Gayle Garrett, I don't know if this will help or not, but a large number of families from Pocahontas Co (then VA, now WV) migrated to Appanoose and some to Monroe in the late 1840s and early 1850s. Although it appears Harvey went to Indiana first, I wonder if he went to Appanoose/Monroe later because he had friends/family here. There were definitely McCoy families in Poca. and its parent counties Bath & Augusta (VA), but I don't have any reference to Harvey in my books. Unfortunately he is not named in any Bath co wills 1791-1875. Also, a large number of Bath young men went to Indiana, generally around Tippecanoe & Carroll counties, in the 1830s - perhaps he was part of that migration. Have you seen his death certificate? It should name his parents. --Holly ------------------- Holly Cochran email: [log in to unmask] Hollyhock Press (publisher of Bath co VA area books) http://www.hollyhockpress.com/ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html