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Eddie Shanks Cochran 1907–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Oct 1907

Birth Location: Limestone, Crockett, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 2 January 1976

Death Location: Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, USA

Father: Cochran None

Mother: Mattie Shanks

Spouse(s): Roma Mercer

Children(s): Joseph Cochran

The story of Eddie Shanks Cochran began in 1907 in Limestone, Crockett, Tennessee, United States. In 1930, Eddie Shanks Cochran resided in Penn, Johnson, Iowa, USA. In 1935, Eddie Shanks Cochran resided in Rural, Iowa, Iowa. Eddie Shanks Cochran married Roma Beatrice Mercer, and had children including James L Cochran, Joseph Charles Cochran. Eddie Shanks Cochran passed away in 1976 in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Eddie Shanks Cochran began in 1907 in Limestone, Crockett, Tennessee, United States.
  • In 1930, Eddie Shanks Cochran resided in Penn, Johnson, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1935, Eddie Shanks Cochran resided in Rural, Iowa, Iowa.
  • Eddie Shanks Cochran married Roma Beatrice Mercer, and had children including James L Cochran, Joseph Charles Cochran.
  • Eddie Shanks Cochran passed away in 1976 in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Eddie Cochran's Ancestors

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Eddie Cochran
1907–1976
Birth Place: Limestone, Crockett, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Cochran
1876–1950
Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Mattie (Elizabeth) Shanks
1880–1907
Tennessee
Grandparents
Abijah (Milburn) Shanks
1858–1921
Greene, Tennessee
Mary (Ann) Pickering
1855–1932
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Murray
1833–1901
Martha Bacon
1832–1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bacon
1802–1860
Deborah Barron
1807–1891

Eddie Cochran's Descendants

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Eddie (Shanks) Cochran (22 Oct 1907–2 January 1976) m. Roma (Beatrice) Mercer (10 March 1908–30 August 1993)
  1. 1. Joseph (Charles) Cochran 1927–1977

Eddie Cochran's Timeline

5 Records

1907
22 Oct 1907
Birth of Eddie Shanks Cochran in Limestone, Crockett, Tennessee, United States
Limestone, Crockett, Tennessee, United States
1930
1930
Age 23
Eddie Shanks Cochran resided here in Penn, Johnson, Iowa, USA
Penn, Johnson, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 28
Eddie Shanks Cochran resided here in Rural, Iowa, Iowa
Rural, Iowa, Iowa
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 33
Eddie Shanks Cochran resided here in Malcom, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
Malcom, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
1976
2 January 1976
Age 69
Death of Eddie Shanks Cochran in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1907
    Event Place: Limestone, Crockett, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Malcom, Poweshiek, Iowa; Roll: T627_1200; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 79-20
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 484-36-0023; Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: 1951
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Penn, Johnson, Iowa; Roll: 662; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0027; Image: 5.0; FHL microfilm: 2340397
    [5] Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa State Archives; Des Moines, Iowa; Volume: 3
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Penn, Johnson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Penn, Johnson, Iowa; Roll: 662; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0027; Image: 5.0; FHL microfilm: 2340397

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Iowa, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Malcom, Poweshiek, Iowa; Roll: T627_1200; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 79-20

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Malcom, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Malcom, Poweshiek, Iowa; Roll: T627_1200; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 79-20

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, IA
    Record Source: Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa State Archives; Des Moines, Iowa; Volume: 3

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 January 1976
    Event Place: Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 484-36-0023; Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: 1951
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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