Individual Details
Daniel MCCOY
(Abt 1820 - 22 Aug 1894)
There is a deposition in Daniel McCoy's Civil War pension file from James McCreay regarding him receiving a pension. He states in his deposition that "this man is a cousin of mine." James McCreay did not think it was fair that Daniel McCoy received a pension since he only served a short time during the Civil War before being discharged.
James McCreay was a son of Mary McCreay, a daughter of the Revolutionary War patriot, Daniel McCoy. Daniel McCoy who received the Civil War pension and James McCreay were first cousins. This deposition helps to prove that Mary McCoy and John McCoy (the father of Daniel McCoy who received the Civil War pension) were siblings.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1820 |  | |||
| Marriage | 28 May 1847 | Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania - Susan SMITH | | ||
| Census | 1850 | Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Census | 1860 | Kittanning Post Office, Kittanning Township, Armstong County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Military | From 17 Oct 1862 to 15 Apr 1863 | in the Civil War in Company M, 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry | | ||
| Census | 1870 | Atwood Post Office, Cowanshannock Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Census | 1880 | Cowanshannock Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Death | 22 Aug 1894 | Atwood, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Probate | 27 Sep 1894 | Armstrong County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Burial | Atwood Cemetery, Atwood, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania | |
Families
| Spouse | Susan SMITH (1831 - 1915) |
| Child | Jackson MCCOY (1848 - 1860) |
| Child | John H. MCCOY (1849 - 1927) |
| Child | James S. MCCOY (1853 - 1894) |
| Child | Alexander MCCOY (1857 - 1894) |
| Child | Daniel C. MCCOY (1858 - 1931) |
| Child | Milton M. MCCOY (1860 - 1944) |
| Child | Mary Jane "Jennie" MCCOY (1864 - 1920) |
| Child | Albert H. MCCOY (1870 - 1930) |
| Child | Finley Morgan MCCOY (1872 - 1931) |
| Child | Laura Mae MCCOY (1874 - 1956) |
| Father | John MCCOY (1795 - 1828) |
| Mother | Jane SMITH (1796 - 1854) |
| Sibling | Church Smith MCCOY (1824 - 1890) |
| Sibling | John MCCOY (1827 - 1899) |
Endnotes
1. Declaration for original invalid pension dated 1 August 1890: Daniel McCoy, Private, Company M, 14th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry pension file (from 1890 to 1894)||Daniel McCoy pension file invalid certificate number 621.611; Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of the Army and Navy Who Served Mainly in the Civil War and the War With Spain, 1861 - 1934 ; Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007, Record Group 15||RG15; National Archives, Washington, DC.
2. Prof. J. T. Stewart, compiler, Indiana County Pennsylvania: Her People, Past and Present, 2 Volumes (Chicago: J. H. Beers & CO., 1913), 874.
3. "Pennsylvania County Marriages, 1885-1950," index and images, Family Search (https://familysearch.org : accessed 12 May 2015), Milton McCoy and Belle R. Flick, 18 October 1934; citing Dauphin County Marriage Records; FHL microfilm 21,210.
4. Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Will Books, 5: 234-235, Will of Daniel McCoy; Armstrong County Courthouse, Kittanning, Pennsylvania.
5. 1880 U.S. census, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Cowanshannock Township, enumeration district (ED) 4, page 40, dwelling 372, family 383, Daniel McCoy; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 October 2014); from National Archives microfilm T9, roll 1095.
6. Application for Accrued Pension: Daniel McCoy, Private, Company M, 14th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry pension file (from 1890 to 1894)||Daniel McCoy pension file invalid certificate number 621.611; Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of the Army and Navy Who Served Mainly in the Civil War and the War With Spain, 1861 - 1934 ; Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007, Record Group 15||RG15; National Archives, Washington, DC.
7. 1850 census, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Plumcreek Township, page 352A, dwelling 258, family 258, Daniel McCoy of J; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 October 2014); from National Archives microfilm M432, roll 749.
8. 1860 U.S. census, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Kittanning Township, Kittanning Post Office, page 684 (stamped), page 14 (penned), dwelling 87, family 85, Daniel McCray; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 October 2014); from National Archives microfilm M653, roll 1069.
9. "Atwood Cemetery," database, Treasures of the Past (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com : accessed 11 May 2015), Daniel McCoy; includes a picture of Civil War marker.
10. "U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934," database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 May 2015), Daniel McCoy; Filed 5 August 1890; certificate number 621611.
11. Historical Data Systems, comp. , "U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 May 2015), Daniel McCoy ; citing History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865.
12. "Civil War Pensions Index," database, Fold3 (https://fold3.com : accessed 14 August 2015), Daniel McCoy ; citing National Archives microfilm T289, roll 509; Filed 5 August 1890; certificate number 621611.
13. Certificate of disablity for discharge: Daniel McCoy, Private, Company M, 14th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry pension file (from 1890 to 1894)||Daniel McCoy pension file invalid certificate number 621.611; Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of the Army and Navy Who Served Mainly in the Civil War and the War With Spain, 1861 - 1934 ; Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007, Record Group 15||RG15; National Archives, Washington, DC.
14. 1870 U.S. census, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Cowanshannock Township, Atwood Post Office, page 110A (stamped), page 19 (penned), dwelling 138, family 141, Daniel McCoy; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 October 2014); from National Archives microfilm M593, roll 1300.
15. 1880 U.S. census, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Cowanshannock Township, enumeration district (ED) 4, page 40, dwelling 372, family 383, Daniel McCoy; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 October 2014); from National Archives microfilm T9, roll 1095.
16. Prof. J. T. Stewart, compiler, Indiana County Pennsylvania: Her People, Past and Present, 2 Volumes (Chicago: J. H. Beers & CO., 1913), 874.
17. "U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934," database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 May 2015), Daniel McCoy; Filed 5 August 1890; certificate number 621611.
18. "Civil War Pensions Index," database, Fold3 (https://fold3.com : accessed 14 August 2015), Daniel McCoy ; citing National Archives microfilm T289, roll 509; Filed 5 August 1890; certificate number 621611.
19. Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Will Books, 5: 234-235, Will of Daniel McCoy; Armstrong County Courthouse, Kittanning, Pennsylvania.
20. Statement of pension agent dated 3 April 1895: Daniel McCoy, Private, Company M, 14th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry pension file (from 1890 to 1894)||Daniel McCoy pension file invalid certificate number 621.611; Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of the Army and Navy Who Served Mainly in the Civil War and the War With Spain, 1861 - 1934 ; Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007, Record Group 15||RG15; National Archives, Washington, DC.
21. Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Will Books, 5: 234-235, Will of Daniel McCoy; Armstrong County Courthouse, Kittanning, Pennsylvania.
22. "Atwood Cemetery," database, Treasures of the Past (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com : accessed 11 May 2015), Daniel McCoy; includes a picture of Civil War marker.