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Descendants of

Jackson Wilson

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  JACKSON1 WILSON.  He married E..

 

 

          Children of JACKSON WILSON and E. are:

2.       i.        EMMA ALABAMA2 WILSON, b. 1863, Wilson's Ferry, Arkansas; d. 1933, Ballinger, Runnells County, Texas.

          ii.       CHARLES WILSON.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  EMMA ALABAMA2 WILSON (JACKSON1) was born 1863 in Wilson's Ferry, Arkansas, and died 1933 in Ballinger, Runnells County, Texas.  She married CHARLES COLEMAN COCKRELL 1880 in Jewett, Leon County, Texas, son of MACLIN COCKRELL and PERMELIA COLEMAN.

 

 

Notes for CHARLES COLEMAN COCKRELL:

Charles Coleman in 1880 was a school teacher In Jewett County Texas,  In 1882 he farmed with his Father-In-Law Jackson Wilson. In 1884 a newspaperman, in 1900 a District clerk, and in 1910 a publisher in Ballinger, Runnels County Texas.

 

          Children of EMMA WILSON and CHARLES COCKRELL are:

          i.        MATTIE PEARSON3 COCKRELL, b. 1881, Jewett, Leon County, Texas; d. 1882, Jewett, Leon County, Texas.

3.       ii.       CLYDE COLEMAN COCKRELL, b. 1882, Texas; d. 1949.

4.       iii.      SIDNEY EARL COCKRELL, b. 1884, Texas; d. 1970.

5.       iv.      MAGGIE P. COCKRELL, b. 1886, Texas; d. 1979.

6.       v.       IONE ELIZABETH COCKRELL, b. 1888; d. 1975.

          vi.      AUGUSTUS W. COCKRELL, b. 1889.

          vii.     JAMES L. COCKRELL, b. 1891.

          viii.    EMMETT W. COCKRELL, b. 1893.

          ix.      SAMUEL DOUGLAS COCKRELL, b. 1893; d. 1893.

          x.       BESSIE MAY COCKRELL, b. 1896, Ballinger, Runnells County, Texas; d. 1896, Ballinger, Runnells County, Texas.

          xi.      IDA RAY COCKRELL, b. 1898.

          xii.     RICHARD R. COCKRELL, b. 1900.

7.       xiii.    KATE COCKRELL, b. 1902, Ballinger, Runnells County, Texas.

          xiv.    RUTH COCKRELL, b. 1904, Ballinger, Runnells County, Texas.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

3.  CLYDE COLEMAN3 COCKRELL (EMMA ALABAMA2 WILSON, JACKSON1) was born 1882 in Texas, and died 1949.  He married DAISY ?.

 

 

          Children of CLYDE COCKRELL and DAISY ? are:

          i.        PEGGY4 COCKRELL, b. Unknown.

          ii.       CLYDE COLEMAN COCKRELL , JR., b. Unknown.

 

4.  SIDNEY EARL3 COCKRELL (EMMA ALABAMA2 WILSON, JACKSON1) was born 1884 in Texas, and died 1970.  He married EDNA EARL GARDNER.

 

 

          Children of SIDNEY COCKRELL and EDNA GARDNER are:

          i.        COLEMAN GARDNER4 COCKRELL, b. 1911; d. 1986; m. MARY KAY.

          ii.       SIDNEY EARL COCKRELL , JR., b. 1916.

 

5.  MAGGIE P.3 COCKRELL (EMMA ALABAMA2 WILSON, JACKSON1) was born 1886 in Texas, and died 1979.  She married CHARLES JULIUS GREEN.

 

 

          Children of MAGGIE COCKRELL and CHARLES GREEN are:

          i.        CHARLES WILSON4 GREEN, b. 1910.

          ii.       GERAULT CLYDE GREEN, b. 1913.

 

6.  IONE ELIZABETH3 COCKRELL (EMMA ALABAMA2 WILSON, JACKSON1) was born 1888, and died 1975.  She married GERALD PRESTON TEAGUE 1915, son of WILLIAM TEAGUE and REBECCA ROUTH.

 

 

          Children of IONE COCKRELL and GERALD TEAGUE are:

8.       i.        DOROTHY LOUISE4 TEAGUE, b. 1916, Texas.

          ii.       BILLIE LUCILLE TEAGUE, b. 1918.

9.       iii.      EVELYN RUTH TEAGUE, b. 1921.

 

7.  KATE3 COCKRELL (EMMA ALABAMA2 WILSON, JACKSON1) was born 1902 in Ballinger, Runnells County, Texas.  She married GEORGE H. AMERY.

 

 

          Children of KATE COCKRELL and GEORGE AMERY are:

          i.        GEORGE4 AMERY, m. BARBARA.

          ii.       JEAN AMERY, m. JARVIS WEISS.

          iii.      BITSY AMERY, m. WILLIAM HAGEMEIER.

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

8.  DOROTHY LOUISE4 TEAGUE (IONE ELIZABETH3 COCKRELL, EMMA ALABAMA2 WILSON, JACKSON1) was born 1916 in Texas.  She married (1) OWEN EGBERT FORBUS 1939 in Texas, son of JAMES FORBUS and EMMA GARDNER.  She married (2) BERNARD MONROE BAKER.  She married (3) NUBERT HUDSON.

 

 

          Children of DOROTHY TEAGUE and OWEN FORBUS are:

10.     i.        JERRY OWEN5 FORBUS, b. 1942, Ballinger, Runnells County, Texas.

11.     ii.       GEORGE RANDALL FORBUS, b. 1944, American Fort, Utah.

12.     iii.      CHARLES ROSS FORBUS, b. 1948, Austin, Travis County, Texas.

 

9.  EVELYN RUTH4 TEAGUE (IONE ELIZABETH3 COCKRELL, EMMA ALABAMA2 WILSON, JACKSON1) was born 1921.  She married HOMER PRICE.

 

 

          Children of EVELYN TEAGUE and HOMER PRICE are:

          i.        ROBERT5 PRICE, b. 1943.

          ii.       DAVID PRICE, b. 1944.

          iii.      RICHARD PRICE, b. 1954.

 

 

Generation No. 5

 

10.  JERRY OWEN5 FORBUS (DOROTHY LOUISE4 TEAGUE, IONE ELIZABETH3 COCKRELL, EMMA ALABAMA2 WILSON, JACKSON1) was born 1942 in Ballinger, Runnells County, Texas.  He married MARY LUCILLE WAGNER 1969 in McAllen, Hildago County, Texas.

 

 

          Children of JERRY FORBUS and MARY WAGNER are:

          i.        JEFFERY OWEN6 FORBUS, b. 1970, Austin, Travis County, Texas.

          ii.       MARISSA LEA FORBUS, b. 1975, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.

          iii.      MARCELENE ANN FORBUS, b. 1980, Tarrent County, Texas.

          iv.      JARED OWEN FORBUS, b. 1984, Tarrent County, Texas.

 

11.  GEORGE RANDALL5 FORBUS (DOROTHY LOUISE4 TEAGUE, IONE ELIZABETH3 COCKRELL, EMMA ALABAMA2 WILSON, JACKSON1) was born 1944 in American Fort, Utah.  He married DELORES PATRICIA HAMILL 1963 in Corpus Christi, Texas, daughter of JOHN HAMILL and ELIZABETH PAVLIK.

 

 

          Children of GEORGE FORBUS and DELORES HAMILL are:

          i.        DEBORAH LYNN6 FORBUS, b. 1963, Ocenside, California; m. ORLANDO SALAZAR.

13.     ii.       GERALD ROSS FORBUS, b. 1964, Albany, Georgia.

          iii.      JOHN JEROME FORBUS, b. 1964, Albany, Georgia.

14.     iv.      STEPHEN CARL FORBUS, b. 1965, Albany, Georgia.

15.     v.       JOANNA MARIE FORBUS, b. 1969, Corpus Christi, Texas.

 

12.  CHARLES ROSS7 FORBUS  (BAKER) (DOROTHY LOUISE4 TEAGUE, IONE ELIZABETH3 COCKRELL, EMMA ALABAMA2 WILSON, JACKSON1) was born 1948 in Austin, Travis County, Texas.  He married CAROL.

 

 

          Children of CHARLES FORBUS (BAKER) and CAROL are:

          i.        GREGORY ALAN BAKER, b. 28 Dec 1976 Portsmouth, Virginia

          ii.       MATT GORDON BAKER, b. 1 July 1976 Lubbock, Texas

          iii.      KYLE ROSS BAKER, b. 4 May 1908 Waco Texas

 

GREGORY ALAN BAKER married SHERRI ULRICH

Children

i.        SETH AUSTIN BAKER, b. 12 March 2000 Lewisville, Texas

          ii.       MAKENNA NICOLE BAKER, b. 9 November 2002 Lewisville, Texas

 

MATT GORDON BAKER married WENDY LITTLETON

Children

          i.        KALYN MARIE BAKER, b, 1 July 2002 Austin, Texas

          ii.       JETT GORDON BAKER, b. 16 January 2007 Austin, Texas

 

 

Generation No. 6

 

13.  GERALD ROSS6 FORBUS (GEORGE RANDALL5, DOROTHY LOUISE4 TEAGUE, IONE ELIZABETH3 COCKRELL, EMMA ALABAMA2 WILSON, JACKSON1) was born 1964 in Albany, Georgia.  He married IRENE RIVERA 1986 in Corpus Christi, Texas.

 

 

          Children of GERALD FORBUS and IRENE RIVERA are:

          i.        CHRISTINE DIANE7 FORBUS, b. 1987, Corpus Christi, Texas.

          ii.       GERALD ROSS FORBUS , JR., b. 1990, Corpus Christi, Texas.

 

14.  STEPHEN CARL6 FORBUS (GEORGE RANDALL5, DOROTHY LOUISE4 TEAGUE, IONE ELIZABETH3 COCKRELL, EMMA ALABAMA2 WILSON, JACKSON1) was born 1965 in Albany, Georgia.

 

 

          Child of STEPHEN CARL FORBUS is:

          i.        THOMAS FRANCIS7 FORBUS, b. 1997, Jacksonville, Florida.

 

15.  JOANNA MARIE6 FORBUS (GEORGE RANDALL5, DOROTHY LOUISE4 TEAGUE, IONE ELIZABETH3 COCKRELL, EMMA ALABAMA2 WILSON, JACKSON1) was born 1969 in Corpus Christi, Texas.  She married ALAN WAYNE PEARCE.

 

 

          Children of JOANNA FORBUS and ALAN PEARCE are:

          i.        JONATHAN WAYNE7 PEARCE, b. 1990, Corpus Christi, Texas.

          ii.       JORDAN MCLIN PEARCE, b. 2000, Corpus Christi, Texas.

 

Short Biography of

JACKSON WILSON

 

 

As with all the Wilson side of the family, records are practically non-existent

 

In 1880 Jackson Wilson was located in Jewett, Leon County, Texas.  He is listed in the U.S. Census, and gives his birth sate as South Carolina.  He lists his occupation as a farmer (Rice).  From his age given in the census he was born around the year 1818.  A letter to the County Clerk of Leon County requesting a search of land records or deeds for Jackson Wilson proved negative, as the County Courthouse was burned in 1885.

 

Family tradition has it that he owned a plantation on the White River, in Arkansas.  There was a ferry near the plantation which was called “Wilson’s Ferry”, probably deriving its name from the plantation.  Jackson does state in the 1880 census that a daughter “Emma” and a son “Charles” were indeed born in Arkansas.  A search of the 1860 census of all Wilson’s listed in Arkansas counties along the White River showed that none had a daughter named Emma or a son named Charles around their ages.  Back then, many people would not give information to the census takers because they were distrustful of the government.  Arkansas itself did not keep records of births or deaths until 1914.

 

Jackson Wilson’s whereabouts after 1880 or date of death are unknown.  The 1890 U.S. Census was destroyed by fire, and Jackson Wilson is not listed in the 1900 Census for Leon County.

 

Short Biography of

Emma Alabama (Wilson) Cockrell

 

Emma Alabama Wilson was born on the White River at Wilson’s Ferry Arkansas in 1863.  Her Father was Jackson Wilson who according to family tradition owned a plantation near Wilson’s Ferry.  Efforts to locate Wilson’s Ferry have resulted in failure.  The Ferry would  have been named after the plantation or some other feature.  When the population grew in Arkansas the name was probably replaced, and faded into obscurity.  Efforts to locate a birth certificate for Emma have proven fruitless, as Arkansas did not record births or deaths

prior to 1914.  A search of the 1860 and 1870 U.S. Census of all Wilson’s located in counties along the White River do not reveal any with children named Charles or Emma.

 

The only records of the Wilson’s thus far, are in the 1880 U.S. Census, page 8, Jewett, Leon County, Texas.

 

Jackson Wilson, born 1818 South Carolina (Emma’s Father) E. Wilson, born 1825, Mississippi (Emma’s Mother or Step-Mother) Charles Wilson, born 1859 Arkansas – (Emma’s Brother) V.C. Wilson, Emma’s sister or some other relative, as Jackson lists V.C. as a boarder rather than a daughter.  Edgar Wilson, son of V.C. Wilson, listed as a boarder  Henry Wilson, son of V.C. Wilson, listed as a boarder  Charles Coleman Cockrell, Emma’s Husband

 

In 1880 Emma married Charles Coleman Cockrell.  Attempts to locate the record of marriage have not resulted in success as the County Courthouse burned in 1885.  Emma and Charles remained in the Leon County area until after 1888.

 

Emma’s middle name, according to family tradition, is “Alabama”.    However, on Clyde and Sidney Cockrell’s birth certificates her middle name is given as “Amelia”.  These birth certificates are “delayed certificates” signed in 1942 and 1948 respectively.  The originals were probably destroyed in the Jewett County Courthouse fire of 1885.  The delayed certificates were witnessed by persons who state they were present at the births.  It is possible that they did not know Emma’s middle name and guessed the “A” to stand for Amelia. 

 

In 1900, Emma was living with her family in Ballinger, Runnels County, Texas.  She and Charles had 14 Children, 11 of which lived to be grown.

 

Clyde Coleman - born 3 September 1882

Sidney Earl - born 25 October 1884

Maggie P - born April 1886

Ione Elizabeth - born 12 February 1888

Augustus W - born October 1889

James L - born January 1891

Emmett W., born March 1893

Ida Ray, born June 1898

Richard R. “Bud” - born 1900

Kate, - born 1902

Ruth - born 1904

 

Three children died in infancy.  These were:

Mattie Pearson Cockrell  1881-1882

Samuel Douglas Cockrell 1893-1893

Bessie May Cockrell 1896-1898

 

Emma Alabama (Wilson) Cockrell died around 1933 in Ballinger Texas.  No copy of her death certificate can be found at the Runnels County

Courthouse.  She was buried in Ballinger.

 

 

 

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Jackson & E. Wilson

 

 

 

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