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The Cochran connection

January 24, 2024
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Lincoln Seward Cochran, 1864-1938, is buried at the Old Droop Church, a short distance beyond the covered bridge on Locust Creek. He was a blacksmith on early Greenbrier River log drives; then served as County Assessor, Sheriff, Town (The Law) Constable of Cass, Special Agent for the Western Maryland Railroad, Federal Prohibition Agent, U. S. Commissioner, and land surveyor. Lincoln’s law enforcement career covered a booming, brawling period in Pocahontas history – especially in the lumber town of Cass – that sometimes read like a script from “Gunsmoke,” complete with shootouts and bloodhounds. Lincoln’s grandson wrote the family history for the Pocahontas County History – 1981, and in it writes, “My wife and our four grown children have never lived in West Virginia, but they fully believe the “Wild and Wonderful West Virginia” slogan. However, they think it means wonderful scenery and wild people.”
Some of Lincoln Cochran’s descendants currently live in the Chicago suburb area. Pictured, above, with The Pocahontas Times, l to r: great-great-granddaughter Michelle; grandson John Cochran; great-granddaughter Paige; great-great-grandson Chandler; and great-granddaughter Laura. The Cochran family said they enjoy reading about the rich history of Pocahontas County and West Virginia. 

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  1. Bonnie Roberts says:
    1 year ago

    I don’t know much about him, but I know he was closely related to my grandfather, Harry Cochran. They had the same great grandparents, I think.

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