Elizabeth Jane Cochran Elizabeth Cochran, Nellie Bly, age about 26 Born Elizabeth Jane Cochran (1864-05-05)May 5, 1864 Cochrans Mills, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died January 27, 1922(1922-01-27) (agedxa057) New York City, New York, U.S. Nationality American Occupation Journalist, novelist, inventor Spouse(s) Robert Seaman (m. 1895–1904, his death) Awards National Womens Hall of Fame (1998) Signature Notes After her marriage, Bly used the name Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman as seen in the signatures on patents she filed.