Floyd Alson McCORMACK

  General Notes:

Carter Co KY Marriage Register p 18: 2 Day of Dec 1854 (bond 23 Nov 1854) Floid McCormack to Frances Ratcliff married by C. W. Honaker, Judge of the County Court. Place of marrige: Samuel Ratcliff(father of Frances). Name of witnesses present: James Plummer & Johnson Ratcliff.

Clergy-Circuit in Methodist Church, lived at Olive Hill KY & Denton KY across the road from Sam & Sarah McCormack on Straight Creek near Denton. 2nd marriage to Martha Haney. No marriage record has ever been found. Martha's son Jim lived with them. One family member referred to Martha (Granny Mack) as a shouting Methodist. She was very jealous of the deceased Frances Jane McCormack and the picture of Floyd & Frances had to be covered when she journeyed across to the road to Sams' house. Martha's son Jim inherited the estate.

Notes from Martha Foster: 1850 census Lawrence Co. KY. McCormac, William 40 Farmer b VA $300 cannot read or write Lucinda 38 b VA cannot read or write Harriet 18 KY Elisa 16 KY Floyd 14 KY Clarinda 11 KY Gordon 9 KY Eleanor 6 KY Martha A. 4 KY Cordelia 2 KY

1860 census - PO Olive Hill, Carter Co.KY McCormac, Floyd 25, Farmer Frances 23 housework Thompson 5 William 3 Samuel 2 (my grandfather)

1870 census-Precinct 2, Greenup, KY Pg. 6, P.O. Springville KY 22 June 1870 42 40 Ratcliffe, Thomson W 33, Farmer KY 800, 10 (Thomson is proably the brother of Frances McCormack living 2 houses away) Nancy A. 29, House Keeping KY James S. 10, At Home KY John W. 8, At Home KY Charles W. 6, At Home KY Mary F. 4, KY Sarah J. 1 KY McCormack, Thomson 10, Works on Farm KY

40 43 McCormack ,Frances 31, Seamstress KY Thomson W. 14, Works on farm KY William 13, Works on farm KY John S. 11, Works on farm KY Sarah E. 8 KY Nancy 6 KY Annie 3 KY Suvenia 6/12 KY born Dec Williams, Elizabeth 67 East Virginia (With Suvenia only 6 months old and no record of Floyd, this census must have been taken shortly after their split and she settled close to family) Since there is later record of Nancy and no later record of Annie & Suvenia, the two grils who perished in the fire had to be Annie and Suvenia. WHERE IS FLOYD??

1880 census -Precinct 1,Lawrence,KY ED 48 12Jun1880 Mc Cormick, Floyd 43 Minister b.KY parents b.VA Martha 34 b KY parents b.KY James M. 16 b.KY

1880 Greenup Co # 417 Precinct No. 4 Old Town Warnick, Matthew 40 farmer Adaline 36 Alvin 10 Julia S. 8 Emma 6 Mathew E. 4 Wm. L. 2 Letha Hart 13 adopted daughter McCormick, Samuel 21 Boarder single Laborer KY, KY, KY

1882 Tax List Carter Co KY Film # 0008392 McCormick, Floyd 2nd Precinct 3 horses -$100.00 4 Cows Metal & Clocks $2.00 200 bu corn Toal evaluation $102.00 1 male over 21 1 Voter

Carter County KY 26 July 1886 28 acres on Strait Creek purchased from Vinton Reeves & Isabella Reeves (formerly Isabell Rice) to J. M. McCormack of Lawrence County. J. M. McCormack is the son of Martha McCormack.

1900 7th Magisterial Dist , Carter,KY fam 321 McCormack, Floyd 64 b.Apr 1836 marr 30yrs Martha 54 b.Jul 1845 l ch l liv This was the uncle who officiated at the marriage of John Dee Rice and Aura Alice Sergent.

  Research Notes:

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Methodist

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Methodist Minister.

• Religion: Methodist.

Floyd married Frances Jane RATCLIFF, daughter of Samuel RATCLIFFE and Mary Anna BRYSON, on 2 Dec 1854 in Judge Of Co Court At Sam Ratcliffe's, Carter Co, KY. (Frances Jane RATCLIFF was born about 1839 in Greenup Co, KY, died about 1872 and was buried in Siloam Cem.)

  Marriage Notes:

based on entry in Carter CO marriage register--no bond found

Floyd next married Martha HANEY. (Martha HANEY was born in Jul 1845 in KY.)