Dear Elizabeth, I don't have your John, I think Mary must have him hid from you but do have something to tell you about Texas Ranger and Civil War history. My Coffman Cousins, Big Foot Wallace and his Father were in the same outfits you listed below. My grandfather Walter E. Coffman,b.1867 carried one of Big Foot pistol and I play with it when I was Young. Really Very Brave All!!! Carl Coffman In Wichita >From: elizabeth v wardlow <wardlow@juno.com> >To: TXHARRISON-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: My grandpa- JOHN HOWELL COCKE >Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 20:13:17 -0400 > >Has anyone seen my JOHN!!!!! on the 1850 or 1860 censusof Harrison >County????. He would be around 17 or 18 years old. He was born Oct 1, >1844 in Mississippi and was a farmer. He may be living with relatives. >My g-grandpa , JOHN HOWELL COCKE was first in the "Clough and Hill >Avengers" and then in "W. P. Lane's Texas Rangers", civil war units >that started in Marshall, Texas. He also served in the Ranger unit with >a HENRY B. COCKE who I believe may be his brother. >His parents were JAMES WHEELER COCKE and CAROLINE ELIZABETH HOWELL COCKE >A picture of him is in the book " FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND 91 DAYS in the >Confederate Army" a journal kept by W.W. Heartstill . Or CAmp Life; Day >by DAy of the W.P. Lane Rangers. Edited by Bell Irvin Wiley. > >Any help would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!! I need all the help I can get. >Elizabeth >from Daytona Beach > > >==== TXHARRISON Mailing List ==== >For your research interests in the United States, see USGenWeb at >http://www.usgenweb.org > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com