William
MCCOY
Born
March 18, 1828
,
Spencer County, Indiana, USA
Died
November 18, 1899
,
Wayne, Illinois, USA
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William MCCOY was born March 18, 1828 in Spencer County, Indiana, USA
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William was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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William married Elizabeth PHILLIPS . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth PHILLIPS was born abt. 1827 in North Carolina, USA. Elizabeth died 2 January 1895 in Mayberry Wayne County Illinois, USA.
William MCCOY died November 18, 1899 in Wayne, Illinois, USA.
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Melvina MCCOY (b.August 6, 1855, , Indiana, USA d. May 27, 1935, Keenes, Wayne, Indiana, USA)m. John Henry BROWN
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1828 Birth March 18, 1828
Spencer County, Indiana, USA
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1855 Birth of ChildMelvina MCCOY was born August 6, 1855, , Indiana, USA
William was 27 years old.
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states. 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1895 Death of Spouse/PartnerElizabeth PHILLIPS died 2 January 1895, Mayberry Wayne County Illinois, USA
1899 Death November 18, 1899
Wayne, Illinois, USA
He died at the age of 71.
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William is buried at:
Baltimore Cemetery Wayne County Illinois, USA
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