Caroline (Hannah) Cockrum (1829 - 1864)

Born 1829 in Alabama

Wife of John Wharton Cockrum Jr — married 31 Jan 1847 (to 17 Apr 1864) in Springville, AL

Descendants

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Biography

Notice that marriage license in source list spelling of his name as Cockran, not Cockrum. Also, census record list spelling as Cockran. On 1850 census, John was 25, Caroline 21, John 3, and Mary 1.

Research Note

• In the 1866 census for St Clair, AL there is a Caroline Cockram listed with 8 members in the household but there is not a male listed that would be the age of her husband, John.
• In 1830 census there is a John C. Hanna listed and what appears to be a wife. Both are between the ages of 20-29. This could be Caroline's parents and her mother may have been pregnant with her at the time of the census.

"United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPH-W8G : 24 August 2017), John C Hanna, St Clair, Alabama, United States; citing 249, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 4; FHL microfilm 2,331.

Sources

• 08/12/2014 "The History and Genealogy of the Cockrum Family in America" by Emmett E. Cockrum, revised 1988.
• "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKZS-MPWR : 4 November 2017), John Cockran and Caroline Hanna, 31 Jan 1847; citing Saint Clair, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,035,441.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH5W-PLF : 29 February 2020), Caroline Cockran in household of John Cockran, St. Clair county, St. Clair, Alabama, United States; citing family 358, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).