Humphrey COCKERHAM

Male 1824 - 1877  (53 years)


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  • Name Humphrey COCKERHAM 
    Birth 1824 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1870/1877  , Morgan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I23684  Marshall and Allied Families
    Last Modified 16 Nov 1998 

    Father William (Owsley) COCKERHAM,   b. 1794 
    Mother Elizabeth HILL,   b. 1796 
    Marriage 23 Mar 1821 
    Family ID F8264  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Francis Jane ALLEN,   b. 1831   d. 1914 (Age 83 years) 
    Children 
     1. Mary Elisabeth COCKERHAM,   b. 1853
     2. Elijah COCKERHAM,   b. 1855   d. 15 Aug 1942, , Morgan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     3. Wilburn COCHRAN,   b. 1858   d. 1911 (Age 53 years)
     4. Emily F COCHRAN,   b. 1862
     5. Susan Caroline COCHRAN,   b. 1864, Morgan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Dec 1957, Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
     6. Violet COCHRAN,   b. 1867
    Family ID F8258  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Buried in Gullett Cemetary, White Oak, KY
      note: H.C. Gullett Cemetary is another property in May Co. KY?
      Corbet Cochran Sr makes a reference that Humphrey died ca. 1870 at the residence of Arnie Lykins, at White Oak KY, Magoffin Co. source: Geneology Newspaper, Salyersville, Ky.

      1.) He granted a deed to David Witherspoon in 1902 book C1 pg 376 index 7c Wilkes County NC....deed granted by Humphrey Cockerham. Possibly buried at Arnie and cordice Lykins place. H.W. listed in 1905, 1907, 1908 wilks Co. NC Listed on pg 184. 1790 census lists 22 Cochrans as head of household.

      2.) owned a large farm in Piedmont, Magoffin Co. or Morgan Co. Ky. 1830? 1869?

      Cockman, Humphrey
      census: 1850, Morgan Co. KY (federal)
      26 years old, laboror, b. KY
      enumerated with:
      Swango, Abraham 59 farmer b.VA
      Deborah 56 b.VA
      Samuel 24 b.KY
      Fifse 19 (m) b.KY
      Nancy 17 b.KY
      Ellen 15 b.KY
      Henery 12 b.KY
      Thomas 48 b.VA
      Miles 58 b.VA
      Rebecca 12 b.VA

      Morgan Co. census states that Swango had 4000 acres. (state)

      Cockeram, Humphrey
      Census: 1860 NA roll # 388 p.73 Morgan Co. KY
      house/ family visit in order of visitation: 478/478
      35 year old male, farmer, real estate value: $350 personal property: $190
      b. NC can't read or write.
      Nancy: 28 F b. KY can't read or write
      Elisabeth 6 F b.KY
      Eliaja 4 M b. KY
      Isac 2 M b> KY [ probably Issac Wilburn see 1870 census]

      Notes:neighbors of Humphrey:
      3.) William Pugh 22 M farmer $150/$100 b. KY can't r/w 475/475
      Rachel 18 F b. KY
      2.) William Barker 29 M farmer $175/$150 b. KY can't r/w 476/476
      Darcus 22 F can't r/w
      Cordella J. 4 F
      *** George F. 3 M [married E. J. Cochran ca. 1891]
      Arena 3/12 F
      1.) William Cockerhan 32 M farmer $200/$75 b. VA can't r/w 477/477
      Nancy E. 20 F b. KY can't r/w
      Levi 1 M b. KY
      --> Humphrey Cockerham 478/478
      1.) Reese Davis 42 M farmer $650/$650 b. VA 479/479
      Levisa 40 F b. VA can't r/w
      Elias J. 19 F b KY attends school
      Elizabeth 17 F " " "
      Maneva M. 15 F " " "
      Rachel 16 F " " "
      Rebecca 11 F " " "
      Nancy (A?) 8 F " " " [married Levi Cockerham]
      Simon 5 M
      Andrew S. 6 M
      Reese F. 2 M
      Thomas J. 1 M
      2.) William White 480/480
      3.) Fountian Percell 481/481
      Note:473/473 is Richard Allen 63 M; additionally, Isac could either be Wilburn or Isac may have died between this census and the next.

      Cockeram, Humphrey
      Census: 1870; NA roll #490 p.349-350 Morgan Co. KY
      house/family visit in order of visitation: 122/122
      white male, 45 years old, farmer, real estate value is $500, b.NC, citizen of the US, cannot read or write. b. 1825
      w. Frances 38 housekeeper b.KY cannot read or write
      d. Mary 17 at home attends school
      s. Elijah D. 14 works on the farm, attends school, cannot read or write
      s. Wilburn 12 works on the farm, no school, cannot read or write. [Probably Wilburn Issac see 1860 census]
      d. Emily F. 8 no records
      d. Caroline 6 no records
      d. Violet 3 no records
      s. James 2/12 no records.

      5.) William Barker 40 M.
      4.) Williamson Barker b. VA 72 M
      3.) Samuel Ratcliff
      2.) William Cockerham
      1.) Nancy Whitt
      ----> Humphrey Cockeram
      1.) Elisabeth Risner 50 F
      2.) Marcus Purcell

      Cockerham, Humphrey
      census: 1880 roll #431 p.610 Magoffin Co.
      There may be a reference to Humphrey Cockerham on the second page, 9 blocks down, but it is much too light to be intelligible. There appears to be 5 people in the family group, Humphey listed lastly. Elisabeth is the wife, there is a 4 year old male, and a 3 year old male: John (J?).