Lewis Cass Cochran and Rebecca Tunison

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Husband Lewis Cass Cochran ^{1 2}

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           Born: 23 Apr 1848 - Indiana Co, PA 2
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         Father: William Cochran (      -Bef 1880) 2 3
         Mother: Elizabeth Cunningham (      -      ) 2 3

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Wife Rebecca Tunison ⁴

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         Father: James Tunison (      -      ) 4
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Children

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1 M William James Cochran ⁴

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           Born: 11 Feb 1871 4
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         Spouse: Ella Calderman (      -      ) 4

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2 F Jennie Agnes Cochran ⁴

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           Born: 20 Oct 1873 4
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         Spouse: Harry G. Kieser (      -      ) 4

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3 M Jessie L. Cochran ⁴

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            AKA: Jesse L. Cochran 5
           Born: 26 Sep 1875 4
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         Spouse: Hannah Watkins (      -      ) 4

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4 M Charles T. Cochran ⁴

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           Born: 16 Jun 1877 4
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General Notes: Husband - Lewis Cass Cochran

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His education was limited to the instruction he received in the district schools of his native place, attending those institutions till fourteen years of age, and then started out for himself at farming, continuing to labor at that occupation until 1866, when he came to New Castle, Pennsylvania, to clerk in the Leslie House. He remained in that connection two years, and then clerked for Pierce, Clapp & Co.; during this time he availed himself of every opportunity to acquire a more comprehensive education, studying far into the night and at every chance moment. He was afterwards promoted to the position of bookkeeper, in which station he remained eleven years. He then opened a feed and flour store, where Develin's saloon was later located on East Street, and ran a successful business there for nearly four years. He then bought the old Dr. Tidball property, where the house had been destroyed by fire, and in 1883 built a new house, and a feed store, to which he added a grocery store in 1887, and conducted both stores until 1896, when he relinquished the management of the grocery to his sons, William and Jessie L., who, under the firm name of Cochran Bros., enjoyed a highly prosperous business. Their father continued in charge of the flour and feed store. He built, in addition to the store and warehouse, a brick barn and a bakery, and in 1873 erected a brick residence, which was later owned by Dr. Pollock.
He gave hearty support to the Democratic party. He was a member of the M. E. Church, and was a Royal Templar of Temperance, and a member of the Order of Ben Hur.

1 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 519.

2 Editor, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 39.

3 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 432, 519.

4 Editor, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 40.

5 Compiler's Speculation.