Brief Life History of Almira Frances
When Almira Frances Cochran was born on 20 November 1847, in Salem Township, Highland, Ohio, United States, her father, Jacob B Cochran, was 30 and her mother, Jane Colvin, was 26. She married John Gossett Cheney on 19 June 1868, in Highland, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 7 daughters. She lived in Perry Township, Brown, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. She died in 1890, at the age of 43, and was buried in Salem Township, Highland, Ohio, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- Elmina F Chaney in household of John Chaney, "United States Census, 1870"
- Almira F. Cochran, "Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958"
- H. Cochran in entry for B. E. Chaney, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
Spouse and Children
1845–1923 Male
1847–1890 Female
Children (8)
1869–1890 Female
1870–1872 Female
1872–1894 Female
1873– Female
1874–1963 Female
+3 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1816–1897 Male
1821–1918 Female
Siblings (12)
1840–1863 Male
1842–1890 Male
1845–1918 Male
1847–1890 Female
1850–1921 Male
+7 More Children
World Events (6)
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Age 13
1863
Age 16
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 23
Name Meaning
Scottish (Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire): habitational name from the lands of Cochrane in the parish of Paisley, near Glasgow. The placename is of uncertain derivation, perhaps from Welsh coch ‘red’, although this etymology is not supported by the early spelling Coueran.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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