COCHRAN, James Wasson

1812 - 1885  (73 years)   Has 2 ancestors and 6 descendants in this family tree.

COCHRAN, John C.

1784 - 1863  (78 years)

Birth	17 Jun 1784	Ardee, Louth, Leinster, Ireland
Died	Apr 1863	Flemingsburg, Fleming, Kentucky, USA
Family	WASSON, Mary,   b. 2 Jun 1783
Married	23 Apr 1808	Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
Children	+ 1. COCHRAN, James Wasson,   b. 1812, Fleming County, Kentucky, USA   2. COCHRAN, Col. John Carr,   b. 1824

WASSON, Mary

1783 - 1850  (67 years)

Birth	2 Jun 1783
Died	10 Jun 1850	Flemingsburg, Fleming, Kentucky, USA
Buried	Stockton Graveyard, Flemingsburg, Fleming, Kentucky, USA
	Address: Stockton Graveyard Flemingsburg, Kentucky USA
Family	COCHRAN, John C.,   b. 17 Jun 1784, Ardee, Louth, Leinster, Ireland
Married	23 Apr 1808	Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
Children	+ 1. COCHRAN, James Wasson,   b. 1812, Fleming County, Kentucky, USA   2. COCHRAN, Col. John Carr,   b. 1824

PAYNE, Theodosia S.

1822 - 1894  (72 years)

Birth	1822	Kentucky, USA
Died	1894	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Buried	26 Apr 1894	Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
	Address: Lexington Cemetery 833 W. Main St. Lexington, Kentucky USA 859-255-5522 https://lexcem.org/
Father	PAYNE, Nathan,   b. 17 Jul 1781, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Mother	HALE, Catherine Smith,   b. 1787
Family	COCHRAN, James Wasson,   b. 1812, Fleming County, Kentucky, USA
Married	25 Oct 1838
Children	1. COCHRAN, John C.,   b. 1839, Kentucky, USA + 2. COCHRAN, Nathan Payne,   b. 1842, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA + 3. COCHRAN, Kate,   b. 1846, Kentucky, USA + 4. COCHRAN, Mary,   b. 17 Sep 1852, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA

COCHRAN, John C.

1839 - 1901  (62 years)

Birth	1839	Kentucky, USA
Died	1901
Buried	Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
	Address: Lexington Cemetery 833 W. Main St. Lexington, Kentucky USA 859-255-5522 https://lexcem.org/
Father	COCHRAN, James Wasson,   b. 1812, Fleming County, Kentucky, USA
Mother	PAYNE, Theodosia S.,   b. 1822, Kentucky, USA

COCHRAN, Nathan Payne

1842 - 1910  (68 years)

Birth	1842	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Died	29 Sep 1910	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Buried	15 Oct 1910	Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
	Address: Lexington Cemetery 833 W. Main St. Lexington, Kentucky USA 859-255-5522 https://lexcem.org/
Father	COCHRAN, James Wasson,   b. 1812, Fleming County, Kentucky, USA
Mother	PAYNE, Theodosia S.,   b. 1822, Kentucky, USA
Family	WALLINGFORD, Kate,   b. 1846, Mason County, Kentucky, USA
Married	10 Nov 1869	Mason County, Kentucky, USA
Divorced	24 Oct 1890	Maysville, Mason, Kentucky, USA

COCHRAN, Kate

1846 - 1918  (72 years)

Birth	1846	Kentucky, USA
Died	6 Nov 1918
Buried	22 Nov 1918	Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
	Address: Lexington Cemetery 833 W. Main St. Lexington, Kentucky USA 859-255-5522 https://lexcem.org/
Father	COCHRAN, James Wasson,   b. 1812, Fleming County, Kentucky, USA
Mother	PAYNE, Theodosia S.,   b. 1822, Kentucky, USA
Family	COCHRANE, John William,   b. 1845, Kentucky, USA
Married	14 Jan 1868	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Children	1. COCHRANE, Clara Warfield,   b. 26 Oct 1868, Kentucky, USA   2. COCHRANE, James Wasson,   b. Mar 1870, Kentucky, USA

COCHRAN, Mary

1852 - 1939  (86 years)

Birth	17 Sep 1852	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Died	18 Feb 1939	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Buried	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Father	COCHRAN, James Wasson,   b. 1812, Fleming County, Kentucky, USA
Mother	PAYNE, Theodosia S.,   b. 1822, Kentucky, USA
Family	STEPHENS, John Leonard,   b. 26 Mar 1852, Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, USA

• Name	COCHRAN, James Wasson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	1812	Fleming County, Kentucky, USA   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Appointed	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA   [7]
  	as a Director of the Northern Bank of Kentucky for a number of years
  Election	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA   [7]
  	City Treasurer and a Councilman, each for 4 years,
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	100096802
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100096802
  Death	1885	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA   [8]
  Burial	21 Mar 1885	Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA   [8, 9]
  	Address: Lexington Cemetery 833 W. Main St. Lexington, Kentucky USA 859-255-5522 https://lexcem.org/
  	Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #100096802.
  Will Probated	12 Nov 1894	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA   [10]
  	in the Fayette County Court
  Occupation	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA   [4, 5, 7]
  	Merchant & Insurance Agent
  Age	73 years
  Person ID	I384	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	COCHRAN, John C.,   b. 17 Jun 1784, Ardee, Louth, Leinster, Ireland d. Apr 1863, Flemingsburg, Fleming, Kentucky, USA (Age 78 years)
  Mother	WASSON, Mary,   b. 2 Jun 1783   d. 10 Jun 1850, Flemingsburg, Fleming, Kentucky, USA (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F1439	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	PAYNE, Theodosia S.,   b. 1822, Kentucky, USA d. 1894, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	25 Oct 1838  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 26 years and 10 months - She : ~ 16 years and 10 months.
  Marriage Status	Ended with Husband's death
  Residence	1870	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA   [3, 4, 5]
  	Also living with them were their daughters, Mary, Kate and her husband (John W. COCHRANE) and children (Clara, James), and their sons, John, Nathan and his wife (Kate) and four servants.
  Children	1. COCHRAN, John C.,   b. 1839, Kentucky, USA d. 1901 (Age 62 years) >   2. COCHRAN, Nathan Payne,   b. 1842, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA d. 29 Sep 1910, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA (Age 68 years) +   3. COCHRAN, Kate,   b. 1846, Kentucky, USA d. 6 Nov 1918 (Age 72 years) >   4. COCHRAN, Mary,   b. 17 Sep 1852, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA d. 18 Feb 1939, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F157	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 May 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1812 - Fleming County, Kentucky, USA Appointed - as a Director of the Northern Bank of Kentucky for a number of years - - Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Election - City Treasurer and a Councilman, each for 4 years, - - Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Residence - 1870 - Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Death - 1885 - Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Burial - Address: Lexington Cemetery 833 W. Main St. Lexington, Kentucky USA 859-255-5522 https://lexcem.org/ - 21 Mar 1885 - Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Will Probated - in the Fayette County Court - 12 Nov 1894 - Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Occupation - Merchant & Insurance Agent - - Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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