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William Henry McCoy 1824–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 March 1824

Birth Location: North Carolina USA

Death Date: 17 August 1912

Death Location: New Site, Prentiss County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Benjamin McCoy

Mother: Lucy Arms

Spouse(s): Sarah Howell, Alma Godard-Gatlin

Children(s): Lou McCoy, George McCoy, Daniel McCoy, John McCoy, James McCoy, Anthony McCoy, Thomas McCoy, Otis McCoy, Sarah McCoy, Alice McCoy, Belvie McCoy, Ann McCoy, Margaret McCoy, William McCoy

The story of William Henry McCoy began in 1824 in North Carolina USA. William Henry McCoy married Alma Louisa Godard Gatlin, Sarah Howell, and had children including Alice Pearl Mccoy, Ann Green Mccoy, Anthony Mccoy, Belvie Belle Mccoy, Daniel Andrew Mccoy, George Arthur Mccoy, James Monroe Mccoy, John Lominus Mccoy, Lou Alma Mccoy, Margaret Emily Mccoy, Otis Mccoy, Sarah Rhoda Mccoy, Thomas E Mccoy, William Benjamin Mccoy. William Henry McCoy passed away in 1912 in New Site, Prentiss County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Henry McCoy began in 1824 in North Carolina USA.
  • William Henry McCoy married Alma Louisa Godard Gatlin, Sarah Howell, and had children including Alice Pearl Mccoy, Ann Green Mccoy, Anthony Mccoy, Belvie Belle Mccoy, Daniel Andrew Mccoy, George Arthur Mccoy, James Monroe Mccoy, John Lominus Mccoy, Lou Alma Mccoy, Margaret Emily Mccoy, Otis Mccoy, Sarah Rhoda Mccoy, Thomas E Mccoy, William Benjamin Mccoy.
  • William Henry McCoy passed away in 1912 in New Site, Prentiss County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin McCoy
1794–1870
Birth Location: Albemarle, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
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Lucy Arms
1786–1861
Birth Location: Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Howell
1834–1875
Birth Location: Athens, Monroe, Mississippi, United States
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Alma Godard-Gatlin
1844–1893
Birth Location: Wheeler, Tishomingo, Mississippi
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Children(s)

Lou McCoy
1880–1961
Birth Location: Booneville, Prentiss, Mississippi, United States
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George McCoy
1865–1942
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States of America
GM
Daniel McCoy
1869–1883
Birth Location: Athens, Monroe, Mississippi, United States
DM
John McCoy
1855–1926
Birth Location: Monroe, Mississippi, United States
JM
James McCoy
1857–1935
Birth Location: Athens, Monroe, Mississippi, USA
JM
Anthony McCoy
1865–
Birth Location: Mississippi
AM
Thomas McCoy
1878–1959
Birth Location: Booneville P, Mississippi
TM
Otis McCoy
1875–1945
Birth Location: Monroe, Mississippi, United States
OM
Sarah McCoy
1860–1952
Birth Location: Mississippi
SM
Alice McCoy
1881–1964
Birth Location: Prentiss County, Mississippi, United States of America
AM
Belvie McCoy
1884–1958
Birth Location: Mississippi
BM
Ann McCoy
1871–1949
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
AM
Margaret McCoy
1873–1939
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
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William McCoy
1862–1939
Birth Location: Monroe, Mississippi, United States
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William McCoy's Ancestors

Self
William McCoy
1824–1912
Birth Place: North Carolina USA
Parents
Benjamin B. McCoy
1794–1870
Albemarle, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Lucy Arms
1786–1861
Virginia
Grandparents
John (William) McCoy
1758–1835
Virginia
Sarah (Payne) (Paine)
1760–1835
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Edward (Arms) II
1750–1816
Bedford, Virginia, USA
Mary McHenry
1753–1855
Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
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
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jacobite)
1692–1762
Rosanna Martin
1694–1740
William Jackson
1685–
Flayle (Paine)
1706–1765
Jane Booth
1704–1760
Gabriel Parker
1697–1749
Elizabeth Greenfield
1696–1715
Otis Arms
1816–1886
Issac McHenry
1717–1812
Frannie Miller
1709–1749
Reverend Smith
1703–1744
Elizabeth Hutchison
1709–1760

William McCoy's Descendants

1.
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William (Henry) McCoy (4 March 1824–17 August 1912) m. Sarah Howell (1834 Aug 17–19 Apr 1875) m. Alma (Louisa) Godard-Gatlin (8 May 1844–21 November 1893)
  1. 1. Lou (Alma) McCoy 1880–1961 m. Arthur (Eli) Sparks 1880–1945
    1. 1. Arthur (Bernard) Sparks 1919–1971
    2. 2. James (William) Sparks 1917–1999
    3. 3. Jenne Sparks 1909–
    4. 4. Mary (Etta) Sparks 1914–2007
    5. 5. Jessie (Ray) Sparks 1906–1984
  2. 2. George (Arthur) McCoy 1865–1942
  3. 3. Daniel (Andrew) McCoy 1869–1883
  4. 4. John (Lominus) McCoy 1855–1926 m. Mary (Rosetta) McPherson 1854–1931
    1. 1. Callie (L) McCoy 1881–1911
    2. 2. Margaret (Ann) McCoy 1879–1959
    3. 3. Sudie (Bee) McCoy 1884–1957
    4. 4. Mary (Caroline) McCoy 1883–1954
    5. 5. Tennesee McCoy 1878–1952
    6. 6. Leon (Franklin) McCoy 1881–1954 m. Ruth (Elizabeth) McCoy 1874–1952
    7. 7. Flora McCoy 1887–
    8. 8. James (Noonie) McCoy 1892–1973
    9. 9. Ernest McCoy 1894–1983
    10. 10. Tom McCoy 1894–
    11. 11. William McCoy 1907–
    12. 12. Mammie McCoy 1900–
    13. 13. Vonie McCoy 1881–
    14. 14. Joel (William) McCoy 1888–1963 m. Keziah (Clementine) Goddard 1887–1948
      1. 1. John (Thomas) McCoy 1913–1959 m. Ora (Jane) Smith 1912–1971
        1. 1. Tommie (J) McCoy 1894–
      2. 2. Lavona McCoy 1918–1920
      3. 3. William (Clyde) McCoy 1927–2008
      4. 4. Pauline McCoy 1916–2008 m. Leonard (P.) Rinehart 1912–1994
        1. 1. Joel Rinehart 1949–2010
      5. 5. Ophelia McCoy 1921– m. Leonard (L) Ingram 1920–
      6. 6. Orina McCoy 1925–2015
      7. 7. Warrene McCoy 1919–
    15. 15. Minnie McCoy 1902–1940
    16. 16. Helen McCoy 1909–1976
  5. 5. James (Monroe) McCoy 1857–1935
  6. 6. Anthony McCoy 1865–
  7. 7. Thomas (E) McCoy 1878–1959 m. Ola (Jane) Langston 1883–1978
    1. 1. Audie (M.) McCoy 1903–1973 m. Pauline (M) McCoy 1910–
    2. 2. Carl (Thomas) McCoy 1913–1998 m. Edna (E) McCoy 1919–
    3. 3. Ellie (Dee) Whitehead 1916–2000
    4. 4. Maudie Langston 1906–1972
  8. 8. Otis McCoy 1875–1945 m. Mary (Francis) Denson 1870–1903 m. Odie Gilley 1877–1968
    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
  9. 9. Sarah (Rhoda) McCoy 1860–1952
  10. 10. Alice (Pearl) McCoy 1881–1964
  11. 11. Belvie ("Belle") McCoy 1884–1958
  12. 12. Ann (Green) McCoy 1871–1949
  13. 13. Margaret (Emily) McCoy 1873–1939
  14. 14. William (Benjamin) McCoy 1862–1939

William McCoy's Timeline

4 Records

1824
4 March 1824
Birth of William Henry McCoy
None
1824
4 March 1824
Birth of William Henry McCoy in North Carolina USA
North Carolina USA
1912
17 August 1912
Age 88
Death of William Henry McCoy
None
1912
17 August 1912
Age 88
Death of William Henry McCoy in Prentiss, Mississippi, United States
Prentiss, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 March 1824
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 March 1824
    Event Place: North Carolina USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 August 1912
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 August 1912
    Event Place: Prentiss, Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Site, Prentiss County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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