An Illustrated History of Central Oregon, Western Historical Publishing Company,
Spokane, WA. 1905, pages 317-318

SAMUEL COCHRAN is a stanch and patriotic citizen of Wasco county where he has
wrought for some time, and is now retired, enjoying the fruits of his former
labor. He resides about three miles south from town on the Mt. Hood road, where
he has an estate of seven acres, which is devoted largely to hay.      

Samuel Cochran was born in Iowa, on May 17, 1846, the son of Artemus and Mary
(Whitmore) Cochran, natives of Ohio. The father's people were pioneers of that
country and the mother's ancestors came from Pennsylvania Dutch stock. Our
subject was reared and educated in Iowa, his youthful days being spent on the
farm with his father. On November 29, 1866, he married Miss Louisa J. Ruckman, a
native of Iowa and the daughter of William and Mary (Miller) Ruckman, natives
respectively of Pennsylvania and Ohio. The father was of Dutch ancestrage and
was born in 1804. The mother came from Scotch and Irish extraction. After
marriage Mr. Cochran bought a farm and dwelt in his native place until 1872,
when he sold out and assayed the journey to Union county, Oregon. Arriving there
in good time, he selected state land and purchased seven hundred acres, which he
tilled until 1900, when he sold all but three hundred and forty acres of that
estate and moved to the Hood River valley. Here he purchased the place mentioned
above and since that time has continued here in quiet retirement. The Union
county estate is rented and produces a fine income annually.      

Mr. Cochran has three brothers, William J., Rufus, and Milton D., and one
sister, Rachel F. Johnson. He also has the following named brothers and sisters
deceased: Charles, Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Collins, Mrs. Rebecca Ellen Kah, and
Mrs. Lucy Catherine Rae. Mrs. Cochran has three brothers, William H., George W.,
and Thomas M., and one sister, Elizabeth Connelly, and two brothers deceased,
John N. and Robert D. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Cochran:
Mary M., the wife of Charles L. Copple, whose farm adjoins that of our subject;
Charles E., a prominent attorney in Union county and a graduate of the Ann Arbor
University; and George T., a graduate of Leland Stanford University, and in the
employ of the government in Manila, being in the forestry bureau. Mr. Cochran is
an elder of the Christian church while he and his wife are faithful members of
this denomination, and have labored for the advancement of the faith for many
years. They are very genial and affable people and are worthy of the esteem in
which they are held by all.

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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in January 2005 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. 
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.