BIO:  McCORD, J.A., s/o William & Margaret (Allen) McCord

Submitted by:  phill@redrock.net   (Phyllis Hill)

McCORD   ALLEN   ALFORD   BAKER   

History of Knox and Daviess Counties, Indiana
Chicago:  The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1886

Daviess County, Reeve Twp., page 879

J.A. McCORD is the tenth of eleven children, and was born March 6, 1824,
son of William and Margaret (Allen) McCord.  The father was a native of
Pennsylvania.  Our subject was born in Kentucky, where he lived with his
mother until the age of fourteen years.  He then removed to Daviess County,
Ind., where he has since remained.  He engaged in farming which occupation
he followed eighteen years.  He obtained his education in the public schools
and was married, April 8, 1849, to Emily, daughter of James and Hannah 
(Baker) Alford.  Mr. McCord became the father of these fourteen children:
Helen, Mason, Florian, Sarah, William, Benjamin, Margaret, Joseph, Emily,
George, Matthew, Clara, Orlena and Thomas.  Mr. McCord is a stanch Republican
and cast his first vote for Taylor.  He was elected township trustee in 1873.
He has been postmaster of Alfordsville since 1861, with the exception of a
short time.  He has been a member of the Christian Church since 1865, and
has raised his family in that belief.  He owns 140 acres of land, and has
a fine stock of general merchandise.  He carries on farming and stock raising
and is the most prosperous merchant in his town.
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