Jerome Cochran

Biography

Jerome Cochran (1831–1895) rests at the Catholic Cemetery of Mobile, and his burial there connects him to the generations of faithful who supported the city’s Catholic life throughout the nineteenth century. Though the particulars of his calling are not recorded, his final place of rest bespeaks a life intertwined with the local parish and the community’s devotion.

Visitors to the Catholic Cemetery of Mobile can reflect upon the collective spirit of service that bound Jerome and his companions together, honoring him for the dignity of a quiet but enduring witness to faith.