The Cochrane & Allied Families

Cochranes from Scotland to Colonial Virginia (c 1760), to Kentucky (1811), to Kansas (1859) and beyond. Allied families to the United States from England, Scotland, Ireland and Switzerland.

COCHRANE, Dr. William Winston Sr. and STEWART, Mary Davis Family

m. 13 Nov 1862

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  • COCHRANE, Dr. William Winston Sr. Male
    COCHRANE, Dr. William Winston Sr.

    Birth  3 Apr 1820  Marion (Moxley), Gallatin, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  14 Jan 1899  Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  16 Jan 1899  Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage  13 Nov 1862  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 Palmyra, Marion, Missouri, USA  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  COCHRAN, Dr. William | F76 Group Sheet 
    Mother  SYME, Mildred Meriwether | F76 Group Sheet 

    STEWART, Mary Davis Female
    STEWART, Mary Davis

    Birth  9 May 1838  Woodford County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  26 May 1919  Dr. William W. & Mary Davis Cochrane I Residence (2), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  28 May 1919  Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  STEWART, Davis | F96 Group Sheet 
    Mother  HAMILTON, Mary Caroline | F96 Group Sheet 

    COCHRANE, Mildred Female
    COCHRANE, Mildred

    Birth  17 Feb 1867  Dr. William W. & Mary Davis Cochrane I Residence (1), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  13 Mar 1870  Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    COCHRANE, Mary Hamilton Female
    COCHRANE, Mary Hamilton

    Birth  15 Nov 1868  Dr. William W. & Mary Davis Cochrane I Residence (1), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  22 Mar 1909  Dr. William W. & Mary Davis Cochrane I Residence (1), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    COCHRANE, Dr. Catherine Female
    COCHRANE, Dr. Catherine

    Birth  28 Dec 1870  Dr. William W. & Mary Davis Cochrane I Residence (1), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  5 Feb 1945  Dr. John & Dr. Catherine Smith Residence, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  7 Feb 1945  Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  SMITH, Dr. John Ellsworth | F12 
    Marriage  7 Jun 1893  Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    COCHRANE, William Winston Jr. Male
    + COCHRANE, William Winston Jr.

    Birth  1 Nov 1872  Dr. William W. & Mary Davis Cochrane I Residence (1), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  6 Jun 1951  William W. & Amy Cochrane II Residence (3), Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  8 Jun 1951  Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  ST. JOHN, Amy | F6 
    Marriage  26 Jun 1901  Sugar Lake, Platte, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    COCHRANE, Pearl Female
    COCHRANE, Pearl

    Birth  2 Nov 1874  Dr. William W. & Mary Davis Cochrane I Residence (1), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  8 Aug 1875  Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes  Residence:
    • After their marriage in 1862, they resided in Atchison, KS until Dr. Cochrane's death in 1899. First at 625 Kansas Avenue, then later at 316 North 3rd Street.

  • Sources 
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      Marriage Record - William Winston Cochrane I & Mary Davis Stewart
      Marriage Record - William Winston Cochrane I & Mary Davis Stewart


    2. [S1563] Kansas. Atchison., Newspaper Article - Atchison Daily Champion [KS], 26 Apr 2025, "A Bride Fifty Years Ago Today," 13 November 1912, p. 1, col. 3.
      Bride 50 Years Ago - Article
      Bride 50 Years Ago - Article
      Atchison Champion
      Atchison Champion


    3. [S1338] Kansas. Atchison., Newspaper Article - Atchison Daily Globe [KS] (Newspapers.com), 23 Nov 2020, "Lived Here 57 Years," 27 May 1919, p. 7, col. 3; digital images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 23 November 2020).
      Obit - Mary D. Stewart Cochrane
      Obit - Mary D. Stewart Cochrane


    4. [S1500] Cochrane, Mary Davis, Artifact - Cochrane Family History - Mary Davis Stewart Cochrane (1838-1919), 17 Feb 2022.

    5. [S158] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Cochrane Family History, (Coshocton, Ohio: self published, April 1943.), 30 Aug 2010, Pg. 103.

    6. [S1501] Unknown, Artifact - Dr. William Winston Cochrane Family History, 8 Mar 2022.

    7. [S1498] Artifact - Family Records - Cochrane, 11 Feb 2022.

    8. [S1495] Smith, Catherine Cochrane, Artifact - Cochrane, Mary Davis Stewart - Information, 5 Feb 2022.

    9. [S1328] Kansas, Atchison County, Census - US, Kansas - 1865 - Atchison County (Ancestry), (Digital images. Ancestry.com. "Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925"; http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1088 : 2009), 25 Oct 2020, Atchison, p. 24, dwelling 153, family 160, line 30, W. W. Cochrane; ("Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925"; http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1088 : accessed 25 October 2020).
      Kansas State Census - Atchison - William Winston Cochrane I
      Kansas State Census - Atchison - William Winston Cochrane I


    10. [S1326] Kansas, Atchison County, Census - US - 1870 - KS - Atchison County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=7163&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), 25 Oct 2020, M593, roll 428, 1st Ward, Atchison, p. 171A, dwelling 102, family 101, W. W. Cochrane, accessed 25 October 2020.
      Census - 1870 - Atchison, Kansas - William Winston Cochrane I
      Census - 1870 - Atchison, Kansas - William Winston Cochrane I


    11. [S1329] Kansas, Atchison County, Census - US, Kansas - 1875 - Atchison County (Ancestry), (Digital images. Ancestry.com. "Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925"; http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1088 : 2009), 25 Oct 2020, Atchison, p. 56, dwelling 33, family 33, line 11, W. W. Cochrane; ("Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925"; http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1088 : accessed 25 October 2020).
      Kansas State Census - Atchison - William Winston Cochrane I
      Kansas State Census - Atchison - William Winston Cochrane I


    12. [S1301] Kansas, Atchison County, Census - US - 1880 - KS - Atchison County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=6742&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 1999), 22 Jul 2020, T9, roll 372, 3rd Ward, Atchison, enumeration district (ED) 3, p. 310A, dwelling 277, family 285, William W. Cochrane, accessed 22 July 2020.
      Census - Atchison, KS - William Winston Cochrane I
      Census - Atchison, KS - William Winston Cochrane I


    13. [S1330] Kansas, Atchison County, Census - US, Kansas - 1885 - Atchison County (Ancestry), (Digital images. Ancestry.com. "Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925"; http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1088 : 2009), 26 Oct 2020, Atchison, p. 29, dwelling 5, family 5, line 18, Dr. W. W. Cochrane; ("Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925"; http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1088 : accessed 26 October 2020).
      Kansas State Census - Atchison - William Winston Cochrane I
      Kansas State Census - Atchison - William Winston Cochrane I


    14. [S1327] Kansas, Atchison County, Census - US, Kansas - 1895 - Atchison County (Ancestry), (Digital images. Ancestry.com. "Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925"; http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1088 : 2009), 25 Oct 2020, Atchison, p. 73, dwelling 502, family 4, line 27, W. W. Cochrane; ("Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925"; http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1088 : accessed 25 October 2020).
      Kansas State Census - Atchison - W. W. Cochrane I - A
      Kansas State Census - Atchison - W. W. Cochrane I - A
      Kansas State Census - Atchison - W. W. Cochrane I - B
      Kansas State Census - Atchison - W. W. Cochrane I - B


    15. [S1635] Hunter, Miriam Margaret, Artifact - McCrackin Family (Descendants of Seneca McCracken), 15 Dec 2025.

    16. [S1629] Unknown Author, Artifact - Senaca McCracken Family Tree, 11 Dec 2025.


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