Lavinia A. McCoy1

b. February 1841, d. 24 April 1917
FatherPleasant McCoy2 b. abt 1812, d. 25 Feb 1845
MotherEleanor Hays Davis2 b. 27 Apr 1816, d. 17 Oct 1891
BirthFeb 1841 Lavinia A. McCoy was born in Feb 1841 in Virginia.3 
Cens-Sum Lavinia did not marry and does not appear to have been employed outside the home. Lavinia lived with her mother while she maintained a home and then with her older sister Mary, who was employed as a milliner in the town of Lanark.4,5,6,3 
Death24 Apr 1917 Lavinia died on 24 Apr 1917 at age 76.7 
Burial She was buried at Lanark Cemetery in Lanark, Carroll County, Illinois.1 

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ChartsDescendants of Mathew Ryburn and Jane Beattie
Last Edited8 Jan 2010

Citations

  1. [S1026] Carroll County Genealogical Society, Carroll County, Illinois Tombstone Inscriptions Vol. 3, p. 45. Stone reported to read: Lavinia A. McCoy, 1841- (24 Apr) 1917. Exact date of death added from Sexton's records.
  2. [S1029] Mathew R. Davis household, 1850 U.S. census, Carroll Co., Illinois, pop. sched., Freedom township, p. 700 (added script, dwelling 4, family 4, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2004, image 8 of 8. Enumeration records: Mathew R. Davis, 24, farmer; Sarah 5_; Ellen McCoy, 33; rest McCoy: Samuel 15; Wm 13; Mary M. 11; Lavinia A. 9; all prev. persons b. VA; Sarah 7, b. IL.
  3. [S1052] Mary McCoy household, 1900 U.S. cens., Carroll Co., Illinois, pop. sched., Rock Creek township, ED 19, sheet 12B, dwelling 275, family 278, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2004, image 24 of 29. Enumeration includes: Mary McCoy, 60, b. Jul 1839 VA, nursing; Verna A., sister, 59, b. Feb. 1841 VA; Sarah Myers, sister, 57, widowed, mother of 3 children, all living, b. Nov. 1842, IL; William Myers, nephew, 25, b. Oct. 1874 Nebraska, butcher; Nora Myers, niece, 23, b. Aug. 1876 Nebraska, dressmaker; Ella Myers, niece, 21, b. Oct. 1878, IL, clerk in dry goods store.
  4. [S1031] Eleanor H. McCoy household, 1870 U.S. census, Carroll Co., Illinois, pop. sched., Rock Creek township, p. 191 (stamped), dwelling 157, family 157, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2004, image 23 of 28. Enumeration includes: Eleanor H. McCoy, 54, b. VA, owns real estate of $16,000; Samuel, 35, farmer, b. VA; Lavinia, 29, b. VA; Sarah, 26, b. IL; Geo W. Myers, 22, farm laborer, b. PA.
  5. [S1032] Mary McCoy household, 1880 U.S. cens., Carroll Co., Illinois, pop sched., Lanark, ED 17, page 544A (stamped), dwelling 156, family 165, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2004, image 17 of 46. Enumeration reports: Mary McCoy, 36, sgl, runs boarding hse, b. VA; Venia, 35, sister, b. VA; Mathew Davis, 55, uncle, b. VA, both parents b. VA.
  6. [S1053] Mary McCoy household, 1910 U.S. cens., Carroll Co., Illinois, pop. sched., Lanark, ED 8, sheet 3A (76 stamped), dwelling 67, family 67, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2004, image 5 of 26. Enumeration records: Mary McCoy, 69, sgl, b. VA, father b. KY; mother b. VA; Vena McCoy, sister, 70, sgl, b. VA, father b. KY, mother b. VA; Sarah Myers, sister, 67, wid, mother 3 children, all living, b. IL, father b. KY, mother b. VA.
  7. [S801] "Illinois Statewide Death Index, 1916-1950", Illinois State Archives (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/…). Lavinia A. McCoy, d. 24 Apr 1917 at Lanark, Carroll Co., cert #0002522.