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Otis McCoy 1875–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 May 1875

Birth Location: Monroe, Mississippi, United States

Death Date: 12 Jan 1945

Death Location: Booneville, Prentiss County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: William McCoy

Mother: Sarah Howell

Spouse(s): Mary Denson, Odie Gilley

Children(s): Elmer McCoy, Henry McCoy, Abram McCoy, Prentiss McCoy, Gladys McCoy, Annie McCoy

Otis McCoy was born in 1875 in Monroe, Mississippi, United States, the child of William Henry Mccoy And Sarah Howell. In 1880, Otis McCoy resided in Prentiss, Mississippi, USA. Otis McCoy married Mary Francis Denson, Odie Gilley, and had children including Abram Josephus Mccoy, Annie Mccoy, Elmer Eldridge Mccoy, Gladys Kattie Moore Mccoy, Henry Leroy Mccoy, Prentiss Mccoy. Otis McCoy passed away in 1945 in Booneville, Prentiss County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Otis McCoy was born in 1875 in Monroe, Mississippi, United States, the child of William Henry Mccoy And Sarah Howell.
  • In 1880, Otis McCoy resided in Prentiss, Mississippi, USA.
  • Otis McCoy married Mary Francis Denson, Odie Gilley, and had children including Abram Josephus Mccoy, Annie Mccoy, Elmer Eldridge Mccoy, Gladys Kattie Moore Mccoy, Henry Leroy Mccoy, Prentiss Mccoy.
  • Otis McCoy passed away in 1945 in Booneville, Prentiss County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Otis McCoy's Ancestors

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Otis McCoy
1875–1945
Birth Place: Monroe, Mississippi, United States
Parents
William Henry McCoy
1824–1912
North Carolina USA
Sarah Howell
1834–1875
Athens, Monroe, Mississippi, United States
Grandparents
Benjamin (B.) McCoy
1794–1870
Albemarle, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Lucy Arms
1786–1861
Virginia
Abraham Howell
1792–1867
Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Sarah (Ann) Andrews
1794–1879
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John McCoy
1758–1835
Sarah (Paine)
1760–1835
Edward II
1750–1816
Mary McHenry
1753–1855
Howell Andrews
1771–1839
Mary (Mnu)
1777–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William McCoy
1735–1764
Ann Jackson
1729–1800
Thomas Payne
1722–1765
Elizabeth Parker
1735–1767
Edward I
1718–1790
Mary Holt
1720–
Isaac McHenry
1734–1812
Jane Smith
–1812
Thomas Andrews
1740–1783

Otis McCoy's Descendants

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Otis McCoy (03 May 1875–12 Jan 1945) m. Mary (Francis) Denson (1870 Dec 13–March 3 1903) m. Odie Gilley (1877 Jul 29–15 Mar 1968)
  1. 1. Elmer (Eldridge) McCoy 1902–1995
  2. 2. Henry (Leroy) McCoy 1897–1979 m. Lettie McCoy 1906–
  3. 3. Abram (Josephus) McCoy 1909–1909
  4. 4. Prentiss McCoy 1910–1985
  5. 5. Gladys (Kattie Moore) McCoy 1904–1996
  6. 6. Annie McCoy 1906–1991

Otis McCoy's Timeline

3 Records

1875
03 May 1875
Birth of Otis McCoy in Monroe, Mississippi, United States
Monroe, Mississippi, United States
1880
1880
Age 5
Otis McCoy resided here in Prentiss, Mississippi, USA
Prentiss, Mississippi, USA
1945
12 Jan 1945
Age 70
Death of Otis McCoy in Prentiss, Mississippi, United States
Prentiss, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 May 1875
    Event Place: Monroe, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Prentiss, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1945
    Event Place: Prentiss, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Booneville, Prentiss County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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