Other Events:

• Name: William McKay
• _HASHTAG: Mt. Elliott Cemetery
• _UID: 0D15E886E7B040FD9EB0ABE596DFAB49AB21
• Census: 1860, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
• Census: 21 Jun 1870, Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, United States
• City Directory: 1874-1875, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
• City Directory: 1875-1876, Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, United States
• City Directory: 1876-1877, Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, United States
• Census: 1880, Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, United States
• City Directory: 1882, Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, United States; 26 Iron
• City Directory: 1884, Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, United States; 26 Iron
• City Directory: 1887, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; 60 Meldrum
• City Directory: 1890, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; 94 Meldrum
• City Directory: 1894, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; 94 Meldrum
• City Directory: 1895, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; 94 Meldrum
• Obituary: 25 Oct 1898, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; Detroit Free Press
• Cemetery: 27 Oct 1898, Detroit (Mt. Elliott), Wayne, Michigan, United States; McCoy Plot - Lot No. 213 N 1/2, Section V
• Cemetery: 27 Oct 1898, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; Mt. Elliott Cemetery
• Funeral Mass: 27 Oct 1898, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; Held at Our Lady of Help
• Probate: 22 Jan 1903, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; Detroit Free Press
• Real Estate: 4 Feb 1903, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; Detroit Free Press

Notes:

(Research):Detroit City Directories -

1853-4 - Johnson's Detroit Directory
page 162 - McCoy, Wm., laborer, n s Lafayette, bet Hastings and Rivard

1861 - Johnson's Detroit City Directory
page 215 - McCoy, Wm, lab, 355 Thompson

No listing for years 1862-1872

1873-4 - J.W. Weeks & Co.'s Annual City Directory of Detroit
page 375 -
McCoy, William, lab, h e s Iron bet Jefferson ave and Wight
McCoy, William, bartender, bds 6 Woodward ave


Possible -
1851 Canadian Census
North Dorchester, Middlesex, Ontario
William McCay, labourer, born Scotland, Evangelical Church, 19 years old, single, not a member of family (living in a framed 1 1/2 story house that included a tavern)

(Medical):He had been treated for this condition for one year.

Birth:
1860 census - age 29 (1831)
1870 census - age 45 (1825)
1880 census - age 35 (1835)

Place of birth noted on death certificate for son William J. McCoy: informant was Alice McCoy

_HASHTAG:
buried at Mt. Elliott Cemetery

Census:

McCoe, William, age 29, laborer, born Ireland
McCoe, Margaret, age 24, born Ireland, cannot read/write
McCoe, Mary, age 1, born Michigan
McCoe, James, age 4, born Michigan
McCoe, Nancy, age 52, born Michigan, cannot read/write

Census:

McKay, William
age 35, core maker, born Scotland, parents foreign born, citizen of US
McKay, Margaret
age 35, keeping house, born Ireland, parents foreign born, cannot read/write
McKay, James, age 13, works in bolt factory, born Michigan
McKay, Mary, age 9, attending school, born Michigan
McKay, Elizabeth, age 7, born Michigan
McKay, William, age 4, born Michigan
McKay, Josephine, age 2, born Michigan

City Directory:
McCoy, WM, molder, wks Hamtramck Iron Works

City Directory:
McCoy, Wm, moulder, h Hamtramck

City Directory:
McCoy, Wm, coremkr, h e s Iron, Hamtramck

Census:

William McCoy, age 45, core maker, born Scotland, father/ mother born-Scotland
Margaret, age 35, wife, born Ireland, father/mother born - Ireland
James, age 23, son, molder, born Michigan
Mary, age 20, daughter, born Michigan
Elizabeth, age 19, daughter, born Michigan
William, age 17, son, file cutter, born Michigan
Josephine, age 13, daughter, born Michigan
Robert, age 8, son, born Michigan
John, age 7, son, born Michigan

City Directory:
McCoy, Wm, coremkr Penisular Car Wks, h 26 Iron

City Directory:
McCoy Wm, coremkr, h 26 Iron

City Directory:
McCoy Wm, coremkr, h 60 Meldrum

City Directory:
Wm McCoy, 94 Meldrum avenue, coremkr

City Directory:
McCoy Wm, coremkr, h 94 Meldrum av

City Directory:
McCoy Wm, coremkr, h 94 Meldrum av

Obituary:
DIED.
McCOY - October 24, at his residence, 94 Meldrum avenue, William McCoy, ages 65 years, husband of Margaret McCoy. Funeral Thursday, October 27, at 9 a.m. from residence and to Our Lady of Help church at 9:30 o'clock.

Cemetery:
McCoy Plot - purchased by Margaret Cotter on 25 Oct 1898

McCoy, William, age 65 years, date of burial 27 Oct 1898 (space8)
McCoy, Robert, age 37 years, date of burial 31 Jul 1912
McCoy, Mary, age 59 years, date of burial 15 Mar 1923
McCoy, Josephine, age 26 years, date of burial 7 Mar 1886
McCoy, James, 26 years, date of burial 26 Apr 1899
McCoy, Margaret, age 59 years, date of burial 18 Sep 1902
Ryan, James, age 62 years, date of burial 12 Jun 1918
Ryan, Elizabeth, age 47 years, date of burial 19 May 1919

by Alyce Gauthier 4 Apr 1975

Cemetery:
William McCoy - Lot 213 N 1/2, Section V
Age: 65 years
Parish: Lady of Hope
Residence: 94 Meldrum
Date of decease: 24 Oct 1898
Cause of death: pernicious anemia
Undertaker: Blake Sons
Place of Nativity: Ireland

by Alyce Gauthier 4 Apr 1975

Funeral Mass:
Located at the crossroads of Emwood and Congress.

Probate:
Probate Court

Judge Durfee -

Estate of William McCoy, same order (administration granted), bond $100.

Real Estate:
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Orrin P. Gulley, register o deeds, reports the following list or real estate transfers as recorded in his office Febuary 3, 1903:

William McCoy and wife to Mary McCoy et al., lot 12 blk 5, Meldrum farm (Feb. 2, 1903...............$250

Died:
He was pronounced dead at 6:00 am

Buried:
Buried from Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church

Family/Spouse: Margaret Cotter. Margaret (daughter of Patrick Cotter and Margaret) was born about 1843 in County Cork, Ireland; died on 15 Sep 1902 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; was buried on 18 Sep 1902 in Detroit (Mt. Elliott), Wayne, Michigan, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. James McCoy was born in 1857 in Michigan, United States; died on 29 Aug 1883 in Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, United States; was buried in Aug 1883 in Detroit (Mt. Elliott), Wayne, Michigan, United States.
2. Mary McCoy was born on 19 Jun 1859 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; was christened on 24 Jul 1859 in Detroit (Most Holy Trinity), Wayne, Michigan, United States; died on 12 Mar 1923 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; was buried on 15 Mar 1923 in Detroit (Mt. Elliott), Wayne, Michigan, United States.
3. Elizabeth McCoy was born on 15 Oct 1862 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; died on 18 May 1919 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; was buried on 19 May 1919 in Detroit (Mt. Elliott), Wayne, Michigan, United States.
4. William John McCoy was born on 27 Dec 1864 in Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, United States; was christened on 30 May 1865 in Maidstone, Essex, Ontario, Canada; died on 8 Nov 1944 in Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States; was buried on 10 Nov 1944 in Detroit (Mt. Olivet), Wayne, Michigan, United States.
5. Josephine McCoy was born on 26 Dec 1869 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; died on 7 Mar 1886 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; was buried on 10 Mar 1886 in Detroit (Mt. Elliott), Wayne, Michigan, United States.
6. Robert P. McCoy was born on 22 Dec 1872 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; died on 28 Jul 1912 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; was buried on 31 Jul 1912 in Detroit (Mt. Elliott), Wayne, Michigan, United States.
7. John Joseph McCoy was born on 17 Apr 1876 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; died on 20 Oct 1934 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; was buried on 24 Oct 1934 in Detroit (Mt. Olivet), Wayne, Michigan, United States.
8. McCoy was born in Dec 1882 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; died on 2 Dec 1882 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States.