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Ruth Reece McCoy 1833–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Mar 1833

Birth Location: Pike Co., KY

Death Date: 15 Mar 1894

Death Location: Elk Creek, Mingo Co., WV

Father: Daniel McCoy

Mother: Margaret Taylor

Spouse(s): William Farley

Children(s): Elizabeth Farley, Laura Farley

In 1833, Ruth Reece McCoy entered the world in Pike Co., KY, born to Daniel Mccoy And Margaret Peggy Taylor. Ruth Reece McCoy married William Anderson Farley, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Farley, Laura Anabelle Belle Farley. Ruth Reece McCoy passed away in 1894 in Elk Creek, Mingo Co., WV.

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Biography

  • In 1833, Ruth Reece McCoy entered the world in Pike Co., KY, born to Daniel Mccoy And Margaret Peggy Taylor.
  • Ruth Reece McCoy married William Anderson Farley, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Farley, Laura Anabelle Belle Farley.
  • Ruth Reece McCoy passed away in 1894 in Elk Creek, Mingo Co., WV.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel McCoy
1790–1885
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
DM
Margaret Taylor
1800–1868
Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, USA
MT

Spouses(s)

William Farley
1835–1902
Birth Location: Logan, Pike, Virginia
WF

Children(s)

Elizabeth Farley
1857–1920
Birth Location: Logan County, West Virginia, United States of America
EF
Laura Farley
1870–1908
Birth Location: Logan, Logan, West Virginia, United States
LF

Ruth McCoy's Ancestors

Self
Ruth McCoy
1833–1894
Birth Place: Pike Co., KY
Parents
Daniel McCoy
1790–1885
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Margaret ("Peggy") Taylor
1800–1868
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Old (William) McCoy
1751–1822
Washington County, Maryland, United States of America
Cordella (Mink) Campbell
1751–1818
Craven, North Carolina Colony
Great-Grandparents
Archibald McCoy
1732–1810
Elizabeth Blair
1734–1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John McCoy
1690–1762
Alexandria Martin
1694–1740

Ruth McCoy's Descendants

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Ruth (Reece) McCoy (30 Mar 1833–15 Mar 1894) m. William (Anderson) Farley (12 Oct 1835–14 Mar 1902)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Farley 1857–1920 m. Elijah (Leondias) Ferrell 1849–1941
    1. 1. William (Henry) Ferrell 1878–1955 m. Sophronia (Dempsey) Ferrell 1890–1979
      1. 1. James (Hobart Ferrell) Sr 1914–2002 m. Jewell (Maybelle) Thornton 1922–2004
        1. 1. James (Hobart Ferrell) Jr 1951–2005
      2. 2. Clarence (Henry "Teddy") Ferrell 1929–2018
      3. 3. William (Clyde) Ferrell 1917–1968
      4. 4. George (Floyd) Ferrell 1922–2001
      5. 5. Charles (Harmon) Ferrell 1924–1984
      6. 6. Effie (Lenore) Ferrell 1926–1973
      7. 7. James (Homer) Ferrell 1917–1917
      8. 8. Hyrum (Dempsey) Ferrell 1920–1928
      9. 9. Hubert Ferrell 1916–1916
    2. 2. John (Edward) Ferrell 1890–1910
    3. 3. Martha (Mattie Blanche) Ferrell 1879–1907
    4. 4. Raymond (Blance) Ferrell 1899–1995
    5. 5. Elmer (Clive) Ferrell 1897–1971
    6. 6. James (Abraham) Ferrell 1887–1957
    7. 7. Walter (Lee) Ferrell 1893–1981
    8. 8. Sydney (Anderson) Ferrell 1873–1958
    9. 9. Elizabeth (Ellen) Ferrell 1884–1909
    10. 10. George (Floyd) Ferrell 1881–1942
    11. 11. Sophia (F Ferrell) Clark 1875–1918
    12. 12. Clarence (Herbert) Ferrell 1892–1892
  2. 2. Laura (Anabelle "Belle") Farley 1870–1908

Ruth McCoy's Timeline

2 Records

1833
30 Mar 1833
Birth of Ruth Reece McCoy in Pike Co., KY
Pike Co., KY
1894
15 Mar 1894
Age 61
Death of Ruth Reece McCoy in Elk Creek, Mingo Co., WV
Elk Creek, Mingo Co., WV

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1833
    Event Place: Pike Co., KY

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1894
    Event Place: Elk Creek, Mingo Co., WV
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