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William Harrison Cochran 1832 – 1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Apr 1832

Birth Location: Buncombe Co., N. C.

Death Date: 24 Apr 1900

Death Location: Macon, North Carolina, United States

Father: Swain Cockram

Mother: Louise Ray

Spouse(s): Harriet Deweese

Children(s): Joseph Cochran

William Harrison Cochran was born in 1832 in Buncombe Co., N. C., the child of Swain Cockram and Louise Ray. William Harrison Cochran married Harriet Deweese, and had children including Joseph Morman "Coon" Cochran. William Harrison Cochran passed away in 1900 in Macon, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • William Harrison Cochran was born in 1832 in Buncombe Co., N. C., the child of Swain Cockram and Louise Ray.
  • William Harrison Cochran married Harriet Deweese, and had children including Joseph Morman "Coon" Cochran.
  • William Harrison Cochran passed away in 1900 in Macon, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Swain Cockram
1802 – 1859
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
SC
Louise Ray
1813 – 1858
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Harriet Deweese
1836 – 1911
Birth Location: Macon, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Joseph Cochran
1861 – 1933
Birth Location: Macon, North Carolina, USA
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William Cochran's Ancestors

Self
William Cochran
1832 – 1900
Birth Place: Buncombe Co., N. C.
Parents
Swain Cockram
1802 – 1859
North Carolina, United States
Louise Ray
1813 – 1858
North Carolina
Grandparents
William (D.) Cochran
1769 – 1841
North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (“Betsy”) Stewart
1785 – 1860
Surry County, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John Cochran
1750 – 1793
Rebecca Lindsay
1749 – 1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Cochran
1712 – 1772
Elizabeth Barnet
1715 – 1776

William Cochran's Descendants

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William (Harrison) Cochran (24 Apr 1832 – 24 Apr 1900) m. Harriet Deweese (20 Jun 1836 – 4 Sep 1911)
  1. 1. Joseph (Morman "Coon") Cochran (21 Aug 1861 – 30 Mar 1933) m. Minnie (Elizabeth) WILSON (Feb 1880 – 1917-01-19)
    1. 1. Eula (Jane) Cochran (25 Jun 1899 – 11 Apr 1975) m. George (Washington) Douthit (9 Apr 1893 – 14 Aug 1983)
      1. 1. James (Buel) Douthit (12 March 1920 – 29 June 2002) m. Rosa (Paralee) Grant (27 February 1922 – 27 July 2012)
        1. 1. Robert (Earl) Douthit (19 February 1941 – 19 February 1941)
        2. 2. Glenda (Sue) Douthit (9 Apr 1943 – ) m. Carl (Donald) Barnwell (abt 1937 – )
        3. 3. Linda (Jecille) Douthit (14 May 1947 – )
        4. 4. William (Jack) Douthit (Jan 1949 – )
        5. 5. Cathey (Rosetta) Douthit (29 Dec 1950 – ) m. Frank (Lee) Cearley (20 Feb 1943 – 21 Dec 2003)
        6. 6. Johnny (Buel) Douthit (16 Nov 1953 – )
        7. 7. Vanessa (Carole) Douthit (abt 1956 – ) m. Michael (Ray) Hatcher (abt 1956 – ) m. Steven Vinson
      2. 2. Oliver (Monroe) Douthit (2 March 1922 – 27 February 1998)

William Cochran's Timeline

3 Records

1832
24 Apr 1832
Birth of William Harrison Cochran in Buncombe Co., N. C.
Buncombe Co., N. C.
1858
23 Dec 1858
Age 26
William Harrison Cochran was married in Macon, North Carolina, United States
Macon, North Carolina, United States
1900
24 Apr 1900
Age 68
Death of William Harrison Cochran in Macon, North Carolina, United States
Macon, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1832
    Event Place: Buncombe Co., N. C.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1858
    Event Place: Macon, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1900
    Event Place: Macon, North Carolina, United States
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