William Wright Sockwell (1813 - 1892)

Born 31 Jan 1813 in Polk County, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah M Garrison — married 1842 in Paulding, Georgia

Husband of Jerusha Evelyn (Fenn) Sockwell — married 11 Apr 1867 in Haralson, Georgia,

Died 31 Jul 1892 at age 79 in Greenville, Hunt County, Texas, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1813. He was the son of Thomas Lorenzo Sockwell. He passed away in 1892.

William Wright Sockwell member of the Georgia General Assembly from 1859 to 1960. Migrated to Hunt Texas in 1868-69

Children

1. Mary Annie Sockwell Little
2. James Fleming Sockwell
3. Sarah Elizabeth Hopson Sockwell
4. Amanda Caroline Sockwell
5. Hepsa D. (Ida Hester) A (Hoysa) Sockwell
6. Kadian N Sockwell
7. William Wright Sockwell
8. Rhoda Nancy Sockwell Young
9. Jackson Lorenzo Sockwell (
10. Edwin L Sockwell
11. Florence Newton Sockwell

William W Sockwell in the 1850 United States Federal Census

Name: William W Sockwell Age: 37 Birth Year: abt 1813 Birthplace: Georgia Home in 1850: Militia District 986, Paulding, Georgia Gender: Male Family Number: 430

Household Members:

Name Age

William W Sockwell 37

Sarah M Sockwell 26

Mary A Sockwell 7

James F Sockwell 5

Sarah Sockwell 3

Amanda C Sockwell 0

William Sockwell in the 1860 United States Federal Census

Name: William Sockwell Age in 1860: 46 Birth Year: abt 1814 Birthplace: Georgia Home in 1860: District 5, Haralson, Georgia Gender: Male Post Office: Buchanan Value of real estate: View image

Household Members:

Name Age

William Sockwell 46

Mary A Sockwell 17

Percillia F Sockwell 16

James Sockwell 14

Sarah E Sockwell 12

Amanda C Sockwell 10

Hessa A Sockwell 8

Radean N Sockwell 5

William M Sockwell 3

Elizabeth Mccury 30 (Serving)

Mary A Lester 27 (Serving)

Wm W Sockwell in the 1864 Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia

Name: Wm W Sockwell

Residence County: Haralson

Age: 50

Birth Year: abt 1814

Birth Place: Georgia

William Sockwell in the 1870 United States Federal Census

Name: William Sockwell Age in 1870: 56 Birth Year: abt 1814 Birthplace: Georgia Home in 1870: Precinct 2, Collin, Texas Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Farmersville Value of Real Estate: View image

Household Members:

Name Age

William Sockwell 56

Jerusha Sockwell 39

James Sockwell 21

Sarah Sockwell 18

Caroline Sockwell 16

Ida Sockwell 14

Rhoda Sockwell 12

William Sockwell 10

Jackson Sockwell 1

Wm. W Sockwell in the 1880 United States Federal Census

Name: Wm. W Sockwell Age: 66 Birth Year: abt 1814 Birthplace: Georgia Home in 1880: Precinct 1, Hunt, Texas Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Giousha Sockwell Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Farmer

Household Members:

Name Age

Wm. W Sockwell 66

Giousha Sockwell 49

Sarah H Sockwell 32

Manda Sockwell 30

Jackson Sockwell 11

Edwin L Sockwell 9

Florence Sockwell 6

Marriage

Marriage 292 SOCKWELL, WILLIAM W. FINN, JERUSHA E. 4-11-1867 M. J. BROWN.JP 1867 Sockwell, William W. Finn, Jerusha E. 4/11/1867 M. J. Brown.Jp 292 W

Died

William W. Sockwell

Name: William W. Sockwell

Birth Date: 23 Sep 1813

Age at Death: 78

Death Date: 31 Jul 1892

Burial Place: Greenville, Hunt County, Texas, USA^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 03 February 2021), memorial page for William W Sockwell (23 Sep 1813–31 Jul 1892), Find A Grave: Memorial #20965931, citing East Mount Cemetery, Greenville, Hunt County, Texas, USA.

• Source Citation

Year: 1850; Census Place: Militia District 986, Paulding, Georgia; Roll: M432_80; Page: 81A; Image: 169 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8054&h=18890105&ssrc=pt&tid=8702835&pid=-908057131&usePUB=true

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Year: 1860; Census Place: District 5, Haralson, Georgia; Roll: M653_126; Page: 361; Image: 361; Family History Library Film: 803126 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&indiv=try&h=11246890

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Ancestry.com. 1864 Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Cornell, Nancy J. 1864 Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2000. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=StateCensusGA1864&h=18487&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&rhSource=6742

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Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 2, Collin, Texas; Roll: M593_1579; Page: 394A; Image: 184; Family History Library Film: 553078 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1870usfedcen&h=5083556&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&rhSource=7667

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Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 1, Hunt, Texas; Roll: 1312; Family History Film: 1255312; Page: 408B; Enumeration District: 083 Source Information Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1880usfedcen&h=7715622&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&rhSource=7163

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