Biography

David James McCord was the son of Joseph McCord and Hannah Turquand. He graduated from South Carolina College in 1816, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1818. In 1818, he also married Emmeline Wagner. From 1825 till 1827 he was state reporter, and in 1825 he was elected Mayor of Columbia, South Carolina.

Between 1828 and 1830 he travelled in Europe and witnessed the revolution in Paris. He returned to Carolina during the nullification excitement, entered the legislature, and was active as an advocate of extreme state rights.

In 1836 he retired from the bar and became President of the State Bank in Columbia. He was a Trustee of South Carolina College. His first wife, Emmeline, passed away in 1839. In 1840, after marrying Louisa Susannah Cheves, he devoted himself to agriculture as a cotton planter.

In 1850 David was enumerated in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina where he was living with his wife, Louisa, and three children.^[1][2]

He died in 1855 and is buried at Lang Syne Cemetery, Fort Motte, Calhoun County, South Carolina.^[3]

David McCord had the following wives:

1. Emmeline Wagner (1793-1839) married 5 Feb 1818 in Charleston, South Carolina
2. Louisa Susannah (Cheves) McCord (1810-1879) (1810-1879) married 20 May 1840 in Charleston, South Carolina

Slaves

See: Slaves of David James McCord

Research Notes

David's FindAGrave memorial states that he was also married to Catharine Muldrup, daughter of Christian Muldrup. Sources will need to be found to support this information.

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States, Census, 1850"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 35; Digital film/folder number: 004205411; FHL microfilm: 444821; Image number: 84; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01157-5
   FamilySearch Record: M8Q2-WQH (accessed 27 December 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DZ5S-P2M
   David J McCord (53) in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, United States. Born in South Carolina.
2. ↑ Slave Schedule: "United States, Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 10; Digital film/folder number: 004205420; FHL microfilm: 444830; Image number: 56; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01158-4
   FamilySearch Record: HRWZ-X72M (accessed 27 December 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DZFS-9J3
   David J McCord, slave owner, in 1850 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, United States.
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #64591366 (accessed 27 December 2024)
   Memorial page for David James McCord (13 Jan 1797-12 May 1855), citing Lang Syne Cemetery, Fort Motte, Calhoun County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Saratoga (contributor 46965279).

See also:

• Marriage: "South Carolina, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1641-1965"
  Original data: Hunting For Bears, comp.. South Carolina Marriage Index, 1641-1965. South Carolina marriage information taken from various sources. Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche, or book format, located at the Family History Library
  Ancestry Record 7840 #99107 (accessed 27 December 2024)
  Emeline Wagner marriage to D. McCord in 1776-1860.
• Will: "South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980"
  General Index to Wills, 1787-1950; Wills, 1787-1941; Author: South Carolina. Probate Court (Richland County); Probate Place: Richland, South Carolina
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9080 #69412 (accessed 27 December 2024)
  Will of D J McCord of Columbia, So. Carolina, granted probate on 21 Feb 1854.
• Death: "Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889"
  Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. IV
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61360 #9690 (accessed 27 December 2024)
  David James McCord death 12 May 1855 (born Jan 1797) in Columbia, South Carolina.
• News article published in The State, Columbia, South Carolina on 04 Jul 1971.
• http://famousamericans.net/davidjamesmccord/#:~:text=McCORD%2C%20David%20James%2C%20lawyer%2C,to%20the%20bar%20in%201818.