Other Events:

• Name: William J. McCoy
• Name: William McCoy
• Baptism: 30 May 1865, Maidstone, Essex, Ontario, Canada
• Census: 21 Jun 1870, Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, United States
• Census: 3 Jun 1880, Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Notes:

Baptism:
His godparents were Thomas Moran and Marie Casdis (?).

Census:

McKay, William
age 35, core maker, born Scotland, parents foreign born, citizen of US
McKay, Margaret
age 35, keeping house, borrn 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

William married Ricka Stroh on 23 Jul 1907 in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada. Ricka was born about 1871 in Germany; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Alice Agnes Riley on 20 Oct 1891 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, and was divorced on 23 Jun 1906. Alice (daughter of Michael Reilly and Alice McHugh) was born on 17 Dec 1867 in Maidstone, Essex, Ontario, Canada; was christened on 27 Dec 1867 in Maidstone, Essex, Ontario, Canada; died on 12 Feb 1955 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; was buried on 14 Feb 1955 in Detroit (Mt. Olivet), Wayne, Michigan, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
marriage license in Book 4, pg 484, State of Mich, 1891

Marriage Ceremony:
Witnesses were Michael Riley and Elizabeth McCoy.

Divorced:
Record nbr. 29716
Alice McCoy & William McCoy
Marriage Oct. 20, 1891 in Detroit, Mich.
3 children
Wife filed Apr. 12, 1906
Granted June 23, 1906 for non-support

1. James Charles McCoy was born on 2 Sep 1892 in Maidstone, Essex, Ontario, Canada; was christened on 11 Sep 1892 in Maidstone, Essex, Ontario, Canada; died on 9 Mar 1976 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; was buried on 13 Mar 1976 in Detroit (Mt. Olivet), Wayne, Michigan, United States.
2. William James McCoy was born on 11 Sep 1894 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; was christened on 23 Sep 1894 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; died on 25 May 1963 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; was buried on 28 May 1963 in Detroit (Mt. Olivet), Wayne, Michigan, United States.
3. Robert Emmett McCoy was born on 13 Aug 1897 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; was christened on 22 Aug 1897 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; died on 20 Feb 1964 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; was buried on 22 Feb 1964 in Detroit (Mt. Olivet), Wayne, Michigan, United States.

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

William married 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]

Other Events:

• Name: Maggie Cotter
• Name: Margaret Hearn
• Name: Margaret McCoy
• _HASHTAG: Mt. Elliott Cemetery
• _UID: F836FC161B364E84BF964BCC39D749EF1790
• Census: 1860, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
• Census: 21 Jun 1870, Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, United States
• Census: 3 Jun 1880, Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan, United States
• Additional information: Jun 1899, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
• Census: 9 Jun 1900, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; 86 Meldrum Ave
• Residence: Sep 1902, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; 371 Hibbard Ave.
• Obituary: 17 Sep 1902, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; Detroit Free Press
• Cemetery: 18 Sep 1902, Detroit (Mt. Elliott), Wayne, Michigan, United States; McCoy Plot - Lot No. 213 N 1/2, Section V
• Cemetery: 18 Sep 1902, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; Mt. Elliott Cemetery
• Funeral Mass: 18 Sep 1902, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; Held at St. Bernard's

Notes:

Death certificate states she had 9 children, of whom 5 are living.

(Research):Ancestry.com - 25 Apr 2012
Ireland, Births and Baptism, 1620-1911
Richard Cotter
Baptism date: 4 Feb 1839
Roman Catholic, Inchigeelagh Parish, Cork, Ireland
Father's name - Pat. Cotter
Mother's name - Mgt. Cotter
FHL film nbr 823808

Catherine Cotter
Baptism date: 3 Jan 1841
Roman Catholic, Inchigeelagh Parish, Cork, Ireland
Father's name: Patrick Cotter
Mother's name: Margaret Denahy
FHL film 823808

Iveleary (Inchigeelagh)

(Medical):The disease causing death was pernicious anemia with the immediate cause of death as heart exhaustion. She was under the care of a doctor for one year for the pernicious anemia, most recently from August 1st to September 14th when last seen by the physician.

Birth:
1870 census - age 35 (1835)
1880 census - age 35 (1845)

_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, borrn 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

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

Additional information:
Paid receipt for two pine boxes from P. Blake's and Son, funeral furnishers. Assuming one box was for her son James who died on 26 April 1899, who was the other box for?

Census:

McCoy, Margurite
head, birthdate Dec 1840, age 60, widowed, 10 children, six living, born Ireland, parents born Ireland, cannot read/write
McCoy, Mary
daughter, birthdate June 1868, age 32, born Michigan, can read, cannot write
McCoy, Robert
son, birthdate Jun 1874, age 26, born Michigan, stove mounter, can read/write
McCoy, John
son, birthdate April 1877, age 23, born Michigan, day laborer, can read/write


Residence:
Residence listed on death certificate was 371 Hibbard Ave.

Obituary:
DIED.
McCOY - September 15, 1902, at residence, 371 Hibbard avenue, Margaret, widow of the late William McCoy and mother of William, Robert, John and Mary McCoy and Mrs. Elizabeth Ryan. Funeral from residence Thursday at 9 a.m. and from St. Bernard's 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:
Margaret McCoy - Lot 213 N 1/2, Section V

Place of Nativity: Ireland
Age: 59 years
Parish: St. Bernards
Residence: 371 Hubbard
Date of decease: 15 Sep 1902
Cause of death: pernicious anemia
Undertaker: Blake Sons

by Alyce Gauthier 4 Apr 1975

Buried:
Buried from St. Bernard Catholic Church

Other Events:

• _UID: 4564A83CA3EF4FF68FB202E72810C852E0A4

Patrick married Margaret. Margaret was born in in Ireland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Margaret Cotter
• _UID: 6116CD8068A64FAC91BC5C0B9340DD0C3D11