William Cochran: DeLoach Genealogy

Generation: 1

William Cochran was born on 18 Jun 1876 in , Russell County, Virginia, ; died on 1 Dec 1969 in , McDowell County, West Virginia, .

Notes:

William was the son of Lilbern Cochran and Rachel Ball
He was the 1st born son of 11 children born to their marriage.
William was a miner and became a mine foreman. He married Ressie Jane Owens in Tazewell County on 6 May 1903.
Ressie and William had several children, including: Clyde Dewey, Marie, Goldie Mae, James Luke, Nora Ruth, Howard Lee, Ethel Oreatha and Robert Van.
Ressie died before William in 1964. Bronchial pneumonia ultimately claimed him in Doctor's Memorial Hospital in Bartley. He is buried beside Ressie in Roselawn Cemetery.

William married Ressie Jane Owens on 6 May 1903 in , Tazewell County, Virginia, . Ressie was born on 15 Feb 1887 in , Ashe County, North Carolina, ; died on 11 Feb 1964 in , McDowell County, West Virginia, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Goldia Virginia Cochran was born on 23 Jan 1912 in , McDowell County, West Virginia, ; died on 9 Aug 1959 in , McDowell County, West Virginia, ; was buried in Monte Vista Memorial Park, Washington County, Tennessee, .

Generation: 2

Goldia Virginia Cochran

(1.William¹) was born on 23 Jan 1912 in , McDowell County, West Virginia, ; died on 9 Aug 1959 in , McDowell County, West Virginia, ; was buried in Monte Vista Memorial Park, Washington County, Tennessee, .

Goldia married James Irvine Ledford about 1930 in , McDowell County, West Virginia, . James (son of David Nathaniel Ledford and Elvinia Waycaster) was born on 7 May 1907 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 23 Oct 1939 in , Pike County, Kentucky, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

3. Living
4. Kenneth Ray Ledford was born on 8 Jun 1932 in , McDowell County, West Virginia, ; died on 28 Jul 1999 in , Sevier County, Tennessee, .
5. Eleanor Mae Ledford was born on 8 Dec 1932 in , McDowell County, West Virginia, ; died on 2 Nov 2005 in , Jefferson County, Alabama, .
6. Donald Howard Ledford was born on 15 Apr 1934 in , McDowell County, West Virginia, ; died on 29 Mar 2006 in , Sevier County, Tennessee, .
7. Larry Gene Ledford was born on 17 May 1938 in , Pike County, Kentucky, ; died on 10 May 2017 in , Washington County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Mountain Home National Cemetery, Washington County, Tennessee, .

Generation: 3

3. Living (2.Goldia², 1.William¹)
Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
4. Kenneth Ray Ledford (2.Goldia², 1.William¹) was born on 8 Jun 1932 in , McDowell County, West Virginia, ; died on 28 Jul 1999 in , Sevier County, Tennessee, .
5. Eleanor Mae Ledford (2.Goldia², 1.William¹) was born on 8 Dec 1932 in , McDowell County, West Virginia, ; died on 2 Nov 2005 in , Jefferson County, Alabama, .
6. Donald Howard Ledford (2.Goldia², 1.William¹) was born on 15 Apr 1934 in , McDowell County, West Virginia, ; died on 29 Mar 2006 in , Sevier County, Tennessee, .

Larry Gene Ledford

(2.Goldia², 1.William¹) was born on 17 May 1938 in , Pike County, Kentucky, ; died on 10 May 2017 in , Washington County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Mountain Home National Cemetery, Washington County, Tennessee, .

Family/Spouse: Winnie Gillespie. Winnie (daughter of Bryan Burroughs Gillespie and Georgia Bell Lee) was born about 1941 in , Sullivan County, Tennessee, ; died on 22 Jun 2022 in , Washington County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Mountain Home National Cemetery, Washington County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]