Edwin Douglass McCoy (1895 - 1966)

Born 1 Aug 1895 in St. Louis, MO

Ancestors

Husband of Bernice Lenore McGonnigle — married 22 May 1920 in Fort Lewis, Washington

Descendants

Died 25 Mar 1966 at age 70 in Temple, Texas

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Biography

DOB: August 1, 1895 Place of Birth 2342 Wash St. City of St. Louis State of Missouri Father's name: William A. Chas. McCoy born in Illinois Mother's name: Belle Douglass born in Canada Certificate number 6106^[1]

Copy of short bio by Edwin Douglass: It all started back in 1895 August 1st to be exact, in St Louis Missouri, where I was born. That was the year electric street cars appeared on the streets of St. Louis and the union station was dedicated. My father was a railroad man and mother often told about she and Dad taking me down to the station dedication. My mother was born in Owen Sound Ontario, one of a family of 6 daughters and 3 sons. Owen Sound is a beautiful small town on Georgian Bay. Her parents were born in Perth, Scotland and came to Canada after their marriage at 21. Grandfather Douglass was a successful and prosperous tailor and had the leading mens store on the main street a few doors down from their home. My father was from Illinois, he had 2 sisters. Grandma had been married before to a Tierman who was one of the early day contractor and railroad builders. He ---- in New York floating a loan to continue the railroad he was building from Kansas to Arkansas at the time of his death. Grandma McCoy was born in Kentucky. She often told about Abe Lincoln staying at her mothers hotel on his trips to the little town and how she helped wait on him when he partook of his meals. When Lincoln and his clan left Kentucky Grandma's people joined others and all went to Indiana and later all moved to Illinois. My father went to the University of Illinois for a little over a year and later married his fist wife to which two children were born, a girl and a boy. this wife died and later he married my mother whom he had met in Canada. Clemons Francis, the boy, lived with them for awhile and later went to live with his Grandmother. When Clem was a little over 14 he ran away and formed a Regular Army Artillery unit. By Edwin D McCoy^[2]

Name Edwin Douglas McCoy Event Type Military Service Event Date 27 Nov 1917 Event Place , , Texas, United States Race White Birth Date 01 Aug 1895 Birthplace St Louis, Missouri^[3]

Lieut. Col. Edwin D. McCoy, Brooks field quartermaster, has just received notice of his promotion from Major in the US army. Colonel McCoy served his country during WWI with the 357th Regiment, 90th Division ... ... Colonel McCoy's ancestry includes many members who also served in military... ...great uncle, the late John Douglass belonged to 42nd Highlanders and later was a captain of the 32nd Battalion, Ontario, Canada.... ....His grandfather's cousin, the late Robert Douglass was a Georgian colonel during the Civil War and Colonel McCoys uncle, the late William M. Douglass, served in Cuba with the Michigan volunteers... ^[4]

Name Edwin Douglass Mccoy Event Type Death Event Date 25 Mar 1966 Event Place Temple, Bell, Texas, United States Gender Male Marital Status Married Birth Date 01 Aug 1895 Birthplace St Louis, Missouri Mother's Name Bell Douglass Certificate Number 13634^[5]

Burial March 29, 1966; Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas Edwin D McCoy BIRTH 1 Aug 1895 DEATH 25 Mar 1966 (aged 70) Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA Add to Map PLOT Sec PI Site 108-C MEMORIAL ID 80767382 COL US Army World War I & II, Korea LM BSM ARCOM PH ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Certified copy of Birth Record
2. ↑ private letter
3. ↑ Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920
4. ↑ newspaper clipping - not dated, from HKBC papers in estate
5. ↑ Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
6. ↑ attendance by SAS Ciancimino, Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 December 2019), memorial page for Edwin D McCoy (1 Aug 1895–25 Mar 1966), Find A Grave Memorial no. 80767382, citing Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Joan (contributor 46481386)