Martha Emma Cochran

Female1860–October 1880

Brief Life History of Martha Emma

When Martha Emma Cochran was born in 1860, in Jackson Township, Crittenden, Arkansas, United States, her father, Abijah Harris Cochran, was 39 and her mother, Elizabeth Rebecca Allison, was 27. She married James Milton Newman on 12 January 1880, in DeWitt, Texas, United States. She died in October 1880, in DeWitt, Texas, United States, at the age of 20.

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James Milton Newman
1858–1938
Martha Emma Cochran
1860–1880
Marriage: 12 January 1880

Sources (3)

  • M E Cochran, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
  • M E Cochran, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
  • M. E. Cochran, "Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    12 January 1880DeWitt, Texas, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (8)

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    World Events (8)

    1861 · Texas Secedes from the United States

    Age 1

    On February 1, 1861, Texas seceded from the United States. On March 2, 1861, they had joined with the Confederate States of America.

    1863

    Age 3

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

    Age 6

    The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

    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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