Wm Anderson McCoy Genealogy

Notes

Note

Birth
The person known as Texas McCoy Vance (Mrs. James) is assumed to have been born in 1869 in WV. Her obituary gives 28 Mar 1869 as the date. She is said to have been the daughter of (Wm) Anderson McCoy and Mary E. Hoylman.

The 1870 census of Trap Hill, Raleigh County, WV shows Mary Hoylman (19) living with her father and step-mother. For the first and only time in known records, she is listed as “Mary M”. Is the “M” an error, or does it stand for “McCoy”? Whatever it means, Anderson McCoy is not present and is, in fact, in Wayne County WV. 70 miles to the west (straight line) where he is working on his father’s farm with his siblings.

Although Anderson and Mary would claim in the 1900 census to have been married in 1868, no evidence of this has been found, and the 1870 census certainly argues against it.

The 1870 census (Hoylman) also includes a 1-year-old male infant named “Derrensy P.”. Hoylman is the implied last name. The assumption would be that this is the son of John Jordan Hoylman and Lachony Lester, his 2nd wife, who had married in 1866. Derrensy P. Hoylman, a male, does not appear in any later records.

The 1900 census asked women to state the number of children they had had and the number still living. Lachona Hoylman stated she had had 4 and had 4 living. Those 4 are known to be Marcus Byron, John Lorenzo, Laura Belle and Minnie Mae. There is no place for Derrensy P. Hoylman of the 1870 census. Mary McCoy’s entry in 1900 states that she had had 8 children of whom 7 were still living. The only death was that of Willie in about 1880/1, and the seven living include Texas. She also states that she has been married for 30 years (1870).

Texas McCoy, female, first appears in available records in the 1880 census as a child of Anderson and Mary McCoy in Silver Lake Township, Adams County NE. She is said to be 8 years old, making her year of birth in 1872. Her birthplace is given as Virginia (not WV).

Texas appears again in the 1885 Nebraska State Census in the same location. Here she is said to be 16 years old, which gives a birth year of 1869 (consistent with the 1870 census).

In the 1900 census, Texas is married to James Vance and living in Webster County NE with their 4 children. She gives her name as “Derensy T Vance” and states she was born in March of1869 in WV. In 1910, she is “Texas Vance” age 41 (1869). In 1920, she is “Derensy T. Vance”, age 50; census date was in February, so this is correct for 1869).

So the Derrensy P. Hoylman of the 1870 census was Derensy T. , a girl, not a boy. She was evidently Mary E Hoylman’s child, although no birth record has been found for her yet, but was she also Anderson McCoy’s child?

There is good reason to believe that Mary’s father, John Jordan Hoylman, and Anderson McCoy enlisted in the same Confederate unit 1 week apart and that they both deserted, although at different times. So they may have known each other. That possibility and the change of Mary’s middle initial to “M" in the 1870 census are the only pieces of evidence to suggest that Anderson McCoy could be the father of Texas Derensy.

Events

Event	Date	Place	Description	Sources
Birth	28 March 1869	West Virginia, United States of America		2b 3c 4b 5b 6b 8c 1 7b 9b

Residence	1870	Trap Hill, Raleigh, West Virginia, United States of America		2c

Birth	1872	Virginia, United States of America	1880 US Census shows Texas as 8 years old

Residence	1880	Silver Lake, Adams, Nebraska, United States		9c

Residence	8 June 1885	Silver Lake, Adams, Nebraska		5c

Residence	1885	Silver Lake, Adams, Nebraska		6c

Residence	1900	Harmony Township, Webster, Nebraska, USA		7c

Residence	1910	Harmony Township, Webster, Nebraska, USA		8d

Residence	1910	Harmony Township, Webster, Nebraska, USA		8e

Residence	1920	Harmony Township, Webster, Nebraska, USA		3d

Residence	1920	Harmony Township, Webster, Nebraska, USA		3e

Residence	1930	Harmony Township, Webster, Nebraska, USA		4c

Death	26 July 1933	Bladen, Webster, Nebraska, USA		1

Burial		Harmony Cemetery, Webster County, Nebraska, United States of America		1

Relation to the center person (McCoy, William Anderson) : daughter

Parents

Relation to main person	Name	Birth date	Death date
Father	McCoy, William Anderson	5 December 1846	15 September 1922
Mother	Hoylman, Mary Eugene	15 January 1852	28 October 1931
	McCoy, Texas Derensy	28 March 1869	26 July 1933
Sister	McCoy, Ida Alice	23 May 1873	16 February 1922
Brother	McCoy, William Jordan	15 May 1875	19 August 1880
Sister	McCoy, Gertrude Margaret	9 June 1878	14 May 1950
Brother	McCoy, Milton Arthur	6 March 1880	28 October 1901
Sister	McCoy, Julia Edna	3 May 1883	13 April 1956
Brother	McCoy, Sidney James	25 December 1886	1 October 1962
Sister	McCoy, Geneva Frances	21 May 1889	27 January 1970

Families

Media

Pedigree

Ancestors

Source References

Ancestry.com: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Ancestry.com: 1870 United States Federal Census
1. - Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: , , ; Roll: M593
  - Source text:
    Birth date: abt 1869 Birth place: West Virginia Residence date: 1870 Residence place: Trap Hill, Raleigh, West Virginia
  - Citation:
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=14738381&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
2. - Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: , , ; Roll: M593
  - Source text:
    Birth date: abt 1869 Birth place: West Virginia Residence date: 1870 Residence place: Trap Hill, Raleigh, West Virginia
  - Citation:
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=14738381&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
3. - Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: , , ; Roll: M593
  - Source text:
    Birth date: abt 1869 Birth place: West Virginia Residence date: 1870 Residence place: Trap Hill, Raleigh, West Virginia
  - Citation:
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=14738381&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
Ancestry.com: 1920 United States Federal Census
1. - Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Harmony, Webster, Nebraska; Roll: T625_1003; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 204; Image: 392.
  - Source text:
    Birth date: abt 1870 Birth place: West Virginia Residence date: 1920 Residence place: Harmony, Webster, Nebraska
  - Citation:
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=97777727&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
2. - Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Harmony, Webster, Nebraska; Roll: T625_1003; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 204; Image: 392.
  - Source text:
    Birth date: abt 1870 Birth place: West Virginia Residence date: 1920 Residence place: Harmony, Webster, Nebraska
  - Citation:
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=97777727&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
3. - Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Harmony, Webster, Nebraska; Roll: T625_1003; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 204; Image: 392.
  - Source text:
    Birth date: abt 1870 Birth place: West Virginia Residence date: 1920 Residence place: Harmony, Webster, Nebraska
  - Citation:
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=97777727&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
4. - Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Harmony, Webster, Nebraska; Roll: T625_1003; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 204; Image: 392.
  - Source text:
    Birth date: abt 1870 Birth place: West Virginia Residence date: 1920 Residence place: Harmony, Webster, Nebraska
  - Citation:
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=97777727&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
5. - Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Harmony, Webster, Nebraska; Roll: T625_1003; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 204; Image: 392.
  - Source text:
    Birth date: abt 1870 Birth place: West Virginia Residence date: 1920 Residence place: Harmony, Webster, Nebraska
  - Citation:
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=97777727&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
Ancestry.com: 1930 United States Federal Census
1. - Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Harmony, Webster, Nebraska; Roll: 1295; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 12; Image: 610.0.
  - Source text:
    Birth date: abt 1869 Birth place: Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Harmony, Webster, Nebraska
  - Citation:
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=122551835&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
2. - Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Harmony, Webster, Nebraska; Roll: 1295; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 12; Image: 610.0.
  - Source text:
    Birth date: abt 1869 Birth place: Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Harmony, Webster, Nebraska
  - Citation:
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=122551835&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
3. - Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Harmony, Webster, Nebraska; Roll: 1295; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 12; Image: 610.0.
  - Source text:
    Birth date: abt 1869 Birth place: Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Harmony, Webster, Nebraska
  - Citation:
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=122551835&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
Ancestry.com: Nebraska, State Census, 1885
1. - Source text:
    Birth date: abt 1869 Birth place: W Virginia Residence date: 08 Jun 1885 Residence place: Silver Lake,Adams,Nebraska
  - Citation:
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nebstatecen1885&h=8751&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
2. - Source text:
    Birth date: abt 1869 Birth place: W Virginia Residence date: 08 Jun 1885 Residence place: Silver Lake,Adams,Nebraska
  - Citation:
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nebstatecen1885&h=8751&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
3. - Source text:
    Birth date: abt 1869 Birth place: W Virginia Residence date: 08 Jun 1885 Residence place: Silver Lake,Adams,Nebraska
  - Citation:
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nebstatecen1885&h=8751&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
Ancestry.com: Nebraska, State Census Collection, 1860-1885
1. - Source text:
    Birth date: abt 1869 Birth place: West Virginia Residence date: 1885 Residence place: Silver Lake, Adams, Nebraska
  - Citation:
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nestatecensus&h=1519130&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
2. - Source text:
    Birth date: abt 1869 Birth place: West Virginia Residence date: 1885 Residence place: Silver Lake, Adams, Nebraska
  - Citation:
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nestatecensus&h=1519130&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
3. - Source text:
    Birth date: abt 1869 Birth place: West Virginia Residence date: 1885 Residence place: Silver Lake, Adams, Nebraska
  - Citation:
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nestatecensus&h=1519130&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
Ancestry.com: 1900 United States Federal Census
1. - Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Harmony, Webster, Nebraska; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .
  - Source text:
    Birth date: Mar 1869 Birth place: West Virginia Marriage date: 1886 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Harmony Township, Webster, Nebraska
  - Citation:
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=65388047&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
2. - Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Harmony, Webster, Nebraska; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .
  - Source text:
    Birth date: Mar 1869 Birth place: West Virginia Marriage date: 1886 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Harmony Township, Webster, Nebraska
  - Citation:
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=65388047&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
3. - Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Harmony, Webster, Nebraska; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .
  - Source text:
    Birth date: Mar 1869 Birth place: West Virginia Marriage date: 1886 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Harmony Township, Webster, Nebraska
  - Citation:
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=65388047&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
4. - Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Harmony, Webster, Nebraska; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .
  - Source text:
    Birth date: Mar 1869 Birth place: West Virginia Marriage date: 1886 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Harmony Township, Webster, Nebraska
  - Citation:
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=65388047&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
5. - Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Harmony, Webster, Nebraska; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .
  - Source text:
    Birth date: Apr 1865 Birth place: Ohio Marriage date: 1886 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Harmony Township, Webster, Nebraska
  - Citation:
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=65388046&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
6. - Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Harmony, Webster, Nebraska; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .
  - Source text:
    Birth date: Apr 1865 Birth place: Ohio Marriage date: 1886 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Harmony Township, Webster, Nebraska
  - Citation:
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=65388046&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
7. - Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Harmony, Webster, Nebraska; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .
  - Source text:
    Birth date: Mar 1869 Birth place: West Virginia Marriage date: 1886 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Harmony Township, Webster, Nebraska
  - Citation:
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=65388047&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
Ancestry.com: 1910 United States Federal Census
1. - Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Harmony, Webster, Nebraska; Roll: T624_856; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 199; Image: 326.
  - Source text:
    Birth date: abt 1869 Birth place: Virginia Residence date: 1910 Residence place: Harmony, Webster, Nebraska
  - Citation:
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=151343590&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
2. - Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Harmony, Webster, Nebraska; Roll: T624_856; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 199; Image: 326.
  - Source text:
    Name: Texas Vance Birth Date: abt 1869 Birth Place: Virginia Residence Date: 1910 Residence Place: Harmony, Webster, Nebraska
  - Citation:
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=151343590&ti=0&indiv=try
3. - Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Harmony, Webster, Nebraska; Roll: T624_856; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 199; Image: 326.
  - Source text:
    Name: Texas Vance Birth Date: abt 1869 Birth Place: Virginia Residence Date: 1910 Residence Place: Harmony, Webster, Nebraska
  - Citation:
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=151343590&ti=0&indiv=try
4. - Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Harmony, Webster, Nebraska; Roll: T624_856; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 199; Image: 326.
  - Source text:
    Name: Texas Vance Birth Date: abt 1869 Birth Place: Virginia Residence Date: 1910 Residence Place: Harmony, Webster, Nebraska
  - Citation:
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=151343590&ti=0&indiv=try
5. - Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Harmony, Webster, Nebraska; Roll: T624_856; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 199; Image: 326.
  - Source text:
    Birth date: abt 1869 Birth place: Virginia Residence date: 1910 Residence place: Harmony, Webster, Nebraska
  - Citation:
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=151343590&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
Ancestry.com: 1880 United States Federal Census
1. - Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Silver Lake, Adams, Nebraska; Roll: T9_743; Family History Film: 1254743; Page: 87.2000; Enumeration District: 61; Image: 0178.
  - Source text:
    Name: Texas McCoy Birth Date: abt 1872 Birth Place: Virginia Residence Date: 1880 Residence Place: Silver Lake, Adams, Nebraska, United States
  - Citation:
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=33387459&ti=0&indiv=try
2. - Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Silver Lake, Adams, Nebraska; Roll: T9_743; Family History Film: 1254743; Page: 87.2000; Enumeration District: 61; Image: 0178.
  - Source text:
    Name: Texas McCoy Birth Date: abt 1872 Birth Place: Virginia Residence Date: 1880 Residence Place: Silver Lake, Adams, Nebraska, United States
  - Citation:
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=33387459&ti=0&indiv=try
3. - Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Silver Lake, Adams, Nebraska; Roll: T9_743; Family History Film: 1254743; Page: 87.2000; Enumeration District: 61; Image: 0178.
  - Source text:
    Name: Texas McCoy Birth Date: abt 1872 Birth Place: Virginia Residence Date: 1880 Residence Place: Silver Lake, Adams, Nebraska, United States
  - Citation:
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=33387459&ti=0&indiv=try

Birth Name	McCoy, Texas Derensy 1
Also Known As	McCoy, Texas Derensy 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a
Also Known As	McCoy, Texas Derency 3b 8b 9a
Gender	female
Age at Death	64 years, 3 months, 29 days
Birth date	28 March 1869 (West Virginia, United States of America)
Death date	26 July 1933 (Bladen, Webster, Nebraska, USA)

McCoy, Texas Derensy