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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
- Clarence Shadler Cochran -- --, 1922 November 3, 1926 South Carolina
- Ann Elizabeth Cochran -- --, 1930 January 30, 2018 South Carolina
- Minerva Jane Cochran -- --, 1879 March 11, 1916
- Jesse Marion Cochran -- --, 1878 December 0, 1912 Tennessee
- John Marusel Cochran -- --, 1745 December 0, 1825
Cochran Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- John W. Cochran -- --, 1808 December 0, 1851 County Antrim
- Andrew Cochran -- --, 1692 December 0, 1747
- Letitia Cochran -- --, 1708 June 17, 1784 Northern Ireland
- Ninian Cochran -- --, 1602 December 0, 1700
- Anna Eliza Cochran -- --, 1692 January 0, 1754
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