Two Kansas Cochren Strains May be unrelated
It has recently come to my attention that there are two families in Kansas in the same time period who spell their last name the same way (i.e. COCHREN) and have names that are very similar and birthdates that are very similar, but I have been unable to find in early connections between the two.It may be just a good case of coincidence at work.It has caused some confusion with some researchers, however.
As example, there is a George Daniel Cochren in Reno Co. Ks born inthe 1870s in Delaware Co., Indiana.He is the son of Newton Jasper Cochren b. in Indiana, son of John, son. of Phillip of New York.He is my line.
At the same time period there is in Dodge City, Ks a George D. Cochren born in the 1870's in Indiana who is a descendent of a group from Knox Co., Ohio.This man's middle name may have been "David" but not clear on that.
Both families have the names: Lydia, Newton, Jasper, George D.
My research indicates that the Newton Jasper refers to a Revolutionary war figure - so common naming there may be explained.
This line indicates that the first of their line, William Cochren, came from the British Isles, but after the date for the line from Phillip in New York.This William apparently went straight to Ohio, then to Indiana, and Ks.
If there is any connection between these two groupsit would have to be in the pre-1820 time period.
So far I have been unable to locate any connection, other than a similarity of names between these two groups.
Since this has been a problem, I thought that I should share this with others researching this name or families from these locations.