JAMES CORDRY owes his nativity to Todd county, Kentucky, where he was born on the 27th of May 1827. His parents James and Margaret (Murphy) Cordry. The former, a Kentuckian by birth, born in 1795, lived there until the fall of 1830, then settling on the place now occupied by his son in this township. He was a farmer by occupation, but held the position of magistrate for twenty-five years. His marriage occurred in 1824, his wife having been born in the same county as himself. They had seven children: William, Thomas, Mary A., Catharine, James, Adaline and John. Four are now living, all but one in this county. James received but a limited education in the common schools in youth, and was brought up to the occupation of farming. In 1850 he was married to Miss Ann Eliza Robinson, a daughter of Edward Robinson, of Cooper county. She was born in 1829. They were the parents of eight children: DeWitt, born in 1851 ; B. Cora, born in 1852 ; Rice Daniel, born in 1854 ; George Hart, born in 1856 ; Mollie Bersheba, born in 1858 ; Leveret L., born in 1862 ; Eva E., born in 1865, and an infant, now deceased. Only three of their children survive. Mr. Cordry is recognized as a leading and one of the most influential farmers and stock raisers in this township, his landed estate embracing 400 acres on section 5. He takes a great interest in educational matters, and has given his children excellent opportunities for acquiring knowledge, feeling the need of superior places of learning and realizing the importance of good schools. Religiously, he is a Baptist, and has been for thirty years, belonging to the church at Nebo. 675

James Francis Marion; born 27 May 1829 in Todd County, Kentucky; died 10 Feb 1901; son of James and Margaret neé Murphy Cordry; husband of Anna Eliza nee’ Robertson Cordry 493