Person:Simon Cockerel (1)

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Hello again, Never give up. I just spoke with Tom Cockerel and he thinks you might be onto Simon Cockrell Jr. He would be the right age to have fathered a child out of wedlock. He traveled a lot and would have sought the company of agreeable women as his wife kept the home fires burning.

Most of the information on him is in Breathitt County, Kentucky so to figure this out look up anything you can fine on him. I have a few things though by comparison to the other sons not much.

Since there will not exist any proof except through probate records of his father and mother, Ira Taulbee could be mentioned in the will of Simon Cockrell and that would have given him legitimacy and the right to take the name of Cockrell if he chose.

Let me know where this leads you. Bella

In a message dated 11/5/98 8:33:10 AM Central Standard Time, sherroc@email.uc.edu writes:

<< Margaret Polly Taulbee b. 1805 in Wilkes Co., NC, had an illigitimate son, Ira Taulbee b. 1832 in Morgan Co., KY. A family source, who has now passed away, told me that Simon Cockrill, a wealthy man in the county was the father of this son. >>