Additionally, included are a few other scanned documents that pertain to the Cochran Cemetery.
Also, below is some biographical information about Thomas G. Cockerill and Barnabas (AKA Barnabus) Cochran and his wife, Charlotte (Stites) Cochran:
“Thomas G. Cockerill was born September 11,
1812, in Virginia, and came' to this locality with his parents when nine yea s
of age. His opportunities for obtaining an education were very limited, as at
the early age of fifteen years he was obliged to work out in order to help
support the large family. When attaining his nineteenth year, our subject
started out in life on his own account, and the following year was married to
Sylvitha, daughter of Barnabas and
Charlotte (Stites) Cochran, natives of New Jersey. Her father for many years
was a sailor. Her parents were married in 1799, and, moving to this State in
1806, located on land in Walnut Creek, this township, where the father opened
up a farm, and was among the earliest settlers. He died in 1845, when seventy
three years of age. His good wife survived him a number of years. and passed
away in 1855, at the advanced age of eighty years. They were the parents of
seven children, of whom Mrs. Cockerill is the only survivor. They were
prominent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and were active workers
and liberal contributors in the same.
Mr. Cochran gave an acre of ground for a
cemetery, and aided in the erection of the first church in this locality. It
has long since given way to a more attractive and commodious building, which
was named after Mr. Cochran. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, serving under
Gen. William Henry Harrison.”
