ANDREW McCORNACK

MARIE EAKIN

Genealogy edited by

John C. McCornack

Yukon, Oklahoma

PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS OF ANDREW McCORNACK

Andrew McCornack (One of the subjects of this genealogy) was born on the 15 Aug 1817 in the Galloway area of Scotland on a farm named Annabaglish southwest of Kirkcowan. He immigrated to America in 1838 at the age of 21. Andrew was the fifth child and the youngest son of Andrew McCornack and Helen McGeough.

Andrew McCornack's father Andrew McCornack was born on the 14 Jun 1778 at Annabaglish in Scotland. The farm on which he was born is still in operation and many McCornack descendants have had the honor to return to visit his birthplace. A grandson, Daniel P. McCornack, visited Annabaglish in 1914, and reported that the tenants of the farm after Andrew McCornack were David Liddesdale, John Anderson, Sr., and John Anderson, Jr. who still lived on the farm. He also reported the farm which consisted of 2000 acres was formally owned by Lord Stair and now (1914) by a Sir Mark McTaggart Stewart. In 1985, the tenants of the farm are Robert and Mary McCracken and the owner is J. H. Brewer of Ardwell Estates.

Andrew McCornack was a remarkable man living to an age of 98 years. He was a direct descendant of the old Covenanters who earlier had signed what was known as the "League and Covenant" which pledged the signers to the complete separation of the Church and State. They protested against any supervision of conscience as to how they should or should not worship the Creator. They were against any attempt of taxation to support the Church.

It is believed that the reason the McCornacks came to America was because of the opportunity for a better economic life free from any Church interference. Andrew became opposed to drinking at an early age. Family records indicate that when he held a sale to dispose of goods before coming to America, he would not allow any liquor at the sale. As result he received a lot less for his property than he would have received if he had allowed the sale of liquor.

At a McCornack reunion held on the 23 Jul 1938, one of Andrew's grandchildren, Margaret McCornack Eakin, was asked to record her impressions of her grandfather.

"About two years after the death of grandmother, grandfather came to live in our home where he remained for twelve years until his death at the age of 98. I was less than four years when he came and naturally I would be the disturbing element in the quiet home. Grandfather was very patient with me and I can recall no stronger rebuke from him as my brother and I ran noisily around, in and out, than this: "Weel you're aye ganging aboot."

He was of average height and quite stooped. He had rather broad shoulders and a deep chest. His hair was white as I knew him but in his youth I have been told it was of a sandy color. (Photos of Andrew do exist) His features were strong and regular and his countenance ruddy. I admired his pink cheeks which were made so by a fine network of veins. He had kindly blue eyes and he could read without the aid of glasses. He was always serious. I do not remember ever having seen him smile or give way to any form of hilarity. But he was always pleasant and agreeable.

My earliest recollections are of watching him as he sat in his high-backed rocking chair, knitting his own stockings of white homespun yarn. these were not anklets not even socks, but stockings at least a yard in length. He kept busily employed in some light occupation around the yard as long as he was able.

Grandfather was a devout man, ever firm and steadfast, and not subject to the condemnation, "Ye knew your duty but ye did it not." Often on Sabbath evenings in the dusk, without a book, he would ask every question in the Shorter Catechism, each one present taking his turn in trying to answer, often standing much in need of his coaching.

When grandfather first came to our house, the evening worship began by singing a Psalm which he would read but before reading it he would always say this: "Let us endeavor in the strength of promise and grace to worship the name of the Lord our God by singing to His praise a part of the 24th Psalm."

After reading a chapter from the Bible, I would whisper to my sister, "We will be a long time on our knees so we'll find a low, comfortable chair where we can visit quietly." The nightly petition began, "Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, which wast and which art and which is to come. Thou only are Holy." After enlarging upon this he prayed for the distressed condition of our country.

Grandfather attended church every Sabbath Day often preferring to walk the distance of 1 and 1/2 miles. My lasting impressions are that grandfather lived a life that was true, and honest, and strong; honest, not only with his fellowman but with himself, and with God; strong in character and true. Three plain words but so full of meaning: true, and honest, and strong."

Andrew was the son of Alexander McCornack (bap. 14 Aug 1754; son of John McCornack and Jean Dalrymple) and Agnes Fie who were married on the 8 May 1777 in Mochrum Parish, Wigtownshire, Scotland. Alexander was buried in the cemetery at Kirkcowan, Scotland. One of the memorial stones in the Kirkcowan cemetery has the following inscription:

There are records to indicate that Andrew McCornack's great grandfather John lived at Barrachan and that he married Jean Daylrymple in the Old Luce Parish on the 16 Jun 1744. Parish records indicate Jean was the daughter of Alexander Dalrymple in the Penninghame parish.

There are no records to indicate that Andrew's father Andrew had any brothers but we know that he had at least one younger sister that came to Kane County, Illinois. Her name was Margaret. Parish records indicate she was baptized on the 22 Aug 1792 at Annabaglish by Mr. Dixon. She married Robert Smith of the Kirkcowen Village. He was a weaver at the Old Luce parish. Margaret and a son named Robert Smith are buried in Washington Church Cemetery located northwest of Elgin, Illinois.

Andrew McCornack married Helen McGeough on the 24 Nov 1807 at Challochglass which is the farm located directly south of Annabaglish. Helen was born on the 1 Jun 1782. Helen had at least one sister. Her name was Mary and she was married to William Milligan. Mary and William were living at Corwall, Mochrum parish, Wigtownshire, Scotland during the late 1830's. Helen was the daughter of John McGeough who lived at Challochglass southwest of Kickcowan.

Andrew McCornack's mother, Helen, was considered to be the financial manager and perhaps the leader of the family. She spent a lot time trying to keep the family together. Family recollections indicate she was responsible for making the decision to came to America even though her husband, Andrew, at the age of 60, would have rather stayed in Scotland.

After settling in Kane County, Helen persuaded the children to take land immediately surrounding their farm. George McQueen and daughter Margaret bought a claim southeast, son Andrew the farm south , son John north, and son William northeast. Helen had the family all around her. In 1853 Andrew, the son, could not stand the winters any more and he told his mother that he wanted to go to the Pacific northwest, but as she had made great efforts to keep the family together he would not go if she objected. But she answered that he was now a man of the family and he must decide for himself.

Helen died on the 24 Jan 1860 at the age of 78. This was 22 years after she came to America. Andrew lived another 16 years and died on the 29 Mar 1876 at the age of 98. This was 38 years after he came to America. Both Helen and Andrew McCornack, John McCornack's parents, are buried in the O-10 Section of the Memorial Washington Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery located about six miles northwest of Elgin, Illinois on West Highland Avenue.

IMMIGRATION TO ILLINOIS FROM SCOTLAND

In June 1838, Andrew McCornack's parents, Andrew and Helen McCornack, along with his brother Alexander and a sister Janet took a sailing vessel for New York. The vessel was named "Siddons" and was operated by Captain Alex Britton. They were on the Atlantic when the coronation of Queen Victoria took place on the 17 Jun 1838. They were still on the sailing ship on the fourth of July. Since the ship was an American ship the captain rigged out the ship with the stars and stripes. It is reported that he told the passengers: "Now you Britishers had your celebration for your Queen, now get out your shot-guns and have one for the country you are going to even if we Yankees did lick you in 1776."

Landing in the Port of New York on the 19 Jul 1838, the arriving McCornack family went to Croton Point, New York where George McQueen and his wife Margaret (Andrew McCornack's oldest daughter) were living. Records indicate that John McCornack, his brother William and sister Margaret McQueen immigrated to America two years earlier in 1836. After arriving, Alexander wrote the following on the 23 Jul 1838 to a uncle and aunt (The William Milligans) who remained in Scotland.

"Dear Uncle and Aunt:

It is with feelings of gratitude that I take my pen to inform you that we are all well at present. Thanks be to God for it and I hope this will find you in the same state. We left Liverpool on the 16th of June at 6 o'clock in the evening and were towed out 20 miles by a steamer and the next morning were a little west to the Isle of Man. They came around the west of Scotland as the wind was more favorable for the north channel than the south.

On the 19th we sailed past the Mull of Kentire, the Island of Isla and other parts in the west highlands so near that we saw sheep and other cattle feeding . On the 20th we passed the North of Ireland. The weather at that time was very cold and wet. We were a little sick for two days and my mother was sick for two weeks but afterward she came to her usual state of health.

We had contrary winds most of the way but the vessel was a fine sailor and passed all that we saw going the same way. We arrived at Statan Isle on the 18th of this month. The surgeon came on board to examine the state of the passengers and the vessel and he found them in health and the vessel clean. Then they hoisted sail and came up to New York and lodged in the City that night and we went back to the ship the next day and got our chests taken out and put them on board the steam packet and came up that night to Crotton Landing. There George McQueen (Andrew McCornack's brother-in-law) met us and put our baggage into a store and we went with him that night and found them all in good health and comfort and the children are asking me a good many questions at this time.

They (George McQueens) had a letter from John and William and they were in good health. They are near a place they call Rochester, State of New York. They have not found a situation for us yet but we intend going farther west if we are spared under Divine Providence and try to get a place to settle in as there is a plenty of land, both to let and sell but trial goes beyond report, but Mother and Jannet will stop here till we find a place, for it would be trouble in vain for them to travel the woods.

{signed - Alexander McCornack}

Andrew mother's Helen and his sister Janet remained with the George McQueens while his father Andrew and the two brothers Andrew and Alexander struck out for Illinois by taking a boat up the Old Erie Canal to Buffalo, New York. There they caught a sailing vessel around the lakes, landing in Chicago in the later part of July in 1838.

In Chicago, the three met an early day settler named Cyrus Larkin who owned a lumber wagon and a team. For $1.25 each they obtained a ride to Elgin, Illinois. Cyrus was very familiar with the Elgin area. At that time there very few streets in Elgin, no bridge across the river and one log store on the bank of the river. This store was kept by Jonathan Kimball. One of the passengers inquired of Kimball, "How far is it to Elgin?" He replied, "Gentlemen, you are right in the midst of the city."

The three after fording the river went out west on what later became Highland Avenue. About six miles west they found an early settler who had a claim of 160 acres with a log house on it for which he asked $125.00. Alexander and Andrew wanted to look around the country some, but the father, weary from the long journey, did not. As he had the money, they closed the bargain, and this claim afterwards became the home of Alexander and his family.

Later in the fall most of the family (including Andrew McCornack) came west. The parents, John, Janet, and Alexander lived in the original log house for some three or four years, until William Fraser (who married Janet) put up an oak frame building for the parents.

Brother William McCornack records more about the movement to Illinois in a letter dated 5 Nov 1838 written to Scotland.

"They wrote to John and I when we were stopping at Rochester on the Erie Canal. Then John went to George McQueens and found them all in good health. Mother and Janet hoisted sail again for Illinois on the 25th September which is a route of 1770 miles - no small journey. On the October 9th they called on me and I joined the family there and found my mother a long way from her native shore but still in good health and good spirits. We came on our journey and took a steam boat at Buffalo for Chicago called Dewit Clinton on the 5th of October. So we set out again and had different kinds of weather. We had some heavy gales on the Lakes. My Mother and Jannet were not sick but tossed a little with the storm. We hired a wagon which took us and our luggage to our new home in two days."

{signed - William McCornack}

The immigration of the McCornack Family to Kane County, Illinois was completed in 1839 when the daughter, Margaret and her husband George McQueen, left Croton Point, New York where they had settled three years earlier and came to Kane County. George and Margaret purchased 230 acres in Plato township, and the immigration was complete.

WASHINGTON REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

No genealogy concerning the McCornack Family would be complete without a few words about the "McCornack" Church. The McCornacks were very religious people and the Church was an integral part of their lives. In those humble log cabins in Kane County many psalms of praise and fervent prayers of thanksgiving were heard. The "faith of our fathers" was not overlooked in those pioneer homes. Their religion was paramount to them. It was their help and their shield in those days of discouragement and struggle. "God was their refuge and their strength."

In a letter written on the 17 Feb 1841 by Alexander McCornack, Andrew's brother, the following is recorded: "We have not enjoyed the publick ordinances of the Gospel from any one belonging to the Reformed Synod. There is no minister belonging to the body in this place as yet, but we are endeavoring to attend to the duty by holding a fellowship meeting at our house where all different members belonging to the family and a few Christian neighbors gather."

In a 24 Dec 1841 letter the following is recorded: "We have the comfort of informing you that we had a visit from a young minister from the Reformed Pesbytery of Illinois, who preached two Sabbaths, one in George McQueen's house and one in ours (Andrew McCornack's). There were about forty the first day and about seventy the second day hearing him. It was very refreshing to us in our lonely situation to have his company and conversation during a whole week and gospel faithfully preached to us."

The Church was "organized" in 1841 and the church building was started in 1844 or 1845. Land was donated by Alexander McCornack for the site. The timber for the building was hewn in the woods nearby and other lumber was hauled by oxen from Chicago. It was erected under the supervision of William and Daniel Fraser and designed like the one they had attended in Scotland. Even the laths and shingles were hand cut by the zealous members whose very souls and beings were built into this structure which has since become a permanent memorial to their faith, their courage and their convictions. The final touch of Mr. William Fraser's hand was the placing of the sun dial above the door, where it still faithfully marks off the hours.

Part of the site surrounding the Church became the cemetery. The last continuing service was held in the Church on the 9 Sep 1906. In 1916 the Washington Cemetery Association was organized and the Association has met annually since its organization.

BROTHERS AND SISTERS

OF ANDREW McCORNACK

i. Margaret McCornack. b. 24 Aug 1809; d. 4 Sep 1860 at 51.

Margaret was the eldest of six children born to Andrew McCornack and Helen McGeough. Margaret married George McQueen in Scotland. George was born in Wigtonshire, Scotland in 1805 being the youngest of 10 children. George was educated for the ministry, but feeling no call for clerical life, became an ironmonger in Scotland. His father was well-to-do and owned a large farm, on which George was reared.

In 1836, after the birth of three children, George and Margaret McQueen sold their property in Scotland and came to America, and for three years lived at Croton Point, New York, on the Hudson River. In 1839 they came west by boat to Troy, New York, then by canal to Buffalo, and from there to Chicago by lake. They purchased 230 acres of land in Section 1, in Plato Township, where they spent the rest of their lives. George and Margaret had a family of 7 children.

Margaret died on the 4 Sep 1860. George died on the 10 Mar 1859. Both are buried in the O-7 Section of the Washington Cemetery located about six miles northwest of Elgin, Illinois.

ii. John McCornack. b. 1810; d. 12 Jan 1893 at 83.

John was the oldest son and came to America in 1837. John married Martha Melinda McMillan on the 12 May 1843 in Rutland Township in Kane County, Illinois. John and Martha had a family of six children. In 1840, John purchased a 160 acre farm in the section 34 of the Rutland Township of Kane County Illinois.

Martha died on the 12 Dec 1876 at Rutland and was buried in the Washington Cemetery northwest of Elgin, Illinois. John died on the 12 Jan 1883 at Sac City, Iowa.

iii. Alexander McCornack. b. 11 Nov 1811; d. 1 Feb 1888 at 76.

Alexander immigrated to America in 1838. Alexander was the President of the Elgin Horse Protection Society for many years. He also served as supervisor for three terms, and held the office of Road Commissioner for several years. He was often appointed arbitrator as his judgement was appreciated and his honesty never doubted. He was a farmer all his life.

Alexander married Margaret Ann Eakin on the 27 Oct 1842 at her father's home. Margaret was born on the 25 Dec 1822 in County Derry, Ireland. She was the daughter of Robert Eakin and Margaret Bates. Her family immigrated to America and Kane County, Illinois in April 1840. Alexander and Margaret had a family of 13 children.

Alexander died on the 1 Feb 1888 and Margaret died six years later on the 11 May 1894. Both are buried in the O-25 Section of the Washington Cemetery.

iv. William McCornack. b. 15 Mar 1813; d. 7 Mar 1893 at 79.

In 1878, William was listed as a farmer and a dairyman on the roll of taxpayers in Rutland Township in Kane County, Illinois. He was living on Section 35 where he owned 180 acres of land valued at $50.00 per acre. His total worth was listed as $12,000. He held the office of Assessor for two terms and he was listed as a Republican.

William married Elizabeth Fraser in Rutland Township on the 10 Nov 1841. Elizabeth was born on the 7 May 1813 in Invernesshire, Scotland. She was the daughter of William Fraser and Isabella McLean. William and Elizabeth had a family of 11 children.

Elizabeth died on the 20 Mar 1892 at the age of 78. William died about one year later on the 7 Mar 1893. Both are buried in the O-9 Section of the Washington Cemetery.

v. Andrew McCornack. b. 15 Aug 1817; d. 6 Jun 1872 at 54.

Andrew immigrated to America in 1838. He was described as a joiner on the passenger list. Within a week of arrival he found a job with a joiner at 10 shillings per day.

Andrew married Marie Eakin on the 27 Nov 1843. She was born on the 7 Jan 1824 in County Derry, Ireland. She was the younger sister of Margaret who married Andrew's brother Alexander. Andrew and Marie had a family of 12 children.

Andrew and Marie moved from Kane County, Illinois to the west coast in 1853. It took them six months to cross the plains. They reached Olympia, Washington with their five sons. They moved to Lane County Oregon in 1858. Andrew was a farmer. He was in the 1st Oregon Regiment during the Civil War. He was in the State Legislature from 1865 till 1867. Andrew was killed while trying to control a runaway team of horses on the 6 Jun 1872 at Huddleston Place near Eugene, Oregon. Marie died on the 30 Jun 1902. This family is the subject of this Web Site.

vi. Janet McCornack. b. 1819; d. 2 May 1884 at 65.

Janet immigrated to America in 1838. She married William Fraser in 1843. William was born on the 8 Feb 1811 in Kirkhill parish, Invernesshire, Scotland. He was an older brother of Elizabeth who married Janet's brother William. William arrived in North America in 1834. He spend time in Canada and New York before coming to Kane County in 1838.

Janet and William had no children but adopted a boy named Thomas Dewell. Thomas died on the 4 Aug 1877 at the age of 21. After Janet died in 1884, William married twice more. His second marriage was to a Ann Hutchison and his third marriage was to lady with a surname of Mack. William died on the 3 Sep 1895 at the age of 84. William and Janet are buried in the O-10 Section of Washington Cemetery northwest of Elgin, Illinois.

ERECTED BY ALEXANDER McCORNACK

IN FELL OF LOCHRONNALD

IN MEMORY OF HIS FATHER JOHN McCORNACK MOTHER JEAN DALRYMPLE

BROTHER JOHN WHO DIED APRIL 1788

BROTHER ARCH WHO DIED MARCH 29 1798

JEAN McCORNACK WHO DIED FEB 1800

NEPHEW JAMES McCORNACK WHO DIED AUG

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Children of

Andrew McCornack and Marie Eakin

WALTER ROSS McCORNACK - ELIZABETH E. HAZELTON

Walter was born on the 13 Jul 1845 on the family farm near Elgin, Kane County, Illinois. He was the first child, the first son, and was 8 years old when he made the covered wagon trip to the West.

Walter served in the 1st Oregon Regiment in the Civil War. He was a resident of Lane County, Oregon where he served as the deputy sheriff for several years. He also served as the deputy county clerk for several terms.

Walter married Elizabeth Hazelton on the 4 Mar 1874. Elizabeth was born on the 16 Jan 1854. Elizabeth was the daughter of Louis Hazelton and Rebecca Beals.

Walter took his father's place after his death in 1872 and became the head of the family. He attended to his mother's welfare and that of his younger brothers and sisters. He was a man of energy, sound judgment and fine personality. He later bought land on the Oregon coast and engaged in dairying. He was a prominent and influential figure in that section as long as he lived. In controversies affecting the Indians he was especially useful as he had their confidence. It was a characteristic of Walter that he did a thing well.

Walter and Elizabeth established a permanent home in 1891 on a ranch on the north fork of the Siuslaw River, four miles above Florence, Oregon. There they were in the dairy and stock raising business. Walter died on the 12 Mar 1903. Later that year Elizabeth adopted her four year old nephew, Herbert Wells McCornack. Herbert grew up on the farm. Elizabeth lived on the ranch for a few years and then built a house in Florence. She died on the 23 Apr 1927 and both are buried in the Masonic Cemetery near Florence, Oregon.

* * Children of Walter McCornack & Elizabeth Hazelton * *

i. Eugene Ross McCornack. b. 30 Nov 1881; d. 1961

Eugene's first marriage was to Josephine Delona Haring on the 4 Dec 1907. She was born on the 7 Nov 1890. Daughter Emily reports: "As you may have noticed the Haring sisters married McCornack brothers. Aunt Agnes and my mother, Josephine were very close sisters and similarly talented. Red haired, fine singing voices and pianists."

Eugene and his brother owned a 760 acre homestead near Florence, Oregon. He operated a dairy until 1919. Later he became a sawmill operator. Josephine died on the 20 Sep 1927. Eugene's second marriage was to Joanna Wharfield on the 28 Jun 1930. Joanna died in 1963. Eugene died in 1961.

ii. Kenneth Hazelton McCornack. b. 10 Oct 1887; d. 4 Feb 1980.

Kenneth was born in Eugene, Oregon. He married Agnes Haring on the 24 Jun 1914 in Florence, Oregon. Agnes was born on the 11 Jun 1896 on the North Fork near Florence, Oregon. Agnes was the youngest of nine children born to Clara and Amos Haring. Agnes was a charter member of original Presbyterian Church in Florence. She was a charter member of the Rhododendron Society and pursued a career in nursery and landscaping.

Kenneth and Agnes moved to Florence where he operated a meat market, supplying meat to a Railroad Camp as that was the year that a railroad was being build from Eugene to Coos Bay. The next year they sold the market and moved to Gooding, Idaho.

In 1917, Kenneth and Agnes returned to their ranch on North Fork to improve it by clearing, diking, and building. They lived there until 1973 when they sold the ranch and moved to Florence. On his ranch, Kenneth raised Seaside Bent grass seed and operated a dairy, delivering bottled milk to Forence and Beach resorts. He also contracted road building and logging.

In later years Kenneth and Agnes operated a floral nursery and landscaping business. Agnes collected many rare rhododendrons and won prizes at the shows. In later years Kenneth McCornack lived at 1651 Upas St. Rt 1, Florence, Oregon. Agnes died on the 17 Feb 1994 at the age of 97 nearly 80 years after being married.

EDWIN McCORNACK - ANNIE POINDEXTER

Edwin was born on the 7 Oct 1846 on the family farm near Elgin, in Kane County Illinois. He was the second child, the second son, and was 7 years old at the time of the covered wagon trip to the West.

Edwin served in the 1st Oregon Regiment during the Civil War. Edwin was the adventurer of the family - adventurer in life and life's philosophy. At seventeen he enlisted for service against the Indians. Fighting Indians in those day entailed the greatest hardships and privations. Resourcefulness, courage and physical endurance were essential and Edwin had these qualities. Restive under the restraint of convention, Edwin gave much of his life to the outdoors. The mountains and the great open spaces were his home. Like his mother, he was a reader and a thinker. His work often threw him in the company with scholars and scientists of note and his brilliant mind was at times more than a match for them in their own field.

Edwin married Annie Poindexter on the 12 May 1877. Annie was born on the 12 Jan 1859 and died on the 30 Aug 1890. Edwin died on the 11 Jan 1918. Edwin and Annie lived in the Eugene, Oregon area.

* * Children of Edwin McCornack and Annie Poindexter * *

i. Walter Wallace McCornack. b. 4 Sep 1881; d. 11 Jun 1948.

Walter married Mattie Jenkins on the 21 Feb 1906. Walter and Mattie divorced and had no children. He lived in the Eugene, Oregon area.

ii. William Alexander McCornack. b. 10 Dec 1885; d. 22 Mar 1955.

William married Laura Watkins on the 7 Nov 1909. Laura was born on the 9 Mar 1885 and died on the 27 Jun 1953.

WILLIAM McCORNACK - EMILY WALDRON

William Andrew McCornack was born on the 15 Sep 1848 on the family farm near Elgin, in Kane County Illinois. He was the third child, the third son, and was 5 years old during the covered wagon trip to the West.

In 1873 William was enrolled in the Medical College of the Pacific. Later he attended the School of Medicine at Stanford University. William educated himself as a doctor and for many years practiced along the coast of Northern California. In addition to his practice he engaged successfully in many development enterprises. His record in the service of mankind as a physician and in the building of the North Coast country of his adopted state stand as a testimonial to his character and ability. A handsome man, blue eyed and fair, his pink skin certified to Irish blood of which he was always proud. A pleasing personality which made friends and kept them was one of his prime characteristics.

William was employed as a physician, surgeon and accoucheur. William practiced in San Francisco for a few months, moved to Little River, then to Mendocino, California in 1874. In 1887 he formed the Mendocino Hospital Company, which later became the McCornack Center for Healing Arts. An early newspaper advertisement contained the following:

In 1897 he removed to Fort Bragg and established a 33 bed hospital. In 1895, he purchased the Point Arena Hot Springs health spa, which he continued to run until after 1910. He retired to Oakland and died on the 9 Feb 1918.

William McCornack was married twice. The name of his first wife is unknown at this time. William McCornack m2 Emily Waldron on the 22 Nov 1881. Emily was born on the 25 Sep 1852. Emily died on the 16 Oct 1921.

In a 29 Jul 1984 letter, granddaughter Hazel Payne reported:

"I am here in the Mendocino County, just looking over my roots. Brought the grandchildren this time. The Inn is just beautiful inside and the people that own it are so nice. they let us go through all we want. My grandfather's hospital is nearby also, and is very beautiful inside, it is an Inn also, called the Whitegate Inn. I understand it is for sale for $625,000. The hospital that he built in Ft. Bragg is a restaurant now. It's only open for special hours so we haven't been inside."

Included in the letter was a brochure advertising the "Mendocino Village Inn Bed & Breakfast" which contained the following:

W. A. McCORNACK. M.D.

Physician, Surgeon and Accoucheur,

Would respectfully inform the public that he has

located at Mendocino, and commands a good

supply of FRESH DRUGS, which he compounds

himself, thereby making it more convenient, with

less expense to those who may wish to secure

the services of a physician.

THIS HOUSE, NOW THE MENDOCINO VILLAGE INN, WAS ORIGINALLY THE HOME OF DOCTOR WILLIAM A. McCORNACK, WHO BUILT IT IN 1882 'THE HOUSE OF DOCTORS.' IN 1903 THE HOME WAS BOUGHT BY DR. JAMES MILLIKEN FOR $1,000.00. DR. MOORE BOUGHT IT IN 1911 FROM MRS. LIZZIE MILLIKEN. YOU CAN NOW ENJOY THE FIREPLACES AND PLEASANT ATMOSPHERE OF THE LATE EIGHTEEN HUNDREDS: A UNIQUE LODGING PLACE TO BRING BACK MEMORIES OF THE PAST. A COMBINATION OF VICTORIAN AND COUNTRY DECOR."

* * Children of William McCornack and ________ ________ * *

i. Edith McCornack.

Edith McCornack married Garret Biglow. Garrett was employed as a mining engineer. Grandson Roy spent a lot of time visiting Aunt Edith when he was a boy. Recollections indicate she had a huge photo album and a book of the family history.

* * Children of William McCornack and Emily Waldron * *

ii. Alexander McCornack. b. Aug 1882; d. 11 Mar 1950 at 68.

Alexander married Dora Martha Sturm in 1909. Dora was born on the 23 Aug 1890. She was the daughter of Ludwig and Christina Sturm. Dora died on the 3 Aug 1974.

Son ... Arthur Allen McCornack. b. 21 Dec 1921; Grandson ...Ernest Gerald McCornack. b. 9 Jan 1945;  Great-Granddaughter ... Andrea McCornack ., can be contacted at TJANDY718@aol.com

iii. Edwin Roy McCornack. b. 26 Jul 1883; d. 17 Apr 1960.

Edwin married Edna Elizabeth Hughes in Jan 1915. Edna was born on the 29 Dec 1890. They lived all their married life on a ranch near Shandon, California. There prime source of income was raising cattle and growing grain. Edna died on the 28 Jun 1958.

iv. Emily McCornack. b. 17 Sep 1889;

Emily was married to James Albert Holiday on the 17 Apr 1916. James was born on the 4 Jul 1881. James was employed by a Bell Telephone Company.

EUGENE PEARSON McCORNACK - EDNA MOODY

Eugene was born on the 7 Aug 1850 on the family farm near Elgin, in Kane County Illinois. He was the fourth child, the fourth son, and was 3 years old during the covered wagon trip to the West.

Eugene attended the Pacific University. He was employed as a lawyer, banker, and a land developer. He was in the banking business in Dallas, Salem, Eugene, and Klamath Falls area. In 1890, he bought the Wocus and Caledonia marshes of Klamath and sent his younger brother, Frank, to operate ranches there.

Eugene with his blue eyes was the outstanding business man of the McCornack family. Gifted with the ability to see opportunities farther than other, he possessed to an unusual degree those fundamentals of sound business which made his investments good. In his lifetime he, at onetime or another, extended the helping hand to every other member of the family -- often when help was most needed and always in a constructive way.

When Eugene was 48 years old, he married Edna Moody on the 26 Oct 1898. They had no children of their own, but were of great help to the rest of the family. Eugene and Edna lived in the Salem and Eugene areas. Edna died in Sep 1905. Eugene died on the 28 Jul 1916.

HERBERT FRASER McCORNACK - ELLEN AURELIA CONDON

Herbert was born on the 10 Apr 1852 on the family farm in Kane County northwest of Elgin, Illinois. He was the fifth child, the fifth son, and the last child to be born in Illinois.

Herbert was educated as a doctor and gave some years to this profession, practicing near his brother, William, at St. Helena, California, at Dayton, Washington and later at Eugene, Oregon. The life of a country doctor in the 1880's, especially in the frontier country, was a severe strain on the practitioner's constitution. The doctor of that day lived up to the traditions of his calling.

Herbert went where he was needed and when he was needed. Day or night, in storm or flood, the doctor in buckboard, sleigh, or in the saddle, drove the roads or floundered along trails, swam streams, and fought snow drifts. At such times he knew only one line of reason, someone was sick out there and they needed him. His family recalled that he would be awakened in the middle of the night by a frantic calling of some man from the country who had ridden hard to get a doctor. In a few minutes the thumping of hoof beats on the barn floor and roll of wheels down the street told them that the doctor was on the way.

Broken in health, Herbert gave up his practice and engaged in farming and fruit growing. His orchard was the show place of the country. In 1908, Herbert, with a few associates, organized a marketing agency for their products. The set-up was purely cooperative and something of an innovation in those days. This organization operated continuously for many years.

Herbert married Ellen Aurelia Condon on the 10 Apr 1879. She was born on the 13 Aug 1855 at St. Helens, Oregon. She was the daughter of Thomas Condon and Amelia Holt. Thomas Condon was born in Ireland in 1822. He immigrated to America in 1833 and was a Congregational Minister and a prominent geologist. Ellen died on the 28 Dec 1929 and was buried with Herbert in the Masonic Cemetery in Eugene, Oregon. Herbert died on the 6 Nov 1916.

* * CHILDREN OF HERBERT McCORNACK & ELLEN CONDON * *

i. Condon Carlton McCornack. b. 7 May 1880; d. 5 Nov 1944.

Condon was born at Napa, California. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 1901; graduated from the Jefferson Medical College in 1904; graduated from the Army Medical School in 1910; the General Staff School in 1921; and the Army War College in 1925. He was also a instructor in the latter two for a short time.

Condon married Nina Wilkins on the 29 Mar 1905. Nina was born on the 15 Sep 1882. They had no children. Nina was the daughter of Francis Marion Wilkins. He was the mayor of Eugene, Oregon from 1905 to 1907. Nina along with her two sisters, Gladys Wilkins McCready and Lucia Wilkins Moore, published a history book on Eugene, Oregon in 1949.

Condon obtained the rank of Brigadier General before retiring from the service in May 1943. Condon served in the Philippines, China, and Hawaii. He was the Assistant Commander at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania from 1929 to 1939. He was attached to the General Staff in charge of the Budget and Legislative Planning branch. Noted for his work in tactical medicine, he was awarded the Legion of Merit. He also served as a surgeon. Condon died at San Francisco.

ii. Elwin Andrew McCornack. b. 14 Jun 1883; d. 13 Nov 1962.

Elwin was born at Dayton, Washington. Elwin married Bernice Evangeline Adams on the 6 Feb 1907 at Portland, Oregon. Bernice was born on the 26 Nov 1883 at Brookline, Missouri. She was the daughter of William Thomas Adams and Minerva Pinkney Rainey. Elwin and Bernice were employed as farmers and fruit growers. Bernice died on the 20 Oct 1946. Both are buried in Masonic Cemetery in Eugene, Oregon.

The following is a letter from Waldo Terrence (Terry) McCornack (Elwin's son) written to John C. McCornack dated October 25, 1977.

"Dear Sir:

I have been going to write you for some time, so I guess I have finally gotten around to it. I have enjoyed going through the book (McCornack and Related Families), and marvel at the tremendous amount of work that went into the production and I consider it to be excellent. You have done quite a job. Anyway I will just write some random thoughts so please overlook the errors of spelling, organization, etc.

You wrote me a little about yourself in a previous letter, and I looked you up in the book. There are quite a lot Mennonite people in the Harrisburg, Oregon area, including Stutzman and Hostetler families, so some of them are probable distant relatives of yours. They are good farmers.

I am a farmer and have been all my life, (I'm 59) and have always lived in Western Oregon. At the present, I have leased my farm to a neighbor who raises grass seeds and wheat. I run feeder lambs on his place and on mine in the winter months, on the grass seed fields. The lambs are sold off by the time the grass starts to develop seed stalks. Since we have relatively mild winters with plenty of moisture into June and then usually a very dry July and August, it is an ideal area for grass seed production.

I have never been married, but have lots of relatives in this area, as your book will show. My nephew, James Kern, is a member of the Mormon Church and has quite an interest in genealogy. I think his last project is running down the details on his grandmother's (Cooley) family. My brother Andrew who lives in Florida once stopped in the little town of Brooklyn, Mo. to inquire about my mother's family (Adams) and was directed to a very old lady who said she remembered them and that they were a stubborn, hard headed lot, so he didn't find out much.

I went to the British Isles two years ago and tried to organize my own tour which included going to Newton Stewart. I had a young man who ran the local taxi service to take me out past the farm Annabaglish but I did not go on to the farm. The same 1700 acres is still in one unit and it is still run as a sheep farm. I can see how a man with a growing family who would need opportunity to farm on their own would look to a new country. The country in that area is beautiful and green and productive looking, but apparently because of rocky ledges in the ground is poorly drained, although it is rolling.

I got the idea that a rotary drill mounted on a crawler tractor might bore nearly horizontal drains for tile lanes through those rocks, but I am sure this has been thought of and that the economics wouldn't work out. Much of the land in this area is not so rough and rocky, although there are rock fences everywhere.

I got the impression from talking to a man at the tourist information office in Castle Douglas that there was no one in that area now who spelled their name the way we do. My Father visited that area in the 1950's and said he found the names spelled various ways on the grave stones as shown in your book. Enclosed is a clipping about a Murray McCornick from that area who qualified for the Scottish team in the International Sheep Dog Trials this year. I have seen the name of a Gilbert McCormick in a Scottish farm paper in connection with a fair in that area. One of my Collier relatives said he once looked up a McCornick over there who said the family spelled their name that way because they had a bit more of the "Old Nick" in them.

My own reason for taking the trip was to see the International Sheep Dog Trials, which were held at York, England that year, and they were good. They probably have the best sheep men in the world over there and certainly the best sheep dog handlers. The Shepherds wear a heavy boot with a thick curved (slightly sprung) sole which is as distinctive as an American cowboy boot. These are worn with much pride, at least at a shepherds contest. They are designed for walking over rough rocky hills.

I found the differences in speech was just enough to make conversation difficult and wish that I could have stayed long enough to get better able to understand.

You may have seen in the May 1977 National Geographic, page 625, in an article on Celts there is reference to "Cormac", a scholarly ninth-century king bishop.

There is a story in our family that I am not sure about the details on, but anyway either the McCornacks or Eakins were displaced across the Irish Sea by one of the political or religious upsets of the time and forced to subsist on wild blackberrys which were called blackmouths, only it was pronounced "black ooth".

Well as I said this has been a poorly organized letter but I hope there is a little that will be of interest to you. I know that you must have a tremendous correspondence, so please don't feel obligated to answer. I enjoyed hearing from you, and hope you can get out this way sometime.

Sincerely yours,"

{signed - Terry}

HELEN ISABELLA McCORNACK- JACOB GEORGE STEVENSON

Helen was born on the 10 Dec 1854 at Olympia, Washington. She was sixth child, the first daughter, and the first child to be born in the West.

If mother nature ever adapts her children to best meet the conditions into which they are to be born, she did so with Helen. Resourceful, courageous, adventurous, she challenged and overcame obstacles with spirit and determination. Sound in essential and fearless of purpose, she was a true daughter of pioneers. Like her four younger sisters, she was tall and of fine physical proportions, strong features, a handsome women.

Helen married Jacob Stevenson on the 25 Dec 1877 at Eugene, Oregon. Jacob was born on the 21 Nov 1849 in Illinois. He was the son of George Stevenson and Ruth Eckler. Jacob graduated from Pacific University with a BS Degree in 1874. Jacob was a scholarly, kindly man of one of Oregon's prominent, pioneer families. Always a pioneer, Jacob introduced crops, practices, and new conceptions which later became general.

Jacob was an educator and at one time was the Lane County school superintendent from 1892 to 1895. Helen and Jacob helped found the Mt. Laki Presbyterian Church in Klamath County in the early 1900's. Jacob died on the 13 Feb 1927 at Eugene, Oregon. Helen died on the 27 Jan 1936 at the age of 81. Both are buried at Eugene, Oregon.

* * * Children of Helen McCornack & Jacob Stevenson * * *

i. Ruth Stevenson. b. 17 May 1879; d. 3 Oct 1952 at 73.

Ruth was born at Eugene, Oregon. She attended the University of Oregon. Ruth was employed as a teacher. Ruth married Arthur Delbert Addison on the 4 Sep 1901 at Eugene. He was born on the 20 Dec 1873 at Joliet, Illinois. Arthur was the son of John Addison and Nettie Seward. He was employed as a farmer in the Eugene area. Arthur died on the 21 Apr 1951 at Eugene. Ruth died on the 3 Oct 1952. Both are buried in Eugene, Oregon.

ii. Donald McCornack Stevenson. b. 10 Jul 1885; d. 8 May 1970 at 84.

Donald was born at Eugene, Oregon. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 1908 with a BS Degree in Civil Engineering. He was employed as a general contractor and was the co-owner of the Broughton Lumber Co., Hood, Oregon. Donald married Angeline Williams on the 7 Dec 1910 at Oregon City. She was born at Oregon City on the 6 Dec 1886. Angeline was the daughter of John Rees Williams and Margaret Evans. She had a BA from the University of Oregon in 1907. She was employed as a teacher. Donald was very active in the athletic program at the University of Oregon. Angeline died on the 23 Nov 1972 and is buried at Willard, Washington.

iii. Agnes Stevenson. b. 19 Jan 1887; d. 16 Oct 1971 at 84.

Agnes graduated from the University of Oregon in 1908 and the University of California in 1909 in Education. She was the Director of Physical Education in the San Francisco School System for eight years. Agnes married Calvin Dean Hoatson on the 5 Jun 1917 at Eugene, Oregon. He was born on the 12 Aug 1890 at Calument, Michigan and was the son of Thomas Hoatson and Cornelia Chynoweth. He was the manager of the Belmont Copper Mining Company. Calvin died on the 25 Dec 1964 at Corona Del Mar, California and was buried there.

iv. George Eckler Stevenson. b. 5 Jun 1891; d. 2 Aug 1974 at 83.

George was a graduate of the University of Oregon with a Degree in Civil Engineering. He has been employed in the Engineering and farming areas. George married Myler May Calkins on the 27 Aug 1922. Myler was born on the 14 May 1901 in Hickman County, Tennessee and was the daughter of Henry E. Calkins and Hattie McCutcheon. She attended the University of Oregon. They lived in Klamath Falls, Oregon where all their children were born. Myler died on the 11 Apr 1950.

JANET MARIA McCORNACK - CHARLES MORSE COLLIER

Janet was born on the 3 Feb 1857 at Olympia, Washington. She was the seventh child, the second daughter, and second child to be born in the West.

Janet married Charles Morse Collier on the 28 Dec 1886 at Eugene, Oregon. Charles was born on the 31 Dec 1857 at Wheaton, Illinois. Charles was the son of George Haskell Collier and Sibyl Augusta Smith. Charles was a graduate of the Law School at Oberlin College. He went to Oregon with his parents. Charles was involved in much of the land surveying in Oregon. He was responsible for naming many of the hills, lakes and streams in Central Oregon.

Janet was a graduate of University of Oregon in 1881, the first graduating class. Janet seems to have been a supermon. She raised six children -- often, when her husband's surveying work kept him away from home, alone. No one remembers it bothering her that she couldn't vote in those elections herself. "I don't know that she was especially interested in women's suffrage," says a grand daughter who remembers her well. "but she lived it."

Janet taught in Eugene for several years before she married. Early evidence of her independence appeared in the Eugene papers when across-the-board cuts were announced in the teachers' salaries -- from $45 to $35 a month in Janet's case. And she was the highest paid one. "Miss McCornack," it was reported "declined." Six months later, she was married and started a new career of raising a family. Family recollections indicate she served as a principal of an elementary school until both her older sons were pupils. In addition to home work, much of her time was devoted to church, school and civic interests.

Charles Collier died on the 5 Jun 1934 at the age of 76. Janet lived another four years and died on the 15 Oct 1938 at the age of 81. Both are buried in Eugene, Oregon.

CHILDREN OF JANET McCORNACK & CHARLES COLLIER

i. Ethan A. Collier. b. 21 Oct 1887; d. 18 Apr 1970 at 82.

Ethan was a graduate of the University of Oregon in 1909 in the Civil Engineering field. He did graduate work at MIT. He was employed as the Chief Maintenance Engineer for the Oregon State Highway Department. Ethan married Jeanette Southmayd on the 3 Apr 1915 at Florence, Oregon. She was born on the 31 Aug 1890 at Glenwood, Wisconsin and was the daughter of Edward Delos Southmayd and Lillian Maria Burt. Jeanette graduated from the Dunn County Normal School in 1910 and was employed as a teacher.

Ethan was the historian for the Oregon McCornack Family and as a result he is responsible for much of the information presented in this genealogy. Jeanette was responsible for providing a lot of the recent information which was reported in the 1977 "McCornack and Related Families" book. In a letter dated the 10 Apr 1977, Jeanette stated the following.

"My family and I received the McCornack and Related Families book (20 copies) and we were delighted with it. I was especially pleased with the great interest my grand children took in it. I only hope it will create interest enough to start my family history - the Southmayd and Collier Branch. Ethan, my husband has collected letters and data but never put them in order. But maybe this book will inspire them to sort them out. I think you did a wonderful job and my family and self want to say thanks."

At the time the above letter was written, Jeanette was living with her youngest daughter at 122275 S.W. Bowmont, Portland, Oregon 97225. Ethan died at Salem, Oregon and is buried in the Masonic Cemetery in Eugene, Oregon. Jeanette died on the 14 Jul 1978 in Portland at the age of 87. She is buried in the Finley Sunset Hills Memorial park in Portland, Oregon.

ii. Percival Meredith Collier. b. 26 May 1889: d. 17 Jul 1958 at 69.

Percival was born at Eugene. He graduated from the University of Oregon, BA 1911, and the University of Michigan, LLD 1914. He was employed as a lawyer and a professor of business law. During WW II he was the director of the Special Teachers Program for the Russian Lend-Lease Commission.

Percival married Ruth Haldeman Graybill on the 24 Jun 1915 at Williamsport, Pennsylvania. She was born on the 31 Oct 1893 at McAlisterville, Pa. She is the daughter of John Sossman Graybill and Amanda Jane Haldeman. She attended the University of Michigan, Reed College, AB 1932, MA 1938. She was employed as a high-school teacher and a college instructor. They lived at Eugene, Portland 1920, and Long Beach, Washington in 1954. Percival died in Long Beach and is buried in Eugene. Ruth died on the 2 Nov 1980 at San Jose, California. She is buried in the Masonic Cemetery in Eugene, Oregon.

iii. Andrew McCornack Collier. b. 15 Nov 1890; d. 30 Jun 1980 at 89.

Andrew graduated from the University of Oregon in 1913. Andrew was a banker; President of the Merrill Bank; President of the Klamath Ice and Cold Storage Company; Member of the Oregon State Legislature; Trustee of Lewis and Clark College; Director of the Equitable Savings and Loan Association. Andrew joined with his brother Alfred in giving the Collier State Park to the public.

Andrew married Georgia Porter on the 1 Jun 1916. She was born on the 10 Dec 1891. She was the daughter of George (1856-1926) and Jeannett Porter (1858-1947) of Iowa. In a letter dated 4 Sep 1976, daughter Carolyn provided the following:

"This Andrew McCornack Collier, my father, I remember as a man who always pointed out the beauty of the 'glories of God and man' as we drove through the West. I learned of the marvel of kelp at the seashore, an ancient turtle, an old bell at a mission, a beautiful painting in a museum, or a large orange at a fair. Each had his attention and appreciation, which has spread to many others. I remember him riding an ostrich for the amusement of the children (or himself!) and later riding his horse to victory in a rodeo race. Andrew McCornack is still a winner. A young friend recently described him as the most determined man he has ever known, the most resourceful and able to overcome obstacles to achieve goals. He once told me that obstacles and problems are the challenges of life: we'll never be without them but conquering them is the stuff of which life is made."

In later years Andrew and Georgia developed a beautiful acreage in the sage and pine tree country of southern Oregon near Klamath Falls and named their home "Annabaglish" after Andrew's ancestral home in Scotland.

iv. Alfred Douglas Collier. b. 14 Dec 1892; d. 6 Sep 1985 at 92.

Alfred (Cap) was born in Eugene, Oregon. In a July 1984 newsletter to its members, the Klamath 1st Federal Savings and Loan Association provided the following article about Alfred.

"Among those community leaders who met to organize Klamath First Federal back in 1934 was a man whose influence has been pervasive in Klamath Falls ever since. We call him Cap. the significance of Cap Collier's contribution to our community and Klamath First Federal is punctuated by the fact that his retirement from our Board of Directors is the same time as our 50th anniversary. He now has Director Emeritus status.

But of all the goals Cap has pursued during his career, status is surely not among them. to the contrary, he has been a selfless 'giver'. He's given of his time. Of his wisdom. Of his business acumen. And of his compassion.

The result: contributions to the Indian Congress of 1929, the 'order of the day' for the Rotary Barbecue, the county budget committee, the Klamath Falls Park Board, the World War II-era draft board, the State Park Board, and the Advisory Committee to the State Park Board. Perhaps an even more valuable contribution, though, is Cap's tendency to provide quiet, unpublicized help to people in need.

Upon graduation from the University of Oregon in 1914 as a qualified civil engineer, Cap worked in and around the Eugene area until World War I got in the way. Then he joined the American Expeditionary Force as a First Lieutenant, Company F, of the First Engineers. And for two years thereafter, his home was an odd collection of front lines in the battlefields of France. When he climbed out of the trenches and back into civilian life, he had earned his nickname and the rank of acting Major.

Cap made his mark in the business community quite early. First by logging in the Swan Lake area. And in the 1930's as President of the Western Retail Lumbermen. But from our perspective here at Klamath First Federal, two things in particular make Cap Collier stand out from the Southern Oregon crowd: One is the beautiful park that bears his name. the other is the leadership role he has played for the last 50 years as a director of this institution. Thanks a million, Cap."

Alfred married Ethel Hannah Foster on the 15 Jul 1919. She was born on the 6 Mar 1894 in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota. She attended the Normal school in Wisconsin. Ethel died on the 11 Jul 1983 at the age of 89. Alfred died on the 6 Sep 1985 at the age of 92. Ethel and Alfred are buried in the Klamath Memorial Park in Klamath Falls, Oregon.

v. Charles Haskell Collier. b. 28 Sep 1894; d. 3 Aug 1980 at 85.

Charles was born in Eugene, Oregon. He attended the University of Oregon. He served in WW I. He was a rancher and the owner of a hardware store. Charles married Blanche Warren on the 18 Jan 1921. She was born on the 6 Nov 1899. They had no children. Charles and Blanche were involved in volunteer whale watching and other wild-life conservation activities. Charles died in Santa Barbara, California. Last known address: Blanche Collier, Santa Barbara, California 93105.

vi. Dorothy Collier. b. 17 May 1896; d. 11 Apr 1980 at 83.

Dorothy attended the University of Oregon and Wellesley College and has a PH.D. from Columbia University. She worked for the Presbyterian Church, YMCA, and the Lane County Historical Society. She served as a volunteer psychological counselor on an informal basis almost all of her adult life. She did not marry. In latter years, Dorothy lived a 610 E 4th Avenue in Eugene, Oregon. Dorothy is buried in the Old Masonic Cemetery in Eugene, Oregon.

AGNES MARGARET McCORNACK - EDWARD PAYSON GEARY

Agnes was born on the 26 May 1859 at Camp Creek, Oregon. She was the eighth child, the third daughter, and the third child to be born in the West.

Agnes married Edward Payson Geary on the 30 Oct 1884 at Eugene, Oregon. Edward was born on the 24 Apr 1859 at Brownsville, Oregon. He attended the University of Oregon and the Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. He was employed as a physician. Edward began his medical practice at Medford, Oregon. He was also a school director, mayor, lecturer at the University, and served as the President of the Portland Academy of Medicine. Edward was the son of Edward Ratchford Geary and Nancy Woodbridge. All their children were born in Medford, Oregon.

Agnes died on the 2 Aug 1944 at the age of 85. Edward died on the 14 Jan 1934 at the age of 74. Both are buried in the Masonic Cemetery in Eugene, Oregon.

CHILDREN OF AGNES McCORNACK & EDWARD GEARY

i. Richard Everett Geary. b. 15 Aug 1885; d. 4 May 1933 at 47.

Richard attended the University of Oregon and the Colorado School of Mines. He served in WWI. Richard married Elizabeth Galloghly on the 19 May 1911. She was born on the 30 Jan 1887 in Lane County, Oregon. Elizabeth was the daughter of Charles Galloghly of Gladstone, Oregon. Richard helped operate the Geary Brothers Ranch in the Klamath County with his three brothers. This ranch became the largest producer of bent grass seed in the world. Richard died in Klamath Falls Elizabeth died on the 15 Dec 1975 at Portland, Oregon at the age of 92. Both are buried in the Masonic Cemetery. They had no children.

ii. Alice Elizabeth Geary. b. 8 Dec 1886; d. 30 Oct 1888.

iii. Arthur McCornack Geary. b. 5 Dec 1889; d. 20 Nov 1943 at 53.

Arthur attended the University of Oregon (1910) and the Columbia University Law School (1915). Arthur married Martha Alice Dorman on the 2 May 1934 at Spokane, Washington. She was born on the 28 Jan 1903 at Ritzville, Washington. She was the daughter of Orris Dorman and Emily Etta Zaring. Arthur was employed as an attorney. All their children were born at Portland, Oregon. Arthur died in Portland, Oregon and is buried in the Masonic Cemetery. Martha's second marriage was to Richard M. Smith.

iv. Edward Andrew Geary. b. 16 Jun 1892; d. 19 Oct 1974 at 82.

Edward graduated from the University of Oregon with a Degree in Agriculture. He married Marian Howe on the 11 Jul 1931 at Portland. She was born on the 31 Mar 1898 at Carlton, Oregon. Marian is the daughter of William Addison Howe and Ann Cunningham. Edward was a State Representative for three terms, starting in 1948. He was the Speaker of the House in 1955 and served as the Chairman of the State Board of Agriculture. He was also the organizer and board member of the Production Credit Association. All their children were born in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Marian died on the 14 Jun 1967 in Klamath Falls at the age of 69. Edward did at Portland, Oregon. Edward is buried in Eugene, Oregon.

v. Roland Woodbridge Geary. b. 31 Jan 1895; d. 6 Jul 1973 at 78.

Roland attended the University of Oregon. He was employed as a land developer. Roland married Betsey Taylor on the 15 Jul 1940 at Portland. She was born on the 21 Jan 1889. Roland is buried in the Masonic Cemetery at Eugene, Oregon.

MARY ELIZABETH McCORNACK

Mary was born on the 11 Apr 1861 at Eugene, Oregon. She was the ninth child, the fourth daughter, and the fourth child to be born in the West.

Mary attended the New England Conservatory of Music. She was a music teacher in piano and organ. She was the head of the Music Department at the University of Oregon. Mary never married but she devoted her life to Church work as a calling and music as an occupation. For years she remained with her mother, Maria, looking after her comfort and welfare in her later years. Their home in Eugene was the gathering place of the clan for nearly fifty years.

Mary died on the 15 Nov 1936 at Eugene, Oregon at the age of 75. She is buried at Eugene.

ROBERT JOHN KNOX McCORNACK - MARY FRANCES DEHUFF

Robert John Knox was born on the 4 Apr 1863 in Eugene, Oregon. He was the tenth child, the sixth son, and the fifth child to be born in the West.

Robert John Knox attended the University of Oregon in 1882. He also attended the Heald's Business College in San Francisco in 1884. Robert John Knox married Mary Frances Dehuff on the 25 Jan 1888. She was born on the 20 Apr 1867. Robert John Knox was in the land office and surveying business from 1882 to 1886. He was the President of the First National Bank of Wenatchee, Washington.

Robert John Knox, like many of his brothers, was of a splendid physique and was endowed with endless energy and daring. He quit college to enter the banking business. His brother, Eugene, started him in the then just developing Spokane country of eastern Washington. It was a man's job in a man's country and Robert was cut out for it. When banks closed everywhere in ninety-three and depositors were "running" the bank across the street, Robert John Knox, stuck a card in his window, "Money to Loan", and though brother, Eugene, down at Salem walked the floor nights to devise ways of keeping him in cash, it was not needed. Money drawn from the bank across the street flowed into his bank in a steady stream of new deposits, and the strain was over.

On a another occasion when wheat went to nothing and the farmers abandoned their ranches and their notes alike, Robert John Knox, left the bank, gathered together all the idle men, teams and threshing machines he could find and set out to thresh the wheat crop of that section. Old timers remember the driving energy that put that year's wheat crop in the bags before snow fell. Wheat prices advanced, Robert John Knox, sold, deducted harvesting costs, put the ranchers notes in shape and returned them the balance together with their ranches. He was a colorful and constructive factor in the building of that territory often referred to as the "Inland Empire".

Mary died on the 17 Aug 1948 at the age of 81. Robert John Knox died on the 16 Mar 1937 at the age of 73.

CHILDREN OF ROBERT JOHN KNOX McCORNACK & MARY DEHUFF

i. Frances McCornack. b. 16 Mar 1890; d. 11 Dec 1892 at 2.

ii. Robert Dehuff McCornack. b. 27 May 1891;

Robert married Myrtle Thornhill on the 5 Jun 1919. She was born on the 19 Jun 1895.

iii. Helen McCornack. b. 15 Jan 1895;

Helen married George T. Colton on the 12 Jul 1919. He was born on the 14 Nov 1894.

LEATHE CATHERINE McCORNACK-FRANK AMASA WELLS

Leathe McCornack was born on the 2 Jul 1866 at Eugene, Lane County, Oregon. She is the eleventh child, the fifth daughter, and the sixth child to be born in the West.

Leathe married Frank Amasa Wells on the 29 Mar 1893 in Lane County, Oregon. He was born on the 13 Jan 1869 at San Francisco. Frank is the son of George Harrison Wells and Phoebe Rosilla Dresser. Leathe and Frank were divorced. Frank was a business man and for many years lived in the San Francisco area.

Leathe died on the 1 Oct 1944 at the age of 78 in Eugene, Oregon. Frank died on the 31 May 1954 at the age of 85 in Los Gatos, California and was buried in Portland, Oregon.

CHILDREN OF LEATHE McCORNACK & FRANK WELLS

i. Harold Wells. b. 31 Mar 1890; d. 11 Dec 1892 at 2.

ii. Helen Wells. b. 22 Feb 1896; d. Aug 1968 at 72.

Helen was born at Portland, Oregon. She attended the University of Oregon and was employed as a teacher. Helen married Joseph Shuman on the 30 Jun 1927. He was born on the 4 Sep 1897.

iii. Herbert Wells McCornack. b. 11 May 1899; d. 16 Jan 1986.

Herbert was born at Portland, Oregon. He attended the North Pacific College of Dentistry, DMD 1926. After his parents divorced, he was raised by his uncle's widow, Elizabeth (Hazalton) McCornack. His named was changed to Herbert Wells McCornack. After graduation from college, Herbert was employed as dentist in the Florence, Oregon area for 13 years. In 1938, Herbert established a home in Tahiti.

Herbert was married to Evelyn Louise Walker on the 14 Jul 1931 at Springfield, Oregon. Evelyn was born on the 26 Apr 1909 at Fayette, Iowa. She is the daughter of Willis William Walker and May Elizabeth Skipworth. Evelyn attended the Oregon Normal School and Oregon State University. She was employed as a teacher and dental assistant. Herbert and Evelyn adopted three sisters born at Papeete, Tahiti. They were the daughters of their close friends, Calixie and Emilienne Jouette.

A letter dated 3 Dec 1989, from Evelyn McCornack, provided the following:

"My dear John,

This is just a cheerful note to you, because I want to send a newspaper clipping which I think that you will enjoy, as it is of some of 'us'. .................

Since Herbert's death I have been taking French and Italian at the University of Oregon. I have not visited France yet, but I did spend three weeks in Switzerland in 1987 and in Italy in 1988. French is easier for me, as I used to live in Tahiti.

Yours, {Evelyn}

iv. Frank Harrison Wells. b. 8 May 1903; d. 24 Apr 1988.

Frank was born at Eugene, Oregon. He attended Oregon State College. He was employed as a power house operator. Frank married Selena Marshall (Darlington) Brandt on the 30 Aug 1934 at Las Vegas, Nevada. She is the daughter of Philip Sharples Darlington and Selena Fish. Selena Marshall married David Clarence Brandt and had four children. After Selena and David were divorced, she married Frank Wells who legally changed the surnames of the four children. Selena died on the 19 Jul 1983. Both Frank and Selena are buried in the Searles Valley Cemetery in Trona, California.

FRANK HANNAH McCORNACK - ROSA NARCISA WOLFE

Frank McCornack was born on the 31 Jan 1868 at Eugene, Oregon. He was the twelfth child, the seventh son, and the seventh child to be born in the West.

Frank went to Klamath Falls to manage the ranch of his older brother, Eugene. He ran one of the freight teams from Pokegama to Klamath Falls. He was a county commissioner. Frank married Rosa Narcisa Wolfe on the 24 Dec 1890 at Klamath Falls. She was born on the 5 Sep 1873 at Yamhill, Oregon.

Of all the seven sons, Frank, the youngest seemed to most closely resemble the McCornack line. He stood six feet tall, weighing two hundred and thirty pounds without surplus flesh, deliberate in thought but quick with hand and foot, a finely balanced judicial mind and a high sense of responsibility to his fellow men - a shrewd but fair trader, a man whose personal morals and business integrity stood without question. He inherited the family tradition for soil, a great lover of horses, an enthusiastic stockman, he spent his life ranching and running stock at Klamath Falls, Oregon. While feeding his stock in a winter storm when he should have been in the hospital, he succumbed to appendicitis when still in the active years of his life.

Frank died on the 11 Apr 1929 at Klamath Falls, Oregon at the age of age of 61. Rosa lived another 30 years and died on the 18 Nov 1959. Frank and Rosa were buried in the Linkville Cemetery.

CHILDREN OF FRANK McCORNACK & ROSA WOLFE

i. Eugene Francis McCornack. b. 28 Jan 1893;

Eugene attended the Oregon Agricultural College. He married Alice Ludgren on the 13 Sep 1919. She was born on the 31 Dec 1896. Alice died on the 2 Mar 1955 at the age of 58. Last known address: Eugene McCornack, Hillsboro, Oregon 97123.

ii. Mary Emily McCornack. b. 27 Aug 1896;

Mary was born in Klamath Falls, Oregon. She married Colman Francis O'Loughlin. He was born on the 14 Apr 1896 at Dubois, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Thomas Francis O'Loughlin and Cecelia Marcella Daley. Colman died on the 15 Aug 1969 at Portland, Oregon and is buried in the Willamette National Cemetery. Mary and Colman had no children. Last known address: Mary O'Loughlin, Selastopol, California 95472.

iii. Agnes May McCornack. b. 5 Nov 1899; d. 27 Nov 1989.

Agnes attended Oregon State University and Drake University. She married Robert Preston Oliver on the 12 May 1926. Robert was born on the 30 Mar 1905 in Pennsylvania. He was employed as a building contractor and real estate broker. Robert died on the 29 Nov 1962 and was buried in Billings, Montana. In 1986, Agnes was living with her daughter, Jean Rhodes.

iv. Frank H. McCornack. b. 1 Feb 1909;

Frank attended Oregon State College. He has been employed as a music store operator, a farmer and county fire warden. Frank married Helen Margaret Austin on the 15 Sep 1931. She was born on the 1 Feb 1911 at Sheridan, Wyoming. She is the daughter of Clifford Burdette Austin and Dora Kirby of Young County, Texas. Helen attended Oregon State College.

The 23 Mar 1986 edition of the Klamath Falls, Oregon "Herald and News" provided a photo and the following information:

"The 40th annual installation of officers for Naomi Shrine No. 5, Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem, was held March 22 at the Masonic Temple. Taking the oath of worthy high priestess was Helen McCornack. She wore the official supreme dress designed for the 1986-87 season fashioned of chiffon with gold and silver print. Installed as watchman of shepherds was Frank McCornack wearing the official accessories of light green."

Last known address: Frank McCornack, Klamath Falls, Oregon 97601.

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