Susan Margaret Werts

1871 - 1951

• Born	15 Jan 1871	Russell, Iowa
  Gender	Female
  Died	11 Jun 1951	Imperial, Nebraska
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Imperial, Nebraska
  Person ID	I2443	Virts
  Last Modified	16 Dec 2015

  
  

  Father	John Jackson Werts,   b. 6 Feb 1831, Muskingum County, Ohio ,   d. 27 Oct 1901, Russell, Iowa
  Mother	Esther Ann Wymer,   b. 18 Sep 1837, Muskingum County, Ohio ,   d. 14 Dec 1912, Russell, Iowa
  Married	29 Aug 1854	Muskingum County, Ohio
  Family ID	F926	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Sherman Emmet McCoy,   b. 11 Oct 1866, Lagrange, Iowa ,   d. 18 Jan 1938, Imperial, Nebraska
  Married	19 Dec 1889	Russell, Iowa
  Children	1. Harold Jackson McCoy,   b. 17 Dec 1890, Imperial, Nebraska ,   d. 18 Oct 1972, Des Moines, Iowa   2. Vera Anne McCoy,   b. 7 Jun 1892, Imperial, Nebraska ,   d. 30 Apr 1979, Denver, Colorado   3. Mary Ruth McCoy,   b. 19 Oct 1896, Imperial, Nebraska ,   d. 21 Mar 1994, Nebraska   4. Esther Eiffel McCoy,   b. 25 Apr 1897, Imperial, Nebraska ,   d. 18 Jun 1997   5. Dorothy Elizabeth McCoy,   b. 20 Jun 1909, Imperial, Nebraska ,   d. 6 Jul 1997, Nebraska
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2012
  Family ID	F1257	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos

  Mabel Werts Allen, Lydia Jane Werts Rockey, Mary Eveline Werts May and Susan Margaret Werts McCoy left to right: Mabel Werts (Allen), Lydia Jane Werts (Rockey), Mary Eveline Werts (May) and Susan Margaret Werts McCoy) Daughters of John Jackson Wirts and Esther Ann Wymer Mary Eveline was born September 1, 1857 in Muskingum County Ohio and died May 1, 1932 in Russell, Iowa. She married James Madison May on December 23, 1874. He was born January 25, 1849 in Monroe County, Indiana and died March 12, 1912 in Russell, Iowa. Both are buried in Russell Cemetery, Russell, Iowa. Lydia Jane was born April 11, 1859 in Muskingum County Ohio and died June 14, 1906 in Russell, Iowa. She married Philip A. Rockey on March 14, 1883. He was born January 8, 1857 in Russell, Iowa and died October 11, 1943 in Russell. Both are buried in Russell Cemetery, Russell, Iowa. Susan Margaret was born January 15, 1871 in Russell, Iowa and died June 11, 1951 in Imperial, Nebraska. She married Sherman Emmet McCoy on December 19, 1889. He was born October 11, 1866 in Lagrange, Iowa and died January 18, 1938 in Imperial. Both are buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Imperial, Nebraska. Mabel was born June 7, 1875 in Russell, Iowa and died February 17, 1973 in Des Mones, Iowa. She married Aylmer Jay Allen on October 2, 1901. He was born November 24, 1873 in Lagrange, Iowa and died November 29, 1961 in Charition, Iowa. Both are buried in Russell Cemetery, Russell, Iowa. Photo courtesy of Sharon Lynn Amore

  
  

  Albums

  John Jackson Werts and Margaret Maple (6)

  
  

• Notes

  After completing the rural schools, Susie married Sherman McCoy at Russell. Sherman is the son of David and Ann McCoy. David fought in the Civil War, was an Iowa Legislator, and Mayor of Russell. In 1888, while courting Susie and before the wedding, Sherm took the train to western Nebraska, then walked 30 mile to claim land available to him as a veteran. He built a sod house and returned to Iowa. In 1890, very soon after their wedding, Sherm and Susie moved to their farm in Chase County NE, called the Lone Star Ranch. They participated in the development of that area, at first living in the sod house where four of their five children were born. Several bad years occurred, with drought and grasshoppers, forcing many other settlers to leave the area. Sherm traded horses and promissory notes for their land, accumulating several farms. Susie shopped by Sears catalog and kept the books on their operation. Better times came, they hired hands, built a better house and gradually modernized their living and farming processes. Before they moved into the nearby town of Imperial in 1917, they owned 12 sections of land and farmed more than 800 acres, grazing cattle on the rest. They were both active Presbyterian Church members in their youth, uniting with the Methodist Church in Imperial in 1922. After Shermans death, Susie lived on there in their home, actively participating in the church and other activities. She was a charter member of the Dorcas Society and of the Women s Society of Christian Service, a life member of the latter.