Barbour County AlArchives Biographies.....George C. McCormick July 25 1843 - after 1893
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Author: Brant & Fuller (1893)
   GEORGE C. MCCORMICK, an enterprising business man of Eufaula, president of
the McCormick-Kendall Grocery company, is a native of Alabama, born in
Louisville, Barbour county, July 25, 1843. His educational training was received
in the common schools and on the 4th of April, 1861, he responded to the call of
his state to resist the invader, joining a company known as the "Louisville
Blues," with which he served first at Pensacola and later in the army of Albert
Sydney Johnston in Kentucky, where he remained until the expiration of his
twelve months period of enlistment. Subsequently he re-entered the army as a
member of Hilliard's legion, afterward the Fifty-ninth Alabama, joining company
D as first lieutenant. His first battle was the bloody engagement at
Chickamauga, where he received a severe wound in the neck. The effect of this
wound was to confine him to the hospital for nearly a year, but when
sufficiently recovered he rejoined his regiment in the trenches of Pettersburg,
and was actively engaged from that time until the surrender at Appomattox,
having had command of his company during the last months of his service.
Returning to Louisville at the the close of the war, he found his possessions to
consist of an indifferent suit of clothes and fifty cents in money. In the fall
of 1865 he moved to Eufaula, and has there lived since - engaging in the various
branches of business, as clerk, bookkeeper and merchant. In 1890 he organized
the McCormick-Kendall Grocery company, George C. McCormick, president; his son,
W. L. McCormick, is at this time vice-president. This company is one of the
largest firms of Eufaula and its members are all well known, responsible, and
highly honorable business men, and are highly quoted in commercial circles
throughout the state, and also beyond its boundaries. Mr. McCormick is one of
the prominent men of his town and none stands higher in the estimation of the
public than he. He has been active in behalf of the city's interest as member of
the common council, and to his wise and vigorous action is largely due the
credit of establishing the present excellent school system of Eufaula, one of
the most efficient and successful in the state. In his political affiliation Mr.
McCormick has ever been an earnest supporter of the democratic party, and for a
period of twenty years has been one of the city's most active and aggressive,
legislators. In fraternal circles he holds membership with the Masonic, Pythian,
K. of H. and A. O. U. W. fraternities, and in religion is a representative
member of the Presbyterian church. On the 17th day of February, 1867, Mr.
McCormick and Catherine, daughter of Dr. George L. Allan, were united in
marriage, and their union has resulted in the birth of three children: W. L.,
associated with his father in business; Annie, wife of E. Y. Dent, assistant
cashier of the Eufaula National bank, and George R., who resides under the
parental roof. The parents of George C. McCormick were William and Anne
McCormick, of Scotch and Irish decent respectively. The father was born in
Richmond county, N. C., in 1817, and at the age of eighteen came to Barbour
county, Ala., and like many other early settlers fought the Indians in the
struggle of 1836. For a number of years he was engaged in educational work, but
later in life followed merchandising. He married, in 1840, Ann McKigney, and
reared a family of five sons, namely, John D., deceased; George C., W. E.; Henry
and James A. William McCormick died in 1861 and his wife was laid to rest in the
year 1884. Willam McCormick's father, John, was a native of Scotland and came to
the United States when a young man, settling in North Carolina, where his death
occurred many years ago.



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from "Memorial Record of Alabama" p. 448-450


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