HAMILTON, Mary Caroline

1822 - 1838  (16 years)   Has 6 ancestors and 26 descendants in this family tree.

HAMILTON, Capt. John Sr.

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	MCCRACKEN, Elizabeth Rebecca,   b. 1786, Virginia, USA
Married	22 Nov 1816	Franklin County, Kentucky, USA
Children	+ 1. HAMILTON, Otha   2. HAMILTON, John Jr. + 3. HAMILTON, Samuel + 4. HAMILTON, Mary Caroline,   b. 15 May 1822, Woodford County, Kentucky, USA + 5. HAMILTON, Margaret Pickett,   b. 1825, Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, USA

MCCRACKEN, Elizabeth Rebecca

1786 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	1786	Virginia, USA
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	MCCRACKEN, Senaca,   b. 1757, Ardee, Louth, Leinster, Ireland
Mother	REYNOLDS, Rebecca,   b. 1764
Family	HAMILTON, Capt. John Sr.
Married	22 Nov 1816	Franklin County, Kentucky, USA
Children	+ 1. HAMILTON, Otha   2. HAMILTON, John Jr. + 3. HAMILTON, Samuel + 4. HAMILTON, Mary Caroline,   b. 15 May 1822, Woodford County, Kentucky, USA + 5. HAMILTON, Margaret Pickett,   b. 1825, Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, USA

STEWART, Davis

1819 - 1837  (18 years)

Birth	4 Oct 1819	Henry County, Kentucky, USA
Died	Oct 1837	Missouri, USA
	Cause: Typhoid Fever
Father	STEWART, Charles,   b. 2 Nov 1788, Virginia, USA
Mother	DAVIS, Nancy
Family	HAMILTON, Mary Caroline,   b. 15 May 1822, Woodford County, Kentucky, USA
Married	4 May 1837	Woodford County, Kentucky, USA
Children	+ 1. STEWART, Mary Davis,   b. 9 May 1838, Woodford County, Kentucky, USA

STEWART, Mary Davis

1838 - 1919  (81 years)

Birth	9 May 1838	Woodford County, Kentucky, USA
Died	26 May 1919	Dr. William W. & Mary Davis Cochrane I Residence (2), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA
	Address: Dr. William W. & Mary Davis Cochrane I Residence (2) 316 North 3rd Street Atchison, Kansas USA
Buried	28 May 1919	Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA
	Address: Mt. Vernon Cemetery Rawlins Rd. Atchison, Kansas USA
Father	STEWART, Davis,   b. 4 Oct 1819, Henry County, Kentucky, USA
Mother	HAMILTON, Mary Caroline,   b. 15 May 1822, Woodford County, Kentucky, USA
Family	COCHRANE, Dr. William Winston Sr.,   b. 3 Apr 1820, Marion (Moxley), Gallatin, Kentucky, USA
Married	13 Nov 1862	Palmyra, Marion, Missouri, USA
Children	1. COCHRANE, Mildred,   b. 17 Feb 1867, Dr. William W. & Mary Davis Cochrane I Residence (1), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA   2. COCHRANE, Mary Hamilton,   b. 15 Nov 1868, Dr. William W. & Mary Davis Cochrane I Residence (1), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA + 3. COCHRANE, Dr. Catherine,   b. 28 Dec 1870, Dr. William W. & Mary Davis Cochrane I Residence (1), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA + 4. COCHRANE, William Winston Jr.,   b. 1 Nov 1872, Dr. William W. & Mary Davis Cochrane I Residence (1), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA   5. COCHRANE, Pearl,   b. 2 Nov 1874, Dr. William W. & Mary Davis Cochrane I Residence (1), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA

• Name	HAMILTON, Mary Caroline  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	15 May 1822	Woodford County, Kentucky, USA   [2, 3, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Story	25 May 1838	Woodford County, Kentucky, USA
  	Orphaned - Mary Davis Stewart
  	Author/Compiler:Dr. Catherine Cochrane Smith "Her mother, Mary Caroline Hamilton was born in Woodford County Kentucky May 14, 1822 and died there May 25, 1838, sixteen days after her daughter was born. She was a bride, widow, mother and died before she was 17 years of age. Her was 21 years old when he died. The baby had not opened her eyes and Mary Caroline Hamilton Stewart ask her sister Margaret Pickett Hamilton to please care for her little blind baby. When they came from the funeral the baby opened her eyes and looked up at them. "She lived with her grandparents Hamilton until they died
  Death	25 May 1838	Woodford County, Kentucky, USA   [2, 3, 6, 7, 8]
  Age	16 years
  Person ID	I227	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	HAMILTON, Capt. John Sr.   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	MCCRACKEN, Elizabeth Rebecca,   b. 1786, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F282	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	STEWART, Davis,   b. 4 Oct 1819, Henry County, Kentucky, USA d. Oct 1837, Missouri, USA (Age 18 years)
  Marriage	4 May 1837	Woodford County, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  	Charles died about 7 months before his daughter's birth, and Mary died 16 days after her daughter's birth. [3]
  Age at Marriage	She : 15 years - He : 17 years and 7 months.
  Marriage Status	Ended with Husband's death
  Children	+   1. 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)
  Family ID	F96	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Dec 2025

  
  

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  Birth - 15 May 1822 - Woodford County, Kentucky, USA Marriage - 4 May 1837 - Woodford County, Kentucky, USA Story - Orphaned - Mary Davis Stewart - 25 May 1838 - Woodford County, Kentucky, USA Death - 25 May 1838 - Woodford County, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Sources

  [S1500] Cochrane, Mary Davis, Artifact - Cochrane Family History - Mary Davis Stewart Cochrane (1838-1919), 17 Feb 2022. [S158] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Cochrane Family History, (Coshocton, Ohio: self published, April 1943.), 30 Aug 2010, Pg. 103. [S1495] Smith, Catherine Cochrane, Artifact - Cochrane, Mary Davis Stewart - Information, 5 Feb 2022. [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 [S1629] Unknown Author, Artifact - Senaca McCracken Family Tree, 11 Dec 2025. [S1638] Hunter, Miriam Margaret, Artifact - Stewart Family, 16 Dec 2025. [S1635] Hunter, Miriam Margaret, Artifact - McCrackin Family (Descendants of Seneca McCracken), 15 Dec 2025. [S1498] Artifact - Family Records - Cochrane, 11 Feb 2022.