William Hamilton (W.H.), Mrs. (Ella Mary Cocke) Tedford

Born: March 29th, 1857

Died: January 25th, 1900

Obituary

Youngest of 11 children of J B S & Eliza Cocke. The family moved to Texas from Tennessee shortly after her birth, between 1857 & 1860. Her father raised livestock in Karnes Co., TX.

Ella married William Hamilton Tedford in 1876 in Kerr Co., TX. Their children were Frederick Milton, William Norven, Annie, Maggie M., Eliza Mary, Ethel, Ralph [Byrd?], Herman Alton, Jessie Ella, possibly Bertha, and one unnamed.

Some online sources have her as Mary Ella, but all census records & her headstone say Ella & her headstone says Ella M., presumably Ella Mary.

Children not listed below in relationship links: Milton, buried in this cem.; Ralph & Herman, both in Fayetteville Nat'l Cem., AR; Bertha, unsure whether she is their child, buried in this cemetery.

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