“McCOY, Curtis John, Box 423; res. 702 State St., Emporia, Kan. Municipal Contractor; b. Hiawatha, Kan.. June 19, 1886; s. Curtis A. and Elizabeth J. (Tully) McCoy; ed. common and high schools, Hiawatha, Kan.; B.S., Kan. Univ., 1909; Phi Delta Theta; m. Fort Scott, Kan., Sept. 23, 1910, Mary A. Ware; one dau., Mary Jane. Instrumentman, U. P. R. R., to 1911; sewer dept, city of Kansas City, 1911; supt constrn, W. C. Mullins, contractor, Kansas City, Mo., 1911-12; business for self since 1912, bldg sewer water plants, paving and filtration plants; partner. Melvern Crushed Stone Co., McCoy & Taylor Construction Co.; owner, C. J. McCoy Construction Co. Asso. mem. Am. Soc. C.E. Recreation: Out-of-door sports. Elk. Mason, Shriner. Methodist.

Source:  Who’s Who in Engineering, 1922-1923, by John William Leonard, John W. Leonard Co., Brooklyn Borough, New York City, 1922, page 807