Anna Belle (Miner)
McCormick
(1881-1927)
Anna
Belle (Miner) McCormick was born on Feb. 2, 1881 in Connellsville, Fayette
County, PA, the daughter of Henry and Eliza
(Swink) Minerd (or "Miner.").
On Sept. 24, 1898, Anna Belle married George Walter McCormick (1877-1947), the son of Noble and Priscilla (Spriggs) McCormick.
The McCormicks had 2 children – Noble McCormick (born 1900) and Margaret May (McCormick) Lewis-Myers-Cowdery (1902). Sadly, Noble died as a youngster after suffering from diphtheria in about 1904. The boy’s death was a terrible shock to the family.
Daughter Maggie as a youngster was taken into the home of her
grandparents, Henry and Eliza Miner, where she lived until age 12.
Anna Belle is seen at right in an oval portrait, date unknown.
According to the excellent book The Lewis Family of Oliphant Furnace, PA, Walter "worked as a yard boss for H.C. Frick [at Oliphant] … [He] used to take a train to Point Marion, then bring back a number of horses to Connellsville." He was a baseball fan and enjoyed listening to games on the radio. He especially admired New York Yankees slugger Babe Ruth.
Sadly,
Anna Belle died at age 44, on Oct. 4, 1927, after a series of strokes.
Her death occurred in Somerset, Somerset County, PA. The funeral was held
at the home of her parents in the Davidson Hill section of Connellsville. She was laid to rest
in nearby Chestnut Hill Cemetery.
Walter never remarried and outlived his wife by 2 decades. For many years he resided at 201 East Fayette Street in Connellsville. He passed away at age 69 on March 16, 1947. He also was buried at Chestnut Hill.
Daughter
Maggie married Lindsey Chester Lewis (1899-1974), the son of Martin J. and Ellen
(Swaney) Lewis. He served in World War I,
World War II and the Korean Conflict. Their children were George Lewis, James
Lewis, Thomas Lewis, Jack Walter Lewis, Hazel Abraham and Eleanor Miller.
Many thanks to our cousins Jack Lewis and Thomas Lewis for their permission to use their book, The Lewis Family of Oliphant Furnace, PA, as source material for this biography.
Copyright © 2003-2004 Mark A. Miner