John Morton McCormick

Brief Life History of John Morton

When John Morton McCormick was born on 1 July 1848, in Grant, Indiana, United States, his father, John L. McCormick, was 43 and his mother, Diana Baldwin, was 36. He married Rebecca J Tomlinson on 14 September 1878, in Grant, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Van Buren Township, Madison, Indiana, United States in 1900 and Fairmount, Fairmount Township, Grant, Indiana, United States in 1910. He died on 5 February 1913, in Center Township, Grant, Indiana, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Madison, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Morton McCormick
1848–1913
Rebecca J Tomlinson
1856–1916
Marriage: 14 September 1878
Clena Jane McCormick
1882–1901
Perry Leander Mccormick
1889–1958
Orville Charles Mccormick
1891–1955
Ada E Mccormick
1893–
Burton Franklin McCormick
1895–1981
Hazel Mae McCormick
1900–1976

Sources (17)

  • J M Mccormick, "Nebraska, State Census, 1885"
  • John M. McCormick, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • John in entry for Orval C McCoonries, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"

World Events (8)

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Grant, Indiana, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

Name Meaning

Irish and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cormaic ‘son of Cormac’, a personal name based on corb ‘raven’ + mac ‘son’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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