Riley Co., KS AHGP-Portrait and Biographical Album of Washington, Clay and Riley Counties-George McCormick
Portrait and Biographical Album of Washington, Clay and Riley Counties Chapman Brothers, Chicago, 1890
GEORGE H. McCORMICK. This gentleman bears the distinction of having been born in Riley County, Kan., April 1, 1860, while Kansas was still under Territorial Government. His father, John M. McCormick, was the very first settler west of the Pottawatomie Reserve, pitching his tent there as early as I854. He is still living, and a resident of Zeandale Township, Riley County, and is represented on another page in this work, he is one of the old landmarks, and a man who has had a large experience of pioneer life, coming to the frontier when it was peopled solely by wild animals and Indians.
The early years of our subject were spent at the homestead which his father opened up from the wilderness, and where he lived until coming to Clay County and establishing himself at Clay Center, of which he has since been a resident. He is now one of the most prosperous grocers in the town, possessing the business ability requisite to success. He was given a good education, completing his studies in the Agricultural College at Manhattan, after which he worked on the farm with his father until embarking in his present enterprise.
In his native county, Mr. McCormick was married, Sept. 30. 1880, to Miss Ella Vincent, a few months his junior, and who was born in Marshall County, Mo., Nov. 26, 1860. Mrs. McCormick is the daughter of W. J. Vincent, and the sister of W. D. Vincent, who is represented elsewhere in this work. She was taken by her parents to Manhattan when a child of two years, and lived there until her marriage. She likewise was graduated from the Agricultural College with the degree of B. S. Mr. and Mrs. McCormick are the parents of only one child Nola, who was born Aug. 30, 1883. They are members in good standing of the Christian Church, and Mr. McCormick politically, affiliates with the Union Labor party. While a resident of Riley County, he was quite prominent in local affairs, serving as Township and School Clerk a number of years; he occupies a good social position, and is a favorite among his business acquaintances. He occupies with his little family, a neat home in the northern part of the city, and enjoys the friendship of its leading residents.