Horton and Bryan Family History

James Henry Cockerham was born 2 January 1822, in Wilkes County, North Carolina, when his father, William John, or John William, Cockerham (c1794-1852), was about 27 and his mother, Elizabeth Hill (1796-1881) was about 25. James Henry was the eldest of their six known sons. He married Emily Stamper (1826-1900) on 9 June 1842. She was the daughter of Joel Stamper II (1781-1851) and Mary “Polly” Deaton (1785-1850), who had migrated to Kentucky from North Carolina before 1820. Emily, one of their younger children, was born in Estill County, Kentucky in 1826. 

James Henry and Emily had nine children in 23 years. She died in Lee County, Kentucky, at age 74 on 5 November 1900. John Henry died on 16 August 1904 at age 82. Emily and James both were buried in the Big Stamper Cemetery in Lee County.