Sarah (Cockerham) Stewart (1808 - 1866)

Born 1808 in Franklin, Heard County, Georgia, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Ezekiel Thomas — married 17 Apr 1822 in Franklin County, Georgia, USA

Wife of John Stewart — married 27 Nov 1843 in , Monroe, Mississippi, USA

Descendants

Died 1 Aug 1866 at about age 58 in Monroe County, Mississippi, USA

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Biography

Sarah Cockerham was born in 1808, in Franklin County, Georgia.^[1] She was the daughter of Samuel Cockerham and Edith Smith.

She married Ezekiel Thomas on April 17, 1828, in Franklin County, Georgia.^[2] They had 9 Known children.

1. Emily (Thomas) Hammond (1826-1911)
2. James Westley Thomas (1828-1894)
3. Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Thomas) Barber (1831-)
4. William M "Bill" Thomas (1832-1863)
5. Lousianna "Lou Vicy" (Thomas) Seely (1834-1888)
6. Melissa Thomas (1835-)
7. Sarah Frances (Thomas) Thomas (1836-1868)
8. John Thomas (1837-)
9. Susanna Ann Thomas (1839-)

She married William Stewart on November 27, 1843, in Monroe County, Mississippi.^[3] They had 3 children.

1. Ardella Burt (Stewart) Kolb (1844-1919)
2. Artelia Lovis (Stewart) Kolb (1845-1879)
3. James Stewart (1848-)

Sarah and William made their home in Monroeton, Monroe County, Mississippi Territory in 1850, where William was a Farmer, and she was taking care of the home and his and their children, (His) Levicy -16, and Sarah-14, (Theirs) "Dillah"-6, Artiller-4, and James-2.^[4]

She died on August 1, 1866, at the age of 57, in Monroe County, Mississippi, and was buried in the Sardis Cemetery in Hamilton, Monroe County, Mississippi.^[1]

Marriage

Husband: William Stewart

Wife: Sarah Cockerham

Marriage:

Date: 27 Nov 1843

Place: Monroe, Mississippi, United States^[3]

Burial

Burial:

Place: , Monroe, Mississippi, USA^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Sarah Cockerham Thomas Stewart (1808–1 Aug 1866), Find A Grave: Memorial #92135868, citing Sardis Cemetery, Hamilton, Monroe County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by Lil' Darlin (contributor 47588800) .
2. ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJ4-B15 : 7 February 2020), Ezekiel Thomas and Sally Cockrun, 17 Apr 1828; citing Marriage, Franklin, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 7,119.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Marriage date: 1774-1890; Marriage place: Abbeville, South Carolina; Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - South Carolina marriage information taken from various sources. Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche, or boo
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4L6-NQP : 22 December 2020), Sarah Steward in household of Wm Steward, Monroeton, Monroe, Mississippi Territory, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

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Acknowledgments

Cockerham-13 was started through the import of JDS_09_17_10.ged on 09 February 2011 and through the import of 10_s family tree.ged on Jun 23, 2011 by Tenielle Hoefener.