James Henry McCoy
James Henry McCoy, farmer was born in Bratton Township, May 17, 1860. His father, William McCoy, was a soldier of the Civil War. He enlisted in Co. B, 175th O. V. I., on August 23, 1864, at the age of thirty-four years, and was mustered out of the service June 27, 1865. He was a native of Pike County. His wife, Elizabeth A. Hamilton, mother of our subject, was a daughter of Henry Hamilton. Our subject's grandfather, James McCoy, was from the Green Isle, beyond the seas.
William A. McCoy married Susannah Jones, from Pike County; and moved to Sinking Springs, Highland County, in the fall of 1860. Our subject lived in Sinking Springs until 1871, when he moved onto the farm where he now resides. His mother died January 16, 1898. He was the eldest of three children. His brother, George G. McCoy, resides at Bainbridge, in Ross County. He married Ruth A. Summers, daughter of Daniel Summers, of Locust Grove. His sister Anna married William W. Dunbar, who died September 4, 1895. She resides with and makes a home for her brother, our subject, who is unmarried. He is a Democrat in his political views, and a very strong one at that.
He is outspoken in all his views, political or otherwise. He is a Master of the Peebles Masonic Lodge, No. 581; and is also a member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge, No. 203, at Peebles. He has a common school education, but never taught. He was elected a Justice of the Peace of Franklin Township, in 1807. and re-elected in 1900. He is one of those forceful young men who believe in candor; and whose views are an open book; and who are not deterred by policy or caution from expressing their well-considered thoughts. He is a man of fine phvsique and phvsical presence, which at once impress those who meet him. If he lives and has health, he will be heard from further on.
From "History of Adams County, Ohio from its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time" - by Nelson W. Evans and Emmons B. Stivers - West Union, Ohio - Published by E. B. Stivers - 1900