This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cochran and Giles Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IMJ.2ACEB/2320.1.1 Message Board Post: I have Giles and Cochrans in Southern IL. I found Giles families that may be related in Clinton and I was wondering about your Cochrans. I am tracing Hiram Cochran who was in the 1870 census of Jackson County, IL. Can you tell me about your line. Where did it originate from? Are there any Cherokees in your line? Hiram was born in 1848 in AR and says his mother and father were born in IL. I have been looking for over 10 years and cannot find his parents or documentation of any families he is connected to.