John Milton McCoy Jr.

Male5 March 1905–22 March 1985

Brief Life History of John Milton

When John Milton McCoy Jr. was born on 5 March 1905, in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States, his father, John Milton McCoy Sr, was 69 and his mother, Marie Alice Ostrom, was 36. He married Millicent Hume in 1929, in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States in 1930 and Highland Park, Dallas, Texas, United States in 1950. He died on 22 March 1985, in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Milton McCoy Jr.
1905–1985
Millicent Hume
1905–2005
Marriage: 1929
Carolyn McCoy
1934–
Dr. John Milton McCoy Jr
1937–2015

Sources (15)

  • John M McCoy, "United States 1950 Census"
  • John Milton McCoy, "Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
  • John Mccoy, "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1929Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (3)

    World Events (8)

    1906 · Saving Food Labels

    Age 1

    The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

    1914 · Steamboat Service Established with New York

    Age 9

    Satilla was the first Deepwater Steamship to arrive at the port of Houston. This accomplishment successfully established a steamboat service between Houston and New York City.

    1927

    Age 22

    Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

    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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