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John Hamilton Sockwell (1857 - 1910)

John Hamilton Sockwell
Born in Alabamamap
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Son of and
Brother of [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], , , , [half], , , and [half]
Husband of — married 19 Feb 1879 in Avoca, Lawrence, Alabamamap
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Father of , , , , , , and
Died at age 53 in Bethseida, Franklin County, Alabamamap
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Biography

John Hamilton Sockwell was born on April 14, 1857, in Alabama, John's father Edwin Sockwell , was 42 and John's mother Nancy Hamilton , was 27. "John was the favorite child of his father. He is the only child, by his fathers second wife, who remained at home with his father when his mother left with the younger children to go to Texas". (written by Berth Sockwell) John married Theodocia Virginia Kirby , Ceremony was Febuary 19 , 1879 by the Rev. J. R. Nesmith, in Avoca, Lawrence County, Alabama. They had eight children in 21 years, Earnest Sockwell, Cora Irene Sockwell , Jesse E Sockwell , Ella E Sockwell, Claude O E Sockwell, Clyde H E Sockwell , John Marion Sockwell and Wallace A Sockwell. John died of Pneumonia on July 12, 1910, in Alabama, at the age of 53 and is buried at Old Bethel Cemetery, Colbert County, Alabama.

John Hamilton Sockwell

Birth: Apr. 14, 1857
Death: Jul. 12, 1910

Married Theodocia Kirby on: Ceremony: 19 Feb 1879 in Married by the Rev. J. R. Nesmith, Marriage: 19 Feb 1879 in Avoca, Lawrence County, Alabama

Children of John and Theodocia

Children:

  1. Ernest Sockwell (1883 - 1886) Earnest Sockwell
  2. Cora Irene Sockwell Gray (1885 - 1963) Cora Irene Sockwell
  3. Jesse Eudorass Sockwell (1888 - 1966) Jesse E Sockwell
  4. Ella Sockwell Witt (1891 - 1983) Ella E Sockwell
  5. Claude Oscar Sockwell (1895 - 1976) Claude O E Sockwell
  6. Clyde H. Sockwell (1895 - 1918) Clyde H E Sockwell
  7. John Marion Sockwell (1897 - 1988) John Marion Sockwell
  8. Wallace Aulton Sockwell (1904 - 1906) Wallace A Sockwell

Residence

1860-Eastern Division, Fayette, Alabama
1880- Saints, Colbert, Alabama
1900-Stout, Franklin, Alabama
1910-Stouts, Franklin, Alabama

John H Sockwell in the 1860 United States Federal Census

Name: John H Sockwell Age: 3 Birth Year: abt 1857 Gender: Male

Birth Place: Alabama 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

John Sockwell United States Census, 1870

Name John Sockwell Event Type Census Event Year 1870 Event Place Alabama, United States Gender Male Age 13 Race White Race (Original) W Birth Year (Estimated) 1856-1857 Birthplace Alabama Page Number 7

HOUSEHOLD
Edwin Sockwell M 54 Georgia
James Sockwell M 27 Georgia
Mary Sockwell F 21 Alabama
John Sockwell M 13 Alabama

John H. Sockwell in the 1880 United States Federal Census

Name: John H. Sockwell Age: 23 Birth Year: abt 1857 Birthplace: Alabama Home in 1880: Saints, Colbert, Alabama Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Theodocio V. Sockwell Father's Birthplace: Alabama Mother's Birthplace: Georgia Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Farmer

Household Members:
Name Age
John H. Sockwell 23
Theodocio V. Sockwell 18

John H Sockwell in the 1900 United States Federal Census Name: John H Sockwell Age: 43 Birth Date: Apr 1857 Birthplace: Alabama Home in 1900: Stout, Franklin, Alabama Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Theodocia V Sockwell Marriage Year: 1879 Years Married: 21 Father's Birthplace: Georgia Mother's Birthplace: Georgia Occupation: View on Image Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members:
Name Age
John H Sockwell 43
Theodocia V Sockwell 38
Cora J Sockwell 14
Jesse E Sockwell 12
Ella L Sockwell 9
Clide H Sockwell 5
Claude O Sockwell 5
John M Sockwell 2

John H Sockwell in the 1910 United States Federal Census

Name: John H Sockwell [John H Sachwell] Age in 1910: 53 Birth Year: abt 1857 Birthplace: Alabama Home in 1910: Stouts, Franklin, Alabama Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Theodocia Sockwell Father's Birthplace: Georgia Mother's Birthplace: Georgia Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members:
Name Age
John H Sockwell 53
Theodocia Sockwell 48
Ella Sockwell 18
Clyde Sockwell 15 [18]
Claude Sockwell 15
Johnnie Sockwell 12

Marriage

J. H. Stockwell in the Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920 (Selected Counties)
Name: J. H. Stockwell
Gender: Male
Spouse: Theodocia Kerby
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 9 Feb 1879
Marriage Place: Lawrence
Performed By: Minister.
Surety/Perf. Name: J. R. Nesmith
OSPage: 228

James H Sockwell in the U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971

Name: James H Sockwell
Post Office Location: Beeson, Colbert, Alabama
Appointment Date: 14 Jan 1890
Volume #: 66
Volume Year Range: 1889-1930

Died

Database: Alabama Deaths, 1908-59

Name Death Date County Certificate
John H Lockwell 12 Jul 1910 Franklin 288
Name Death Date County Certificate
John H Sockwell 12 Jul 1910 Franklin 288


John Hamilton Sockwell Find a Grave

Birth: Apr. 14, 1857
Death: Jul. 12, 1910
Parents:
Edwin Buchanan Sockwell (1814 - 1892)
Nancy Minerva Hamilton Sockwell (1830 - 1919)
Spouse:
Theodocia Virginia Kerby Sockwell (1861 - 1944)
Burial: Old Bethel Cemetery, Leighton, Colbert County, Alabama, USA

Individual Report for Sockwell, John Hamilton

Birth: Apr. 14, 1857
Death: Jul. 12, 1910
Father: Sockwell, Edwin Buchanan
Mother: Hamilton, Nancy Minerva

Individual Facts:

Birth: 14 Apr 1857 in Alabama
Census: 1860 Listed in Fayette Co., AL with Edwin B. & Nancy Sockwell.
Death: 12 Jul 1910 in Bethsaida community, Franklin Co., AL
Burial: Buried in Old Bethel Cemetery, Colbert Co., AL.
Age at Death: 53 years
Cause of Death: Pneumonia


Sources

  • Source Citation

Year: 1860; Census Place: Eastern Division, Fayette, Alabama; Roll: M653_9; Page: 373; Image: 377; Family History Library Film: 803009 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?indiv=1&dbid=7667&h=17537761&ssrc=pt&tid=9249420&pid=6261092072&usePUB=true

  • CITING THIS RECORD

"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHV1-VTD : accessed 4 September 2015), John Sockwell in household of Edwin Sockwell, Alabama, United States; citing p. 7, family 51, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,509. https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22john%20h%22~%20%2Bsurname%3Asockwell~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1857-1857~

  • Source Citation

Year: 1880; Census Place: Saints, Colbert, Alabama; Roll: 8; Family History Film: 1254008; Page: 514B; Enumeration District: 042; Image: 0797 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&dbid=6742&h=5210281&ssrc=pt&tid=9249420&pid=6261092072&usePUB=true

  • Source Citation

Year: 1900; Census Place: Stout, Franklin, Alabama; Roll: 16; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 1240016 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7602&h=370418&ssrc=pt&tid=9249420&pid=6261092072&usePUB=true

  • Source Citation

Year: 1910; Census Place: Stouts, Franklin, Alabama; Roll: T624_14; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0093; FHL microfilm: 1374027 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7884&h=9495975&ssrc=pt&tid=9249420&pid=6261092072&usePUB=true

  • Source Information

Dodd, Jordan R., comp.. Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920 (Selected Counties) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Early American Marriages: Alabama, 1800 to 1920.

  • Source Information:

Ancestry.com. Alabama Death Index, 1908-1959. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original data: State of Alabama. Database: Alabama Deaths, 1908-59 Indexes of Vital Records for Alabama: Deaths, 1908-1959. Montgomery, AL: State of Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Record Services Division, 19- -. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=WebSearch-70732&h=17465&tid=9249420&pid=6261092072&usePUB=true&rhSource=60525

  • Source Information

Ancestry.com. U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=QYh9489&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&rank=1&gsfn=John&gsln=Sockwell&msbpn__ftp=Alabama&msdpn__ftp=Bethseida,%20Franklin%20County,%20Alabama&msfng0=Edwin&msfns0=Sockwell&msmng0=Nancy&msmns0=Hamilton&mssng0=Theodocia&mssns0=Kerby&msbdy=1857&msddy=1910&gss=angs-c&pcat=36&h=50092&recoff=11&dbid=1932&indiv=1&ml_rpos=36

  • Source

Created by: Wanda Quinn Bradford Record added: Mar 06, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 34526253 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34526253


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