14th Jul 19021,2 - 21st Oct 19083,2
Life History
14th Jul 1902 |
Born in Chckasaw Nation, Indian Territory.1,2 |
21st Oct 1908 |
Died in Love County, Oklahoma.3,2 |
after 21st Oct 1908 |
Buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Marietta, Love County, Oklahoma.2 |
Notes
- The memorial on Find a Grave for Etta Chchran reports Etta as a child of William H and Carrie Hill Cochran, and thus a sibling of Willie,Vaughn and Samuel T, their sons. However, no child named Etta was listed in the 1902 census, which was dated in September. Etta died in October 1908 at age 6 so does not appear in the 1910 US census enumeration for the family.
U.S. Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914
25 Sep 1902, Dawes' Roll #4323, Census Card #1617 William Hunter Cochran, Age 34, Birth Abt 1868, 1/4 Chickasaw
25 Sep 1902, Dawes' Roll #4324, Census Card #1617 Willie Cochran, Age 7, Birth Abt 1895, 1/8 Chickasaw
25 Sep 1902, Dawes' Roll #4325, Census Card #1617 Vertis Cochran, Age 4, Birth Abt 1898, 1/8 Chickasaw
25 Sep 1902, Dawes' Roll #4326, Census Card #1617 Samuel T Cochran, Age 2, Birth Abt 1900, 1/8 Chickasaw Tribal Affiliation Chickasaw By Blood
No child named Etta, likewise, is found in the 1910 census record for this family. But note that that census reports that Carry Cochran has had 5 children but lost 2. Etta's dates found on her burial in Lakeview Cemetery, Marietta, Oklahoma, fits the period from the 1902 census and the 1910 census.
1910 Federal Census, Love County, Oklahoma, 14 May, Marietta City, District 171, page 24A, Hse/Fam #18
Cochran, William H Head M Indian (1/4 Chickasaw) 42 Married 15 years [mar abt 1895] OK AL AL US Marshall Owns Farm [b abt 1868]
Cochran, Carry Wife F White 31 Married 15 years 5 children/3 living AL AL AL No Occupation [b abt 1879]
Cochran, Verta Dau F Indian (1/8 Chickasaw) 12 Marriage OK OK AL [b abt 1898]
Cochran, Samuel T Son M Indian (1/8 Chickasaw) 10 OK OK AL [b abt 1900]
Cochran, Vaughn Son M Indian (1/8 Chickasaw) 7 OK OK AL [b abt 1903]
Etta Cochran
Birth Jul 14, 1902
Death Oct 21, 1908
Parents Carrie Cochran (1876 - 1974)
Siblings:
Willie Cochran (1895 - 1906)
Vaughn Cochran (1903 - 1963)
Burial Lakeview Cemetery, Marietta, Love County, Oklahoma
Created by Phil & Donna Whitaker Apr 23, 2006
-- Find A Grave Memorial #14048785, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14048785/cochran
There is one factor to consider here. The date on the census card was 25 September 1902. But that date could represent when it was actually added to the formal card, since it appears from some other notes with dates that the census data was actually recorded some time in July. William's whole family, also, was transferred from an older Choctaw enrollment card, stemming from the earlier inclusion of Chickasaw citizens in the Choctaw roll until they got the division of the tribes completed.
One new child was added to the old Choctaw card before it was transferred to the new Chickasaw card. This was Samuel T, enrolled in July 1901, reported as 9 months old. Because of the usual time delay between recording and enrollment, it is not exactly clear when Samuel was born, but probably in late 1900 or early 1901. But these names were not transferred to a new Chickasaw card until October 1902. So births during that time would not have been included.
And the final 1902 card names were the only ones included on the "final" roll in 1903. Others were added at each census date or as births were reported, and new enrollments approved. Going by the dates on the enrollment for Vaughn Cochran, born in 1903, each new birth apparently had to be reported, then processed in several stages and finally approved by the Secretary of the Interior. The period of time from birth to approval was around 2 years.
Vaughn was born 10 Feb 1903. Application for his citizenship enrollment was received in the government office on 22 March 1905. Final approval was given on 21 June 1905, by the Secretary of the Interior! And 21st century Americans complain about bureaucracy and red tape!
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