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Below is a family biography included in History of Lee County, Iowa published by Western Historical Company in 1879. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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COCHRAN, WM. J., attorney at law; was born in Crawford Co., Penn., where the village of Cochranton is now located, Jan. 28, 1814. In 1843, he located at West Point, Lee Co., Iowa, and there engaged in the practice of law, having been admitted to the bar of Pennsylvania at Harrisburg in 1841. Mr. Cochran served in the Legislature during the time he was a resident of West Point, and introduced the bill creating Keokuk a half shire town. In December, 1846, he removed to Keokuk, resided here until 1851, when he purchased a farm in Des Moines Tp., this county, and resided there until November, 1866, when he returned to Keokuk, where he has resided ever since. Mr. Cochran married Elizabeth Chambers, May 19, 1844; she was born in Allegany Co., N. Y. They have two children — John P. and Glenn L.
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