James McCullough (abt. 1807 - 1853)

Born about 1807 in Ireland

Husband of Ann (Loghrin) McCullough — married 19 Apr 1833 in Eramosa Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

Husband of Esther (Hill) McCullough — married 1850 in Wellington, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 13 Sep 1853 at about age 46 in Eramosa, Wellington, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

James was the second of 12 children born to Patrick McCullough and Mary Hamilton. Patrick and Mary were born in Scotland but were married in Ireland about 1800^[1]. Some of their children were born in Castleblayney, County Monaghan, Ireland; that's only 10 miles from Clontibret where some of the Loghrin children were born. The McCulloughs farmed the west half of lot 15, concession 3. Patrick, who died in 1849 at the age of 80^[2] years, is buried in the same plot as James and Ann in the McCormick Cemetery in Eramosa Township^[3].

James' Early Farm Activities

This information above for the operation on lot 15, con. 2, is from Assessment Rolls which were usually taken in March.^[4]Although there is record that Patrick sold the homestead to his son Robert in 1839^[5], in 1850 James owned all 200 acres of lot 15, concession 3, and the east half of lot 15, concession 2 across the road^[6].

Sometime after Ann’s death, perhaps in 1849, James married Esther Hill. Esther, age 35, is included as James McCulloch’s [sic] wife in the 1851 Census.

James died suddenly as a result of being thrown from a load of lumber at Parkinson’s Hill on the road to Guelph^[7].

By 1906 the homestead lot had been subdivided in part because Ann and James died intestate. Disagreement among family members culminated with a court imposed settlement in 1874. Some of the land was sold as a result with the proceeds shared among James Jr., Stewart, Eliza Jane and Alexander. James Jr. and Stewart used their money to repurchase some of the original homestead. Their uncle James Loghrin may also have helped in some way as there is record of him selling 30 acres along the north side of the lot to James McCullough in Feb., 1875^[8]. Esther got a 30 acre lot next to the James Loree farm and a Mary Jones got 15 acres along the concession road between concession 3 and 4. The McCullough name on the this lot came to an end in 1915 when James sold the lot to Wm. H. Boys^[9].

James is buried in the McCormick Cemetery, Eramosa Township in Wellington County^[10].

1851 Canada Census

Name: James McCulloch

Age: 45

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1807

Birthplace: Ireland

Province: Canada West (Ontario)

District: Wellington County

Sub-District: Eramosa

Household Members:

James McCulloch 45

Esther 35

John 16

Stewart 15

Nancy 14

Alexander 12

James 11

George 9

Eliza Jane 1

Footnotes

1. ↑ Kathleen R. K. Linderholm, Family Group Sheet for the McCullough family, p. 1. A copy of this document sent as an email attachment, Feb. 25, 2008, is on file with with Tom Loghrin
2. ↑ Linderholm
3. ↑ Names taken from headstones in the McCormick Cemetery, The Tweedsmuir History Project, Riverside Women’s Institute, Vol. 1, p. 181, held at the Wellington County Archives.
4. ↑ Information from various Assessment Rolls for the Township of Eramosa, District of Gore, National Archives, Reel M7746.
5. ↑ Linderholm, p. 4.
6. ↑ Frank Day, Here and There in Eramosa , (Guelph: Leaman Printing Co., 1953), p. 42 (Insert).
7. ↑ Linderman, p. 9.
8. ↑ Robinson, Quast. Littlewood Properties, The Tweedsmuir History Project, Riverside Women’s Institute, Vol. 1, p. 141, held at the Wellington County Archives.
9. ↑ Linderholm, p. 9-10.
10. ↑ :Find A Grave Memorial# 125522345: [1] See also: [2] and [3]

Sources

• The Loghrin Historical Tree
• Wilson, Thomas B. Marriage Bonds of Ontario 1803-1834. (Lambertville, N.J.: Hunterdon House, 1985). p. 285 . The date of James' and Ann's marriage bond is April 19, 1833; it's assumed that their marriage would have taken place shortly after.
• James McCulloch, 1851 Census of Canada West