"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DS-V34 : 12 April 2016), John Cochran, Greenbrier county, Greenbrier, Virginia, United States; citing family 156, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZHW-CTX : 12 April 2016), John Cockern, West Virginia, United States; citing p. 16, family 110, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,186.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6RL-Z35 : 15 July 2017), Jno Cochran, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 33, sheet 312B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1402; FHL microfilm 1,255,402.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John: