His death certificate records George McCormick, age 76, born 11 Aug 1841 in Bath Co., died 10 June 1917 in Mt. Sterling, Bath Co., Ky, farmer, single, father Joseph M. McCormick, mother’s maiden name Louisiana Allen, cause of death arteriosclerosis and nephritis, informant Judge Allen McCormick, Mt. Sterling, burial in Mt. Sterling.

Be careful not to confuse him with George W. McCormick born ca 1841 in Montgomery Co, son of John McCormick and Ruth McClelland, who married Mary Elizabeth Dean.

The 1910 census for this family is very strange. All of George’s married adult children from his first marriage are listed with him and his second wife Dora, but none of their spouses or children are with them, and his married daughters are all listed as McCormicks. Perhaps some kind of family reunion with spouses and children not invited? Or did George just think he was supposed to report all of his children, even if they weren’t living with him?

1910 census of Montgomery Co., Ky, Spencer precinct, enumerated 22 April, lists on p. 4B as family #88:
McCormick, G. W., 68, b. Ky Ky Ky, trader in stock and lumber, 2nd marriage, married 21 years, 11 children, 9 living (this is not supposed to be recorded for men, but it is - for George’s sons as well as for himself); Dora, wife, 53, b. Texas Virginia Alabama, first marriage, married 21 years, no children, artist & sewing; Wallace, Mockoleta, niece, 22, single, b. Texas Texas Georgia, artist oil painting; McCormick, Allen, son, 46, married 23 years, 3 children, 3 living, sheriff; Thomas, son, 44, married 20 years, 5 children, 5 living, farmer; Charley, son, 43, married 18 years, 3 children, 3 living, farmer; S. Fred, son, 32, married 6 years, 4 children, 4 living, farmer; Josie L., dau, 48, married 20 years, 2 children, 2 living; Edith M., dau, 40, married 10 years, 2 children, 2 living; Emma, dau, 35, married 1 year, no children, trained nurse; Katie, dau, 30, married 5 years, no children; Willie, dau, 26, single, teacher. All adult children born Ky Ky Ky. Christy, Nanna Mae, cook, 18, single, cook in family, b. Ky Ky Ky

Her death certificate records Elizabeth McCormick, age 72, birthdate blank, born in Kentucky, died 6 Jan 1917 in Wades Mill precinct, Clark Co., Kentucky, usual residence Mt. Sterling, Ky, widowed, father Thomas Lewis, born in Kentucky, mother’s maiden name don’t know, cause of death Bright’s disease, informant G. A. McCormick, Mt. Henley, burial in Mt. Sterling, Ky.

Bath Co., Ky marriage book 3 records the marriage on 5 Mar 1862 of George W. McCormick and Elizabeth Lewis.

They were presumably divorced, because George was married to a different wife in 1900, but Elizabeth did not die until 1917.

1870 census of Menifee Co., Ky, Frenchburg precinct, enumerated 27 July, lists on p. 13 as family #99/95:
McCormac, G. W., 28, farmer; Elizabeth, 25; Josie, 5; Allen, 3; Sorrell, Giddeon, 24, farm hand. All born in Kentucky.

Notice that the son listed as J. Thomas age 11 in 1880 is not recorded with the family in 1870.

1880 census of Montgomery Co., Ky, Howards Mills precinct, enumerated 8 June, lists on p. 9 as family #66/75:
McCormick, Geo W., 39, farmer; Elizabeth, 36, wife; Josie, 15, dau; Allen, 13, son; J. Thomas, 11, son; Eddie, 9, dau; Chas, 9, son; S. Fred, 4, son; Emma, 11/12, b. July, dau. Sizemore, Bettie, 20, servant., single. All born Ky Ky Ky.

Although Eddie (Edith) and Charles are both recorded as age 9 in this census, in 1910 George reports Charles as 43 and Edith as 40.