West Virginia Pioneers

Laura Ellen McCoy

Female 1883 - 1955  (72 years)


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  • Name Laura Ellen McCoy 
    Born 27 Mar 1883  Roane County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 21 Apr 1955  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Death Record
      Name: Laura Ellen Fields
      Sex: Female
      Death Date: 21 Apr 1955
      Death Place: Spencer, Roane, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 72y
      Burial Date: 24 Apr 1955
      Cemetery: Mccoy Cemetery
      Birth Date: 27 Mar 1883
      Birth Place: Roane Co., W. Va.
      Marital Status: W
      Residence: Spencer, Roane, WV
      Mother: Ruth/Haynes McCoy
      Father: Lemuel/McCoy
      Informant: Mrs Ralph Fields

      Laura Ellen McCoy Fields
      BIRTH 27 Mar 1883
      Roane County, West Virginia, USA
      DEATH 21 Apr 1955 (aged 72)
      Spencer, Roane County, West Virginia, USA
      BURIAL
      McCoy Cemetery
      Roane County, West Virginia, USA
      MEMORIAL ID 131746634
      Charleston Daily Mail
      Friday, April 22, 1955 Page 20

      Mrs. Laura Fields

      SPENCER - Mrs. Laura Ellen Fields, 72, a native of Roane County, died yesterday at the home of a son, Ralph, with whom she reside near here.

      Mrs. Fields was a member of the Mt. Union Methodist Church. She was the widow of J. W. Fields.

      Funeral services will be Sunday at 1 p m in Vandale Funeral Home Chapel here with burial in McCoy Cemetery.

      Also surviving are four other sons, H. D. of Baltimore, Md., G B. of Kingwood, R D of Rayland, Ohio, and Denver W. Fields of Parkersburg; three daughters, Mrs. Oley Kelly of Reedy, Mrs. C. C. Cain of Canton, Ohio, and Mrs. Ercil Bailey of Ripley; a sister, Mrs. O. D. Norman of Vienna; 27 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The body is at the funeral home.

    Person ID I117834  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 9 Apr 2019 

    Father Lemuel McCoy,   b. 22 Jan 1840, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1918, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Ruth E Haynes,   b. 2 Nov 1851, Monroe County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1929, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 7 Oct 1869  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F8293  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Wesley Fields,   b. 25 Aug 1876, Roane County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1938, Roane County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married CA 1901 
    Notes 

    • 1910 Curtis, Roane, West Virginia
      Fields, J W 38 m1-9y WV WV WV blacksmith
      L E wife 27 m1- 9yr 4-3 children WV WV WV
      Ralph son 8 WV WV WV 3/28/1902 also listed as V E
      Henry son 7 WV WV WV
      Dayton son 4 WV WV WV Rufus Dayton 11/10/1905

      1920 Curtis, Roane, West Virginia
      Fields, John W 43 WV VA WV
      Laura E wife 36 WV WV WV
      Ralph son 17 WV WV WV
      Henry D son 16 WV WV WV
      Rufus D son 14 WV WV WV
      Chessie G dau 9 WV WV WV
      Denver B son 7 WV WV WV
      Marjory E dau 5 WV WV WV
      Hattie E dau 2 8/12 WV WV WV
      Calvin R son 0/12 WV WV WV
      Mary E mother 73 wd WV VA Ireland

      1930 Curtis, Roane, West Virginia
      Fields, John W 53 md age 25 WV WV WV
      Laura wife 47 md age 18 WV WV WV
      Bruce son 17 WV WV WV
      Margie dau 15 WV WV WV
      Hettie dau 12 WV WV WV7
      Richard son 10 WV WV WV
      Denver son 6 WV WV WV Denver Webster 4/22/1923

      1940 Curtis, Roane, West Virginia
      Fields, Laura 53
      Calvin son 20
      Denver son 16

      Roane Co births
      Chester 12/27/1907
      Etta Ella 4/30/1916 [Hettie?]
      Ralph son 3/28/1902 also listed as V E
      Henry Dolph 26 Oct 1903
      Rufus Dayton 11/10/1905
      Chessie G 5/9/1910
      Bruce 7/8/1912
      Margie Elizabeth 12/23/1914
      Hattie E 4/30/191
      Calvin Richard 12/9/1919
      Denver Webster 4/22/1923
    Children 
     1. Ralph Fields,   b. 28 Mar 1902, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Henry Dolph Fields,   b. 26 Oct 1903, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Rufus Dayton Fields,   b. 10 Nov 1905, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Chester Fields,   b. 1907,   d. 1909  (Age 2 years)
     5. Chessie Gertrude Fields,   b. 9 May 1910, Roane County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1990, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     6. Denver Bruce Fields,   b. 8 Jul 1912, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Margie Elizabeth Fields
     8. Hettie Ella Fields
     9. Calvin Richard Fields
     10. Denver Webster Fields,   b. 22 Apr 1923, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 May 1973, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
    Family ID F30172  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S898] Gravestone or Memorial posted on Findagrave.com.

    3. [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV.