John Lewis Cochran

Brief Life History of John Lewis

When John Lewis Cochran was born on 20 March 1828, in Ouachita, Louisiana, United States, his father, Joseph Sidney Cochran, was 22 and his mother, Elizabeth Lewis, was 14. He married Amelia Jane Livingston on 25 September 1851, in Newton, Newton, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Newton, Texas, United States for about 10 years and Justice Precinct 4, Newton, Texas, United States in 1880. He died on 5 September 1888, in Belgrade, Newton, Texas, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Belgrade Cemetery, Belgrade, Newton, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Lewis Cochran
1828–1888
Margaret Ann Whitman
1851–1944
Marriage: 4 April 1871
John Adam Cochran
1872–1937
Joseph Moulton Cochran
1875–1912
William Harper Cochran
1878–1914
Henry Harrison Cochran
1880–1946
Dorothy Cochran
1883–1958
Lily Cochran
1885–
Joseph Cochran
1887–

Sources (12)

  • John Cochran, "United States Census, 1870"
  • John L. Cochron, "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973"
  • John Lewis Cochran, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1837

Historical Boundaries: 1837: Jasper, Republic of Texas 1845: Jasper, Texas, United States 1846: Newton, Texas, United States

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

Scottish (Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire): habitational name from the lands of Cochrane in the parish of Paisley, near Glasgow. The placename is of uncertain derivation, perhaps from Welsh coch ‘red’, although this etymology is not supported by the early spelling Coueran.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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John Lewis Cochran

Birth: Mar. 20, 1828 Ouachita Parish Louisiana, USA Death: Sep. 5, 1888 Belgrade Newton County Texas, USA JOHN LEWIS COCHRAN, was born on 20 March 1828, in Ouachita Parish., Louisiana; and …

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