Yesterday I was on my way home to Knoxville from visiting family in Northwest Ohio.  I figured I’d take a detour and try to find the origin of my Cochran ancestors.  The first record I’ve been able to find of any Cochrans puts a James and John Cochran in cabins in what would become Higginsport [...]

Posted on March 31st, 2010 by Zach
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DAY 7:  We spent much of day 7 exploring my parent’s property.  We kicked off our adventures with the traditional forklift rides.  Isaac and Charlotte took turns riding the forklift with their grandfather.  He showed them how to lift a pallet up and down and even gave them a ride on the pallet and loaded [...]

Posted on November 14th, 2009 by Kathleen
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DAY 5:  Our first day in Ohio was mostly spent relaxing at my parents’ house.   Lee stopped over as we were having some lunch and introduced us to his girlfriend, Jen.  We had a nice visit with Lee and Jen as we munched on french fries and BBQ chicken.  Nicole took to Lee right away.  [...]

Posted on November 13th, 2009 by Kathleen
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Living out in the country meant that there were few kids our age around, so when we were young our only playmates were our siblings and the great outdoors.  I remember playing with my younger brother, Lee when we were little. I can remember building block structures and playing with little action figures. There was [...]

Posted on March 29th, 2009 by Kathleen
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