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John Demsey Cockrell Sr 1869–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 August 1869

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 15 January 1944

Death Location: Quitman, Clarke County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Leonidas Cockrell

Mother: Minna Cockrell

Spouse(s): Lula Cockerell

Children(s): Jam Cockerell

John Demsey Cockrell Sr was born in 1869 in Alabama, the child of Leonidas Aurelius Cockrell And Minna Taylor Cockrell. In 1880, John Demsey Cockrell Sr resided in Livingston, Sumter, Alabama, USA. In 1935, John Demsey Cockrell Sr resided in Quitman, Clarke, Mississippi. John Demsey Cockrell Sr married Lula L Cockerell, and had children including Jam D Cockerell. John Demsey Cockrell Sr passed away in 1944 in Quitman, Clarke County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Demsey Cockrell Sr was born in 1869 in Alabama, the child of Leonidas Aurelius Cockrell And Minna Taylor Cockrell.
  • In 1880, John Demsey Cockrell Sr resided in Livingston, Sumter, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1935, John Demsey Cockrell Sr resided in Quitman, Clarke, Mississippi.
  • John Demsey Cockrell Sr married Lula L Cockerell, and had children including Jam D Cockerell.
  • John Demsey Cockrell Sr passed away in 1944 in Quitman, Clarke County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Sr's Ancestors

Self
John Sr
1869–1944
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Leonidas Aurelius Cockrell
1839–1922
Alabama
Minna (Taylor) Cockrell
1842–
Alabama
Grandparents
Dempsey Cockrell
1809–1886
Nash County, North Carolina, United States of America
Millicent (Carpenter Thomas) Cockrell
1818–1854
North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Nathan Cockrell
1782–1832
Nancy Williams
1771–1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sr's Descendants

1.
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John (Demsey Cockrell) Sr (3 August 1869–15 January 1944) m. Lula (L) Cockerell (abt 1875–)
  1. 1. Jam (D) Cockerell 1904–

John Sr's Timeline

5 Records

1869
3 August 1869
Birth of John Demsey Cockrell Sr in Alabama
Alabama
1880
1880
Age 11
John Demsey Cockrell Sr resided here in Livingston, Sumter, Alabama, USA
Livingston, Sumter, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 66
John Demsey Cockrell Sr resided here in Quitman, Clarke, Mississippi
Quitman, Clarke, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 71
John Demsey Cockrell Sr resided here in Quitman, Clarke, Mississippi, USA
Quitman, Clarke, Mississippi, USA
1944
15 January 1944
Age 75
Death of John Demsey Cockrell Sr
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 August 1869
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Quitman, Clarke, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02015; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 12-1
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Livingston, Sumter, Alabama; Roll: 31; Page: 413C; Enumeration District: 164
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Livingston, Sumter, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Livingston, Sumter, Alabama; Roll: 31; Page: 413C; Enumeration District: 164

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Quitman, Clarke, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Quitman, Clarke, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02015; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 12-1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Quitman, Clarke, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Quitman, Clarke, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02015; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 12-1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 January 1944
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Quitman, Clarke County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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