Bessie McCoy

Female14 December 1902–22 October 1947

Brief Life History of Bessie

When Bessie McCoy was born on 14 December 1902, in Calvert City, Marshall, Kentucky, United States, her father, William Rudolphus McCoy, was 40 and her mother, Naomi Reeves, was 36. She married Raymond Lee Vasseur on 7 April 1923, in Massac, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in District 2, Spencer, Kentucky, United States in 1930 and Magisterial District 2, Marshall, Kentucky, United States in 1940. She died on 22 October 1947, in McCracken, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in Palma, Marshall, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Raymond Lee Vasseur
1898–1960
Bessie McCoy
1902–1947
Marriage: 7 April 1923
Elwanda Vasseur
1924–1998
Raymond Dwight Vasseur
1925–2014
Harold Eugene Vasseur
1927–1927
Eleanor Vasseur
1928–1989
Evelyn Sue Vasseur
1931–2011
Betty Lou Vasseur
1933–1979
Billie Roe Vasseur
1936–1971

Sources (20)

  • Bessie Mccoy in household of William R Mccoy, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Bessie Mccoy, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
  • Bessie Vasseur, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1955"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    7 April 1923Massac, Illinois, United States
  • Children (7)

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    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor

    Age 1

    A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.

    1904 · The Black Patch War

    Age 2

    From 1904-1909, the Black Patch War took place. This was a war between about 30 counties in southwestern Kentucky and northwestern Tennessee. The war was mostly over the Dark Fired Tobacco that was produced in the area during this time.

    1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

    Age 14

    Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

    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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