Pleasant S. McCormack and Mary Grinstead

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Husband Pleasant S. McCormack

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           Born: Abt 1813 - Virginia
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           Died: 1870-1880
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       Marriage: 3 Dec 1835 - Washington Co., Virginia 1 2

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Wife Mary Grinstead

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           Born: Abt 1817 - Virginia (Washington Co.)
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           Died: 1870-1880
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         Father: Edward Walton Grinstead (Abt 1787-1850/1860)
         Mother: Catharine Donovan (Abt 1791-1860/1870)

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Children

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1 M John McCormack

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           Born: Abt 1836 - Virginia
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2 F Mary McCormack

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           Born: Abt 1840 - Virginia
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3 F Sarah McCormack

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           Born: Abt 1842 - Virginia
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4 M Wesley McCormack

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           Born: Abt 1844 - Virginia
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5 F Amanda Jane McCormack

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           Born: Abt 1847 - Virginia
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6 M Wiley McCormack

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           Born: Abt 1851 - Virginia
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7 M Orr McCormack

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           Born: Abt 1853 - Virginia
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8 M Claiborn McCormack

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           Born: Abt 1855 - Virginia
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9 M Harvey McCormack

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           Born: Abt 1857 - Virginia
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General Notes: Husband - Pleasant S. McCormack

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CENSUS:

<pre>1840 Washington Co., Virginia
Pleasant McCormac 10001 -- 10001; 1 in agriculture; no slaves
male female
1 < 5 1
5-10
10-15
15-20
1 20-30 1 </pre>

<pre>1860 Washington Co., Va., The Western District, p.o. Glade Spring; July 7; pg 91
652/637
Pleasant McCormack 47 MW Va --/$300 Farmer
Mary " 45 FW Va Housekeeper
Mary " 20 FW Va Spinster
Sarah " 18 FW Va Spinster
Wesley " 16 MW Va Farmer
Jane " 13 FW Va
Wiley " 9 MW Va
Orr " 7 MW Va
Claiborn " 5 MW Va
Harvey " 3 MW Va </pre>

He is not in the Slave Schedule. Micajah McCormack (40, Va, $6000/$8000, farmer and trader) lives at 651/636 with his wife and 4 children. He is probably Pleasant's brother. Margt Grinstead (52, Va, $3000/$400, Housekeeper) is a single head of household at 653/638. She is Mary McCormack's widowed sister-in-law.

<pre>1870 Washington Co., Va., Glade Spring Township; Sept 27; pg 31
248/254
P. McCormick 60 MW Va --/$100 Blacksmith
Mary " 50 FW Va Keeping house
Wesley " 27 MW Va Laborer
Armanda " 23 FW Va no occupation
Claiborn " 14 MW Va at home
Harvey " 10 MW Va </pre>

His son John lives at 247/253.

In 1880 the 5 older sons (John, Wesley, Wiley, Orr, and Claiborn) live in Washington County, but their parents are not in the census. They have probably died.

CIVIL WAR:

"The Roster of Confederate Soldiers 1861--1865":

Pleasant McCormack VA 63rd Inf. Co. F

Two of his sons, Wesley and John M., are also in the 63rd Infantry, Company F.

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General Notes: Wife - Mary Grinstead

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HUSBAND:

A document in the notes under Jack Grinstead married to Mary Mildren Walton which lists descendants of that marriage states that the husband of Sallie Grinstead was _____ McCormack.

1 Marty Hiatt & Craig R. Scott, "Washington County Marriages, Ministers' Returns 1776-1855," 1994, Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

2 "Familysearch.org," "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRDR-63V : 29 January 2020), Pleasant S. McCormack, 1835.