Mary Catherine Lower1

b. 20 September 1840, d. 15 May 1909
Birth20 Sep 1840 Mary Catherine Lower was born on 20 Sep 1840.1 
Marriage19 Dec 1872 She married Samuel McCoy, son of Pleasant McCoy and Eleanor Hays Davis, on 19 Dec 1872 in Carroll County, Illinois.2 
Cens-188024 Jun 1880 Eight years after their marriage Samuel and Mary were enumerated in Rock Creek township of Carroll County, Illinois with their three children. They were also providing a home for Samuel's mother, Eleanor (Davis) McCoy.3 
  Samuel's mother died in 1891. 
Cens-190016 Jun 1900  In 1900 Samuel and Mary Catherine were still farming in Rock Creek township. Their daughter Anna had died in 1890 but their remaining three children, ranging in age from twenty-six to fifteen, were single and living at home.4 
Death15 May 1909 Mary died on 15 May 1909 at age 68.1 
Burial She was buried at Lanark Cemetery in Lanark, Carroll County, Illinois.1 

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Family

Samuel McCoy b. 2 Mar 1835, d. 18 Feb 1905
Children
Last Edited8 Jan 2010

Citations

  1. [S1026] Carroll County Genealogical Society, Carroll County, Illinois Tombstone Inscriptions Vol. 3, p. 43. Stone reported to read: Mary Catherine C. Lower 20 Sept. 1840 - 15 May 1909 (Not clear if "Lower" was on stone or added by compilers).
  2. [S1051] "Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900", Illinois State Archives (http://www.sos.state.il.us/GenealogyMWeb/marrsrch.html). Samuel B. McCoy married Mary C. Lower 19 Dec. 1872 citing Carroll County Marr Register B, p. 28.
  3. [S1032] Samuel P. McCoy household, 1880 U.S. cens., Carroll Co., Illinois, pop sched., Rock Creek township, ED 17, page 556D (stamped), dwelling 139, family 139, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2004, image 42 of 46. Enumeration reports: Samuel P. McCoy, 34, marr, farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA; Mary C., 32, wife, keeping house, b. PA, parents b. PA; Frank, 6, son; Esther (?), 4, dau; Anna, 1, dau; all children b. IL; Eleanor, 50, mother, b VA, parents b. VA.
  4. [S1052] Samuel B. McCoy household, 1900 U.S. cens., Carroll Co., Illinois, pop. sched., Rock Creek township, ED 18, sheet 71 (p. 17 stamped), dwelling 146, family 148, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2004, image 13 of 16. Enumeration includes: Samuel B. McCoy, 65, marr 27 yrs, b. March 1835, VA, farmer; Catherine, wife, 59, marr 27 yrs, mother of 4 children, 3 living, b. Sept. 1840 PA; Frank, son, 26, b. Feb. 1874 IL, insurance agent; Ethel, dau, 23, b. Nov. 1876 IL; Ray, son, 15, b. Feb. 1875 IL.