I'm sorry, but Mr. DeCamp is correct. I mis-read a phrase when trying to extract the snippet, and the statement of "here he was married to Miranda" applies to William's father, "Samuel McCoy (who) was a native of Pennsylvania and was still a boy when he came with his parents to Ohio, where his earliest employment was found on the canal." Gary King Batavia IL -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 09:48:50 EDT Subject: [OHBUTLER-L] Re: Memoirs of the Miami Valley - WILKINSON In a message dated 4/27/2005 9:34:34 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: on page 527/528: in bio on William E. McCOY, it mentions "here he was married to Miranda, daughter of Gideon WILKINSON, an early settler of Section 3, Reily township, who was a substantial farmer. Gideon WILKINSON married Mary DeCAMP, and their children were: Rachael, Abigail, Addie, Miranda, Marion, John, James, Hattie, Amadore and Ella, the last-named of whom is the only one now living." According to "Record of the Descendants of Ezekiel & Mary DeCamp", (DeCamp, James M., Western Methodist Book Concern, Cincinnati, OH: 1896, pg. 142), William E. McCoy was the son of Miranda Wilkinson and Samuel T. (possibly S.) McCoy. They were married 1854 or 1855. The family appears this way on pg. 174 of the 1860 census for Butler Co. If there is other evidence about that relationship (e.g., a Butler Co. marriage record), please let me know. I'll be glad to correct the records. Wilson DeCamp Vienna, VA ==== OHBUTLER Mailing List ==== Search for Butler County family names ~ http://surhelp-bin.rootsweb.com/surindx.pl?site=OHBUTLER2