Brief Life History of Celia Joanna
When Celia Joanna Cockrum was born on 11 October 1813, in Kentucky, United States, her father, Benjamin Briant Cockrum, was 21 and her mother, Rachel Rhoads, was 19. She married John Ralls on 25 July 1833, in Marion, Preston, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Grundy, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Liberty Township, Grundy, Missouri, United States in 1860. She died on 12 March 1862, in Missouri, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Grundy, Missouri, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Cely Ralls in household of John Ralls, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Celia Cockrum - Cemetery record or headstone: birth: 11 October 1813; Kentucky, United States
- Celia Cockram, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
Spouse and Children
1813–1869 Male
1813–1862 Female
Children (8)
1834–1903 Female
1836–1857 Male
1836–1862 Female
1840– Male
1840–1916 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1792–1871 Male
1794–1873 Female
Siblings (8)
1813–1862 Female
1815–1884 Female
1815–1892 Male
1817– Male
1820–1906 Female
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World Events (8)
1818 · Jackson Purchase
Age 5
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 6
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 17
Name Meaning
Probably a shortened form of English Cockerham , or an altered form of Scottish Cochran .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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