Birth* | circa 1835 | He was born circa 1835 at KentuckyG.1 |
| 6 September 1850 | He appeared on the census of 6 September 1850 in the household of Andrew Jackson Cockriel and Mary A Sirles at Grayson Co., KentuckyG.2 |
| 3 August 1860 | He appeared on the census of 3 August 1860 in the household of Andrew Jackson Cockriel and Mary A Sirles at Jackson Twp., Spencer Co., IndianaG.3 |
| 7 June 1870 | He appeared on the census of 7 June 1870 in the household of Mary A Sirles at Jackson Twp., Spencer Co., IndianaG, age 36, b. KY, farm laborer; (former husb. Andrew and second wife Mary p. 16, fam. 106.)4 |
| 1 June 1880 | He appeared on the census of 1 June 1880 in the household of Mary A Sirles at Jackson Twp., Spencer Co., IndianaG, son, age 43, single; (nei. John W and Maggie Cockriel, fam. 5.)5 |