Served with the 7th Tennessee Calvary
DeSoto Times (7 April 1932)
Mr. D.M. Dockery, well-known and prominent citizen, who lived about two miles southwest of Hernando on his plantation, died at his home Tuesday night.
An illness of several weeks preceded his death, during which time hope for his recovery was abandoned.
Mr. Dockery was born in Hernando, December 14, 1842, and was therefore, eighty-nine years old. He has been a life-long resident of DeSoto County, except for the period he was away serving the cause of the Confederacy in the Confederate army. He engaged in farming upon his return from army service, and was one of the substantial citizens of the county. He looked after his own business closely, giving his entire attention to that, and was a successful farmer.
Mr. Dockery was a man of integrity, strictly honest, and took pride in his home and fields. The publisher of this paper had known him intimately for more than a quarter of a century, and had never heard him talk about any of his neighbors in a derogatory manner. He was a member of the band which followed General N.B. Forrest, joining the army when nineteen years old. He went his own way without attempting to interfere with the course of conduct of others.
Mr. Dockery was married when a young man to Mrs. Eppie W. Bowdre, of Senatobia. Besides his widow, four chilren survive him: Mrs. Ramell Morgan, of Hernando; Mrs. W. D. Forsythe, of San Antonio, Texas; Lieut-Colonol Albert Dockery, U.S.A. San Francisco; and D.M. Dockery, of Jackson.
DeSoto Times (7 April 1932)
Mr. D.M. Dockery, well-known and prominent citizen, who lived about two miles southwest of Hernando on his plantation, died at his home Tuesday night.
An illness of several weeks preceded his death, during which time hope for his recovery was abandoned.
Mr. Dockery was born in Hernando, December 14, 1842, and was therefore, eighty-nine years old. He has been a life-long resident of DeSoto County, except for the period he was away serving the cause of the Confederacy in the Confederate army. He engaged in farming upon his return from army service, and was one of the substantial citizens of the county. He looked after his own business closely, giving his entire attention to that, and was a successful farmer.
Mr. Dockery was a man of integrity, strictly honest, and took pride in his home and fields. The publisher of this paper had known him intimately for more than a quarter of a century, and had never heard him talk about any of his neighbors in a derogatory manner. He was a member of the band which followed General N.B. Forrest, joining the army when nineteen years old. He went his own way without attempting to interfere with the course of conduct of others.
Mr. Dockery was married when a young man to Mrs. Eppie W. Bowdre, of Senatobia. Besides his widow, four chilren survive him: Mrs. Ramell Morgan, of Hernando; Mrs. W. D. Forsythe, of San Antonio, Texas; Lieut-Colonol Albert Dockery, U.S.A. San Francisco; and D.M. Dockery, of Jackson.
Served with the 7th Tennessee Calvary
DeSoto Times (7 April 1932)
Mr. D.M. Dockery, well-known and prominent citizen, who lived about two miles southwest of Hernando on his plantation, died at his home Tuesday night.
An illness of several weeks preceded his death, during which time hope for his recovery was abandoned.
Mr. Dockery was born in Hernando, December 14, 1842, and was therefore, eighty-nine years old. He has been a life-long resident of DeSoto County, except for the period he was away serving the cause of the Confederacy in the Confederate army. He engaged in farming upon his return from army service, and was one of the substantial citizens of the county. He looked after his own business closely, giving his entire attention to that, and was a successful farmer.
Mr. Dockery was a man of integrity, strictly honest, and took pride in his home and fields. The publisher of this paper had known him intimately for more than a quarter of a century, and had never heard him talk about any of his neighbors in a derogatory manner. He was a member of the band which followed General N.B. Forrest, joining the army when nineteen years old. He went his own way without attempting to interfere with the course of conduct of others.
Mr. Dockery was married when a young man to Mrs. Eppie W. Bowdre, of Senatobia. Besides his widow, four chilren survive him: Mrs. Ramell Morgan, of Hernando; Mrs. W. D. Forsythe, of San Antonio, Texas; Lieut-Colonol Albert Dockery, U.S.A. San Francisco; and D.M. Dockery, of Jackson.
DeSoto Times (7 April 1932)
Mr. D.M. Dockery, well-known and prominent citizen, who lived about two miles southwest of Hernando on his plantation, died at his home Tuesday night.
An illness of several weeks preceded his death, during which time hope for his recovery was abandoned.
Mr. Dockery was born in Hernando, December 14, 1842, and was therefore, eighty-nine years old. He has been a life-long resident of DeSoto County, except for the period he was away serving the cause of the Confederacy in the Confederate army. He engaged in farming upon his return from army service, and was one of the substantial citizens of the county. He looked after his own business closely, giving his entire attention to that, and was a successful farmer.
Mr. Dockery was a man of integrity, strictly honest, and took pride in his home and fields. The publisher of this paper had known him intimately for more than a quarter of a century, and had never heard him talk about any of his neighbors in a derogatory manner. He was a member of the band which followed General N.B. Forrest, joining the army when nineteen years old. He went his own way without attempting to interfere with the course of conduct of others.
Mr. Dockery was married when a young man to Mrs. Eppie W. Bowdre, of Senatobia. Besides his widow, four chilren survive him: Mrs. Ramell Morgan, of Hernando; Mrs. W. D. Forsythe, of San Antonio, Texas; Lieut-Colonol Albert Dockery, U.S.A. San Francisco; and D.M. Dockery, of Jackson.
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