 His family roots in this town date back seven generations to the 1850s when his ancestors established a small farm.He is a devout Christian and conservative who grew up tending to the cattle on his family's farm and bagging groceries in his parents' own store.From 2004-2008 Mark Cochran attended the University of Tennessee at Knoxville where he received a Masters Degree in Public Administration and attained a grade point average of 4.0.