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Franklin Delano Cochran 1940–2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Nov 1940

Birth Location: Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 17 Feb 2009

Death Location: Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Willie Cochran

Mother: Leela Massengale

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In 1940, Franklin Delano Cochran entered the world in Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee, USA, born to Willie Nelson Cochran And Leela Florance Massengale. In 1950, Franklin Delano Cochran resided in Rhea, Tennessee, USA. Franklin Delano Cochran passed away in 2009 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1940, Franklin Delano Cochran entered the world in Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee, USA, born to Willie Nelson Cochran And Leela Florance Massengale.
  • In 1950, Franklin Delano Cochran resided in Rhea, Tennessee, USA.
  • Franklin Delano Cochran passed away in 2009 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA.

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Franklin Cochran's Ancestors

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Franklin Cochran
1940–2009
Birth Place: Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Willie Nelson Cochran
1901–1982
Carp, Rhea County, Tennessee, USA
Leela (Florance) Massengale
1904–1974
Dayton, Rhea, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Peter (M) Masengale
1872–1942
Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Lula (M.) Bishop
1877–1951
Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Masengale
1847–1886
Nancy Spradling
1843–1929
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mortimer Spradling
1816–1887
Lovinia Lawson
1820–1880

Franklin Cochran's Timeline

3 Records

1940
05 Nov 1940
Birth of Franklin Delano Cochran in Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee, USA
Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 10
Franklin Delano Cochran resided here in Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Rhea, Tennessee, USA
2009
17 Feb 2009
Age 69
Death of Franklin Delano Cochran in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Nov 1940
    Event Place: Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Rhea, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 2009
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA

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