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Below is a family biography included in The History of Perry County, Indiana published by Goodspeed, Bros. & Co. in 1885.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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JOHN D. COCKRELL was born June 16, 1843, in this county, the son of Casper and Eliza (Kyler) Cockrell, parents of three girls and one boy. Both parents were natives of the Buckeye State. The father lived in Rome for a time, then followed farming in Polk’s Bottom, and at the time of his death, August 10, 1883, owned 425 acres of land there. He was an excellent financier, an industrious, honest man, and an esteemed citizen. The mother is yet living at the age of seventy. John D. was reared a farmer with rudimentary education. July 1861 he enlisted in Company D, First Indiana Cavalry, and participated in the engagements of Fredericktown, Round Hill, Helena, Clarington, Pine Bluffs and others of less note. He was honorably discharged September, 1864. December 25, 1866, he married Anna M., daughter of James H. L. Winchel. Two children, Herbert W. and Everett W. were born to these parents. Mr. Cockrell owns a fine farm, well improved and stocked. His new residence, built in 1884, is the finest in the bottom. He is a Republican, and he and wife are members of the Baptist Church.

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This family biography is one of 257 biographies included in The History of Perry County, Indiana portion of the book: History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties Indiana published in 1885 by Goodspeed, Bros. & Co.  For the complete description, click here: Perry County, Indiana History and Genealogy

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