Cochran, Mrs. Wm. 1824-1895

COCHRAN, BEARD, DAVIS, ADAMS

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Date: 4/25/2005 at 18:00:12

The Newton Record, Friday, April 26, 1895, Page 10, Column 1
Cochran, Mrs. Wm.

Prairie City - About five o'clock Monday afternoon, April 22, alone and apparently in her usual health, Mrs. Wm. Cochran was summoned home, sitting upright with her work by her side. Her husband found the lifeless form. He had gone on an errand for her just a few moments before, leaving her cheerful and as all supposed, well. Mrs. Cochran was in her 73rd year, beloved by all who knew her. Five children remain to care for the aged father. Seldom have we seen a mother more honored or revered that this one. Truly it can be said of her, "Her children arise up and call her blessed." Mrs. I. N. Beard, of Osceola, Mrs. Rose Davis, of Anita, daughters of the deceased, and Geo. Cochran, of Des Moines, her son, came Tuesday. The funeral was held Wednesday at 10 a. m. from the Christian Church.
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Prairie City (IA) News, 1895

Mrs. Wm. Cochran died April 22, 1895, in her home in Prairie City. She was born February 17, 1824, near Peaksville, New York.

Her maiden name was Jerusha Adams. At an early age she moved to Ohio with her parents.

On February 17, 1840, she was married to Wm. Cochran.

They had nine children of whom five are still living.

They came to Prairie City in 1868.

The funeral was held at the Christian with burial in the Waveland cemetery.