James
Haden
"Big Jim"
McCoy
Born in Pond Creek, Pike County, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Randolph McCoy Sr
and Sarah McCoy
Brother of
Josephine McCoy, Floyd McCoy, Tolbert McCoy, Lebord McCoy, Samuel McCoy, Mary Katherine McCoy, Alifair McCoy, Roseanna McCoy, Calvin McCoy, Pharmer McCoy, Randolf McCoy, William McCoy, Trinvilla (McCoy) Thompson, Adelaide McCoy and Francis (McCoy) Charles
Husband of
Malissa E (Jackson) McCoy
— married
20 Feb 1873 in Pike County, Kentucky
Descendants 
Father of
Dona McCoy, Edna (McCoy) Gilliam, Lenna (McCoy) Weddington, Finnie Harrison McCoy, Tennie McCoy, Dorothy McCoy, Kansas Blanche (McCoy) Dunlap, Mayme (McCoy) Amick, Lou Eva (McCoy) Scott and Charlie McCoy
Died
at age 80
in Pike County, Kentucky, United States
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Biography
James McCoy is Notable.
James Haden McCoy was born on March 1849 on Pond Creek in Pike County, Kentucky, United States, to Randolph McCoy Sr. and Sarah "Sally" (McCoy) McCoy. He went by the nickname "Jim".
He married Malissa Smith on 20 Feb 1873 in Pike County, Kentucky, United States[1] and their children include (not complete):
- Edna (McCoy) Gilliam (1875-1941)
- Lenna (McCoy) Weddington (1877-1963)
- Charlie McCoy (1896-1913)
He worked as a Peace Officer.
He survived many battles between the Hatfields and McCoys.[2]
Jim died of stomach and liver cancer on 30 Aug 1929 in Pike County, Kentucky, USA [3] and was buried at Catlettsburg Cemetery, Catlettsburg, Boyd County, Kentucky, USA. [4]
Sources
- ↑ Kentucky Marriages 1851-1900
- ↑ Hatfield–McCoy feud From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- ↑ Death Certificate image for Jim McCoy
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #91244326 for Jim McCoy
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4M-5QB : 19 March 2020), James H McCoy in entry for Randolph McCoy, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZP-6JW : 13 November 2020), Lenney Mc Coy in household of James Mc Coy, Pike, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district ED 104, sheet 715D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,439.
- "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLYC-LYVZ : 16 December 2020), James McCoy in entry for Lenna McCoy Weddington, 30 Aug 1963; citing Death, Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States, certificate 1166324971, Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm .
See also:
- FamilySearch Person: G925-2W9
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~12.50%
Tina Trimble
:
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Kylee Howard :
23andMe, GEDmatch a044755 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member okiegal63
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #b12822
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~1.56%
John Roberts :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T007315 [compare], FTDNA kit #100137
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~1.56%
Moris Roberts :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F266987 [compare], FTDNA kit #266987
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~1.56%
Dody McCoy :
MyHeritage DNA
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~1.37%
John C Stacy :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A012825 [compare], FTDNA kit #B114712
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~0.78%
Emily (Cole) Ledford :
23andMe, GEDmatch JL1906768 [compare]
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~0.78%
Duane Estep :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A195393 [compare]
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~0.78%
Brenda Maynard :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch EU3687443 [compare], Ancestry member bren14a
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~0.78%
Carolyn (Dailey) Rabalais :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Cara (Sword) Parker :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HK6365119 [compare]
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~0.39%
Lewis Smith :
23andMe
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Rejected matches › James Mackey (1849-1933) › James Mackey (1851-) › James Mackay (abt.1851-) › James H. McCue (1849-1928) › James R. McGhee (1833-1920) › James McGhee (abt.1848-) › H. F. Mccoy (abt.1849-)
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