McCormick - Rebecca Wert
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal 28 May 1915 p 5
Mrs. Rebecca McCormick, aged sixty-seven, widow of James McCormick, one time leading farmer of Ripley township, died suddenly at her home three miles north of Alamo at five on Thursday morning. Her death was due to apoplexy and came as a great shock to her relatives and friends. Some member of the family went into her room about five and saw that Mrs. McCormick was apparently asleep. Later, when the member of the family returned to call her, and did so, she received no response. Examination proved that Mrs. McCormick was not sleeping, but dead. A physician was hastily summoned from Yountsville and he made every effort to restore her, but without avail. Mrs. John Thompson of five miles north of Darlington is a daughter.
Source Crawfordsville Journal June 1, 1915 p 8
Waynetown - Rebecca Wert McCormick whose funeral service was held at the home on Saturday afternoon was the daughter of Asher and Margaret Crosin (sic) Wert and was born in Hamilton County Ohio Nov 16, 1846. At the age of 14 she became a member of the Christian Church and lived a devoted member until death. In 1863 she was joined in marriage to James McCormick and with her husband moved to Indiana and bought the farm where she spent her life. She was the mother of 10 children, one dying in infancy and William E dying in 1869. The children are all married but Robert who lived with his mother and brother, Clyde and wife. Mrs. John Thompson lives at Linden and Mrs. Cyrus Fink at Yountsville. All the other children, Mrs. Ora Pickett, Mrs. Joseph Ingersoll, Mrs. Walter Beam, Herbert, Robert and Clyde live in the immediate neighborhood. She leaves besides the children, 5 brothers, William, Alonzo, Martin, Frank and Asher and one sister, Mrs. Noah Williams all of Ohio and one sister living here, Ms. A.B. Wilkinsons. There are also 25 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. She was a noble Christian woman and devoted mother. She had reached the age of 68 years 4 onths 16 days. P.J. Lough of Waynetown preached the funeral discourse and interment was beside her husband in the Masonic Cemetery.
Thanks so much to Suzy Wert