McVay, William

MCVAY, MORGAN

Posted By: Mary H. Cochrane, Volunteer
Date: 7/2/2019 at 13:51:32

Biographical and Historical Record of Ringgold and Decatur Counties, Iowa, (Lewis Publishing Company (1887)), p. 696:

"WILLIAM McVAY, farmer and stock-raiser, Garden Grove Township, resides on section 7, where he owns 300 acres of excellent farm land. He was born in Knox County, Ohio, July 21, 1841. His parents were William B. and Sarah McVay, of Scotch-Irish descent. They came to Iowa in 1857, where the father died, in 1884, aged seventy-two years. The mother is still living with her son, William, at the age of seventy years. William was reared on a farm, but learned the carpenter’s trade, which he followed several years, and has taught several terms of school. He was married in Decatur County in 1865, to Philena Morgan, born in Vermillion County, Illinois, in 1843. They have two children – William B. and Mary D. Mr. McVay obtained his first start in life by teaching school, at $16 per month."

Submitted to the Decatur County GenWeb site by Christy Jay, email: Jaygenie@aol.com)