Information concerning the
family of Mrs. Jesse Bardin as told to Mrs. Winniefrea Reidmiller by Nancy
Maddock <d's crossed as t's>. She was Nancy Beaver. She married Sam
Faneuf and later married Ed Maddock.
Anderson
Cockrill and Rebecca were the father and mother of Henry Harrison Cockrill,
Larkin Cockrill, Wm. Cockrill, Lurania Cockrill, and Lucinda Cockrill.
Henry H. Cockrill married Ruhuma Doyle, their
children |
| Amanda
|
Ruhama married
later to Henry Grant had Hattie and Dan
Henry H.
Cockrill had one child by first wife her name Adline |
| Robt Bruce
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| Mary Milvina
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| Charles Morgan
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| Eliza Livina
-- known as Lide born sinks of Humbolt river Nev Aug 25, 1853 |
| Jeanette in
the family bible it is Janet |
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| Larkin
Cockrill children |
|
| Robt --
Theodore -- Olivia -- Elsiph -- Helene -- Ida -- and Elizabeth |
| William
Cockrill children |
|
| Willis
|
William
remarried and had George. |
| Racheal
Coulter |
|
| Zacharias
|
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| James Carol
|
|
| Tom |
|
Henry Beaver maried Lurania
Cockrill
Children
James
-- Rebecca Ann -- Amanda Jane -- Emma Frances -- Oscar Anderson -- John Henry
-- and Frances.
Jack Blackburn married Henry
Beaver's sister. Had two children Bruce and John.
These are all of Anderson Cockrill and Rebecca children.
They were the grandfather and grandmother of Mrs. Jeanette ^<Janet
in a different hand> Cockrill Bardin.
They were75 years of age when they made the trip across
the plains. All settled around Santa Rosa. Rebecca Cockrill died at the age of
95 yrs. and Jesse Bardin dug her grave. She was buried in Salinas at what is
now known as the county hospital cemetery. It was the only graveyard here at
the time.
The wagon train was five or six months
crossing from Missouri to California. The train started April 1st 1853 and
arrived in California Oct 1 of the same year.
Col.
Hagen came out in the year of 1847 from Missouri and settled at Petaluma on a
ranch. He returned east again an made up a train of relatives of 31 wagons and
started back to California.
There were no deaths on
the trip. Members of the train were Henry Harrison Cockrill his family. Larkin
and his family. Henry Beaver & family. Jack Blackburn and his family and
Col Hagan who married Lucinda Cockrill oldest daughter of Anderson Cockrill and
wife Rebecca after arriving from the east with the train. Col Hagen and family
moved to Ukiah. They bought 1000 head of cattle with them when they came west.
They traveled by day and did not always circle at night. The indians came in
camp once and took uncle Wm. Hagens Pinto stallion and road him away. They also
took one cow but no one dared to interfere. Another time they followed and
tried to take a couple of the girls Aunt Adline and cousin Helene Cockrill.
There were about 30 ^or 31 wagons in all
and were drawn with from 4 or 6 oxen. They came to the La Platte river which
was up and they put logs on the sides of the wagons. At night they built fires
in side the circle. There was a ferry but they wanted to much to take them
across.
They met with severe weather at the river
so they circled the wagons built fires inside.
They
took the northern pioneer route which ended at Sacramento. They milked the cows
and put the milk in churns in backs of the wagons and by traveling butter was
made. At one time Lurania Beaver was ill and Mr. Beaver returned 100 miles to
the next train to get a Dr. Fairchild. One ox died so a milk cow was put in
yoke antolope and Buffolo were killed for meat. The indians set fires, but as
no trouble was wanted, no back fires were set. They camped at Chimney Rock over
night. This was a famous land mark then.
Henry
Harrison Cockrill and wife settled at Santa Rosa where he was made Sherrif of
the county.
Rebecca was a daughter of Col. Joseph
Venible of the Revolutionary War.
Anderson and wife
were born in Carolina.
Venible of Welch and English
decent owned a plantation. He was supposed to be a Welch prince.
Either Mrs. Theodore Cockrill or Mrs. Bob Cockrill may
know more about papers telling about the supposed Royalty.
end
Henry Harrison Cockrill
children and who they married.
Amanda married Trib
Fulkerson
Robert Bruce never married
Mary Milvina married Jack Foster
Charles Morgan " Mrs. Mary Lewis
Eliza Livina " John McGuire
Jeanette or Janet " Jesse Bardin
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