Fayette County PA Archives Biographies.....Cochran, Clark G. February 17, 1852 - ????
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Source: Gresham and Wiley, 1889: Biographical & Portrait Cyclopedia, Fayette Co, PA, pg 322
Author: John H. Gresham & Samuel T. Wiley

    Clark G Cochran, the leading and prosperous liveryman of 
Dawson, Penna, is a son of Isaac Cochran and Lydia C Merrell 
Cochran, and was born in Lower Tyrone township, Fayette 
county, Penna, February 17, 1852.  
    Isaac Cochran, grandson of Samuel Cochran, was born at 
what is now Dawson, June 22, 1821.  In early life he engaged 
in flat-boating coke and a few years later in coke 
manufacturing.  As agent for Alfred Howell he laid out the 
town of Dawson in 1857, and has been agent for the sale of 
its lots ever since.  He is a democrat, Free Mason, and 
large land holder.  
    In 1851 he married Miss Lydia Merrell, daughter of 
Abraham Merrell.  They have three children: Lizzie J 
Cochran, wife of M Keepers, dentist at Latrobe; Sarah J 
Cochran, wife of Dr McKay of Fayette city, and Clark G 
Cochran.  Clark G Cochran received the advantages of a 
common school education and at twenty one years of age he 
became superintendent of the coal works, now known as the 
Jackson mines.  From 1877 to 1884 he was engaged in farming 
in Dunbar township, and then removed to his present 
beautiful farm near Dawson in Lower Tyrone township.  
    In 1873 he married Mary L Given, daughter of Robert T 
Given, a prominent citizen of Dawson.  They have seven 
children: Maud Cochran, Millie Cochran, Isaac E Cochran, 
Robert Cochran, Clark G Cochran Jr, Lydia Cochran and Edward 
Cochran.  
    Clark G Cochran has the finest livery, feed and sale 
stables at Dawson, and are well equipped with all facilities 
for the accommodation of the traveling public.  The stock 
consists of eighteen head of horses and a large number of 
fine carriages and buggies.  He is a democrat, a member of K 
P, and Junior Mechanics.  He is one of the enterprising and 
live businessmen of Dawson.  

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