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. Catherine
1870 - 1945 (74 years) Has more than 100 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
1820 - 1899 (78 years)
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Name COCHRANE, Catherine [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] Prefix Dr. Birth 28 Dec 1870 Dr. William W. & Mary Davis Cochrane I Residence (1), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA 
[1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] Address:
Dr. William W. & Mary Davis Cochrane I Residence (1)
625 Kansas Avenue
Atchison, Kansas
USAGender Female Residence From 1871 to 1893 Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA Education 1898 Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA [9] the Women's Medical college, graduating FindaGrave Memorial ID 54869529 Occupation From 1898 to 1945 Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA Physician Residence From 1937 to 1945 Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA at 65 South Vallet Street Residence 1900-1945 Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA [1, 9] 65 South Valley Obituary 5 Feb 1945 Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA [9] Atchison Daily Globe
"Mrs. Catherine Cochrane Smith, 74, former Atchison resident, died at her home in Kansas City, Kas., today. She was the widow of Dr. John Ellsworth Smith, a World War I veteran, who died in February, 1937.
"The daughter of Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Cochrane, long-time residents of Atchison, Mrs. Smith was educated in Atchison and was an active member of the Baptist church. She later moved to Kansas City where she was graduated from the Women's Medical college in 1898. She made Kansas City her home for 45 years.
"She is survived by one brother, W. W. Cochrane of Kansas City, Kans., one niece, Mrs. W. W. Hunter, of Coshocton, Ohio, and one nephew, W. W. Cochrane, of New York City.
"Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:30 o'clock in the Stanton Chapel. They will be conducted by her pastorfrom Kansas City. Burial will be in the Mt. Vernon cemetery beside her husband."
Death 5 Feb 1945 Dr. John & Dr. Catherine Smith Residence, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA [1] Cause: Heart Attack Address:
Dr. John & Dr. Catherine Smith Residence
65 South Valley St.
Kansas City, Kansas
USAAge 74 years Burial 7 Feb 1945 Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA [1, 10] Address:
Mt. Vernon Cemetery
Rawlins Rd.
Atchison, Kansas
USA- Grave location: Section A, Block 7, Lot 4, Grave 8 and 9
Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #54869529.
Person ID I29 Cochrane Genealogy Last Modified 27 Aug 2025
Father COCHRANE, Dr. William Winston Sr., b. 3 Apr 1820, Marion (Moxley), Gallatin, Kentucky, USA d. 14 Jan 1899, Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA (Age 78 years) Mother 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 F7 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family SMITH, Dr. John Ellsworth, b. 22 Dec 1864, Palmyra, Wayne, New York, USA d. 22 Feb 1937, Dr. John & Dr. Catherine Smith Residence, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA (Age 72 years) Residence From 1893 to 1897 Mankato, Jewell, Kansas, USA [11] Marriage 7 Jun 1893 Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 12] Age at Marriage She : 22 years and 6 months - He : 28 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 [13, 14, 15] 65 South Valley - Currently 63 South Valley Street.
Family ID F12 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Aug 2025
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Birth - Address:
Dr. William W. & Mary Davis Cochrane I Residence (1)
625 Kansas Avenue
Atchison, Kansas
USA - 28 Dec 1870 - Dr. William W. & Mary Davis Cochrane I Residence (1), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA
Residence - From 1871 to 1893 - Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA 
Residence - From 1893 to 1897 - Mankato, Jewell, Kansas, USA Marriage - 7 Jun 1893 - Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA 
Residence - 65 South Valley - From 1897 to 1937 - Dr. John & Dr. Catherine Smith Residence, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA 
Education - the Women's Medical college, graduating - 1898 - Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA 
Occupation - Physician - From 1898 to 1945 - Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA Residence - at 65 South Vallet Street - From 1937 to 1945 - Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA Residence - 65 South Valley - 1900-1945 - Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA Obituary - Atchison Daily Globe - 5 Feb 1945 - Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA Death - Cause: Heart Attack,Address:
Dr. John & Dr. Catherine Smith Residence
65 South Valley St.
Kansas City, Kansas
USA - 5 Feb 1945 - Dr. John & Dr. Catherine Smith Residence, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Burial - Address:
Mt. Vernon Cemetery
Rawlins Rd.
Atchison, Kansas
USA - 7 Feb 1945 - Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [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 - [S1500] Cochrane, Mary Davis, Artifact - Cochrane Family History - Mary Davis Stewart Cochrane (1838-1919), 17 Feb 2022.
- [S1501] Unknown, Artifact - Dr. William Winston Cochrane Family History, 8 Mar 2022.
- [S158] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Cochrane Family History, (Coshocton, Ohio: self published, April 1943.), 30 Aug 2010, Pg. 103.
- [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 - [S1498] Artifact - Family Records - Cochrane, 11 Feb 2022.
- [S624] Kansas. Atchison., Newspaper Article - Atchison Daily Globe [KS], 13 May 2015, "Former Resident Here Dies in Kansas City," 5 February 1945.
Newspaper and issue date determined based on content in the article.
Obit - Catherine Cochrane Smith - [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 29 Sep 2011, accessed 29 Sep 2011<, Memorial #54869529, 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 - [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 2 - [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 - [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 - [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 - [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
- [S131] Kansas State Board of Health, Death Certificate - KS, 27 Jan 2010, death certificate 205-52144 (1945), Catherine C. Smith.