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James Lambert MCCORMICK

James Lambert MCCORMICK

Male 1883 - 1955  (71 years)


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  • Name James Lambert MCCORMICK
    Census 1920, 30, 40, 50  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth 4 Apr 1883  Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1900  McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation hardware merchant, McCormick's Hardware Store  [2, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Occupation 1910  [9] 
    salesman in store 
    Residence 1911  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Occupation 1920  [6] 
    secretary-treasurer of hardware company 
    Occupation 1924  [10] 
    mayor of West Union 
    Residence West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Death 26 Mar 1955  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 11] 
    Burial Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 12] 
    Person ID I87682  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 27 Jun 2024

    Father Wesley MCCORMICK,   b. Jul 1845, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 1931, Meigs Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 85 years)
    Mother Harriett ALLEN,   b. Jan 1849, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1926 (Age ~ 76 years)
    Family ID F56243  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lavada "Vada" MCPHERSON,   b. 28 Sep 1885, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Nov 1953, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
    Marriage 7 Jun 1911  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • Local news item, "West Union Record," Thursday, October 7 1915, in its entirety:
      "J. L. McCormick is going to move into A. J. Cain's property in Wabash in a week or two."

      1950 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on April 12, 1950 at 306 Columbian Street.
      Three households were enumerated at this address, with no apparent relationship. Type of dwelling not indicated.
      (1) Ralph F. Bee, 62, divorced, occupation "oversees own property and travels."
      (2) Homer E. Drane, 68, owner of hardware store; wife Beppie R, 59.
      (3) J. Lambert McCormick, 67, unable to work; wife Vada, 64.
    Children 
     1. Robert Leroy MCCORMICK,   b. 27 Jul 1914, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jul 1933, Crystal Lake (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 19 years)
    Family ID F37657  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1372725&Type=Death.

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    5. [S14] Obituary.

    6. [S2027] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    7. [S2028] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    8. [S2635] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union).

    9. [S2032] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    10. [S691] West Union Herald, 10/23/1924.

    11. [S1752] Obituary - At home.

    12. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).