William McCoy

Male Abt 1833 - 1898  (65 years)


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  • Name William McCoy 
    Born Abt 1833  Glasgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • 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
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3

    • 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 21 Jun 1870  Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4

    • 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 1874-1875  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • McCoy, WM, molder, wks Hamtramck Iron Works
    City Directory 1875-1876  Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • McCoy, Wm, moulder, h Hamtramck
    City Directory 1876-1877  Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • McCoy, Wm, coremkr, h e s Iron, Hamtramck
    Census 1880  Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8

    • 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 1882  Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    26 Iron 
    • McCoy, Wm, coremkr Penisular Car Wks, h 26 Iron
    City Directory 1884  Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    26 Iron 
    • McCoy Wm, coremkr, h 26 Iron
    City Directory 1887  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    60 Meldrum 
    • McCoy Wm, coremkr, h 60 Meldrum
    City Directory 1890  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    94 Meldrum 
    • Wm McCoy, 94 Meldrum avenue, coremkr
    City Directory 1894  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    94 Meldrum 
    • McCoy Wm, coremkr, h 94 Meldrum av
    City Directory 1895  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    94 Meldrum 
    • McCoy Wm, coremkr, h 94 Meldrum av
    Died 24 Oct 1898  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16, 17
    Cause: pernicious anemia 
    • He was pronounced dead at 6:00 am
    Obituary 25 Oct 1898  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [18
    Detroit Free Press 
    • 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 27 Oct 1898  Detroit (Mt. Elliott), Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    McCoy Plot - Lot No. 213 N 1/2, Section V 
    • 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 27 Oct 1898  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [16
    Mt. Elliott 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 27 Oct 1898  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [19
    Held at Our Lady of Help 
    • Located at the crossroads of Emwood and Congress.
    Buried 27 Oct 1898  Detroit (Mt. Elliott), Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [16, 20
    • Buried from Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church
    Probate 22 Jan 1903  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [21
    Detroit Free Press 
    • Probate Court

      Judge Durfee -

      Estate of William McCoy, same order (administration granted), bond $100.
    Real Estate 4 Feb 1903  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [22
    Detroit Free Press 
    • 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
    Name William McKay  [23
    _HASHTAG Mt. Elliott Cemetery 
    • buried at Mt. Elliott Cemetery
    _UID 0D15E886E7B040FD9EB0ABE596DFAB49AB21 
    Person ID I226  Gauthier Family Tree
    Last Modified 22 Jul 2020 

    Family Margaret Cotter,   b. Abt 1843, County Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1902, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Children 
     1. James McCoy,   b. 1857, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 1883, Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
     2. Mary McCoy,   b. 19 Jun 1859, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1923, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     3. Elizabeth McCoy,   b. 15 Oct 1862, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1919, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     4. William John McCoy,   b. 27 Dec 1864, Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Nov 1944, Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     5. Josephine McCoy,   b. 26 Dec 1869, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1886, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 16 years)
     6. Robert P. McCoy,   b. 22 Dec 1872, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jul 1912, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
     7. John Joseph McCoy,   b. 17 Apr 1876, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1934, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     8. McCoy,   b. Dec 1882, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1882, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2007 
    Family ID F88  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • 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.

  • Sources 
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