Joseph Lewis McCool (1810 - 1888)

Born 19 Nov 1810 in Townsend, Norfolk, Upper Canada

Ancestors

Son of Joseph McCool and Sarah (Walker) McCool

Descendants

Died 6 Jan 1888 at age 77 in Kingston, Tuscola, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Joseph was born in Canada in 1810^[1]. He was the son of Joseph McCool and Sarah Walker.

Family genealogists report that Joseph married two (and possibly three) times. He had children with at least two women. The first mother of his children is usually reported as Elizabeth L Davis (1814-1846); they were said to be married on 24 Dec 1833. They are believed to have had three daughters together (see 1851 Census below).

Joseph married 2nd (or possibly 3rd) Emma Wilson (1827-1898), on 17 May 1848.

In the 1851 Census^[2], Joseph and family were living in Windham, Norfolk County, Upper Canada:

• Joseph - 42 - b Upper Canada
• Emma - 24 - b England (final wife)
• Ellen - 18 (daughter from first wife)
• Jane - 18 (from first wife)
• Elizabeth - 15 (from first wife)
• Mary - 1 (daughter with Emma)

The 1861 Census^[3] showed the family living in Windham, Norfolk, Canada West:

• Joseph - 51
• Emma - 34
• John - 9
• Joseph - 7
• Samuel - 4
• Walker - 2

The 1871 Census^[4] showed the family living in Charlotteville, Norfolk South, Ontario:

• Joseph - 58
• Emma - 43
• John - 18
• Joseph - 16
• Elijah - 13
• Walker - 11

The family moved to a farm near Kingston MI in 1878.

In the 1880 US Census^[5], they lived near Kingston:

• Joseph - 69
• Emma - 54
• Joseph - 25
• Emma - 13 (relation uncertain)

Joseph passed away in 1888. He's buried in the Kingston Cemetery in Kingston, Michigan.^[1]

Research Notes

Dozens of Joseph's descendants have taken AncestryDNA tests, matching to many McCool descendants of Joseph's siblings.

Sources

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Rex McCool and Elizabeth (McCool) Gamble, his 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Joseph McCool and Sarah Walker, the great great grandparents of both Rex McCool and Elizabeth (McCool) Gamble. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: fourth cousin, based on sharing 47.9 cM across 2 segments.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96970394/joseph-lewis-mccool
2. ↑ 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia; Year: 1851; Census Place: Norfolk, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11741; Page: 3; Line: 5
3. ↑ 1861 Census of Canada; Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1053
4. ↑ 1871 Census of Canada; Year: 1871; Census Place: Charlotteville, Norfolk South, Ontario; Roll: C-9908; Page: 11; Family No: 43
5. ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census; Year: 1880; Census Place: Kingston, Tuscola, Michigan; Roll: 607; Family History Film: 1254607; Page: 208A; Enumeration District: 408