James Cockerill
James Cockerill, farmer, was born in this county, June 7, 1828. Till within the last five years, he lived on the farm on which he was born, four miles northeast of Martinsburg. In 1876, he moved to his present home, one and one-half miles northeast of Martinsburg. He owns one hundred and twelve acres, well improved, ninety acres of which is in a high state of cultivation.
Mr. Cockerill enlisted as a private in the 168th O. V. I., and was captured with his regiment at Cynthiana Kentucky, and paroled. In politics, he is proud to be called a Republican.
On the 3d day of September, 1862, Mr. Cockerill was married to Mary V. Hadley, whose father, James Hadley, migrated from North Carolina, to this state, in 1807, being four years old, and who now resides in Dublin, Wayne County, Indiana. Her mother died, in March, 1865, in her fifty-fifth year. Mrs. Cockerill was educated at Earlham College, and at the S. W. Normal Institute. Prior to her marriage, she was a prominent teacher, who never failed to get a certificate. In all, she taught sixteen terms.
Mr. and Mrs. Cockerill are the parents of five children: Ina Bell, William J., Freddy, who died in infancy, Nellie S., and Walter R.
Mr. Cockerill is a worthy member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mrs. Cockerill is a member of the Friends, by birthright, and is connected with Walnut Creek Preparative, Hopewell Monthly, Fairfield Quarterly, and Indiana yearly meetings.
From R. S. Dills' History of Fayette County