The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-05
Lick (Nashville) in April. 1850. CA
fun account OF this trip Is found In
tho historiea OF tho pcriod.)

tho histories OF tho pcriod.)
In this company OF immigrants was
a young widow. Mrs. Ann Johnston.
relict of Nehemiah Johnston, and
daughter of John Randolph Robertson
and Mary Cover. she and Cookeriil
Were married In Robertson's fort In
tho fall Of 1880. There were three
children OF the first husband: I'd Mary
Johnston, vito OF General Isaac Roberts
who left issue in Maury county. Tenn.
e Elizabeth Johnston. wife OF Daniel
Evans. who left Issue in Maury cown-
ty Tenn; CD Charity Johnston, wife of
Reuben Parks, who moved to Mis-
sissippi or Lou'siana.
John Cockrili II. was engaged in all
tho battles against tho Indians during
their attacks on the infant COLONY.
oelhs severely woundcd moro than
once For this service he was mem
toned in the acts OF tho NORTH caro-
INA Legislature OF 1852, and given
lhree grants OF land, one OF them the
CochFli spring tract, embra cling the
ground OF the late Centennial Exposi-
ton (vido Hayward and the North
carolina Military Grantso
'-N'u Ut tue spring TIL after the
death OF his first wife October IL.
1S2l), and moved to q brick house on
CEDAR street (still staGiding). where no
died, April IL. 1887. He. his wife, her
hrother, General james Robertson. and
mrs Robertson (nee Charlotte Reevcs)
joined the NJ. t. Church, under Rev.
wilson Lees ministry. In 1890. In
d pamphlet, "Familycraft VS.. School
craft, published about twenty wears
II
known tho CoclSr'lls well for many
years tho statement Is Inado that Mrs
Ann Johnston taught Sunday and
day school in Nashville in 1850. before
she married CockrlIl. Sho was born
In Wake county, n. c.. in February 10.
LOO and must have married Johnston
before the war. He was killed by a
railing tree in East Tennessee.
Third Generation.
Chiidren Of John Cockriu H. and
Ann Robertson:
l. John Coclsrill Ill. born In Robert
sons Fort. July s. 1871. oisd near Tus-
cumnia. Ala. August IL. 1871. He
married. first. Mrs. Elizabeth Bibb I'm
uerwood, relict OF Alexander Under
wood. and daughter of Thomas Hard
ing and Jane Farrar: she was horn
January s. 17sS, and died in Tuscumbia
feoruary Z, 1924; second, Mrs. Hnr
riett Hawkins (neo Rowe), who died
sine probe: third, Mrs. Mary Hill Butler
tnee Burruss). relict of Rev. Jesse
Butler. and subsequently wife of Rev.
Thomas SPRINGFIELD: she was born 17e7'
died October 20. 1861
2. Ann Cockrill born February /.
1Is3: died in Saline county, Mo. Au-
gust Is. 1893. She married Drurv
Pulliam, who was born August ~.
l77l; died August. 1870: great-grand
mother and father of Ella peyton
3. Sterling Robertson Cockrill. born
March T. 1856: died unmarried.
4. James Cockrill. born january 2s.
1857; died in West Tennessee. He
married first. In 1893, Sarah Apple
white Jones, daughter of Samuel Jones
and Elizabeth Short GOODBYE, OF Maury
county. Tenn; second, ~aliie Melinda
Young. daughter OF Robert Young and
Sallie Galbreath.
8. Mark Robertson CockrilI. born
December ., 11Ss: died near Nashville
June 81. 1872. He married MAY %
1872, Susan Collingsworth. daughter
- Edmund Collingsworth and Alice
Thompson. She was born January 4.
l79s; died August .. 1871.
+. Susanna Cockrlll. born Scptember
2 1880: married Ephraim Beazley:
moved to Missouri about 1915, and is
said 10 have left issue.
:. Sarah Cockrlll, born May Is. 17e4.
married Thomas Bourland: moved to
Ficksburg. Miss, 1890; Is said to have
loft issue.
Martha a. r. Cockrill. born No
vember ., 1900; died May 81, 1911. She
married. first, December 10, 1916. Alex
ander w. Jones (brother Of Governor
James c. Jones): second. December is.
1921, Robert c. Thompson; July /, 1875.
Herbert Owen.
Fourth Generation.
Children of John Cockril III and
Elizabeth Bibb Harding:
l. Sterling Robertson CockrilI IT..
born in Nashville. 1861: married, 1892.
Ann Henrietta Mcdonald, daughter
of James Mcdonald and Elizabeth
Aylett Moore. died at MI. Nebo, Ark.
July IS, 1891.
2. Eliza Minerva Cockrin horn
Cornersville Tenn. April I, 1896; mar
ried, 1926. Robert Blackwell Malore
son of Lewis Malone and Ann Black
well; died North Alabama June ., 1885.
3. Washington Jefferson Cockrin.
born about 1905; married, 1892. Mary
McLinn; died sine prole. In Texas,
1898.
4. Granville La Force Cockrill. born
Cornersville. Tenn. 1909; married. Jan
uary 30, 1885, Maria Louisa Turner
daughter of Sugres Turner and Re
becca De Loney; died near Nashville
september %, 1876.
3. Alfred Madison Cockril, born
about 1917: killed in youth by a fall
ing tree.
G. Tennessee Virginia Cockriu. born
January 2, 1915; married, 1882. John
d. Newell: died near Richmond, Tex,
April 1896
varleria veturia coclsrir. born
September so. 1916; married, August
10, 1882. William Rose; died Giles
county, Tenn, October /, 1915.
s. John Pike Cockril, born about
1919: died unmarried. MataSroda coun-
ty. Texas, January 1850.
O. Elizabeth Bibb Cockrill died
young.
Children of prury Pulliam and Ann
Cockrill:
l. Eliza Cheevcs Pulliam. born Au-
gust "a. 1897: married Thomas Shackel-
ford; died March s, 1851
2. Ann Robertson Pulliam. born March
z, 1901; died in infancy.
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