The Cochrane & Allied Families

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SMITH, Dr. John Ellsworth

SMITH, Dr. John Ellsworth

Male 1864 - 1937  (72 years)   Has 2 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name SMITH, John Ellsworth  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Prefix Dr. 
    Birth 22 Dec 1864  Palmyra, Wayne, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Male 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 54869579 
    Residence From 1880 to 1893  Mankato, Jewell, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Occupation From 1895 to 1910  Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Railway Postal Clerk 
    Occupation From 1915 to 1937  Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 10
    Physician 
    • Degree from the School of Medicine, University of Kansas.
    Military Service From 22 Dec 1917 to 11 Jan 1919  San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    the Medical Corps as a 1st Lietenant at the Air Service Flying School at Kelly Field 
    Death 22 Feb 1937  Dr. John & Dr. Catherine Smith Residence, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Cause: Cerebral Arteriole Sclerosis 
    Address:
    Dr. John & Dr. Catherine Smith Residence
    65 South Valley St.
    Kansas City, Kansas
    USA 
    Age 72 years 
    Burial 24 Feb 1937  Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 11, 12
    Address:
    Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    Rawlins Rd.
    Atchison, Kansas
    USA 
    Person ID I30  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 27 Aug 2025 

    Father SMITH, John,   b. Ardee, Louth, Leinster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother KILLIAN, Elizabeth,   b. Ardee, Louth, Leinster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F16  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family COCHRANE, Dr. Catherine,   b. 28 Dec 1870, Dr. William W. & Mary Davis Cochrane I Residence (1), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 1945, Dr. John & Dr. Catherine Smith Residence, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Residence From 1893 to 1897  Mankato, Jewell, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Marriage 7 Jun 1893  Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 14, 15
    Age at Marriage He : 28 years and 6 months - She : 22 years and 6 months. 
    Marriage Status Ended with Husband's death 
    Residence From 1897 to 1937  Dr. John & Dr. Catherine Smith Residence, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 7
    65 South Valley 
    • Currently 63 South Valley Street.
    Family ID F12  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Aug 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 22 Dec 1864 - Palmyra, Wayne, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - From 1880 to 1893 - Mankato, Jewell, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - From 1893 to 1897 - Mankato, Jewell, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Jun 1893 - Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Railway Postal Clerk - From 1895 to 1910 - Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 65 South Valley - From 1897 to 1937 - Dr. John & Dr. Catherine Smith Residence, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Physician - From 1915 to 1937 - Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Service - the Medical Corps as a 1st Lietenant at the Air Service Flying School at Kelly Field - From 22 Dec 1917 to 11 Jan 1919 - San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Cerebral Arteriole Sclerosis,Address:
    Dr. John & Dr. Catherine Smith Residence
    65 South Valley St.
    Kansas City, Kansas
    USA - 22 Feb 1937 - Dr. John & Dr. Catherine Smith Residence, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
    Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Address:
    Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    Rawlins Rd.
    Atchison, Kansas
    USA - 24 Feb 1937 - Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA
    Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S131] Kansas State Board of Health, Death Certificate - KS, 27 Jan 2010, death certificate 205-39334 (1937), Dr. John E. Smith.
      Death Certificate - Dr. John E. Smith
      Death Certificate - Dr. John E. Smith


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

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

    4. [S131] Kansas State Board of Health, Death Certificate - KS, 27 Jan 2010, death certificate 205-52144 (1945), Catherine C. Smith.
      Death Certificate - Cathrine Cochrane Smith
      Death Certificate - Cathrine Cochrane Smith


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

    6. [S1344] Kansas, Wyandotte County, Census - US - 1900 - KS - Wyandotte County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=7602&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), 21 Nov 2020, T623, Kansas City, Ward 5, enumeration district (ED) 160, sheet 10, p. 229 A, dwelling 185, family 196, John E. Smith, accessed 21 November 2020.
      Census - 1900 - Kansas City, KS - John E. Smith
      Census - 1900 - Kansas City, KS - John E. Smith


    7. [S1345] Kansas, Wyandotte County, Census - US - 1910 - KS - Wyandotte County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=7602&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2006), 21 Nov 2020, T624, roll 461, Kansas City, Ward 5, enumeration district (ED) 182, sheet 20 B, dwelling 434, family 441, John E. Smith, accessed 21 November 2020.
      Census - 1910 - Kansas City, KS - John E. Smith
      Census - 1910 - Kansas City, KS - John E. Smith


    8. [S1343] New York, Niagara County, Census - US, New York - 1865 - Niagara County (Ancestry), (Digital images. Ancestry. https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7218/ : 2014), 21 Nov 2020, Wheatfield, p. 62, dwelling 437, family 437, line 10, John Smith; (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7218/ : accessed 21 November 2020).
      Census - NY State - 1865 - John E. Smith
      Census - NY State - 1865 - John E. Smith


    9. [S1347] Kansas, Jewell County, Census - US - 1880 - KS - Jewell County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=6742&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 1999), 21 Nov 2020, T9, roll 383, Mankato, enumeration district (ED) 127, p. 419 C, dwelling 117, family 126, John Smith, accessed 21 November 2020.
      Census - 1880 - Mankato, KS - John E. Smith
      Census - 1880 - Mankato, KS - John E. Smith


    10. [S1346] Kansas, Wyandotte County, Census - US, Kansas - 1915 - Wyandotte County (Ancestry), (Digital images. Ancestry.com. "Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925"; http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1088 : 2009), 21 Nov 2020, Kansas City, Ward 5, p. 27, dwelling 644, family 671, line 21, J. E. Smith; ("Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925"; http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1088 : accessed 21 November 2020).
      Census - Kansas State - 1915 - Kansas City - John  E. Smith 1
      Census - Kansas State - 1915 - Kansas City - John E. Smith 1
      Census - Kansas State - 1915 - Kansas City - John  E. Smith 2
      Census - Kansas State - 1915 - Kansas City - John E. Smith 2


    11. [S1342] Military Headstone Application - US Veterans (Ancestry), (Ancestry. https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2375/ : 2012), 21 Nov 2020, John Ellsworth Smith, 1917-1919, Medical Corps, Air Service, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2375/ : accessed 21 November 2020).
      Military Headstone Application - John E. Smith
      Military Headstone Application - John E. Smith


    12. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 29 Sep 2011, accessed 29 Sep 2011<, Memorial #54869579, gravestone of Dr. J. E. Smith and Dr. Catherine Cochrane Smith, Section A, Block 4, Lot 4, Graves 8 & 9, Mount Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, KS.
      Gravestone - Dr. J. E. Smith and Dr. C. C. Smith
      Gravestone - Dr. J. E. Smith and Dr. C. C. Smith


    13. [S1349] Jewell, Atchison County, Census - US, Kansas - 1895 - Jewell County (Ancestry), (Digital images. Ancestry.com. "Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925"; http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1088 : 2009), 21 Nov 2020, Mankato, p. 19, dwelling 6, family 6, line 29, John E. Smith; ("Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925"; http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1088 : accessed 21 November 2020).
      Census - 1895 - Kansas State - Mankato - John E. Smith 1
      Census - 1895 - Kansas State - Mankato - John E. Smith 1
      Census - 1895 - Kansas State - Mankato - John E. Smith 2
      Census - 1895 - Kansas State - Mankato - John E. Smith 2


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

    15. [S1348] Kansas. Atchison., Newspaper Article - Atchison Weekly Patriot [KS] (Newspapers.com), 21 Nov 2020, "At The Alter Of Hymen," 17 June 1893, p. 3, col. 6; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 21 November 2020).
      Atchison Weekly Patriot, Atchison, KS - Pg 3 - Catherine Cochrane
      Atchison Weekly Patriot, Atchison, KS - Pg 3 - Catherine Cochrane



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