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John Griggs Cockrell 1814–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 January 1814

Birth Location: Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 10 Apr 1887

Death Location: Harpers Ferry, Jefferson, West Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Cockrell

Mother: Nancy Griggs

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In 1814, John Griggs Cockrell entered the world in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States of America, born to Thomas Cockrell And Nancy Griggs. John Griggs Cockrell passed away in 1887 in Harpers Ferry, Jefferson, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1814, John Griggs Cockrell entered the world in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States of America, born to Thomas Cockrell And Nancy Griggs.
  • John Griggs Cockrell passed away in 1887 in Harpers Ferry, Jefferson, West Virginia, USA.

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John Cockrell's Ancestors

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John Cockrell
1814–1887
Birth Place: Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Cockrell
1787–1850
North, Cumberland, Illinois, United States
Nancy Griggs
1797–1847
Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Presley Cockrell
1758–1756
Northumberland, Virginia
Sarah (Alcy) Smithers
1762–1820
Lancaster, VA
Great-Grandparents
Presley Cockrell
1730–1809
Sarah Ball
1736–1783
John Smithers
1735–1782
Lucy Carter
1738–1775
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Presley Cockrell
1704–1742
Susannah Lynn-Whaley-Cockrell
1704–1742
John Ball
1715–1751
Margaret Pinkard
1710–1782
George Smithers
1708–1756
Ann Mott
1708–
Thomas Carter
1699–1776
Sarah Haynie
1702–1750

John Cockrell's Timeline

2 Records

1814
28 January 1814
Birth of John Griggs Cockrell in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States of America
Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States of America
1887
10 Apr 1887
Age 73
Death of John Griggs Cockrell in Harpers Ferry, Jefferson, West Virginia, USA
Harpers Ferry, Jefferson, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 January 1814
    Event Place: Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1887
    Event Place: Harpers Ferry, Jefferson, West Virginia, USA

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