William Martin McCord (1788 - 1852)

Born 27 Mar 1788 in Iredell, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (McMurtrey) McCord — married 16 Oct 1806 in Overton, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 13 Jun 1852 at age 64 in Woodford, Illinois, United States

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Biography

William, the father of [[McCord-121]Thomas A McCord], was eighteen years old when the family moved to Tennessee. He had learned the trade of a blacksmith of his father, and followed that trade in Overton County, Tenn., until 1827, when he emigrated to Illinois, accompanied by his wife and eight children. The removal was made with teams, starting the 7th of June, and arriving at Twin Grove, McLean County, several weeks later. Four other families accompanied them, and they camped out on the way when night overtook them. The father bought a squatters claim to a tract of land in Twin Grove, and there being no buildings on it, he at once erected a log cabin, splitting puncheon for the floor and making clapboards for the roof and door. There were no settlements in McLean County then, except in the groves, and the land was nearly all owned by the Government. On the present site of Bloomington, was one log cabin, the only habitation far and near. There were no flouring mills in that section of the country at that time, the only mill of any description being a corn-cracker at Twin Grove, operated by horse-power. The principal diet of the pioneers was corn meal and wild game. Mr. McCord commenced at once to clear a part of the grove, and the following year raised a crop of corn, planting it the 1st of June, and it ripened and made a go :1 crop. He was unable to enter the land, and when it came into the market it was entered by other parties, and for that reason in 1831, he vacated the place, and came to what is now Woodford County, and made a claim before the land was surveyed in what is now called Greene Township. He built a log house on the place, which is still standing, and is probably the oldest building now in the county. When the land came into the market, he entered it at the land office at Danville. He built a shop on the place, and worked at his trade a part of the time, and devoted the remainder to the task of improving a farm until bis death, June 13, 1852. He was a man of sterling principles, and possessed excellent qualities of head and heart, and by his death an upright citizen and a kind neighbor, was lost to his community, and his family were deprived of a good husband and father. The maiden name of his wife was Jane McMurtrey, and she was born in South Carolina, July 6, 1789

Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91873864 William Martin McCord BIRTH 27 Mar 1788 Iredell County, North Carolina, USA DEATH 13 Jun 1852 (aged 64) Woodford County, Illinois, USA BURIAL Carroll Cemetery Secor, Woodford County, Illinois, USA MEMORIAL ID 91873864

United States Census, 1850 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M854-1MM Name: William Mccord • Event Type: Census Event Year: 1850 Event Place: Woodford county, Woodford, Illinois, United States Gender: Male Age: 62 Race: White Birth Year (Estimated): 1788 Birthplace: North Carolina House Number: 595 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace William Mccord Male 62 North Carolina Jane Mccord Female 61 South Carolina Allen Mccord Male 20 Illinois Francis Mccord Male 18 Illinois

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Burial

Burial:

Date: JUN 1852

Place: Carroll-Gabetown Cemetery, Woodford Co., ILL.

Note

Note: @NI16249@

@NI16249@ NOTE1850 census, Dist. 56, Woodford Co., ILL.