Cognomen » Boonville http://www.nomens.org A genealogy and family history blog Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:47:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 William H. Harrison of Boonville, Mo., born June 10, 1842 http://www.nomens.org/2010/01/william-h-harrison-of-boonville-mo-born-june-10-1842/ http://www.nomens.org/2010/01/william-h-harrison-of-boonville-mo-born-june-10-1842/#comments Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:42:43 +0000 admin http://www.nomens.org/?p=160 William Henry Harrison, of Boonville, Missouri, is a difficult man to track down, due to the unfortunate circumstance of sharing a name with the ninth President of the United States. This William Harrison was born in Howard County, Missouri, on June 10, 1842.

Portrait of W. H. Harrison

Portrait of W. H. Harrison

William was born just across the river from Boonville, Missouri, to Cosby Berryman Harrison and Mary Callaway. He married Laura Lundy on March 7, 1866, and had six children:

  • James Edward Harrison, born December 10, 1866
  • Cammie Harrison, born December 7, 1868
  • Martha (Mattie) Callaway, born October 2, 1870
  • Thomas Brent Harrison, twin, who died in infancy
  • Robert Markley Harrison, twin, birthdate unknown
  • Mary (Mayme) Alice Harrison, born November 11th, 1879

He was a stagecoach driver and pioneer settler of Cooper County, Missouri. He later became a supervisor of road construction.

William H. Harrison

William Henry Harrison died on November 8th, 1915, of apoplexy, while overseeing road work on the Santa Fe Trail.

The Reaper of Death

]]> http://www.nomens.org/2010/01/william-h-harrison-of-boonville-mo-born-june-10-1842/feed/ 0 Double Celebration for the W.J. Cochran family http://www.nomens.org/2010/01/double-celebration-for-the-w-j-cochran-family/ http://www.nomens.org/2010/01/double-celebration-for-the-w-j-cochran-family/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:18:39 +0000 admin http://www.nomens.org/?p=156 Here is a short article that may be of interest to those researching the Cochran or Harrison families.  It was printed in 1927 and references the marriage of Mattie Callaway Harrison to W.J. Cochran in 1890.  Although the Cochran family is well documented (due to W.J.’s successful construction business in Boonville, Missouri) it’s alway nice to have extra evidence.

Double Celebration

]]> http://www.nomens.org/2010/01/double-celebration-for-the-w-j-cochran-family/feed/ 0 John Cochran and Rosanna Acton, Irish Immigrants http://www.nomens.org/2009/07/john-cochran-and-rosanna-acton-irish-immigrants/ http://www.nomens.org/2009/07/john-cochran-and-rosanna-acton-irish-immigrants/#comments Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:22:56 +0000 admin http://www.rrproject.com/cognomen/?p=102 John Cochran's tombstone

John Cochrans tombstone

John Cochran was born in Ireland on November 28th, 1790 to his parents Samuel Cochran and Margaret Wilson.  He grew up in Castlebar, Ireland with his 4 brothers and sisters:

  • Alexander Cochran, born 1794 in Ireland
  • Mary Cochran, born 1797 in Ireland
  • Catherine Cochran, born 1800 in Ireland
  • Margaret Cochran, born 1804 in Ireland

John married Rosanna (Rosie) Acton (born in Castlebar, October 9th, 1792) and they were also married there.  They had 9 children:

  • Samuel Cochran, born in Castlebar, Ireland in 1822
  • Dennis Cochran, born in Ireland in 1824
  • Esther Cochran, born in Belfast, Ireland in 1826
  • Matthew Cochran, born in Ireland in 1828
  • John Cochran, born in Ireland in 1833
  • Rosanna Cochran, born in Ireland in 1836
  • William Cochran, born in Ireland in 1837
  • Ann Cochran, born in Ireland in 1842
  • Mary Jane Cochran, born in Ireland (date unknown)
Rosanna Cochrans tombstone

Rosanna Cochrans tombstone

John and Rosanna Cochran must have moved to Belfast between 1822 and 1826.  Matthew, Sam, and Dennis emigrated to America in the mid 1800s. They came in to Patterson, New Jersey, and then sent for their family.  They moved westward, like many other immigrants, eventually settling in Boonville, Missouri.  William moved to St. Louis, Missouri; and Esther went to Utah.  Mary Jane moved Iowa.

The younger John Cochran (born in 1833) went on to start a successful construction company, and built many of Boonville’s historic buildings – many of which are still standing today.

Cochran Family gathering 1894

Cochran Family gathering 1894

John Cochran passed away in 1858, and Rosanna Cochran passed away 1877.  Both are buried in Walnut Grove cemetery in Boonville, Missouri.

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