I've just discovered that my great-grandfather changed our family name from Kachur to Cochran after he emigrated to the states in late 1871 ... and settled in La Porte, Ind. He came from Prussia ... Specifically Posen (now Poznan, inside Poland).

I'd love to hear from any other Kachurs out there ... both about any connections to my family or general info about the name (how it's pronounced by folks here in the States, where it comes from, etc.)

I have found an Alex or Alexander Kachur and his family, also from Prussia (brother Nicodemus, son Albert) listed in La Porte at the same time as my great-grandfather.

Alex and Nicodemus are the right ages to be my great-grandfather's brothers, but I'm not sure if there's a connection.

JC