Thomas Jefferson COCKERHAM
1860 Census Bankston,Choctaw,Mississippi
New.familysearch.org, Mar 2010
Thomas Jefferson Cockerham served in the Civil War then moved to Yazoo Co. Thomas was a farmer. Died of Pneumonia in Yazoo Co. This information is from Family Files. 1860 Census they were living in Bankston Choctaw Co., Miss. LDS Ordinance for B:,E:,SP: was taken from the IGI Batch #7819403, sheet #49 Call No. 1126349
Town in which I have her being born is Belgonia - but can't verify this information. From family records.
Ella married Newton Reed
Susan married John D. Slaton.
He married Lucinda Bertha Wiltshire 8 Nov 1858 at Choctaw, Mississippi . Lucinda Bertha Wiltshire was born at Belgonia, Choctaw, Mississippi 31 Dec 1843 daughter of John Wiltshire and Mary A. Taylor .
They were the parents of 5
children:
Mary Beatrice Cockerham
born 8 Oct 1862.
Lucretia Cockerham
born Abt 1866.
Georgia Cockerham
born Abt 1870.
Ella Cockerham
born Abt 1872.
Susan Cockerham
born Abt 1875.
Thomas Jefferson Cockerham died 19 Mar 1877 at Yazoo, Mississippi .
Lucinda Bertha Wiltshire died 6 Nov 1929 at Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi .