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John D. Cochran
January 29, 1841 - January 18, 1907
Resided in Buckhorn, Austin County, TX in 1861. Occupied as a student.Single, living with his brother..
Mustered into Co. B at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861 by Lt. Sparks. Equipment
valued at $30.00, Age listed as 22.
Listed as present on October 31, 1861 company muster roll, Pay due from enlistment.
Listed as present on January 7, 1862 company muster roll.
A reciept dated August 20, 1862 for subsistance and medicine indicates he
was in a private hospital from August 16-20, 1862.
Listed as present on August 31, 1862 company muster roll, last paid on June
30, 1862 by Maj. Peyton..
Listed as present on January 26, 1863 company muster roll, last paid on August
31, 1862 by Capt. Botts.
Listed as present on April 30, 1863 company muster roll, last paid on December
31, 1862 by Captain Sharp.
Listed on a June 12, 1865 register of paroled Confederate soldiers.
His June 12, 1865 parole from Montgomery, AL identifies him as being 5'8"
tall with light complexion, light hair, and blue eyes.
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| John D. Cochrane | ||
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| Hempstead City Cemetery, Hempstead, Waller, Texas | ||
| 1850 Census - TX, Washington County, Page 306, Dwelling 331, Family 331, (45/76) | |||||||||
| Name | Age | Sex | Color | Occupation | Real Estate | Nativity | Student? | Illiterate? | |
| W. S. Day | 33 | M | Farmer & Lawyer | $50,000 | NC | ||||
| Emiline Day | 31 | F | LA | ||||||
| W. W. Cockrane | 13 | M | TX | ||||||
| J. D. Cochrane | 9 | M | TX | ||||||
| F. J. Cochrane | 4 | M | TX | ||||||
| 1860 Census - TX, Austin County, Buck Horn, Page 165, Dwelling 261, Family 261, (6/8) | ||||||||||
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| W. W. Cochrane | 23 | M | Farmer | $40,000 | $11,600 | TX | ||||
| Lucy Cochrane (Wife) | 23 | F | TX | |||||||
| John D. Cochrane | 19 | M | Student | TX | ||||||
| J. W. Patterson | 33 | M | Mechanic | TN | ||||||
| 1860 Census Slave Schedule - TX, Austin County, Buck Horn Page 34, Line 35-40, (3/4) | |||||||||
| Slave Owner | # of Slaves | Age | Sex | Color | Fugitive | Manummitted | Handicapped | Slave Houses | |
| W. W. Cochran | 1 | 45 | M | B | |||||
| 1 | 45 | F | B | ||||||
| 1 | 32 | M | B | ||||||
| 3 | 18 | M | B | ||||||
| 1 | 15 | F | B | ||||||
| 5 | 1 | F | B | ||||||
| 1870 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image) | |||||||||||
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| 1880 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image) | ||||||||||||
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| 1900 Census - TX, Austin County, Justice Precinct 1, District 2, Page, Dwelling 98, Family 98, (12/30) | |||||||||||||||
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| J. D. Cochran | Head | W | M | Jan 1841 | 59 | M 20yrs | TX | NH | MS | Farmer | Own Farm, no Mortgage | ||||
| Mary D. Cochran | Wife | W | F | Feb 1862 | 38 | M 20yrs | 0 | TX | AL | AL | |||||
| Ellen Clarence | Orphan | W | F | May 1879 | 21 | S | TX | NC | NC | ||||||
| Ethel Fox | Orphan | W | F | Mch 1889 | 11 | S | TX | TX | AL | ||||||
| Rebecka Compton | Servant | B | F | July 1883 | 16 | S | TX | AL | TX | Cook | Illiterate | ||||
| Related Links: | ||
| CSR: Commutation Receipt
for JD Cochran, September
4, 1862 CSR: Parole of JD Cochran, June 12, 1865 "Terry's Texas Rangers," Confederate Veteran, May 1902, p. 208. (Reunion) (offsite) LDS: Family Search Individual Record: John D. Cochrane |
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| Sources: |
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Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis. |
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| Research Links: |
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| (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Washington
County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Washington County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Washington County, TX) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Austin County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Austin County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Austin County, TX) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Waller County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Waller County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Waller County, TX) |
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