Pvt. William Alfred "Stiff Leg" Cochran: Our Family History

Generation: 1

Pvt. William Alfred "Stiff Leg" Cochran was born on 20 Oct 1839 (son of Joseph Sidney Cochran, Sr. and Elizabeth Lewis); died on 11 Mar 1923 in Bivens, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Bivens Cem, Bivens, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.

Family/Spouse: Mary Jane Burks. Mary was born on 19 Dec 1850; died on 2 Sep 1925 in Bivens, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Bivens Cem, Bivens, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Julia Ann "Julie" Cochran was born on 23 Jun 1870; died on 17 Nov 1954 in Bivens, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Bivens Cem, Bivens, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.

Generation: 2

Joseph Sidney Cochran, Sr. was born on 11 Oct 1805 in Sharon Twp, Worthington Co, Ohio; died in Sep 1869 in Belgrade, Newton Co, Texas; was buried in Belgrade, Newton Co, Texas.

Joseph married Elizabeth Lewis about Jul 1827 in (trail between Indiana to Louisiana). Elizabeth was born on 4 May 1813 in Orange Co, Indiana; died on 4 Sep 1857 in Newton, Newton Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth Lewis was born on 4 May 1813 in Orange Co, Indiana; died on 4 Sep 1857 in Newton, Newton Co, Texas.

Children:

1. Pvt. William Alfred "Stiff Leg" Cochran was born on 20 Oct 1839; died on 11 Mar 1923 in Bivens, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Bivens Cem, Bivens, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.
Joseph Sidney "J.S." Cochran, Jr. was born on 8 Nov 1847 in Newton, Newton Co, Texas; died on 1 Feb 1910 in Bivens, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Meadows Cem, Merryville, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.