COCHRANE, William Winston III

1912 - 1980  (67 years)   Has more than 100 ancestors and 10 descendants in this family tree.

COCHRANE, William Winston Jr.

1872 - 1951  (78 years)

Birth	1 Nov 1872	Dr. William W. & Mary Davis Cochrane I Residence (1), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA
	Address: 625 Kansas Avenue Atchison, Kansas USA
Died	6 Jun 1951	William W. & Amy Cochrane II Residence (3), Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
	Cause: Uremia
	Address: 65 South Valley St. Kansas City, Kansas USA
Buried	8 Jun 1951	Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA
	Address: Rawlins Rd. Atchison, Kansas USA
Father	COCHRANE, Dr. William Winston Sr.,   b. 3 Apr 1820, Marion (Moxley), Gallatin, Kentucky, USA
Mother	STEWART, Mary Davis,   b. 9 May 1838, Woodford County, Kentucky, USA
Family	ST. JOHN, Amy,   b. 25 Feb 1880, Platte County, Missouri, USA
Married	26 Jun 1901	Sugar Lake, Platte, Missouri, USA
Children	+ 1. COCHRANE, Miriam Margaret,   b. 25 Jul 1903, Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA + 2. COCHRANE, William Winston III,   b. 11 Oct 1912, William W. & Amy Cochrane II Residence (1), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA

ST. JOHN, Amy

1880 - 1973  (93 years)

Birth	25 Feb 1880	Platte County, Missouri, USA
Died	6 May 1973	Lees Summit, Jackson, Missouri, USA
Buried	Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA
	Address: Rawlins Rd. Atchison, Kansas USA
Father	ST. JOHN, Stephen Atwater,   b. 2 Jan 1838, New York, USA
Mother	JACKSON, Anna Eliza,   b. 28 Dec 1848, Iowa, USA
Family	COCHRANE, William Winston Jr.,   b. 1 Nov 1872, Dr. William W. & Mary Davis Cochrane I Residence (1), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA
Married	26 Jun 1901	Sugar Lake, Platte, Missouri, USA
Children	+ 1. COCHRANE, Miriam Margaret,   b. 25 Jul 1903, Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA + 2. COCHRANE, William Winston III,   b. 11 Oct 1912, William W. & Amy Cochrane II Residence (1), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA

RUSSELL, Marie Ella

1916 - 2005  (88 years)

Birth	13 Nov 1916	Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA
Died	1 Apr 2005	Kingswood Retirement Community, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
	Cause: Lymphoma Cancer
	Address: 10000 Wornall Rd. Kansas City, Missouri USA
Buried	5 Apr 2005	Olathe Memorial Cemetery, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA
	Address: 738 N. Chestnut Olathe, Kansas USA 913-397-5226 http://cemetery.olatheks.org/
Father	RUSSELL, Walter Scott,   b. 14 Feb 1884, Cass County, Missouri, USA
Mother	EBERHARDT, Ella Loretta,   b. 12 Jun 1895, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Family	COCHRANE, William Winston III,   b. 11 Oct 1912, William W. & Amy Cochrane II Residence (1), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA
Married	22 Dec 1939	Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Children	+ 1. + 2.   3.

Father	COCHRANE, William Winston III,   b. 11 Oct 1912, William W. & Amy Cochrane II Residence (1), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA
Mother	RUSSELL, Marie Ella,   b. 13 Nov 1916, Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA
Family 1	LANDOLT, Elizabeth Rae,   b. 22 May 1941, Good Samaritan Hospital, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Children	+ 1. + 2.

Father	COCHRANE, William Winston III,   b. 11 Oct 1912, William W. & Amy Cochrane II Residence (1), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA
Mother	RUSSELL, Marie Ella,   b. 13 Nov 1916, Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA
Family 1	LAMME, Judith Marie,   b. 26 Nov 1948, Walsenburg, Huerfano, Colorado, USA
Children	+ 1.   2.
Children	1.

Father	COCHRANE, William Winston III,   b. 11 Oct 1912, William W. & Amy Cochrane II Residence (1), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA
Mother	RUSSELL, Marie Ella,   b. 13 Nov 1916, Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA

• Name	COCHRANE, William Winston  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Suffix	III
  Birth	11 Oct 1912	William W. & Amy Cochrane II Residence (1), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  	Address: 417 Laramie St. Atchison, Kansas USA
  Gender	Male
  Education	1917-1930	Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA   [11]
  	Ingalls Elementary school and graduating from Atchison High School
  Fraternity	1930	Delta Tau Delta, Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA   [11, 12, 13]
  	Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, Gamma Tau Chapter, University of Kansas
  	Address: 1111 W. 11 St. Lawrence, Kansas USA
  Education	1930-1934	Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA   [11, 14]
  	the University of Kansas, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree with an Accounting Major in the School of Business,
  	He worked his way through college as a waiter at the Blue Mill restaurant on Massachusetts Avenue in downtown Lawrence.
  Individual Event	Apr 1935	Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA   [15]
  	He was involved in a civil rights action while working as Manager of the Kansas Memorial Union
  	A some black people from The Plaindealer, a black newspaper headquartered in Kansas City (KS), were refused service at a soda fountain by him unless they sat in a segregated area, which they refused to do. He explained that he was carring out the University's policy, and that he would lose his job if he went against the policy. The group then went to see his boss, the Dean of Students in the University, who confirmed the policy. According to the newspaper, this policy was against Kansas state laws at that time.
  Fraternity	1939	Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA   [11, 12]
  	the Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity at the University of Kansas
  Membership	22 Jun 1939	Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA   [11, 16]
  	Kansas Bar Association, admitted
  Education	Aug 1939	Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA   [11, 13, 14]
  	the University of Kansas, receiving a Bachelor of Laws degree,
  	While in law school, he worked as the Manager of the Kansas Memorial Union (1934-1937), as an accountant for Goodyear in Kansas City (1937-1938), as an Assistant Instructor in the KU School of Business (1938), and as Manager of the KU Men's University Club (1938-1939).
  Occupation	1943  [8, 9, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20]
  	Special Agent, FBI; Attorney; Administrative Law Judge, Social Security Administration
  Individual Event	1943-1944	New Jersey, USA   [11, 21, 22]
  	While working for the FBI during World War II, he was involved in the investigation, and testified at the trial that produced a conviction, of 27 German spies
  	The indictment is documented as No. 2017c in the District Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey during the April Term, 1943. After sentencing, the judge praised the FBI saying in part, "As to the investigative work, if I am any judge as to how the case was prepared, the convictions were produced largely through their efforts." An internal FBI Office Memorandum stated, "It is the feeling of myself and the Supervisors on German matters that the praise recieved by the bureau from Judge Meaney is due in no small part to the investigative activities of SA [Special Agent] Cochrane, as well as his demeanor during the course of the trial and his assistance in the preparation thereof." One of the prosecuting attorneys also stated that she had collabrated with him for 8 months in preparation, admiring his efficiency and conscientiousness, contributing very substantially to the success of the case. He recieved an increase in pay and a personal letter of recognition from the FBI Director, J. Edgar Hoover, for his meritorious work on the case.
  Individual Event	1 Jan 1956	Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA   [23]
  	A law partnership was formed between Norman P. Gordan, Richard C. Jensen and William W. Cochrane, Jr.
  	It was located in the Scarritt Building, #1009, 818 Grand Avenue.
  Individual Event	1 Sep 1961	Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA   [24]
  	A law partnership was formed between Walter A. Raymond, Kenneth C. West and William W. Cochrane, Jr.
  	It was located at 915 Grand Avenue.
  Church	1947-1980	Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA   [12]
  	St. John's United Methodist Church, and also serving as a board member,
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	19599461
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19599461
  Death	6 Sep 1980	St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA   [17]
  	Cause: a Stroke and Heart Failure
  	Address: Broadway St. Kansas City, Missouri USA
  Obituary	8 Sep 1980	Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA   [12]
  	Kansas City Times
  	"William W. Cochrane "William W. Cochrane, 67, of 9723 Ensley Lane, Leawood, [KS] administrative law judge for the Social Security Administration, died Saturday at St. Luke's Hospital [Kansas City, MO]. "Mr. Cochrane practiced law 21 years and was former prosecuting attorney for Jackson County [MO]. He was associated with the Gordon-Jensen-Cochrane law firm and was a partner of the Normon P. Gordon firm. "He was a special agent for the FBI, former president of the Missouri Association of Republicians and a member of the Judicature Society, the American and Kansas City bar associations and the Missouri Bar. "He was graduated from the University of Kansas and was a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity and the Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity. "He was a board member of the St. John's United Methodist Church. He was born in Atchison, Kan., and had lived in this area most of his life. "He leaves his wife, Mrs. Marie Cochrane of the home; two sons, Winston Cochrane, Clinton, N.J., and David R. Cochrane, Denver; a daughter, Miss Anne Marie Cochrane of the home; a sister, Mrs. William Hunter, Fresno, Ohio; and four grandchildren. "Services will be at 10 a.m., Tuesday at the church; burial in the Olathe [KS] Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the Mount Moriah Chapel. The family suggests contributions to the William Cochrane Memorial Fund at the church."
  Age	67 years
  Burial	9 Sep 1980	Olathe Memorial Cemetery, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA   [17, 25]
  	Address: 738 N. Chestnut Olathe, Kansas USA 913-397-5226 http://cemetery.olatheks.org/
  	Burial plot: Olathe-2-4-23-W3. Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #19599461.
  		Gravestone - William W. & Marie Cochrane
  Person ID	I5	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	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)
  Mother	ST. JOHN, Amy,   b. 25 Feb 1880, Platte County, Missouri, USA d. 6 May 1973, Lees Summit, Jackson, Missouri, USA (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	RUSSELL, Marie Ella,   b. 13 Nov 1916, Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA d. 1 Apr 2005, Kingswood Retirement Community, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	22 Dec 1939	Washington, District of Columbia, USA   [3, 8, 9, 12, 13, 26]
  Age at Marriage	He : 27 years and 2 months - She : 23 years and 1 month.
  Marriage Status	Ended with Husband's death
  Residence	13 Jan 1940	Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, USA   [8, 13, 27]
  	at 501 W. Granite St., apartment #104,
  Residence	Oct 1940	Washington, District of Columbia, USA   [9]
  	at 3500 14th St. NW
  Residence	From 1941 to 1944	Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA   [26]
  	at 144-16 35th Avenue
  Residence	From 1945 to 1946	Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA   [28, 29]
  	at 3177 Coronado Rd.
  Residence	From 1946 to 1971	Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA   [18, 19, 26]
  	at 516 East 66th Terrace
  Residence	From 1971 to 1980	Leawood, Johnson, Kansas, USA   [12, 26]
  	at 9723 Ensley Lane
  Children	+   1. L +   2. L     3. L
  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2025

  
  

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  Birth - Address: 417 Laramie St. Atchison, Kansas USA - 11 Oct 1912 - William W. & Amy Cochrane II Residence (1), Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA Education - Ingalls Elementary school and graduating from Atchison High School - 1917-1930 - Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA Fraternity - Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, Gamma Tau Chapter, University of Kansas,Address: 1111 W. 11 St. Lawrence, Kansas USA - 1930 - Delta Tau Delta, Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA Education - the University of Kansas, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree with an Accounting Major in the School of Business, - 1930-1934 - Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA Individual Event - He was involved in a civil rights action while working as Manager of the Kansas Memorial Union - Apr 1935 - Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA Fraternity - the Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity at the University of Kansas - 1939 - Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA Membership - Kansas Bar Association, admitted - 22 Jun 1939 - Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA Education - the University of Kansas, receiving a Bachelor of Laws degree, - Aug 1939 - Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA Marriage - 22 Dec 1939 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA Residence - at 501 W. Granite St., apartment #104, - 13 Jan 1940 - Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, USA Residence - at 3500 14th St. NW - Oct 1940 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA Residence - at 144-16 35th Avenue - From 1941 to 1944 - Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA Individual Event - While working for the FBI during World War II, he was involved in the investigation, and testified at the trial that produced a conviction, of 27 German spies - 1943-1944 - New Jersey, USA Residence - at 3177 Coronado Rd. - From 1945 to 1946 - Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA Residence - at 516 East 66th Terrace - From 1946 to 1971 - Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Individual Event - A law partnership was formed between Norman P. Gordan, Richard C. Jensen and William W. Cochrane, Jr. - 1 Jan 1956 - Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Individual Event - A law partnership was formed between Walter A. Raymond, Kenneth C. West and William W. Cochrane, Jr. - 1 Sep 1961 - Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Residence - at 9723 Ensley Lane - From 1971 to 1980 - Leawood, Johnson, Kansas, USA Church - St. John's United Methodist Church, and also serving as a board member, - 1947-1980 - Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Death - Cause: a Stroke and Heart Failure,Address: Broadway St. Kansas City, Missouri USA - 6 Sep 1980 - St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Obituary - Kansas City Times - 8 Sep 1980 - Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Burial - Address: 738 N. Chestnut Olathe, Kansas USA 913-397-5226 http://cemetery.olatheks.org/ - 9 Sep 1980 - Olathe Memorial Cemetery, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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