Selkirk McCoy was born on 5 Mar 1830 in Paw Paw, Pike Co, KY. He died on 25 Jun 1908 in Mingo Co, WV. He was buried in Looney's Curve Cemetery, Mingo Co, WV. He married Louisa Williamson on 20 Sep 1850 in Pike Co, KY
They had the following children:


Lorenzo Dow McCoy was born on 30 Jun 1852
in Pike Co, KY.
Rosetta McCoy was born on 14 May 1854 in
VA .
Missouri McCoy was born in 1856 in VA .
Eleanor M. "Nelly" McCoy was born on 10
Jul 1858 in Pike Co, KY.
Albert James McCoy Sr was born on 18 Oct 1861.
He died on 5 Dec 1944.
Robert E. L. McCoy was born in 1865 in VA .
Dixie McCoy was born in 1866 in WV.
Minnesota McCoy was born in 1869.
Tennessee McCoy was born in 1871 in WV.
Alafair McCoy was born in 1873 in WV.
Arch McCoy was born in 1876 in WV.
Ross McCoy was born on 16 Jun 1877. He died on
13 Sep 1946.
Wayne McCoy was born on 28 Aug 1878. He died
on 9 Dec 1956.
Dulbey? McCoy was born in May 1881 in WV.

"Family Patriarch and Former Confederate Soldier Remembered" Submitted by William J. McCoy; Published in the May 26, 2010 Edition of "The Industrial News", a weekly newspaper serving McDowell County, West Virginia
"On May 8, 2010 descendants of Selkirk McCoy gathered at his gravesite in the Looney's Curve Cemetery located along the Tug River in Mingo County, West Virginia to dedicate a military headstone for his service during the Civil War.
"Selkirk enlisted in the Confederate Army on December 31, 1862 at Smyth County, Virginia as a 2nd Sergeant. On May 1, 1863 Selkirk mustered into "E" Co. of the Virginia 45th Battalion Infantry. Selkirk rose to the rank of Lieutenant and took his Amesty Oath in Charleston, West Virginia on May 4, 1864. Selkirk also served with the local militia known as the Logan Wildcats.
Selkirk was the son of Asa McCoy and Eleanor Burris and was born March 5, 1830 in Paw Paw, Pike County, Kentucky and died June 25, 1908 near where he is buried. He married Louisa Williamson on September 20, 1850 in Pike County, Kentucky. Louisa was the daughter of John M. Williamson and Nancy Maynard. Selkirk and Louisa had fourteen children. Selkirk was a man of high integrity and wasn't afraid to stand for what he believe. Besides mothers and fathers, Selkirk's descendants became attorneys, medical doctors, nurses, teachers, engineers, prominent business people and merchants, ministers, law enforcement officers, coal miners, local and state elected officials, career military personnel, and farmers.
"As descendants gathered from Kentucky, Ohio, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia, a reading from the Holy Bible of Philippians Chapter 4 verses 4 though 13 was done by his great, great grandson, William J. McCoy, prior to a song being sung titled "Wish You Were Here" by his great, great granddaughter Opal Matney as part of the dedication. The family visited with one another and viewed other family graves that are in this cemetery.
"The family would like to extend a very special thank you to Senator John Fanning for his assistance in obtaining the headstone from the Department of Veterans Affairs."