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  1. Nancy Fowler McCormick. Nancy Maria " Nettie " McCormick ( née Fowler; February 8, 1835 – July 5, 1923) was an American philanthropist. Through marriage, she became a member of the prominent McCormick family . Early life. Nettie was born on February 8, 1835, at Brownsville in Ontario County, New York.

  2. Religion: Methodist. Era: 19th Century. Source of Fortune: Manufacturing. Philanthropic Focus: Higher Education. International. K-12 Education. Religion. Nancy (“Nettie”) Fowler McCormick never expected to lead a life of ease. Orphaned at age 7, she learned early in life to make the most of her days.

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  4. Nov 18, 2013 · Nancy “Nettie” Fowler, the daughter of store owners Melzar and Clarissa (Spicer) Fowler, was the victim of tragic circumstances at an early age. In the year of Nettie’s birth, the family moved 13 miles northwest to Depauville. On a trip from there to Watertown, Melzar died after being kicked in the head by an unruly horse.

  5. Nancy Maria " Nettie " McCormick ( née Fowler; February 8, 1835 – July 5, 1923) was an American philanthropist. Through marriage, she became a member of the prominent McCormick family.

  6. Apr 28, 2010 · Nancy Fowler McCormick was one of the few people who actually had the opportunity to answer such a question. Nancy, whose childhood nickname was Nettie, was born February 8, 1835, in Brownsville, New York. Her father was a merchant who owned a store in Brownsville.

  7. Nancy Fowler (1835–1923) Cyrus Hall McCormick Sr. (1809–1884) William Sanderson McCormick (1815–1865) Mary Ann Grigsby (1828–1878) Leander James McCormick (1819–1900) Cyrus Hall McCormick Jr. (1859–1936) Anita McCormick Blaine (1866-1954) Harold Fowler McCormick (1872–1941) Robert Sanderson McCormick (1849–1919) William Grigsby ...

  8. On January 26, 1858, 49-year-old Cyrus McCormick married his secretary Nancy "Nettie" Fowler (1835–1923). [citation needed] She was an orphan from New York who had graduated from the Troy Female Seminary and moved to Chicago. They had met two years earlier and shared views about business, religion and Democratic party politics.

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