Anna Marie McCormick

     Anna Marie McCormick was born on 5 July 1862 at Cronberry Rows, Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland. The informant for the birth of Ann is John O'Neil, cousin.^2,3 She was the daughter of Bernard McCormick and Ellen O'Hara.

The descriptions of these mining rows in Ayrshire begin to sound alike after awhile but this description of Cronberry is interesting because we have the address of the Bernard McCormick household from the 1861 census which is indicated as '273 Cronberry Rows'. It might be assumed that the McCormicks lived on Row No. 2. These rows are situated about three miles from Cumnock on the Cumnock and Muirkirk Road.

Row No. 1. This row is built of brick, and the walls are cemented. The roofs are slated. There are 18 houses in this row, and the population is 101. The houses have a kitchen 15 feet by 14 feet, and two small rooms 9 feet by 6 feet each. There are no fires in the rooms, and the tenants complain they are very damp. The windows are very small, measuring 4 feet 10 inches in height and 2 feet 4 inches wide. The windows are made so that they cannot be opened.
There are neither wash-houses nor coalhouses, and the coals are kept under the beds. For this population of 101 there are three closets with doors on them, and three ashpits in front of the houses. A syvor runs down the front of the houses, and there is a considerable amount of filth at the grating at the end of the syvor. The refuse taken out of the syvor is dumped down on the ground immediately outside the door of the end house.
Row No. 2.This is a replica of Row No. 1. The population was 113. The open cesspool was in a filthy condition. There are 18 houses with three closets and ashpits built in front of the doors. One of the tenants said to us at this row-"You should have come here in the Summer time; it costs us about 1s a week for flypapers."
Row No. 3. This row is in exactly the same position as Row No. 2. but there are only 16 houses in this row, with a population of 73.
Row No. 4.This row is built of brick, with walls cemented, but the roof is nearly flat and is not slated, but covered with tarcloth. There are 24 houses of two apartments. The kitchen is 16 feet by 9 feet, and the room 9 feet by 8 feet. There are no fires in the rooms, and the windows are permanently fastened. The rent is 5s 6d per month. There are three closets and three ashpits for these 24 houses. About half of the houses were empty, and the population of those inhabited numbered 56.
Row No. 5. This row is exactly the same as Row No. 4. The roofs are tarred instead of slated. There are 28 houses with five closets and five ashpits. The rent is the same as Row No. 4. A large number of the houses are empty. The population was 80.
Row No. 6.This row is similar to Row No. 5. The houses are constructed in the same manner. There are 30 houses in this row, but on 13th November, 1913, 21 were empty and only 9 inhabited. There were five closets for this row.
Row No. 7.This is a superior row built of stone, and inhabited by the schoolmaster, policeman, and foreman of various kinds. There are 13 houses, 11 two apartment houses. The kitchen measures 12 feet by 12 feet and the room 10½ feet by 10½ feet. The other two houses are one of four apartments and one of three apartments. Even in this row no washing houses are provided unless the people build them thmselves, and this has been done in several cases. In this row only are the people provided with coalhouses. The rent of the two apsrtment houses is £4 4s per annum.
Cronberry. Summary The population of this village will be approximately 600, and there is not a single washing-house for the whole population. With the exception of the small Row No. 7, there is not even a coalhouse. The windows are all permanently fastened. The pathways in front of the houses are all unpaved, and in the Winter time they are in the condition of a quagmire. The village is supplied with gravitation water, and there are two wells in every row. The company employs a scavenger. The houses are said to be about 60 years old, are owned by William Baird & Co., and inhabited by the mining workers of that firm.⁴
Anna Marie McCormick witnessed the christening of Patrick Harrigan on 2 November 1879 at Neshannock Catholic Church, Neshannock, Mercer County, Pennsylvania; The entry in the register indicates the father and mother as Dan Harrigan and Marg Daly. The sponsers are Hugh Harrigan and Jeanette Harrigan.⁵

Anna Marie McCormick married Hugh Harrigan, son of Daniel Harrigan and Elizabeth Woods, on 1 May 1880 at St. Rose Catholic Church, Hermitage, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, other participants were Daniel McCormick.^5,6,3 Anna is a servant in the Asa Houy household. She is indicated as a "house helper" and is 18 years old. She is married and was born in Ayrshire. Bothof her parents were born in Ireland. She is named Anna Harrigan.⁷

Anna was enumerated with Hugh Harrigan on the census of 1885 at Mineral Twp, Cherokee County, Kansas, as Annie Harigan. Anna Marie is a 22 year old white female. She was born in Scotland and came from Pennsylvania.⁸ Anna Marie McCormick was the godparent at the baptism of Ella Florence Grady on 25 December 1898 at St Bridget's Catholic Church, Scammon, Cherokee County, Kansas; Anna Marie McCormick Harrigan is a sponser and the other sponser looks like W.B. Harrigan.⁹

Anna was enumerated with Hugh Harrigan on the census of 13 June 1900 at Mineral Twp, Scammon, Cherokee County, Kansas, as Anna Harigan. Anna is a white female and is listed as a wife. She has been married for 20 years and has 10 children with 10 surviving. She was born Jul 1862 in Scotland. Both of her parents were born in Ireland.¹⁰

Anna was enumerated with Hugh Harrigan on the census of 15 April 1910 at Ross Township, Cherokee County, Kansas, as Annie Harrigan. Anna Marie is 48 years old and was born in Scotland. Both of her parents were born in Ireland.¹¹

Anna was enumerated with Hugh Harrigan on the census of 13 March 1920 at Ross Twp, Scammon, Cherokee County, Kansas, as Anna Harrigan. Anna is a 57 year old white female. She immigrated in 1870 and can read and write. She was born in Ireland as were both of her parents..¹²

Anna was enumerated with Gertrude Isabel Masterson on the census of 8 April 1930 at Ross Township, Cherokee County, Kansas, as Anna Harrigan. She is a 67 year old married white female born in Pennsylvania. She was 17 when she was first married. Her mother and father were both born in Northern Ireland.¹³

Anna Marie McCormick died on 25 November 1938 at Mt. Carmel Hospital, Pittsburg, Crawford County, Kansas, at age 76.^14,3

An obituary was in the local newspaper: Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock Monday morning for Mrs. Anna Marie McCormick Harrigan, 76, who died Friday morning in a Pittsburg hospital, following a brief illness. She had been confined to the hospital for two days. Rites will be held in St. Bridget's Catholic church with Father Phillip White officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery, Pittsburg, by Naylor-Quinn of Scammon. Mrs. Harrigan was born, July 5, 1862, and was married to Hugh Harrigan on May 1, 1880, at Hickory Corners, Penn. She had lived in this vicinity for 58 years.
Among the survivors are the widower, Hugh Harrigan, sr; six sons, Donald (sic) Harrigan and Leo Harrigan of Scammon, Bernard and Edward Harrigan of Pittsburg, Angelo Harrigan of Collinsville, Ill., and Joe Harrigan of Scammon; five daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Carlson of Columbus, Mrs. Ellen Priddy of Coffeyville, Mrs. Mary Nevins and Mrs. Loretta Wright of Kansas City and Mrs. Blanche Graves of Wichita; a sister, Mrs. James Ferns of Scammon; a brother, Angelo McCormick of Chicago; 27 grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.¹⁵ She was buried on 28 November 1938 at St. Mary's Cemetery, Pittsburg, Crawford County, Kansas. Rites were held at St. Bridget's in Scammon.^14,3

Another obituary was in the Scammon newspaper: Funeral services for Mrs. Ann Marie McCormick-Harrigan, 76, were held last Monday morning in the Catholic Church here. She died on Friday of last week in the Mount Carmel hopital in Pittsburg. She had been a resident of Carona for over 50 years. Rev. Father White had charge of the rites. Internment was in St. Mary's cemetery in Pittsburg.¹⁶