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Thomas McCormick Jt - Thomas - reference from "Thal & Gephart Families" by Betsy Thal Gephardt See Thal & Gephart and related Families Children: (Quick Family Chart) i.  John Wesley McCormick Sr was born on 30 Aug 1754 in near Winchester, VA and died on 18 Apr 1837 in Connersville, IN . See #2. below.

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John Wesley McCormick Sr - was born on 30 Aug 1754 in near Winchester, VA and died on 18 Apr 1837 in Connersville, IN . He was the son of Thomas McCormick Jt. John married Catherine Anne Drennen on 24 Mar 1785 in Bedford, PA. Catherine was born on 25 Jan 1769 in Bedord Co., PA. She was the daughter of Samuel Drennen and Anne Baxter. She died on 22 Feb 1862 in Connersville, Fayette Co, Indiana and was buried in Connersville City Cemetery . Catherine - Census: 1850, Fayette Co, Connersville, Indiana, age 82, living with Lewis and Mary McCormick   Samuel Drenning, who states: "My name is Samuel Drenning and I am the brother of Catherine McCormick the above applicant for a pension. I am now seventy years of age, was not present at the marriage of my sister Catherine to the late John McCormick, I was at the time of the marriage a small boy-knows that the said John McCormick now deceased, and the said Catherine, who makes the above declaration lived together as husband and wife up to the time of the death of the said John, which took place about seven years ago last April as witness believes" This was dated July 25, 1844. I further believe that Samuel, Catharine and William were the children of Samuel Drenning and Ann of Bedford county, PA. Samuel's will was probated April 13, 1787. Son William is mentioned in the will and William also served in the war. His birthday is given as Nov. 30, 1762. He served in Capt. McCall's outfit, which is the same Capt. that John McCormick served under. (Posting by Kelly - genealogy.com) (Sources: - 1) John - was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and the source for the DAR application of Altie Gladden Wheeler in 1917. DAR application of Altie Gladden Wheeler   My ancestor's services in assiting in the establishment of American' Independence during the War of the Revolution wrer as follows:   John McCormick enlisted twice from Virginia. This first enlistment was in the year 1776. His Captain was James Robinson under Colonel Christian.   His sescond enlistment was also from Virginia. His Captain was James Shelby. His Colonel's name was not stated.   His third enlistment was from Pennsylvania in 1780 in Captain McCall's Company.   After his first two terms of service, which were on the frontier of Virginia, he moved to Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He engaged in the Indian fight at Matapo River.   His application for a pension was September 15, 1832. Hs residence Fayette County, Indiana. His age 78 years. After his death, his widow, Cathering, was pensioned until her death in Februaru 1862.   The evidence is founded upon information received from the War Department giving John McCormick's record as a soldier and his application for a pension.   The records are to be found in the Record and Pension Office of the War Department. See National Number 5833. From Indiana Biographies...   The McCormick Family McCauley, the English historian, said "The history of a country is best told in a record of the lives of its people." In conformity with this idea we will endeavor to present the history of these two families. The history of the McCormick family can be traced back to an early period in Scotland. During that period of Scotch history known as the "Covenanters" when the trouble arose between the established church and the Presbyterians, the McCormicks on account of persecution emigrated to the northern part of Ireland. They remained there for a time and later emigrated to America settling in Virginia and Pennsylvania.   John McCormick, Sr. a descendent of the McCormick family that came to America about the year 1700, was born about thirty miles from Winchester, Virginia, August 30th. 1754. At that time it was a province of Great Britain. The McCormicks were loyal to the king, but being opposed to the tyranical sic measures of the English government, early cast their lot with the colonists in their struggle for independence. John McCormick Sr. served in the Revolutionary war from 1776 to 1783, as the records in the War Department show. His first enlistment in 1776 was in Captain James Robinson’s Co. in Col. Church’s regiment, He again enlisted January 8th. 1778, in Captain James Shelley’s Co. and afterward served in Captain Mark’s Co. 14th Virginia regiment, subsequently in the same Co. with the 10th Virginia regiment under Col. Charles Lewis. His last enlistment was from Pennsylvania for three month’s service. A part of his service was against the Indians on the frontier.   The records show that he engaged in a fight with the Indiana on the Wataga sic River. His residence at the time of his first enlistment was Molachucky sic River, Virginia, now a part of Tennessee. In 1780 at the expiration of his second enlistment he located in Bedford, Pennsylvania. On the 24th of March he was married to Catherine Drennen at Bedford, Pa. And in 1808 the whole family moved to Ohio, and settled in Preble County not far from Eaton. The overland trip was made in wagons, then down the Ohio River in flatboats.   They remained in Ohio only a short time then "Westward Ho," journeyed to the territory of Indiana. The remained sometime at the fort at Connorsville as there was trouble with the Indians at that time, but Mr. McCormick was the first man to leave the protection of the fort and venture to settle elsewhere. He located on land adjoining Connersville, and there spent the rest of his life, dying April 18th. 1837, aged 83 years, 7 months, and 19 days Catherine McCormick, wife of John McCormick, was born January 25th 1769, in the state of Pennsylvania. She was pensioned as her husbands widow, and survived him until February 22, 1862, and passed away at the age of 93 years and 28 days.   See LYCURGUS P. McCORMACK Notes for JOHN WESLEY JR. MCCORMICK:   When Great Britain declared war the second time, he left his young wife in Hamilton,Ohio and enlisted in the Indian war in Ohio fighting Indians employed by the English.When peace was declared they left Ohio and returned to his fathers homestead in Connersville, they remained there until a treaty with the Indians signed a strip of land thru Central Ohio and Indiana to the Goverment called the "NEW PURCHASE". This was done under a big sycamore Tree in Greenville,Ohio. March 1820 they decided to strike out for a new site Westward, brother Samuel went along. They cut through the Vigin Forest,traveling by Castadaga Wagon Placed on sled runners. Brother James followed with their famlies. they settled in the banks of the white river known as Fall Creek. It took them eight days to go 60 miles.There they built a cabin ,established the first white settlement in Indian Territory.Samuel settled near Military Park The following May,state commisioners appointed by the first governor of Indiana met at the McCormick cabin and tavern combined because it was the most convenient. The State Capital was formed, the town was platted "MILE SQUARE" John's wife Bethiah helped to muster courage at the special session of Indiana General Assembly. She got up on the Platform and said..."We and the Pogues were the first settlers in this part of the State, i know you must think i'm a little bragger indead to be standing here in front of you, i didn't want to but i want you very much to consider the name Indianapolis the Goverment Seat." And it was estabalished Indianapolis, "State Capital Of Indiana". Web: see: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kellyrunyon/Samuel_DrenningII.htm   The public lands in section 9 except one 80 acre tract was taken up in the year of 1836 by Willard Swain, John Wesley McCormick, John Hawkins, Gabriel Ginn, Amos Janney and Samuel Knight, leaving an 80 acre tract as before mentioned, which was purchased by Ira Swain on January 5, 1837, and was the east half of the southwest quarter of the seetron. Section 9 is now owned by R. C. Nottingham, R. Beouy, M. Cory, L. Nottingham, B. W. Lewis, S. Lewis, and William I. Janney. The section has public roads on the north and east, with a free gravel pike on the south line.   In section 10 we find the first entry of public land made by William McCormick on May 16, 1831. This is the east half of the southeast quarter, and still remains in the McCormick family. After this purchases were made in section 10 by Samuel Moore and Thomas Beouy in 1832; by John Dunn in 1833; William Wharton in 1834; Thomas Dunn in 1835; William McCormick again in 1836, and the last by John Wesley McCormick in 1837. The land owners in 10 are now John Dunn, Jr., R. Beouy, William McCormick, A. H. Benbow, E. Beouy, and Benoni Beouy. Section 10 has four and one-half miles of public road, two and one-half of which is free pike.   (History of Delaware County - Washington Township -Excerpts from pages 181, and 184 through 194 ) McCormick's Creek (see photo)   McCormick's Creek Falls is the main attraction at McCormick's Creek State Park The park named after the area's first settler John McCormick became Indiana's first state park on July 4, 1916. Much of the park was built by the CCC during FDR's New Deal era. It is located on SR 46, two miles east of Spencer .   It wasn't until 1816 that the first settler laid claim to the area, when John McCormick homesteaded nearly one hundred acres along the canyon by the waterfalls. In those days it was common practice to name physical landmarks after the people who owned them, and thus McCormick's Creek received its name (Sources: - 2) Children: (Quick Family Chart) i.  Sarah McCormick was born on 22 Apr 1786 in Friends Cove, Bedford, Co.PA. Sarah married Robert Sanders. (Sources: - 2) ii.  Anna McCormick was born on 6 Sep 1787 in Friends Cove, Bedford, Co.PA and died on 23 Jan 1880 . Anna married Robert McCormick. (Sources: - 2) Anna - married Robert McCormick - a cousin. iii.  Samuel McCormick was born on 23 Sep 1789 in Friends Cove, Bedford, Co.PA and died on 2 Jan 1867 . Samuel married Elisabeth Case. (Sources: - 3) iv.  John Wesley McCormick Jr was born on 15 Sep 1791 in Bedford Co., Pa and died on 2 Jun 1867 in Hendricks Co., Indiana . See #3. below. v.  William Newton McCormick was born on 27 Sep 1793 in Friends Cove, Bedford, Co.PA and died Oct 1853 . William married Sussanah Wolverton. vi.  Joseph D McCormick was born on 7 Sep 1795 in Butler Co., OH and died on 5 Dec 1853 in Lee Co., IA . Joseph married Francis Fannie Coy. Joseph - "Joseph D. And Fannie Coy McCormick were the parents of eight children, Mathew, Jane, Phoebe, Fannie, Nathan, Joseph, William and James" (Pioneers of 1859 by William and Lavina McCormick)   Web: http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/00.ar.mccormick.html (Sources: - 3) vii.  James McCormick was born on 5 Dec 1797 in Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio and died on 6 Oct 1858 in Hendricks Co., Indiana . See #4. below. viii.  Elizabeth McCormick was born on 29 Mar 1800 in Bedford, Friends Cave, PA. Elizabeth married John Williams. (Sources: - 2) ix.  Jane McCormick was born on 4 Jun 1802 in Bedford, Friends Cave, PA. Jane married Thomas Kirkwood. (Sources: - 2) x.  Robert McCormick was born on 19 Jun 1804 in Bedford, Friends Cave, PA. Robert married Elizabeth Job. (Sources: - 2) xi.  Lewis McCormick was born on 9 Jun 1807 in Bedford, Friends Cave, PA and died on 30 Apr 1880 in Connersville, Fayette Co, Indiana . Lewis married Mary Stephans.   Then Lewis married Nancy Wiltey. (Sources: - 2) (Sources: - 3) xii.  Catherine McCormick was born on 20 Dec 1808 in Eaton, OH. Catherine married James S. Kirkwood. (Sources: - 2) xiii.  David McCormick was born on 24 Jan 1811 in Eaton, OH. David married Elizabeth Gregg. (Sources: - 3) xiv  Mary McCormick was born on 9 Jul 1813 in Eaton, OH and died on 11 Nov 1815 .

McCormick's Creek Falls (Click here to view full size image.) Catherine Anne Drennan 1769 - 1862 From web site of Kelly Runyon Bragg Anna McCormick Wife of Robert McCormick (cousin) Daughter of.. John Wesley Sr. McCormick & Catherine Anne Drennan Courtesy of .... Suzanne Pierce Taylor (Click here to view full size image.)

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John Wesley McCormick Jr - was born on 15 Sep 1791 in Bedford Co., Pa and died on 2 Jun 1867 in Hendricks Co., Indiana . He was the son of John Wesley McCormick Sr and Catherine Anne Drennen. John married Bethiah Case in 1811. John - Census: 1850 Marion Co., Indiana - Indianapolis Center - page 212 John McCormick 61 Carpenter Ohio Elizabeth McCormick 35   Ind Martha E. McCormick 10   Ind Wm A. McCormick 8   Ind Mary E. McCormick 3   Ind John S. B. McCormick 1   Ind White River State Park Timeline - John McCormick   John McCormick came from Hamilton, Ohio with his two brothers and their families. They became the first European settlers of Indianapolis. John McCormick and his brother built a log cabin on the east bank of the White River in 1820. He lived there with his wife and eight children. Mr. McCormick was one of the first three county commissioners of Marion County. It was in his home that Indianapolis was chosen as Indiana's state capital.   The engineer who laid out the plans for Indianapolis stayed with Mr. McCormick to do his work. John McCormick died in 1824. There are relatives of Mr. McCormick in Indiana today. McCormick's Rock commemorates the site of John McCormick's cabin as the first settler of Indianapolis on the east bank of the Whiter River located in White River State Park.   Resources: John McCormick.htm (Sources: - 4) Children: (Quick Family Chart) i.  William Henry Harrison McCormick was born on 27 Mar 1818 in Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana and died on 23 Dec 1884 in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana and was buried in Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie . William married Katherine Anne Drennen. Katherine was born on 13 Aug 1822 in Butler County, Ohio. She died on 21 Jan 1890 in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana and was buried in Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie . (Sources: - 5)

Bethiah Case from web site of Kelly Runyon Bragg

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James McCormick - was born on 5 Dec 1797 in Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio and died on 6 Oct 1858 in Hendricks Co., Indiana . He was the son of John Wesley McCormick Sr and Catherine Anne Drennen. James married Patsy Perkins on 14 May 1818 in Wayne Co., Indiana. Patsy was born on 24 May 1803 in SC. She was the daughter of John Perkins. She died on 27 Oct 1880 in Frankfort, Clinton Co., Indiana . Patsy - lived with her son James in Hendricks Co., in 1880 Census. (Sources: - 1 - 2) James - from Indiana Biographies...   James McCormack, son of John and Cathanne (Drennan) McCormack, was born in 1797 in Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio, and was only a boy when his parents came to Indiana. While still young he learned the trade of millwright, which he followed all his life, and many of the old-fashioned water-mills in central Indiana were of his construction. His brother, John (born in Hamilton county Ohio, Sept. 25, 1791-died Aug. 25, 1875) had moved out with his family to the paternal home neat Connersville after the war of 1812, in which he served. There he remained until after the treaty of St. Mary’s (1818), when he decided to remove to the "New Purchase," the tract of land in central Indiana secured by that treaty.   He and his family started for the new location Feb. 18, 1820, accompanied by twelve men, who helped to cut the road, and though the distance was but sixty miles the journey by sleds took eight days, the party landing on the banks of the White river Feb. 26, 1820. They camped on a spot near where the old National road bridge was afterward erected, and the double log cabin which was to become historic as the first white man’s dwelling in what is now the-capital city of Indiana was commenced at once. It was located on the White river, on the narrow, wedge-shaped piece of ground lying between what is now West Washington street and the National road, and stood between the two bridges which later were built across the river at the base of the wedge, being just north of the east end of the Washington street bridge. Some years ago there was a popular movement on foot to secure this piece of ground for a public park, to contain a reproduction of the McCormack cabin, which went to ruin many years ago, but nothing has been accomplished in that direction. The log house was typical of the times. It contained two rooms, each eighteen feet square, separated by a passage eight to ten feet wide, and the outside was often decorated with coonskins, bearskins and more frequently deerskins, stretched out to dry. The early settlers often wore breeches made of deerskin.   John McCormack located on the east bank of the river because the stream could not be forded, and moreover, the abundance of fish was an advantage not to be overlooked in the days when the immediate food supply was a question of even greater importance than it is now. James and Samuel McCormack, brothers of John, were of the party mentioned as helping him to move and erect his cabin, after which they returned to Connersville. Part of James McCormack’s family had made the journey, and he came back with his wife and the rest of his household in March. Samuel McCormack removed hither in the fall. The Indians were still in the neighborhood at the time of John McCormack’s settlement, and the nearest white settlers were those on the bluffs of the river near what is now Waverly. He kept the first tavern at that point, and when the commissioners chosen to decide upon a location for the seat of government visited this section they boarded with him part of the time. On June 7, 1820, Indianapolis was chosen, and the members of the delegation were greeted at the McCormack cabin by the few settlers of the vicinity.   The McCormacks—John and James and their families—lived here for two years, and then moved about four miles up the river, to what is now the Pitts farm, on the south edge of Washington township. They bought government land, and built on the east bank, almost directly west of the present site of the Country Club. There John McCormack built the first saw mill in the county, and some of the timbers of the old dam can yet be seen at low watermark. The brothers continued to live together and operate the mill until James moved to Rush county, in 1824, after which John ran it until his death, in 1825. He had married in Hamilton, Ohio, in 1811, Bethiah Case, and they had a family of eight children, their twin daughters, Tabitha and Lavina, celebrating their fourth birthday the day after the family arrived at Indianapolis. After her husband’s death Mrs. Bethiah McCormack married a Mr. King, by whom she had four childdren, and he pre-deceased her. She continued to live near the bluffs until after the close of the Civil war, when she moved to Arcadia, Ind., to live with her twin daughters until her death, in 1879.   James McCormack, who as related made the journey from Connersville to Indianapolis with his brother John, and himself settled here in March, 1820, went back to Rush county in 1824. In 1826 he moved to Marion, Shelby county, whence he returned to Indianapolis in March, 1832. His home was on the ground now included in Crown Hill cemetery, which he had bought the previous year. There he built a house in which he lived for three years, when he moved to Millersville to build a mill for Noah Leverton, on the site of the present mill at that point. His stay there was limited to a single season, and the following spring, 1836, he located on what was known as the Morrow farm, now a part of Riverside Park, and traversed by the Big Four railroad. In 1838 he bought the old mill site where his brother John had built a mill, putting up one which he conducted for some years. Disposing of this he moved to the Huston farm, and thence to the Hoover Mill, on the other side of the river. In 1845 he made his home on the Baldwin farm, where he lived a year . and then he returned to the Hoover Mill, where he remained until the big freshet of 1846-47. After that he had his home on the Martindale farm, on Eagle creek, whence he moved to a place he had bought a little south. This farm he sold and in 1853 moved into Hendricks county, near Cartersburg, where he bought land and built the mill which he was operating at the time of his death, Oct. 6, 1858.   Note: This bio states that John Mccorminck was born Sept 25, 1791. Other sources show the dats as Sept 15, 1791.   See LYCURGUS P. McCORMACK (Sources: - 6) Children: (Quick Family Chart) i.  Hekeziah McCormick ii.  John Lewis McCormick was born on 24 Mar 1825 in Rush Co., Indiana and died on 7 Jan 1906 in Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana and was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis - sec 44 lot 257 . See #5. below. iii.  Jediah R McCormick was born on 29 Jan 1827 in Shelby county, Ind. Jediah married Elizabeth Coonfield. Jediah -   married 1) Elizabeth Moore, child Jennie Mccormick; married 2) Elisabeth Chase Coonfield (b 1832) in 1861. they had one son and four daughters, as follows: Mrs. Laura Ellen Barlow, Mrs. Jennie Brockway, Mrs. Alice Parker, Mrs. Cora Eppert and Harry G. iv.  James W McCormick was born in 1841/1842 in Indiana. James - 1880 Census Liberty, Hendricks, Indiana Name relation age born in occupation father born mother born James W. McCormick self 38 IN farmer IN VA Jesseee McCormick son 13 IN Works on Farm IN IN Jeannette A. McCormick dau 11 IN At Home IN IN Mary E. McCormick dau 8 IN   IN IN Maggie M. McCormick dau 2 IN   IN IN Patsey McCormick mother 76 VA Keeping House -- --

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John Lewis McCormick - was born on 24 Mar 1825 in Rush Co., Indiana and died on 7 Jan 1906 in Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana and was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis - sec 44 lot 257 . He was the son of James McCormick and Patsy Perkins. John married Julia Ann Pitts on 9 Aug 1848. Julia was born on 2 Mar 1826 in PenPendleton, Madison County, Indiana. She was the daughter of Stephen Pitts and Rachel Hendricks. She died on 10 Mar 1908 and was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis - sec 44 lot 257 . (Sources: - 7 - 2) John - Census: 1870 3rd Ward Indianapolis - ED2 - page 153 name age occupation born in John L. McCormick 45 Carpenter Indiana Julia McCormick 44 Keeps House Indiana Rachel Koontz 21 Domestic Indiana Mary E. Garver 20 Boarder Indiana Fanny McCormick 8 At School Indiana John W. Meyer 31 Teacher Va William Smith 30 Carpenter Indiana John Koontz 26 Farmer Va James Alexander 26 Carpenter Indiana Census: 1880 3rd Ward, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana name relation age born in occupation father born mother born J. L. McCormick self 55 In Carpenter and Builder OH IN Julia A. McCormick wife 54 IN Keeps Boarders TN OH Fannie McCormick dau 17 IN At School IN IN 7 boarders               McCormick Cabin In Indianaopolis (from Reminiscences an (Click image to view full size) d early history of pioneer days) from Indiana Biographies...   JOHN L. McCORMICK, late of Indianapolis, was widely known as a carpenter, contractor and builder of many years standing in that city. He was born in Rush county, four miles south of Rushville, at Perkins Corners, March 24, 1825, son of James and Patsy (Perkins) McCormick, who are fully mentioned in the sketch of Lycurgus P. McCormick.   Mr. McCormick was a year old when his parents moved to Shelby county, and seven years old when they returned to Indianapolis, in 1832. He had his home in Marion county and in Indianapolis until 1855, when he moved to Hendricks county, living there until 1860. After that, until his death, he made his home in Indianapolis, residing for forty years in the home at No. 1402 North Capitol avenue, now occupied by his widow. He owned that place and other city property. His first schooling was secured in an old-fashioned subscription school. When about eighteen years old he began learning the millwright and carpenter trades, which he followed from 1849. Mr. McCormick was independent in political matters, although he had Republican tendencies.   Mr. McCormick was married Aug. 9, 1848, to Julia Ann Pitts, who was born March 2, 1826, near Pendleton, Ind., daughter of Stephen and Rachel (Hendricks) Pitts. To them were born three children: (1) Rachel R. married John H. Koontz, and they had two sons, Ora L. and Harry L. (deceased), both of whom married and lived in Illinois. The mother is now deceased. (2) Mary E. mar ned Matthias Garver (deceased), and now lives on Capitol avenue, Indianapolis. They had five daughters, but none are living. A granddaughter, Alta Garver Gladdon, lives with Mrs. Garver. (3) Fannie, who married Charles J. Miller (now deceased). of Chicago, now resides with her mother. Mr. and Mrs. Miller had no children.   Stephen Pitts, father of Mrs. McCormick, was born near Nashville, Tenn., and passed his early life in that state. His father died when the family, Stephen, James and several sister—Elizabeth, Margaret and others, were young, and Stephen was bound out to a strict Presbyterian family. When sixteen years old he enlisted in the war of 1812, after which he settled in Hamilton county, Ohio, where he learned the tailor’s trade, becoming an usually skilled workman. He always made the clothing he and his sons wore. Stephen Pitts was married in Ohio to Rachel Hendricks, a native of that state, daughter of David and Rose Hendricks. David Hendricks was a Revolutionary soldier and an early settler of Ohio, made his home in Eaton, that State, and died in Ohio.   After his marriage Stephen Pitts came to Indiana, settling in Richmond, where he worked for old Mr. Mansur, whose son, William Mansur, married a daughter of David V. Culley. David and George, the first two children of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Pitts, were born in Richmond, whence in 1821 or 1822 the family moved to Indianapolis, where Mr. Pitts owned, the ground now occupied by the Soldiers’ Monument. They remained there, however, only a short time, removing to Pendleton, where he took a claim. His wife always said her happiest days were spent on that place. The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Pitts: David never married: George W., of Indianapolis, married Mary Ann Beechart; Julia Ann was the wife of John L. McCormick; Eliza Ann died in infancy; Cynthia married Joseph Butsch, of Indianapolis; Mary E. niarried Truman French, of Indianapolis; Martha married Granville Mathews, of Indianapolis, and died nine months afterward; Frank M. married Fredonia Morrell; Rachel died in infancy; Hiram died at the age of sixteen. Only three of this family are now living, Mrs. Julia A. McCormick, Mrs. Cynthia Butsch and Mrs. Martha Mathews. Mrs. Pitts died at the age of fifty-nine years, and Mr. Pitts survived her a year, reaching the age of sixty-one. He drew a pension for his services in the war of 1812. In his early days he was a great hunter, and killed many deer and bear. (Sources: - 7 - 2 - 8) Children: (Quick Family Chart) i.  Rachel R. McCormick Rachel married John H. Koontz. John was born in 1843/1844. John - lived with Rachel McCormick and her parents in 1870. ii.  Mary E McCormick was born on 9 Jan 1851 in Indianapolis, Indiana and died on 2 Apr 1911 in Indianapolis, Indiana and was buried in Crown Hill Cmty - sec 25 lot 160 . iii.  Fannie McCormick was born in 1862/1863 in Indiana and was buried on 20 Jan 1951 in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis - sec 44 lot 257. Fannie married Charles J. Miller. Fannie - was living with Homer Henderson Wheeler and her niece Altie Gladden in Indianapolis in the 1920 Census

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Mary E McCormick - was born on 9 Jan 1851 in Indianapolis, Indiana and died on 2 Apr 1911 in Indianapolis, Indiana and was buried in Crown Hill Cmty - sec 25 lot 160 . She was the daughter of John Lewis McCormick and Julia Ann Pitts. Mary married John W Chapman on 26 Jan 1866 in Marion Co., Indiana. John was born Apr 1838. He died Aug 1869 . (Sources: - 2)   Then Mary married Mathias Garver on 27 Oct 1870 in Marion Co., Indiana. Mathias was born in 1840/1841 in Indiana. He was buried on 28 Jan 1905 in Crown Hill Cmty - sec 25 lot 160 Mathias - Early Students at Notre Dame Garver, Matthias - Garver, Matthias - IN Indianapolis - - 1857/58 See Early Students at Notre Dame Census: 1870 6th Ward Indianapolis Mathias Garver 29 Ice Merchant Indiana Census: 1880 3rd Ward, Indianapolis, Indiana page 81c name relation age born in occupation father born mothre born M. Garver self 39 IN Ice Dealer Ger Ger Mary Garver wife 29 IN Keeps House IN IN Mary Garver dau 6m IN   IN IN M. Chapman SDau 12 At School IN IN   Alra Chapman SDau 9 At School IN IN   M. E. Ganer sister 37 IN House Keeper GER GER Molley Shad other 18 IN Kitchen Girl GER GER   From 1889+1890 Indianapolis Directory: Mathias Garver - ice - 757 N Tennessee Indianapolis IN Census: 1900 Indianapolis, Center Twp, 3rd Ward; 1419 N. Capitol name relation born age mar status born in father born mother born occupation Mathias Garver head Dec 1840 59 Md 31 Indiana France Germany Ice Merchant Mary J. Garver wife Jan 1857 49 Md 31 Indiana Indiana Indiana 5 children, none living Mary St. Clair Servant Feb 1863 37 Wd Penn Unk Unk   Newton Lewis Servant July 1875 24 D Indiana Ky Unk   Mary - lived with her father in 1870 as Mary E. Garver. Mrs. Mary E. Garver Dies   Has Held Presidency of Cold Storage Company for Six years   Mrs. Mary E. Garver, 60 years old, president of the Artificial Ice and Cold Storage Company, died yesterday morning at her home, 1419 North Capitol avenue, following a long illness. She had been confined to her bed since last fall.   Mrs. Garver was born in Indianapolis Jan 9, 1851, her father, John L. McCormick, having been one of the pioneer residents of the city. In October, 1869, Mrs. Garver was married to Mathia Garver, who died about six years ago. Mr Garver was president of the Artificial Ice and Cold Storage Company at the time of his death, and Mrs. Garver succeeded him as head of the company.   Mrs. Garver is survived by a sister, Mrs. Fannie Miller, and a granddaughter, Mrs. Homer H. Wheeler, 1816 North Capitol avenue. The funeral and burial wil be private, and will be held Wednesday morning. (Sources: - 2) Children with John W Chapman See Chapman family for children. Children with Mathias Garver i.  Mary Garver was born in 1879/1880 in Indiana.

Sources:

1 My McCormick Family History and Genealogy Kelly Runyon Bragg Web: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/9495/mccormick.html

2 DAR Application - Altie Gladden Wheeler Altie G. Wheeler Submitted and accepted May 16, 1917 (view detail...)

3 Family Data Collection - Individual Records Ancestry.com Web: http://search.ancestry.com

4 Early Reminisciences of Indianapolis John H. B. Nowland Indianapolis: Sentennial Book and Job Printing House - 1870 (view detail...)

5 Thal & Gephart Families Betsy Thal Gephart Web: http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bgephart&id=I00918

6 My Realtives John Matrow Web: http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jmatrow&id=I001960

7 BUTSCH - TOMLINSON and FREELAND - HUFFORD Genealogy Sharon Butsch Freeland Web: http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=connections&id=I07938

8 Reminiscences and early history of pioneer days Martz, L. W.. 1916

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