John Wesley McCormick, Jr

1791 - 1867  (75 years)

• Name	John Wesley McCormick  [1]
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	15 Sep 1791	Bedford Co., PA
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Jun 1867	Hendricks Co., Indiana
  Person ID	I58019	Cecilie Family
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2005

  
  

  Father	John Wesley McCormick, Sr,   b. 30 Aug 1754, Near Winchester, VA d. 18 Apr 1837, Connersville, IN (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Catherine Anne Drennen,   b. 25 Jan 1769, Bedord Co., PA d. 22 Feb 1862, Connersville, Fayette Co, Indiana (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	24 Mar 1785	Bedford, PA   [2]
  Family ID	F24386	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bethiah Case
  Marriage	1811
  Children	1. William Henry Harrison McCormick,   b. 27 Mar 1818, Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana d. 23 Dec 1884, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F24455	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Sep 1791 - Bedford Co., PA Death - 2 Jun 1867 - Hendricks Co., Indiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  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 For more information see the Our Folk - Hart family Web Site

  
  

• Sources

  [S999] John H. B. Nowland, Early Reminisciences of Indianapolis, (Indianapolis: Sentennial Book and Job Printing House - 1870). [S1236] Altie G. Wheeler, DAR Application - Altie Gladden Wheeler, (Submitted and accepted May 16, 1917).