From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (main entry)

Alexander Francis McCoy was born in Centerville, KY, the son of Jacob H. and Mattie Sparks McCoy. Dr. McCoy was a general practice physician from 1911-1920 with an office in Nicholasville, KY. He was the husband of Tina McCoy; the couple lived in Columbus, OH [source: 1930 U.S. Federal Census]. They were living at 871 E. Long Street in Columbus when Alexander F. McCoy completed his WWII Registration card.

Dr. McCoy became an ENT (ears, nose, and throat) Specialist in 1920. Specialty training was a rarity for African Americans at that time. American Board of Ophthalmology was created in 1917; in 1924 the American Board of Otolaryngology was established.

For more see Who's Who in Colored America 1950; and "The Long “Race” to Diversity in Otolaryngology," Mahbuba Tusty, Brenda Flores, et al, in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Vol. 164, Issue 1, August 25, 2020.