Household #32: McCoy, William
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In the 1900 Barney census, William McCoy headed a 2-person household. The table below preserves the exact names, relationships, ages, birthplaces, and occupations recorded for the household.
Household Snapshot
William McCoy headed a 2-person household in the 1900 Barney census with 1 spouse or marital partner.
William McCoy's listed occupation was Farmer.
Reported birthplaces span Georgia and South Carolina, pointing to movement into Barney or family formation across county or state lines.
Newspaper and Public-Record Trail
This section flags public-record leads separate from the census table. The detailed discussion stays in the family narrative, research status, and source citations below.
1900 Census Household
| Name | Relation | Age | Birthplace | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William McCoy | Head | 69 | Georgia | Farmer |
| Elizabeth McCoy | Wife | 67 | South Carolina | — |
Children and Later Trails
No child-tracking items are open for this page because the 1900 table lists no children in the household.
Family Narrative
- Head: William M. C. McCoy, age 69 in 1900, born Sep 1830 in Georgia, farmer.
- Wife: Elizabeth A. Seay McCoy, born 25 Dec 1834 in South Carolina, later dying 6 Nov 1921 in Colquitt County, Georgia.
- 1900 household facts: Married about 40 years, living in Barney, William reported both parents born in Georgia, and the farm was owned free of mortgage.
- Census chain: The preserved record trail supports William across 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920, creating a strong long-run identity chain in south Georgia.
- Marriage: User-supplied marriage-record images support the Brooks County marriage of William McCoy and Elizabeth A. See or Seay on 26 Jul 1860.
- Military trail: User-supplied Confederate service images and pension-index material support service in Company H, 9th Georgia Infantry and later Colquitt County pension activity.
- Burial and death-side support: Elizabeth's Georgia death certificate and the two Pleasant Hill Cemetery memorials strongly support the later Colquitt County burial trail.
- Name-form caution: The military or burial trail sometimes uses William N. McCoy rather than William M. C. McCoy. The spouse, county, regiment, and burial context suggest the same man, but the name-form conflict should stay visible.
Research Notes
- The military and pension materials should eventually be cited with fuller packet-level detail.
- The William M. C. McCoy versus William N. McCoy name-form conflict remains unresolved.
- The 1920 census mother-birthplace report should be preserved as recorded rather than harmonized away.
Military Service
The current evidence supports treating William McCoy as a Confederate veteran, with service material for Company H, 9th Georgia Infantry and Georgia Confederate pension-index material in Colquitt County. Because the record set also shows a William M. C. McCoy versus William N. McCoy name-form conflict, the military claim should remain attached to the spouse, county, regiment, and burial context until the full service and pension packets are transcribed.
Open Research Questions
- Parentage audit: confirm both parents of the household head for HH#32 through direct or near-direct records where possible; mark derivative-only parent links as unresolved until supported.
- Child census audit: confirm every child named in the 1900 household against later census, marriage, death, obituary, cemetery, probate, or draft records; separate proven child links from same-name candidates.
- Other household member audit: verify boarders, servants, in-laws, stepchildren, grandchildren, and unrelated residents in HH#32; document the exact relationship instead of assuming kinship.
- Spouse and marriage audit: locate marriage records, death records, divorce records, or later census records for spouses or absent spouses tied to this household.
- Direct image review: re-check the 1900 census image and any cited index-only sources before treating ages, relationships, birthplaces, or name spellings as final.
Research Status
- Status: Well-researched.
- Strengths: Long census chain, direct marriage record, direct death-certificate evidence for Elizabeth, and user-supplied Confederate service material.
- Remaining cautions: Name-form conflict and fuller military citation cleanup still remain.
Sources
- 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 U.S. census records for William McCoy.
- Brooks County marriage record image for William McCoy and Elizabeth A. See or Seay, 26 Jul 1860.
- Georgia death certificate for Elizabeth McCoy, file no. 33028, 6 Nov 1921.
- Georgia Confederate pension-index material for William M. C. McCoy in Colquitt County.
- Confederate service records and reference slip for William McCoy, Company H, 9th Georgia Infantry.
- FindAGrave memorial 96950729 for William N. McCoy.
- FindAGrave memorial 109659915 for Elizabeth A. Seay McCoy.
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