Margaret Cockrell1

#3513, (1837 - 27 September 1915)
Father*Andrew Jackson Cockriel2 (c 1818 - )
Mother*Mary A Sirles2 (c 1817 - 1897)

Family

Daniel Benjamin Hesson b. c 1839, d. 1896
Children 1.Mary E Hesson+12 (c 1859 - 1943)
 2.William V Hesson6 (c 1862 - )
 3.Rebecca B Hesson7 (c 1863 - )
 4.Andrew J Hesson+7 (c 1865 - 1938)
 5.Ada Hesson7 (c 1876 - )
Two other children are given in History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties: S. E. and Benjamin E., neither found in census data. See Historical Note.3 
Her married name was Hesson.1,4 
Birth*1837She was born in 1837 at KentuckyG.2 
6 September 1850She appeared on the census of 6 September 1850 in the household of Andrew Jackson Cockriel and Mary A Sirles at Grayson Co., KentuckyG, age 13, b. KY.5 
Marriage*19 March 1857She married Daniel Benjamin Hesson, son of Benjamin Hesson and Elizabeth Tuley, on 19 March 1857 at Spencer Co., IndianaG; HoWSPC has 18 Mar 1856.4,1 
14 June 1870She and Daniel Benjamin Hesson appeared on the census of 14 June 1870 at Gentryville P.O., Jackson Twp., Spencer Co., IndianaG; also William A Cohoon, age 1; nei. Wm A Tuley (24) and Elizabeth.6 
10 June 1880She and Daniel Benjamin Hesson appeared on the census of 10 June 1880 at Jackson Twp., Spencer Co., IndianaG; nei. William and Susanna Hesson, fam. 94.7 
21 June 1900She appeared on the census of 21 June 1900 in the household of Mary E Hesson at Jackson Twp., Spencer Co., IndianaG, as Margarett Hesson, boarder, wid., age 63, b. KY Mar 1837; Wayne is named head of household; nei. George B (33) and Bettie (31) Hesson, fam 223; Andrew (52) and Nettie Hesson, fam. 202.8 
27 April 1910She appeared on the census of 27 April 1910 in the household of Mary E Hesson at Jackson Twp., Spencer Co., IndianaG, as Margaret Hesson, mother, age 73, wid., b. and parents b. KY, 8 children, 5 living.9 
Death*27 September 1915She died on 27 September 1915 at Jackson Twp., Spencer Co., IndianaG.10 
Burial*September 1915She was buried in September 1915 at Hesson Cemetery, Jackson Twp., Spencer Co., IndianaG.11 

Citations

  1. [S181] History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties (Chicago: Goodspeed Bros., 1885), p. 553: "DANIEL HESSON, a native of the county in which he is yet a resident, was born June 29, 1839, being the fifth in a family of ten children born to Benjamin and Elizabeth (Tuley) Hesson, both parents being natives of Kentucky....March 18, 1856, he was united in matrimony with Margaret Cockrell."
  2. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census.
  3. [S181] History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties, p. 553.
  4. [S198] Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 [database], Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research and Works Progress Administration, compilers, online Ancestry.com, Daniel Hesson and Margaret Cockerel, marr. Spencer Co. 19 Mar 1857. W.P.A. book 4, p. 100.
  5. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Andrew J (32), b. KY, farmer; Mary (33), b. KY.
  6. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. Daniel (30), farmer, b. IN, $1500 real est. value; Margaret (32), b. KY.
  7. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Daniel (40), farmer; Margaret (42).
  8. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Mary E (41), mother, wid., b. IN Sep 1858, parents b. IN, 7 children, 4 living.
  9. [S8] 1910 U.S. Federal Census. Mary E McCoy (51), wid., b. and parents b. IN, 7 children, 4 living, own income.
  10. [S1672] Indiana Death Certificates 1899-2011/2017, Indiana State Board of Health, Death Certificates, 1900–2011, Year 1910-1919, Roll 18, img. 666/1994. No. 102, Reg. No. 109. Margret [sic] Hesson, wid. of Daniel B Hesson, b. IN 1 Mar 1837, dau. of A J Cockrrell [sic] and Mary Serrell, both b. KY; d. Jackson Twp., Spencer Co. IN, 27 Aep 1915, age 78y 6m 26d, remittent malaria fever; inf. W V Hesson, res. Gentryville IN; bur. Hesson Cemetery 28 Sep 1915, online Ancestry.com.
  11. [S1628] FindAGrave.com, online findagrave.com, no image. Margrette Cockriel Hesson, b. 1837, d. 27 Sep 1915. Narrative: wife of Daniel B Hesson, bur. Hesson Cemetery, Spencer Co. IN. Memorial 46827997, created by Linda Dunlap.
  12. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census.