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Cochran Family History
Cochran Genealogy & Family TreeCochran is a Scottish name from Renfrewshire, Scotland, where one of the earliest known ancestors William de Coughran was recorded in 1296. It comes from the Welsh word coch which means "red." It also refers to those from the Lowlands of Cochran. The family motto is Virtute et labore which means "By valor and exertion."
Other spellings include "Cochrane," "Cocrane," "Cocran," "Cochren," "Cockren," and "Cockran." Notable people with the surname include American Olympic athlete Barbara Cochran (skiing), American actress Shannon Cochran (The Ring, Star Trek: Nemesis, Witness Protection), and American actor Rory Cochrane (Argo, Dazed and Confused, Oculus). The first Cochran to come to America was John Cochran in New England in 1717.
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Cochran Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- William Knox Cochran -- --, 1799 February 17, 1856 Pennsylvania
- Clara G. Cochran -- --, 1890 February 0, 1980 Indiana
- Jane A Cochran -- --, 1792 December 0, 1865 Pennsylvania
- James Zackwell Cochran -- --, 1840 September 4, 1908 Iowa
- Elizabeth Cochran -- --, 1833 October 21, 1914 Indiana
Cochran Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- William Samuel Cochran -- --, 1844 June 8, 1844 Alabama
- Margaret L. Cochran -- --, 1854 April 20, 1937 Indiana
- John Cochran -- --, 1749 October 26, 1805 Massachusetts
- Virgie Cochran -- --, 1923 January 25, 1941 West Virginia
- Moses Arnott Cochran -- --, 1872 December 0, 1958 Indiana
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