Elvie May "Elfie" McCoy

Brief Life History of Elvie May "Elfie"

When Elvie May "Elfie" McCoy was born in June 1871, in Indiana, United States, her father, David McCoy, was 28 and her mother, Mary Eliza Large, was 21. She married Clarence W. Kessler on 11 February 1890, in Marion, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Springfield Township, LaPorte, Indiana, United States in 1940 and Trail Creek, Michigan Township, LaPorte, Indiana, United States in 1950. She died on 29 May 1957, in LaPorte, Indiana, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Michigan City, LaPorte, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Clarence W. Kessler
1870–1949
Elvie May "Elfie" McCoy
1871–1957
Marriage: 11 February 1890
Grace Genevieve Kessler
1891–1978
Karl Leroy Kessler
1893–1972
David Nathan Kessler
1898–1923
Mary E Kessler
1901–
Samuel C Kessler
1911–2011

Sources (17)

  • Alva M. Mc Coy in household of David Mc Coy, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Elva Mccry, "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992"
  • Elvie May McCoy Kessler, "Find A Grave Index"

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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

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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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