Born in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Wallace Cockrum
and Anna Jane (Sheppard) Cockrum
Sister of
Jane (Cockrum) Hastings
Wife of
Michael Hendrick Melton
— married
1815 in Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Marshall William Melton, Ann Sheppard (Melton) Smith, Rachel Pauline (Melton) Moody, Amanda (Melton) Williamson, Harriet Newell (Melton) Koonce and Nancy C. (Melton) Dubard
Died
at age 50
in Water Valley, Yalobusha, Mississippi
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Nov 2021
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Biography
Rachael was born in 1795. She is understood to be the daughter of James Wallace Cockrum and Anna Jane Sheppard. Rachael married Michael H. Melton. She passed away in 1845. [1]
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59382211/rachael-cockrum : accessed 21 November 2021), memorial page for Rachael Cockrum (Aug 1795–19 Oct 1845), Find a Grave Memorial ID 59382211, ; Maintained by Greg Raike (contributor 47016957) Unknown, who reports a No burial information known at this time.(See also, Find A Grave entry for Rachael's sister Jane.)
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Cochrum-76 and Cockrum-668 appear to represent the same person because: same person
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