Annabel McCoy

Brief Life History of Annabel

When Annabel McCoy was born on 13 October 1919, in Coke, Texas, United States, her father, Wesley Emzire McCoy, was 47 and her mother, Minnie May Sweatt, was 37. She married Albert Jennings Combs on 15 November 1935. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Mountain Township, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States in 1940 and McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States in 1950. She died in May 1986, in Antioch, Rusk, Texas, United States, at the age of 66.

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Family Time Line

Albert Jennings Combs
1914–1994
Annabel McCoy
1919–1986
Marriage: 15 November 1935
Alfred Leon Combs
1936–2023
Eugene Combs
1941–
Mary Linda Combs
1942–2017
Albert Wayne Combs
1945–1997
JoAnn Combs
1947–2023
Larry Gale Combs
1951–1951
Gary Dale Combs
1951–1968

Sources (10)

  • Annabelle Combs, "United States Census, 1950"
  • Annabel Mccoy, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
  • Annabelle Mccoy in entry for Gary Dale Combs, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1920

The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.

1922 · The First Radio Station WOK Begins Broadcasting

In 1922, Harvey C. Couch Sr. started WOK the first radio station in Arkansas. After a trip to Pittsburgh and the KDKA radio he came up with the idea for Workers of Killowatts (WOK). WOK had no commercials which was nice for the listeners.

1937 · The Neutrality Act

The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

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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