MINERVA McCOY I am looking for the ancestors of Minerva McCoy. At the time of the 1850 census, Minerva age 28 was living in Jackson County, AL. She was living in the Crow Creek area with a widow, Elizabeth Tally Walker and Elizabeth’s family. In 1852, Minerva married the widower John McMahan and shortly moved to Caldwell County, Texas. John McMahan’s first wife was Rebecca Rally, sister of Elizabeth Tally Walker. Minerva died in Caldwell County on 15 Feb 1871 and is buried in the Lockhart City Cemetery. John lived until 1995 and is buried next to Minerva. The headstone erected many years after Minerva’s death gives Minerva’s birth as January 1927. However, all census reports give her birth year as 1822. ===================================================================== JOHN McMAHAN Born: 16 Dec 1809 Warren County, Tennessee Died: 15 Jun 1895 Caldwell County, Texas Buried: Lockhart, Texas City Cemetery Lived Also: Jackson County, Alabama Father: Sanders McMahan Mother: Nancy Reid Wife: (1) REBECCA TALLY Born: 26 Dec 1812 Died: 13 Oct 1849 Buried: Tally Cemetery Jackson County, Alabama Father: Jacob Tally Children: William Lafayette B:1833 Jackson Co, AL D:27 Feb 1917 M:Elizabeth Mauldin 17 Jan 1856 Caldwell Co, TX John M. B:1836 Jackson Co, AL D:1837 Jackson Co, AL James Benton B:29 Jan 1837 Jackson Co, AL D:10 Jan 1932 Caldwell Co, TX M:(1) Elizabeth Alexander 12 Feb 1857 (2) Josephine Brown George W. B:1837-1839 Jackson Co, AL Minerva Annie B:9 Aug 1840 Jackson Co, AL D:15 Jan 1920 Caldwell Co, TX M:John Lafayette Lane Jacob S. B:15 Mar 1844 Jackson Co, AL D:07 Nov 1868 Caldwell Co, TX Daniel L. B:14 Aug 1846 Jackson Co, AL D:06 Aug 1854 Caldwell Co, TX Thomas Houston B:1848 Jackson Co, AL D:1941 Caldwell Co, TX M:Sarah L. Brite Wife: (2) MINERVA McCOY Born: 12 Jan 1822-1827 Married: 21 Jan 1852 Jackson County, Alabama Died: 15 Feb 1871 Caldwell County, Texas Buried: Lockhart, Texas City Cemetery Children: Edward J. B:02 May 1853 Jackson Co, AL D:29 Apr 1931 M:J.T. Jolly Jerry Edward B:18 Jan 1857 Caldwell Co, TX D:12 Mar 1940 Caldwell Co, TX M:Mary Magnolia Brite Franklin B:1858 Caldwell Co, TX Nancy B:1861-1862 Caldwell Co, TX M:Garson Jackson Perlina B:18 Jul 1865 Caldwell Co, TX D:Feb 1868 Caldwell Co, TX References: 1830, 1840, 1850 Jackson County, Alabama censuses. 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 Caldwell County, Texas censuses. “The Stevenson Story”, E.B. Woodall Bounty land files of John McMahan “Jackson County, Alabama Records”, Christine Sumner “Old Land records of Jackson County, Alabama”, Cowart “Family History of the McMahan Family”, R.L. Downey Jeffrey Cemetery, McMahan, Caldwell County, Texas 1867 Caldwell County, Texas Voter Registrations, J.S. McMahan of Alabama and John McMahan of Tennessee Death certificate of Edmund Francis McMahan. Edmund Francis McMahan (12 Sep 1854 Jackson County, Alabama-05 Mar 1936 Rising Fawn, Georgia) was the son of John McMahan and Annie Malony. He was raised by Sanders McMahan. ===================================================================== 1820 Alabama Census St. Clair County: John McCoy 1-4-1-2 Wilcox County: E. McCoy 1-1-1-3 ===================================================================== 1820 Franklin County, Tennessee Census John (p39 age 26-45) 310010-22010 John (p40 age 45+) 311101-00010 Daniel (p40 age 26-45) 000110-10100 Daniel (p42 age 45+) 110001-30131 Other McCoys in Rutherford County (Bradley, Ezekiel, Robert); Davison County (Daniel, Francis); Williamson (Daniel A., James); Bedford (John): Stewart (Milly) ===================================================================== 1830 Jackson County, Alabama Census John McCoy (age 70-80) 1010000001-001010101 Joseph McCoy (age 40-50) 1010001 -0110001 Hugh McCoy (age 60-70) 000010001-0 ===================================================================== 1840 Jackson County, Alabama Census Daniel McCoy (p24 age 50-60) 33301001-00010001 Joseph McCoy (p43 age 50-60) 01001001-0002001 Andrew McCoy (p42 age 40-50) 1220001-201201 Daniel McCoy (p2) ===================================================================== 1850 Jackson County, Alabama Census District 19 page 16b 221 Caufield John 37 M TN Farmer 221 Caufield Sarah 25 F TN 221 Caufield Eliza 4 F AL 221 Caufield E 2 M AL 221 Caufield Jane 2/12 F AL 221 McCoy William 18 M AL Farmer ===== District 19 page 19b 267 McCoy Theodore 29 M TN Farmer 267 McCoy Evaline 32 F TN 267 McCoy Leana 7 F AL 267 McCoy Mary 5 F AL 267 McCoy Madison 1 M AL 267 McCoy Samuel 21 M TN 267 McCoy Mark 23 M TN 267 McCoy David 11 M AL 267 McCoy Daniel 63 M NC Farmer ===== District 19 page 29a 416 Walker Elizabeth 31 F TN Farmer $3000 416 Walker Jacob T. 10 M AL 416 Walker William L. 7 M AL 416 Walker Mary W. 3 F AL 416 Walker Mourning 8 F AL 416 McCoy Manirva 28 F AL ===== district 19 page 32a 454 McCoy Andrew J. 50 M TN Farmer $1070 454 McCoy Nancy 46 F TN 454 McCoy Christiana 27 F AL 454 McCoy James 20 M AL Farmer 454 McCoy William 18 M AL Farmer 454 McCoy Rufus 16 M AL Farmer 454 McCoy Nancy 12 F AL 454 McCoy Letha Jane 10 F AL 454 McCoy Charles 9 M AL 454 McCoy Eleana 7 F AL 454 McCoy Martha 2 F AL ===================================================================== 1860 Caldwell County, Texas Census John McMahan 50 TN $3800 $10585 Manerva McMahan 38 AL George McMahan 22 AL Manerva McMahan 16 AL Jacob McMahan 14 AL Thomas McMahan 13 AL Edward McMahan 9 AL Jerry McMahan 4 TX Franklin McMahan 2 TX ===== James B. McMahan 25 AL Elizabeth McMahan 20 TX ===================================================================== 1870 Caldwell County, Texas Census John McMahan 60 TN Manerva McMahan 48 AL Edward McMahan 17 TX [TX?] Jerry McMahan 13 TX Franklin McMahan 12 TX Nancy McMahan 8 TX ===== J.B. McMahan 33 AL Manerva McMahan 29 AL [note:sister] Dora McMahan 9 George F. McMahan 3 ===================================================================== ANDREW McCOY FAMILY 27 DEC 1998 Prepared by: Patty Mauraine Woodall 206 Harris Avenue Stevenson, AL 35772 pattywoo@bellsouth.net Andrew J.[1] McCoy. Born, circa 1803, in TN[1]. Died, Feb 1869, in Jackson Co, AL[2]. Andrew and Nancy McCoy were members of the Mt. Gilead Primitive Baptist Church. Nancy was baptized in May 1848 and Andrew was baptized in June 1848. Andrew was ordained as deacon in September 1848. (Mt. Gilead Primitive Baptist Church Minutes) The 1870 Jackson County, Alabama Mortality Schedule stated that Andrew McCoy was 66 years old and had been born in Tennessee and had died of cancer of the face and head. The Petition for Letters of Administration for the estate of Andrew McCoy was made on March 5, 1870 and recorded in Jackson County, Alabama Will Book O, p. 457. All of his children living and deceased were named. He married Nancy Suiter, circa 1821[3]. Born, circa 1804, in VA[1]. Died, 1878, in Jackson Co, AL[4]. I do not know who her parents were. She was not a daughter of Alexander. Suiter who was the only Suiter family who lived in the near vicinity. Alexander Suiter had an estate settlement that named all his heirs and Nancy was not named. There are two other Suiters who are not children of Alexander Suiter, Rachel Suiter who married Enoch Stewart and William B. Suiter. It is thought that perhaps these three Suiters, Nancy (Suiter) McCoy, Rachel (Suiter) Stewart and William B. Suiter are brothers and sisters and perhaps the children of Alexander Suiter's brother, James Suiter, who was killed during the War of 1812. James Suiter left a wife and six children. In the 1950's mother talked to Mr. "Jim Eeen" James Enoch Gamble. Jim Eeen was the grandson of Enoch and Rachel (Suiter) Stewart. He called Andrew and Nancy (Suiter) McCoy aunt and uncle. They only way Andrew and Nancy McCoy could have been his aunt and uncle, which was really a great aunt and uncle, was if Nancy Suiter and Rachel Suiter were sisters. Nancy's will is recorded in Jackson County, Alabama in Will Book V, p. 254 and dated 25 February 1880. She names all of her children or their heirs except for Charles who had died young. Children: i. Mary Elizabeth[2] McCoy. Born, 1822, in Jackson Co, AL[1]. Died, 10 May 1900, in Jackson Co, AL[5]. She married, first, John Holder, circa 1841[3]. She married, second, John Holder, 2 Sep 1852, in Franklin Co, TN[6]. Yes, she married two John Holders. They were uncle and nephew. ii. Christianna McCoy. Born, circa 1823, in Jackson Co, AL[7]. She married, first, George Rose, 7 Nov 1855, in Jackson Co, AL[8]. She married, second, John Rorex, 17 Sep 1871, in Jackson Co, iii. Margaret McCoy. Born, circa 1825, in Jackson Co, AL[7]. Died, 19 Feb 1888, in Jackson Co, AL[9]. She married Hawkins Holder, circa 1846[3]. iv. Joseph McCoy. Born, circa 1828, in Jackson Co, AL[7]. Died, before 1850, in Jackson Co, AL[10]. v. James H. McCoy. Born, circa 1830, in Jackson Co, AL[7]. Died, before 1870, in Jackson Co, AL[11]. He married Elizabeth Jane Douthit, 14 Oct 1855, in Franklin Co, TN[6]. Died, before 1786, in Jackson Co, AL. Children: vi. William J. McCoy.William. Born, circa 1832, in Jackson Co, AL[1]. Died, before 1870, in Jackson Co, AL[11]. He married Mary Matthews, 22 Nov 1855, in Jackson Co, AL[8]. Born, circa 1840, in Jackson Co, AL[16]. Died, before 1870, in Jackson Co, AL[17]. vii. Rufus Fletcher McCoy. Born, 17 Oct 1834, in Jackson Co, AL. Died, 9 Jul 1925, in Logan Co, AR[19]. They moved to Boonesville, Logan County, Arkansas about 1881 about the same time Nancy's brother, Henry Carlton,and family moved there. He married Nancy Caroline Carlton, 10 May 1860, in Jackson Co, AL[8]. Born, 27 Jul 1840, in Jackson Co, AL. Died, 5 Mar 1928, in Logan Co, AR[20]. viii. Nancy Jane McCoy. Born, circa 1836, in Jackson Co, AL[1]. Died, before 1870, in Jackson Co, AL[11]. She married William Champion, 18 Jan 1855, in Jackson Co, AL[8]. ix. Eletha Jane McCoy. Born, circa 1838, in Jackson Co, AL[1]. Died, before 1880, in Jackson Co, AL[12]. She married James Matthews, 17 Jun 1866, in Jackson Co, AL[8]. x. Andrew Jackson McCoy. Born, 4 Jul 1840, in Jackson Co, AL. Died, 3 Feb 1899, in Franklin Co, TN. e married Sarah West, 7 Sep 1865, in Franklin Co, TN[6]. Born, 3 Mar 1845. Died, 13 Mar 1921. xi. Charles McCoy. Born, circa 1841, in Jackson Co, AL[1]. Died, before 1860, in Jackson Co, AL[13]. xii. Eleanor Jane McCoy. Born, circa 1843, in Jackson Co, AL[1]. Died, Apr 1870, in Jackson Co, AL[14]. She married James Jordan "J" Arnold, circa 1858. xiii. Martha Abigail McCoy. Born, circa 1849, in Jackson Co, AL[1]. Died, 14 Jan 1935, in Jackson Co, AL[15]. She married John H. Rogers, 14 Mar 1869, in Jackson Co, AL[8]. NOTES AND REFERENCES [1]1850 Seventh U.S. Census, Jackson Co, Al. [2]1870 Mortality Schedule of Jackson County, Alabama. [3]Surmised from birth of first child. [4]Letter of Administration for her was given December 16, 1878. [5]Buried in Old Baptist Cemetery near Anderson, TN. Mt. Gilead Primitive Baptist Church Minutes, in custody of Tennesse State Archives, Nashville, Tennessee. [6]Franklin Co, TN Marriages. [7]1830 Fifth U.S. Census, Jackson Co, AL. [8]Jackson Co, Al Marriages. [9]Mt. Gilead Primitive Baptist Church Minutes, in custody of Tennesse State Archives, Nashville, Tennessee. [10]Not on 1850 Jackson County, Alabama census. [11]Mentioned as deceased in father's estate in 1870. [12]Mentioned as deceased in mother's will in 1880. [13]Not on 1860 Jackson County, Alabama census. [14]1870 Mortality Schedule for Jackson County, Alabama. [15]Buried in Rorex Family Cemetery, Jackson County, Alabama. [16]1860 Eighth U.S. Census, Jackson Co, AL. [17]Not on 1870 Jackson County, Alabama census. [18]1880 Tenth U.S. Census, Jackson Co, AL. [19]Buried in Cauthron Cemetery, Booneville, Logan County, Arkansas. [20]Buried in Cauthern Cemetery, Booneville, Logan County, Arkansas. [21]Lt. Col. George H. Carlton, Carlton Family History. [22]1870 Ninth U.S. Census, Jackson Co, AL. ===================================================================== DANIEL McCOY Born: ca 1787 Died: 1850’s Jackson County, AL Father: Daniel/James McCoy Mother: Jemima Franklin Wife: ELIZA CLARK/KITCHENS Father: Samuel Kitchens Children: Emaline B: ca 1818 Tennessee M: Joseph B. Long Theodore S. B: 29 Dec 1820/22 Franklin Co, TN D: 26 Aug 1887 Jackson Co, AL M: Evaline Keys Nancy Saphronia B: 14 Feb 1825 Franklin Co, TN D: 14 Dec 1891/99 Eastland Co, TX M: James Webb Marcus L. B: ca 1827 Tennessee D: Feb 1860 Jackson Co, AL M: DNM Samuel B: ca 1829 Tennessee William B: ca 1832 Jackson Co, AL Cass B: ca 1832 Jackson Co, AL Francis Marion B: ca 1834 Jackson Co, AL M: 1. Eve M. Webb 2. Julia McFarlane John C. B: May 1837 Jackson Co, AL M: Martha McFarlane David Franklin B: 20 Oct 1838 Jackson Co, AL D: 1 Sep 1894 Franklin Co, TN M: Mary McNorton References: Research of Dorothy Williams, 4043 County Road, Stevenson, AL 35772 1850 Jackson Co, AL Census ===================================================================== Revised 30 Dec 1998
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