USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -David and Mary had 11 children, nine of whom survived to adulthood. The youngest, Joseph Geitling McCoy (1837-1915), is the best known – he usually is given total credit for coming up with the idea of driving longhorn cattle from Texas to the railhead at Abilene.

Detailed explanation-2: -Then in 1872, McCoy invented and patented an automatic oiling device for the moving parts of steam locomotives, colloquially known as the “oil-drip cup.”

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1867, Joseph McCoy created the cow town Abilene. In the westward zone of Kansas, Abilene served as a transit point for cowboys and their herds. In 1867, Joseph McCoy created the cow town Abilene.

Detailed explanation-4: -McCoy was the founder of the cattle trade in Kansas, the originator of the Abilene Cattle Trail, and a cattle baron in his own right. McCoy was born in Sangamon County, Illinois on December 21, 1837, the youngest of eleven children to David and Mary (Kirkpatrick) McCoy, natives of Virginia and Kentucky, respectively.

Detailed explanation-5: -The great Texas cattle drives started in the 1860’s because we had lots of longhorn and the rest of the country wanted beef. (We get beef from cattle.) From about 1865 to the mid-1890’s, our vaqueros and cowboys herded about 5 million cattle to markets up north while also becoming famous legends that made Texas proud.