Richard McCoy Jr. (1891 - 1976)

Born 16 Aug 1891 in La Follette,, Tennessee, United States

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Died 3 Oct 1976 at age 85 in Campbell County, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Richard (Dock) McCoy^[1] was born 16 Aug 1891. He was the son of Richard "Dick" McCoy and Elisabeth Winifred Williams. Richard was known to everyone as Dock. Dock was a coal miner and a farmer. He was a man of high standards and of few words. He always said, " Every tub sits on its own bottom" meaning we are all responsible for our own lives. He was a member of Moore's Chapel Baptist Church, Petros F&AM Lodge No.625 and the Lafollette Masonic Lodge.

He married Nancy Elizabeth Davis on December 21, 1916. They lived in an area in the mountains called New River. Dock and Nan's home was in the Moorse Camp area of New River. Dock had six siblings. Richard was in the United States World War I

He and Nan had six children together. Dock and Nan loved gardening, flowers, having their children and grandchildren around them and especially at Christmas time. Everyone would go to their home to celebrate the Christmas Holiday. They loved to sit on their front porch in the evening and watch the children play and the sunset in the beautiful mountains of New River.

When the mines on New River closed down Dock moved to La Follette, Tennessee and they lived there until they passed away. Dock died 3 Oct 1976 and is buried at Campbell Memorial Gardens, La Follette, Tennessee. His beloved wife Nancy Elizabeth Davis McCoy joined him there on 11 Jun 1984.

Lafollette Miner Dies Of Heart Attack Dock R. McCoy, 85, of 400 North 13th St., Lafollette Community Hospital of a heart attack. A retired miner, he had worked for Moore Coal Co., of New River, and he worked on his New River farm until about four years ago. He was a member of Moore's Chapel Baptist Church, Petros F&AM Lodge No.625 and the Lafollette Masonic Lodge. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth McCoy, three daughters, Claudine McCoy and Jamie Bary of Lafollette and Mrs. Faye Lowe of Clinton, a son Joe McCoy of Wartburg, 19 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. This is from his obit.

Sources

1. ↑ Information entered by Nancy Lowe Sitzlar, his Granddaughter, at the time of registration.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ67-LCC : 24 December 2021), Dock McCay, 1917-1918.

• Richard Mc Coy in household of Elisabeth W Mc Coy, Civil Districts 2, 4, Brushy Mountain State Mines Petros, Morgan, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 106, sheet 16A, family 147, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,591.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGXF-WN8: accessed 5 May 2017), Doc R Mccoy in household of Winfrey Mccoy, Civil District 2, Morgan, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 51, sheet 18A, family 158, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1514; FHL microfilm 1,375,527.

• Doc McCoy married Nancy Elizabeth "Nan" Davis December 21, 1916. "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHW-4TFG: 23 December 2016), Doc McCoy and Nan Davis, 21 Dec 1916; citing Anderson, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,928,605 . They lived in Anderson County, Tennessee, United States.

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCG-YDN : 11 March 2022), Doctor R Mc Coy in entry for Elisabeth W Mc Coy, 1900.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN59-6DP : 3 February 2021), Dock McCoy, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP7B-RHS : accessed 20 February 2023), Dock Mccoy, District 10, Anderson, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 25A, line 20, family 439, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2233; FHL microfilm 2,341,967.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V3H3-R6K : 9 January 2021), Dock R Mccoy, 15 Oct 1976; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP7B-RHS: accessed 5 May 2017), Dock Mccoy, District 10, Anderson, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 25A, line 20, family 439, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2233; FHL microfilm 2,341,967.

• Dock R. McCoy died October 3, 1976. "The United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch

• (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V3H3-R6K: 19 May 2014), Dock R Mccoy, 15 Oct 1976; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing). He was buried in Campbell County Memorial Gardens in La Follette, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA. Dock R. McCoy on Find A Grave: Memorial #11837468 Retrieved May 5, 2017,

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11837468
• Buried at CampbellMemoria Gardens, La-Follette, Tennessee

• U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Tennessee https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6482/005152380_01774?pid=23189598&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?