Forgot to answer your second question. AUnt Peal was born a Harbison before she married Baxter Murray. gordon harbison wrote: > Hi Velma, the information I have is sketchy > > Descendants of Aaron D. Cochran > > 1 Aaron D. Cochran > . +Nancy Bowen > ........ 2 Josephine Isabel Cochran 1846 - 1910 > ............ +Alexander Montgomery Bell 1844 - 1898 > ........ 2 Mary Jane Cochran? > > The listing in the 1840 census i found in an online index, there is no furtehr > detail and i have not looked in the actual census itself yet. But the timing > fits fine. I'll let you know if I come across anything else that might be of > assistance, > > Regards, Gordon > > NeilandVelma@cs.com wrote: > > > Hi Gordon, > > > > Thanks for your reply. I am finding several spellings for this Surname, a > > few of which are COCKERHAM, COCKRUM, COCKRAM, COCKRAN and COCHRAN. I also > > found the following--- "based on informed speculation, it points to COTHRAN > > being one of the several variations of COCHRAN(E). As I have been doing > > research for our line, I have been looking at COCHRAN and COCKRAN as the same > > line, but I have no idea if this is the right thing to do. > > > > Our line is from Henry COCKRAN listed on the 1860 Hickman County Census, and > > just my luck, does not give an age. He is married to Polly J. (Unknown) and > > she is listed as 28. That would make her born about 1832, so I am guessing > > he would have been born around 1830. Their daughter, Sarah C. COCKRAN, b. > > abt. 1854, married Ben OVERBEY, b. abt. 1848. Ben and Sarah C. (COCKRAN) > > OVERBEY are Neil's Gr-grandparents. > > > > Your Aaron D. COCHRAN is of interest and could prove to be a connection. I > > found an Aaron COCHRAN listed in the 1820 Williamson County, TN. Census. He > > and a female (his wife) are listed as 26-44 (b. 1776 to 1794), with 2 males > > and 2 females under 10. Since I don't have a family breakdown for the Aaron > > D. COCHRAN on the 1840 Hickman County Census at this time, I can't tell if > > this is the same person, but it is quite possible. > > On the War of 1812 Muster Rolls, there is an Aaron D. COCHRAN, Private, > > Dyer's Reg't, Cavalry and Mtd. Gunmen, Tennessee Volunteers. Also on the > > 1840 Hickman County Census is Robert and William H. COCHRAN, and Daniel and > > Green COCKRAN. > > > > Was Mrs. Baxter Murray (your father's Aunt Pearl) a COTHRAN or COCHRAN before > > she married? > > Maybe someone on the list will recognize one of the names, or offer some > > advice. > > > > Thanks, > > Velma > > > > --------------------- > > <HI Velma, > > > > ==== TNHICKMA Mailing List ==== > > For problems, questions or instructions, > > email list admistrator: Gordon at gmharbison@mediaone.net > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library