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, Helen Kenaway

COCHRAN, Helen Kenaway

Female 1816 - 1886  (70 years)   Has more than 100 ancestors and 32 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name COCHRAN, Helen Kenaway  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 3 Jul 1816  Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 106269968 
    Death 16 Nov 1886  Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5, 6
    Age 70 years 
    Burial 18 Nov 1886  Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7
    Address:
    Cave Hill Cemetery
    701 Baxter Ave.
    Louisville, Kentucky
    USA
    502-451-5630
    https://www.cavehillcemetery.com/ 
    • Plot: Section 25, Lot 115, Grave 4. Reinterred with her husband from the Cochrane plot on 21 Mar 1927. Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #106269968.
    Person ID I181  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 13 Aug 2025 

    Father COCHRAN, Dr. William,   b. 8 Dec 1779, Newcastle, Hanover, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Aug 1853, Biloxi, Harrison, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother SYME, Mildred Meriwether,   b. 16 Jan 1782, Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 May 1843, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Family ID F76  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family GARLAND, Judge Edward Jr.,   b. 1810, Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Oct 1882, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 25 Jul 1836  Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 6, 8, 9
    • Married by the Rev. B. O. Peers. [8]
    Age at Marriage She : 20 years - He : ~ 26 years and 7 months. 
    Marriage Status Ended with Husband's death 
    Children 
       1. Female GARLAND, Elizabeth Morris,   b. 26 Sep 1837, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jun 1912, Jackson, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    +  2. Female GARLAND, Helen Cochran,   b. Jul 1839, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 1883, Washington, District of Columbia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)
       3. Male GARLAND, Edward III,   b. 2 May 1841, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Mar 1870, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years)
       4. Female GARLAND, Mildred Meriwether,   b. 7 Jun 1843, Boone County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Sep 1844, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
    +  5. Female GARLAND, Mildred Cochran,   b. 27 Jan 1845, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Aug 1872, Seneca, Nemaha, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years)
    >  6. Male GARLAND, William Cochrane,   b. 21 Jan 1847, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 1926, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
       7. Female GARLAND, Clara Martha,   b. 27 Apr 1849, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Nov 1911, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
       8. Male GARLAND, Robert H.,   b. 13 Jun 1851, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jul 1852, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
       9. Female GARLAND, Mary Janette,   b. 28 Oct 1854, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Apr 1918, Lakeland, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     10. Male GARLAND, John Winston,   b. 12 Mar 1855, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jul 1855, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +11. Female GARLAND, Sarah Overton,   b. 6 Mar 1857, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 May 1930, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F101  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Jul 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 Jul 1816 - Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Jul 1836 - Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Nov 1886 - Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Address:
    Cave Hill Cemetery
    701 Baxter Ave.
    Louisville, Kentucky
    USA
    502-451-5630
    https://www.cavehillcemetery.com/ - 18 Nov 1886 - Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
    Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S103] Bible - Cochran(e) & Associated Families, (London, England: Thomas Baskett, 1759), 9 Aug 2010, Between the Books of Apocrypha and the Books of the New Testament, first page. Hand written.
      "Helen Kenaway Cochran was born the 3rd day of July 1816 in Paris, KY."
      Cochran(e) Family Bible
      Cochran(e) Family Bible
      Between the Books of Apocrypha and the Books of the New Testament, first page.


    2. [S158] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Cochrane Family History, (Coshocton, Ohio: self published, April 1943.), 30 Aug 2010, Pg. 87.

    3. [S158] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Cochrane Family History, (Coshocton, Ohio: self published, April 1943.), 30 Aug 2010, Pg. 120.

    4. [S1273] Marriage Records - KY - 1783-1965 (Ancestry), ((https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61372/ : 2016)), 18 Dec 2020, accessed 18 December 2020), Edward Garland & Helen K. Cochran, 25 July 1836; Jefferson County, 1836-1837.
      Marriage Record - Edward Garland & Helen K. Cochran
      Marriage Record - Edward Garland & Helen K. Cochran


    5. [S875] Death Records - KY - Death Registers - 1852-1965 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1222 : 2007)), 18 Dec 2020, accessed 18 December 2020), Helen K. Garland, p 29 H, No. 58; Death Records (Large Cities), 1852-1910; Louisville Books 5-6.
      Death Record - Helen K. Cochran Garland
      Death Record - Helen K. Cochran Garland


    6. [S103] Bible - Cochran(e) & Associated Families, (London, England: Thomas Baskett, 1759), 8 Dec 2010, Between the Books of Apocrypha and the Books of the New Testament, ninth page. Hand written.
      "Died in Louisville KY Nov. 16th 1886 Helen K. wife of Edward Garland Sr. in the 71st year of her age. 'After life's fitful fever She sleeps well.' "
      The Cochran(e) Family Bible.
      The Cochran(e) Family Bible.
      Between the Books of Apocrypha and the Books of the New Testament, ninth page.


    7. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 4 Mar 2013, accessed 4 Mar 2013<, Memorial #106269968, Helen Kenaway Cochrane Garland.

    8. [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, sixth page. Hand written.
      "Helen K. Cochran (Daughter of William and Mildred Cochran) and Edw. Garland were married on Monday evening the 25th of July 1836 by the Rev. B. O. Peers in Louisville Kentucky."
      The Cochran(e) Family Bible
      The Cochran(e) Family Bible
      Between the Books of Apocrypha and the Books of the New Testament, sixth page.


    9. [S1273] Marriage Records - KY - 1783-1965 (Ancestry), ((https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61372/ : 2016)), 18 Dec 2020, accessed 18 December 2020), Edward Garland & Helen K. Cochran, 25 July 1836; Jefferson County, 1836-1837.
      Marriage Record - Edward Garland & Helen K. Cochran
      Marriage Record - Edward Garland & Helen K. Cochran
      Marriage Recotrd - Helen Cochran & Edward Garland
      Marriage Recotrd - Helen Cochran & Edward Garland



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