Anna Eliza Terhune1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 16651, (1847 - 1927)
FatherJames B. Terhune4,5,3 (abt 27 Dec 1816 - 23 May 1893)
MotherMartha M. Cobb4,5,3 (1 Oct 1822 - 2 Aug 1901)

Key Events:

Birth: 19 Nov 1847, Seymour, Indiana6,7,8
Marriage: 29 Nov 1866, Jasper Co., Illinois, Joseph A. McCord (24 Oct 1843 - 21 Apr 1909)9,10,11
Death: 30 Aug 1927, Hunt City, Jasper Co., Illinois12,13,14
Burial: 1 Sep 1927, Mound Cemetery, Hunt City, Jasper Co., Illinois15,16
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Anna Eliza Terhune was born on 19 Nov 1847 in Seymour, Indiana.6,7,8 She was known to family as Eliza, so commonly that was how she was listed in her obitary.1,17,18
     She appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Marion Twp., Decatur Co., Indiana, in the household of her parents, James B. Terhune and Martha M. Cobb.19
     She moved to Illinois with her parents about 1858.20 She appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of St. Marie, Jasper Co., Illinois, in the household of her parents.21 Anna was probably one of the three females age 10 to 20 listed in the household of her father on the 1865 State Census of Willow Hill, Jasper Co., Illinois.22
     Anna married Joseph A. McCord, son of James McCord and Mary Jane Beall, on 29 Nov 1866 in Jasper Co., Illinois.9,10,11
     Anna and Joseph appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Willow Hill Twp., Jasper Co., Illinois, enumerated 19 Jul 1870, reporting no real or personal estate. Their children Emma and Laura were listed as living with them.23
     Anna and Joseph appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Willow Hill Twp., Jasper Co., Illinois, enumerated 8 Jun 1880. Their children Emma, Laura, John, Zetta and Mary were listed as living with them, as was his mother.24
     Anna and Joseph appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Liberty, Jasper Co., Illinois, enumerated 18 Jun 1900, reporting they owned their farm, free of mortgage. Their daughter Mary was listed as living with them.25
     Her husband died on 21 Apr 1909.26
     Anna appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Willow Hill Twp., Jasper Co., Illinois, enumerated 18 Apr 1910. Her living arrangement is unclear, as many fields in the census record were omitted, and others are incorrect, suggesting the information came from a neighbor. Her son John and his wife and children seem to have been living nearby as they are listed as the fourth following household.27
     Anna appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Hunt, Jasper Co., Illinois, in the household of her son John and his wife, Henrietta McCoy.28
     Anna died on 30 Aug 1927 in Hunt City, Jasper Co., Illinois, at age 79, at the home of her son John.12,13,14 She was buried on 1 Sep 1927 in Mound Cemetery, Hunt City, Jasper Co., Illinois.15,16

Children:
     Children with Joseph A. McCord:

  • Emma E. McCord29,30,31 (1867 - 1952)
  • Laura B. McCord29,30,18 (Sep 1869 - 1952)
  • John William McCord32,18,33 (4 Jul 1872 - 11 Mar 1944)
  • Zetta R. McCord30,18,34 (11 Mar 1874 - 2 Dec 1938)
  • Mary Elizabeth McCord30,35,18 (18 Mar 1877 - 22 Apr 1958)
  • Charles L. McCord18 (9 Oct 1881 - 15 Mar 1960)

Citations

  1. [S1585] James B. Terhune household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows name as Eliza Terhune.
  2. [S1102] James B. Terhune household, 1860 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows name as Anna E. Terhune.
  3. [S3462] "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Anna Eliza Mccord, citing cert. no. 6.
  4. [S1585] James B. Terhune household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  5. [S1102] James B. Terhune household, 1860 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  6. [S1585] James B. Terhune household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 2 and state.
  7. [S1102] James B. Terhune household, 1860 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows age 12 and state.
  8. [S3462] "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Anna Eliza Mccord, citing cert. no. 6, shows date, city, and state.
  9. [S3560] "Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935," FamilySearch.org, record for Joseph A. McCord and Ann E. Terhune, citing FHL #1312611, shows date, county and state.
  10. [S11657] James McCord household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  11. [S11658] Joseph A. McCord household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows married.
  12. [S3462] "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Anna Eliza Mccord, citing cert. no. 6, shows date, city, county, and state.
  13. [S11662] Eliza McCord obituary, The Daily Journal-Gazette and Commercial-Star, shows died Tuesday, at home son William NE of Newton.
  14. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 165472340, Anna Eliza Terhune McCord, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  15. [S3462] "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Anna Eliza Mccord, citing cert. no. 6, shows date and cemetery.
  16. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 165472340, Anna Eliza Terhune McCord, includes tombstone photo.
  17. [S11657] James McCord household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows name as Eliza McCord.
  18. [S11662] Eliza McCord obituary, The Daily Journal-Gazette and Commercial-Star.
  19. [S1585] James B. Terhune household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  20. [S11645] Counties of Cumberland, Jasper and Richland, Illinois, pg 524, shows Phillip moved to Willow Township with his parents when he was about 14.
  21. [S1102] James B. Terhune household, 1860 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois.
  22. [S11679] J. B. Terhune household, 1865 Illinois State Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, Willow Hill.
  23. [S11657] James McCord household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois.
  24. [S11658] Joseph A. McCord household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois.
  25. [S11659] Joseph A. McCord household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois.
  26. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 170748536, Joseph Anderson McCord, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  27. [S11660] Eliza McCord household, 1910 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois.
  28. [S11661] John W. McCord household, 1920 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois.
  29. [S11657] James McCord household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  30. [S11658] Joseph A. McCord household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows the girl as daughter of Anna's husband.
  31. [S3560] "Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935," FamilySearch.org, record for J. H. Maxwell and Emma M. McCord, citing FHL #1312612.
  32. [S11658] Joseph A. McCord household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows him as son of her husband.
  33. [S3462] "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for John William McCord.
  34. [S3462] "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Zettie R. Walters.
  35. [S11659] Joseph A. McCord household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows the girl as daughter of Aneliza's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.