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John C McCoy 1846–1934

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Born 03 Apr 1846 · Ducktown, Polk, Tennessee, USA

Died 10 Aug 1934 · Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father Archibald Arch Mccoy

Mother Celia Sealy Turman

Spouse Martha Sanory Freeman

Children Albert T Mccoy, Annabel Mccoy, Charles D Mccoy, Elexander Mccoy, Robert Mc Coy, Thomas Neal Mccoy, William Frank Mc Coy

Siblings Andrew Jackson Mccoy, Bailey Mccoy, Emanuel Mccoy, Mary Mccoy, Nancy Jane Mccoy, Neil Mccoy, Thomas Mccoy, William Riley Mccoy

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1870 United States Federal Census U.S., Find a Grave® Index, …

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Immediate Family

Parents

Archibald Arch Mccoy

Celia Sealy Turman

Spouse(s)

Martha Sanory Freeman

Children

Biography

John C McCoy was born in 1846 in Ducktown, Polk, Tennessee, USA, the child of archibald arch mccoy and celia sealy turman. In 1870, John C McCoy resided in Subdivision 126, Union, Georgia, USA. John C McCoy married martha sanory freeman, and had children including albert t mccoy, annabel mccoy, charles d mccoy, elexander mccoy, robert mc coy, thomas neal mccoy, william frank mc coy. John C McCoy passed away in 1934 in Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Census 1870 United States Federal Census
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Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

Life Timeline

1846

Birth of John C McCoy in Ducktown, Polk, Tennessee, USA

Birth

1870

John C McCoy resided here in Subdivision 126, Union, Georgia, USA

Residence

1934

Death of John C McCoy in Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA

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Oldest Ancestor Line from John McCoy

This ancestor line traces from Culworth, Northamptonshire, England (1449) to Ducktown, Polk, Tennessee, USA (1846) across 14 generations.

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: John McCoy (1846–1934) was born in Ducktown, Polk, Tennessee, USA and died in Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States of America. 3 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (A) based on cross-tree validation.
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