William E. Coul was the superintendent of the Philadelphia Gravel claim and later was engaged in mining at Yankee Hill. He passed away near Columbia on Sunday, January 5, 1902. He was 36. He was afflicted with a complication of diseases,including Brights disease, which followed an attack of rheumatism. A native of Nova Scotia. He was survived by his widow, the former Emma Grace Wing, two sons, Howard and Douglas, a sister and a mother.

Mr. Coul's body was interned in the Columbia cemetery on the Wednesday following his death.
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THE COUL FAMILY

Residence : Township 1, Browns Flat and Sonora Center Precincts, Tuolumne, California

June 8, 1900 Federal Census

Name: William E Coul
Home in 1900: Township 5, Tuolumne, California
Age: 35
Birth Date: May 1865
Birthplace: Canada Eng
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1883
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Father's Birthplace: Canada Eng
Mother's Birthplace: Canada Eng
Spouse's Name: Emma Grace
Marriage Year: 1892, Married: 24 FEB 1892 in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 8
Residence: Township 1, Browns Flat and Sonora Center Precincts, Tuolumne, California
Occupation: Civil Engineer
William Passed away January 5, 1902
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Name: Emma Grace (Wing) Coul
Home in 1900: Township 5, Tuolumne, California
Age: 30
Birth Date: Mar 14, 1870
Birthplace: Conway, Franklin County, Massachusetts
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Gender: Female
Relationship to head-of-house: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother: number of living children: 2
Mother: How many children: 2
Spouse's Name: William E
Marriage Year: 1892 - Married: 24 FEB 1892 in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 8
Residence : Township 1, Browns Flat and Sonora Center Precincts, Tuolumne, California
Birth: 14 MAR 1870 in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts
Death: 19 SEP 1953 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Father: George Bliss WING b: 01 OCT 1832 in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts
Mother: Nancy Maria BOYDEN b: 08 JUL 1839 in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts

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Name: Howard Gratton Coul
Home in 1900: Township 5, Tuolumne, California
Age: 5
Birth Date: Nov. 30, 1894
Birthplace: Jacksonville, Oregon
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Gender: Male
Relationship to head-of-house: Son
Father's Name: William E
Father's Birthplace: Canada Eng
Mother's Name: Emma Grace
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
Residence : Township 1, Browns Flat and Sonora Center Precincts, Tuolumne, California

At the age of 15, Howard was attending a state training school in Chehalis, Lewis County, Washington.

At the age of 23, Howard registered for the draft. He was living at 271 West 5th Street in San Pedro, California, where he was a bank teller at the Bank of San Pedro. He was a single man.

During most of his adult life, Howard resided in Los Angeles County and for awhile in San Bernardino County, California. He lived in Trona in San Bernardino County and worked as an accountant. He lived in the city of Los Angeles where he worked as an auditor. He was a registered Republican.

Howard passed away May 1, 1964 in San Francisco.

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Name: Douglas Coul
Home in 1900: Township 5, Tuolumne, California
Age: 3
Birth Date: Nov 9, 1896
Birthplace: Oregon. Another record states Douglas was born in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington.
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Gender: Male
Relationship to head-of-house: Son
Father's Name: William E
Father's Birthplace: Canada Eng
Mother's Name: Emma Grace
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
Residence : Township 1, Browns Flat and Sonora Center Precincts, Tuolumne, California

Ten years later, Douglas was living with his Aunt Marie E. Coul Cox and her husband, Thomas W. Cox, on a large ranch in Calexio, Imperial County, California.

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Name: Marie E Coul
Home in 1900: Sonora, Tuolumne, California
Age: 29
Birth Date: Aug 1870
Birthplace: Canada Eng
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Gender: Female
Relationship to head-of-house: Sister
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Marital Status: Single

Ten years later, Marie was married to Thomas W. Cox and had her nephew, Douglas Coul, living with them in Calexio, Imperial County, California. The couple married about 1901 and had no children of their own.