The funeral of Milton A. Cochran, who died at the Athens Asylum, Sunday last, was held Tuesday afternoon, from the home of C. E. Cochran, Rev. L. M. Kumler officiating. This is the first death in this family since 1850 when his father, John L. Cochran, died on a steamboat in the Ohio River, a cholera victim.
From McConnelsville Herald, 19 Jan. 1898, p. 3, col. 4.