Ella (Stephens) Gailey (1892 - 1965)

Born 4 Oct 1892 in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Barney Jefferson Cockrell — married 5 Jul 1911 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA

Died 22 Aug 1965 at age 72 in Cobb County, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Ella Stephens was born on Oct 4, 1892 in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, USA as the fifth child of Franklin Goldware Stephens and Texas Jones.

She had eight siblings, namely: James Monroe, Elsie Elizabeth, John Wiley, Mattie, Ida, Hettie, Anse McLaurin, and Ola.

She died on Aug 22, 1965 in Cobb County, Georgia, USA (Age at Death: 72). ^[1]

When she was 19, she married Barney Jefferson Cockrell, son of C. W. Cockrell and Martha E. "Dora" Brown, on Jul 05, 1911 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. ^[2]

After his death and when she was 58, she married H G "Buck" Gailey on Jul 23, 1951.

Ella Stephens lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 17; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter).

She lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 26; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife).

She lived in Quincy, Gadsden, Florida, USA in 1930 (Age: 37; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife).

She lived in Greenville, Jackson, Florida in 1935. She lived in Holmes, Florida, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 45; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). Race: (White)

She was buried in Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, USA (Kennesaw Memorial Park). ^[3]

Barney Jefferson Cockrell and Ella Stephens had the following children:

1. Hollis Ray Cockrell was born on Jul 14, 1912 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Jun 05, 1987 in Crestview, Okaloosa County, Florida, USA (a local hospital; Age at Death: 74). ^{[4] [5] [6]}
2. Johnnie Woodrow Cockrell was born on Mar 28, 1914 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Nov 18, 1963 in Escambia County, Florida, USA (Age at Death: 49). ^{[7] [8]}
3. Lanette Cockrell was born on Feb 14, 1917 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Jun 21, 1919 in Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 2). ^[9]
4. Charles Taylor Cockrell was born on Nov 04, 1920 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Apr 27, 2003 (Age at Death: 82). ^[10]
5. Hetty Sue Cockrell was born about 1929 in Florida, USA. Married to Robert E. Faucett.

H G "Buck" Gailey and Ella Stephens had no children.

Sources

1. ↑ "Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V49C-8VG : 24 December 2014), Ella Gailey, 22 Aug 1965; from "Georgia Deaths, 1919-98," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Cobb, Georgia, certificate number 023139, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records, Atlanta.
2. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZHJ2-Z43Z : 7 May 2020), Miss Ella Stephens in entry for Mr Barney Cockrell, 5 Jul 1911; citing Marriage, Simpson, Mississippi, United States, 00186, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
3. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV22-T2V7 : 13 December 2015), Ella S Gailey, ; Burial, Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, United States of America, Kennesaw Memorial Park; citing record ID 78858918, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78858918
4. ↑ "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVW3-MPS : 25 December 2014), Hollis Ray Cockrell, 05 Jun 1987; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. , certificate number 62588, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Ancestry.com, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 86. Record for Hollis Ray Cockrell. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2238&h=12449321&indiv=try. Name: Hollis Ray Cockrell Gender: Male Race: White Age: 28 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 14 Jul 1912 Birth Place: Magee, Mississippi, USA Residence Place: Bonifay, Holmes, Florida, USA Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940 Employer: Highland Crate Company Weight: 145 Complexion: Light Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Brown Height: 5 8 Next of Kin: Irma Mae Cockrell Household Members: Name Relationship Hollis Ray Cockrell Self (Head) Irma Mae Cockrell Wife
6. ↑ Obituary for Hollis Ray Cockrell Clipped from Pensacola News Journal, 07 Jun 1987, Sun, 26
7. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Ancestry.com, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 86. Record for Johnnie Woodrow Cockrell. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2238&h=12449329&indiv=try. Name: Johnnie Woodrow Cockrell Race: White Age: 26 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 28 Mar 1914 Birth Place: Magee, Mississippi, USA Residence Place: Bonifay, Holmes, Florida, USA Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940 Employer: Prine Lumber Company Weight: 153 Complexion: Ruddy Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Brown Height: 5 10 Next of Kin: B J Cockrell Household Members: Name Relationship Johnnie Woodrow Cockrell Self (Head) [Mrs.] B J Cockrell Mother
8. ↑ "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVXD-8BD : 25 December 2014), Johnnie Woodrow Cockrell, Nov 1963; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. 2519, certificate number 48732, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.
9. ↑ Headstone Inscription "Lanette Dau. of B.J. & Ella Cockerell"
10. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for Charles Taylor Cockrell. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60901&h=37768793&indiv=try. Name: Charles Taylor Cockrell [Charles T Cockrell] Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 4 Nov 1920 Birth Place: Magee, Mississippi Death Date: 27 Apr 2003 Father: Barney J Cockrell Mother: Ella Stephinson SSN: xxx Notes: Aug 1938: Name listed as CHARLES TAYLOR COCKRELL; 01 May 2003: Name listed as CHARLES T COCKRELL

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTHR-JCV : 13 March 2018), Ella Cockrell in household of Barney J Cockrell, Bonifay, Election Precinct 23, Holmes, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 30-26, sheet 4A, line 23, family 67, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 592.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SR21-Z6Z : accessed 17 March 2019), Ella Cockrell in household of Barney J Cockrell, Quincy, Gadsden, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 3A, line 15, family 55, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 316; FHL microfilm 2,340,051.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTF-HL2 : accessed 17 March 2019), Ella Cockrell in household of Barney J Cockrell, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing ED 134, sheet 16B, line 98, family 305, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 893; FHL microfilm 1,820,893.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDL-QDQ : accessed 16 March 2019), Ella Stephens in household of Texas Stephens, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 121, sheet 9A, family 157, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 758; FHL microfilm 1,374,771.