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Asa Harmon McCoy Jr. (1862 - 1890)

Asa Harmon "Bud" McCoy Jr.
Born in Pike, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Brother of , , , and
Husband of — married 1884 in Pike, Kentuckymap
[children unknown]
Died at age 27 in Pike, Kentuckymap
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Biography

Asa Harmon McCoy Jr. was born on 09 Oct 1862 in Pike County, Kentucky. He was the son of Asa McCoy and Martha (Cline) McCoy. His father Asa Harmon Sr. was killed in 1865 and the killing was part of the origin of the Hatfield-McCoy[1] feud. The 1880 census[2] lists Asa as living with his family in Peter's Creek, Pike, Kentucky and helping operate the farm.

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Martha F. Mc CoyHeadF52Kentucky
Lewis J. Mc CoySonM20Virginia
Asa H. Mc CoySonM18Kentucky
Nancy L. Mc CoyDaughterF13Kentucky

In 1886 Asa married Nancy Christian. Between 1886 and 1890 Nancy gave birth to their three children. In 1890 Asa was shot by (according to findagrave) his own cousins. Asa Harmon McCoy Jr. is buried[3] at Billie Dotson Cemetery, Board Tree, Pike County, Kentucky in an unmarked grave.


Research Notes

Born 1862 in Pike, Kentucky. Married Nancy Christian in 1884, Pike, Kentucky. Died after 1880. Name: Asa Harmon "Bud" McCoy. Born 9 Oct 1862. Kentucky Residence Residence Post Office: Mouth of Pond Creek. 1870 District 7, Pike, Kentucky, USA. File File: http:/trees.ancestry.comrd?f=document&guid=57c026c8-cdfd-4852-8730-44dd968ce3a1&tid=71215284&pid=2399. Format: htm.


Sources

  1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatfield%E2%80%93McCoy_feud
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZP-3S1 : Fri Oct 06 07:44:33 UTC 2023), Entry for Martha F. Mc Coy and Lewis J. Mc Coy, 1880.
  3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125715744/asa-harmon-mccoy: accessed 10 January 2024), memorial page for Asa Harmon “Bud” McCoy Jr. (9 Oct 1862–Sep 1890), Find a Grave Memorial ID 125715744, citing Billie Dotson Cemetery, Board Tree, Pike County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by KJB (contributor 49372156).
  • WikiTree profile McCoy-609 created through the import of Coley Wolford Stayton McCarroll Bond.ged on Aug 7, 2011 by Tom Coley. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Tom and others. Prior to import, this record was last changed 17:19 4 Jul 2011.
  • Source: International Genealogical Index, Online Database Title: International Genealogical Index, Online Database Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [LDS]. Publication: \i FamilySearch\i0 . http://www.familysearch.org : 2 Feb 2011 Date: 20 May 2011
  • Source: 1870 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 7163
  • Source: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Family Tree 71215284


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"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4M-LWF : 17 October 2014), Ada H Mccoy in household of Martha L Mccoy, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 5, family 35, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,994.

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