Claude Clayton Cockrum (1879 - 1944)

Born 26 Mar 1879 in Mo., prob. Ozark Co.

Ancestors

Husband of Nina (Barnes) Carter — married 1902 in Missouri, United States

Descendants

Died 20 Sep 1944 at age 65 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States

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Research Notes

His death certificate lists his place of birth as "Wrightown, Mo".

Biography

This person was created through the import of Pioneer Stock.GED on 31 October 2010. I have researched and added sources ...Claude was the son of of James and Eliza Cockrum. Born in Gainesville, Ozark, Missouri in 1779. He was one year old in the 1880 Census. He married Nina Barnes when she was 17 and they had four Children by the 1910 Census. It appears they separated and both remarried. In the 1920 census , Clayton and his son Claude were living In Oklahoma with Iva Middleton, his oldest Child and her family. Young Claude age 12 was enrolled in school there. By the 1930 Census he was married to Wilma V. Cockrum, age 21 with 2 yr old daughter, Mary L Cockrum.They were living in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas. Claude Clayton died 20 September , 1944 at the age of 65, He is buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri.

• Note* Sadly his son, Claude died in Euclid ,Ohio a month later. 15, October, 1944 ...driver in car- train accident.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6F9-SB6 : 19 February 2021), Claud C Cockrum in household of James Cockrum, Gainesville, Ozark, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 109, sheet 529C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,707.

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

James Cockrum Self Male 43 Missouri, United States

Eliza J Cockrum Wife Female 33 Tennessee, United States

Tounsel M Cockrum Son Male ... Arkansas, United States

Fines E Cockrum Son Male 9 Missouri, United States

Maud N Cockrum Daughter Female 6 Missouri, ::United States

Missouri K Cockrum Daughter Female 5 Missouri, ::United States States

Neotio N Cockrum Daughter Female --- ::Missouri,:United States

Claud C Cockrum Son Male 1 Missouri, United States

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M389-ZDF : accessed 10 March 2021), Clayton Cockman, Goebel & Piney Townships Alton village, Oregon, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 86, sheet 3A, family 47, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,879.

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Clayton Cockman Head Male 21 Missouri

Nina Cockman Wife Female 17 Missouri

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2YV-N12 : accessed 10 March 2021), Clayton Cockrun, Joplin Ward 2, Jasper, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 39, sheet 8B, family 209, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 789; FHL microfilm 1,374,802.

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Clayton Cockrun Head Male 31 Missouri,

Nina Cockrun Wife Female 27 Missouri

Iva Cockrun Daughter Female 7 Arkansas

Jesse Cockrun Son Male 5 Missouri

Claude Cockrun Son Male 3 Missouri

Eva Cockrun Daughter Female 0 Missouri

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3RX-X83 : 22 February 2021), Claudy Clayton Cockrum, 1917-1918.

• United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJMW-1XW : 3 February 2021), Clate Cochran in entry for Oscar Middleton, 1920.

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Oscar Middleton Head Male 25 Missouri

Iva Middleton Wife Female 16 Arkansas

Clate Cochran Father-in-law Male 41 United States

Claudy Cochran Brother-in-law Male 12 Missouri

• "Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2T6-5KFH : 17 March 2018), C C Cochran in entry for Claudie Cochran, 1912-1923; citing School enrollment, Hockerville, Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States, multiple County Clerk offices, Oklahoma school district offices, Oklahoma; FHL microfilm 2,443,800.
• Note* Evidently Clayton had moved to Oklahoma, this is his son enrolled in School ,1918 ., he would have been eleven(1907 ).

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X77T-5RY : accessed 10 March 2021), Clayton C Cockrum, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 39, sheet 1A, line 32, family 11, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and &Records Administration, 2002), roll 728; FHL microfilm 2,340,463.

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Clayton C Cockrum Head Male 51 Iowa

Wilma V Cockrum Wife Female 21 Louisiana

Mary L Cockrum Daughter Female 2 Kansas

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLC-CLDC : 5 August 2020), Claudy Clayton Cockrum, ; Burial, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States of America, Elmwood Cemetery; citing record ID 88111671, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. **September 1944.

• Death Certificate of Claudy Cockrum, Death Certificate Database, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO, https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1944/1944_00030048.PDF.