William R Coday (1810 - 1871)

Born 1810 in Clay, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Virginia (Young) Coday — married 15 Dec 1831 in Lawrence, Indiana, United States

Husband of Dorcas (Moody) Coday — married 1840 in Missouri, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Jun 1871 at about age 61 in Wright, Missouri, United States

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Biography

William was born about 1812 in Kentucky. His parents were John Coday and Elizabeth Sumners.

William was married twice:

(1) Ginney Young on Dec. 15, 1831 in Lawrence County. Indiana, she died between 1835 &1840 . They had 3 children - John, Samuel and Lucinda.

(2) Dorcas Moody Randall 1840 in Missouri. In 1840 she was listed in Pulaski co. Mo. Census. Dorcas' parents were Henry and Lidda Moody. Dorcas' first husband was Benjamin Randall who she married March 10, 1836 in Lawrence Co., Tennessee. Dorcas had three children from this first marriage - Nancy, Margaret and Mary. William and Dorcas raised their family on a farm that was later a part of the Finley farm on Wolf Creek. Their post office was Hartsville , Missouri. Their children were: William Coday Jr., Harrison , Elizabeth, Isaac, Dorcas and Henry.^[1][2][3] In 1880 Dorcas was living with her son, William Coday Jr. and wife Flori.

He passed away in June 28, 1871 in Wright County, Missouri. Dorcas was the Adm. of his will. He is buried Wolf Creek cem. Wright co. Missouri.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Wright co. Missouri census

   William Cody Male 38 born Kentucky

   Dorcas Cody female 36 born Tennessee

   John Cody male 17 born Iowa

   Samuel Cody male 16 born Iowa

   Lucinda Cody female 15 born Iowa

   Nancy Cody [Randall] female 15 born Tennessee

   Margaret Cody [Randall] female 12 born Tennessee

   Mary Cody [Randall] female 11 born Tennessee

   William Cody male 10 born Missouri

   Harrison Cody male 8 born Missouri

   Elizabeth Cody female 6 born Missouri

   Isaac Cody male 1 born Missouri

2. ↑ 1860 Wright co Missouri census: July 23, 1860

   William Cody male 49 born Kentucky

   Dorcus female 45 born Tennessee

   Wm. Cody male 18 Missouri farm laborer in school

   Harrison Cody male 16 Missouri farm laborer in school

   Elizabeth Cody female 15 Missouri in school

   Samantha Moody female 13 Missouri in school

   Isaac Cody male 12 Missouri in school

   Dorcas Cody female 8 Missouri in school

   Henry Cody male 6 Missouri in school

   Mary Shelton female 22 Tennessee

   Wm. Shelton male 0 Tennessee

3. ↑ 1870 Missouri Census:

   William Coday male 60 Kentucky

   Dorcas female 56 Tennessee

   Henry male 17 Missouri

   Sarah female 9 Missouri

   William male 13 missouri

4. ↑ Find a Grave (no image), Find A Grave: Memorial #86751508, Memorial page for William R “Bill” Coday (1812-28 Jun 1871), citing Wolf Creek Cemetery, Wright County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by LdyBug ♥ (contributor 47590230). No marker. Info reportedly coming from Ozar'kin, Vol. III, No. 3, Fall 1981, page 89, "Early Wright Wright County Settlers--The Coday Family.

• Public records and documents
• family letters.
• Abstract of Will Wright co. Mo. for Codey, Wm.

• Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=35954649&pid=491

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Dave McIntosh for creating WikiTree profile Coday-25 through the import of Family Tree 3.ged on Sep 25, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Dave and others.
• Ruth Usery received information from the Coday family in Missouri and other cousins.