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Estill County
Kentucky

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Estill County

Index to Locations Irvine Oakdale Cemetery Ravenna Cockrell Family Cemetery Oakdale Cemetery Irvine, Estill County, Kentucky Politicians buried here:   James Bamford White (1842-1931) — of Irvine, Estill County, Ky. Born near Winchester, Clark County, Ky., June 6, 1842. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; school teacher; lawyer; Estill County Prosecuting Attorney, 1872-80; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1901-03. Died in Irvine, Estill County, Ky., March 25, 1931 (age 88 years, 292 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Cecelia Locknane.   Epitaph: "A Confederate soldier."   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial Cockrell Family Cemetery Ravenna, Estill County, Kentucky Politicians buried here:   Harrison Cockrill (1826-1876) — of Owsley County, Ky. Born in Breathitt County, Ky., June 18, 1826. Member of Kentucky state senate, 1863-65, 1869-73; county judge in Kentucky, 1860; candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1874. Member, Freemasons. Died of a (probably) self-inflicted gunshot wound, in Estill County, Ky., May 22, 1876 (age 49 years, 339 days). Interment at Cockrell Family Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Simon Cockrell (1771-1856) and Mary (Smith) Cockrell; brother of Elisha Logan Cockrell; married 1848 to Fannie Sewell; nephew of Moses Cockrell; grandson of Simon Cockrell (1745-1839); granduncle of Egbert Railey Cockrell and James Harris Baldwin; cousin by marriage of Jeremiah Weldon South; first cousin of Jeremiah Vardaman Cockrell and Francis Marion Cockrell; first cousin once removed of John T. Crisp and Ewing Cockrell; first cousin twice removed of South Trimble, Jerry Curtis South and John Glover South; first cousin thrice removed of South Strong and Eleanor Hume Offutt.   Political family: Cockrell-South family of Kentucky.   See also NNDB dossier   Elisha Logan Cockrell (1823-1876) — of Estill County, Ky. Born in Breathitt County, Ky., December 4, 1823. Whig. Farmer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1847-48; county judge in Kentucky, 1860. Methodist. Died in Irvine, Estill County, Ky., November 2, 1876 (age 52 years, 334 days). Interment at Cockrell Family Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Simon Cockrell (1771-1856) and Mary (Smith) Cockrell; brother of Harrison Cockrill; nephew of Moses Cockrell; grandson of Simon Cockrell (1745-1839); granduncle of Egbert Railey Cockrell and James Harris Baldwin; cousin by marriage of Jeremiah Weldon South; first cousin of Jeremiah Vardaman Cockrell and Francis Marion Cockrell; first cousin once removed of John T. Crisp and Ewing Cockrell.   Political family: Cockrell-South family of Kentucky.

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