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Samuel Laford Cochran 1876 – 1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1876

Birth Location: works in Blodgett MS

Death Date: 13 Jan 1957

Death Location: Wayne County, Mississippi, USA

Father: Soloman Cochran

Mother: Martha Cochran

Spouse(s): Nancy (Cochran)

Children(s): Elsie Cochran, Marion Cochran, Emma (Overstreet), Benjamin Cochan, Carl Cochran, Soloman Cochran

Samuel Laford Cochran was born in 1876 in works in Blodgett MS, the child of Soloman Turner Cochran and Martha Elizabeth Woodward Cochran. In 1870, Samuel Laford Cochran resided in Township 6, Wayne, Mississippi, USA. In 1880, Samuel Laford Cochran resided in Thompsons Creek, Perry, Mississippi, USA. Samuel Laford Cochran married Nancy Elizabeth Davis (Cochran), and had children including Elsie Idell Cochran, Marion Henry Cochran, Emma Eleanor Cochran (Overstreet), Benjamin C Cochan, Carl P Cochran, Soloman Turner Cochran. Samuel Laford Cochran passed away in 1957 in Wayne County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Laford Cochran was born in 1876 in works in Blodgett MS, the child of Soloman Turner Cochran and Martha Elizabeth Woodward Cochran.
  • In 1870, Samuel Laford Cochran resided in Township 6, Wayne, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1880, Samuel Laford Cochran resided in Thompsons Creek, Perry, Mississippi, USA.
  • Samuel Laford Cochran married Nancy Elizabeth Davis (Cochran), and had children including Elsie Idell Cochran, Marion Henry Cochran, Emma Eleanor Cochran (Overstreet), Benjamin C Cochan, Carl P Cochran, Soloman Turner Cochran.
  • Samuel Laford Cochran passed away in 1957 in Wayne County, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Soloman Cochran
1849 – 1936
Birth Location: Greene County, Mississippi, USA
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Martha Cochran
1859 – 1939
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy (Cochran)
1879 – 1960
Birth Location: Wayne, Mississippi
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Children(s)

Elsie Cochran
1898 – 1980
Birth Location: Wayne, Mississippi
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Marion Cochran
1899 – 1972
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Emma (Overstreet)
1902 – 1978
Birth Location: Wayne County, Mississippi, United States of America
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Benjamin Cochan
1906 – 1973
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Carl Cochran
1907 –
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Soloman Cochran
1907 – 1978
Birth Location: Green County, Mississippi, United States
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Samuel Cochran's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Cochran
1876 – 1957
Birth Place: works in Blodgett MS
Parents
Soloman Turner Cochran
1849 – 1936
Greene County, Mississippi, USA
Martha (Elizabeth Woodward) Cochran
1859 – 1939
Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
John (Turner) Cochran
1786 – 1849
Orangeburgh, Winston, South Carolina, USA
Mary ("Polly") Strickland
1805 – 1860
Alabama
John (Lewis) Hutto
1806 – 1880
Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
Frances (E) Strickland
1815 – 1880
Wayne, Mississippi, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Cochran
1758 – 1814
Margaret Breland
1751 – 1855
Simeon Strickland
1775 – 1836
Jane Hale
1790 – 1840
H HUTTO
1770 – 1840
Lydia, Lewis
1785 – 1850
Soloman Strickland
1788 – 1823
Julia Windham
1791 – 1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Cochran's Descendants

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Samuel (Laford) Cochran (6 May 1876 – 13 Jan 1957) m. Nancy (Elizabeth Davis) (Cochran) (4 September 1879 – 4 September 1960)
  1. 1. Elsie (Idell) Cochran (9 Mar 1898 – 27 Dec 1980) m. Burie (Berry Edward) Brewer (9 August 1896 – 1 September 1980)
    1. 1. Burie (Edward (Louis John)) Brewer (21 May 1920 – 5 Sep 1990)
    2. 2. Elsie (Louise BREWER) Green (03 Sep 1927 – 22 Nov 2004)
  2. 2. Marion (Henry) Cochran (Sep 1899 – 27 Apr 1972)
  3. 3. Emma (Eleanor Cochran) (Overstreet) (5 October 1902 – 15 November 1978) m. Elias ("Bill") Overstreet (26 Aug 1893 – 13 Nov 1971)
    1. 1. Willie (L. Overstreet) (Smith) (abt 1924 – 19 May 2018) m. Madison (P) Smith (abt 1918 – )
      1. 1. James (L) Smith (abt 1948 – )
      2. 2. James (L) Smith (29 Jan 1948 – 21 Dec 2006)
      3. 3. James (L) Smith (29 Jan 1948 – 21 Dec 2006)
    2. 2. Horace (Kirby) Overstreet (28 Jul 1925 – 21 Apr 2004) m. Katie (Lee O'Briant) (Overstreet) (11 Mar 1920 – 16 Nov 1997)
      1. 1. James (Leroy Holloway) Overstreet (Abt. 1945 – 28 July 1974) m. Sandra (Louise Howell (Emory)) (Holloway) (4 Mar 1948 – 19 Sep 2016)
        1. 1. Kathryn (Lynn "Kathy" Holloway) (Stewart) (9 Mar 1967 – )
      2. 2. Horace (Ray) Overstreet (30 Jan 1949 – ) m. Melinda (Lou) Welch (14 Nov 1957 – )
      3. 3. Kirby (Lee) Overstreet (23 Dec 1954 – ) m. Patti (Jean Martin Overstreet) Deal (Jan 30 1954 – ) m. Penny (Eileen) Newton (Aug 1969 – ) m. Judy Harris
        1. 1. Jessica (Robin) Overstreet (18 Jun 1980 – ) m. Michael (Eugene) Vanderbilt (19 May 1973 – Aug 2018) m. Thomas (James) Kelly (11 Nov 1982 – )
        2. 2. Crystal (Dianne) Overstreet (30 Dec 1982 – )
        3. 3. Lauren (Tayler) Overstreet (6 Apr 1993 – )
        4. 4. Keriann Krud (9 Nov 1973 – )
    3. 3. Hiram (Lindberg) Overstreet (abt 1928 – 12 Jan 2021) m. Dana (Marie McDonald) (Overstreet) (Jun 1934 – ) m. Thelma (Louise Buyrn) (Overstreet) (abt 1945 – )
      1. 1. Laura (Marie Overstreet) (Padgett) (6 Mar 1953 – ) m. Dennis (Howard) Padgett (24 Jul 1950 – )
      2. 2. Loretta (Overstreet) (Brown) (25 Jun 1955 – ) m. Luther (Mack) Brown (23 Oct 1954 – )
      3. 3. Lorraine (Ann Overstreet) (Parrish) (23 February 1959 – 18 Mar 2019) m. Thomas (Windell) Parrish (14 Jul 1959 – )
      4. 4. John (Buyrn) Overstreet (24 Aug 1972 – ) m. Vernaliz (Cruz Tersol) (Overstreet)
      5. 5. Mary (Overstreet) (Cook) m. Geoff Cook
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Overstreet) (Jones) (21 November 1931 – 2 June 2010)
    5. 5. John (Harold) Overstreet (24 Aug 1933 – 08/10/2018) m. Bernadet (J) Wagner (abt 1936 – )
    6. 6. Martin (S.) Jones
    7. 7. M. (P.) Smith
  4. 4. Benjamin (C) Cochan (1906 – 19 December 1973)
  5. 5. Carl (P) Cochran (abt 1907 – ?)
  6. 6. Soloman (Turner) Cochran (11 Nov 1907 – 18 Nov 1978) m. Thelma Cochran (1910 – January 2005)
    1. 1. Harold (Ray) Cochran (abt 1931 – )

Samuel Cochran's Timeline

11 Records

1870
1870
Samuel Laford Cochran resided here in Township 6, Wayne, Mississippi, USA
Township 6, Wayne, Mississippi, USA
1876
6 May 1876
Birth of Samuel Laford Cochran in works in Blodgett MS
works in Blodgett MS
1880
1880
Age 4
Samuel Laford Cochran resided here in Thompsons Creek, Perry, Mississippi, USA
Thompsons Creek, Perry, Mississippi, USA
1900
1900
Age 24
Samuel Laford Cochran resided here in Beat 5, Wayne, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Wayne, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 34
Samuel Laford Cochran resided here in Beat 5, Wayne, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Wayne, Mississippi, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 41
Samuel Laford Cochran resided here in Wayne County, Mississippi, USA
Wayne County, Mississippi, USA
1920
1920
Age 44
Samuel Laford Cochran resided here in Beat 5, Wayne, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Wayne, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 54
Samuel Laford Cochran resided here in Beat 5, Washington, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Washington, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 59
Samuel Laford Cochran resided here in Northeast, Jones, Mississippi
Northeast, Jones, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 64
Samuel Laford Cochran resided here in Northeast, Jones, Mississippi, USA
Northeast, Jones, Mississippi, USA
1957
13 Jan 1957
Age 81
Death of Samuel Laford Cochran in Wayne County, Mississippi, USA
Wayne County, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1876
    Event Place: works in Blodgett MS
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., World War I Civilian Draft Registrations, 1917-1918
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
    [6] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [7] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [8] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 6, Wayne, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Thompsons Creek, Perry, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Beat 5, Wayne, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 5, Wayne, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Wayne County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Beat 5, Wayne, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 5, Washington, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Northeast, Jones, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Northeast, Jones, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: MS
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Civilian Draft Registrations, 1917-1918

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1957
    Event Place: Wayne County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wayne County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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