Edward Elliott Cockrum

Edward Elliott Cockrum

Male 1847 - 1906  (59 years)

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  • Name Edward Elliott Cockrum 
    Born 23 Dec 1847  Barren County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 27 Dec 1906  Baca County, Colorado, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Minneapolis Cemetery, Walsh, Baca County, Colorado, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Find-A-Grave:

      "The story goes like this: Edward Elliott Cockrum and his wife, Martha Elizabeth Simms Cockrum, arrived in Stanton County, Kansas in the spring of 1885. They had traveled from their farm near Frankfort, Kentucky.

      (The distance from Frankfort, Kentucky to Manter, Stanton County, Kansas in this day and time is 1048 miles.

      If you travel by car today, the trip would take about twenty-two hours and forty-five minutes. Traveling in a cover wagon, I guess it would take about three or four months or even up to 6 months.)

      Their family consisted of Richard Isom Cockrum 13, Matilda Florence Cockrum 10, Samuel Joseph Cockrum 8, John Vontress Cockrum 5, Nancy Ella Cockrum 2.

      Edward & Martha each drove a covered wagon. Richard Isom herded the three milk cows, two mares, one colt, a balky mule on his well worked saddle horse. The three piglets were crowded in their box, while the six hens & one rooster brought up the rear in their cage.

      Edward & Martha settled a claim on Bear Creek in Kansas, about one mile from the Colorado line. Their first year was taken up with digging a dugout & building a one room sandstone house, trying to raise a garden & fix shelters for their animals. They also started a school for their children and several neighbors' children; a Mrs. Jenkins taught their school. Edward was a stone mason. He helped build the old rock school house for his sons, daughter & neighbors.

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      Note: This story was told to me by John V. Cockrum's daughter, Betty.
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      Edward Elliott Cockrum died in 1906, after a bout with the flu. Edward & Martha & Nancy & Samuel are all buried in the Minneapolis Cemetery, across the line in Colorado."
    Person ID I43457  Complete
    Last Modified 10 Sep 2013 

    Family Martha Elizabeth Sims,   b. 15 Jun 1844, Tennessee, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1927, Manter, Stanton County, Kansas, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Children 
    +1. John Vontress Cockrum,   b. 18 Apr 1880, Lafayette, Metcalf County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1945, Boise, Ada County, Idaho, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    Last Modified 10 Sep 2013 
    Family ID F18044778  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 Dec 1847 - Barren County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Minneapolis Cemetery, Walsh, Baca County, Colorado, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Edward Elliott Cockrum (1847-1906) & Marth Elizabeth Simms (1844-1927)
    Edward Elliott Cockrum (1847-1906) & Marth Elizabeth Simms (1844-1927)

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    Minneapolis Cemetery, Walsh, Baca County, CO