


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.

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Name COCHRANE, William Winston [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] Prefix Dr. Suffix Sr. Birth 3 Apr 1820 Marion (Moxley), Gallatin, Kentucky, USA [1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
Gender Male Occupation From 1848 to 1899 [4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22] Physician for 51 years in Louisville, KY from 1848 to 1854, New Orleans, LA from 1854 to 1859, and Atchison, KS from 1859 to 1899. Residence From 1848 to 1854 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA [2]
Degree 29 Feb 1848 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA [4, 23, 24]
Degree as a Doctor in Medicine at the University of Louisville - The subject of his Thesis for graduation was the athology of Jaundice. He lost his original diploma, and received a replacement on 8 March 1858.
Residence From 1853 to 1859 Louisiana, USA [2, 4, 21]
- After the death of his father in Biloxi, MS in 1853, he continued to reside there and in New Orleans and Carrollton, LA, during the next five years, practicing medicine. During that time, there were epidemics of cholera, small pox and yellow fever, all of which he contracted. In 1859, he moved north to Atchison, KS to improve his health.
Election 6 Mar 1854 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA [25]
A Fellow of the Academy of Sciences of New Orleans, LA, - At the time he was a resident of Carrollton, Orleans, LA.
Residence 1859 Atchison, Atchison, Kansas Territory, USA [4, 14, 26]
The City of Atchison was only 5 years old, and Kansas statehood and the beginning of the Civil War were 2 years in the future, when Dr. Cochrane moved here. - He practiced medicine and lived in Atchison as one of its leading citizens for the next 40 years, until his death in 1899.
Individual Event 1860 Atchison, Atchison, Kansas Territory, USA [15]
He was President of the Fire Department, Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company, Membership 1860 Atchison, Atchison, Kansas Territory, USA [15]
the Free and Accepted Masons, St. John's Logde #26, - He was elected as the Grand Worshipful Master.
Membership From 1862 to 1899 Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA [13, 27]
the Kansas Medical Society (established in 1859) - He was elected Vice-President in 1871, President in 1872, and elected Treasurer annually for 16 straight years from 1873 until 1889. He authored many articles at the annual meetings of the Society on emerging medical knowledge based on his experience. In 1879, Kansas established the requirement for doctors to obtain a license from the Medical Board of Examiners of the Society. He was appointed to the first Board, and he received License No. 1 issued by the State.
Story 1862 Palmyra, Marion, Missouri, USA [28, 29]
"Mollie" Stewart Meets Her Husband - Although Mollie was raised in Palmyra, Missouri by her mother's sister, she returned to her native Kentucky to attend and graduate from the Georgetown Female Seminary in 1857. While there, she roomed with a Rebecca SCOTT. On a visit to the SCOTT home in Louisville, Kentucky, Mollie met a friend of the SCOTT family, Mildred COCHRANE. Mildred was making some white shirts for her brother, Dr. William Winston COCHRANE. Mildred told Mollie if she would make the button holes, she would give Mollie her brother. Mollie made the button holes.
Dr. COCHRANE heard a lot about Mollie from his sister, but when he visited Louisville from his home in Atchison, Kansas, Mollie was always at home in Palmyra. Finally he visited his brother Robert who was also living in Palmyra. Robert's wife was related to the aunt who raised Mollie. When they met, Dr. COCHRANE is reported to have said, "And this is the meteoric Mollie I have anticipated meeting for so long." They were married on 13 November 1862 in Palmyra, and settled in Atchison where they lived for the remainder of their lives.
Military Service 13 Apr 1864 Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA [2, 30]
9th Regiment of the Kansas State Militia during the Civil War, as a 1st Lieutenant and Surgeon, commissioned by Governor Thomas Carney Individual Event 1869 Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA [2, 18]
He was Treasurer of the Atchison and Nebraska Railroad Company - The Atchison and Nebraska Railroad was described in the Atchison City Directory for 1878:
"Is one of the most important lines radiating from this city. Its general course is northwest, and its terminus at Lincoln, the capital of Nebraska. . . . The Atchison and Nebraska is one of the most important, and has always been one of the most popular, roads in the west."
Individual Event From 1872 to 1876 Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA [17, 31]
He was President of the Enterprise Building and Savings Association Individual Event From 1872 to 1880 Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA [17, 18, 19, 31]
He was President of The Perpetual Building and Savings bank Individual Event From 1872 to 1876 Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA [17, 31]
He was Vice-President of the Atchison Building and Savings Association Election 27 Nov 1872 Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA [32]
President of the Atchison and Arkansas Valley Railroad Individual Event 1876 Atchison County, Kansas, USA [31]
He was Treasurer of the Atchison County Medical Society Individual Event 1876 Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA [31]
He was Vice-President of the Board of Trade Individual Event 1880 Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA [19]
He was a Director of the Bankers and Merchants Mutual Benefit Association of Atchison Appointed 1888 Atchison County, Kansas, USA Surgeon for the Atchison region of the Missouri Pacific Railway Company FindaGrave Memorial ID 54352389 Individual Event 11 Aug 1896 Atchison County, Kansas, USA [22]
He was appointed an Examing Surgeon for the Bureau of Pensions, Department of the Interior, USA Obituary 14 Jan 1899 Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA [33]
Atchison Daily Globe
"Dr. W. W. Cochrane, one of Atchison's oldest and most respected citizens, died to-day at 2 p.m., after a long and lingering illness. He was born in 1820, Owen County, Kentucky, of Scotch and English parentage. His father was a physician, practicing from 1812 to 1850 in Lexington and Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Cochrane graduated at the Louisville Medical college in 1848. He afterwards practiced medicine in Louisiana and Mississippi until 1859, when he located in Atchison. For many years he was the leading physician of the city, retiring gradually from practice on account of advanced age. He was one of the first members of the Kansas Medical society, joining that body in 1862; was its president from 1868 to 1872, and from that date was annually elected treasurer until 1890. In 1862, he was married to Miss Mary D. Stuart [Stewart], at Palmyra, Missouri. Mrs. Cochrane and three children survive him. Dr. Cochrane was a high-minded, honorable gentleman of the old school; at all times courteous and affable, yet firm and steadfast in his convictions. Those who knew him best, loved him most, and understood and appreciated his splendid traits of character. He was a devoted student of his profession, pursuing his studies to the last. He practiced his profession, not for the profit received therefrom, but chiefly for the good that he could do. No one was too poor to command his services. The funeral will occur at 2:30 p. m. Monday [16 January 1899], from the Baptist church, Dr. Comer officiating. The pall bearers will be David Martin, A. H. Horton, W. C. McPike, J. C. Fox, C. M. Streeper, W. W. Campbell, D. W. Campbell, and R. H. Taliferro."
Death 14 Jan 1899 Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA [2, 4, 12, 33]
Age 78 years Burial 16 Jan 1899 Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA [33, 34]
Address:
Rawlins Rd.
Atchison, Kansas
USA- Grave location: Range 28, Block 121, Grave 2. Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #54352389.
Person ID I16 Cochrane Genealogy Last Modified 27 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 STEWART, Mary Davis, b. 9 May 1838, Woodford County, Kentucky, USA d. 26 May 1919, Dr. William W. & Mary Davis Cochrane I Residence (2), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA
(Age 81 years)
Marriage 13 Nov 1862 Palmyra, Marion, Missouri, USA [2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 28, 35, 36, 37]
Age at Marriage He : 42 years and 7 months - She : 24 years and 6 months. Marriage Status Ended with Husband's death Residence 1862-1899 Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA [6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 31]
- 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.
Children 1. COCHRANE, Mildred, b. 17 Feb 1867, Dr. William W. & Mary Davis Cochrane I Residence (1), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA
d. 13 Mar 1870, Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA
(Age 3 years)
2. COCHRANE, Mary Hamilton, b. 15 Nov 1868, Dr. William W. & Mary Davis Cochrane I Residence (1), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA
d. 22 Mar 1909, Dr. William W. & Mary Davis Cochrane I Residence (1), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA
(Age 40 years)
> 3. COCHRANE, Dr. Catherine, b. 28 Dec 1870, Dr. William W. & Mary Davis Cochrane I Residence (1), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA
d. 5 Feb 1945, Dr. John & Dr. Catherine Smith Residence, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
(Age 74 years)
+ 4. COCHRANE, William Winston Jr., b. 1 Nov 1872, Dr. William W. & Mary Davis Cochrane I Residence (1), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA
d. 6 Jun 1951, William W. & Amy Cochrane II Residence (3), Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
(Age 78 years)
5. COCHRANE, Pearl, b. 2 Nov 1874, Dr. William W. & Mary Davis Cochrane I Residence (1), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA
d. 8 Aug 1875, Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA
(Age 0 years)
Family ID F7 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Aug 2025
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Event Map = Link to Google Earth
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Photos William Winston Cochrane, I
Taken by Klauber & Campbell Photographers in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA at age 43.
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Sources - [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.
"William Winston Cochran was born on Monday the 3rd of April 1820 at Marion, Gallatin County, Kentucky."Cochran(e) Family Bible
Between the Books of Apocrypha and the Books of the New Testament, first page. - [S158] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Cochrane Family History, (Coshocton, Ohio: self published, April 1943.), 30 Aug 2010, Pg. 103.
- [S131] Kansas State Board of Health, Death Certificate - KS, 4 Oct 2010, death certificate 51-009446 (1951), William Winston Cochrane, Sr. [II].
Death Certificate - William Winston Cochrane II - [S1501] Unknown, Artifact - Dr. William Winston Cochrane Family History, 8 Mar 2022.
- [S1500] Cochrane, Mary Davis, Artifact - Cochrane Family History - Mary Davis Stewart Cochrane (1838-1919), 17 Feb 2022.
- [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 - [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 - [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 - [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 - [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 - [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 - B - [S1498] Artifact - Family Records - Cochrane, 11 Feb 2022.
- [S1331] State Board of Examiners, Kansas Medical Society., Artifact - Medical License - Dr. W. W. Cochrane, Sr., 29 Oct 2020, State Board of Examiners, Kansas Medical Society, Licence No. 1, Dr. W. W. Cochrane, 2 June 1879.
Kansas Medical License - Dr. W. W. Cochrane Sr. - [S1300] Kansas, Atchison County, Census - US - 1860 - KS - Atchison County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=7667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), 22 Jul 2020, M653, 3rd Ward, Atchison, p. 68, dwelling 534, family 513, W. W. Cochran, accessed 22 July 2020.
Census - Atchison, KS - William Winston Cochrane I - 1 Census - Atchison, KS - William Winston Cochrane I - 2 - [S672] Ancestory.com, City Directories - US - 1822-1995 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 : 2011)), 29 Oct 2020, accessed 29 October 2020), Dr. W. W. Cochrane, p 25, 26 & 41; Atchison City Directory, 1860, James Sutherland, Publisher.
City Directory - Atchison, KS - W. W. Cochrane I - [S672] Ancestory.com, City Directories - US - 1822-1995 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 : 2011)), 29 Oct 2020, accessed 29 October 2020), Dr. W. W. Cochrane, p 31; Atchison City Directory, 1865, Matthew Quigg, Publisher.
City Directory - Atchison, KS - W. W. Cochrane I - [S672] Ancestory.com, City Directories - US - 1822-1995 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 : 2011)), 29 Oct 2020, accessed 29 October 2020), Dr. W. W. Cochrane, p 41, 77; Atchison City Directory, 1872, D. Malone, Publisher.
City Directory - Atchison, KS - W. W. Cochrane I - [S672] Ancestory.com, City Directories - US - 1822-1995 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 : 2011)), 29 Oct 2020, accessed 29 October 2020), Dr. W. W. Cochrane, p 17, 49 & 79; Atchison City Directory, 1878, D. E. Hawley, Publisher.
City Directories - Atchison, KS - Dr. W. W. Cochrane i - [S672] Ancestory.com, City Directories - US - 1822-1995 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 : 2011)), 29 Oct 2020, accessed 29 October 2020), Dr. W. W. Cochrane, p 28, 29, 36, 88; Atchison City Directory, 1880, Lowe & Co., Publisher.
City Directory - Atchison, KS - Dr. W. W. Cochrane I - [S672] Ancestory.com, City Directories - US - 1822-1995 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 : 2011)), 29 Oct 2020, accessed 29 October 2020), Dr. W. W. Cochrane, p 55; Atchison City Directory, 1884, Glenn & Cox, Publisher.
City Directory - Atchison, KS - Dr. W. W. Cochrane I - [S1496] Town of Carrollton, LA., Artifact - Professional License - Carrollton, LA - Dr. W. W. Cochrane I, 8 Feb 2022.
- [S1497] Bureau of Pensions, Dept. of the Interior, USA., Artifact - USA Bureau of Pensions Appointment - Dr. W. W. Cochrane I, 8 Feb 2022.
- [S959] School Records - Diploma - University of Louisville - Dr. William W. Cochrane I, 21 Jul 2014.
- [S1483] University of Louisville., School Records - University of Louisville - Annual Catalogue of Med Dept., 1847-48, 29 Jan 2022, William W. Cochran, Kentucky.
- [S948] New Orleans Academy of Sciences., Artifact - Membership Certificate - Dr. William Cochran, 21 Jul 2014.
- [S1351] Kansas. Atchison., Newspaper Article - Atchison Daily Champion [KS] (Newspapers.com), 26 Apr 2025, Frank A. Root, "Early Reminiscences in Atchison in 1859," 20 February 1880; digital images : accessed 26 April 2025).
Source: University of Kansas Library, Lawrence, KS.Early Reminiscences in Atchison in 1859 - [S158] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Cochrane Family History, (Coshocton, Ohio: self published, April 1943.), 29 Oct 2020, p 103, 109.
- [S1495] Smith, Catherine Cochrane, Artifact - Cochrane, Mary Davis Stewart - Information Sheet, 5 Feb 2022.
- [S1352] Georgetown Female Seminary., Artifact - Georgetown Female Seminary Diploma, Mollie D. Stuart [Mary Davis Stewart] Diploma, Georgetown Female Seminary.
Diploma - Georgetown Female Seminary - Mary D. Stewart 1 Diploma - Georgetown Female Seminary - Mary D. Stewart 2 - [S1336] Artifact - Civil War Commission - Dr. William Winston Cochrane, 1 Nov 2020, Commission for Dr. W. W. Cochrane as a 1st Lieutenant & Surgeon in the 9th Regiment of the Kansas Militia.
Civil War Commission - Kansas - Dr. W. W. Cochrane I - [S672] Ancestory.com, City Directories - US - 1822-1995 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 : 2011)), 29 Oct 2020, accessed 29 October 2020), Dr. W. W. Cochrane, p 22, 23, 31 & 50; Atchison City Directory, 1876, A. Brainerd, Publisher.
City Directory - Atchison, KS - Dr. W. W. Cochrane I - [S158] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Cochrane Family History, (Coshocton, Ohio: self published, April 1943.), 30 Aug 2010, Pg. 103, 109.
- [S624] Kansas. Atchison., Newspaper Article - Atchison Daily Globe [KS], 13 May 2015, 14 January 1899, p. 1.
Obit - William Winston Cochrane I - [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 29 Sep 2011, accessed 29 Sep 2011<, Memorial #54352389, gravestone of Dr. William Winston Cochrane I, Range 28, Block 121, Grave 2, Mount Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, KS.
Gravestone - Dr. W. W. Cochrane I - [S685] Missouri., Marriage Records - MO - 1805-2002 (Ancestry), (Ancestry.com. https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1171 : 2007.), 26 Oct 2020, 145, Cochrane-Stewart, 13 November 1862, accessed 26 October 2020.
Marriage Record - William Winston Cochrane I & Mary Davis Stewart - [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 Atchison Champion - [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
- [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.