George Albert McCormick

Brief Life History of George Albert

George Albert McCormick was born on 19 November 1827, in Virginia, United States. He married Sarah Hawkins about 1852. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Rutland, Rutland Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States in 1880. He died on 27 March 1894, in Rutland Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in McCormick Cemetery, Rutland, Rutland Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States.

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George Albert McCormick
1827–1894
Sarah Hawkins
1836–1860
Marriage: about 1852
James W. McCormick
1853–1911
John Alfred McCormick
1855–1944

Sources (11)

  • G A Mc Cormich, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Albert McCormick - birth: about 1827; Virginia, United States
  • George A. Mccormack, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1844 · Lumpkin's Jail

In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

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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