Notes for Elisha Cochran

1850 Elisha Cochran (age 50, born in Georgia) lived in Merrietts Twp, Cobb County, Georgia, in a household with Contha Cochran (age 46), Elisha W P Cochran (age 14), Georgia Ann Cochran (age 13), Mary Ann Cochran (age 11), and Randal Gaddie (age 26). Elisha Cochran was a farmer. [1]

Research Notes:

A descendant reports the following:

1818 tax digest in Morgan Co. Capt Weltch's Dist
William Cockram
Elisha Cochran
James Cochran
Moses Cochran
1819 Elisha marries Synthia Horn Feb 15th
1819 Nov. 19, First child born Eliza Cochran

1820 Tax Records, Capt Knight's Dist
William Cochran
Elisha Cochran
1821 July 15, 1821 Second Child born, Genesis (Gincy) Cochran

1823 Tax Records, Capt Whiticar's Dist
Elisha Cochran
1823 March 2nd 1823 Third Child born 1st Son Paschal William Cochran

Between about 1825 and 1830 Elisha moved into DeKalb Co. Ga. as that land had opened up to settlers.
In DeKalb Co. 5 more children were born
Rhoana Demerus Mar 26, 1826
James Payton Apr 11, 1829
Moses Willis Mar 11, 1831
Elisha West Dillard Cochran, Apr. 10, 1835

By 1840 Elisha had moved on into Cobb Co. Ga. after the removal of Cherokees, where he spent the rest of his life.

Footnotes:

[1] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryRecord].