Morris Cochran (1865)

Born 1865 in Ohio, United States

Died [date unknown] in Key West, Monroe, Florida, United States

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Biography

Morris was born in b 20 Sept 1865 in Ohio .

It looks as if the military brought him to Arcadia , an intriguing town in Desoto County, near Tampa, Fl but he relocated and lived most of his life in Key West, Fl..

Morris married twice, both times to women of Bahamian ancestry. He married first

The couple had children:

Yorick Cochran Son b 1896 Florida Kermit Cochran Son b 1901 Florida

Morris married second on 28 Sep 1903 in Monroe, Florida, United States. His second wife was Catherine "Katie" V. Kelly b 1882, born in Fl to a Bahamian

The couple had children. Among them were:

Frances Cochran daughter b 1906 d 1965 Florida

In 1910 Morris was a foreman in the US Barracks and the Cochrans lived in Key West, Fl

In 1935 Morris lived in Key West 2 doors away from Robert Whitehead the brother in law of his first marriage . (In 1935, Robert was 58y born 777 (sic) Nassau, Bahamas, working as a sugar maker in Key West, Monroe, Florida

Robert Whitehead Junior, 23y b abr 1912 in Key West, Monroe, Florida

Morris also lived next door to the Siveys 1910- 35/40, See https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Judson-1181

I'm working on this to see if there was a familial connection.

Samuel M Spery (sic) Male 51 1859 Georgia Married White Head Georgia Georgia B 2

Annie J Spery Female 33 1877 Bahamas West Indies Married White Wife West Indies West Indies A 3

Jackson Spery Male 10 1900 Florida Single White Son Georgia West Indies A 3

Dewer Spery Male 9 1901 Florida Single White Son Georgia West Indies A 3

Morris Cochran b 20 Sept 1865 d. 29 June 1948, buried Key West, Fl-

Sources

• US Census Records