Family History
I would like to see this section dedicated to exploring and expanding the knowledge base of the Fred and Virginia McCool lineage. Our trip to Ireland this Summer, finding the “McCool lands” in Cashelard and meeting Sean and John McCool there really energized my determination to dig deeper. I hope this venue will help all visitors to the site learn more about our family and contribute what they can to our historical recording.
My Grandfather was Doris Sylvanus McCool from Naxapater, Mississippi. Born June 29,1898. He was the son of Albert Holland and Sarah Telitha McCool. If you think we are related please let me know. I have a hand written family history written by my Grandmother. It starts in the 1700′s. Our family came to the US from Ireland. They settled in what is now McCool Mississippi
You are very fortunate to have that hand written history. I hope you have taken steps to preserve it and to expand it. I would be very interested in whatever information is in that history about the whereabouts of your McCool ancestors when they lived in Ireland. I’m pretty sure I have no ancestors since the mid 1800s who might be related to yours. However, mine seem to have originated in the Donegal, Balleyshannon, Cashelard area in Ireland. If any of those names or references to northwestern Ireland appear in your history, please let me know. I know there is a McCool, Nebraska. This is the first I have heard of a McCool, Mississippi.
Paul, thanks for the quick response. Here is some references from the history I have “see immigration of Irish Quakers into Pennsylvania from 1682 to 1750 page 389). At Duch Creek monthly meeting, Camden Deleware a Gabriel McCool produced a certificate for himself and brother James McCool from the meeting in Dunglane County of Londonderry, Ireland, received 9th month 22nd day 1725. ” That is the only reference I have found so far to the part of Ireland they came from.
I don’t have much history on the origins of my family. Oral history has my GGGrandfather emigrating from Ireland, county Donegal, Balleyshannon, probably Cashelard in the late 1840s He emigrated through Glasgow in Scotland to Canada to western PA, Lilly. Thanks for your interest and good luck in your search.
I am interested to see where the McCool’s originated and what clan we are associated with. I done a little research when I was in Texas just to find out that we are maybe connected to the Mac Dougal clan.
My clan moved east to Scotland which is my homeland.
Would like to here more info on clan origin if you have it.