Townsel
Lester
Cockrum
Born in Baxter County, Arkansas, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
L.c. Cockrum, Alice Emma (Cockrum) Bundschuh, Lorenzo Sterling Cockrum, Frank Leslie Cockrum, Frances Edna Browning (Cockrum) Brown, Stella Lucretia (Cockrum) Shockley and Levi H. Cockrum
Died after
after age 38
in Baxter County, Arkansas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Oct 2010
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Biography
Townsel Cockrum was an Arkansan.
Tounsel Lester Cockrum was born on 15 December 1879 in Baxter County, Arkansas, United States, son of John Alfred Cockrum and Frances Caroline (Toney) Cockrum.[1][2]
When he registered for the draft in 1918 he was described as medium in height and stout. He has brown hair. His eyes were missing. He was unable to work. His mother was his nearest relative. The date of registration was 12 September 1918 and he has not been found on another record.[3]
Research Notes
FS has a date of death entered of 13 March 1922, but offers no documentation for where it came from.
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN7T-D86 : 13 January 2022), T. L. Cockrum in household of J. A. Cockrum, Matney Township, Baxter, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm . 1880 census, Baxter Co., ARK., Matney Twp., ED 1, Pg. 8, Line 1, enum. asT.L.
- ↑ : 1900 census, Baxter Co., ARK., Matney Twp., ED 6, Line 66
- ↑ : World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record
- about Townsel Lester Cockrum
- Name: Townsel Lester Cockrum
- City: Not Stated
- County: Baxter
- State: Arkansas
- Birth Date: 15 Dec 1879
- Race: White
- Roll: 1522778
- DraftBoard: 0
- Ht.: Medium
- Body Build: Stout
- Hair: Brown
- Has person lost arm, leg, hand or eyes: Yes, both eyes.
- Nearest Relative: Francis C. cockrum Sept. 12, 1918
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Townsel by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Townsel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Townsel by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Townsel:
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~0.78%
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