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
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
1905–1985 Male
1905–2005 Female
Children (2)
1934– Female
1937–2015 Male
Parents and Siblings
1835–1922 Male
1868–1920 Female
Siblings (3)
1905–1985 Male
1906–2003 Female
1907– Female
World Events (8)
1906 · Saving Food Labels
Age 1
1914 · Steamboat Service Established with New York
Age 9
1927
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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