CochranvilleHistory.com was created by Karen Furst, who grew up in that small Chester County town. Karen collects Cochranville artifacts, memorabilia, photos, and ephemera. If you have anything you would like to share, please email her.
Heidi Silliman, Pastor
P.O. Box 417
Church Street
Cochranville, PA 19330
Partial listing of tombstones (external link)
The Parkesburg Library has a folder containing the following:
• The history of the Cochranville Methodist church
• Methodism In Cochranville 1830-1980, by Dennis E Simmons, March
1 1980
http://www.parkesburglibrary.org/folders/Cochranville_Methodist/Cochranville_Methodist.html
Located on Street Road (Route 926) at its intersection with Faggs Manor Road in Londonderry Township, the church was founded in 1730. It was rebuilt between the years of 1742 and 1775 and again in 1845. It was remodeled again in 1921.
An historical marker on the building, placed there by the Chester County Historical Society in 1911, reads, "Faggs Manor Classical School was established nearby in 1739. Rev. Samuel Blair was its first principal. Rev. Samuel Davies, President of the College of New Jersey, Rev. John McMillan, a leading founder of Jefferson College, and Rev. John Ross, a founder of Dickinson College, were pupils here."
If you are doing genealogy research, follow this external link to a good site for how to information: http://home.jtan.com/~wayne/genealogy/fmfaq.html.
Daleville Road