Porter Cochran

1897 - 1984  (87 years)

• Name	Porter Cochran
  Born	16 Sep 1897	Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Sep 1984	Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Buried	23 Sep 1984	Springhill Cemetery - Springhill, Louisiana, USA
  Person ID	I2380	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2016

  
  

  Family	Gertrude Frances Houston,   b. 22 Feb 1896, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 14 Jul 1989, Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 93 years)
  Married	11 Oct 1919	Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Children	+ 1. Melbourne Lewis Cochran,   b. 20 Oct 1918, Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 10 Oct 2003, Longview, Gregg County, Texas, USA  (Age 84 years) + 2. Maggie Evelyn Cochran,   b. 29 Oct 1921, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 21 Nov 2006, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 85 years)   3. James Lazarus Cochran,   b. 22 Aug 1923, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 12 Jul 1933, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 9 years) + 4. Gertie Ann Cochran,   b. 3 Sep 1929, Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 15 Jul 2017, Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	15 Apr 2015
  Family ID	F922	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 16 Sep 1897 - Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Married - 11 Oct 1919 - Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Died - 22 Sep 1984 - Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Buried - 23 Sep 1984 - Springhill Cemetery - Springhill, Louisiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents » Slide Show		Porter Cochran Dairy Farm Published in the Minden Press on June 4, 1962
  		U.S. World War I Draft Card - Porter Cochran Name: Porter Cochran County: Webster State: Louisiana Birth Date: 16 Sep 1897 Race: White Age: 20 Occupation: Farming Employer: Self Place of Employment: Sarepta, Webster, La. Height: Medium Build: Medium Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Black
  		Obituary of Porter Cochran Published in The Shreveport Times on September 24, 1984
  		U.S. World War II Draft Card - Porter Cochran Name: Porter Cochran Race: White Age: 44 Birth Date: 16 Sep 1897 Birth Place: Springhill, Louisiana Residence Place: Springhill, Webster, Louisiana, USA Registration Date: 14 Feb 1942 Registration Place: Springhill, Webster, Louisiana, USA Employer: Frost Lbr Ind Inc. Springhill, LA Weight: 165 Complexion: Dark Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Black Height: 5' 8" Next of Kin: Mrs. Porter Cochran

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of Porter Cochran and Gertrude Frances Houston Cochran Springhill Cemetery - Springhill, Louisiana, USA

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: PORTERVILLE, LA - Services for Mr. Porter Cochran, 87, of Portersville were held at 4 p.m., Sunday, September 23, at the Central Baptist Church in Springhill, La., where he was a member and deacon. Dr. Johnny Adkins, assisted by Dr. Newell Pugh, officiated. Burial was in the Springhill Cemetery. He died Saturday, September 22, 1984, at his residence after a long illness. Mr. Cochran, a native and life long resident of this area, was a major supplier of lumber for the early salt mill industry in Springhill. He worked as a dairyman and poultry farmer in the settlement that came to be called Porterville after him. He was known as (Mr. Porter) to all his friends and acquaintances. Mr. Cochran is survived by his wife, Gertrude Houston Cochran; two daughters, Maggie Evelyn Wallace and Gertie Ann Twitty, all of Porterville; one son, Melbourne Cochran of Springhill; seven grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were: Galvin L. Stahl, Louis Stahl, Jerry Voss, Danny Stanford, John Wallace, James Evans and David Twitty. Honorary Pallbearers were: deacons of Central Baptist Church in Springhill. (Published in The Shreveport Times on September 24, 1984)