Joseph H McCoy

Brief Life History of Joseph H

When Joseph H McCoy was born in July 1872, in Howard, Indiana, United States, his father, Harvey McCoy, was 23 and his mother, Elizabeth Hannah Robbins, was 24. He married Florence M Hill on 27 November 1908, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Midland, Midland, Michigan, United States in 1910. He died in 1944, at the age of 72, and was buried in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States.

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Joseph H McCoy
1872–1944
Florence M Hill
1891–1986
Marriage: 27 November 1908
Elizabeth Margaret McCoy
1910–2006
Winifred McCoy
1914–1997

Sources (13)

  • Joseph Mccoy, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Joseph H. Mccoy, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
  • Joseph H McCoy, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1879 · New State Capitol Building Dedicated

After the second state capitol had been destroyed, Michigan Governor Henry P. Baldwin initiated the passing of a bill that would cover the costs for a new building. The bill was adopted and raised over $1 million by a six year state income tax. Architect Elijah E. Myers' design named Tuebor, or I will defend, was selected and he was commissioned to design the new capitol building. The renaissance revival brick and sandstone building soared 267 feet from the ground and was dedicated on January 1, 1879.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

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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