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.
COCHRAN, John Overton
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Name COCHRAN, John Overton [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Birth 18 Dec 1807 Warminster, Amherst, Virginia, USA
[1, 2, 3, 4] Gender Male FindaGrave Memorial ID 77290243 Residence Between 1829 and 1835 Boone County, Kentucky, USA
on a 71 acre farm near Gunpowder Creek - Role: Owner
This location in 2015 is now in the middle of runway 18L/36R at the Greater Cincinnati Airport. He was on the county tax list in 1829 and 1831, and was located here on the 1830 census. There are county deeds, not for this land, but for personal property, recorded in 1830 that state he was living there on land purchased by his son, John O. Cochran. But based on county deeds, his son did not buy the land until 1833, and he sold it in 1835. Possibly he was renting and paying taxes on the land from 1829 until it was purchased in 1833.
Residence 1830-1835 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
[6, 7] Land-Sales Commissioner 15 Jul 1837 Louisa County, Virginia, USA
[8] that her deceased husband, Horatio Gates WINSTON, had purchased, which she sold - Role: Sales Commissioner
John O. COCHRAN, her son-in-law, living in Kentucky, was appointed on 13 Jun 1837 by the Louisa County, Virginia Court to act as her commissioner in the sale. The land that the WINSTONs had previously lived on was sold to William WADDY, and 451 acres with grist mill on the South Anna River was sold to Abner HARRIS.
Individual Event 1850 Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
[9, 10] He owned slaves - He is listed twice in the 1850 US Census Slave Schedule. In District 2 of Jefferson County, he has 30 slaves listed with his name. In District 4, 8th Ward of Louisville, Jefferson Co., he has 26 slaves listed with his name.
Occupation Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
[11] Merchant Death 8 Sep 1854 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
[2, 3, 12] Age 46 years Burial 20 Sep 1854 Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
[2, 13] Address:
Cave Hill Cemetery
701 Baxter Ave.
Louisville, Kentucky
USA
502-451-5630
https://www.cavehillcemetery.com/- Plot: Section F, Lots 236-237, Grave 3. Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #77290243.
Person ID I177 Cochrane Genealogy Last Modified 13 Aug 2025
Father COCHRAN, Dr. William, b. 8 Dec 1779, Newcastle, Hanover, Virginia, USA
d. 19 Aug 1853, Biloxi, Harrison, Mississippi, USA
(Age 73 years) Mother SYME, Mildred Meriwether, b. 16 Jan 1782, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
d. 16 May 1843, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
(Age 61 years) Family ID F76 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family WINSTON, Mary Ann Cochran, b. 14 Jun 1814, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
d. 22 Jan 1874, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
(Age 59 years) Marriage 7 Oct 1835 Louisa County, Virginia, USA
[2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17] - Married by the Rev. James Wherry. [14]
Age at Marriage He : 27 years and 10 months - She : 21 years and 4 months. Marriage Status Ended with Husband's death Residence 15 Jul 1837 Kentucky, USA
[8] Residence 1850 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
[4] - In addition to 5 of their children, their household included John's father, Dr. William COCHRAN, John's brother, Dr. Patrick H. COCHRAN, with his wife and daughter, John's sisters, Mildred and Sarah, and Mary Ann's mother, Clara WINSTON, and Mary Ann's brother, Horatio WINSTON. There were 15 people in all. John's real estate was valued at $90,000, and his occupation was listed as Brick Maker in the 1850 Census.
Children + 1.
COCHRANE, Clara Virginia, b. 14 Jul 1836, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
d. 8 Feb 1923, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
(Age 86 years)+ 2.
COCHRANE, Mary Ella Winston, b. 11 Sep 1837, Greenbrier County, Virginia, USA
d. 2 Jun 1921, Temple Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
(Age 83 years)+ 3.
COCHRANE, Eliza Mildred, b. 14 Dec 1839, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
d. 13 Feb 1899, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
(Age 59 years)4.
COCHRAN, John Gates, b. Aug 1841, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
d. 16 Mar 1842, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
(Age 0 years)+ 5.
COCHRANE, John William, b. 1845, Kentucky, USA
d. 13 Jan 1886, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
(Age 41 years)+ 6.
COCHRANE, Martha R., b. 1849, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
d. 14 Jan 1894 (Age 45 years)Family ID F98 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Jul 2025
- Role: Owner
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Notes - (Research):Lived in Lexington when married in 1835.
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Event Map 
Birth - 18 Dec 1807 - Warminster, Amherst, Virginia, USA 

Residence - on a 71 acre farm near Gunpowder Creek - Between 1829 and 1835 - Boone County, Kentucky, USA 

Residence - 1830-1835 - Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA 

Marriage - 7 Oct 1835 - Louisa County, Virginia, USA 

Land-Sales Commissioner - that her deceased husband, Horatio Gates WINSTON, had purchased, which she sold - 15 Jul 1837 - Louisa County, Virginia, USA 

Residence - 15 Jul 1837 - Kentucky, USA 

Individual Event - He owned slaves - 1850 - Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA 

Occupation - Merchant - - Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA 

Residence - 1850 - Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA 

Death - 8 Sep 1854 - Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA 

Burial - Address:
Cave Hill Cemetery
701 Baxter Ave.
Louisville, Kentucky
USA
502-451-5630
https://www.cavehillcemetery.com/ - 20 Sep 1854 - Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
= Link to Google Earth
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Photos 
John Overton Cochran
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Sources - [S103] Bible - Cochran(e) & Associated Families, (London, England: Thomas Baskett, 1759), 9 Aug 2010, Books of Apocrypha, last page. Hand written.
"John Overton Cochran was born the 18th day of December in the tavern of Warminster, Amherst County Virginia 1807 between seven & eight o'clock at night of Friday."
Cochran(e) Family Bible
Books of Apocrypha, last page. - [S158] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Cochrane Family History, (Coshocton, Ohio: self published, April 1943.), 30 Aug 2010, Pg. 17.
- [S158] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Cochrane Family History, (Coshocton, Ohio: self published, April 1943.), 30 Aug 2010, Pg. 120.
- [S445] Kentucky, Jefferson County, Census - US - 1850 - KY - Jefferson County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=8054&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), 9 Jun 2020, M432, roll 207, Louisville, District 3, p. 304A, dwelling 341, family 341, John O. Cochran, accessed 9 June 2020.

Census - 1850 - Louisville, KY - John O. Cochran - [S709] Clayton Torrence, editor, Book - Valentine, Edward P. - Papers - Vol. I-IV (Ancestry), (The Valentine Museum, Richmond, VA, 1927; reprint, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979.), 25 Sep 2013, Vol. III: p 1716.
1835, Mary A. Winston; Louisa County Marriage Bonds.
EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1716 - Mary A. Winston - [S618] Kentucky. Boone County., Land Deeds - KY - Boone County - Cochrane 1830, 12 Apr 2015, H: p 89-90, William Cochran to John O. Cochran, 8 April 1830;.
- [S618] Kentucky. Boone County., Land Deeds - KY - Boone County - Cochrane 1830, 12 Apr 2015, I: p 562-63, John O. Cochran to Asa Foster, 2 February 1835;.
- [S709] Clayton Torrence, editor, Book - Valentine, Edward P. - Papers - Vol. I-IV (Ancestry), (The Valentine Museum, Richmond, VA, 1927; reprint, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979.), 25 Sep 2013, Vol. III: p 1704-05.
1837, Clarisa M. Winston; Louisa County Records, Deed Book W, p 522, 525.
EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1704 - Clarisa M. Winston 
EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1705 - Clarisa M. Winston - [S1282] Census - US - 1850 - Slave Schedule (FamilySearch), (FamilySearch. https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1420440 : 2020.), 1 Jul 2020, (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1420440 : accessed 1 July 2020); John O. Cochran, Household #103086; 8th Ward Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, p 807, sec. 2, line 1-26.

Census - 1850 Slave Schedule - 8th Ward, Louisville, KY - John O. Cochran - [S1282] Census - US - 1850 - Slave Schedule (FamilySearch), (FamilySearch. https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1420440 : 2020.), 1 Jul 2020, (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1420440 : accessed 1 July 2020); John O. Cochran, Household #104239; 2nd District, Jefferson County, Kentucky, p 937, sec. 1, line 3-32.

Census - 1850 Slave Schedule - 2nd District, Jefferson Co., KY - John O. Cochran - [S158] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Cochrane Family History, (Coshocton, Ohio: self published, April 1943.), 30 Aug 2010, Pg. 29.
- [S103] Bible - Cochran(e) & Associated Families, (London, England: Thomas Baskett, 1759), 6 Dec 2010, Between the Books of Apocrypha and the Books of the New Testament, fifth page. Hand written.
"John Overton Cochran the fourth son of Dr. William Cochran departed this life on Friday the 8th of September in Louisville KY 1854."
The Cochran(e) Family Bible
Between the Books of Apocrypha and the Books of the New Testament, fifth page. - [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 4 Mar 2013, accessed 4 Mar 2013<, Memorial #77290243, John Overton Cochrane.
- [S103] Bible - Cochran(e) & Associated Families, (London, England: Thomas Baskett, 1759), 6 Dec 2010, Between the Books of Apocrypha and the Books of the New Testament, third page. Hand written.
"John Overton Cochran & Mary A. C. Winston were married by the Rev. James Wherry in Louisa County Virginia on Wednesday the 7th day of Oct. 1835."
The Cochran(e) Family Bible
Between the Books of Apocrypha and the Books of the New Testament, third page. - [S567] G. Glenn Clift, Book - Kentucky Marriages, 1797-1865 (Ancestry), (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishimg Co., Inc., 1966.), 25 Jul 2014, 84.
Announcement: Lexington Observer/Recorder, Lexington, KY, 21 Oct 1835. - [S1274] Kentucky. Jefferson County., Wills - KY - Jefferson County - Probate Records - 1774-1989 (Ancestry), (Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989. http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9066 : 2015.), 15 Jun 2020, Mary A. C. Cochrane, 30 March 1874; (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9066 : accessed 15 June 2020).
Jefferson County (KY) Wills, Vol. 8-9, p 308-311.
Will - Mary A. C. Cochrane - [S844] Marriage Records - VA - 1740-1850 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3723 : 1999)), 24 Nov 2020, accessed 24 November 2020), John O. Cochrane and Mary A. Winston, October 1835.

Marriage Record - John O. Cochrane & Mary Ann C. Winston
- [S103] Bible - Cochran(e) & Associated Families, (London, England: Thomas Baskett, 1759), 9 Aug 2010, Books of Apocrypha, last page. Hand written.


