MacGrane Coxe Woolcock

b. 2 February 1892, d. 13 May 1944
  • MacGrane Coxe Woolcock was born on 2 February 1892 in New York.
  • The following appeared on 2 October 1897 in The Highland Democrat: (Peekskill) The funeral services of Sarah F. Woolcock, wife of William T. Woolcock, of Sterlington, Rockland county, N. Y., were held in this village on Tuesday afternoon, the remains interred at Van Courtlandtville. She died at her home in Sterlington of paralysis, after a brief illness on Saturday last. She was the daughter of the late Jay and Sarah F. Griffin, and was born in Philipstown, Putnam county, on June 13, 1852, and was 45 years, 3 months and 14 days old. About twenty years ago she joined the South street M. E. church. She was a sister of Jacob Griffin, of Oregon, John Griffin and Marcus Griffin of this place and a half sister of Mrs. Edwin Woolcock of Depew street. She leaves a husband and seven children, five sons, Edward, Charles, Richard and George [and] McGrane, and two daughters, Ella and Addie.
  • William Thomas Woolcock appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, at 635 Highland Avenue. Other members of the household included MacGrane Coxe Woolcock, Ella F. Woolcock, George B. Woolcock, Addie G. Woolcock and Susanna Testick Rescorl.
  • William Thomas Woolcock and Carrie A. Sanger appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Ramapo, Rockland County, New York. Other members of the household included MacGrane Coxe Woolcock.
  • He was an apprentice carpenter, according to the 1910 census.
  • MacGrane Coxe Woolcock registered for the draft on 5 June 1917 in Rockland County, New York, while single and living in Sloatsburg, employed as a carpenter by Robert McCready in Tuxedo Park.
  • MacGrane Coxe Woolcock appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, at Mill Street boarding in the household of teamster Mallick Gillcrest.
  • He was employed as a house carpenter, according to the 1920 census.
  • MacGrane Coxe Woolcock appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Sloatsburg, Rockland County, New York, boarding in the household of gardener Nanttini Benedetto.
  • He was a carpenter in the employ of a private family, according to th 1930 census.
  • MacGrane Coxe Woolcock registered for the draft in 1942 in Queens County, New York, while living at 125-19 11 in South Ozone Park. Contact is Maria Henry at the same address.
  • MacGrane Coxe Woolcock died on 13 May 1944 at age 52 in New York.
  • Last Edited: 2 Jan 2015