Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Friday, February 3, 1899
Last Tuesday at his home three miles east of this city, Hugh McCormick passed from this life into the next at the advanced age of eighty-seven years. Grip and old age was the immediate cause of death. The funeral occurred at the family residence Thursday morning at half past ten o'clock, conducted by Rev. Mater. Interment at the Masonic cemetery. Hugh McCormick was born in Fermanna county, Ireland, June 24, 1812, and emigrated to America at the age of nine years. He resided in Ohio until 1854, when he moved to Crawfordsville, where he married to Nancy Line, Sep t. 19, 1854. Mr. McCormick has been a resident of Montgomery county for forty-five years. In 1856 he and his wife moved to a farm three miles east of this city, where they have since lived and where were born to them s even children, four of whom survive their father. They are: Mrs. J.F. Guntle, Mrs. H. A. Chadwick, Mrs. W.C. Gray and Miss Jennie McCormick, of this city. Mr. McCormick enlisted in the army and served through the Mexican war, and was afterwards in the regular army for five years. He was a citizen of many sterling qualities and lived a long and useful life.
Source: Indianapolis News 2 Feb 1899
Crawfordsville, Ind Feb 2 - Hugh McCormick, a well known farmer died yesterday at his home, three miles east of this city of the grip and exhaustion. He was 87 years old. Mr. McCormick was born in Ireland and came to this country when a small boy. He lived in Montgomery County for 45 years. He was a veteran of the Mexican war and also served five years in the regular army during the civil war.
Source: Weekly Argus News Feb 11, 1899 p 5
“Santiago News” – Hugh McCormick of near Shiloh, was buried last Thursday. Aged 87 years.
