You give up to easy my young colleen. Since you didn't give me an answer as to where you had Thomas & Sarah on previous census records, I had to find them myself. I think somewhere along the line a typo occurred from the obit. I think your J.E. is actually Thomas E. The 1900 census for Adams county, Quincy twp, town of Corning has the Family of Thomas E. COCHRAN. His brother Harry B. COCHRAN lives with the family. The 1870 census has Thomas E. & Harry B. COCHRAN living with their parents Thomas Sarah and siblings. Dick May you live to be a hundred, with an extra year to repent! (Irish proverb) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shirley Gunter" <shirleyjgunter@comcast.net> To: <iowa@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 5:15 PM Subject: [IOWA] re on 1900 census > Many thanks to all of you for the great help and finds.looks as if I will > up > a creek with no paddle as for Thomas Cochrane he was not a citizen of the > united states.the story goes he came from Greenock scotland in 1844, at > the > age of thirteen doesn't look like I will be able to find ship he came on > or > what port.but anyway thanks much,your sure a very helpful group.shirley