President of Mansfield College 1888-1896.
The son of Dr. Diego McVoy and Hannah Nicoll.
The Nashville Christian Advocate
April 27, 1905
Rev. Dr. A. D. McVOY, retired Methodist preacher died in San Antonio, Texas, April 12, 1905; burial in Mansfield, La.; "a scholarly and eloquent preacher, a gallant soldier of the Southern Confederacy and always a polished and elegant Christian gentleman."
From "A Dictionary Of Alabama Biography" [Article was on son, Rev. Edgar Cornelius McVoy] page 1141:
MCVOY, EDGAR CORNELIUS, Methodist minister, was born September 10, 1872, at Summerfield, Dallas County; son of Alexander Diego and Anna Cannon (DuBose) McVoy, the former a native of New Jersey, who lived at Auburn, Talladega, Mobile and Selma, was president of the Centenary female college, Summerfield, 1872-1880, of the Aberdeen female college, Aberdeen, Miss., 1880-1883, of the East Mississippi female college, Meridian, Miss., 1883-1888, of the Mansfield female college, 1888-1890*, tuaght in the Synodical institute, Talladega, 1869, in Peabody institute, Auburn, 1870-1872, was chaplain of Fortieth Alabama regiment, C. S. Army, during the entire war, and died April 11, 1903*, at San Antonio, Tex.
*Date discrepencies.
The son of Dr. Diego McVoy and Hannah Nicoll.
The Nashville Christian Advocate
April 27, 1905
Rev. Dr. A. D. McVOY, retired Methodist preacher died in San Antonio, Texas, April 12, 1905; burial in Mansfield, La.; "a scholarly and eloquent preacher, a gallant soldier of the Southern Confederacy and always a polished and elegant Christian gentleman."
From "A Dictionary Of Alabama Biography" [Article was on son, Rev. Edgar Cornelius McVoy] page 1141:
MCVOY, EDGAR CORNELIUS, Methodist minister, was born September 10, 1872, at Summerfield, Dallas County; son of Alexander Diego and Anna Cannon (DuBose) McVoy, the former a native of New Jersey, who lived at Auburn, Talladega, Mobile and Selma, was president of the Centenary female college, Summerfield, 1872-1880, of the Aberdeen female college, Aberdeen, Miss., 1880-1883, of the East Mississippi female college, Meridian, Miss., 1883-1888, of the Mansfield female college, 1888-1890*, tuaght in the Synodical institute, Talladega, 1869, in Peabody institute, Auburn, 1870-1872, was chaplain of Fortieth Alabama regiment, C. S. Army, during the entire war, and died April 11, 1903*, at San Antonio, Tex.
*Date discrepencies.
President of Mansfield College 1888-1896.
The son of Dr. Diego McVoy and Hannah Nicoll.
The Nashville Christian Advocate
April 27, 1905
Rev. Dr. A. D. McVOY, retired Methodist preacher died in San Antonio, Texas, April 12, 1905; burial in Mansfield, La.; "a scholarly and eloquent preacher, a gallant soldier of the Southern Confederacy and always a polished and elegant Christian gentleman."
From "A Dictionary Of Alabama Biography" [Article was on son, Rev. Edgar Cornelius McVoy] page 1141:
MCVOY, EDGAR CORNELIUS, Methodist minister, was born September 10, 1872, at Summerfield, Dallas County; son of Alexander Diego and Anna Cannon (DuBose) McVoy, the former a native of New Jersey, who lived at Auburn, Talladega, Mobile and Selma, was president of the Centenary female college, Summerfield, 1872-1880, of the Aberdeen female college, Aberdeen, Miss., 1880-1883, of the East Mississippi female college, Meridian, Miss., 1883-1888, of the Mansfield female college, 1888-1890*, tuaght in the Synodical institute, Talladega, 1869, in Peabody institute, Auburn, 1870-1872, was chaplain of Fortieth Alabama regiment, C. S. Army, during the entire war, and died April 11, 1903*, at San Antonio, Tex.
*Date discrepencies.
The son of Dr. Diego McVoy and Hannah Nicoll.
The Nashville Christian Advocate
April 27, 1905
Rev. Dr. A. D. McVOY, retired Methodist preacher died in San Antonio, Texas, April 12, 1905; burial in Mansfield, La.; "a scholarly and eloquent preacher, a gallant soldier of the Southern Confederacy and always a polished and elegant Christian gentleman."
From "A Dictionary Of Alabama Biography" [Article was on son, Rev. Edgar Cornelius McVoy] page 1141:
MCVOY, EDGAR CORNELIUS, Methodist minister, was born September 10, 1872, at Summerfield, Dallas County; son of Alexander Diego and Anna Cannon (DuBose) McVoy, the former a native of New Jersey, who lived at Auburn, Talladega, Mobile and Selma, was president of the Centenary female college, Summerfield, 1872-1880, of the Aberdeen female college, Aberdeen, Miss., 1880-1883, of the East Mississippi female college, Meridian, Miss., 1883-1888, of the Mansfield female college, 1888-1890*, tuaght in the Synodical institute, Talladega, 1869, in Peabody institute, Auburn, 1870-1872, was chaplain of Fortieth Alabama regiment, C. S. Army, during the entire war, and died April 11, 1903*, at San Antonio, Tex.
*Date discrepencies.
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