John J. Cockrell, member of the feed store and wagon yard firm of Cockrell Bros., this city, died at his home in South McKinney Thursday night of fever. The deceased was born in Clay county, Mississippi in 1859 and came to this county in 1886 where he resided since until his death, living in the Viney Grove community most of the time.
In 1888 he married Miss Mollie Recer, of New HOPE, who with their two children, Walter, aged 12 and Lou, aged 109 survive him. Three brothers also survive him, S. J. of Nus, Tex., Bob of Cairo, Clay County, Miss., and A. B. Cockrell, his partner in business of this city. The interment took place Friday in Stiff chapel graveyard, 6 miles northeast of town. [The Democrat, McKinney, Tex., July 18, 1901.]
John J. Cockrell, member of the feed store and wagon yard firm of Cockrell Bros., this city, died at his home in South McKinney Thursday night of fever. The deceased was born in Clay county, Mississippi in 1859 and came to this county in 1886 where he resided since until his death, living in the Viney Grove community most of the time.
In 1888 he married Miss Mollie Recer, of New HOPE, who with their two children, Walter, aged 12 and Lou, aged 109 survive him. Three brothers also survive him, S. J. of Nus, Tex., Bob of Cairo, Clay County, Miss., and A. B. Cockrell, his partner in business of this city. The interment took place Friday in Stiff chapel graveyard, 6 miles northeast of town. [The Democrat, McKinney, Tex., July 18, 1901.]
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