Angelina Co., TX - Cemeteries - Cochran Cemetery *********************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Debra Coursey Pitts and son D.J. Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************** COCHRAN CEMETERY Surveyed by: Debra Coursey Pitts & son D.J. in Dec.2002 Location: About 11 miles southeast of Huntington; go Hwy.69 south to Huntington turning onto FM.RD.2109 for about 11 miles then left onto 2801 (Hanks Creek area) then right on Co.RD.363 at the Cochran Cemetery sign,cemetery will be on right side of road. Cochran Cemetery is known for the story that surrounds the small gravestone that is located towards the front & center of the cemetery. It is that of an unknown baby that was left on the doorstep of the Lovelady Family who lived down the road. The old original marker has long since deteriorated and lays in a pile behind a new one that has replaced it. *It reads as follows :"Unknown infant boy found at the home of J.K.LOVELADY on 4-1 and died on 4-3-1899 - MAN WHO ARE YOU " ********************************************************************************** Name Birth Death Notes / Misc. *********************************** SCHOUBROEK,Venis 9-25-1914 3-20-1967 father unknown SCHOUBROEK,Julia L. 1878 1967 SCHOUBROEK,Lessie M. 9-19-1911 12-20-1994 SINGLETON,Lee 6-12-1929 4-17-1995 Masonic Lodge member "he is beloved" SINGLETON,Lou 6-16-1928 8-11-1996 GORE,John Louis 10-22-1925 7-24-1988 MSGT US Air Force WWII , Korea McCullough,James F. 1927 1995 Masonic Lodge member McCullough,Zelma L. 1932 1986 Eastern Star Lodge member HOWARD,Aub 2-20-1903 2-12-1986 HOWARD,Wilma Jean 10-17-1923 12-2-2002 PARAMORE,Charles R.,Sr. 7-14-1932 6-29-2001 US Air Force Korea WAMPLER,William Drew 12-14-1921 9-4-2000 Masonic Lodge member WAMPLER,Dorothy Lee 10-29-1915 4-22-1999 Eastern Star Lodge member PHILLIPS,L.A."Phil" 4-12-1919 8-14-1993 Masonic Lodge member PHILLIPS,Hazel M. 7-13-1911 4-1-1995 Eastern Star Lodge member PRIDGEON,Leslie C. 12-10-1921 4-16-1995 SGT. US Army WWII PRIDGEON,Fred 1906 1997 PRIDGEON,Bertie 1903 1993 ROPER,Charles Ernest 1919 1983 SGT.US Army WWII ROPER,Thelma R. 1923 2000 YOUNGBLOOD,George W. 4-11-1873 10-22-1918 YOUNGBLOOD,Virgie Francis 1-20-1915 11-13-1915 YOUNGBLOOD,Donnie Lee 10-10-1910 10-13-1915 YOUNGBLOOD,Allen Ray 10-1-1920 5-12-1989 US Army WWII REDGISTER,Dola 2-28-1900 12-15-1901 dau.of J.R.& J.D.Redgister *LOVELADY,J.K. 1856 1941 LOVELADY,Caroline 1859 1943 CUPP,Leland 12-25-1893 2-6-1894 son of M.B.& C.H. Cupp COCHRAN,Carlos 1-2-1894 9-16-1899 SCHOUBROEK,J.G. 7-22-1875 6-17-1921 SCHOUBROEK,Vertie Mae 1917 1919 SCHOUBROEK,Tommy Ray 10-16-1945 9-7-1999 SCHOUBROEK,Arthur 10-21-1903 ----- SCHOUBROEK,Ruth 2-26-1909 7-5-1999 SCHOUBROEK,Floyd Darwin 3-20-1925 1-26-1926 BENGE,Lewis 9-28-1903 5-17-1990 BENGE,Jewel 7-19-1908 7-31-1980 GAY,T.J. 10-17-1922 ----- daddy GAY,Martha E. 9-10-1927 7-1-1972 mother unknown COCHRAN,Pat J. 4-4-1815 12-6-1862 husband of Mary E.T.THOMPSON,1832-1875 (these are on the same marker) COCHRAN,Elvira 11-15-1844 12-9-1896 COCHRAN,A.B. 6-5-1828 3-4-1887 COCHRAN,Abram Byron 7-18-1876 7-25-1876 COCHRAN,Mollie died 10-13-1879 age 6 years,2 months,11 days dau.of A.B.& J.E.Cochran COCHRAN,Leon 3-10-1881 (?) 11-25-1890 dates not clear LOVELADY,Luiza J. 5-19-1876 8-31-1877 dau.of T.L.& D.A. *UNKNOWN INFANT BOY found at home of J.K.Lovelady on 4-1 and died 4-3-1899 "MAN WHO ARE YOU" (old broken marker & new one) TRUITT,Addie 1883 1922 "sweet be thy sleep" YOUNGBLOOD,Addie 7-24-1886 12-6-1918 CARLTON,david Leland 1914 1916 COCHRAN,Wallace 1874 1911 HAWKINS,George A. 1-21-1910 1-31-1911 HAWKINS,Eulala 3-21-1895 12-27-1897 dau.of B.F.& M.E.Hawkins COCHRAN,Talmadge C. 8-19-1925 7-25-1973 unknown unknown COCHRAN,(?)Lillie Robie 2-11-1895 6-23-1896 dau.of D.E.& E.E. Cochran COCHRAN,J.B.,Sr. 1803 1893 COCHRAN,Sarah M. 1802 1875 COCHRAN,Elias K. 1832 1878 COCHRAN,Susan A.(Moore) 1862 1892 COCHRAN,Francis Cottingham 1840 1896 COCHRAN,Frances E.(Granberry) 1866 1901 COCHRAN,Sarah Ann 1844 1878 COCHRAN,Claudia 1884 1894 COCHRAN,Vulan 11-22-1901 8-15-1906 dau.of M.F.& Sudie COCHRAN,Charley 1891 1899 COCHRAN,J.B.(uncle B.) 1844 1901 COCHRAN,Lavonia M. 1857 1903 COCHRAN,Joseph A. 1897 1971 COCHRAN,Elbert B. 1892 1959 McINTYRE,Robert L. 9-13-1918 10-9-1998 this marker has 3 "lodge emblems",Masonic Lodge & not sure of others McINTYRE,Kathleen E."Miss Kitty" 9-12-1918 2-2-1998 Eastern Star Lodge member HARVEY,Jerry A.,Sr. 11-5-1939 11-9-1990 daddy BAIRD,Donald D. 1928 ---- BAIRD,Alta Beatrice 1932 1980 COCHRAN,Eugene Dee 2-18-1915 4-4-1998 daddy COCHRAN,Frances L. 5-18-1918 11-11-1998 married to Eugene on 7-6-1946 COCHRAN,Ruby Dee infant 7-4-1954 COLWELL,Mary E. 4-4-1895 3-14-1968 COLWELL,Sam 9-12-1880 1-14-1965 HOLDER,Marhta C. 2-19-1915 6-8-1992 beloved mother BUTTS,Paralee 1853 1899 BUTTS,John H. 1848 1905 COCHRAN,Rebecca E. 12-23-1877 5-14-1921 DICKENS,Mrs.S.A. 4-19-1857 6-30-1920 unknown SANDERS,James F. 9-20-1887 2-14-1912 SMITH,Susanna 9-19-1885 11-6-1906 baby brother Walker 1900 1900 (don't know if this is the baby brother named Walker of a Smith since it's located with them OR if it is a baby of a Walker Family) SMITH,Emma 1865 1914 IVY,Cyrus J. 1881 1970 IVY,Ellie 1898 1989 COLWELL,Alice 10-17-1878 3-28-1941 COLWELL,Gaylon 3-24-1914 ----- Masonic Lodge member married M.McRainey on 4-24-1943 COLWELL,Mildred McRainey 10-20-1928 ----- COLWELL,(?)unknown 6-25-1819 6-13(?)-1899 (maker is broken & black with age) CALWELL,Martha Frances (this WAS spelled with an "a" it is not a typo,marker could be wrong ?) 3-26-1838 2-18-1916 COLWELL,D.K. 7-28-1892 5-24-1917 COLWELL,Wiley 6-6-1856 125-1928 COLWELL,Rachel Ann 2-11-1861 1-13-1948 COCHRAN,William Scott 1-29-1892 12-2-1974 COCHRAN,Eureka 2-14-1898 6-10-1997 COCHRAN,Charlie Ruth 4-15-1932 9-22-1936 COCHRAN,infant 4-5-1921 7-5-1921 inf.son of Scott & Eureka COCHRAN,infant 4-15-1920 inf.dau.of Scott & Eureka WICKEY,infant 6-2-1902 7-10-1902 inf.son of A.J.& Saley Wickey COCHRAN,D.A. 12-13-1861 10-26-1931 COCHRAN,Eliza Jane 4-21-1863 8-5-1899 COCHRAN,Ava 7-20-1886 8-21-1886 COCHRAN,Jimmie 2-15-1888 3-10-1889 HARVEY,Z.O. 9-15-1840 6-8-1926 unknown unknown PICKARD,Laura 11-4-1885 11-24-1917 mother PICKARD,Eula Mae 4-30-1909 8-11-1968 PICKARD,Joe 1854 1918 PICKARD,Priscilla 1861 1954 PICKARD,Oscar 1895 1968 STUART,Ordie C. 11-6-1885 2-19-1964 STUART,Della P. 12-16-1888 9-27-1976 PURYEAR,Granville A. 5-11-1910 7-9-1934 COCHRAN,Claud J. 5-14-1884 9-26-1894 son of J.B.& Lavonia RAY,Martha 3-11-1874 10-13-1942 RAY,Green 10-6-1876 1-11-1925 COLWELL,Ammandy 1888 1917 COLWELL,unknown 9x9 sq.stone SMITHHEART,infant 1-12-1929 COLWELL,baby COLWELL,Katie 1874 1907 COLWELL,W.J. 1866 1943 STANLEY,W.H.(Hawk) 12-22-1852 2-5-1918 STANLEY,Elizabeth 5-14-1852 12-7-1915 JOHNSON,Lester Warren 7-26-1938 4-15-1984 JOHNSON,Deanna Cleveland 12-5-1942 ----- DOYLE,Rowin 9-29-1902 9-20-1905 SMITHHEART,Alma 1874 1919 SMITHHEART,Stewart 1870 1940 SMITHHEART,Monnie Mae(Rushing) 4-8-1908 2-24-1931 MULLINS,H.C. 7-14-1857 4-22-1926 ASHTON,Janet Evelyn 1-17-1970 11-17-1980 ASHTON,Woodrow W. 2-2-1919 6-4-1988 CPL US Army WWII ASHTON,Katie B. 2-24-1919 ----- HOLIDAY,Kendra Kay 7-8-1966 12-20-1995 SMITHHEART,George Gordon 10-26-1919 1-14-1982 SMITHHEART,Maybell 10-16-1917 ----- SMITHHEART,Jannif 1906 1993 SMITHHEART,Dee 1904-1938 HARVEY,Donnie & Ronnie (twins) 1943 1943 HARVEY,Bobbie 1931 1937 our darling HARVEY,Sterling (Pech) 1901 1951 HASTINGS,H.M. 11-1-1865 4-28-1951 HASTINGS,Allie 6-5-1866 no death date MYERS,Nela Mae 5-17-1931 8-23-1979 mother CLEVELAND,Mary Morene Ivy 9-27-1919 11-18-1991 "Home Port" CLEVELAND,Jonathan C. 1890 1943 CLEVELAND,Mertie C. 1896 1980 CLEVELAND,Katy May 1917 1919 CONNER,Eliza 10-5-1882 3-4-1918 COLWELL,Hollie 10-25-1913 4-19-1928 COLWELL,John Thomas 1886 1928 COLWELL,Dollie 1896 1970 COLWELL,Rassie 6-19-1915 11-16-1984 NOLEN,Wilma Lee 9-25-1914 8-31-1990 married to Acie on 2-4-1933 NOLEN,Acie L. 5-19-1913 6-8-1994 NOLEN,Robert F. 10-22-1938 10-9-1939 inf.son of Mr.& Mrs.Acie Nolen HARVILL,Clarence 1908 1964 HARVILL,Katie 1908 1989 HARVEY,Iva Jo 1894 1982 HARVEY,Seth A. 1890 1961 BARNETT,Jack Wade 8-16-1944 2-19-1945 footstone says:baby BARNETT,Sandra Faye 3-2-1945 ----- married James on 5-1-1964 BARNETT,James Garland 7-9-1945 ---- COLWELL,Matthew H. 10-20-1900 12-12-1987 married Minnie on 5-10-1917 photo on marker COLWELL,Minnie P. 3-25-1896 9-17-1977 COLWELL,William James 11-22-1933 6-1-1981 married on 5-22-1953 (NO name for spouse on stone at this time) COLWELL,Jennifer"Michelle" 6-15-1981 10-24-1983 (marker has a "Care Bear" on it) KEELS,Floyd Herman 6-18-1934 2-5-1993 FERGUSON,Marion Fulton 8-15-1932 4-2-1990 beloved father DIXON,Tommie 4-17-1904 1-10-1991 age 86 DIXON,Mrs.Hollie 1905 1977 SMITHHEART,Joe M. 10-9-1892 1-1-1978 SMITHHEART,Norie A. 9-18-1982 4-29-1984 BARNETT,Leroy BARNETT,Hazel 6-1-1917 4-9-1922 11-4-1973 5-21-1990 this marker reads: He's taken away a person who was loved by one and all. He spreads his love throughout this world and never forced a smile. He was a King of men and a tower of strength who gave you a helping hand in time of need or just a friendly deed.He lived each day to it's fullest knowing it might be his last.But he held few regrets or sorrows knowing he had done his best.He knew his time was drawing near,so he gathered his loved ones close by,he prayed please don't cry for me, for now I lay me down to rest. Written by daughter-in-law Sandra