Rachel was born in Virginia but moved to Denton as a small child where her father died within six months. Her mother moved to Travis/Williamson County area but died within a few years. I have yet to find where Rachel lived until found in the 1900 Census just prior to her marriage to John. She told of living with Josie and Frank Aten as a teenager. She bore children and lived on farms in the Travis/Williamson area until they moved to Cockrell Hill, 2002 Archer Street, in the 1920's This house is still being lived in. Here she baked bread/doughnuts which husband sold on street when he was out of work during the Depression.
CENSUS RECORDS
1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Rachel McCormick
Age: 3
Birth Year: abt 1877
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Denton, Texas
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Samuel Mccormick
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Bettie Mccormick
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: At Home [1]