1850 Swain Cockram (age 48, born in North Carolina) lived in Buncombe County, North Carolina, in a household with Lois Cockram (age 37), Narsey M Cockram (age 17), Wm H Cockram (age 15), James W Cockram (age 14), Sarah M Cockram (age 13), Harriet M Cockram (age 12), Emaline M Cockram (age 11), Joseph M Cockram (age 9), Lettie A Cockram (age 7), Moses W Cockram (age 6), Jeff P Cockram (age 5), and Jeston M Cockram (age 3). [1]
1859 Probate records for Swain Cochran in Buncombe County, North Carolina named Moses Cochran as guardian of Joseph, Lettey Ann, Moses, Jefferson, Justin, and Mary Cochran, all minor orphans of Swain. Date: October 14, 1859. [2]
[1] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[2] North Carolina, Division of Archives and History, Wills and estate papers (Buncombe County), 1663-1978, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].