DeKalb COUNTY, GA -Cemeteries Cochran Family Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Mary West jimmielou11@msn.com Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm COCHRAN FAMILY CEMETERY DEKALB CO. GA This cemetery is behind houses on Menlo Dr off Chamblee-Tucker Rd in Tucker Ga. A long time resident told us that the contractor who built the houses was bulldozing the cemetery when the house buyers insisted that the cemetery be preserved. The contractor fenced off an area and concreted it, then laid the stones down flat on the concrete. Despite the concrete the area is very overgrown. One of the homeowners trims the area regularly but it is still covered with pine needles from a large tree nearby. The original Franklin Garrett transcription shows 12 graves. We found 9. ROW A: Julia COCHRAN John COCHRAN Born Born Nov 16, 1807 Nov 10, 1800 Died Died Feb 6, 1886 Dec 8, 1882 Aged 79 yrs 19 ds Aged 81 years 28 dys ___ mo Julia Almedia Bennett Rainey COCHRAN JEFFARES Born Born Mar 6, 1837 Aug 25, 1843 Died Dec 20, 1866 Died 38th GA Infantry Dec 17, 1881 Aged 38 ys, 3 ms 22 ds Parisade Baxter Mother of B W JEFFARES Born Jan 21, 1841 Died Sept 28, 1917 ROW B: Carlis Richardson Mrs Peggy COCHRAN SHAW Dec 16, 1869 Jan 23, 1870 Marvin Travis Charlie Edward COCHRAN COCHRAN Sept 10, 1878 Jan 13, 1870 Dec 28, 1888 Apr 27, 1903