The Cochrane & Allied Families
Cochranes from Scotland to Colonial Virginia (c 1760), to Kentucky (1811), to Kansas (1859) and beyond. Allied families to the United States from England, Scotland, Ireland and Switzerland.
RIGG, Sarah Virginia Cochrane
1848 - 1936 (88 years) Has more than 100 ancestors and 16 descendants in this family tree.
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Name RIGG, Sarah Virginia Cochrane [1, 2, 3] Birth 25 Jul 1848 Moxley, Owen, Kentucky, USA 
[1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7] - Cochrane Family Book, p. 67, has a different name and birth date from the Cochran(e) Family Bible.
Gender Female FindaGrave Memorial ID 151892365 Inheritance 28 Mar 1887 Owen County, Kentucky, USA [8] inheritance of three quarters of one quarter of her father's estate when her father's will was probated
"I, Alexander M. Rigg, of Overton, Ky, being of sound mind and ____ memory but growing feeble in body, and being desirous to give directions as to the course and disposition of my estate, do make, ordain and publish this my last will and testament, hereby revoking and cancelling all former wills or codicils by me made.
"First - After all my just debts are paid, which I desire first done, I give and bequeath to my son Thomas J. Rigg now of Atchison, Kansas, the sum of five hundred dollars, and to Harry B. and Sara A. Rigg, children of Dr. W. C. Rigg, now of Macon, Mississippi, the sum of three hundred dollars to be equally divided between them, and to be loaned at interest the share of Harry B. until he shall attains the age of twenty one years, and the share of the said Sara A. until she attains the age of sixteen years, and when each arrives at the age mentioned, his or her share to be invested in some valuable memento of their grand-father.
"Second - After the payments of my debts and the bequeaths entertained in the first clause of my will, I desire the remainder of my estate divided into four equal shares, and disposed of as follows. To my son Harry B. Rigg one full share. To my son Thomas J. Rigg one full share, and this in addition to the bequeaths entertained in the first clause herein.
"To my daughter, Mrs. Kate Low, one full share, and the remaining share to be divided between my daughters Mrs. Mildred Curtis and Mrs. Sallie Cochran, in the proportion of one fourth of the share to Mrs. Curtis and three-fourth of the share to Mrs. Cochran.
"Third - I give and bequeath to my son Overton C. Rigg my trunk, wardrobe, wash-basin and water-set.
"Fourth - I give and bequeath to my daughter Mrs. Kate Low my steel mattress, willow rocking chair, and the photograph of her mother.
"Fifth - I give and bequeath to my daughter-in-law Mrs. Harry Rigg, my bed stead, and to my son Thomas J. Rigg my bed.
"Sixth - It will be observed that I have not named all my children in this will. Their names are not omitted because they are not thought of, but the disposition I have made of my estate herein is made after mature deliberation, and is so made in order to secure as near as I can full equality between my children.
"Seventh - I nominate my son Harry B. Rigg as executor of this my last will and having full confidence in his honesty and integrity, I desire that he be permitted to so act without giving either bond or security."
Signed "April 30th 1883, A. M. Rigg Sr."
Residence 1920 Bethel, Bath, Kentucky, USA [9] with her daughter, Catherine, and son-in-law, Thomas Robertson, on their farm Residence 1930 Russell, Greenup, Kentucky, USA [10] with her granddaughter, Virginia Cochran Wright, and Virginia's husband, Claude Wright, Death 5 Nov 1936 Russell, Greenup, Kentucky, USA [2, 7, 11] Age 88 years Burial Longview Cemetery, Bethel, Bath, Kentucky, USA [7, 12] Address:
Longview Cemetery
Bethel Ridge Rd.
Bethel, Kentucky
USA- Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #151892365.
Person ID I236 Cochrane Genealogy Last Modified 15 Aug 2025
Father RIGG, Alexander Moxley Sr., b. 9 May 1805, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA d. 6 Jan 1887, Catawba, Pendleton, Kentucky, USA (Age 81 years) Mother COCHRAN, Lucy Ann Catharine, b. 16 Jan 1810, Spring Hill - Cabell Family Home, Norwood, Nelson, Virginia, USA d. 8 Jan 1871, Moxley, Owen, Kentucky, USA (Age 60 years) Family ID F97 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family COCHRAN, Joseph Bodine Sr., b. 2 Sep 1843, Kentucky, USA d. 29 Oct 1919, Bethel, Bath, Kentucky, USA (Age 76 years) Marriage 11 Feb 1868 Moxley, Owen, Kentucky, USA [2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 13] Age at Marriage She : 19 years and 7 months - He : 24 years and 5 months. Residence 1880 Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, USA [5] at 26 Scout Street Residence 1900 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA [3, 6] at 1858 Forest Avenue Children + 1. 
COCHRAN, Dr. Joseph Bodine Jr., b. 4 Mar 1869, Moxley, Owen, Kentucky, USA d. 2 May 1943, Boyd County, Kentucky, USA (Age 74 years)> 2. COCHRAN, Lucy Katheryn, b. 13 Sep 1872, Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA d. 22 Apr 1929, Bethel, Bath, Kentucky, USA (Age 56 years)Family ID F225 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 7 Dec 2020
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Event Map 
Birth - 25 Jul 1848 - Moxley, Owen, Kentucky, USA 
Marriage - 11 Feb 1868 - Moxley, Owen, Kentucky, USA 
Residence - at 26 Scout Street - 1880 - Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, USA 
Inheritance - inheritance of three quarters of one quarter of her father's estate when her father's will was probated - 28 Mar 1887 - Owen County, Kentucky, USA 
Residence - at 1858 Forest Avenue - 1900 - Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA 
Residence - with her daughter, Catherine, and son-in-law, Thomas Robertson, on their farm - 1920 - Bethel, Bath, Kentucky, USA 
Residence - with her granddaughter, Virginia Cochran Wright, and Virginia's husband, Claude Wright, - 1930 - Russell, Greenup, Kentucky, USA Death - 5 Nov 1936 - Russell, Greenup, Kentucky, USA 
Burial - Address:
Longview Cemetery
Bethel Ridge Rd.
Bethel, Kentucky
USA - - Longview Cemetery, Bethel, Bath, Kentucky, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S103] Bible - Cochran(e) & Associated Families, (London, England: Thomas Baskett, 1759), 6 Dec 2010, Between the Books of Apocrypha and the Books of the New Testament, second page. Hand written.
"Sallie C. Rigg third daughter of A. M. & L. C. Rigg 1847."
The Cochran(e) Family Bible
Between the Books of Apocrypha and the Books of the New Testament, second page. - [S158] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Cochrane Family History, (Coshocton, Ohio: self published, April 1943.), 30 Aug 2010, Pg. 67.
- [S999] Edward Mayes, Book - Mayes (Rigg) Family (Ancestry), (Jackson, Mississippi: Hederman Bros., circa 1928.), 16 Aug 2016, p b-101 - b-113.
Book - Mayes Family (Rigg) - [S1003] Kentucky, Owen County, Census - US - 1850 - KY - Owen County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=8054&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), 28 Aug 2016, M432, roll 216, District 1, p. 231B, dwelling 101, family 101, Alexander M. Rigg, accessed 28 August 2016.
Census - Owen County, KY - Alexander M. Rigg, Sr. - [S1379] Kentucky, Kenton County, Census - US - 1880 - KY - Kenton County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=6742&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 1999), 5 Dec 2020, T9, roll 425, Covington, enumeration district (ED) 116, p. 5, dwelling 37, family 53, Joseph Cochran, accessed 5 December 2020.
Census - 1880 - Covington, KY - Joseph B. Cochran Sr. - [S1376] Ohio, Hamilton County, Census - US - 1900 - OH - Hamilton County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=7602&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), 5 Dec 2020, T623, Cincinnati, enumeration district (ED) 229, sheet 15B, dwelling 262, family 323, Joseph B. Cochran, accessed 5 December 2020.
Census - 1900 - Cincinnati, OH - Joseph B. Cochran Sr. - [S1375] Ohio. Cincinnati., Newspaper Article - Cincinnati Enquirer [OH] (Newspapers.com), 4 Dec 2020, "Grandmother," 6 November 1936, p. 2, col. 2; digital images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 4 December 2020).
Obit - Sarah Virginia Cochrane Rigg Cochran - [S1007] Kentucky. Owen County., Wills - KY - Owen County - Probate Records - 1774-1989 (Ancestry), (Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989. http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9066 : 2015.), 28 Aug 2016, vol D-G, p 153-5, A. M. Rigg, Sr; (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9066 : accessed 28 August 2016).
Will - Alexander M. Rigg, Sr. - [S1377] Kentucky, Bath County, Census - US - 1920 - KY - Bath County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=6061&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), 5 Dec 2020, T625, roll 558, Bethel, enumeration district (ED) 3, sheet 2A, dwelling 28, family 31, Thomas S. Robertson, accessed 5 December 2020.
Census - 1920 - Bethel, KY - Thomas S. Robertson - [S1378] Kentucky, Greenup County, Census - US - 1930 - KY - Greenup County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=6224&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), 5 Dec 2020, T626, Greenup County, enumeration district (ED) 17, sheet 8B, dwelling 138, family 139, Claude G. Wright, accessed 5 December 2020.
Census - 1930 - Greenup County, KY - Claude G. Wright - [S997] Death Certificate - KY - 1852-1965 - Online Image (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1222 : 2007)), 4 Dec 2020, accessed 4 December 2020), Sarah Cochran, 5 November 1936, Certificate No. 32655.
Death Certificate - Sarah Virginia Cochrane Rigg Cochran - [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 4 Dec 2020, accessed 4 December 2020<, Sarah Virginia Cochrane Rigg Cochran, Memoriala #151892365.
- [S1273] Marriage Records - KY - 1783-1965 (Ancestry), ((https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61372/ : 2016)), 4 Dec 2020, accessed 4 December 2020), J. B. Cochran & S. C. Rigg, 11 February 1868; Owen County, KY, Marriage Register, 1819-1941, p 92.
Marriage Record - J. B. Cochran & Sarah Virginia Cochrane Rigg
- [S103] Bible - Cochran(e) & Associated Families, (London, England: Thomas Baskett, 1759), 6 Dec 2010, Between the Books of Apocrypha and the Books of the New Testament, second page. Hand written.