Elizabeth Estep Squires

Brief Life History of Elizabeth Estep

When Elizabeth Estep Squires was born in 1804, in Harrison, West Virginia, United States, her father, Col. Asa C. Squires, was 19 and her mother, Sara Cartwright Estep, was 19. She married William O McCoy Sr in 1827, in Lewis, West Virginia, United States. She lived in Clay, West Virginia, United States in 1870 and Holly, Braxton, West Virginia, United States in 1880. She died on 16 February 1893, in Heaters, Braxton, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Heaters, Braxton, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Hamilton McCoy
1804–1863
Elizabeth Estep Squires
1804–1893
Marriage: 1827
Asa Hamilton McCoy
1831–1903
Andrew E McCoy
1836–1873
Franklin W McCoy
1838–1904
Edgar Thomas McCoy
1840–1912
Sarah Jane McCoy
1846–1937

Sources (15)

  • Elizabeth E Mc Coy in household of James D Sprigg, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Elizabeth E Squires, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
  • Elizabeth Estep Squires McCoy, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1804

Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

1804 · The Twelfth Amendment

With not having a very clear statement in the Constitution about Presidents and Vice Presidents, the Twelfth Amendment was Born. Before the Electoral College could cast two votes for those that they saw fit for President. This was changed to just one electoral vote for President and one electoral vote for Vice President. With the amount of people even allowed to vote, there was no way for there to be a tie during the elections.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Squire , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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