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Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ Melbern Cochran ~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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Melbern Cochran
LAST NAME: Cochran FIRST NAME: Melbern MIDDLE NAME:  NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
TITLE:  GENDER: M MILITARY: 
BORN: 24 Sep 1860 DIED: 27 May 1930 BURIED: 28 May 1930
ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  Farmer; Carpenter
BIRTH PLACE:  Illinois
DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
NOTES: 
Name of father Wesley Cochran

1880 KS CENSUS - Melbern Cochran, age 20, b. Illinois, is enumerated with Wesley, age 48, occupation farmer, b. Ohio, and Mary Ann, age 45, b. Ohio, along with Ambrose, age 18, b. Illinois, Anthony, age 16, b. Illinois, John, age 6, b. Illinois, and Jasper, age 4, b. Illinois.
1900 KS CENSUS - Melbern Cochran, age 40, occupation farmer, b. May 1860 in Illinois, is enumerated with his wife of 15 years, Mary Ann, age 37, mother of 5 children 4 of whom are living at the time of the census, b. Sep 1862 in Ohio, along with Linnie B., age 12, b. Apr 1888 in Kansas, Otis S., age 8, b. Jul 1891 in Kansas, Arthur, age 5, b. Sep 1894 in Kansas, and Harry L., age 2, b. Mar 1898 in Kansas.
1930 OR CENSUS - Melbern Cochran, age 69, married, occupation carpenter (house building), b. Illinois, is enumerated in the home of his son and daughter-in-law, Harry L., age 32, occupation taxi driver, b. Kansas, and Louise A., age 29, b. Minnesota.
DISCREPANCY - DC gives month of birth as Sep, 1900 census gives month of birth as May.
DEATH CERTIFICATE: 
OSBH DC (Marion County 1930) #385 - Melbern Cochran, male, married (Mary Ann Cochran), occupation - carpenter, b. 24 Sep 1860 in Illinois, d. 27 May 1930 in Salem, Oregon (Deaconess Hospital) at the age of 70 y's 3 d's, name of father Wesley Cochran, maiden name of mother Mary Ann ----- , interment 28 May, undertaker Terwilliger, informant Henry Lee Cochran of Salem.
OBITUARY: 
COCHRAN--Melbern Cochran age 70, of 845 Hoyt, died at a local hospital May 27. Survived by wife and three sons and a daughter. Funeral services from the Terwilliger funeral home Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Interment I.O.O.F. cemetery. 
Oregon Statesman 28 May 1930, 5:30
INSCRIPTION: 
No marker
SOURCES: 
LR 
OSBH DC (Marion County 1930) #385 
Saucy Survey
1880 KS CENSUS (Rice Co., Union, ED 277, pg 4D)
1900 KS CENSUS (Cloud Co., Lawrence, ED 21, sheet 3B)
1930 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., Salem, ED 70, sheet 3A)
OS 28 May 1930 5:30
CONTACTS: 
LOT: 915 SPACE: 3 SE LONGITUDE: N 44° 55.238' LATITUDE: W 123° 03.002'
 
 

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