History of Wood County, 1923 Verne McCoy, an active and successful young business man of Pittsville, manager of the Booth-Campbell Retail Lumber Co., was born in Rock County, Wisconsin, March 31,1890, son of Henry C and Hannah (Chase) McCoy. The parents were natives of that county, where they were married and for ten years carried on farming. Later they operated a general merchandise store at Magnolia, rock County, being thus engaged until April, 1903, when they came to Pittsville. Here Henry C McCoy operated a sawmill and lumber yard, sawing logs for the custom trade and doing a big business. At times he had from three to four million feet of logs on hand. He operated the mill and yard until 1916, in which year he sold his interests to the Booth-Campbell Retail Lumber Co. of Marshfield, and went to Evansville, Rock County, where he is now living practically retired, though he still looks after the interest of his farm. He and his wife are the parents of four children, all now living, namely Leslie, who is a physician in New York City; Verne, of Pittsville, Wis; Lucinda, residing at home with her parents; and Shirley, now Mrs Asa Boody of Evansville, Wis. Verne McCoy as a boy attended district school in Evansville and Pittsville, being graduated from the Pittsville High School in 1909. Then for a shor time he attended normal school at Stevens Point. After his return home he became associated with his father in the lumber business and was with him until he sold out in 1916, when he took his present position for the Booth-Campbell Retail Lumber Co. At Pittsville. Active in civic and social affairs, he served four years on the city council and has a wide circle of friends. He is a member of Pittsville Lodge No 28. I. O. O. F., in which he has passed all the chairs. Mr McCoy was married in PIttsville, Jun 7,1913, to Elsa Heuer, daughter of Charles and Emma (Bohrtz) Heuer. He and his wife have three children: Helen born May 1, 1914; Marion, born March 23, 1916; and Ilene, born Sept 7, 1919.