Estill County
Kentucky
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Estill County
Kentucky
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Estill County
Index to Locations
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James Bamford White (1842-1931) —
of Irvine, Estill
County, Ky.
Born in Kentucky, 1842.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1901-03.
Died in 1931
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.
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Harrison Cockrill (1826-1876) —
of Owsley
County, Ky.
Born in Breathitt
County, Ky., June 18,
1826.
Son of Simon Cockrill.
Member of Kentucky
state senate, 1863-65, 1869-73; county judge in Kentucky;
Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1868;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1874.
Member, Freemasons.
Died of a (probably) self-inflicted
gunshot
wound May 22,
1876 (age 49 years, 339
days).
Interment at Cockrell Family Cemetery.
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Elisha Logan Cockrell (1823-1876) —
of Estill
County, Ky.
Born in Breathitt
County, Ky., December
4, 1823.
Whig. Farmer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1847-48; county judge in Kentucky.
Methodist.
Died in Irvine, Estill
County, Ky., November
2, 1876 (age 52 years, 334
days).
Interment at Cockrell Family Cemetery.
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