John Allen “Bootsy” COCHRAN, Sr.

1909 - 1968  (59 years)

• Name	John Allen “Bootsy” COCHRAN  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	10 Apr 1909	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	near Florence, South Carolina   [4]
  _UID	E7AA6387E05B4CE489D3077348C48325701D
  Death	6 May 1968	Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina   [5]
  Burial	Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [3, 5]
  Person ID	I331	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	30 May 2014

  
  

  Father	George Allen COCHRAN,   b. 5 Jul 1875, Sumter, South Carolina d. 7 Sep 1922, Sumter, South Carolina (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Mary Emily "Ammie" SINGLETON,   b. 16 Aug 1896, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 13 Jan 1960, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1907	South Carolina   [5]
  _UID	D9F5F28593AE44D98522DC894A0FB85F1F9E
  _UID	D9F5F28593AE44D98522DC894A0FB85F1F9E
  Family ID	F120	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Virginia WELLS   d. Bef 21 May 2014
  _UID	1627D08FB48E4A8188C673E3600E1D8A627C
  _UID	1627D08FB48E4A8188C673E3600E1D8A627C
  Children	1. John Allen “Johnny” COCHRAN, Jr.,   b. 8 Apr 1937, Sumter, South Carolina d. Bef 21 May 2014 (Age < 77 years)   2. Living   3. Patricia Ann “Patsy” COCHRAN,   b. 24 May 1950, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 21 May 2014 (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F121	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  John Allen was Virginia’s second husband. John was moving and he was on the back of a pick-up truck holding or standing on top of a mattress. The wind caught the mattess and blew it off the back of the truck. John was killed as the result of this accident. [4, 6]

  
  

• Sources

  [S11687] David Olsen [S18165] Marie C. Turner. [S21010] Patricia A. Simpson. [S34] Marie Cochran Turner and Jean Richburg (Marie’s daughter). [S68] Cochran Gedcom File. [S35] .