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1847 - 1906 (59 years)
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Name |
Edward Elliott Cockrum |
Born |
23 Dec 1847 |
Barren County, Kentucky, U.S.A. |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
27 Dec 1906 |
Baca County, Colorado, U.S.A. |
Buried |
Minneapolis Cemetery, Walsh, Baca County, Colorado, U.S.A. |
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."
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Person ID |
I43457 |
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Last Modified |
10 Sep 2013 |
Family |
Martha Elizabeth Sims, b. 15 Jun 1844, Tennessee, U.S.A. , d. 6 Jul 1927, Manter, Stanton County, Kansas, U.S.A. (Age 83 years) |
Children |
+ | 1. John Vontress Cockrum, b. 18 Apr 1880, Lafayette, Metcalf County, Kentucky, U.S.A. , d. 27 Jul 1945, Boise, Ada County, Idaho, U.S.A. (Age 65 years) |
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Last Modified |
10 Sep 2013 |
Family ID |
F18044778 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Born - 23 Dec 1847 - Barren County, Kentucky, U.S.A. |
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| Buried - - Minneapolis Cemetery, Walsh, Baca County, Colorado, U.S.A. |
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