Biography - Andrew Cochran
ANDREW COCHRAN. He is the son of Simon and Margaret Cochran, natives of
Virginia, and was born in Frankllin County, Ohio, on Aug. 27, 1809. He was
raised on a farm and attended the subscription schools. He learned
blacksmithing, and in 1867 went into the blacksmithing, and in 1867 went into
the drug business.
He came to Illinois in 1837. He married Nancy I. Cannon on August 22, 1833. He
has been School Director, Assessor, and Postmaster. He joined the M. E. Church
in 1825, and has held church offices. He is a Republican and resides in
Abingdon.
Contributed by Joan Achille, extracted from the 1878 History of Knox County,
Illinois published by Charles C. Chapman.
Andrew Cochrun, deceased, a pioneer of Abingdon of 1837, was born in Franklin
County, Ohio, Aug. 27, 1809. He was a son of Simon and Margaret Cochrun, natives
of Virginia. Our subject was reared on a farm and received the advantages of a
common-school education, and at an early age was apprenticed to the blacksmith
trade. He united with the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1825; and was married in
his native county Aug. 22, 1833, to Miss Nancy I. Cannon. He emigrated to Knox
County in October, 1837, locating at Abingdon. Here he engaged in blacksmithing
for a time, and in 1867 entered the drug business in Murray, Iowa.
Mr. Cochrun was a Republican in politics, and held many of the local offices,
among them those of school Director, Assessor and Postmaster. His death occurred
in July, 1884. His widow still survives him. The family of Mr. and Mrs. C.
consisted of four children.
Page image contributed by Bob Miller, from the 1886 Portrait and Biographical Album of Knox County, Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago.
