McCormick family branch

IOWAN ANCESTORS

OF SOUTHEAST IOWA

Robert McCormick 1763-1816

Occupation= ?

Religion = ?

• born between 1763-1767 on boat between Scotland and Ireland

(family tradition= born near Irish coast)

• married 1787 in Maryland to Sarah Beazly (daughter of Edward Beazly)

(she is of Welsh ancestry)

• 10 children (3 boys/7 girls) 3 died young:

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John McCormick -see below-

James McCormick

Elizabeth (McCormick) Cox wife of Andrew Cox

Nancy McCormick died age 1 month

Mary McCormick died age 5 years

Sarah (McCormick) Rymann wife of Mr. Rymann

Edward Beazly McCormick never married

Flora (McCormick) Wilcox wife of Mr. Wilcox

Louisa (McCormick) Waller wife of Mr. Waller

Elvira McCormick died age 16 years

• 1793 immigrated to Kentucky with wife and 1^st 3 children

• died 22 May 1816 in Lexington, Kentucky

• born 1789 in Cecil County, Maryland

• 1^st marriage 1811 to Nancy Cox in Gallatin Co. Kentucky

(her father Lazarus Cox served in Revolutionary War)

• 10 children (6 boys/ 4 girls) 4 died young:

Infant son died infant in 1812

William H. McCormick -see below-

Sarah (McCormick) Neece wife of Beverly Neece

Children: John, Robert, Sarah, Minerva

Theodore Benton McCormick husband of Emily Stevens

children: William, Nancy, Florence

Elizabeth McCormick died age 13 years

John Andrew McCormick died age 21 years

Robert McCormick husband of Charlotte Miller

-buried in McCormick Cemetery

children: Louis, Martha, Jesse, Henry, Parthenia,

Catharine, Sarah, C. Jane, Flora, Nancy

Nancy (McCormick) Taylor wife of Samuel E. Taylor

Flora McCormick died age 13 years

Jesse McCormick husband of Fanny Judith Wayland

-buried in McCormick Cemetery

children: Elizabeth, Clement

Rowena (McCormick) Scott, Andrews wife of Nathaniel Scott

children: Rose, Annie, Parthenia, Rowena

2nd marriage to William Andrews

children: Ida, Emma, Mary, Lillie

• Immigrated to Illinois in spring of 1835—settled and improved farm

• his wife was the 1^st to be buried in Strader-Nankivel Cemetery

• 2^nd marriage 1838 to Parthena Ball

• 1 daughter

Anna Ball (McCormick) Day, Parks wife of James Day

2nd marriage John Rice Parks

• he died 1880 age 91 of cancer

• buried with 1^st wife in Strader-Nankivel Cemetery– Fandon, Illinois

• born 13 January 1814 in Gallatin, County Kentucky

• 1835 moved from Kentucky to McDonough County, Illinois with parents

• 1 Nov 1838 married Elizabeth M. Stevens (daughter of Jacob Bird Stevens 1783-1864 farmer & Rhoda Doss)

-see Stevens branch page-

• Came to Wapello County Iowa spring of 1848 ( Iowa became state in 1846)

• Member of Baptist church for over 27 years

• 1858 was a member of the Iowa State Legislature

• 14 children (8 girls/6 boys) 3 died infants:

Lavina Elizabeth (McCormick) Reeves wife of James Harrison Reeves

-buried in McCormick Cemetery

<twin> Albert McCormick husband of Martha Grey- lived in Boulder, Colorado

children: Ida, Joe, Eve

<twin> Melissa McCormick died infant

Dr. Charles Hezakiah McCormick husband of Pheobe Nancy Turner—lived in Eagle Lake, Texas

John Austin McCormick husband of Sarah Ann Reeves

children: Francis Thoron McCormick

Ina A. McCormick

William B. McCormick

John Ross McCormick

Noah Eli McCormick

Jesse McCormick

Infant

Jesse Lee McCormick

Jacob Walter McCormick husband of Sarah Emaline Dennis

-buried in McCormick Cemetery

Children: Don C. McCormick

Regina B. McCormick

Mary Jane (McCormick) Knight wife of Daniel Boone Knight

-buried in McCormick Cemetery

children: Dora A. Knight

Olive E. Knight

Mary K. Knight

W.N. Knight

Sarah Maria (McCormick) Dennis wife of John A. Dennis (died 1884) and Lorenzo Dow Baker

-buried in McCormick Cemetery

children: Leon Dennis

Austin Dennis

William Dennis

Earl B. Dennis

Dennis “Caddy” Dennis

Rhoda “Alice” (McCormick) Baker 1st wife of Lorenzo Dow Baker

-buried in McCormick Cemetery

children: Searle Edward Baker

Warren Sawin Baker

Noel C. Baker

William Benjamin McCormick husband of Mary Evelyn Correll- lived in Nebraska

-buried in McCormick Cemetery

children: Albert Sherman McCormick

Don Lawrence McCormick

Theodore S. McCormick (died infant)-buried in McCormick Cemetery

Elizabeth M. (McCormick) Bender -see below-

Matilda Catherine “Aunt Kittie” McCormick (never married)

Cloe W. McCormick (died infant in 1865)-buried in McCormick Cemetery

• son Albert gold mined in Colorado gold rush

• died 28 September 1902 age 88 of a lingering illness (per obituary)

• buried in McCormick Cemetery—Highland Center, Iowa (he donated land for cemetery)

Text Box: Obituary of Elizabeth McCormick Bender: Hedrick Journal 14 January 1942 Daughter of William and Elizabeth McCormick, born near Highland Center, Iowa, December 15, 1860; died at Hedrick, Iowa, January 8, 1942. She was united in marriage to George W. Bender, March 12, 1885. This union was blessed with 2 sons and 4 daughters. The husband died March 19, 1932, leaving to survive her, besides the children, 17 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren, a sister, Mrs. Mary Knight, and a brother, Ben McCormick. Sister Bender never made a public profession of her faith but held with growing joy to the faith of her fathers, that of the Primitive Baptists. She was kind, gentle and compassionate, and trusted in the mercy and grace of God. Through her many trails, He was her comfort. Funeral services were conducted by the writer at Hedrick, where many gathered to share the sorrow with the bereaved family, which, together with the beautiful floral offerings, stands as an eloquent tribute to her memory. We left the body sleeping in the “silent city” of so many of her loved ones near Highland. May our dear Lord comfort all who mourn.—Burton L. Nay.

Text Box: Obituary John McCormick: Macomb, Illinois newspaper John died of cancer at his home in Colchester Twp. on Saturday night. He settled on & improving farm now owned by Simon Strader in Chalmers Twp. John learned 2 trades growing up—boot and shoe making and the cabinet business. He did not work at these businesses after coming to Illinois except for his family. He selected a family burying spot and his first wife was the first to be buried there. Since then, over 100 people have been buried there.

• Born 1860 near Highland Center, Iowa

• 1883 married George Bender -see Bender page-

• Celebrated 49 years of marriage

• 6 children (2 boys/4 girls)

Hillian Hazel (Bender) Doak -see Frank Doak page-

Ralph Bender husband of Avis- lived in Idaho

children?

Paul Bender husband of Mary Lena Davis- lived in Nebraska

children: Robert, James, Frances

Lela (Bender) Morgan wife of James Morgan

children: Carlos, Jack

Margarite (Bender) Venator wife of Emery Bottorff, George Williamson, and Max Venator

children: Pauline, Dale

Ruth (Bender) Whitehead wife of Lyle R. Whitehead

children:?

• 17 grandchildren & 9 great grandchildren (per obituary)

• Kind, gentle, compassionate, and trusted in the mercy and grace of god (per obituary)

• Died 1942 age 81 of cancer

Text Box: The term Scotch-Irish was coined in America in about 1750 to distinguish emigrants of Scottish blood from the other Irish settlers in the colonies.

Text Box: “Greenbacker” in politics—refers to paper money “greenbacks” that had been issued during Civil War and afterward. The party opposed the shift from paper money, believing that privately owned banks and corporations would then reacquire the power to define the value of products and labor. They believed that the continued government control of the monetary system would assist farmers by raising prices and make debts easier to pay. (source: Wikipedia)

Text Box: 1880 census: Highland township, Wapello county, Iowa Marital father’s mother’s Name relation status gender race age birthplace occupation birthplace birthplace William McCormick self M male W 66 KY farmer MD KY Elizabeth McCormick wife M female W 60 IN keeping house TN KY Rhoda A. McCormick dau S female W 26 IA KY IN Benjamin McCormick son S male W 23 IA farm laborer KY IN Elizabeth McCormick dau S female W 19 IA KY IN Catherine McCormick dau S female W 17 IA KY IN

Text Box: This surname, with variant spellings MacCormack, Cormick etc., is an English form of the Old Gaelic (Scottish and Irish) MacCormaig i.e., "son of Cormac", a personal name from the early Celtic "corb-mac" meaning "chariot lad" or "charioteer". The Scottish family is a branch of Buchanan - MacCormick of MacLaine and the surname first appears on record in Scotland towards the mid 12th Century. In Ireland, the name is widely distributed throughout the four provinces with a leading sept residing in the Fermanagh - Longford area. Source: www.surnamedb.com