Individual Details
William MCCOY
(28 Nov 1820 - 16 Feb 1894)
William McCoy owned the property that later became Oakland Cemetery. There is an article in the Indiana Register, Indiana, Pennsylvania dated 25 November 1863: "MR. WILLIAM McCOY, the owner of the piece of ground to which we then referred, has signified his willingness to dispose of it for cemetery purposes; and a paper asking subscriptions for burial lots has already been circulated, and some forty lots subscribed for. It is the intention of MR. McCOY, as soon as fifty lots are taken, to at once proceed laying out the grounds, (fifteen acres) in a tasteful and convenient manner, have a house erected for the occupancy of a warden, and to have the whole incorporated, so that it can only be used for the legitimate purposes for which it is set apart."
Events
| Birth | Abt 1819 | Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania |  | ||
| Birth | May 1820 | Armstrong Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Birth | 28 Nov 1820 | Armstrong County, Pennsylvania |  | | |
| Marriage | 1841 | Caroline GOMPERS | | ||
| Occupation | 1843 | Proprietor of the Black Horse Inn - between Fifth and Sixth Streets, Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Census | 1850 | Black Lick Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Census | 1860 | White Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 1 Jul 1863 | registered for the draft - White Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Property | 24 Sep 1864 | 14 acres to Oakland Cemetery Association for $8000 - White Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | |||
| Residence | From Jan 1867 to 1875 | Elizabeth Township, Wirt County, West Virginia | | | |
| Census | 1870 | Wirt Courthouse, Elizabeth Township, Wirt County, West Virginia | | ||
| Occupation | From 1875 to 1886 | hotel (Fifth Avenue Hotel)l with his sons - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Census | 1880 | 139 Liberty Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Occupation | From 1886 to 1893 | a retiree - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Marriage | 26 Jul 1892 | Alice Bertha PYLE | | ||
| Occupation | From 1893 to 1894 | a hotel (Grant Hotel, corner of Grant and Water Streets) - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Death | 16 Feb 1894 | from cerebral hemmorhage | | ||
| Burial | 19 Feb 1894 | Oakland Cemetery, Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | |
Families
| Spouse | Caroline GOMPERS (1823 - 1890) |
| Child | Anna Maria MCCOY (1842 - 1872) |
| Child | Caroline Georgetta MCCOY (1844 - 1864) |
| Child | Frank M. MCCOY (1851 - 1932) |
| Child | David R. MCCOY (1853 - 1883) |
| Child | Isabella MCCOY (1855 - 1857) |
| Child | Lillie MCCOY (1858 - 1860) |
| Child | Willie MCCOY (1860 - 1870) |
| Child | Silas B. MCCOY (1861 - 1866) |
| Spouse | Alice Bertha PYLE (1868 - 1928) |
| Child | Adelaide MCCOY (1894 - ) |
| Father | Joseph MCCOY (1791 - 1866) |
| Mother | Nancy MCCRACKEN (1794 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Joseph C. MCCOY (1811 - 1870) |
| Sibling | Daniel MCCOY (1818 - 1865) |
| Sibling | John MCCOY (1824 - 1860) |
| Sibling | James L. MCCOY (1825 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Charles Norris MCCOY (1827 - 1908) |
| Sibling | Mary E. MCCOY (1829 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Barbara Jane MCCOY (1831 - 1904) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth MCCOY (1836 - ) |
Notes
Birth
This birthdate and place was provided by him when he applied for a marriage license in 1892.Miscellaneous
He was listed as an inn keeper on the draft registration.Residence
William McCoy and John McWilliams purchased the press, type, and fixtures of the Indiana True American printing office and were going to move the equipment to Elizabeth, Wirt County, West Virginia to start a new printing establishment according to an article in the Indiana Register dated 23 January 1867. He and John McWilliams published the first issue of The Elizabeth Gazette in Wirt County on 13 March 1867. Sometime in 1868 William McCoy sold his interest in this paper to O. G. Scofileld. John McWilliams married Anna McCoy, the oldest daughter of William McCoy on 14 September 1871 in Elizabeth, Wirt County, West Virginia.Endnotes
1. "Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh City Deaths, 1870-1905," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 19 April 2015), William McCoy, died 16 February 1894; citing Pittsburgh City Deaths, Allegheny County Courthouse, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Volume 73, page 594; FHL microfilm 505,853.
2. Oakland Cemetery and Mausoleum (Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania), Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 April 2015), memorial page for William McCoy, Find A Grave Memorial # 126973707, memorial created by JNicholson-Turbide, photograph by Nancy Fowler.
3. "Pennsylvania County Marriages, 1885-1950," index and images, Family Search (https://familysearch.org : accessed 19 April 2015), William McCoy and Alice Pyle, 26 July 1892; citing Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Marriages; Series B, No. 9200; FHL microfilm 878,588.
4. "William McCoy," Obituary, The Indiana Democrat, 22 February 1894; Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 May 2015).
5. Oakland Cemetery and Mausoleum (Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania), Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 April 2015), memorial page for William McCoy, Find A Grave Memorial # 126973707, memorial created by JNicholson-Turbide, photograph by Nancy Fowler.
6. "William McCoy," Obituary, The Indiana Democrat, 22 February 1894; Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 May 2015).
7. "Bicentennial Edition," The Indiana Gazette, 3 July 1976, E-22, "W. W. Caldwell's inn, 1820, later was known as the 'BLACK HORSE INN' according to an 1843 advertisement by William McCoy, proprietor. ; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 26 July 2018).
8. 1850 U.S. census, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Black Lick Township, page 144B, dwelling 2032, family 2038, William McCoy; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 October 2014); from National Archives microfilm M432, roll 785.
9. 1860 U.S. census, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, White Township, Indiana Post Office, page 399B-400A (stamped), page 14-15 (penned), dwelling 92, family 93, William McCoy; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 February 2014); from National Archives microfilm M653, roll 1117.
10. Natioanl Archives and Records Administration, "Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 February 2014), William McCoy, 1863; citing National Archives, Washington, D.C..
11. "Indiana Register," database, USGenWeb Archives (http://files.usgwarchives.net : accessed 22 April 2015), Going to West Virginia; citing 23 January 1867 issue; contributed by Sonya M. Barclay.
12. "William McCoy," Obituary, The Indiana Democrat, 22 February 1894; Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 May 2015).
13. "Hardesty's History of Wirt County (West Virginia)," database, The US GenWeb Project (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com : accessed 20 August 2015), Newspapers.
14. 1870 U.S. census, Wirt County, West Virginia, Elizabeth Township, Wirt Courthouse, page 268A (stamped), page 7 (penned), dwelling 53, family 49, Wm. McCay; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 27 May 2015); from National Archives microfilm M593, roll 1701.
15. "William McCoy," Obituary, The Indiana Democrat, 22 February 1894; Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 May 2015).
16. 1880 U.S. census, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, enumeration district (ED) 103, page 26, dwelling 151, family 203, William McCoy; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 October 2014); from National Archives microfilm T9, roll 1091.
17. "William McCoy," Obituary, The Indiana Democrat, 22 February 1894; Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 May 2015).
18. "Pennsylvania County Marriages, 1885-1950," index and images, Family Search (https://familysearch.org : accessed 19 April 2015), William McCoy and Alice Pyle, 26 July 1892; citing Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Marriages; Series B, No. 9200; FHL microfilm 878,588.
19. "William McCoy," Obituary, The Indiana Democrat, 22 February 1894; Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 May 2015).
20. "William McCoy," Obituary, The Indiana Democrat, 22 February 1894; Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 May 2015).
21. "Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh City Deaths, 1870-1905," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 19 April 2015), William McCoy, died 16 February 1894; citing Pittsburgh City Deaths, Allegheny County Courthouse, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Volume 73, page 594; FHL microfilm 505,853.
22. Oakland Cemetery and Mausoleum (Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania), Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 April 2015), memorial page for William McCoy, Find A Grave Memorial # 126973707, memorial created by JNicholson-Turbide, photograph by Nancy Fowler.
23. "William McCoy," Obituary, The Indiana Democrat, 22 February 1894; Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 May 2015).
24. "Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh City Deaths, 1870-1905," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 19 April 2015), William McCoy, died 16 February 1894; citing Pittsburgh City Deaths, Allegheny County Courthouse, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Volume 73, page 594; FHL microfilm 505,853.
25. Oakland Cemetery and Mausoleum (Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania), Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 April 2015), memorial page for William McCoy, Find A Grave Memorial # 126973707, memorial created by JNicholson-Turbide, photograph by Nancy Fowler.
26. "William McCoy," Obituary, The Indiana Democrat, 22 February 1894; Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 May 2015).