladys Williams 1921OK md Arthur Miller & Ellis Dearing b. Thelma Sue Williams 1923OK md Edgar Rowley c. Sylvia Williams 1928OK md Hubert Howerton 1927. 2. Emma Jane Williams 1896OK-1913 md Frank Blake 3. John Aaron/Tobe Williams 1898OK-1970 md Susie J. Misenhimer 4. Pleasie Williams 1899OK-1917 md Frank Stinton 5. Pearl Williams 1899OK-1902 6. Dessie Doris Williams 1901TX-1974 md Sherman Hunter 7. Troy Williams 1907OK-1926 - unmd 8. Wm Calvin Williams 1910OK-1911 md Neoma Turner 1913 a. Rilla Waye Williams 1935 md James Faherty b. Loretta Sue Williams 1936 md Irvin Hersha c. Lloyd Ray Williams 1937 md Cheryl Zernan d. Janetta Joyce Williams 1939 md Donald Mccinnis e. Ruth Hariett Williams 1940 md Raymond Lamarche f. Billy Dale Williams 1942 md Helen Martin g. Nadine Gladys Williams 1943 md Fred Williams h. Doyle Lee Williams 191948 md Cheryl Stewart i. Gwendolyn Kay Williams 1948 - unmd (e)Wm Charles Hollon 1873 md Emma Holman (f)Logan Hollon 1875 (g)Allen Newton Hollon 1878 (h)Louisa/Eliza Hollon 1879-1934 md Charles A. Abell 1866 MO-1944 1. Edna Abell 1894 md Brownie Gooch a. Edna Gooch (i)Thomas Hollon 1882 md Dessie Sutton (j)Howard Hollon 1885 md Vergie McDaniel (6)Emily Hays 1845 c. Mary Magdaline/Kitty Cockrell 1811-1873 md Jeremiah Weldon South 1809. They moved to Frankfort, KY between 1850 & 1860. Jerry was Warden of the Ky Peniteniary for many years (1)Eliza South 1831 md Asberry Trimble (a)South Ttrimble (2)Ellen South 1832 md Thomas P. Cardwell 1829-1915, s/o John Cardwell & Ara W. Watkins (a)Charles O. Cardwell 1856 md Margaret Combs 1860, d/o Wm Mason Combs (b)Arra Kit Cardwell 1855-1860 (c)Analiza Cardwell 1856-1838 md Abe Short 1854-1935 1. Mary E. Short 1877 2. Thomas J. Short 1879 3. Belva Short 1882 4. Dan Short 1885 5. Kitty Short 1888 6. Lillie Short 1892 7. B. C./Brack Short 1894 8. Golden Short 1896 9. Jewell Short 1899 (d)Maranda E. Cardwell 1859-1949 md Samuel Cole 1849 1. Lillie Cole 1877 2. Walker Cole 1879 3. Thomas Cole 1881 4. Leonard Cole 1884 5. Lewis Cole 1888 (e)Adaline B. Cardwell 1861-1881 md Jacob Terry 1858 (f)Jerry Cardwell 1863 md Vina Frazier 1874 (g)Louellen Cardwell 1865-1886 md Napoleon B. Combs 1860 (h)Cordelia Cardwell 1867 md Dr. D. B. Cox 1867-1902 1. Ed Cox 1897 2. Lucy Cox 1898 3. Brackie Cox 1903 (i)Thomas P. Cardwell 1869-1941 (3)Samuel South 1833 md md Malvery Jett, d/o Curt Jett & Nancy Bryant (4)Andrew Jackson South 1835-1865 md Jane Strong 1836, d/o Wm Strong & Jemima Deaton, Jack was killed during the Civil War (a)Catherine/Kittie South 1855 md Roger Spicer 1856, s/o Roger Spicer & Julia Ann Jett 1. Julie Spicer 1880 md Charley John Allen 1882, s/o John C. Breck Allen & Mary Cockrell a. Malvery Allen 1904 md George Watts b. Irvine Allen 1906 md Alice Turner 1907-1981, d/o Jess Turner & Lillie Belle Burton (1)Col. Irvine Allen Jr (2)Jesse Allen (3)Doug Allen md Joannah McIntosh (4)Ronnie Allen (5)Joyce Allen md Ralph Campbell (6)Mariam Allen md Charles Henry Little c. John C. B. Allen 1908 d. Lucinda Allen 1910 md a Parsons e. Woodrow Allen 1914-1989 md Verna Hail (1)Dr John Robert Allen f. Ernie Allen 2. Curt Spicer 1886 md Manda ?? 1886 a. Gertie Spicer 1909 3. Jane Spicer 1888 md Sampson Moore 1898, s/o James Lewis Moore & Frankie Noble a. Floyd Vernon Moore 1908-1985 md Nettie Noble, d/o Cale Noble & Joannah Francis (1)Paul Moore (2)Vickie Moore md a Bryant (3)Lillian Moore md a Combs b. Sanford/Dime Moore 1910 md Ellen Turner, d/o JesseTurner & Lillie Belle Burton (1)Thelma Louise Moore md a Strong (2)J. D. Moore (3)Bub Moore (4)Arnett Moore 1933-1994 md Mary Turner (a)James Moore (b)Kirk Mitchell Moore (c)Frank Moore c. Elsie Moore 1911-1981 md Joe Ed Deaton. Her obit. mentions: (1)James Roger Deaton (2)Henry Ivan Deaton (3)Betty Jo Deaton md an Allen (4)Glenda Sue Deaton md a Miller d. Woodrow Moore 1914-1983 md Golden Clay. His obituary lists ch.: (1)Ollie James Moore (2)Betty Moore (3)Wanda Moore (4)Brenda Moore e. Bessie Moore f. Julia Moore md Mervin Smith g. Cora Moore md Dave Strong h. Lois Moore md Blackburn Griffith (1)Janie Griffith i. Elizabeth Moore md Edward Combs, s/o Lee j. Homer Moore k. Rev. Damon Moore md Essie Arrowood, d/o Rev Jasper 4. Kitty Spicer 1890 5. Luley Spicer 1893 6. John Spicer 1896 7. Estill Spicer 1898 (b)Lavisa/Lou South 1858 md Curt Spicer 1854, s/o Roger Spicer & Julia Ann Jett 1. Kitty Spicer 1875 md Levi Hollon 1867, s/o Levi Hollon & Eliza Couch a. Charley Hollon 1889 b. Jack Hollon 1889 c. Charlie Hollon 1890 d. Curt Hollon 1892 e. Pryce Hollon 1893 2. John Spicer 1894 (c)Jemima South 1858 md Nathan Combs 1855 (d)Samuel South 1862 md America Haddix (e)Eliza South 1865 md Wm Little 1865, s/o James Little & Mary Polly Gambill 1. Armina Little 1885 2. Jason Little 1886 3. America Little 1888 4. Harrison Little 1889 6. Rebecca Little 1890 6. Mary Little 1893 7. George Little 1896 8. Ida B. Little 1899 (f)Robert South 1868 (5)Martin Van Buren South 1836-1873 md Sophronia Hockensmith (6)John Glover South 1837-1839 (7)Celia South 1839 md John Cardwell 1825, s/o John Cardwell & Ara W. Watkins (a)Evora Cardwell 1857 md Granville Strong 1858, s/o Edward/Red Ned Strong & Nancy Haddix 1. Nannie Strong 1876 md R. W. Landrum 1872, s/o Stephen W. Landrum & Louise Haddix a. Cross Landrum 1895 md Oma Clemmons 1892 (1)Carl Landrum 1915 md Josephine Hounshell (2)Harold Landrum 1918 (3)Uriah/Larkin Landrum md Ruth Back (4)Grover Landrum b. Elvora Landrum 1895 c. Ludima/Lula Landrum 1897 md Anderson Noble (1)Ina Noble (2)Nazza Noble (3)Reva Noble (4)Hobert Noble (5)Oberton E. Noble d. Rutherford Landrum 1899 2. South Strong 1878 3. Marie Strong 1899 (b)Blackstone Cardwell 1859 md Sally Bowman, d/o Attison (c)Edwin B. Cardwell 1861-1888 md Sarah J. Combs 1868, d/o Wm Mason Combs 1. Clara Cardwell 1885 2. Dan Cardwell 1888 3. Evalee Cardwell 4. Linsey Cardwell 1896 5. Jerry Cardwell 1898 (d)John J. Cardwell 1863 md Demia Back (8)Lt. Jerry Weldon South Jr 1841-1865 md Caroline Cope 1840, d/o James Cope & Elizabeth Crawford. Jerry was killed on Holly Creek during the Civil war. (a)Jerry South III (9)Capt. Wm Tyler Barry South 1843 md Anna W. Jones (10)Lt. James K. Polk South 1845 md md Eldora Lindsey (11)Martha Patsy South 1846 md a Shaw (12)Lewis Cass South 1848-1909 md Alice Hughes (13)Judith South 1852-1913 md John Holton Bowen (14)Thomas Jefferson South 1850 (15)Narcissa South 1854 md James Young Fitzpatrick d. Sarah Cockrell 1808-1863 md Richard L. South 1806 (1)John South 1837 md Henrietta Haddix 1840-1863, d/o John S. Haddix & Amelia Miller (2)Richard South 1843 (3)Latisha South 1845 (4)Wm South 1846 (5)Eliza South 1853 (6)Mary South 1855 2. Simon Cockrell Jr 1772VA-1856 md Mary Smith 1795, d/o Charles Smith a. Miles Cockrell 1815-1843 md Jane ?? 1813 Miles was killed in a fight in MO. His ch. came back to KY & lived in Montgomery Co. (1)Thomas Cockrell (2)Richard Cockrell b. James Cockrell 1817-1862 md Anna Allen 1820 Lived in Breathitt. Killed by a falling tree. (1)Eliza Cockrell 1840 md Attison C. Bowman 1834 (2)Logan Cockrell 1842-1878 (3)Zerilda Cockrell 1844 md James Cope (4)Mary Cockrell 1846 (5)Malissa Cockrell 1848 md Edward Marcum (6)James C. Cockrell 1852 (7)Clifton Cockrell 1852 md Sarah Jett (A) Curtis J. Cockrill (B) James Cockrill (C) Nannie Cockrill (D) Thomas Cockrill (E) Elizabeth (Lizzie) Cockrill (F) Samuel Cockrill (8)Armina Cockrell 1854 md Curt Jett 1854 (9)Evoline Cockrell 1856 - unmd c. Paulina Cockrell 1821 md Henry C. Bohannan 1817 Moved to TX before the Civil War. (1)Nary J. Bohannan 1843 (2)Logan Bohannon 1845 d. Logan Cockrell 1823 md Rebecca A. McMonagle 1823 Lived in Estill Co, KY (1)Mary Cockrell 1849 (2)Sarah Cockrell 1851 (3)Belle F. Cockrell 1853 (4)Madison Cockrell 1855 (5)Nancy Cockrell 1857 (6)Armina Cockrell 1858 (7)Ellen Cockrell 1859 (8)Rebecca Cockrell 1862 (9)Logan Cockrell 1865 (10)Alice Cockrell 1867 (11)Elizabeth Cockrell 1869 (12)George Cockrell 1871 e. Harrison Cockrell 1825-1876 md Frances Sewell 1830, d/o Thomas Sewell & Joanna Turner Lived in Breathitt & Estill counties in Ky. (1)Joannah Cockrell 1856 md Robert C. Hill 1850 (2)Flora Cockrell 1856 md Eugene Bushby (3)Belle Cockrell 1858 md Wm H. Gardner (4)Horace Cockrell 1860 (5)Fannie Cockrell 1862 (6)Harrison Cockrell 1866 md Elizabeth Richardson f. Rev. McKinley Cockrell 1827-1855 md Emily J. Trimble 1828 Lived at Hazel Green, Morgan Co. (1)Louellen Cockrell 1848 md Wm O. Mize (2)Mary B. Cockrell 1850 md Drew Godsey g. J. Vardiman Cockrell 1831 md Mary A. Lovely 1839 Lived at Ezel in Morgan Co. (1)Alphonso Cockrell 1859 (2)Almorinda Cockrell 1861 md James H. Good (3)John M. Cockrell 1863 (4)Wilburn Cockrell 1865 (5)Mary E. Cockrell 1867 md Thomas J. Henry (6)Thomas S. Cockrell 1869 (7)Jeremiah M. Cockrell 1872 h. Louisa Cockrell 1833 md James McDaniel Lived in Morgan Co (1)Alonzo McDaniel 1849 (2)Alphonso McDaniel 1849 (3)Winslow McDaniel 1853 (4)Madora McDaniel 1855 i. Benjamin F. Cockrell 1838 md Elizabeth Moxie 1840 Lived at Ezel (1)Clifton Cockrell 1855 md Kate Hazelrig (2)Aley Cockrell 1859 (3)Mary L. Cockrell 1862 (4)Eugenia KC 1871 j. Capt. Simon Cockrell 1837 md Nancy Vaughn 1837 Lived in Estill Co (1)McKinley Cockrell 1857 (2)Leban T. Cockrell 1859 (3)Wm H. Cockrell 1861 (4)Ella Cockrell 1863 (5)Nannie Cockrell 1866 k. John M. Cockrell 1840 md Fannie ?? 1843 Lived in Estill Co (1)Blanche Cockrell 1863 (2)Belle Cockrell 1865 (3)Bradley Cockrell 1867 (4)Strawther Cockrell 1869 l. Henry Cockrell 1840 md Rhoda McQuinn 1829. No ch. They lived in Wolfe Co. He shot her & they separated. 3. Celia Cockrell 1774VA md Wm Callahan, s/o Edward & went to MO 4. Elizabeth Cockrell 1776 md Abraham Sargeant & went to IL 5. Sally Cockrell 1778VA md Presley Davis & went to Coles Co, IL 6. Daniel Cockrell 1780VA - KIA - Battle of New Orleans 7. Alexander Cockrell 1782VA md Sarah Helm in IN, then lived in IL, MO, & KS 8. Wm Cockrell 1785VA-1862 md 1st, Nancy Wright & 2nd, Rhoda ?? 1820. Wm lived in Breathitt & in Jackson Co, MO. He operated a watermill on a stream called "The Blue". In 1850 & 1860 Wm & Rhoda were living in Breathitt. They had 10 ch & 9 of them lived in MO. a. Felix Cockrell 1813 md in Morgan Co., KY Elizabeth Craig 1808. They went to MO. (1)Wm Cockrell (2)Savillah Cockrell (3)Wesley Cockrell (4)James Cockrell (5)John Cockrell (6)Samuel Cockrell (7)Claiborn Cockrell (8)Simon Cockrell (9)Felix Cockrell b. Martin Cockrell 1814-1835. Died at St Charles MO of cholera. c. Wesley Cockrell 1816-1890 Dallas, TX d. Shelton Cockrell 1817 - d. yng. in MO e. Elizabeth Cockrell 1819-1834 md Wm Davis 1810, a Schoolteacher She was the only child who remained in Breathitt. (1)Evoline Davis 1835-1859 md Samuel Hargis 1830 (a)Wm P. Hargis - d. yng. (b)Jeremiah V. Hargis 1854 (2)Katherine Davis 1837 md Benjamin Sewell 1832, s/o Tom Sewell (a)Thomas Sewell 1853 (b)Susan Sewell 1855 (c)Lillian Sewell 1857 (3)Juliann Davis 1839 md Wm Grey Haddix 1821 f. Claiborn Cockrell 1821-1849 - Died on the way to CA g. Dulcenia Cockrell 1824 h. Julia Ann Cockrell 1826 md a Bowling i. Wm Cockrell Jr 1829 - Lived with the Choctaw Indians j. Nancy Cockrell 1832 md a Dickerson & lived in OR & CA 9. Jeremiah Cockrell 1789VA-1870 md 1st, Sarah Soward & 2nd, Rhoda?? 1820 They lived on Quicksand Creek in Breathitt a. Simon Cockrell - went to MO b. Thomas Cockrell 1810 md Martha ?? 1834 Thomas first went to AR & lived there until his mother died. He then returned to Breathitt until his father died in 1870 & then went "west" (1)Matilda Cockrell 1855 (2)Henry Cockrell 1857 (3)Isabelle Cockrell 1859 (4)Fralan Cockrell 61 (5)Burilda Cockrell 1863 (6)Dave Cockrell 1865 (7)Asher Cockrell 1867 (8)Ellen Cockrell 1869 10. James Cockrell 1791 VA. James lived in Breathitt until some time after 1840 he went to Johnson, CO., MO 11. Joseph Cockrell 1793VA-1837MO md Nancy Ellis. He lived in Breathitt until c1830 when he went to Johnson Co., MO. They had 2 sons & 6 dau. The 2 sons were: a. Judge Jeremiah Vardiman of Anson, TX b. Senator F. M. Cockrell 12. Morgan Cockrell 1795VA - He went to MO with his father. Married there. Had two sons. a. Wm Cockrell - KIA Civil War b. Alexander Cockrell - lived in KS