“Memorial and Biographical History of Dallas County,” published:  
Chicago;  The Lewis Publishing Company, 1892.

J. D. McCORMICK, a prosperous farmer of Dallas county, was born in 
Onachita county, Arkansas, February 5, 1849, a son of John Caswell and 
Mary Elizabeth (Davis) McCormick.  The father, a native of Marion district, 
South Carolina, moved to Washington county, Arkansas, in 1847, later to 
Ashley county, same State, and in 1868 to Texas.  After coming to this State 
he resided for three years in this county, one year at Farmers’ Branch and 
two on Grapevine prairie, and then moved to Denton county, where he died 
February 22, 1872, at the age of fifty-one years.  In early life he was a school 
teacher, having followed that occupation about eighteen years, but after 
coming to Texas he engaged in farm work.  He enlisted in Ashley county, 
Arkansas, in the Confederate service, and served eighteen months, or until 
the close of the war.  Mr. McCormick was a member of the Methodist 
Church, and was an upright and respected citizen.  Our subject’s mother, nee 
Mary Elizabeth Davis, was a daughter of Ben Davis.  She was a native of 
Alabama, and moved to Arkansas with her parents when ten years of age, 
and is now living in Denton county, this State.  The children of Mr. and Mrs. 
McCormick are: Randle; James Davis, our subject; Joseph Addison, who 
reside in Red River county, this State; John Thomas, a resident of Denton 
county; Daniel Webster, who died at the age of seventeen years; Thaddeus 
Sebastian, of Denton county; William Willis, a resident of Crockett, Texas; 
Catherine Priscilla; Henry and an infant daughter at home.

The subject of this sketch was reared in Ashley county, Arkansas, and came 
to Texas in 1868, settling in Dallas county.  He settled where he now lives in 
1875, his father-in-law having given him a small place to which he has since 
added until he now owns 198 1/2 acres, 115 acres of which are under 
cultivation.  Mr. McCormick also owns 120 acres of timber land, and 
property in Fort Worth.  He was married in this county, June 20, 1872, to 
Miss Mary Ellen Crowley, a daughter of Benjamin F. and Edna Crowley, 
natives of Tarrant county.  Mr. and Mrs. McCormick have one son and a 
daughter, John Caswell and Mary Edna.  Both he and his wife are members 
of the Missionary Baptist Church.

Submitted by: Justina Cook