Brief Life History of Margaret Ann
When Margaret Ann Whitman was born on 7 September 1851, in Alabama, United States, her father, John Adam "Adam" Whitman, was 36 and her mother, Dorothea Rikard / aka Richard, was 40. She married John Lewis Cochran on 4 April 1871, in Newton, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 4, Newton, Texas, United States for about 20 years. She died on 27 January 1944, in Bon Wier, Newton, Texas, United States, at the age of 92.
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- Margaret Cochran, "United States Census, 1900"
- Margret Cochran, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
- Margaret Whitman in entry for Dortha Ann Cochran, "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960"
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World Events (8)
1861 · Texas Secedes from the United States
On February 1, 1861, Texas seceded from the United States. On March 2, 1861, they had joined with the Confederate States of America.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1876 · Segregation Laws Are Passed
A new state constitution was passed in 1876, announcing the segregation of schools.
Name Meaning
English (southern): from the Middle English personal name Whytman (Old English Hwītmann, from hwīt ‘white’ + mann ‘man’). Compare White 1 and also Wightman , with which this surname was probably confused.
History: John Whitman settled in Weymouth, MA, c. 1638. The poet Walt Whitman (1819–92) was descended from Joseph Whitman, who had settled in Stratford, CT, from England around 1660.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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