Fanny Casto and Sylvester McCoy

Some one recently wrote to me and asked for help in researching Fannie Casto and Sylvester McCoy.  Known children were:  Sylvester Jr., Hazel, and “Pickles”.  Here is what I found:

Started my search with the WV Culture website (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ )

Marriage

• Sylvestis A. McCoy married Ufanice (Ufamie) B. Casto in Mason County Nov. 6, 1907 at “the bride’s residence”
• Information on marriage license was provided by Wm. A. Casto.
• He was 24, she was 17, both were listed as being born in Jackson Co.
• His residence is listed as Jackson County, hers as Mason County.
• Click here to see marriage certificate.

Births

• Sylvester A. McCoy was born Dec. 18, 1882 to James and Anna M. McCoy in Mason County, WV
• Click here to see birth record.
• Fannie Belle Casto was born March 14, 1890 to W.A. Casto and Ella Eugenia Stover in Jackson Co., WV.
• Click here to see birth record.

Census

1900 Jackson Co., WV Census—Ripley District— ED 34—Sheet 8A:  living next door to William Casto family!

• McCoy
  • James W.           43         Jan., 1857         married 18 years
  • Anna M.             34         unknown          7/7 children
  • Sylvester A.      17         Dec., 1882       
  • Malinda             15         Oct., 1884
  • James W.          13         Mar., 1887
  • Cora                     9         June., 1890
  • Delia                    7         Aug., 1892
  • Robert                 4         Feb., 1896
  • Clarence                        2 mos.   Mar., 1900

• Casto
  • William            29         Oct., 1870         married 10 years
  • Ella E.               29         Nov., 1870       6/6 children
  • Euphamy B.     10         Mar., 1890
  • Mason                 7         Jun., 1892
  • Austin A.            5         Jul., 1894
  • James L.             4         Mar., 1896
  • Charles D.          2         Feb., 1898
  • Mary J.                          3 mos.   Feb. 1900

1910 Putnam Co., WV Census— Buffalo—ED 159—Sheet 9A: living next door to parents

• McCoy
  • S.A.                 23
  • F.V.                 20
  • Arthur             2
  • Holly               2/12

1920 Mason., WV Census—Arbuckle—ED 74—Sheet 1B

• McCoy
  • Ver A.                36
  • Fannie B.         29
  • Arther A.          12
  • Hally H.            10
  • Nellie M.            5
  • Goldie J.             3
• Casto
  • Marry J.            19  sister-in-law (divorced)

1930 Mason., WV Census— Arbuckle—ED 27-1—Sheet 4A

• McCoy
  • Sylvester          46
  • Fannie               38
  • Nellie                 15
  • Goldie               13
  • Maxie                  9
  • Hazel                   5
  • Sylvester Jr.        3 4/12

World War I Draft Registration Card: confirms his birthdate and gives middle name as Arthur

World War II Draft Registration Card:  family was living in South Charleston, Clark Co., OH

Death Records—from Findagrave.com (no photos)

Sylvester McCoy b. 1882 d. 1946  buried Concord Cemetery, Mason Co., WV

Fammie Bell McCoy b. Mar. 14, 1894 d. 1948 buried Concord Cemetery, Mason Co., WV

Other McCoys buried in Concord Cemetery

• Arthur Asbury McCoy b. Feb. 24, 1908 d. Mar. 29, 1976
• Dennie E. McCoy b. Mar. 11, 1936 d. Feb. 12, 1961
• Jackie Lee “J.L.” McCoy Jr. b. Jul. 8, 1969 d. Apr. 26, 2009
• Karen Sue McCoy Nov. 4, 1947 d. Sep. 22, 2009
• Wright, Viettia Maebell McCoy  b. Feb. 3, 1943, D. Dec. 26, 1997

So, what did we find?

• Sylvester “Ves” Arthur McCoy (1882-1946) m. 1907 Euphamy “Fannie” Belle Casto (1894-1948)
• Children:
  1. Arthur Asbury McCoy (1908-1976^{4, 5})  m. 1928⁶  Mary Ellen Clonch
  2. Holley Harlin (3-1-1910^{2, 7}–  7-23-1924)  accidental drowning at age 14
  3. Nellie Mae (11-15-1914³—12-6-2001^{3, 4}) m. 1933⁶ Philip Leland Leonard
  4. Goldie J. (1917-    ) m. 1934⁶ Bert Nibert
  5. Stillborn (8-31-1921¹)
  6. Maxine L (8-31-1921—2-14-1995³) m. ? Porter
  7. Hazel Belle (4-4-1924¹–      )
  8. Sylvester, Jr. (3-1-1927¹– Nov., 1980^{4, 5}) m. Annabel Rogers (1923-1970)  
     • ch: Texas Tim McCoy, Connie McCoy, Barbara Mccoy, Lannie Mcoy
       • Texas McCoy m. Jeannie Rumpke
         • ch: Kimberly and Karen McCoy

¹Mason Co. Birth Records—WV Culture and History website

²Jackson Co. Birth Records—WV Culture and History website

³Ohio Deaths 1908-1932, 1938-1944, 1958-2007

⁴SSDI

⁵FAG

⁶WV Marriages Index 1785-1971

⁷Mason Co. Death Records—WV Culture and History website

Research Notes on the McCoys

Sylvester McCoy was the son of James and Anna M. McCoy—from birth record & 1900 census

Marriage: James McCoy and Mariah King—Nov. 1, 1881 Mason Co., WV—he was 23 (b. ~1857) and she was 16 (b ~1865)

Death Records

• James F. McCoy died 2-21-1940 in Cannelton, Fayette Co., WV, age 84 years—informant C.O. McCoy
• Anna Mariah King died 6-29-1941 in Cannelton, Fayette Co., WV, age 79 years, father was William King—informant C.O. McCoy

Obituary

James Franklin McCoy, 84, died last night at his home in Cannelton after a long illness.  His body was removed to the B.C. Hooper mortuary at Montgomery.  Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Anna Mae McCoy; four sons, S.A. McCoy, South Charleston, O.; J.W. McCoy, Charleston; H.P. and C.O. McCoy of Cannelton; a daughter, Mrs. Cora Harris of Buffalo.

The Charleston Gazette, Thursday Feb. 22, 1940, p. 6: [source: Lorenz/McCoy Family Tree—owner neptuneklm

This same tree has “Unknown” McCoy married to “Phoebe” on Dec. 1845 in Jefferson Co., Ohio as the parents of James.

Census Records:  1900 told us he was born Jan 1857 so I checked the 1860 census

1860 Jefferson Co., OH Census—Steubenville— page 25:

• McCoy
  • Samuel             36         b. PA
  • Phoebe             38         b. PA
  • Lucy                  14         b. OH
  • John                  12         “
  • Ann E.              10         “
  • Abner                7         “
  • Harriet              6         “
  • James                3         “
• Oneal
  • John                   81         b. VA
  • Massy                71         b. VA

1850 Jefferson Co., OH Census—Steubenville—page 114:

• McCoy
  • Samuel               27
  • Phebe                 25
  • Lucy                    4
  • John                     2

1870 Jefferson Co., OH Census—Steubenville—page 25:

• McCoy
  • Samuel              49
  • Phoebe              49
  • Lucy                  24
  • John                   22
  • Anna                  19
  • Abner                17
  • Harriet              15
  • James                13
  • Francis             10
• Hamilton
  • Mary                 37   domestic servant

1880 Jefferson Co., OH Census—Steubenville—ED 113—Page 30 B.

• McCoy
  • Samuel           58         PA-Scotland-PA
  • Phoebe           54
  • Abner F.         25
  • Anna E.          23
  • Hattie             21
  • James             20
  • Fannie E.       17

1900 Niagara County, NY—Niagara Falls Ward 2—ED 72—Sheet  1B

• McCoy
  • Phoebe  83         Oct. 1817          wd        married 55 yrs              7/7 ch   PA –VA-VA
  • Lucie    54         Dec. 1846         wd        married 31 yrs  1/1 ch   OH-PA-PA
  • Hattie    45         May, 1855        S                                                  OH-PA-PA
  • Fannie  39         Dec, 1860         S                                                  OH-PA-PA
  • Grace      6         July, 1894         granddaughter                            MO-VA-PA

Another Family Tree—Stephens/Haynes Family Tree by anitag1946—has a family that matches what I have found so far:

Samuel McCoy, b. 2-10-1821 in Washington Co., PA, died Sept 16, 1899 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co., OH.

Children: Lucy Ophelia (1846-1923), John (18418-1935), Anna E. (1852-  ), Harriett (1855-  ), Abner F. (1857-1920), Frances (Fannie) (1860-  ), and James (1860-   )

James McCoy, of Buffalo, NY, arrived the city yesterday called by death of his father, Samuel B. McCoy.

Steubenville Herald Star,  Sep. 18, 1899

This doesn’t make sense to me because James McCoy lived in WV, not NY at that time.  Perhaps it was  John or Abner and not James.

1900 Jackson Co., WV Census—Ripley District— ED 34—Sheet 8A:  living next door to William Casto family!

• McCoy
  • James W.                     43         Jan., 1857         married 18 years
  • Anna M.                        34         unknown          7/7 children
  • Sylvester A.      17         Dec., 1882       
  • Malinda                         15         Oct., 1884
  • James W.          13         Mar., 1887
  • Cora                     9         June., 1890
  • Delia                    7         Aug., 1892
  • Robert                 4         Feb., 1896
  • Clarence                        2 mos.   Mar., 1900

Research Notes on the KINGs

I have had some information on the Kings for many years because my great-great-grandmother was Catherine King, daughter of Elijah King and Susanna Cruzan.  The informant for the death record of William King was a friend, S. Cruzan.  William and Elijah King were brothers, sons of  Francis King and Mary Richards.

Sylvester McCoy was the son of James and Anna M. McCoy—from birth record & 1900 census

Marriage: James McCoy and Mariah King—Nov. 1, 1881 Mason Co., WV—he was 23 (b. ~1857) and she was 16 (b ~1865). Death record listed her father as William King.

1880 Mason Co., WV Census—Union—ED 98—Page 51

• King
  • William               69
  • Lucy A.                42  
  • Maria                 14
  • Miranda                8
  • Charles                  5
  • Jeptha                  1
• Craig
  • Prudence          22         daughter
  • Charles                      3/12      grandson

Obituary

Mrs. Anna M. McCoy, 79, died yesterday at her home in Cannelton.  Services will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the home with Rev. Okey Webb officiating.  Burial will be in the Ward Cemetery in charge of the B.C. Hooper mortuary.  Surviving are four sons: S.A  McCoy of South Charleston, Ohio, J.W. and R.P McCoy of Buffalo and C.L. McCoy of Cannelton; a daughter, Mrs. Cora Harris of Buffalo, and two brothers, Myranda King of Raymond City and Jep King of Arbuckle.

Charleston Gazette, June 30, 1941, page 12—[Lorenz/McCoy Family Tree]

William King (d. June 6, 1881) was the son of Francis King and Mary Katherine Richards.

• 1st wife was Lydia Sarah Rhodes (1823-1865)
• 2nd wife was Lucy Ann Anderson (1840-