Our Maritime Ties
Emma Jane King
1868 - 1960 (91 years)-
Name Emma Jane King Born 9 Jun 1868 Mount Pleasant, , Nova Scotia, Canada [1, 2, 3] Gender Female Residence Bef Aug 1887 Mount Pleasant, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada [4] Census 1901 Oxford District B, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada [2] - 32 in 1901 census
Census 1911 Mansfield, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada [3] Misc Jan 1960 [5] six sons: Alex, Harris, Douglas, Delbert, Vernon Died CA Jan 1960 Oxford, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada [5] Obituary 14 Jan 1960 Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada [5] Amherst Daily News
Obituary
OXFORD - Mrs. Emma Jane MCCORMACK, one of Oxford's oldest citizens,
passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred McIntosh, James
Street, at the age of 91. She was the daughter of the late James and
Susan Patton King and resided in Mt. Pleasant the greater part of her
life. Her husband, C.M. McCormack, predeceased her 33 years ago. She
was a member of the Oxford Baptist Church. The funeral service was
conducted by Rev. John Porter with interment at Mt. Pleasant cemetery.
She is survived by six sons, Alex, Franklin, Mass.; Harris, Truro;
Douglas, East Brookfield, Mass.; Delbert, Stellarton; Vernon of Oxford
and six daughters, Blanche, Mrs. Fred McIntosh, Oxford; Stella, Mrs.
Fred Calquhoun, Little Harbor, Pictou; Laura McPhee, Gloucester, Mass.;
Edith McDonald, New Glasgow; Zella, Mrs. Hugh Wallace, Philadelphia,
Pa.; Fern, Mrs. Thomas Forsythe, Moncton; one step-daughter, Lucinda,
Mrs. Merle Cook, N.H.; one sister, Anna, Mrs. Bedford Dickie, of Bass
River, and two brothers, Elmer and Bert King of Oxford.
[posted to NSCumber mailing list by Kathryn Jeffers, 23 Feb 2005]
Buried Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, , Nova Scotia, Canada [5] Person ID I16556 Arthur - Research Last Modified 23 Apr 2010
Family Charles Melville McCormick, b. Abt 9 Nov 1861, d. CA 1927 (Age ~ 65 years) Married 31 Aug 1887 , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada [1, 6] - he was 25, she was 19; both are listed as widow(er)s
Children 1. Alton McCormick, b. 18 Jun 1888, d. Yes, date unknown 2. Alexander McCormick, b. 15 Aug 1891, d. Yes, date unknown 3. Blanche McCormick, b. 23 Nov 1893, d. Yes, date unknown 4. Harris Melville McCormick, b. 8 Jul 1896, Mount Pleasant, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 19 Oct 1985, Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 89 years) 5. Earle McCormack, b. 15 Nov 1898, Mount Pleasant, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. Nov 1987, Springhill, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 89 years) 6. Aletta\Stella McCormick, b. 13 Mar 1901, d. Yes, date unknown 7. Douglas McCormick, b. Apr 1902, , , Nova Scotia, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown 8. Laura McCormick, b. Apr 1904, , , Nova Scotia, Canada 9. Edith McCormick, b. Jul 1904, , , Nova Scotia, Canada 10. Zella McCormick, b. Feb 1908, , , Nova Scotia, Canada 11. Fern McCormick Family ID F6166 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Sources - [S54] Vital Stats: NS, Cumberland Co - Marriages 1864-1913 (Reliability: 3).
- [S685] Census: 1901 Cumberland Co, NS, Oxford District B, Fam # 139 (5639( (Reliability: 2).
- [S1665] Census: 1911, Canada, Mansfield, Cumberland Co, NS, Dist 22, p.7.
- [S731] Vital Stats: NS, Colchester Co - Births, Marriages, Deaths, marriages (Reliability: 2).
- [S695] Obituaries: General, Emma McCormack, Amherst Daily News, 14 Jan 1960.
- [S564] Electronic Sources.
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- [S54] Vital Stats: NS, Cumberland Co - Marriages 1864-1913 (Reliability: 3).