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Robert H.
McCormick
1851 personal census, Colchester Twp, Essex Co., ON, p. 21:
McCormick Robert, born T Colchester, Ep Church, 25, M, not a member of the family [head - Abigail Wright, Widow, 47].
Marriage Records of the Western District 1796-1856, transcribed by the Essex Branch of the OGS:
Rev. Jacob Iler, Regular Baptist Church, Colchester, 1852-1856:
Robt. H. McCormack, 25, & Rebecca E. Huffman, 18, both of Colchester, 24 Nov 1852 in Colchester by lic. Witnesses: Angus Huffman, Mathew Adams.
1870 federal census, Brownstone, Wayne Co., MI, images from Library of Michigan:
McCormick Robert, 43, M, Coal Business?, born Canada, father of foreign birth, mother of foreign birth;
Elizabeth, 36, F, Keeping House, born Canada, f of f b , m of f b;
Ellen, 16, F, At Home, born Canada, f of f b, m of f b;
James, 14, M, born Canada, f of f b, m of f b;
Deborah, 9, F, born Michigan, f of f b, m of f b;
Alice, 7, F, born Canada, f of f b, m of f b;
Rudolph, 4, M, born Michigan;
Crawford William, 24, M, Coal B?, born Michigan, male citizen of U.S. 18 years of age or over.
1880 federal census, Ash, Monroe Co., MI, LDS 1880 census household record:
McCormick Robert, M, Married, 53, born Can, Labouer, father born Can, mother born Can;
Elizabeth, F, wife, Married, 46, Keeping House, f.b. Can, m.b. Can;
Debby, M[sic], son[sic], Single, 19, born MI, At Home, f.b. Can, m.b. Can;
Alace, F, daughter, Single, 17, born Can, At Home, f.b. Can, m.b. Can;
Rudell, M, son, 14, born MI, At Home, f.b. Can, m.b. Can.
Commemorative Biographical Record of Essex Co., p. 498:
Samuel Malott, a prominent citizen of Gosfield township, County of Essex, belongs to one of the historic and interesting families of that locality...
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On Nov. 2, 1862, Mr. Malott married Amanda McCormick, daughter of Matthew McCormick, of Colchester South...
Matthew McCormick, father of Mrs. Malott, was born May 12, 1797, on the old home place in Colchester... He continued to live on the home place until some years after his marriage, and when it came into his possession he traded it for what he considered a more desirable one on the lake. This he occupied until 1843, when he bought Lot 15, Concession 2, consisting of 200 acres of wild land. Erecting a log house Mr. McCormick occupied it until 1860, when he built a brick house, in which he lived until his death....
Mr. McCormick married Deborah Wright, who was born in Colchester, only child of Henry and Deborah (Hitchcock) Wright, and to them were born these children: Sarah, deceased wife of Henry Wigle, of Ruthven; Mary Ann, deceased wife of Samuel Thrasher; Robert, who died in Waltz, Michigan; Thomas Alexander, who removed to Calgary, Alberta Territory, where he acquired 480 acres of land, and died in 1894; Elmira, deceased, who married T. C. Munger; Hannah, who married Matthew Adams, of Colchester South; Theron, who owns the east half of the old homestead; Amanda, wife of Mr. Malott; Louisa Jane, deceased, who married Cyrus Wigle, of Ruthven; and George, who owns the west half of the old homestead.
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