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Alexander Hamilton Cockrum (1832 - 1863)

Alexander Hamilton Cockrum
Born in Indiana, United Statesmap
Son of and [mother unknown]
Brother of , [half], [half] and [half]
Husband of — married 16 Nov 1852 in Gibson, Indiana, United Statesmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 30 in Rutherford, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Biography

Alexander was born in 1832, the son of James Washington Cockrum and Sarah J. Barrett. [1]

He married Violet Jane Bryant [2] and they had four children. [3]

Alexander served in Company D of the 58th Indiana Infantry Regiment (Union), [4] the same regiment in which Violet's brother David served.

Alexander passed away in Feb 1863 [5] at the same Murphreesboro, Tennessee camp where David would die four months later in Jun 1863.

Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJX-K5J : 9 November 2014), Alexander H Cockrum in household of James W Cockrum, Columbia, Gibson, Indiana, United States; citing family 155, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  2. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH4K-KWB : 21 January 2016), Alexander H Cockrum and Vilet Jane Bryant, 16 Nov 1852; citing Gibson, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 1,434,696.
  3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4FL-WM2 : 30 December 2015), Hamilton Cochram, 1860.
  4. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F9PV-XP6 : 4 December 2014), Alexander H. Cockram, Corporal, Company D, 58th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M540 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 14; FHL microfilm 881,735.
  5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #105596507 for Corp Alexander Hamilton Cockrum (3 Oct 1832–18 Feb 1863), citing Stones River National Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Helen Haldeman Daglas (contributor 46971340) .

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