Mccormick Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Mccormick Family

7,606 Mccormick records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

7,606Records in our database

1809Earliest birth

3Documented families

1Biographies

See the Mccormick family trees →416 Mccormick families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

7,606 Mccormick records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Missouri (1,333 of 7,606)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Cyrus McCormick, born 1809, Illinois

Most common first names

John279 James237 William230 Mary218 Robert185 Charles136 Thomas98 Margaret97 Helen95 George94 Joseph94 Edward80

Documented families

Mccormick families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family records from county histories (3)

James Mccormick 1796 to 1869Keokuk County, IowaStarts: John McCormick, from Armstrong County, PennsylvaniaMost recent: John Hollin McCormick Sarah Mccormick 1795 to 1884Champaign County, OhioStarts: Henry McCormick & Jane Mitchell, from Dauphin County, PennsylvaniaMost recent: James Wilson Todd, Thomas Mitchell Todd, John K. Todd John Hollin Mccormick b. 1838Keokuk County, IowaStarts: James McCormick & Sarah BarberMost recent: Donald McCormick, Fred A. McCormick, Cora V. McCormick

The earliest Mccormicks in the county histories

A. A. MccormickBorn 1802Brown County, Ohio Samuel A. MccormickBorn 1829, Adams CountyBrown County, Ohio J. T. MccormickBorn 1832, Eagle TownshipBrown County, Ohio Erskine S. MccormickBorn 1832, Buckingham countySaline County, Missouri John Hollin MccormickBorn 1838, Portage countyKeokuk County, Iowa Adam MccormickBorn 1838Noble County, Indiana

Family trees from the public record

416 Mccormick families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

17 Mccormick death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

17 Mccormick people in 15 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (1)

Erskine S. MccormickBorn 1831 · Saline County, Missouri

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Common questions

Mccormick genealogy: FAQ

Where were Mccormick ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 7,606 Mccormick records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (1,333), then Ohio (1,260) and Illinois (1,160).

How far back does the Mccormick family tree go?

The earliest Mccormick birth in our database is 1809: Cyrus McCormick, Illinois. We have pieced together 416 Mccormick family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Mccormick family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Mccormick family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.