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Esther Boone

• Marriage*: She married Jesse Sessions.

• Note*: She was a niece of Daniel Boone, the famous explorer.¹

• Last Edited: 7 Mar 2004

Permilia Spurlin

• Marriage*: She married Isaac Boone Sessions, son of William Sessions and Margaret Poitevent, in Mississippi.^1,2

• Note*: She had been married to Mr. Gordon before marrying Isaac Sessions.^3,4

• Last Edited: 23 Dec 2004

Viola Sessions

Viola Sessions Haynie, seated, center, in black. Taken at Eddy Hotel (probably in Hot Springs, Ark.) 26 May 1901.

• Father: Isaac Boone Sessions^1,2 b. 7 Jan 1817, d. 19 Jul 1884
• Mother: Emily Spurlin³

• Birth*: She was born on 18 April 1844 in Mississippi.^4,5
• Marriage*: She married Col. William D. Haynie, son of George W. Haynie and Sidney Linn, in 1860.⁶
• Death*: She died on 10 July 1928 in Rice, Navarro County, Texas, at age 84.^7,8
• Burial*: Interment was on 12 July 1928 in Rice, Navarro County, Texas.^9,10,11

• Obituary*: "S. M. U. Friend Dies at Rice
     "Mrs. W. D. Haynie, 84, Also Aided Other Methodist Endeavors.
     "Special to The News.
     "RICE, Navarro Co., Texas, July 10.—Mrs. W. D. Haynie, 84, one of the most liberal givers to Methodist institutions in Texas, died at her home here at 6:30 o’clock Tuesday night. Her husband, W. D. Haynie, pioneer banker and farmer, died in 1906, and no children survive, but it is understood that Mrs. Haynie left the bulk of her large estate to the Haynie heirs.
     "Mrs. Haynie was, before her marriage, Miss Viola Thresher. She was born in Mississippi, but was brought to Texas by her parents in 1846, when she was 2 years old. The family first went to Lancaster, Dallas County, but moved to Navarro County in 1847 and Mrs. Haynie had resided here ever since.
     "Mrs. Haynie had been a devout Methodist since childhood. Her donations to Southern Methodist University at Dallas will total around $50,000. she furnished the money for the $50,000 Haynie Memorial Methodist Church here and had just completed building a $5,000 parsonage.
     "Funeral services will be held at the Haynie Memorial Church here at 10 o’clock Thursday morning. Details had not been arranged at a late hour Tuesday night.
     "Good Friend of S. M. U.
     "Donor to the original fund that made the founding of Southern Methodist University possible, Mrs. W. D. Haynie, who died Tuesday at her home at Rice, Navarro County, was considered by school officials as one of the institution’s best friends. Haynie avenue, in University Park, was named in her honor.
     "She had contributed to the [line of type missing] totaling approximately $50,000. She also was active in other work of the Methodist denomination, having aided in the erection of its hospital at Fort Worth, in the erection of more than one church, and in foreign missions.
     "Dr. C. C. Selecman, president, and Dr. I. S. Hyer, president emeritus of S. M. U., will go to Rice Thursday to attend funeral services."¹²
• Note*: She came to Texas in 1846, when she was two years old. Her family came first to Lancaster, Dallas County, and the next year moved to Navarro County, where she lived the rest of her live. She was a major donor to Southern Methodist University and other Methodist churches and programs. A street near S.M.U. is named for her.¹⁰

• Last Edited: 24 Dec 2023

Col. William D. Haynie

William D. Haynie's tombstone, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex.

• Father: George W. Haynie^1,2 b. c 1806, d. c 1856
• Mother: Sidney Linn^3,4

• Birth*: He was born on 29 April 1837 in Tennessee.⁵
• Marriage*: He married Viola Sessions, daughter of Isaac Boone Sessions and Emily Spurlin, in 1860.⁶
• Death*: He died on 13 October 1906 in Rice, Navarro County, Texas, at age 69.⁷
• Burial*: Interment was in Rice, Navarro County, Texas.⁵

• Obituary*: HAYNIE—Ennis, Tex., Oct. 14.—Col. W. D. Haynie, a wealthy and leading citizen of Rice, died at his home last night after a long illness. He was one of the founders of that town and owned vast property interests there.⁸
• Scrapbook*: The basis for his title of colonel is unknown, unless it is an example of the honorific bestowed on many Confederate veterans after the passage of time.⁸
• Note*: Although his tombstone gives 14 Oct 1906 as the date of his death, his obituary in The Dallas Morning News indicates that he died the night of 13 Oct 1906.⁷

• Last Edited: 22 Jan 2022

Egbert G. Sessions

Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.

• Father: Isaac Boone Sessions^1,2 b. 7 Jan 1817, d. 19 Jul 1884
• Mother: Emily Spurlin³

• Birth*: He was born on 10 November 1840 in Mississippi.^4,5,6,7
• Marriage*: He married Mary E. Graham on 30 August 1864.^8,9,10,7
• Death*: He died on 5 July 1913 in his home, Rice, Navarro County, Texas, at age 72.^4,11,6,12
• Burial*: Interment was on 6 July 1913 in section D, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Navarro County, Texas.^13,11,9,14

• Obituary*: "SAFETY COUPLING LAW ADVOCATOR IS DEAD
     "E. G. SESSIONS OF RICE WAS WELL KNOWN AS RESULT OF CAMPAIGN.
     "Special to The News.
     "Rice, Navarro Co., Tex., July 5 [1913].—E. G. Sessions, a resident of Navarro County since 1843, died at his home at this place at 6:40 o’clock this morning.
     "Mr. Sessions was well known, being a personal friend of Hon. W. J. Bryan and other men of National prominence. He worked several years to have Congress pass the safety appliance law compelling railroads to equip their cars with safety drawheads, and at last Congress passed the same effective in 1890. Mr. Sessions received the hearty approbation for his untiring energy toward the automatic car coupler law from such personages as Edward A. Mosley, John H. Reagan, J. N. Miller, S. P. Brooks, David F. Hunt, W. J. Bryan, Bishops Dunne and Garrett and many other notable men.
     "Mr. Sessions was born in Mississippi Nov. 10, 1840. He came to Texas with his father, Isaac Sessions, in 1843 and settled at Sessions (named for his father), five miles east of Rice, following the pursuit of farming until the opening of the Civil War, when he enlisted in Hood’s Texas Brigade, serving in many of the hardest battles.
     "Losing his health in the army, Mr. Sessions was discharged and returned to Rice. He married Mary E. Graham Aug. 30, 1864, and settled down to farming near Rice. To this couple were born nine children, three of which died young. Mrs. Sessions died in 1899. Mr. Sessions is survived by six children—Mrs. Lee Billingsly of Dallas, Tex; Miss Lillian Sessions of Rice, Tex; Scott Sessions of Rice, D. E. Sessions of Alba, Ok., and Albert and Marion Sessions of Pueblo, Colo. One only sister, Mrs. W. D. Haynie of Rice, is living, also several half brothers and sisters.
     "Funeral services will be held in the Haynie Memorial Methodist Church at Rice Sunday at 1 p. m., burial in Rice Cemetery at 3 p. m., service being conducted by the Masonic Lodge."¹⁵
• Note*: He came from Mississippi to Texas in 1843 with his father, who settled at Sessions in Navarro County. He farmed until the Civil War, when he enlisted in Hood's Texas Brigade in the Confederate Army, served in many battles, lost his health, and was discharged before war's end. He returned to farming near Rice, about five miles west of Sessions. From his obituary: "He worked several years to have Congress pass the safety appliance law compelling railroads to equip their cars with safety drawheads, and at last Congress passed the same effective in 1890. Mr. Sessions received the hearty approbation for his untiring energy toward the automatic car coupler law" from William Jennings Bryan, John H. Reagan, and others.⁷

• Last Edited: 24 Jun 2014

Mary E. Graham

Main gate, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex. Photo was taken by Dave Bell, Lubbock, Tex., and is used here with his permission.

• Birth*: She was born on 3 April 1845.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: She married Egbert G. Sessions, son of Isaac Boone Sessions and Emily Spurlin, on 30 August 1864.^4,5,6,7
• Death*: She died on 26 April 1899 in Rice, Navarro County, Texas, at age 54.^8,9,10,11,12
• Burial*: Interment was in section D, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Navarro County, Texas.^1,2

• Obituary*: "SESSIONS—Rice, Tex., April 26 [1899].—Mrs. E. G. Sessions died suddenly of heart failure here this afternoon."¹³

• Last Edited: 24 Jun 2014

Emily Spurlin

• Marriage*: She married Isaac Boone Sessions, son of William Sessions and Margaret Poitevent, before 1840 in Mississippi.¹

• Last Edited: 7 Mar 2004

Mordilla C. ('Maud') Sessions

• Father: Isaac Boone Sessions^1,2 b. 7 Jan 1817, d. 19 Jul 1884
• Mother: Rachel Minerva Hammonds^3,4 b. 24 Mar 1830, d. 29 Jul 1886

• Birth*: She was born in 1854.⁵
• Marriage*: She married Berry Gatewood on 4 November 1873 in Navarro County, Texas.^6,7,8,9
• Death*: She died in August 1927 in her home, Ennis, Ellis County, Texas.⁵
• Burial*: Interment was on 17 August 1927 in Myrtle Cemetery, intersection of West Knox and Glasscock Roads, Ennis, Ellis County, Texas.⁵

• Last Edited: 31 Jan 2022

Berry Gatewood

• Birth*: He was born on 2 August 1844 in Fentress County, Tennessee.¹
• Marriage*: He married Mordilla C. ('Maud') Sessions, daughter of Isaac Boone Sessions and Rachel Minerva Hammonds, on 4 November 1873 in Navarro County, Texas.^2,3,4,5
• Death*: He died on 23 November 1911 in Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, at age 67.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Myrtle Cemetery, intersection of West Knox and Glasscock Roads, Ennis, Ellis County, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 31 Jan 2022

Elloie Lackey

• Father: Rev. John A. Lackey¹ b. 1855, d. 1930
• Mother: Roxana M. ('Roxey' or 'Roxie') Sessions¹ b. 30 Sep 1858, d. 20 Feb 1943

• Death*: She died on 11 September 1888.²
• Birth*: She was born on 11 September 1888.²
• Burial*: Interment was in section D, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Navarro County, Texas.^2,3

• Last Edited: 10 Jan 2012

Ellen Sessions

• Father: Isaac Boone Sessions b. 7 Jan 1817, d. 19 Jul 1884
• Mother: Permilia Spurlin¹

• Last Edited: 23 Dec 2004

Boone Sessions

Boone Sessions Lackey's tombstone, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex., courtesy of Lori Hegar.

• Father: Isaac Boone Sessions¹ b. 7 Jan 1817, d. 19 Jul 1884
• Mother: Rachel Minerva Hammonds² b. 24 Mar 1830, d. 29 Jul 1886

• Birth*: She was born on 2 April 1865.³
• Marriage*: She married Rev. W. J. Lackey D.D.⁴
• Death*: She died on 15 August 1901 at age 36.³
• Burial*: Interment was in section B, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Navarro County, Texas.^3,5

• Note*: A cemetery directory gives 2 Jul 1865 as her birth date and 15 Jul 1901 as her death date.⁵

• Last Edited: 31 Oct 2011

Rev. W. J. Lackey D.D.

Rev. W. W. Lackey's tombstone, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Tex., courtesy of Lori Hegar.

• Birth*: He was born on 6 February 1852.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Boone Sessions, daughter of Isaac Boone Sessions and Rachel Minerva Hammonds.³
• Death*: He died on 9 August 1926 in his residence, 301 1/2 West Third Ave., Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, at age 74.⁴
• Burial*: Interment was on 10 August 1926 in section B, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Navarro County, Texas.^5,6,4

• Obituary*: MINISTER BURIED TUESDAY MORNING IN RICE CEMETERY
  REV. W. J. LACKEY DIED EARLY MONDAY AFTER LINGERING ILLNESS
  Funeral services were held at the Cumberland Presbyterian church Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock for the remains of Rev. W. J. Lackey, Cumberland Presbyterian minister, aged 74 years, who died at his residence, 301 1-2 West Third avenue at 2:15 o'clock Monday Morning. He had been ill for a number of months. the body was carried to the church at 8 o'clock and laid in state until the funeral hour. The services at the church were conducted by Rev. J. W. Pearson. The body was taken to Rice for interment and the Masonic Order had charge at the grave.
  Rev. Lackey is survived by one daughter, Miss Maud Lackey of Corsicana; one brother, Rev. J. Lackey of Rice, and one sister, Mrs. J. S. Waggoner of San Antonio.
  He was born at Mt. Hope, Ala. and was educated at Trinity University, Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn; and Cumberland College, Leonard, Texas. He was president of Cumberland College, at Leonard, Texas, and was financial agent of Trinity University for a number of years.
  He was pastor of churches at Rice, Itasca, Waco, Corsicana, Tyler, Texarkana, Leonard, Dallas and Ludonia.
  Pallbearers were Clay Nash, Cal Kerr, Tom Kerr, A. G. Elliott, O. A. Smith and J. M. Smith.
  During the funeral hour the Corsicana National Bank, of which Miss Maud Lackey is an employee, was closed.⁷
• Note*: His grave marker and two cemetery books (no doubt based on the inscription on the grave marker) give 10 Aug 1926 as the date of his death, but his obituary in the 10 Aug 1926 edition of the Corsicana Daily Sun says he died on Monday, 9 Aug 1926 and seems more likely to be correct.^8,9,10

• Last Edited: 30 Jan 2012

Mera Lackey

• Father: Rev. W. J. Lackey D.D.¹ b. 6 Feb 1852, d. 9 Aug 1926
• Mother: Boone Sessions¹ b. 2 Apr 1865, d. 15 Aug 1901

• Birth*: She was born on 8 November 1898.^2,3
• Death*: She died on 10 September 1899.^2,3
• Burial*: Interment was in section B, Rice Cemetery, Rice, Navarro County, Texas.^2,3

• Last Edited: 21 Oct 2011

James Calhoun Robertson

• Death*: He died on 13 August 1894.¹
• Marriage*: He married Monnie Leola Meador, daughter of Thomas Meredith Meador and Sarah Elizabeth Wilson, on 28 September 1914 in Athens, Henderson County, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 13 Mar 2004

Margaret Elizabeth Cochran

• Father: William M. Cochran b. 7 Apr 1807, d. 24 Apr 1853
• Mother: Nancy Jane Hughes b. 24 Oct 1817, d. 16 Oct 1877

• Birth*: She was born on 27 September 1842 in Missouri.¹
• Death*: She died on 1 January 1848 in Farmers Branch, Dallas County, Texas, at age 5.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Farmers Branch, Dallas County, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 21 Mar 2004

Mary Mariah Cochran

• Father: William M. Cochran b. 7 Apr 1807, d. 24 Apr 1853
• Mother: Nancy Jane Hughes b. 24 Oct 1817, d. 16 Oct 1877

• Birth*: She was born on 26 July 1845 in Farmers Branch, Robertson (later Dallas) County, Texas.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Farmers Branch, Dallas County, Texas.²

• Note*: In his 1928 history of Dallas County, her brother stated that she was the fourth white child born in what is now Dallas County, Texas.³

• Last Edited: 3 Apr 2004

Sarah Jane Cochran

• Father: William M. Cochran¹ b. 7 Apr 1807, d. 24 Apr 1853
• Mother: Nancy Jane Hughes¹ b. 24 Oct 1817, d. 16 Oct 1877

• Birth*: She was born on 29 March 1853 in Dallas County, Texas.^2,3
• Death*: She died on 7 April 1853 in Dallas County, Texas.^4,5,3
• Burial*: Interment was in Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.^2,6

• Note*: Hers was the first burial in Cochran Chapel Cemetery.^2,7

• Last Edited: 21 Mar 2004

John Hughes Cochran

John Hughes Cochran.

• Father: William M. Cochran¹ b. 7 Apr 1807, d. 24 Apr 1853
• Mother: Nancy Jane Hughes² b. 24 Oct 1817, d. 16 Oct 1877

• Birth*: He was born on 28 June 1838 in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee.^3,4,5,6
• Marriage*: He married Martha Jane Johnson on 20 June 1860.^7,8
• Death*: He died on 20 October 1928 in Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas, at age 90.^3,9,5
• Burial*: Interment was on 21 October 1928 in Decker Cemetery, Nolan County, Texas.^10,11

• Obituary*: "J. H. Cochran, Pioneer, Dies
     "County Settler Passes Away at His Home in Sweetwater.
     "John Hughes Cochran, 90, probably the last of the pioneer settlers of Dallas County and author of a history of the county which will be released by the publishers in November, died Saturday morning at his home in Sweetwater, Nolan County. Mr. Cochran came to Dallas County with members of his family in 1843 and lived in the county until he moved to Sweetwater in 1894.
     "Funeral services will be held at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon at his home in Sweetwater. Surviving are two sons, John H. Cochran Jr. and G. W. Cochran, both of Sweetwater.
     "Mr. Cochran was born on June 28, 1838, in Maury County, Tennessee. The Cochrans moved to Texas when John Hughes was 4 years of age. They made the trip in an ox wagon, moving from Missouri into Red River County early in 1843. They remained there a few weeks and then came to Dallas County.
     "Father County Clerk.
     "Mr. Cochran lived in the State while it was the Republic of Texas and was in the county during the war between the United States and Mexico. His father was elected the first clerk that Dallas County ever had when it was organized in 1846.
     "He was the oldest of six children. After being graduated from McKenzie Institute in Red River County, he served for a time as a member of the faculty. In 1860 he served as commander of a company of Texas rangers under Gov. Sam Houston. The same year he also went to Young County to take a census report.
  
  At the outbreak of the Civil War Mr. Cochran joined Company C of the Sixth Texas Cavalry, but was retired from service in June of 1862 because of ill health. Following his retirement he was elected Tax Assessor and Collector of Dallas County.
     "Elected to Legislature.
     "Mr. Cochran was elected to the Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth sessions of the Texas Legislature. In 1880 he was elected speaker of the House and in 1882 was again elected speaker. During the administration of President Grover Cleveland he served for four years as postmaster of Dallas.
     "He moved to Nolan County in 1894, where he engaged in farming and stock raising. Two years later he was elected County Judge. He held this office for three terms and refused to run for election for a fourth term. In 1912 Mr. Cochran was an alternate delegate to the Baltimore convention, which nominated Woodrow Wilson for the presidency.
  
  He was married to Miss Martha Jane Johnson of Young Bounty in June, 1860. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity and of the Methodist Church.
     "Three years ago the Dallas Historical Society asked Mr. Cochran to write a history of Dallas County. He consented and completed the work last spring. The publication will be ready for distribution on Nov. 1. Mr. Cochran lived near Cochran's Chapel, between the present Bluff View Estates and Love Field, during most of his residence in Dallas County.
     "Manning B. Shannon, president of the Dallas Historical Society, said Saturday the society deeply deplored the death of Mr. Cochran.
     "'I wish to express in behalf of the Dallas Historical Society its profound regret and sorrow over the passing away of this prominent early citizen of Dallas County. The society, appreciating Mr. Cochran's knowledge of early-day conditions in Dallas County, had requested him several years ago to compile a history of the county, and the last years of his life were patiently devoted to the completion of this work. He completed it. It will be off the press in November.'
     "W. Bruce Luna, assistant postmaster of Dallas, paid a high tribute to the character and business integrity of Mr. Cochran.
     "'He was postmaster in Dallas in 1887 and gave me my first appointment in the office,' Mr. Luna said. "I treasure very highly the records I have in my possession of the Cochran administration as Dallas postmaster.'
     "The Dallas Historical Society, Dallas County Pioneers' Association and numerous Dallas friends sent floral offerings Saturday to Sweetwater as testimonials of the affection and esteem in which Mr. Cochran was held. Mr. Shannon said.¹²
  
• Note*: On graduation from McKenzie College in Red River County, Texas with high honors, and after serving on its faculty in 1858-59, he joined the Texas Rangers and commanded a company that was sent to Young County, Texas in 1860 to gather census data. He served as a private in Company C, 6th Texas Cavalry, from the beginning of the Civil War until two years later, when he returned to Dallas, Texas because of ill health. He was elected tax assessor-collector for Dallas County on his return and served until 1866, when he did not run for reelection. He was a Democrat and, beginning in 1873, he was elected to two-year terms in the House of Representatives for the 14th, 15th, 16th, 22nd, and 23rd Texas Legislatures, being elected as speaker of the house for the 16th and 23rd Legislatures. He served as postmaster of Dallas from 1887 to 1889. In 1894 he moved to Nolan County, Texas, where he farmed, raised livestock, and was elected to three terms as county judge. He was an alternate delegate to the Democratic national convention in 1912. He was a Mason and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In the last few years of his life he wrote a history of Dallas County, which was published shortly after his death. He and Martha had six children: "The two elder sons, William R. and James A., died just as they had attained manhood. They were bright, promising youths, an honor to their parents and a credit to the community in which they were reared." A photograph of his grave marker is on the Decker Cemetery web site.^3,13,14

• Last Edited: 24 Dec 2023

Dr. Archelaus Madison ('Arch') Cochran

Dr. Archelaus Madison Cochran.

• Father: William M. Cochran^1,2,3,4,5 b. 7 Apr 1807, d. 24 Apr 1853
• Mother: Nancy Jane Hughes^6,7,8,9,10 b. 24 Oct 1817, d. 16 Oct 1877

• Birth*: He was born on 25 December 1839 in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee.^{11,12,13,14,15}
• Marriage*: He married Laura A. Knight, daughter of Obadiah Woodson Knight and Serena Caroline Hughes, on 22 February 1866 in Dallas County, Texas.^{16,17,18,19,20}
• Marriage*: He married Mary A. Jenkins, daughter of William Jenkins and Cynthia Thomas, on 11 January 1871.^21,22,23,24
• Death*: He died on 4 August 1910 in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, at age 70.^11,13,14,25
• Burial*: Interment was on 7 August 1910 in block 11, lot 24, space 2.5, Greenwood Cemetery, 3020 Oak Grove Ave., Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.^26,23

• Obituary*: "DALLAS COUNTY PIONEER DIES WHILE IN TENNESSEE
     "DR. ARCH M. COCHRAN HAD LIVED IN COUNTY SINCE 1843.
     "Had Been Member of Legislature, Alderman, Postmaster and Candidate for Governor.
     "Dr. Arch M. Cochran died yesterday at Columbia, Tenn., where he was visiting his son, who is in business there. The body will be brought to Dallas for burial. Dr. Cochran, accompanied by his wife, left Dallas June 15, to visit the place of his birth, Columbia, Tenn. While he had been in feeble health for some time, the immediate cause of his death was a stroke of paralysis. The funeral announcement will be made later.
     "Dr. Cochran was born Dec. 25, 1839. He was the second son of William M. and Nancy Jane Hughes Cochran, with whom he came to Dallas County in 1843. He received the advantages of a common school education and attended McKenzie College, after which he graduated from the medical department of the University of Louisiana at New Orleans. In 1861 he enlisted in the Eighth Texas Cavalry as Third Lieutenant of Company C. He was afterward promoted to First Lieutenant and finally to Captain. He served in Texas, Louisiana and Tennessee. He was in the battle of Cotton Plant and at Arkansas Post he was taken prisoner and sent to Camp Chase, in Ohio.
     "At the close of the war Dr. Cochran returned to Dallas and engaged in the practice of his profession. He served one term in the Legislature in 1866. The following year he was elected to represent the Second Ward in the City Council. In 1879 he was appointed postmaster at Dallas by President Hayes and served during the Administration of that President. In 1883 he was appointed internal revenue collector for this district. In 1887 he stumped the State for the anti-prohibition ticket, making such a brilliant campaign that the anti-prohibitionists of Georgia invited him to stump that State for their ticket. In 1890 he was nominated by Gov. Ross and appointed by President Harrison as commissioner to the Columbian Exposition from the State of Texas.
     "Dr. Cochran was married in 1866 to Miss Laura A. Knight, daughter of O. W. and Serena Hughes Knight of Dallas County. Mrs. Cochran died in 1870, leaving one child, Mamie M. Dr. Cochran was again married in 1871 to Mrs. Mary A. Collins, a native of Washington County, Arkansas. Mrs. Cochran and the following children survive him: William M., B. Porter and A. M. Cochran.
     "The Cochrans were a pioneer family in Dallas County. Dr. Cochran's father was the first County Clerk of the county and was later a member of the Legislature for the district of which Dallas County was a part. His brother, Hon. John H. Cochran, now a resident of Howard County, represented Dallas for several years in the Legislature and was twice elected Speaker of the House. He was also postmaster at Dallas under the Cleveland Administration. Dr. Cochran was Republican nominee for Governor in 1886, and he made a vigorous canvass of the State. He was a fluent talker and one of the best stump speakers of his day, never failing to draw a crowd."²⁷
• Scrapbook*: "FUNERAL OF DR. A. M. COCHRAN.
     "Service at Trinity Church Is Attended by Many from All Parts of Dallas County.
     "People from all parts of the county attended the funeral of Dr. Arch M. Cochran at Trinity Methodist Church yesterday afternoon. A larger crowd has not attended a funeral in Dallas for some time. The altar and the casket were covered with flowers. Rev. H. A. Bourland, in his discourse, spoke feelingly of the life and work of the man, whom he had known and whose friendship he said he had enjoyed for many years. Rev. W. H. (Uncle Buck) Hughes, a relative and life-long friend of Dr. Cochran, and Rev. W. D. Bradfield, pastor of Trinity Church, assisted in the service. The burial was in Greenwood Cemetery.
     "The pallbearers were Capt. W. H. Gaston, T. A. Hoard, Alex Cockrell, John W. Wright, Capt. Benjamin M. Melton and Patrick O'Keefe."²⁸
• Note*: One source gives 25 Sep 1839 as his birth date and attributes it to a family bible. He attended McKenzie College and the University of Louisiana in New Orleans, completed his medical education about 1861, returned to Dallas, Texas, and, in June 1861, enlisted in the 8th Texas Cavalry (Terry's Texas Rangers). He enlisted as a third lieutenant, was promoted to captain, was captured at Arkansas Post, and was imprisoned at Camp Chase, Ohio for the duration of the war. He returned to Dallas and established a medical practice. He was a Republican and served in the Texas Legislature in 1866-1867 and on the Dallas City Council in 1867 and 1872-73. He was postmaster of Dallas from 1879 to 1883, was chairman of the Republican State Executive Committee from 1881 to 1883, was named internal revenue collector in Dallas in 1883, was nominated by the Republican Party to run for governor in 1887 (campaigning against prohibition) but was not elected, and was the Texas commissioner to the 1890 Columbian Exposition. He had one child with his first wife, Laura Knight, and two children with his second wife, Mary A. Collins.^11,29,30,14

• Last Edited: 17 May 2014

Gen. James Monroe Cochran

• Father: William M. Cochran^1,2,3 b. 7 Apr 1807, d. 24 Apr 1853
• Mother: Nancy Jane Hughes^4,5,6 b. 24 Oct 1817, d. 16 Oct 1877

• Birth*: He was born on 1 June 1846 in Dallas County, Texas.^7,8,9
• Marriage*: He married Margaret B. ('Maggie') Lively, daughter of H. P. Lively and Mary N. Smith, in 1869 in Dallas County, Texas.^10,11
• Marriage*: He married Nannie M. Clark on 20 October 1880.^12,13,14
• Marriage*: He married Hattie M. Bowlin in 1884.^12,15,16
• Death*: He died on 25 December 1924 at age 78.^17,18
• Burial*: Interment was in Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.^17,18

• Scrapbook*: "Veteran Falls on Icy Street and Breaks Leg
     "Gen. J. M. Cochran, 3315 Oak Lawn avenue, early resident of Dallas County and now and for the last twelve years commander of Sterling Price Camp, United Confederate Veterans, was one of the first victims of Friday morning's blizzard, falling on the icy pavement near his home, and breaking his right leg between the knee and hip. Gen. Cochran was on his way to take a street car when he slipped and fell. The accident occurred within two blocks of his home. He was taken to Baylor Hospital in an ambulance, and physicians there report his condition satisfactory.
     "Gen. Cochran was the second male white child to be born in what is now Dallas County, his birth on June 1, 1846, being one month and eleven days before the county was formally organized. He is now in his seventy-ninth year. A Lieutenant General in the Trans-mississippi Division of the Confederate Army during the Civil War, Gen. Cochran has been prominent in the veterans' organization for many years. He also is active in Masonic work, being one of the two living charter members of John A. Smith Lodge."¹⁹
• Note*: He operated a farm where Love Field airport in Dallas, Texas is now located.²⁰

• Last Edited: 18 May 2014

Laura A. Knight

• Father: Obadiah Woodson Knight^1,2 b. 1 Mar 1808, d. 1 Apr 1868
• Mother: Serena Caroline Hughes^3,4 b. 30 Sep 1822, d. 5 Apr 1914

• Birth*: She was born on 23 November 1847 in Dallas County, Texas.^5,6,7
• Marriage*: She married Dr. Archelaus Madison ('Arch') Cochran, son of William M. Cochran and Nancy Jane Hughes, on 22 February 1866 in Dallas County, Texas.^8,9,10,11,12
• Death*: She died on 28 December 1869 in Dallas County, Texas, at age 22.⁵
• Burial*: Interment was in Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.¹³

• Note*: Some sources say she died in 1870.^14,15,16,17

• Last Edited: 17 May 2014

Mary A. Jenkins

Mary Jenkins Cochran's tombstone, Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas, Tex., courtesy of Stephanie Newman. (Click on picture to enlarge it.)

• Father: William Jenkins¹ b. 1817, d. Nov 1871
• Mother: Cynthia Thomas² b. 1816

• Birth*: She was born on 26 March 1841 in Washington County, Arkansas.^3,4,5
• Marriage*: She married _____ Collins.⁶
• Marriage*: She married Dr. Archelaus Madison ('Arch') Cochran, son of William M. Cochran and Nancy Jane Hughes, on 11 January 1871.^7,8,9,10
• Death*: She died on 23 March 1923 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, at age 81.^11,5
• Burial*: Interment was on 24 March 1923 in Greenwood Cemetery, 3020 Oak Grove Ave., Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.^11,10

• Obituary Abstract*: She died at her home, 3518 Oak Grove Avenue, Dallas, on Friday morning, 23 Mar 1923. She was eighty-two years old at her death and was one of the oldest pioneers of Dallas County. Her funeral was at 4:00 the next afternoon at First Methodist Church, with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers were Duncan Culbreath, E. O. Tenison, Lee Hughes, Bev Scott, James A. Rhodes and Marsh Ellison. Survivors included three sons, F. T. Collins of Amarillo, W. M. Cochran of Dallas, and A. M. Cochran of Nashville, Tenn., and four grandchildren, Leroy M. Cochran, B. Porter Cochran, Gladys Collins, and Francis Waldron.¹²
• Note*: She was Mrs. Mary A. Collins when she married Archelaus Cochran. In 1893 she was "National Lady Manager" from Texas to the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. She was survived by three sons and four grandchildren.^13,14,11

• Last Edited: 11 May 2014

Martha Jane Johnson

• Birth*: She was born on 22 August 1845.¹
• Marriage*: She married John Hughes Cochran, son of William M. Cochran and Nancy Jane Hughes, on 20 June 1860.^2,3
• Death*: She died on 22 June 1917 at age 71.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Decker Cemetery, Nolan County, Texas.¹

• Note*: She was from Young County, Texas. A photograph of her grave marker is on the Decker Cemetery web site.^4,5,6

• Last Edited: 6 May 2014

George W. Cochran

• Father: William M. Cochran¹ b. 7 Apr 1807, d. 24 Apr 1853
• Mother: Nancy Jane Hughes² b. 24 Oct 1817, d. 16 Oct 1877

• Birth*: He was born on 11 January 1851.^3,4
• Death*: He died on 1 January 1872 in the home of his brother, Dr. A. M. Cochran, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, at age 20.^5,6
• Burial*: Interment was in Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.³

• Obituary*: "DIED
     "At the residence of Dr. A. M. Cochran, in this city on the 1st inst., GEORGE W. COCHRAN, aged 20 years 11 months and 20 days.
     "Just on the verge of manhood, and the bloom of youth, he was snatched from the social circle of his many, many friends. He had just arrived at an age when he could back on the happy past and exclaim: “God has spared me thus far, and will even spare me to an old age, and with His Divine assistance I will improve my allotted time to the best of my ability.” But “ye know not when the hour cometh.” Little did we know, ere the old year had forever past; and the new one had stepped forth in all its glory, that his soul, with many others, had winged its way to eternity. Little did we think, when we rose to greet the silvery rays of the morn of a Bright New Year, it would bring the sad—very sad—intelligence of the chilling death of our youthful and much lamented friend.
     "He leaves behind an aged and much bereaved mother, a broken hearted sister, and four older brothers, besides many devoted relations and warm friends, to mourn his loss.—
     "Do not mourn, dear mother,
     "Sister, do not weep;
     "For thy noble son and brother
     "Is mingling with the meek.
     "W. T. S."⁷

• Last Edited: 26 Jun 2014

Margaret B. ('Maggie') Lively

• Father: H. P. Lively¹
• Mother: Mary N. Smith²

• Birth*: She was born in 1851 in Kentucky.^3,4
• Marriage*: She married Gen. James Monroe Cochran, son of William M. Cochran and Nancy Jane Hughes, in 1869 in Dallas County, Texas.^5,6
• Burial*: Interment was in Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.⁷
• Death*: She died in 1879.⁷

• Note*: One source gives 1878 as her death date.⁸

• Last Edited: 8 Jan 2005

Nannie M. Clark

• Birth*: She was born on 7 January 1857.¹
• Marriage*: She married Gen. James Monroe Cochran, son of William M. Cochran and Nancy Jane Hughes, on 20 October 1880.^2,3,4
• Death*: She died on 8 April 1882 at age 25.^5,6
• Burial*: Interment was in Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.¹

• Note*: One source gives 1881 as her death date.⁷

• Last Edited: 20 Jul 2008

Hattie M. Bowlin

• Birth*: She was born on 22 February 1861.^1,2
• Marriage*: She married Gen. James Monroe Cochran, son of William M. Cochran and Nancy Jane Hughes, in 1884.^3,4,5
• Death*: She died on 18 June 1924 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, at age 63.^6,7
• Burial*: Interment was on 19 June 1924 in Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.^8,7

• Note*: At the time of her death in 1924 she had lived in Dallas, Texas for more than fifty years. Her survivors included her husband, six daughters, three sons, a sister, and four brothers.⁷

• Last Edited: 9 Feb 2005

(Daughter) Cochran

• Father: Gen. James Monroe Cochran¹ b. 1 Jun 1846, d. 25 Dec 1924
• Mother: Hattie M. Bowlin¹ b. 22 Feb 1861, d. 18 Jun 1924

• Burial*: Interment was in Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.²
• Birth*: She was born in Dallas County, Texas.³

• Note*: She died in infancy.²

• Last Edited: 21 Mar 2004

James R. Cochran

James R. Cochran's grave marker, Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Tex., photographed by Roger Bartlett.

• Father: Gen. James Monroe Cochran^1,2,3 b. 1 Jun 1846, d. 25 Dec 1924
• Mother: Hattie M. Bowlin^4,5 b. 22 Feb 1861, d. 18 Jun 1924

• Birth*: He was born in 1891 in Dallas County, Texas.^6,7,8,9
• Marriage*: He married Charleene Shaw.¹⁰
• Death*: He died on 5 October 1955 in Argyle Apartments, 3721 Hall, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.^11,12,9
• Burial*: Interment was on 6 October 1955 in Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.^13,14,15

• Note*: He lived in Dallas, Texas and was a partner in the Julian & Cochran insurance firm there. He was a charter member of the Dallas Association of Insurance Agents and the Civitan Club and a member of the Insurance Club, the Dallas Polo Club, and Cochran Chapel Methodist Church. His survivors included his wife, a daughter, two brothers, four sisters, and three grandchildren.¹³

• Last Edited: 8 May 2014

Charleene Shaw

Charleene Shaw Cochran's grave marker, Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Tex., photographed by Roger Bartlett.

• Birth*: She was born on 10 May 1896.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: She married James R. Cochran, son of Gen. James Monroe Cochran and Hattie M. Bowlin.¹
• Death*: She died on 25 December 1970 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, at age 74.^4,5,3
• Burial*: Interment was on 28 December 1970 in Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.^6,5,7

• Note*: She was a native of Albany, New York and had lived in Dallas, Texas for sixty-four years when she died. She was a member of Cochran Chapel Methodist Church, the Cosmos Review Club, and the Dallas Garden Center.⁵

• Last Edited: 8 May 2014

William R. Cochran

• Father: John Hughes Cochran^1,2 b. 28 Jun 1838, d. 20 Oct 1928
• Mother: Martha Jane Johnson^1,3 b. 22 Aug 1845, d. 22 Jun 1917

• Birth*: He was born on 12 October 1866 in Dallas County, Texas.^4,5
• Death*: He died on 28 March 1888 at age 21.⁶
• Burial*: Interment was in Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.⁶

• Last Edited: 29 Mar 2004

(Daughter) Cochran

• Father: Gen. James Monroe Cochran¹ b. 1 Jun 1846, d. 25 Dec 1924
• Mother: Nannie M. Clark¹ b. 7 Jan 1857, d. 8 Apr 1882

• Birth*: She was born between 1880 and 1882 in Dallas County, Texas.²
• Burial*: Interment was in Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.³

• Note*: She died in infancy.³

• Last Edited: 21 Mar 2004

Margaret H. Cochran

• Father: Gen. James Monroe Cochran¹ b. 1 Jun 1846, d. 25 Dec 1924
• Mother: Margaret B. ('Maggie') Lively¹ b. 1851, d. 1879

• Birth*: She was born on 7 April 1879 in Dallas County, Texas.^2,3
• Death*: She died on 11 September 1880 in Dallas County, Texas, at age 1.^2,3
• Burial*: Interment was in Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.⁴

• Last Edited: 21 Mar 2004

Mary A. Cochran

• Father: Gen. James Monroe Cochran¹ b. 1 Jun 1846, d. 25 Dec 1924
• Mother: Margaret B. ('Maggie') Lively¹ b. 1851, d. 1879

• Birth*: She was born circa 1879 in Dallas County, Texas.^2,3
• Burial*: Interment was in Cochran Chapel Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.⁴
• Death*: She died circa 1879 in Dallas County, Texas.^3,5

• Last Edited: 29 Mar 2004

William Hughes

• Birth*: He was born on 13 June 1785 in Virginia.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Alcy Carr.³
• Death*: He died on 10 October 1871 in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, at age 86.^1,2
• Burial*: Interment was in block E, Rose Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee.

• Note*: He and his wife migrated to North Carolina and, after several years there, to Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, where he lived the rest of his life.⁴

• Last Edited: 5 Aug 2015

Alcy Carr

• Birth*: She was born on 3 July 1791.¹
• Marriage*: She married William Hughes.¹
• Death*: She died on 3 October 1870 at age 79.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in block E, Rose Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee.¹

• Last Edited: 5 Aug 2015

John Cochran

• Birth*: He was born in Ireland.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Margaret McClanahan in Abbeville County, South Carolina.^1,2

• Note*: His family migrated to Pennsylvania from Ireland when John was two or three years old.¹

• Last Edited: 29 Mar 2004

Margaret McClanahan

• Birth*: She was born in Scotland.¹
• Marriage*: She married John Cochran in Abbeville County, South Carolina.^1,2

• Last Edited: 27 Mar 2004

Eliza Gray

• Birth*: She was born in 1837 in Bowdoinham, Sagadahoc County, Maine.¹
• Marriage*: She married George M. Kimbard.¹
• Marriage*: She married Maj. Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard, son of G. S. Hubbard and _____ _____, on 2 July 1883 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.¹

• Last Edited: 27 Mar 2004

George M. Kimbard

• Marriage*: He married Eliza Gray.¹

• Last Edited: 27 Mar 2004

Eleanor Hubbard

• Father: Maj. Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard² b. 22 Feb 1838
• Mother: Mary Olivia Alexander¹ b. 27 Jan 1838, d. 4 Dec 1880

• Death*: She died in 1861.³
• Birth*: She was born in 1861.³

• Last Edited: 27 Mar 2004

Catherine Hubbard

• Father: Maj. Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard¹ b. 22 Feb 1838
• Mother: Mary Olivia Alexander² b. 27 Jan 1838, d. 4 Dec 1880

• Birth*: She was born in 1863.³
• Death*: She died in 1868.³

• Last Edited: 27 Mar 2004

Lillian Hubbard

• Father: Maj. Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard¹ b. 22 Feb 1838
• Mother: Mary Olivia Alexander² b. 27 Jan 1838, d. 4 Dec 1880

• Death*: She died in 1865.³
• Birth*: She was born in 1865.³

• Last Edited: 27 Mar 2004

Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard

• Father: Maj. Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard¹ b. 22 Feb 1838
• Mother: Mary Olivia Alexander² b. 27 Jan 1838, d. 4 Dec 1880

• Death*: He died in 1866.³
• Birth*: He was born in 1866.³

• Last Edited: 27 Mar 2004

Louisa W. Ridgway

• Father: Jesse C. Ridgway¹
• Mother: Lydia Ann Willitts²

• Marriage*: She married Merritt Noxon Willits, son of Horatio Nelson Willitts and Elizabeth Noxon Merritt, on 15 October 1879.³

• Last Edited: 27 Mar 2004

Clara L. Willitts

• Father: Merritt Noxon Willits¹ b. 5 Sep 1847, d. 20 Nov 1919
• Mother: Louisa W. Ridgway²

• Birth*: She was born on 13 February 1883.³

• Last Edited: 27 Mar 2004

Jesse R. Willitts

• Father: Merritt Noxon Willits¹ b. 5 Sep 1847, d. 20 Nov 1919
• Mother: Louisa W. Ridgway²

• Birth*: He was born on 19 November 1885.³

• Last Edited: 27 Mar 2004