James Andrew McCoy

1900 - 1940  (39 years)

• Name	James Andrew McCoy  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	8 Aug 1900	St Francois County, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	22 Sep 1917	Missouri, USA
  	US Army - WWI; Private, 5th Infantry, Missouri National Guard
  Obituary	May 1940	Flat River, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [2]
  	Obituary of James McCoy • The Daily Journal • Flat River, Missouri • 09 May 1940, Thu • Page 4
  		Obituary-McCoy James A Obituary of JAMES ANDREW McCOY • The Daily Journal • Flat River, Missouri • 09 May 1940, Thu • Page 4
  Death	6 May 1940	Outwood Veterans Hospital, Dawson Springs, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Primrose Cemetery, St Francois County, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I28929	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	James Edward McCoy
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ollie mccoy
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F12817	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Pearl Strickland,   b. 18 Aug 1907, Silver Springs, St Francois, Missouri, USA d. 16 Jun 1935, Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 27 years)
  Marriage	1926  [2]
  Children	1. John Franklin Middleton,   b. 16 Jun 1935, Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri, USA d. 29 Sep 2014, De Soto, Jefferson, Missouri, USA (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F12864	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Aug 1900 - St Francois County, Missouri, USA Military Service - US Army - WWI; Private, 5th Infantry, Missouri National Guard - 22 Sep 1917 - Missouri, USA Obituary - Obituary of James McCoy • The Daily Journal • Flat River, Missouri • 09 May 1940, Thu • Page 4 - May 1940 - Flat River, St Francois, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Obituaries

  Obituary-McCoy James A Obituary of JAMES ANDREW McCOY • The Daily Journal • Flat River, Missouri • 09 May 1940, Thu • Page 4

  
  

• Sources

  [S3674] FamilySearch - Find a Grave. [S1997] Newspapers.com: Obituary of James McCoy • Flat River Daily Journal - May 1940, (Name: The Daily Journal; Location: Flat River MO; Date: 9 May 1940;), James Andrew McCoy Obituary. James A McCoy, born in St Francois County, Missouri, August 8, 1900, and died at the Veterans Hospital at Outwood, Kentucky, Tuesday, May 7, 1940 at the age of 39 years, 8 months and 29 days. He was the son of John Edward and Ollie McCoy. In 1926 he was united in Marriage to Anna Pearl Strickland of Cantwell who proceeded him in death five years. Later he was united in marrjage to Miss Edna Dewey of Flat River. He leaves three children by his first marriage James Jr, age 11 years; Robert Eugene age 11 years and John Franklin, age 5 years. He also leaves five brothers and sisters, John of Herculaneum; Moses of Galveston TX; Mrs. Betty Kendrix of St Louis; Mrs Lillian Middleton "and Mrs Violet Hammon" of Flat River; his mother, Mrs Carl Rogers of Granlteville MO; other relatives and friends. His father and one daughter, Annabelle preceded him in death. Funeral service was held at two o'clock this afternoon (Tuesday) at the Cantwell Baptist Church by the pastor, Rev R R Watts with burial at Primrose under the direction of Caldwell's Service. • The Daily Journal • Flat River, Missouri • 09 May 1940, Thu • Page 4 https://www.newspapers.com/image/418208564/?article=5c103c83-c6a6-432b-934f-7ba78ec3c810&focus=0.40103027,0.47016227,0.519309,0.6843275&xid=3355 Obituary-McCoy James A Obituary of JAMES ANDREW McCOY • The Daily Journal • Flat River, Missouri • 09 May 1940, Thu • Page 4 [S170] Ancestry.com, U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT. USA; Date: 2019;).