OBIT: Mrs. Charlotte COCHRANE, 1914, of interest in Somerset County, PA

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Cochrane, Charlotte

  Widow of James Cochrane, deceased for 24 years, died Tuesday morning from 
senile gangrene, at the advanced age of 80 years, 3 months and 5 days. Mrs. 
Cochrane was born at Muir Kirk, Ayrshire, Scotland. In 1868 she immigrated to 
this country and the family located at Georges Creek. Later her husband became 
the pioneer coal operator in this section. There survive her of the twelve 
children to whom she gave birth, the following: Robert, Archibald, Wm. M., and 
Mrs. Agnes Alexander, all of Elk Lick; Mrs. Margaret Jeffery of Brownsville; 
Mrs. John Cunningham of Bell Vernon, Pa. and Charles F. mine foreman, of 
Meyersdale. Mrs. Cochrane was a devoted member of the Reformed Church and Rev. 
Dr. Truxal preached the funeral sermon on Thursday at 2 p. m., after which 
interment was made in the Union Cemetery.

Meyersdale Commercial, Oct. 1, 1914