23rd Mich. Infantry Co. I
Enlisted August 5, 1862 Residence: Eagle Harbor
Rank In: Private 12 September 1862 Age: 27
Rank Out: Musician 28 Jun 1865
Listed as Lighthouse keeper
Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995
STEPHEN COCKING, merchant and keeper of the Main Light in Eagle Harbor, was born in England July 27, 1836; came to America in 1847; made his home in Dodgeville, Iowa Co., Wis., until 1852. He then came to Eagle River, and acted as engineer at the South Cliff Mine three years. Then spent one year in Wisconsin; returned to Lake Superior, and worked with the Copper Falls Mining Company till August, 1862, when he enlisted in the late war in Company I, Twenty-third Michigan Volunteers, for three years, and was appointed Brigade Bugler; served till the close of the war. At the expiration of his term of enlistment, he returned to Eagle Harbor. In 1869, he was appointed keeper of the Gull Rock Light, Lake Superior, and held that position eight years. He was then transferred to Eagle Harbor as keeper of the Main Light, and has kept it to this date. In 1879, he began business as a merchant at Eagle Harbor; carries a general stock of $2,000 average value.
Source: History of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan: containing a full account of its early settlement, its growth, development, and resources, an extended description of its iron and copper mines : also, accurate sketches of its counties, cities, towns, and villages ... biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers. Publication Info: Chicago : Western Historical Co., 1883.
Enlisted August 5, 1862 Residence: Eagle Harbor
Rank In: Private 12 September 1862 Age: 27
Rank Out: Musician 28 Jun 1865
Listed as Lighthouse keeper
Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995
STEPHEN COCKING, merchant and keeper of the Main Light in Eagle Harbor, was born in England July 27, 1836; came to America in 1847; made his home in Dodgeville, Iowa Co., Wis., until 1852. He then came to Eagle River, and acted as engineer at the South Cliff Mine three years. Then spent one year in Wisconsin; returned to Lake Superior, and worked with the Copper Falls Mining Company till August, 1862, when he enlisted in the late war in Company I, Twenty-third Michigan Volunteers, for three years, and was appointed Brigade Bugler; served till the close of the war. At the expiration of his term of enlistment, he returned to Eagle Harbor. In 1869, he was appointed keeper of the Gull Rock Light, Lake Superior, and held that position eight years. He was then transferred to Eagle Harbor as keeper of the Main Light, and has kept it to this date. In 1879, he began business as a merchant at Eagle Harbor; carries a general stock of $2,000 average value.
Source: History of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan: containing a full account of its early settlement, its growth, development, and resources, an extended description of its iron and copper mines : also, accurate sketches of its counties, cities, towns, and villages ... biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers. Publication Info: Chicago : Western Historical Co., 1883.
23rd Mich. Infantry Co. I
Enlisted August 5, 1862 Residence: Eagle Harbor
Rank In: Private 12 September 1862 Age: 27
Rank Out: Musician 28 Jun 1865
Listed as Lighthouse keeper
Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995
STEPHEN COCKING, merchant and keeper of the Main Light in Eagle Harbor, was born in England July 27, 1836; came to America in 1847; made his home in Dodgeville, Iowa Co., Wis., until 1852. He then came to Eagle River, and acted as engineer at the South Cliff Mine three years. Then spent one year in Wisconsin; returned to Lake Superior, and worked with the Copper Falls Mining Company till August, 1862, when he enlisted in the late war in Company I, Twenty-third Michigan Volunteers, for three years, and was appointed Brigade Bugler; served till the close of the war. At the expiration of his term of enlistment, he returned to Eagle Harbor. In 1869, he was appointed keeper of the Gull Rock Light, Lake Superior, and held that position eight years. He was then transferred to Eagle Harbor as keeper of the Main Light, and has kept it to this date. In 1879, he began business as a merchant at Eagle Harbor; carries a general stock of $2,000 average value.
Source: History of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan: containing a full account of its early settlement, its growth, development, and resources, an extended description of its iron and copper mines : also, accurate sketches of its counties, cities, towns, and villages ... biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers. Publication Info: Chicago : Western Historical Co., 1883.
Enlisted August 5, 1862 Residence: Eagle Harbor
Rank In: Private 12 September 1862 Age: 27
Rank Out: Musician 28 Jun 1865
Listed as Lighthouse keeper
Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995
STEPHEN COCKING, merchant and keeper of the Main Light in Eagle Harbor, was born in England July 27, 1836; came to America in 1847; made his home in Dodgeville, Iowa Co., Wis., until 1852. He then came to Eagle River, and acted as engineer at the South Cliff Mine three years. Then spent one year in Wisconsin; returned to Lake Superior, and worked with the Copper Falls Mining Company till August, 1862, when he enlisted in the late war in Company I, Twenty-third Michigan Volunteers, for three years, and was appointed Brigade Bugler; served till the close of the war. At the expiration of his term of enlistment, he returned to Eagle Harbor. In 1869, he was appointed keeper of the Gull Rock Light, Lake Superior, and held that position eight years. He was then transferred to Eagle Harbor as keeper of the Main Light, and has kept it to this date. In 1879, he began business as a merchant at Eagle Harbor; carries a general stock of $2,000 average value.
Source: History of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan: containing a full account of its early settlement, its growth, development, and resources, an extended description of its iron and copper mines : also, accurate sketches of its counties, cities, towns, and villages ... biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers. Publication Info: Chicago : Western Historical Co., 1883.
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