Rex passed away on 12 Dec 2019 while visiting his daughter in New Orleans, Louisiana; he was 95.
DNA Testing
Rex took an AncestryDNA test and a Y-111 DNA test prior to his death.
Due to many McMillan matches, the FTDNA MacMillan surname project paid for a Big Y-700 upgrade (with his family's permission). Results were returned in Feb 2021. His Y haplogroup is R-FGC11674. He matches to a distant McCool cousin, providing supporting evidence of no non-paternal events in recent generations.
Sources
Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between K McCool and a child of Max McCool, her 1st cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Amos McCool and Anna Caldwell, the grandparents of K McCool and parents of Max McCool. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: second cousin, based on sharing 644 cM across 25 segments.
Paternal relationship is 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. Rex is the son of Amos McCool who is the great grandson of the common ancestors Joseph McCool & Sarah Walker.
↑ 1.01.1 U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Michigan, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 775
↑1930 Census:
"United States Census, 1930"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 10; Digital film/folder number: 004951155; FHL microfilm: 2340734; Image number: 68; Sheet number: 2; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03862-3
FamilySearch Record: XQB6-F8D (accessed 18 April 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR46-VLZ
Rex E McCool (5), single son, in household of Amos H McCool (41) in Oliver Township, Kalkaska, Michigan, United States. Born in Michigan.
↑1940 Census:
"United States Census, 1940"
citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 24; Digital film/folder number: 005461636; Image number: 125; Sheet number: 1; Sheet letter: A
FamilySearch Record: K4LB-RBZ (accessed 18 April 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89M1-VNTX
Rex McCool (15), single son, in household of Amos H McCool (51) in Oliver Township, Kalkaska, Michigan, United States. Born in Michigan.
↑1950 Census:
"1950 United States Federal Census"
National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Oliver, Kalkaska, Michigan; Roll: 3423; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 40-10 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #177465980 (accessed 18 April 2024)
Rex E (26), single son, Farmer, in household of Amos E (62) in Oliver, Kalkaska, Michigan, USA. Born in Michigan.
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Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
Rex McCool:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-FGC11674, FTDNA kit #893868
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