I have Daniel and Etna's daughter as "Cora" - I had her born Oct 1869... and I have this Daniel d. 12 May 1874 per stone Knowles Cem... I have no sibling for Cora... hummm.. I don't know if Etna remarried or ... Daniel b. 1844 was s/o Michael FITZGERRELL and Mary OVERTON > -----Original Message----- > From: iljeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:iljeffer- > bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mary > Sent: Friday, July 04, 2014 4:53 PM > To: iljeffer@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ILJEFFER] Death of Daniel Fitzgerald & William Fitzgerrell 1896 > > When I was looking at this newspaper and found the death of Daniel > Fitzgerald, I thought he may be the father of Carrie but after checking I know > he isn't the one. > > Guardianships JCI: > > Carrie Fitzjerrell, born October 10, 1869, minor heir of Daniel Fitzjerrell > Guardian appointed May 15, 1871 - Logan Fitzjerrell; John Cockrum > bondsman > Guardian died January 2, 1879 (this would be Logan) > Guardian appointed - January 6, 1879 - John Cockrum: Thomas W. Davis and > John W. Fitzjerrell > (John Cockrum is the guardian and the other two are sureties or bondsmen) > > This Daniel Fitzjerrell died about May 6, 1871 and his widow was Etna. > > Spring Garden, JCI 1870 > Daniel Fitsgerald 25 > Etna Fitsgerald 27 > Cora Fitsgerald 10/12 > Bergmer Kennedy 10 (his name may be Kennedy Bergmer) > > Logan & William are right next door. > > My goal is to find a death date for John Cockrum. A letter from McLeansboro > dated 1888 from Carrie to John Cockrum mentions her brother who is very ill. > Of course, the brother's isn't named and I don't know who he is. She also > calls her guardian Uncle John but that doesn't necessarily mean he was her > uncle because everyone called my ggrandfather "Uncle Alf". > > Mary > ...