Edward was born in 1912. He is the son of Frank McCormick and Florence Aull. [1]
Residence:
1918 – Illinois, Christian County, Stonington, 12 Sep 1918 The WWI Draft Card for Francis Joseph McCormick shows he was born 4 Jun 1879. He reports he is currently living in Stonington and is working as a miner for the Peabody Coal Company. His closest relative is listed as Florence H. McCormick, his wife. He is listed as tall and slender with blue eyes and black hair.
1920 – Illinois, Christian County, Stonington, District 28, 7 Jan 1920 Sheet 9A shows Frank McCormick (39), wife Florence (37) and children Mildred (12), Josephine (10), Edward (8), Frances (8), Helen (6), Catherine (4) and Dorothy (2) living in the home they rent. Frank reports he was born in Illinois and his parents in Ireland. Florence reports she was born in Illinois and her parents were born in Kentucky. All of the children were born in Illinois. Frank is still a miner.
1930 – Illinois, Christian County, Stonington, District 32, 4 Apr 1930 Sheet 2B shows Frank J. McCormmick (50), wife Florence H. (46) and children Josephine M. (20), Francis J. (18), Edward J. (18), Helen V. (17), Catherine M. (15), Dorothy E. (12), Isabel F. (10) and Robert E. (8) living in the home they rent for $12. The couple reports he was 26 and she was 23 when they first married. Reporting of place of birth is consistent with the past two census records. Frank is a loader for a coal mine and daughter Josephine is a teacher for the public school.
1940 – Unknown
Buried: All Faiths Memorial Park, Arizona, Pima County, Tuscon with his wife
Notes:
~ No birth record located.
~ No marriage record located.
~ No death record for her located.
~ SSDI shows Edward J. McCormick born 8 Oct 1911 and died 6 Jun 1998. His SSN was issued in Iowa ad he died in Tuscon, Arizona.
~ Obituary Daily Times Index shows Edward Jerome McCormick born about 1912 died 10 Jun 1998 in Tuscon. It further shows he was born in Stonington, Illinois suggesting this is the right Edward.
~ His obituary record from the Arizona Star ties it all together –
McCORMICK, Edward Jerome, age 86, born October 8, 1911 in Stonnington., IL, passed away June 6, 1998. He is survived by his wife Beatrice; sons Jerry, (of Tucson, AZ and his son Michael), Michael (of Rockford, IL. and his children Michael, Kelly,Katie and Megan), daughter Jody Capik (of Ft. Walton Beach, FL., and her children Sean, Jesse and Michelle), stepdaughters Denise Lunsford, Darlene Ripol, and Doreen Diedrich. Five step-grandchildren and two great-grandchildren also survive him. He was preceded in death by one brother, Father Merald, and three sisters, Mildred, Helen, and Josephine. He is further survived by his brother Robert (of Phoenix, AZ.), his sisters Catherine Bell (of WI.), Dorothy Newman (of Decatur, IL.) and Isabelle Perry (of Decatur, IL.) He spent most of his life working for Allied Signal. He was a very loving, devoted husband, father, grandpa and friend. Ed was a very devout Catholic all his life. He never had an unkind word about anyone and remembered everyone he ever met. Memorial services will be held at All Faiths Memorial Park at 10:00 AM on Thursday June 11, 1998. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Francis Cabrini Parish, 3201 E. Presidio, Tucson, AZ 85716.Arrangements by Adair Funeral Home.
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