Descendants of James Sirles
Generation No. 1
1. JAMES1 SIRLES was born Abt. 1772 in VA (Source: John Riley Cockeral, Jr and Willie Marie Silas, "The Cockeral Family of Grayson County, KY," Self Published, 13.), and died Aft. 1850. He married MARY UNKNOWN.
Notes for JAMES SIRLES:
Don't know the connection yet
CENSUS RECORDS GRAYSON COUNTY KY 1850
dwelling #652
Thomas Sirles age 43 M farmer b. Tn.
Mary age 32 F b. Ky.
James age 10 M b. Ky.
Martha age 8 F b. Ky.
David age 5 M b. Ky.
Malinda age 3 F b. Ky.
Archibald age 1 M b. Ky.
Philip age 3/12 M b. Ky.
Child of JAMES SIRLES and MARY UNKNOWN is:
2. i. SARAH2 SIRLES.
Generation No. 2
2. SARAH2 SIRLES (JAMES1) (Source: John Riley Cockeral, Jr and Willie Marie Silas, "The Cockeral Family of Grayson County, KY," Self Published, 5.). She married JOHN E COCKRIEL Abt. 1832 in Grayson Co., KY, son of PRESLEY COCKRIEL and MARGARET HUDNALL.
Notes for JOHN E COCKRIEL:
CENSUS RECORDS GRAYSON COUNTY KY 1850
dwelling #654
John Cockriel age 37 M merchant $180 b. Va.
Sarah age 21 F b. Ky.
Nancy age 17 F b. Ky.
James age 14 M b. Ky.
Elizabeth age 12 F b. Ky
Eliza age 11 F b. Ky.
Thomas age 9 M b. Ky.
Presley age 3 M b. Ky.
Jackson age 2 M b. Ky.
Henry age 3/12 M b. Ky.
James Sirles age 78 M none pauper b. Va
Mary Sirles age 81 F b. Md.
Children of SARAH SIRLES and JOHN COCKRIEL are:
3. i. NANCY J3 COCKRIEL, b. Abt. 1833.
4. ii. JAMES COCKRIEL, b. 1835, Grayson Co. or Warren Co., KY; d. February
03, 1863, Munfordville, Hart Co., KY.
5. iii. ELIZABETH COCKRIEL, b. 1837, Grayson Co., KY.
6. iv. ELIZA J COCKRIEL, b. 1839, Grayson Co., KY.
7. v. THOMAS COCKRIEL, b. Abt. 1841, Grayson Co. or Warren Co., KY;
d. July 14, 1864, Camp Nelson, KY.
Generation No. 3
3. NANCY J3 COCKRIEL (SARAH2 SIRLES, JAMES1) was born Abt. 1833.
She married (1) JOHN W. HACK April 02, 1852 in Grayson Co., KY, son of
ANDREW HACK and RACHEL SMITH. She married (2) JOHN W. HACK April
02, 1852 in Grayson Co, Ky.
Children of NANCY COCKRIEL and JOHN HACK are:
i. MARY JANE4 HACK, b. January 01, 1853, Grayson Co., Ky.
ii. JAMES W. HACK, b. July 08, 1853, Grayson Co, Ky; d. September
02, 1921; m. SARAH JANE COCKRIEL.
iii. THOMAS C. HACK, b. July 06, 1859, Grayson Co., Ky.
iv. LOUISA HACK, b. 1863; m. VIRGIL BAILES.
v. PARADINE HACK, b. November 13, 1866, Grayson Co., Ky; d. May
14, 1939, Grayson Co., Ky; m. MARK LIKENS.
4. JAMES3 COCKRIEL (SARAH2 SIRLES, JAMES1) was born 1835 in Grayson Co. or Warren Co., KY, and died February 03, 1863 in Munfordville, Hart Co., KY. He married (1) JEMIMA ALLEN September 19, 1855 in Grayson Co., KY, daughter of JOHN ALLEN and NANCY UNKNOWN. He married (2) PHOEBE JANE TURNER September 17, 1859 in Bowling Green, Warren Co., KY, daughter of REUBEN TURNER and ELIZABETH LYKINS.
More About JAMES COCKRIEL:
Cause of Death: Measles
Notes for PHOEBE JANE TURNER:
She did not remarry. She raised the children by herself.
Children of JAMES COCKRIEL and JEMIMA ALLEN are:
i. NANCY4 COCKRIEL, b. July 07, 1856; m. MR. HAMMON.
ii. NANCY JANE COCKRIEL, b. July 07, 1856; m. JOHN E. CLARK,
September 26, 1875, Grayson Co, Ky.
Children of JAMES COCKRIEL and PHOEBE TURNER are:
iii. ELIZABETH PARADINE4 COCKRIEL, b. August 06, 1860, Warren
Co. KY.
iv. JAMES COCKRIEL, b. March 15, 1863, Warren Co., KY (Source:
Patricia Swallows Carden); d. December 28, 1950, Russelville, Logan Co.,
KY; m. JEANETTE 'NETTIE' BASHAM, December 24, 1888.
Notes for JAMES COCKRIEL:
James was a very tall man. Jeanette was short being able to stand
under his outstretched arm. James and Jeanette lived in Chicago,
Illinois after they were married. They had a baby that died and was
buried in Chicago.
Notes for JEANETTE 'NETTIE' BASHAM:
She worked in a restaurant while they lived in Chicago.
5. ELIZABETH3 COCKRIEL (SARAH2 SIRLES, JAMES1) was born 1837 in
Grayson Co., KY. She married JOHN 'JACK' JR PRESTON October 20, 1855
in Grayson Co., KY, son of JOHN PRESTON and MARTHA UNKNOWN.
Children of ELIZABETH COCKRIEL and JOHN PRESTON are:
i. WILLIAM4 PRESTON, b. April 28, 1856, Grayson Co., Ky; m. (1)
CLEMENTINE WHITE; m. (2) ARVENIA C. MONTGOMERY, June 20, 1884.
ii. JOHN PRESTON, b. September 20, 1857, Grayson Co., Ky; d.
September 10, 1858, Grayson Co., Ky; m. LUCINDA S. SMITH.
iii. ELIZA JANE PRESTON, b. June 20, 1861; d. February 07, 1936;
m. (1) TOLLIVER ALLEN; m. (2) EDWARD LUCAS.
6. ELIZA J3 COCKRIEL (SARAH2 SIRLES, JAMES1) was born 1839 in
Grayson Co., KY. She married WALTER NASH January 17, 1855 in Grayson
Co., KY, son of LEWIS NASH and MILLIE OLLER.
Children of ELIZA COCKRIEL and WALTER NASH are:
i. MARY4 NASH.
ii. JAMES B. NASH.
7. THOMAS3 COCKRIEL (SARAH2 SIRLES, JAMES1) was born Abt. 1841
in Grayson Co. or Warren Co., KY, and died July 14, 1864 in Camp Nelson,
KY. He married ANN BRATCHER February 20, 1861 in Grayson Co, Ky,
daughter of DAVID BRATCHER.
Child of THOMAS COCKRIEL and ANN BRATCHER is:
i. WILLIAM THOMAS4 COCKRIEL, b. July 10, 1862, Warren Co., Ky;
d. January 14, 1926, Edmonson Co., Ky; m. (1) LUCY J.; m. (2) ELLA HUNT,
January 23, 1912, Grayson Co., Ky.
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