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According to an 1897 obituary, Jim McCoy was a dentist. He died while in Alliance, Ohio. The cause of death was alcohol poisoning after he drank a "quantity of wood alcohol as a substitute for whiskey". He was 50 years old and left a wife and four children.

Jim McCoy of Morgantown, W. Va.

Identifier:
038506
Collection Number:
A&M 2386
Title:
Jim McCoy of Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890
Description:
According to an 1897 obituary, Jim McCoy was a dentist. He died while in Alliance, Ohio. The cause of death was alcohol poisoning after he drank a "quantity of wood alcohol as a substitute for whiskey". He was 50 years old and left a wife and four children.
Acquisition Method:
Acquired
Medium:
print
Projects:
West Virginia History OnView