Travis Spraggin Cochran
Full Name: Travis Spraggin CochranOther surnames: Cockran
Date of birth: October 18, 1828
Date of death: January 25, 1908
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 2 | Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891 | 21st (1) (2) (3) | Democrat | Colita / Polk | Polk, San Jacinto |
(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Democrat. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
(3) Roster of Representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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House District 2
Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891 Legislatures: 21st (1) (2) (3) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Colita / Polk Counties in district: Polk, San Jacinto |
(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Democrat. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
(3) Roster of Representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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Resolutions and Journal entries
- 31st Legislature, R.S., 1/18/1909, p. 108. Birth date 10/19/1828, death date 1/25/1908. Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, Travis S. Cockran, pp. 367-368. Born 10/28/1828 in Edgefield District, South Carolina, married Sarah A. Mainer in 1856. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
- Biographical sketch and portrait, Hon. Trav. S. Cochran, pp. 248-251. Born in Edgefield, South Carolina, served in Company F, 4th Regiment of Texas Cavalry, Green's Brigade. Texas, the Country and Its Men: Historical, Biographical, Descriptive, 1918.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Company F, 4th Regiment, Texas Cavalry. Travis S. Cochran, full name Travis Spraggin Cochran, death date 1/25/1907 in Polk County, widow Mrs. T.S. Cochran, marriage date 12/16/1856 in Polk County. Pension File No. 29333, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com.
- Confederate States Army, Corporal, Company F, 4th Regiment, Texas Cavalry. Military grave marker, T.S. Cochran and grave marker, Travis S. Cochran, birth date 10/18/1828, death date 1/25/1908, burial in Forest Hill Cemetery, Livingston, Polk County. Find a Grave.
Other Resources
- Travis S. Cochran, birth date 1828 in South Carolina, death date 1/25/1908 in Livingston, Polk County, farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Photographs
- Photograph. T.S. Cochran, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 21st session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
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21st R.S. - 1889
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