A detailed family tree indicating family relationships and military service can be found in the Appendix, also located (B7, F1).
Robert Charles McCoy was born in Sparta, Wisconsin in 1898 to General Robert Bruce McCoy and Lillian (Riege) McCoy. After completing high school, Robert Charles joined the Wisconsin National Guard at the age of 17, claiming to be 18. He served with Company L, 3rd Wisconsin National Guard in the Mexican Border War along with his brothers Malcolm Clark and Bruce Riege, cousin Alex Gibbon and father, General Robert Bruce. After returning to Wisconsin, Robert Charles continued training with the 128th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Division, and was deployed with them in World War I, again serving with Bruce Reige, Alex Gibbon and General Robert Bruce. After World War I, Robert Charles returned to Sparta and married Alberta Isabelle Isensee. The two ran a family farm and had six children between 1925 and 1940. In 1940, Robert Charles' Wisconsin National Guard unit was activated for training and national service as the 32nd Division, moving him to training camps in the Southern United States. During his training, Robert Bruce served in camps in Louisiana, Florida, and California. For additional training, Robert Charles was sent to Australia, and later was moved to Buna, then back to Australia. Robert Charles moved back to the United States in 1944 and was discharged in 1945. After World War II, Robert Charles returned to Sparta and farming, also working in local politics and government, until his death in 1992.
Alberta Isabelle McCoy was born in Sparta, Wisconsin, in 1902 to Albert and Mary Isensee, from Little Falls, Wisconsin. She attended high school with Lillian Jean McCoy, graduated in 1922, and married Robert Charles McCoy in 1923. While Robert Charles was training with the military and overseas, Alberta ran the family home and farm herself, as well as raising six children. Alberta died in 1989.
Harold Doescher McCoy was born in Sparta, Wisconsin, in 1900 to Lillian (Riege) McCoy and General Robert Bruce McCoy. Harold Doescher served in the Wisconsin National Guard, and later studied law and moved to Washington, D.C. to study and practice. Early in World War II, he married Laura Marguerite Osgood. Harold Doescher died in 1992.
Mary Ellen McCoy Kennedy was born in Sparta, Wisconsin, in 1925 to Alberta and Robert Charles McCoy. The eldest child of the McCoys, she lived in La Crosse, Wisconsin, early in World War II and studied nursing there. Later, she moved from La Crosse to California, working as a nurse there. While living in California, she met Rex Kennedy and the two married in 1948. The two started having children soon after their marriage.
General Robert Bruce McCoy was born in Sparta, Wisconsin, in 1867 to Bruce Elijah and Sarah (Bowker) McCoy. Robert Bruce served with Company L, 3rd Wisconsin in the Spanish-American War with his brother, Clark Stuart. Robert Bruce also served with the 3rd Wisconsin in the Punitive Expedition in Mexico, then with the 128th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Division in World War I. Robert Bruce married Lillian Riege and had seven children: Malcolm Clark, Bruce Riege, Robert Charles, Harold Doescher, Stuard Bowker, Lillian Jean and Douglas Donald. Lillian (Riege) McCoy died in 1910 in a car accident. Robert Bruce re-married Mae Belle Oswald. With him in service in the Punitive Expedition were his sons Malcolm, Robert, and Bruce, as well as his nephew, Alex Gibbon. Robert, Bruce and Alex also served with the 32nd Division in World War I. General Robert Bruce died in 1926 and is buried in Woodlawn cemetery in Sparta.
Robert Bruce McCoy was born in Sparta, Wisconsin, in 1927 to Robert Charles and Alberta. In World War II, he served 1945-1946 in Chicago. Robert Bruce died in 2010.
Stuart Bowker McCoy was born in Sparta, Wisconsin, in 1902 to General Robert Bruce and Lillian McCoy. Stuart served in the National Guard between the two World Wars. Stuart worked for the Wisconsin government in Tomah, Wisconsin, after his service, and married Vera Neuville. The two had two children: Donald Stuart and Vera Jean. Stuart Bowker died in 1991.
