Westmoreland County PA Archives Biographies.....Cochran, William S. November 20, 1854 - 

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WILLIAM S. COCHRAN, an enterprising and energetic merchant of Stauffer, is a son
of John C. and Hannah (Felgar) Cochran and was born near Scottdale, in East
Huntingdon township, Westmoreland county, Pa, November 20, 1854. His
grandfather, John Cochran, was born near Dawson, in what is now lower Tyrone
township, Fayette county, and was a farmer and blacksmith. He married Esther
Barr of this county and died near Scottdale about 1862. His father, John C. 
Cochran, was a native of East Huntingdon township. He was engaged in farming
near Scottdale until 1860 when he migrated to Missouri where he settled in Clark
county for a short time. He next removed to Hancock county, Illinois, where he
resided for one year and then returned to Westmoreland county. He was a
republican-prohibitionist, a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and died
in 1889. He was married in 1853 to Hannah, daughter of John Felgar, by whom he
had seven children, all of whom are living. Mrs. Cochrun is now in her
fifty-fourth year.

   William S. Cochran was reared on a farm where he was trained to farming and
teaming, he received his education in the common schools of his native township
and Waynesburg college, Greene county, Pa. Leaving college he was engaged in
mining and teaming for a number of years. In 1888 he determined upon entering
into the general mercantile business and selected Stauffer as a favorable place
for establishing a store. From 1888 to the present time he has met with good
success in the mercantile business at Stauffer. His store-room is large and
commodious and his stock consists of dry goods, notions, groceries, glassware
and everything  kept in a first-class store. He has a good trade and many warm
friends among his patrons.

   On March 18, 1884, he was united in marriage with Annie Loar, daughter of
Peter Loar, of Mount Pleasant township, this county. To this union have been
horn two children, one son and one daughter: Jesse C., born March 31, 1885, and
Dorsey O., born June 10, 1888. Mrs. Annie (Loar) Cochran was born in the same
year as her husband and is a member of the Baptist church.

   William S. Cochran is a member of Hylas Lodge, No. 474 Knights of Pythias and
O. W. Howell Council, No 210, Junior Order of the United American Mechanics, He
is a democrat and served as postmaster at Stauffer under President Cleveland’s
administration.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from
Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Compiled and Published by John M. Gresham & Co.
Samuel T. Wiley, Chief Assistant
1890


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