Idaho Birth Index - Cora, Latah County, Idaho: 24 Jun 1908.
Name: William Thomas Cockrell
Father: Columbus Jefferson Cockrell
Mother: Henrietta Griner

1st Marriage:
Montana County Marriages - Havre, Hill County, Montana: 17 Dec 1934.
Name: William T. Cockrell, age 26, born Cora, Idaho
Spouse: Mary E. Waymire, 18, born Malta, Montana
Both are residents of Malta, Montana.

1940 Census - Malta, Phillips County, Montana.
Head: William T Cockrell, 31, ID; barber/pool hall
Wife: Mary E Cockrell, 23, MT
Son: William J Cockrell, 3, MT
Mother-in-law: Adena Waymire, 53, MN
Father-in-law: Matthew Waymire, 58, IA

2nd Marriage:
Washington County Marriages - Pierce County, Washington: 25 Jul 1942.
Name: William T Cockrell of Tacoma, WA
Spouse: S Lucile Peterson of Gig Harbor, WA

Washington Death Index - Pierce County, Washington: 17 Mar 1981.
Name: William T Cockrell, age 72

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Excerpt from "A Documentary and Biography of the Cockrell Family Name Compiled February 1, 1985" by Claude R. Cunningham:

"Ten children were born of this marriage (Columbus Jefferson Cockrell and Henrietta Griner) as follows: ...
(10) William Thomas - born June 24, 1908 at Cora, Idaho. Married with one child William Gerald. Uncle Bill passed away at Gig Harbor, Washington in 1981. It was a sad day for me as he was like a brother to me - as only 10 years difference in age and reared together after death of his mother and my mother."

In 1919, Claude's mother, Elsie Ellen Cockrell Cunningham, died, and he along with an older brother and a younger sister were raised in the Cockrell household on their homestead 17 miles north of Galata, Montana. As he says, "...my mother requested her sister Myrtle Lela to rear us three children with my grandfather Columbus Jefferson Cockrell's family then at home Uncle Otha, Uncle Robert (Bob), Aunt Esther, and Uncle William (Bill)."

"I'll never forget the entertainment that took place practically every night after supper - with the dishes done and the days work done for the men-folk at home. The Cockrell's were very musical people and during the days of no radio or television, living 17 miles from town, my aunt Esther would play the piano, Uncle Bill the violin, with everyone including our dog 'Old Ring' joining in the enjoyment."

Claude R. Cunningham, memorial #20302178, is the nephew of William Thomas Cockrell, and grandson of Columbus Jefferson and Henrietta Cockrell.