Bessie COCKERHAM

Family/Spouse: John KIDD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

information supplied downline from here is from:
Frank Brewer fdelano@fuse.net

James married Mary N. HACKNEY. Mary was born in 1867. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1860 Census Breathitt Co KY
NA Roll #357 p.316 house/family 313/313
Miles Cockrum 27 M b. Estill Co. KY farmer $500/$450
Nancy 26 F " " " "
Lucinda 5 F " " " "
William 4 M " " " "
James 2 M " " " "
Caroline 5/12 F " " " "

5.) William Hollon [Holland]
4.) Preston Hollon [Holland]
3.) Geo(rge) Hollon [Hollond]
2.) Daniel Duff Cockerham<<<<---------brother
1.) Jerie King [Jerry}
-------->>> John Miles Cockrum
1.) Joel Banks
2.) Hiram Stuffelburo
3.) Sarah Hatton

1870 Census Wolfe Co. KY.
NA Roll #504 p.422 house/ family visit: 25/25
Miles J. Cockerham 37 M W farmer $1000/$705
Nancy 36 F can't write
Lucinda 15 F attends school, can't write at home
William 13 M " " " " works on the farm
James 12 M " " " " " " " "
Caroline 10 F
Sarah 6 F
Malissa D. 1 F
Marion B. 4 M

1880 Census Wolofe Co. KY, NA roll #446 p.334 197/197
John M. Cockran W M 48 married farmer KY NC NC
Nancy W F 46 married keeps house KY TN TN
John M W M 19 son sing. work on farm KY KY KY
Sarah W F 17 dau sing. at home KY KY KY
Boyd W M 15 son sing. works on farm KY KY KY
Melissi W F 11 dau at home KY KY KY
Cora W F 6 KY KY KY
Bruse W M 5 son KY KY KY
Tildvis W M 1/12 born May son KY KY KY
3.) Larkin Hollin [Holland]
2.) Arnnon Hollin [Aaron Holland]
1.) Marshall Hollin Jr. [Holland]
----->>>John Cockran
1.) James Tyler
2.) Virginia Little
3.) Sarah Henry

3.) Kelso Holland
2.) William Holland
1.) Olena Cockerham 32 F W keeps home $300/$107
Mary E. 10 F b. KY
John M. 8 M b. KY
Martha J. 6 F b. KY
Frank 2 M b. KY
---->> Miles J. Cockerham
1.) Dillingham Kidd
2.) John C. Faulkner
3.) Mary Faulkner

John married Nancy HOLLAND. Nancy was born in 1834 in Estill County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From Corbett Cockerham
THE FOLLOWING NOTES SUPPLIED BY FRANK E. COCKERHAM:

Two days after John Cockerham made an unsuccessful claim in entry 1289, William Cockerham made an unsuccessful claim in entry 1290 in the very same area in which John would later recieve his grant; see fig.1. I believe this William to be the son of { Elder} Humphrey. William Cockerham did not appear in the census of 1820 presumably because he was in the household of his father Humphrey. William briefly owned land on the Roaring River; 100 acres purchased 21 September 1816 (24-177) and sold 1 November 1917. (24-220). Both deeds were witnessed by William Taulbee, a person with whom William Cockerham was often associated.
William and Elisabeth "Cockrum" of Owsley [Co. KY] household 192 were ages 56 and 54 respectively in the 1850 census. Their Oldest Child was James, born 1822 in NC, who married Emily Stamper. The year of birth of their first child James, is consistent with the hypothesis that this William and Elisabeth were the participants in the Wilkes County marriage of 29 march 1821 of William Cockerham and Elisabeth Hill with Samuel Parsons as bondsman (Holcomb). Note that Sameul Parsons was the adjoining neighbor to John Cockerham on fig. 1.
William Cockerham died before the 1860 census, survived by his widow Elisabeth and living with Martin in the 1860 census, probably on their farm which became part of Breathitt County by 1860. Their sons were James, Humphrey, William M., Martin, John Miles, Elijah and Daniel Duff, according to Mary DeBusk Voth. All these sons appear in either James household 191 or William's household 192 in the 1850 census except Humphrey.
In the Wilkes County tax lists, William Cockerham was taxed as a poll, but without acreage.

1840 Census Breathitt Co. KY
NA Roll #105 p. 303
William Cockeran
1 M under 5
2 M 5-10
2 M 10-15
2 M 15-20 1 F
1 M 40-50 1 F
Total listed as 10 [?], agriculture 4, 2 can't read
note: Will Allen & Will Stampler p.413, R.L. South & Elisabeth Davis p.411

1850 Census Owsley Co. KY.
NA roll 261 p.291 Dwelling 192 Fam.192
William Cockrum 56 M b. NC Farmer property: $125 can't read or write
Elisabeth 54 F b. NC can't read or write
[John] Miles 17 M b. KY Laborer
Elijah 15 M b. KY Laborer
Daniel [Duff] 12 M b. KY

as listed on the census from upward to downwards either side of William
Archibald Taulbee
William Taulbee
James Cockrum (Williams son ?)
William Cockrum
Benjamin Baker
Absalum Hobbs
Jackson Holland

William married Elizabeth HILL on 23 Mar 1821. Elizabeth was born in 1796. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]