Sarah Jane Lyle and John B. Cochrane

JOHN B. COCHRANE, son of ELIZABETH LONGMUIR and BENJAMIN COCHRANE, was born January 1, 1810 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland,⁷¹ and died March 9, 1891 in Ft. Wayne, Allen, Indiana.⁵⁹⁶³ He is buried in Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana.⁷²

He married SARAH JANE LYLE on May 20, 1841 in Allen County, Indiana,^{196, 1675} daughter of MARGARET HAYES SCOTT and DAVID LYLE. She was born November 15, 1819 in Xenia, Greene, Ohio,^{70, 627, 71} and died September 1, 1881 in Ft. Wayne, Allen, Indiana.³⁷⁷⁷ She is buried in Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana.^{72, 3777}

• Descendant Reports
  • William Scott Descendant Report (Ancestor of Sarah J. Lyle)

Children of SARAH JANE LYLE and JOHN B. COCHRANE:

1. BENJAMIN COCHRANE, b. July, 1842, Ft. Wayne, Allen, Indiana;⁷² d. May 21, 1849;⁷² bur. Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana.⁷²
2. MARGARET SCOTT COCHRANE, b. July 12, 1845, Indiana;⁴⁹³¹ d. May 8, 1930, Ft. Wayne, Allen, Indiana.^{72, 4931}
3. DAVID L. COCHRANE, b. August, 1847, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana;⁷² d. July 14, 1854;⁷² bur. Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana.⁷²
4. ELIZABETH LONGMUIR COCHRANE, b. December 10, 1849, Ft. Wayne, Allen, Indiana;^{71, 3602} m. KAY CHITTENDEN SWEET on April 16, 1868 in Allen County, Indiana¹⁶⁷⁵; d. January 28, 1915, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota.^{74, 612}
5. CAROLINE F. COCHRANE, b. June, 1852, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana;⁷² d. January 6, 1854;⁷² bur. Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana.⁷²
6. AGNES JANE COCHRANE, b. 1857;⁴⁵⁶ d. August 18, 1932, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana.^{1303, 4931}
7. EMERINE HAMILTON COCHRANE, b. 1860, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana;⁷² d. February 12, 1861;⁷² bur. Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana.⁷²

Personal Information

John B. Cochrane

• was elected Ft. Wayne Board of Health in 1857
• was elected Alderman, 5th Ward in May, 1867 in Ft. Wayne, Allen, Indiana

Work History

Newspaper Articles

Fort Wayne Gazette, December 10, 1882

Page 3 , Col. 2 : Hon. John Cochrane, of Edsall street, one of the oldest residents of the city, will be seventy-three on New Year's day.

Obituaries

Fort Wayne Daily Gazette, September 2, 1881³⁷⁷⁷

Mrs. John Cochrane died yesterday morning. She had but recently returned from Petoskey, where she went in hopes of recovering her health. The funeral will take place to-morrow.

Fort Wayne Sentinel, March 9, 1891⁵⁹⁶³

JOHN COCHRANE DEAD.

A Well Known Pioneer Passes Away at an Early Hour This Morning — His Life.

One by one the pioneers are crossing the river and the rank and file of early citizens is thinning out to such an extent that one is caused to stop and sadly reflect. The last one who has been summoned from earthly life is John Cochrane, who died at his residence, 258 West Barry street, at 5 o'clock this morning. Mr. Cochrane acted as one of the pall-bearers at the funeral of Mrs. Jesse L. Williams last Tuesday, at which time he contracted a bad cold resulting in grippe and subsequent brain trouble. He was delirious in his last hours.

John Cochrane was about 83 years old. He was born in Scotland and immigrated to America when a young man. He came to Fort Wayne in 1836 and started the first carpenter shop and planing mill in the town, upon the site now occupied by the Haffuer building, at the southwest corner of Barry and Harrison streets. Soon afterward the planing mill business of Col. James Humphrey and Col. O. D. Hurd was started, and a few years later Mr. Hurd's interest was purchased by Mr. Cochrane. From that time until the death of Colonel Humphrey, a few years ago, this firm existed, the mills being located at the same spot during all those years. The plant is now operated by Diethers. The planing mills of Cochrane & Humphrey were well known all over northern Indiana. The deceased was naturally a retiring gentleman, but this did not prevent his friends from from selecting him as a representative of public affairs, among which positions was that of councilman. Mr. Cochrane was a loyal citizen, a generous man, and a true friend. He leaves three children, as follows: Margaret, who was principal in the public schools; Jennie and Mrs. Elizabeth Sweet.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
18501227	Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana	John B. Cochrane Sarah Jane Lyle David L. Cochrane Margaret Scott Cochrane Elizabeth Longmuir Cochrane
18601364	Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana	John B. Cochrane Sarah Jane Lyle Margaret Scott Cochrane Agnes Jane Cochrane Elizabeth Longmuir Cochrane Emerine Hamilton Cochrane
June 16, 1870605	Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana	John B. Cochrane Sarah Jane Lyle Margaret Scott Cochrane Agnes Jane Cochrane
1880605	Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana	John B. Cochrane Sarah Jane Lyle Margaret Scott Cochrane Agnes Jane Cochrane