Individual Details
Anna Maria MCCOY
(6 Sep 1842 - 28 Aug 1872)
Events
| Birth | 6 Sep 1842 | Indiana County, Pennsylvania |  |  | |
| Marriage | 14 Sep 1871 | Elizabeth, Wirt County, West Virginia - John MCWILLIAMS | | ||
| Death | 28 Aug 1872 | Kingwood, Preston County, West Virginia | | | |
| Burial | 14 Dec 1872 | Oakland Cemetery, Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | |
Families
| Spouse | John MCWILLIAMS (1842 - 1899) |
| Father | William MCCOY (1820 - 1894) |
| Mother | Caroline GOMPERS (1823 - 1890) |
| Sibling | Caroline Georgetta MCCOY (1844 - 1864) |
| Sibling | Frank M. MCCOY (1851 - 1932) |
| Sibling | David R. MCCOY (1853 - 1883) |
| Sibling | Isabella MCCOY (1855 - 1857) |
| Sibling | Lillie MCCOY (1858 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Willie MCCOY (1860 - 1870) |
| Sibling | Silas B. MCCOY (1861 - 1866) |
Notes
Birth
There is a transcription of an obituary from the Preston County Journal 7 September 1872 online at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com. It is rather extensive and flowery. It gives her birthdate, the date of her marriage, and the date of her death. Her husband John McWilliams was the editor of a newspaper in Clarksburg at the time of their marriage and a few months later became the editor of the Preston County Journal according to the article. She attended the Female Seminary in Indiana, Pennsylvania and was able to play several instruments. She also enjoyed sketching and writing poetry. She may have been pregnant at the time of her death since the article states she told a friend "I shall not survive the period of my confinement."Death
Her date of death is given as 28 August 1872 in the Preston County Journal and as 29 August 1872 in The Indiana Democrat. Her husband John McWilliams was the editor of the Preston County Journal so this date is being used for her date of death.Endnotes
1. "West Virginia Vital Research Records," database, West Virginia Archives & History, West Virginia Divison of Culture and History (http://www.wvculture.org : accessed 19 April 2015), John McWilliams and Annie M. McCoy marriage record, 14 September 1871; citing West Virginia Marriage Records.
2. "McCoy, Anna Maria," Death notice, The Indiana Democrat, 5 September 1872, Anna Maria, daughter of William and Caroline McCoy and wife of John McWilliams, editor of the Preston county Gazette; Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 27 May 2015).
3. "West Virginia Vital Research Records," database, West Virginia Archives & History, West Virginia Divison of Culture and History (http://www.wvculture.org : accessed 19 April 2015), John McWilliams and Annie M. McCoy marriage record, 14 September 1871; citing West Virginia Marriage Records.
4. "McCoy," Death notice, The Indiana Democrat, 5 September 1872, Anna Maria, died August 29 at Kingwood, Preston County, West Virginia, daughter of William and Caroline McCoy and wife of John McWilliams; Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 27 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 Anna McCoy McWilliams, Find A Grave Memorial # 126690018, memorial created by JNicholson-Turbide.