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Francis Cochran 1825–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Sep 1825

Birth Location: Pocahontas, Chesterfield County, Virginia Now West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 5 Oct 1905

Death Location: Elkview, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA

Father: David Cochran

Mother: Elizabeth Corby

Spouse(s): ALEXANDER 'Alec'

Children(s): ELVIRA WAUGH, Melissa Waugh

The story of Francis Cochran began in 1825 in Pocahontas, Chesterfield County, Virginia Now West Virginia, USA. Francis Cochran married Alexander Sinclair Waugh Sr Alec, and had children including Elvira Waugh, Melissa Jane Waugh. Francis Cochran passed away in 1905 in Elkview, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Francis Cochran began in 1825 in Pocahontas, Chesterfield County, Virginia Now West Virginia, USA.
  • Francis Cochran married Alexander Sinclair Waugh Sr Alec, and had children including Elvira Waugh, Melissa Jane Waugh.
  • Francis Cochran passed away in 1905 in Elkview, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Cochran
1801–1863
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Corby
1796–1865
Birth Location: Augusta County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

ALEXANDER 'Alec'
1815–1879
Birth Location: Nicholas County, Virginia Now West Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

ELVIRA WAUGH
1863–1951
Birth Location: Waugh's Mill, Nicholas County, Virginia Now West Virginia, USA
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Melissa Waugh
1860–1934
Birth Location: Clay, West Virginia, USA
MW

Francis Cochran's Ancestors

Self
Francis Cochran
1825–1905
Birth Place: Pocahontas, Chesterfield County, Virginia Now West Virginia, USA
Parents
David James Cochran
1801–1863
Elizabeth Corby
1796–1865
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John Cochran
1781–1856
Pocahontas, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Hanna "Betsy") JAMES
1778–1840
Pocahontas, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Jane McCamey
1780–
Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cochran
–1808
Mary MacKemie
1755–1786
Dwight Sr.
1738–1822
Carolyn Parks
1739–1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Cochran's Descendants

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Francis Cochran (4 Sep 1825–5 Oct 1905) m. ALEXANDER (SINCLAIR WAUGH Sr.) 'Alec' (04 September 1815–06 October 1879)
  1. 1. ELVIRA WAUGH 1863–1951 m. William (Thomas) Stoffel 1857–1928
    1. 1. Mary (Bertha) Stoffel 1887–1986 m. Commodore (Hensley) Pierson 1884–1966
      1. 1. Richard (Earl) Pierson 1918–2008
      2. 2. Elogene (P.) PIERSON 1921–2015
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Ann) PIERSON 1924–2004
      4. 4. William (Stoffel) Pierson 1929–2016
  2. 2. Melissa (Jane) Waugh 1860–1934 m. Lorenzo (Dow) Jones 1854–1932
    1. 1. Fannie (E) Jones 1885–1967 m. John (Lewis) Daugherty 1882–1957
      1. 1. Melissa Daugherty 1916–1961 m. Bernard Jacobs 1912–1985
        1. 1. Leonard (Eugene) Jacobs 1937–2013 m. Doris (Marlene) Hamilton 1935–2017

Francis Cochran's Timeline

2 Records

1825
4 Sep 1825
Birth of Francis Cochran in Pocahontas, Chesterfield County, Virginia Now West Virginia, USA
Pocahontas, Chesterfield County, Virginia Now West Virginia, USA
1905
5 Oct 1905
Age 80
Death of Francis Cochran in Elkview, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Elkview, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1825
    Event Place: Pocahontas, Chesterfield County, Virginia Now West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1905
    Event Place: Elkview, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
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