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,