John A. F. McCord, one of McDonough county's sons, born in Emmet township*, on section 30, March 14, 1844, and is the second son of William and Louisa (Scantlin) McCord.  He crossed the plains when 20 years old to Idaho city, in search of the precious metal; his stay was short, returning to his home in Emmet township.  His trip was made overland with a mule team, paying for his trip $100 for passage.  On returning home he followed farming in summer and digging coal in winter.  He was married, November 8, 1866, to Sarah J. McGee, a native of Hancock county, Illinois, and daughter of William McGee, who died when his daughter was very young.  Since his marriage, Mr. McCord, has lived in Hire township, for five years on section 25, and in 1872, he bought 40 acres on section 36, and owns at present 76 acres of his home place and 25 acres of timber.  **Mr. and Mrs. McCord have had seven children--Robert S., living; Sarah Malinda, deceased; Mary Lucretia, deceased; John A. F., living; William Lee, deceased; Nancy Bernetta, living; and Thomas Roach, deceased.  In politics, Mr. McCord is a democrat.

*Named Spring Creek in 1856, the township was renamed Emmet in 1857. When John was born, the area was known only as Township Six North of the Beardstown Baseline, Three West of the 4th Principal Meridian.

**These are the children of John's parents.

Sarah J. McGee was born in Illinois in 1844, to William McGee and Sirena Tungate.

John McCord died May 15, 1919, in Hire Township.  Sarah died January 28, 1922, in Hire Township.  They are both buried at Argyle Cemetery, McDonough County, north of Colchester.

Five children were born to John and Sarah, but only two, Samuel and Lawrence, survived to adulthood.  According to the above biography, all of the children were born in Hire Township.

Cyrene McGee, 36, female, value of real estate 1600, born IN
James, 17, male, farmer, born IL, attended school within the year
Lewis R, 15, male, born IL, attended school within the year
James W, 12, male, born IL, attended school within the year
George M D, 9, male, born IL, attended school within the year
Sarah J, 6, female, born IL, attended school within the year
Pascal M, 3, male, born IL
Dennis Tungett, 60, male, gunner, born VA

William McCord, 40, male, farmer, value of real estate 1000 ?, born TN
Louisa McCord, 34, female, born TN, attended school within the year [sic]
Robert S, 15, male, born IL, attended school within the year
Samuel M, 13, male, born IL, attended school within the year [Sarah M]
Mary L, 9, female, born IL, attended school within the year
John A, 7, male, born IL
William L, 4, male, born IL

John Cason, 47, male, farmer, value of real estate 2000, value of personal estate 500, born KY
Cyrena, 47, female, born IN
George W, 18, male, farmer, born IL
Sarah J, 15, female, born IL
Pascal M, 14, male, born IL
William F, 17, farmer, born IL

William McCord, 51, male, farmer, value of real estate 4000, value of personal estate 666, born KY
Louisa, 43, female, born TN
Robert, 23, male, farm laborer, value of personal estate 75, born IL
Sarah, 22, female, born IL
Mary, 18, female, born IL
John, 16, male, born IL, attended school within the year
William, 14, male, born IL, attended school within the year
Nancy, 8, female, born IL, attended school within the year
Thomas, 4, male, born IL

McCord, John, 26, male, white, farmer, value of real estate 4000, value of personal estate 800, born IL, male, citizen of the U.S. aged 21 or more
Sarah J, 26, female, white, keep house, born IL
Mary A, 2, female, white, born IL

McCord, John, white, male, 36, married, farmer, born IL, both parents born TN
Sarah, white, female, 35, wife, married, keeping house, born IL, both parents born IN
Samuel, white, male, 8, son, single, at school, born IL, both parents born IL
Mary, white, female, 14, niece, single, at school, attended school within the year, born IL, father born IL, mother born OH
Willim [sic], white, male, 13, nephew, single, at school, attended school within the year, born IL, father born IL, mother born OH
Pointer, Thomas, white, male, 22, servant, single, works on farm, born KY, both parents born KY

McCord, John, head, white, male, Mar 1844, 56, married for 34 years, born IL, both parents born KY, farmer, months not employed - 0, could read, write and speak English, paying on a mortgage on his farm home, farm schedule 59

Sarah, wife, white, female, Sept 1844, 55, married for 34 years; mother of 5 children, 2 living; born IL, both parents born IN, could read, write and speak English

Laurance, son, white, male, Oct 1882, 17, single, born IL, both parents born IL, attended school for 5 months, could read, write and speak English

McCord, John, head, male, white, 66, married (1st) for 44 years, born IL, father born KY, mother born TN, spoke English, farmer, gen farm, employer, could read and write, paying on a mortgage on his farm home, farm schedule 54

Sarah, wife, female, white, 65 ?, married (1st) for 44 years; mother of 5 children, 2 living; born IL, father born IN, mother born KY, spoke English, could read and write

Lawrence, son, male, white, 26, single, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, farm laborer, home farm, employee, whether out of work on April 15, 1910 - no, number of weeks out of work during 1909 - 1, could read and write

McCord, Lawrence, head, rented his home, male, white, 38, married, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, farmer, general farm, working on own account, farm schedule 135

Cathrine, wife, female, white, 35, married, could read and write, born IL; both parents born Ireland, mother tongue English; spoke English

Loraine, daughter, female, white, 6, single, did not attend school after Sept. 1, 1919, born IL, both parents born IL

Lawrence Edward, son, male, white, 3 11/12, single, born IL, both parents born IL

Sarah, mother, female, white, 75, widow, could read and write, born IL, father born IN, mother born KY, spoke English