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Hi Jo,
That cemetary marker has always been a mystery. Doc Calwell must have suffered throughout
his whole life because of the mis-spelling. It even occurs in other records from
Clearfield County.
When you were at the cemetary, did you by any chance find your way to the McCoy family
farm? It is a few miles away from Cross Roads cemetary. Did you find the Nevling
cemetary, off the beaten track not far from Cross Roads? I was surprised to find that we
have a background with the Nevlings. The Nevling cemetary goes back to before the Civil
War and was even used by the family for descendents that served in the Spanish-American
War. Dad never called it the Nevling cemetary. He used another family's name, and I
just can't remember who.
Irvin McCoy, Dad's older brother" lived on the farm with his wife Caroline after
G.W. McCoy passed in 1951. My Dad, George Haven McCoy and Eleanor McCoy Jones (my aunt)
moved to Cleveland, Ohio in the early 1950's, following my grandmother Alvina McCoy.
Irvin McCoy had 2 children, George and Vivian. George married Margaret (Peggy) and she
lives in Irvona. George tragically passed away a few years ago. George and Peggy have 3
sons: David, Dale, and ?. I see Peggy every couple of years when I go and visit my
Mother's family in Irvona.
Millard McCoy, as he was known, lived a comfortable life as a farmer, receiving income
from coal reserves and timber. I have Millard's will, which I photocopied from the
original document while at the Clearfield County Courthouse in 1991.
I copied many other documents too. I believe I have the original 1820 deed on the 260
acres that Dennis McCoy timbered and farmed. I even have some legal docs from John and
Martha McCoy, Dennis' son and daughter-in-law. The women in our family had land
transacations worth $10,000 in 1850 money. That was a surprising find. I believe the
women got to keep their butter and egg money. My grandmother Alvina, invested hers in the
stock market. She was self-supporting in a nice bungalow until her death in 1964 at 79.
My Mother, Angelarose McCoy, is going to visit her sisters in Irvona, PA next week. I
will ask her to take photographs of the McCoy farmhouse. The last time I saw it was about
7 or 8 years ago. Irvona is also in Beccaria Township, next to Glen Hope where it is
written that G.W. Calwell lived.
My Dad passed away unexpectedly in August of 1991. I had been to the Clearfield County
Courthouse in July of 1991. Dad and I had started putting together a family tree. Dad
had gone through Cross Roads Cemetary and mapped out who was who. He even had a small
biographical piece that was written about Millard McCoy in the late 1800's or early
1900's. After my Dad passed away, I didn't have it in my heart to look at all
documents I had. I have them someplace in my house. I've already done a cursory
search and haven't found them. I know I would never thrown them away. It's a
matter know of where?
You can e-mail me at MMcCoySW(a)aol.com.
Regards,
Marianne
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