Freestone County, Texas Obituaries [Submitted by: Linda Mullen Obituary of Mrs. Elizabeth Elender (Strickland) Cockrell. b 13 Jan 1830; d 7 April 1906; w/o Henry Robert "Remps" Cockerell] Fairfield Recorder - May 25, 1906 GONE TO REST - Sister Elizabeth Cockrell, wife of H.R. Cockrell, deceased, departed this life April 6th, 1906. Sister Cockrell was the mother and grandmother of the Cockrell families now living at Young. She was born in Louisiana, Jan. 13, 1830, was aged 76 years. Lived in Freestone count a5 (sic) years. She joined the Baptist Church when a girl. She was a member of the Round Prairie Church at Young. She made her home with her daughters, Mrs. Price Shields. She leaves two sons and one daughter, and a host of grandchildren to mourn her loss. Her Pastor.