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Sarah D. Weir 1844–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Aug 1844

Birth Location: Tippah County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 10 Aug 1927

Death Location: Cistern, Fayette County, Texas, USA

Father: John Weir

Mother: Margaret Carpenter

Spouse(s): Edward Cockrill

Children(s): Lizzie Cockrill, Arthur Cockrill, Mary Cockrill, L. Cockrill, John Cockrill, Bluford Cockrill, Margaret Cockrill, James Cockrill, Thomas Cockrill, Mance Cockrill

Sarah D. Weir was born in 1844 in Tippah County, Mississippi, USA, the child of John Allen Weir And Margaret A Carpenter. In 1880, Sarah D. Weir resided in Precinct 6, Fayette, Texas, USA. Sarah D. Weir married Edward Harrison Cockrill, and had children including Arthur Alton Cockrill, Bluford E Cockrill, James Oliver Cockrill, John William Cockrill, L W Cockrill, Lizzie Cockrill, Mance Owen Cockrill, Margaret Cockrill, Mary Etter Cockrill, Thomas Edward Cockrill. Sarah D. Weir passed away in 1927 in Cistern, Fayette County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Sarah D. Weir was born in 1844 in Tippah County, Mississippi, USA, the child of John Allen Weir And Margaret A Carpenter.
  • In 1880, Sarah D. Weir resided in Precinct 6, Fayette, Texas, USA.
  • Sarah D. Weir married Edward Harrison Cockrill, and had children including Arthur Alton Cockrill, Bluford E Cockrill, James Oliver Cockrill, John William Cockrill, L W Cockrill, Lizzie Cockrill, Mance Owen Cockrill, Margaret Cockrill, Mary Etter Cockrill, Thomas Edward Cockrill.
  • Sarah D. Weir passed away in 1927 in Cistern, Fayette County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Weir's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Weir
1844–1927
Birth Place: Tippah County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
John Allen Weir
1812–1890
Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Margaret (A) Carpenter
1815–1896
Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William Wier
1788–1857
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann "Polly") Burton
1791–1873
Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Thomas (Owen Phillip Carpenter) Jr
1773–1863
Moore, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Ann) Anderson
1785–1853
Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Weir
1754–1839
Sarah Burton
1762–1836
Allen Burton
1754–1841
Mary Burton
1755–1843
Thomas Sr.
1740–1780
Catherine Shamberger
1743–
Miles II
1800–1872
Martha Langston
1809–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wyer
1721–1774
Agnes Russel
1728–1781
Charles Burton
1734–1800
Mary Holland
1740–1778
William Burton
1727–1773
Rebekah Cobbs
1720–
John Carpenter
1720–1785
Elizabeth Speare
1722–1740

Sarah Weir's Descendants

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Sarah (D.) Weir (28 Aug 1844–10 Aug 1927) m. Edward (Harrison) Cockrill (15 April 1843–26 June 1913)
  1. 1. Lizzie Cockrill 1878–1956 m. George (H.) Bartlett 1880–1919
  2. 2. Arthur (Alton) Cockrill 1883–1945 m. Jennie (L) Cockrill 1888–
    1. 1. Clara (K) Dean 1914–
  3. 3. Mary (Etter) Cockrill 1865–1902 m. Wiley (P.) Obar 1862–1890 m. Thomas Terrell 1865–1945
    1. 1. Wiley (Pauline) Obar 1890–1972
  4. 4. L. (W.) Cockrill 1879–
  5. 5. John (William) Cockrill 1867–1932
  6. 6. Bluford (E.) Cockrill 1877–1948
  7. 7. Margaret Cockrill 1873–1901
  8. 8. James (Oliver) Cockrill 1872–1932
  9. 9. Thomas (Edward) Cockrill 1869–1942
  10. 10. Mance (Owen) Cockrill 1881–1946

Sarah Weir's Timeline

3 Records

1844
28 Aug 1844
Birth of Sarah D. Weir in Tippah County, Mississippi, USA
Tippah County, Mississippi, USA
1880
1880
Age 36
Sarah D. Weir resided here in Precinct 6, Fayette, Texas, USA
Precinct 6, Fayette, Texas, USA
1927
10 Aug 1927
Age 83
Death of Sarah D. Weir in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1844
    Event Place: Tippah County, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 6, Fayette, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1927
    Event Place: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas Death Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cistern, Fayette County, Texas, USA

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