James H Sockwell (1841 - 1891)

Born 8 Sep 1841 in Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Greene) Sockwell — married 26 Jan 1878 in Colbert County, Alabama

Descendants

Died 6 Feb 1891 at age 49 in Littleville, Colbert County, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Sgt James Sockwell served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1864
Mustered out: 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Company C, Twenty-sixth (O'Neal's) Infantry

James was born in 1841. He was the son of Edwin Sockwell and Margaret Head. He passed away in 1844

Residence

1850: Division 11, Carroll, Georgia

1860: Eastern Division, Fayette, Alabama

1870: Township 6 Range 10, Colbert, Alabama

1880: Camp Smith, Colbert, Alabama

Occupation

Children

1. Louis E. Sockwell 1871–
2. John Sockwell 1878–1950
3. James Wesley "Jim" Sockwell
4. James Wesley "Jim" Sockwell 1880–1940
5. Blanch Sockwell 1882–
6. Bertle Sockwell 1885–

Jas Sockwell in the 1850 United States Federal Census

Name: Jas Sockwell Age: 9 Birth Year: abt 1841 Birthplace: Georgia Home in 1850: Division 11, Carroll, Georgia, USA Gender: Male Family Number: 21

Household Members:

Name Age

Edwd Sockwell 36

Margaret Sockwell 36

Clarissa Sockwell 12

Jas Sockwell 9

Edwin Sockwell 5

Lucinda Sockwell 4

Georgia Sockwell 2

James H Sockwell in the 1860 United States Federal Census

Name: James H Sockwell Age: 17 Birth Year: abt 1843 Gender: Male Birth Place: Georgia Home in 1860: Eastern Division, Fayette, Alabama Post Office: Fayette Court House Family Number: 190 Value of Real Estate: View image

Household Members:

Name Age

Edwin B Sockwell 44

Nancy Sockwell 30

C J Sockwell 20

James H Sockwell 17

Wm E Sockwell 14

Lucinda B Sockwell 13

Georgia Sockwell 10

Caroline Sockwell 8

Thos J Sockwell 5

John H Sockwell 3

Udorus Sockwell 1

James Sockwell in the 1870 United States Federal Census

Name: James Sockwell Age in 1870: 27 Birth Year: abt 1843 Birthplace: Georgia Home in 1870: Township 6 Range 10, Colbert, Alabama Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Newburg Value of Real Estate: View image

Household Members:

Name Age

Edwin Sockwell 54

James Sockwell 27

Mary Sockwell 21

John Sockwell 13

James H. Sockwell in the 1880 United States Federal Census

Name: Elisebeth B. Sockwell Age: 22 Birth Year: abt 1858 Birthplace: Mississippi Home in 1880: Camp Smith, Colbert, Alabama Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: James H. Sockwell Father's Birthplace: Alabama Mother's Birthplace: Alabama Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Keeping House Cannot read/write:

Household Members:

Name Age

James H. Sockwell 38

Elisebeth B. Sockwell 22

Louis E. Sockwell 9

John W. Sockwell 1

Military

J H Sockwell in the U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865

Name: J H Sockwell

Side: Confederate

Roll: M598_144

Roll Title: Selected Records of the War Department Relating to :Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865

James H Sockwell in the U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865

Name: James H Sockwell

Enlistment Date: 1864

Military Unit: Twenty-sixth (O'Neal's) Infantry

James H. Sockwell in the U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865

Name: James H. Sockwell

Side: Confederate

Regiment State/Origin: Alabama

Regiment: 26th Regiment, Alabama Infantry (O'Neal's)

Company: C

Rank In: First Sergeant

Rank Out: First Sergeant

Alternate Name: J.H./Sockwell

Film Number: M374 roll 42

Other Records: Learn More about this Regiment

Marriage

James H. Sockwell in the Alabama, Select Marriages, 1816-1957

Name: James H. Sockwell

Gender: Male

Marriage Date: 26 Jan 1878

Marriage Place: , Colbert, Alabama

Spouse: Elizabeth B. Green

FHL Film Number: 1031087

Died

James H Sockwell in the Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1755-2012

Name: James H Sockwell

Birth Date: 8 Sep 1841

Age at Death: 49

Death Date: 6 Feb 1891

Burial Place: Littleville (Colbert County), Colbert County, Alabama, USA

URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-...

James H Sockwell in the U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006

Name: James H Sockwell

Service Info.: CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY CIVIL WAR

Birth Date: 8 Sep 1841

Death Date: 6 Feb 1891

Cemetery: Hyde Cemetery

Cemetery Address: Muscle Shoals, AL 35661

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