Descendants of William H. McCormick and Katherine Drennen
William Henry Harrison McCormick was born in 1818 in Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana, the son of John McCormick, Jr. and Bethiah Case. In 1839, he married Katherine Drennen in Connersville. She was born in Butler County, Ohio in 1822, the daughter of Samuel and Margaret Drennen. In 1852, William and Katherine moved to Muncie, Indiana, where he worked as a dentist. He died in Muncie in 1884, and Katherine passed away in 1890.
People
- Descendants of William H. McCormick and Katherine Drennen
- Ancestors of William H. McCormick – including Drennan, Baxter, Case, Galspye, Corwin, and Terrell
- Ancestors of Katherine Anne Drennen – including Baxter and Drennan
- From Indian Wars to Indianapolis: The Story of My McCormick Ancestors – by Betsy Gephart, 2014
- Matthias Corwin, immigrant ancestor – from Almanac of Immigrant Ancestors, by Betsy Thal Gephart, 2013
- Catherine Eagle, The McCormick Family, First Settlers of Indianapolis, 1925 – from JSTOR, Indiana University Press
- The Corwin Genealogy, by Edward Tanjore Corwin, 1872 – from Google Books
McCormick Posts
- Finding Revolutionary Ancestors
It being Fourth of July weekend, thoughts naturally turn to 1776 and the Revolutionary War. What were our North American ancestors doing at that time? How many were directly involved? Even if proving descent from a Revolutionary War ancestor is not your goal, it is still fascinating to try to discover more about what theseContinue reading “Finding Revolutionary Ancestors”
Places
Indiana
- Pioneer Indianapolis and the McCormick family’s missing table – IndyStar, October 22, 2018
- McCormick Cabin Site – from VisitIndy.com
- Logan’s History of Indianapolis from 1818, by Ignatius Brown, 1868 – from Google Books
- Early Reminiscences of Indianapolis, Indiana, by John H. B. Nowland, 1870 – from Google Books
- Greater Indianapolis: The History, The Industries, etc., by Jacob Platt Dunn, 1910 – from Internet Archive
- History of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana, by B.R. Sulgrove, 1884 – from Internet Archive
- History of Fayette County, Indiana, 1885 – from Google Books
- History of Fayette County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions, by Frederic Irving Barrows, 1917 – from Internet Archive
- A Twentieth Century History of Delaware County, Indiana, by G.W.H.Kemper, 1908 – from HathiTrust
Virginia
- The Story of Winchester in Virginia, by Frederic Morton, 1925 – from Google Books
New England
- History of the Colony of New Haven, by Edward R. Lambert, 1838 – from Internet Archive
- History of the Colony of New Haven to its Absorption into Connecticut, by Edward E. Atwater, 1902 – from HathiTrust
Photographs
I can’t possibly share all of my family photographs here. Instead, I’ve chosen a select few favorites, mainly group photos. More pictures, particularly of individuals, can be found through my Thal-Gephart Family Tree accessible through my Ancestry profile. I am always looking for more pictures. If you have any to share, please contact me.
“Grandma” Margaret McCormick Wilson, 1864, Muncie, Indiana. Photographer: Darracott
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