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MEAUX, Mary Janetta

MEAUX, Mary Janetta

Female 1819 - 1889  (69 years)   Has 56 ancestors and 12 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name MEAUX, Mary Janetta  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Birth 19 May 1819  New Kent County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Female 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 113772250 
    Residence 1850  Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Role: Occupant
      In addition to 5 of their children, their household included John's father, Dr. William COCHRAN, John's brother, Dr. Patrick H. COCHRAN, with his wife and daughter, John's sisters, Mildred and Sarah, and Mary Ann's mother, Clara WINSTON, and Mary Ann's brother, Horatio WINSTON. There were 15 people in all. John's real estate was valued at $90,000, and his occupation was listed as Brick Maker in the 1850 Census.
    Death 5 Jan 1889  Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Age 69 years 
    Burial Brooke Cemetery, Wellsburg, Brooke, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Address:
    Brooke Cemetery
    Wellsburg, West Virginia
    USA 
    Person ID I572  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2025 

    Father MEAUX, Dr. Thomas Sr.,   b. 25 Feb 1792, New Kent County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Dec 1858, Amelia County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Mother BURNLEY, Mary Overton,   b. Jan 1800   d. Sep 1825 (Age 25 years) 
    Family ID F241  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family COCHRAN, Dr. Patrick Henry,   b. 27 Mar 1812, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Mar 1897, Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 16 Sep 1844  Amelia County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8
    • Their framed portraits, painted by Charles V. Bond in 1860 in Louisville, KY, are located at The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, KY. [6]
    Age at Marriage She : 25 years and 4 months - He : 32 years and 6 months. 
    Marriage Status Ended with Wife's death 
    Children 
       1. Male COCHRAN, Thomas   d. Yes, date unknown
       2. Female COCHRAN, Mary   d. Yes, date unknown
    +  3. Female COCHRANE, Nannie Meaux,   b. 25 Jan 1849, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Nov 1933, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F240  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2020 

  • Notes 
    • A portrait was painted of Mary MEAUX COCHRAN, at age 41, by Charles V. BOND in Louisville, KY in 1860. It was donated to The Filson Historical Society in Louisville, KY, by a descendant of hers. [9]

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 May 1819 - New Kent County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 16 Sep 1844 - Amelia County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1850 - Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Jan 1889 - Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Address:
    Brooke Cemetery
    Wellsburg, West Virginia
    USA - - Brooke Cemetery, Wellsburg, Brooke, Virginia, USA
    Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Mary Janetta Meaux Cochrane
    Mary Janetta Meaux Cochrane & Daughter Nannie Meaux Cochrane

  • Sources 
    1. [S158] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Cochrane Family History, (Coshocton, Ohio: self published, April 1943.), 30 Aug 2010, Pg. 77.

    2. [S158] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Cochrane Family History, (Coshocton, Ohio: self published, April 1943.), 30 Aug 2010, Pg. 120.

    3. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 13 Jul 2013, accessed 13 Jul 2013<, Mary Janette Meaux Cochrane, Memorial #113772250.

    4. [S445] Kentucky, Jefferson County, Census - US - 1850 - KY - Jefferson County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=8054&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), 9 Jun 2020, M432, roll 207, Louisville, District 3, p. 304A, dwelling 341, family 341, John O. Cochran, accessed 9 June 2020.
      Census - 1850 - Louisville, KY - John O. Cochran
      Census - 1850 - Louisville, KY - John O. Cochran


    5. [S1388] Kentucky, Jefferson County, Census - US - 1870 - KY - Jefferson County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=7163&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), 14 Dec 2020, M593, roll 475, Louisville, p. 83B, dwelling 145, family 237, Patrick H. Cochrane, accessed 14 December 2020.
      Census - 1870 - Louisville, KY - Patrick H. Cochrane
      Census - 1870 - Louisville, KY - Patrick H. Cochrane


    6. [S611] Holmberg, James J., Email - Holmberg, James, 26 May 2015, 28 March 2015>, "Re: Framed Portrait Donations,".

    7. [S844] Marriage Records - VA - 1740-1850 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3723 : 1999)), 13 Dec 2020, accessed 13 December 2020), Patrick H. Cochrane & Mary J. Meaux, 16 September 1844; Amelia County, VA.
      Marriage Record - Patrick H. Cochrane & Mary Janette Meaux
      Marriage Record - Patrick H. Cochrane & Mary Janette Meaux


    8. [S1390] West Virginia, Brooke County, Census - US - 1880 - WV - Brooke County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=6742&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 1999), 14 Dec 2020, T9, roll 1401, Wellsburg, enumeration district (ED) 217, p. 32A, dwelling 164, family 164, William Campbell, accessed 14 December 2020.
      Census - 1880 - Brooke Co., WV - William P. Campbell
      Census - 1880 - Brooke Co., WV - William P. Campbell


    9. [S611] Holmberg, James J., Email - Holmberg, James, 1 Apr 2015, 28 March 2015>, "RE: Framed Porait Donations,".
      Email - James Holmberg
      Email - James Holmberg



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