Brief Life History of Elizabeth L.
Elizabeth L. McCoy was born on 5 April 1814, in Lincoln, Missouri, United States. She married Christopher C Williams on 9 May 1839, in Washington, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She died in 1893, at the age of 79.
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Sources (5)
- Elizabeth Mccoy, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
- Elizabeth Mccoy in entry for Julia A Mcgarity, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
- Elizabeth Mccoy, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
Spouse and Children
– Male
1814–1893 Female
Children (2)
1840–1913 Female
1844– Female
World Events (8)
1818
Age 4
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 5
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 22
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Aoidh ‘son of Aodh’, an old personal name meaning ‘fire’, originally the name of a pagan god. Thus it has the same origin as McGee , McKay , and McKee . It has sometimes been Anglicized as Hughes .
History: The McCoy clan of KY, led by Randolph McCoy, was involved in one of the bitterest mountain feuds, with the Hatfield clan of WV, from the Civil War to the end of the 19th century. The expression ‘the real McCoy’ probably originated with an American boxer, Norman Selby (1873–1940), who adopted the name “Kid McCoy” to distinguish himself from another fighter of the same name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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