Hon. William Cochran and Mary Davis
Husband Hon. William Cochran 1
Born: 1777 2 Christened: Died: 1867 2 Buried:
Father: Richard Cochran ( - ) 2 Mother:
Marriage:
Wife Mary Davis 3
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
Children
1 F Jane Cochran 3
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Johnston Lecky (1809-1849) 3 Marr: 1830 3
2 F Sarah Cochran 2
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: [Unk] McGonigle ( - ) 2
3 F Mrs. E. C. Davis 2
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
4 M Robert Cochran 2
Born: Christened: Died: Bef 1889 Buried:
5 M George W. Cochran 2 4
Born: 24 Aug 1824 - Pine Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 2 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Martha Nevin ( - ) 2 5
General Notes: Husband - Hon. William Cochran
He was a farmer early in life, was elected to the legislature, and was deputy warden of the Western penitentiary. He was unanimously re-elected to the legislature; also filled the office of justice of the peace and other positions. Politically he was identified with the democratic party until Gen. Harrison became a candidate, when he accepted whig principles, and adhered to that party.
General Notes: Wife - Mary Davis
of Ireland; they were Scotch Presbyterians, originally Covenanters.
She and her husband were married sixty years, she living to be ninety-five years old.
1 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 568, 753.
2 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 753.
3 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 568.
4 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 295.
5
John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 294.
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