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Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 78 Today's Topics: #2 McCORMICK - Indiana [AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M RE] #3 TALBOT - Indiana books [AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M RE] ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 01:02:14, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) Subject: McCORMICK - Indiana Indiana World War Records, Gold Star Honor Roll 1914-1918 Indiana Historical Commission, 1921 Page 30 - Allen County RALPH McCORMICK Private (photo) Son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel P. McCormick; born March 15, 1896, in Lake Township, Allen County, Ind. Farmer. Called into service July 23, 1918, Fort Wayne. Sent to Camp Taylor, KY; assigned to 2nd Company, 1st Training Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade. Transferred to Fort Niagara, N.Y.; assigned to Company A, 32nd Battalion, U.S. Guards. Died of influenza October 9, 1918, Fort Niagara, N.Y. Body returned to Fort Wayne for burial. Page 404 - Marion County WILLIAM ALBERT McCORMICK Corporal (photo) Son of Frederick V. and Anna Schultz McCormick; born July 12, 1890, Providence, R.I Came to Marion County, Ind. in 1911. Railroad engineer. Entered service April 26, 1918, Indianapolis, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, KY; assigned to 17th Company, 5th Training Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade. Died of diabetes may 16, 1918, Camp Taylor, KY. Buried in Providence, R.I. Page 434 - Marshall County WINFIELD LEROY McCORMICK Private (photo) Son of Frank O. and Flora F. Shirk McCormick (Hunter); born March 8, 1892, El Paso, Tex. Moved to Lapaz, Marshall County, Ind. about 1895. Entered service March 15, 1918, Rawlins, Wyo. Trained at Camp Lewis, Wash.; and Camp Kearney, Cal. Overseas in August, 1918; assigned to Company C, 110th Infantry. Died from wounds October 6, 1918, at Mobile Hospital No. 2. Buried in American Cemetery Chateau de-Salvange, near Riaucourt, Meuse. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF DELAWARE AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES, IND. A. W. Bowen Co. - 1894 Page 570 MATTHEW McCORMICK was born September 25, 1833, Bedford County, PA, son of William and Catherine (Stifler) McCormick, of Irish and German descent, respectively, and both natives of Pennsylvania. William McCormick was, by occupation, a cabinet maker, and worked at that trade in his native state until 1837, at which date he moved to Delaware County, Ind., and entered 160 acres of land in Hamilton township, and began farming, which he followed the residue of his days. He died in 1855, and his wife followed him to the grave on the 4th day of October, 1881. Matthew McCormick was the second in a family of nine children, and since early boyhood, has been a resident of Delaware county in the growth and development of which he has always taken an active part. His early education was almost entirely neglected, but, possessing a strong practical mind, which rises above environments, he has since become well informed upon current events, and has been called to fill important official postulants by his fellow citizens. Shortly after attaining his majority, in company with other spirits as daring as himself, Mr. McCormick joined the exodus of gold seekers and went to California for the purpose of improving his fortunes. He went to that far off state via the New York and Panama route, and was thirty days making the voyage from New York city to San Francisco. On reaching his destination, he found employment for some time in the mines, operated a claim of his own for several months and then returned to Indiana and resumed farming, having been absent from 1854 to 1856. For a short time after his marriage, which was consummated June 21, 1856, with Miss Eliza A. Lefter, daughter of Philip and Mary (Stradbrook) Lefter. Mr. McCormick had charge of the home farm, but subsequently purchased a place in Hamilton township, where he resided until March, 1893, when he removed to Shideler. He entered the army, in 1864, as a member of the Forty-second Indiana infantry, and was with his command in the Atlanta campaign, was present when the confederate Gen. Johnson surrendered his forces, and was mustered out by the department of war at Louisville, Ky., in 1865, receiving his final discharge at Indianapolis, Ind. Politically Mr. McCormick is an ardent supporter of the republican party, and as such has been three times complimented by being elected to the office of county commissioner, the duties of which he discharged with credit to himself and satisfaction to his constituents. Fraternally he is a member of the G. A. R. post at Eaton, Ind., and in religion belongs to the Christian church, with which religious body his wife is also identified. Mr. and Mrs. McCormick are the parents of the following children: Amelia and Codelia, twins, born May 2, 1857, - the former the wife of C.T. Bartlett and the latter of Charles Mansfield; Mary C., born November 13, 1860, now deceased; Adam, born September 8, 1866; Savannah, born March 24, 1868, wife of Ralph H. Clark; Evaline, April 15, 1870; William, born July 11, 1874, and died February 9, 1875; Mr. McCormick now owns 160 acres of land, and is one of the leading men of this county. He is now president of the board of county commissioners. Evaline, the youngest daughter, has been a teacher, for three years, in Muncie schools. Page 726-727 MARY H. McCORMICK. - Among the large and well cultivated farms of Delaware county, Ind., here and there may be found smaller ones, just as carefully managed and just as productive, according to size, and upon one of these pleasant tracts, of fifty-two acres, in Perry township, resides the lady for whom the following sketch is prepared. The birth of Miss McCormick took place in a state which has, in times past, produced many brave and self reliant women. She entered the world, April 15, 1836, in Bedford county, Pa., daughter of James and Elizabeth (Langham) McCormick, both of whom were natives of the Keystone state, the former of Irish and the latter of German extraction. In 1839, Mr. and Mrs. McCormick immigrated to Fayette county, Ind., where Mrs. McCormick died, after which the father brought his children to Delaware county. In 1841, Mr. McCormick was also removed by death, leaving three orphan children, Mary H. being the eldest, and at that time but five years of age. She was taken by her grandmother, and lived with the latter until, at the age of ten, she was bereft of this natural guardian. The next five years were spent in the family of Mr. Hoover, but at that time she undertook the care of Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Halstead, and faithfully performed a daughter's part to them until their respective deaths. Miss McCormick, in her life, has displayed those qualities which make successful the lives of the hospital nurses, those noble women who smooth so many dying beds and show tenderness and care to those who have none other to care for them. Patience, tenderness, piety, industry and economy are necessary qualities to one who can take up such a burden. That the ministrations of Miss McCormick were appreciated, was shown by a bequest of $1,800, at the time of the death of her employers. With this money she wisely invested in land adjoining the Halstead estate, and has lived here, her own mistress, ever since. The biographer is not informed concerning Miss McCormick's attitude on the question of woman's rights, but she has shown by her life that she has not preferred marriage, and has sufficiently proved by her efficient management of her affairs that she has needed no male directing hand. She has one sister, the widow of Joseph Runkle. For thirty-six years she has been an active and valued member of the Christian church. Few ladies, indeed, have exhibited as much self reliance as Miss McCormick, and none, certainly, deserve higher commendation. ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 01:02:05, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) Subject: TALBOT - Indiana books INDIANA WORLD WAR RECORDS - GOLD STAR HONOR ROLL 1914-1918 Indiana Historical Commission, 1921 Page 221, Greene County HOWARD R. TALBOT Private (photo) Son of Albert G. and Rachael P. Talbot; born September 10, 1880, Clay County, Ind. Family moved to Greene County in 1882. Served in Spanish-American War. Employed in Snooks Sanitarium, Puyallup, Wash., when he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces, April 10, 1917. Assigned to Company C, 47th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Forces. Overseas in June, 1917. Killed in action September 3, 1918, Drucourt, Queant, France. Buried in Dury Mill, British Cemetery, Plot 1, Row D, Grave 32. -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V99 Issue #78 ******************************************