Biographical Sketch of Daniel McCoy, Dallas County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas,
 Pulaski, Phelps & Dent Counties, Missouri, Published 1889, Goodspeed
 Publishing Company.

Transcribed by: Penny Harrell (Incog3678@aol.com)

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Daniel W. McCoy, miller and merchant at McCoy's Mills, was born in
Armstrong County, Penn., April 22, 1854, and is the son of Andrew
and Susan (Binkard) McCoy, natives of Pennsylvania.  The father is
living in Warren County, Penn., and is engaged in agricultural pur-
suits, but the mother died when the subject of this sketch was three
years of age.  Their family consisted of four children, Daniel W.
being the third in order of birth.  At the death of his mother, he
was taken by Washington Campbell (no relation), and remained with
him until sixteen years of age.  He then started for himself; first
went to the oil regions of Pennsylvania, where he remained for three
or four years, and then went to Iowa, remaining in that State until
1886, when he came to his present place of residence.  For several
years he was on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers as engineer.  In 
1879 he turned his attention to milling, and in 1886 fitted up the 
mill property he is now operating, where he has a splendid custom.
He has recently opened up a general store in connection with the mill.
In 1881 he slected his companion in life in the person of Miss Lador-
nia Cook, of Pennsylvania.  They have two children:  Maud and Myrtie.
Mr. McCoy is a Republican in politics, and Mrs. McCoy is a member of
the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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