Joseph Theodore McCool was born on or about 16 Feb 1854 in Pope County, Illinois. He was the son of Jesse McCool and Matilda Ann (Sellars) McCool (1821 - about 1871).
In the 1860 census Joseph (age 7) was in Township 13 S Range 5 E, Pope, Illinois, United States.[1]
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Jesse Mc Cool
M
39
Ill
Matilda A Mc Cool
F
39
Ill
Benjamin F Mc Cool
M
17
Ill
Wm A Mc Cool
M
16
Ill
Lucinda E Mc Cool
F
14
Ill
Martha A Mc Cool
F
12
Ill
Joseph T Mc Cool
M
7
Ill
In the 1870 census Joseph (age 16) was in Pope, Illinois, United States.[2]
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Jessey McCool
M
49
Tennessee
Matilda H McCool
F
44
Illinois
Lucinda E McCool
F
21
Illinois
Martha H McCool
F
19
Illinois
Joseph T McCool
M
16
Illinois
Joseph's mother died about 1871; his father remarried but had no additional children.
Joseph T McCool (age 23) married a very young Mary Wilson Leslie (age 14; 1862 - about 1900) on or about 14 January 1877 in Pope, Illinois, United States.[3]
Most of their children were born after 1880; we get some of their names from the 1900 Census (see Research Notes below). They included:
In the 1880 census Theodore McCool (age 27), Farmer, was the married head of household in Webster Number 5 Precinct, Pope, Illinois, United States.[4] He appears two households away from his father, Jesse, step-mother Huldy, and step-brother. He does not provide information about the birth location of his parents, nor does his father (who states he was born in Illinois as expected).
Name
Sex
Race
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Theodore Mc Cool
M
White
27
Married
Head
Farmer
Illinois
Mary W. Mc Cool
F
White
18
Married
Wife
Keeping House
Illinois
Leonard W. Mc Cool
M
White
2
Single
Son
Illinois
Joseph Theodore McCool was enumerated in a non-population Agriculture schedule on 8 July 1880 in Webster, Pope, Illinois.[5] This all but confirms that the "Theodore McCool" shown in the 1880 population schedule in Webster is in fact "Joseph Theodore McCool."
Joseph apparently passed away between late 1897 and early 1900 as he had a two year old daughter in the 1900 Census and his wife Mary was listed as widowed (see Census record in Research Notes).
Research Notes
Theodore's son McCool was born on 18 June 1878 in Pope, Illinois, United States.[6]
Theodore's daughter McCoole was born on 4 June 1880 in Pope, Illinois, United States.[7]
Joseph's daughter Martha Arminda McCool was born on 24 January 1882 in Pope, Illinois, United States.[8]
Theodore's son Harry M McCool married Irene M. Stevens in 1922 in Polk, Iowa, United States.[9]
Theodore's son Jesse T McCool married Stella Snyder on 29 May 1923 in East Saint Louis, St. Clair, Illinois, United States.[10]
His son Harrison Marvin Mc Cool died in 1965 in Shelby, Shelby, Iowa, United States.[11]
In the 1900 census wife Mary (age 37) was the widowed head of household in Benton Precinct, Massac, Illinois, United States.[12] Presumed son Harrison did not appear in this record.
Name
Sex
Race
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Mary McCool
F
White
37
Widowed
Head
Illinois
Leonard McCool
M
White
22
Single
Son
Illinois
Jessey T McCool
M
White
14
Single
Son
Illinois
Thomas H McCool
M
White
13
Single
Son
Illinois
Sarah L McCool
F
White
11
Single
Daughter
Illinois
Susan McCool
F
White
7
Single
Daughter
Illinois
Essie McCool
F
White
2
Single
Daughter
Illinois
Sources
↑1860 Census:
"United States Census, 1860"
citing Page: 43; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005165791; FHL microfilm: 803220; Image number: 203; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01706-3
FamilySearch Record: MXHD-MR3 (accessed 15 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBF-92VV
Joseph T Mc Cool (7) in Township 13 S Range 5 E, Pope, Illinois, United States. Born in Ill.
↑1870 Census:
"United States Census, 1870"
citing Page: 3; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 37; Digital film/folder number: 004263708; FHL microfilm: 000545769; Image number: 31; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01425-2
FamilySearch Record: M6HT-B7W (accessed 15 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-D419-FHV
Joseph T McCool (16) in Pope, Illinois, United States. Born in Illinois.
↑Marriage:
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007747469; FHL microfilm: 002132317; Image number: 301
FamilySearch Record: Q28G-6ZJ1 (accessed 15 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C91F-YS6N-S
Joseph T McCool (23) marriage on 14 Jan 1877 in Pope, Illinois, United States.
↑1880 Census:
"United States Census, 1880"
citing Volume: 2; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00017; Digital film/folder number: 005157462; FHL microfilm: 1254243; Image number: 515; Sheet number: 73; Sheet letter: A; Indexing batch: C56159-2
FamilySearch Record: MXK4-C3R (accessed 15 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YYV-CRV
Theodore Mc Cool (27), married, Farmer, head of household in Webster Number 5 Precinct, Pope, Illinois, United States. Born in Illinois, United States.
↑1880 Non-population Census:
"U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880"
National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; U.S. Federal Census Non-population Schedules, Illinois, 1850-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; OS Page: 20; Line Number: 2 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1276 #2749452 (accessed 15 March 2024)
Name: Joseph Theodore McCool; Enumeration Date: 8 Jul 1880; Place: Webster, Pope, Illinois, USA; Schedule Type: Agriculture.
↑Birth of son McCool:
"Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007621281; FHL microfilm: 964538; Record number: 130; Packet letter: B
FamilySearch Record: H9RG-FK6Z (accessed 15 March 2024)
McCool born to Theodore McCool on 18 Jun 1878 in Pope, Illinois, United States.
↑Birth of daughter McCoole:
"Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007621282; FHL microfilm: 964539; Record number: 56; Packet letter: D
FamilySearch Record: H9RR-G2T2 (accessed 15 March 2024)
McCoole born to Theodore McCoole on 4 Jun 1880 in Pope, Illinois, United States.
↑Birth of daughter Martha Arminda McCool:
"Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007621283; FHL microfilm: 964540
FamilySearch Record: V22S-6GW (accessed 15 March 2024)
Martha Arminda McCool born to Joseph Theodore McCool on 24 Jan 1882 in Pope, Illinois, United States.
↑Marriage of son Harry M McCool:
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
citing Digital film/folder number: 004322064; FHL microfilm: 001749719; Packet letter: H; Indexing batch: M02708-8
FamilySearch Record: XJ2D-VQH (accessed 15 March 2024)
Theodore McCool's son Harry M McCool marriage to Irene M. Stevens in 1922 in Polk, Iowa, United States.
↑Marriage of son Jesse T McCool:
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007750735; FHL microfilm: 002184739; Image number: 1189
FamilySearch Record: Q2DM-5DBF (accessed 15 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C912-ZS42-F
Theodore McCool's son Jesse T McCool marriage to Stella Snyder on 29 May 1923 in East Saint Louis, St. Clair, Illinois, United States.
↑Death of child Harrison Marvin Mc Cool:
"Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, ca. 1835-1998"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007798424; FHL microfilm: 002200000; Image number: 244
FamilySearch Record: QL2V-TP3T (accessed 15 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS96-K7RN-5
Unknown in death record for child Harrison Marvin Mc Cool 1965 in Shelby, Shelby, Iowa, United States.
↑1900 Census:
"United States Census, 1900"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 98; Digital film/folder number: 004113788; FHL microfilm: 1240329; Image number: 10; Sheet number: 3; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00725-2
FamilySearch Record: MS42-8SW (accessed 15 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6S7S-X6G
Mary McCool (37), widowed head of household in Benton Precinct, Massac, Illinois, United States. Born in Illinois.
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