Charles McCoy (abt. 1911 - 1950)

Born about 26 May 1911 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States [uncertain]

Died 26 Jul 1950 at about age 39 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Charles McCoy is Notable.

Charles McCoy, best known as "Papa Charlie", was one of the major blues accompanists of his time. He was a guitarist and mandolin player. In the 1930s and 1940s he performed together with his brother Kansas Joe McCoy and they recorded as the McCoy Brothers. ^[1]

Charles was born about 1911 in Jackson, Mississippi.

In the 1920 census Charlie Mccay (age 8) was the son of Alice Mccay [divorced from Pat McCoy], general farmer, in Beat 4, Hinds, Mississippi, with three older siblings and a sister-in-law.^[2]

He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

In the 1950 census Charles McCoy (age 40), unable to work, was the married lodger of Prince James in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, with wife Beatrice McCoy (age 40).^[3]

He passed away 26 Jul 1950 in Chicago, Illinois and was buried in Restvale Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois.^{[4] [5]}

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_Joe_McCoy
2. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 4, Hinds, Mississippi; Roll: T625_878; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #102965224 (accessed 16 December 2023)
3. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 3928; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 103-208
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #218929336 (accessed 16 December 2023)
4. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #10659 (accessed 8 January 2023)
   Memorial page for Charles “Papa Charlie” McCoy Famous memorial (26 May 1911-26 Jul 1950), citing Restvale Cemetery, Alsip, Cook County, Illinois, USA (plot: Sec. 1-E, Row 13, Gr. 125); Maintained by Find a Grave.
5. ↑ Death: "Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988"
   Cook County Clerk. Cook County Clerk Genealogy Records. Cook County Clerk’s Office, Chicago, IL: Cook County Clerk, 2008
   Ancestry Record 1501 #3666929 (accessed 27 March 2023)
   Charles Mc Coy death 26 Jul 1950.