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.

EBERHARDT, Mary Elizabeth
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Name EBERHARDT, Mary Elizabeth [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Birth 6 Apr 1884 Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
[1, 2, 3, 6] Gender Female Family Event May 1917 Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA
[7, 8, 9] Walter Russell, Mary's brother-in-law, purchased a new Ford Model T Touring car - After a couple of short trips to Paola and Lawrence, he drove to St. Louis, over 600 miles round trip, on roads that were probably dirt most of the way. The car had a top speed of about 40 to 45 miles per hour.
"Motored to St. Louis and Return - Mr. W. S. Russell motored to Independence, Mo., July 4th and then on to St. Louis, the next day. Mrs. Russell and daughter, Marie, Mrs. Russell's sisters, Miss Mary Eberhardt and Mrs. Boyer and son, Willie, made the return trip with Mr. Russells in the car from St. Louis to Osawatomie, stopping over one night at Marshall, Mo. Miss Mary Eberhardt and Mrs. Boyer and son are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Russell on East Brown Avenue. The roads were fine and all had a delightful trip without accident or mishap."
- Osawatomie (Kansas) Graphic, 12 July 1917, p. 1, col. 6.

1917 Ford Model T Touring Car FindaGrave Memorial ID 71247311 Occupation 1924 to 1929 Plattsburg, Clinton, Missouri, USA
[10, 11] Managed the Russell Variety store from - Beginning in 1929, she moved to Olathe, KS and operated a similar store there, and then in 1937 she returned to Plattsburg to manage the store there.
Will Probated-Heir 2 Dec 1947 Moniteau County, Missouri, USA
[12] - Role: Heir
She had signed her Will on 3 August 1943. The Will included the following:
• She left $1,000 to her sister, Lena EBERHARDT ISENHART. She also left $1,000 to her brother, Frank Edward EBERHARDT, but he had proceeded her in death.
• The remainder of her estate was to be divided equally to the following nephews and nieces, or their children in case of their death: Otto HEPTNER, Anna HEPTNER, Minnie ARCHER, Lena WILSON, Clara AUHLMAN and Ella LaCROSS (all children of Antone and Mary A. EBERHARDT HEPTNER); Edward EBERHARDT, Ella RUSSELL, Mary HECTORNE (all children of John Henry and Mary Ann EARLY EBERHARDT); Frank ISENHART (son of Frank John and Lena EBERHARDT ISENHART); and Mary COOPER (daughter of Clarence R. and Minnie EBERHARDT COOPER).
Death 20 Nov 1959 Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA
[6, 13] Age 75 years Burial Calvary Cemetery, Plattsburg, Clinton, Missouri, USA
[13] Address:
Calvary Cemetery
Plattsburg, Missouri
USA- Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #71247311.
Person ID I3609 Cochrane Genealogy Last Modified 15 Aug 2025
Father EBERHARDT, John Henry, b. 20 Mar 1857, New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
d. 25 Mar 1923, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
(Age 66 years) Mother EARLY, Mary Ann, b. 5 Oct 1868, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA
d. 11 Jul 1938, Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA
(Age 69 years) Family ID F10 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family HECTORNE, Alfred Joseph, b. 4 May 1885, Avon, Fulton, Illinois, USA
d. 8 Jun 1947, Plattsburg, Clinton, Missouri, USA
(Age 62 years) Residence 1940 Plattsburg, Clinton, Missouri, USA
[10] in an apartment at the Laclede Hotel Marriage 6 Nov 1940 Plattsburg, Clinton, Missouri, USA
[5, 10, 14, 15, 16] Age at Marriage She : 56 years and 7 months - He : 55 years and 6 months. Marriage Status Ended with Husband's death Wedding 6 Nov 1940 Plattsburg, Clinton, Missouri, USA
[10, 16] at St. Ann's Church
"Hectorne-Eberhardt
"The wedding of Miss Mary Eberhardt of Plattsburg and Alfred J. Hectorne of Cameron was solemnized at 8 o'clock yesterday morning in St. Ann's church in Plattsburg. The Rev. E. J. Cummings officated. Attendants were Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Barry of Cameron.
"Following the ceremony a breakfast was served in theLaclede hotel where Mr. and Mrs. Hectorne have an apartment.
"The bride operated the Russell Variety store here for five years, leaving here eleven years ago to manage a similar store Olathe, Kan. A few years ago she moved to Plattsburg and has been managing a variety store. She is a lady of charm and refinement and will make an ideal mate for the man of her choice.
"The bridegroom has long been a resident of Cameron. He was employed for several years as bookkeeper for companies in St. Louis and Kansas City.
"THose from Cameron attending the wedding were: Mrs. M. B. O'Loughlin, son, Gerald, Miss Ruth Brown, Mrs. John F. Barry, Miss Alice Murphy and Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Barry."
- Article from unknown newspaper. Probably published in Plattsburg, MO.
"Eberhardt-Hectorne
"The wedding of Miss Mary Eberhardt and Mr. Alfred J. Hectorne of Cameron was solemnized at 8 o'clock Wednesday morning, Nov. 6th, at St. Ann's Church, the Rev. Fr. E. J. Cummings officiating.
"Following the ceremony the wedding breakfast was served at the Laclede Hotel.
"Mr. and Mrs. Hectorne are spending a few days in Kansas, and will reside at the Laclede Hotel upon their return.
"Out of town guests at the wedding were: Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Russell of Olathe, Kas.; Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Isenhart, Ossawatomie, Kas.; Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Berry, Mrs. Mary O'Laughlin, Mrs. John Berry, Gerald O'Laughlin, Miss Ruth Brown, Miss Anna Berty and Miss Alice Murphy of Cameron."
- Article from unknown newspaper. Probably published in Cameron, MO.
Family ID F1435 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 5 Aug 2019
- After a couple of short trips to Paola and Lawrence, he drove to St. Louis, over 600 miles round trip, on roads that were probably dirt most of the way. The car had a top speed of about 40 to 45 miles per hour.
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Event Map
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Sources - [S593] Missouri, St. Louis City, Census - US - 1900 - MO - St. Louis City (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=7602&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), 28 Dec 2014, T623, roll 894, St. Louis, enumeration district (ED) 210, sheet 5, p. 5A, dwelling 65, family 89, John H. Eberhardt, accessed 28 December 2014.

Census - US - St, Louis, MO - John Henry Eberhardt - [S594] Missouri, St. Louis City, Census - US - 1910 - MO - St. Louis City (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=7602&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2006), 28 Dec 2014, T624, roll 818, St. Louis, enumeration district (ED) 235, sheet 9B, dwelling 142, family 205, John H. Eberhardt, accessed 28 December 2014.

Census - US - St. Louis, MO - John Henry Eberhardt - [S1102] Missouri, St. Louis City, Census - US - 1920 - MO - St. Louis City (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=6061&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), 12 May 2018, T625, roll 955, St. Louis, enumeration district (ED) 282, p. 14B, dwelling 209, family 409, John Eberhardt, accessed 12 May 2018.

Census - 1920 - St. Louis, MO - John Henry Eberhardt - [S595] Missouri, Clinton County, Census - US - 1940 - MO - Clinton County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=2442&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), 30 Dec 2014, T627, roll 2098, Plattsburg, enumeration district (ED) 25-4, p. 2B, household 75, Mary Elizabeth Eberhardt, accessed 30 December 2014.
- [S685] Missouri., Marriage Records - MO - 1805-2002 (Ancestry), (Ancestry.com. https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1171 : 2007.), 8 Nov 2015, p 501, #971, Hectorne-Eberhardt, 6 November 1940, accessed 8 November 2015.

Marriage License - Alfred Hectorne & Mary Eberhardt - [S631] Ella E., Clara E. and Lawrence B. Hert, Research Report - Messerly, Eberhardt and Hert Families, 9 Jun 2015, p. Family, p 5.
- [S776] Kansas. Osawatomie., Newspaper Article - Osawatomie Graphic [KS] (Newspapers.com), 13 Nov 2015, "Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Russell," 17 May 1917, p. 6, col. 3; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 13 November 2015).
Courtesy of the Kansas Historical Society.
Osawatomie Graphic, Osawatomie, KS - Walter Russell - [S776] Kansas. Osawatomie., Newspaper Article - Osawatomie Graphic [KS] (Newspapers.com), 13 Nov 2015, "Mr. and Mrs. Guy Russell," 24 May 1917, p. 6, col. 3; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 13 November 2015).
Courtesy of the Kansas Historical Society.
Osawatomie Graphic, Osawatomie, KS - [S776] Kansas. Osawatomie., Newspaper Article - Osawatomie Graphic [KS] (Newspapers.com), 13 Nov 2015, "Motored to St. Louis and Return," 12 July 1917, p. 1, col. 6; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 13 November 2015).
Courtesy of the Kansas Historical Society.
Osawatomie Graphic, Osawatomie, KS - [S928] Artifact - Unknown Newspaper Article - Original, 3 Nov 2015, "Hectorne-Eberhardt"; Marriage, 7 November 1940.

Marriage - Alfred Hectorne & Mary Eberhardt - [S1561] Kansas. Olathe., Newspaper Article - Daily News [Olathe, KS], 24 Apr 2025, "Ben Franklin Store," 19 October 1966, p. 3.

Russell Store - Olathe, KS 
Russell Store - Olathe, KS - [S1115] Missouri., Wills - MO - Wills & Probate Records - 1766-1988 (Ancestry), (Ancestry.com. Missouri, Wills and Probate Records, 1766-1988. https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9071 : 2015.), 28 May 2018, Moniteau County, Anna E. Eberhardt, Will probated 2 December 1947; (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9071 : accessed 28 May 2018).

Will - Anna E. Eberhardt - [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 29 Dec 2014, accessed 29 December 2014<, Memorial #71247311, Mary E. Eberhardt Hectrone.
- [S631] Ella E., Clara E. and Lawrence B. Hert, Research Report - Messerly, Eberhardt and Hert Families, 9 Jun 2015, p. Tree, p 1.
- [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 29 Dec 2014, accessed 29 December 2014<, Memorial #71247323, Alfred Joseph Hectrone.
- [S928] Artifact - Unknown Newspaper Article - Original, 3 Nov 2015, "Eberhardt-Hectorne"; Marriage, November 1940.

Marriage - Alfred Hectorne & Mary Ederhardt
- [S593] Missouri, St. Louis City, Census - US - 1900 - MO - St. Louis City (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=7602&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), 28 Dec 2014, T623, roll 894, St. Louis, enumeration district (ED) 210, sheet 5, p. 5A, dwelling 65, family 89, John H. Eberhardt, accessed 28 December 2014.

