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© Carnegie Herald Carnegie, Oklahoma Wednesday, November 17, 1937 November 21, 1874 ~ November 15, 1937 Charlie N. McCoy, Alden Pioneer, Dies C.N. McCoy, Alden pioneer, died at his home south of Carnegie early Monday after as illness of a year. Funeral services were held at the Alden Union church Wednesday at 2 p.m., Glenn Rockwell, minister of the Christian church of Carnegie, officiating. Carnegie Lodge No. 294 A.F. & A.M. conducted the Masonic ceremony. Charlie Norris McCoy was born in Van Meter, Iowa November 21, 1874, died November 15, 1937, aged 62 years, 11 months and 24 days. Mr. McCoy come to Oklahoma in the fall of 1900 and settled on a farm west of Alden, where he lived until his death. He as married to Nellie Belle Swigart March 17, 1904, and to them were born two children, Maudie McCoy Gilliam of Lubbock, Texas and Harvey of Muskogee, Okla., both of whom with the widow survive. He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Jessie Halterman and Mrs. Maud Rinard, and two brothers, John and Harvie, all of Des Moines, Iowa. Mr. McCoy was made a Master Mason at Van Meter, Iowa in 1898, and occupied the chairs of Junior and Senior Warden. When he came to Oklahoma he was a charter member and Junior Warden of the Carnegie Masonic lodge organized here in 1905. Until his last illness he was always active in the work of the lodge. He was also a member of the Modern Woodman of America and the Anti Thief Association. He was active in local community affairs until the last year. Harvey and Mrs. Gilliam have made frequent trips lately to be at the bedside of their father. Also here for the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Halterman and son, Leland, Mrs. Rinard and John McCoy from Des Moines. |
© Carnegie Herald Carnegie, Oklahoma Wednesday, January 19, 1977 November 17, 1884 ~ January 12, 1977 November 17, 1884 was a big day in Cameron, Mo., for then was born Nellie Swigart, the second of nine children in all. When too young to remember many of the details, she traveled with her family in a covered wagon to a claim near Hennessey, in Oklahoma Territory. There the family lived in a one-room half-dugout for several years. She well remembers the "Run for the Cherokee Strip," even to the sound of the guns signaling the start of that historic event. They left "Old Oklahoma" and moved to Tennessee, where they lived for eight years, but returned in 1901 to Apache. The new claim was 10 miles south and one-fourth mile west of the present Carnegie. Since this was before the Railroad was built, it was necessary to ferry the Washita to reach Lathram. She remembers the changes and many of the old businesses. By 1903, she made her choice among the neighborhood bachelors and had decided on Charles N. McCoy as her husband. They moved to a two-room house on his claim eight miles south of Carnegie. She has a framed picture of this place showing herself, Charley, the team he drove from Iowa and the family cat. They had a son and a daughter. The former died in 1956; the latter now lives in Lubbock, Texas, near her son and grandson. After Mr. McCoy'[s death on November 15, 1937 she decided to move to town. This she did the next year. She still lives in the home to which she moved then. This had been built a number of years before by her brother and another carpenter. An avid fisherwoman, she still loves to "wet a line" whenever she has an opportunity; and few are more successful at that pastime. She has also been an active and faithful member of her church. The Christian, Disciples of Christ; the Order of the Eastern Star, Royal Neighbors and Rebeccas, for over 50 years. |
© Carnegie Herald Carnegie, Oklahoma Wednesday, January 19, 1977 Service Held For Pioneer Funeral services for Mrs. Nellie McCoy, 92, Carnegie pioneer, were January 15 at the First Christian Church in Carnegie. She died January 12 in a Lawton hospital following a lengthy illness. Rev. Lee Davis, pastor of the church, officiated, and burial was in Alden Cemetery. Mrs. McCoy was born November 17, 1884, in Missouri and had been a resident of the Alden-Carnegie area since 1901. She was married to C.N. McCoy March 17, 1904 at Carnegie. he died November 15, 1937. Mrs. McCoy was a member of the First Christian church, the Order of Eastern Star, Rebekah Lodge and Royal Neighbors. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Maude Gilliam of Texas; one sister, Mrs. Charles Howard, of Anadarko; one grandchild and one great-grandchild. |
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