The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 565

SAMUEL H. COCHRAN.

Samuel H. Cochran, engaged in dairying and ranching near Grandview, was born in
Marshal county, Minnesota, September 16, 1888, a son of John and Mary (McCarthy)
Cochran, both of whom were natives of Canada. The father crossed the border and
became a resident of Minnesota in early life. He was among the pioneers of the
Red River valley and took up government land there. His entire life has been
devoted to agricultural pursuits and he now resides at Grandview. Washington,
being connected with the ranching interests here. 

Samuel H. Cochran is indebted to the public school system of the country for the
educational privileges which he enjoyed. He arrived in Washington in 1905 and
afterward made his way to the Yakima valley, where he worked for wages on
various ranches, being thus employed for eight years. In 1913, desirous that his
labors should more directly benefit himself, he rented land and was occupied in
its further cultivation until 1918, when he invested his savings in ten acres
near Grandview. He has upon this place a good house and substantial barns,
together with other modern improvements, and he devotes his land largely to the
raising of alfalfa. He also keeps a considerable number of cows and is
successfully engaged in the dairy business, finding a ready sale in nearby towns
for his dairy products.

On the 18th of June, 1913, Mr. Cochran was united in marriage to Miss Nora
Tweeten, who was born at Battle Lake, Ottertail county, Minnesota, a daughter of
Alexander and Emma (Hinkey) Tweeten, the former a native of Wisconsin and the
latter of Minnesota. They were pioneer settlers of that state, where the father
engaged in ranching.

Mr. Cochran maintains an independent attitude politically. He concentrates his
efforts and attention upon his business affairs and is a self-made man who owes
his advancement and success entirely to his own efforts.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in December 2007 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.