Endnotes
1. Absalom Coon entry, Henry County Deaths, Book
CSS-4:11, no. 240, Henry County Health Department, New Castle,
Indiana.
2. Absolom
Coon household, 1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population
schedule, Greensboro Township, page 300, dwelling 719, family 719, lines
24-28, (enumerated 10 September 1850); National Archives micropublication
M432, roll 151. Viewed at home using Family Archive CD #302,
Census
Microfilm Records: Indiana, 1850 (Novato, California: Broderbund Software,
Inc., 1998).
3. R.
Thomas Mayhill, compiler,
Cemetery Records of Greensboro Township and
Harrison Township, Henry County, Indiana - Including the towns of Kennard,
Shirley, Greensboro, Cadiz, and the Former Village of Woodville (1968;
reprint Knightstown, Indiana: The Bookmark, 1996), 33. Hereinafter cited as
Cemetery Records of Greensboro and Harrison Townships, Henry County,
Indiana.
4. Absalom and
Mary J. Koon tombstone, facing paved driveway, parallel to road, behind
very large tree, Greensboro Cemetery, Greensboro Pike south, Greensboro,
Henry county, Indiana; transcribed and photographed by the author, 15
January 2000.
5.
Absalom Coon entry, Henry County Deaths, Book CSS-4:11, no. 240. Age at
death (in 1900) given as 78. Birthplace Virginia.
6. 1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Greensboro Township, page 300, dwelling 719, family
719, lines 24-28, Family Archive CD #302,
Census Microfilm Records:
Indiana, 1850. A presumption is being made that Caroline in the household
is the wife of Absolom Coon and the mother of the three children listed.
Marriage year and state estimated based on age and birth state of oldest
child in the 1850 census.
7. Hancock County Deeds, Book CC: 95, Hancock
County Recorder, Greenfield, Indiana. Grantor: Absolom Coon and Mary J.
Coon, his wife. Grantee: Elisha Burris.
8. Absolom Coon household, 1860 U.S. census,
Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, Knightstown
Post Office, pages 459-460, dwelling 54, family 54, lines 38-40 and 1-4,
(enumerated 5 June 1860); National Archives micropublication M653, roll
266. Viewed at home using Family Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm,
M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and Howard (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage
Quest, 1999). A presumption is being made that the Absolom Coon with wife
Caroline and son Levi in the 1850 Henry county, Indiana census is the
Absolom Coon with wife Mary J. and son Levi in the 1860 Henry county,
Indiana census. Further research is neccesary to verify.
9. Indiana Works Progress
Administration, Index to Marriage Record Henry County [Indiana] 1850-1920
Inclusive, I (A to C), New Castle-Henry County Public Library, 376 S 15th
St, New Castle, IN 47362. This information is obtained from a photocopy of
the COON pages of the WPA marriage index from the New Castle-Henry County
Public Lilbrary. The actual record needs to be obtained. Hereinafter cited
as Index to Marriage Record Henry County.
10. Margret E. Swim, comp., Absalom Coon-Mary
Jane Dillee marriage (photocopies of original marriage records), Henry
County Marriage Applications and Returns: 1822-1886, Volume 2 (Alspaugh to
Ayers). New Castle-Henry County Public Library, 376 S 15th St, New Castle,
IN 47362.
11. George
J Richman,
History of Hancock County, Indiana: its people, industries and
institutions: with biographical sketches of representative citizens and
genealogical records of many of the old families (Indianapolis: Federal
Publishing Co. Inc., 1916), 538. Hereinafter cited as
History of Hancock
County, Indiana: its people, industries and institutions.
12. 1860 U.S. census, Henry
County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, Knightstown Post
Office, pages 459-460, dwelling 54, family 54, lines 38-40 and 1-4, Family
Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm,
M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and
Howard. In the 1860 census, Absalom Coon is married to Mary J..
13. 1860 U.S. census, Henry
County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, Knightstown Post
Office, pages 459-460, dwelling 54, family 54, lines 38-40 and 1-4, Family
Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm,
M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and
Howard.
14. Absalom
Coon household, 1870 U.S. census, Hancock County, Indiana, population
schedule, Brown Township, Warrington post office, page 310, dwelling 180,
family 180, lines ?, (enumerated 28 July 1870); National Archives
micropublication M593, roll 320. Viewed at Catawba County Library, Newton,
North Carolina with film rented from Census Microfilm Rental Program, P. O.
Box 2940, Hyattsville, MD 20784.
15. 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Wayne Township, Knightstown Post Office, pages
459-460, dwelling 54, family 54, lines 38-40 and 1-4, Family Quest
Archives, Digital Microfilm,
M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and
Howard. Age is stated as 6..
16. 1870 U.S. census, Hancock County, Indiana,
population schedule, Brown Township, Warrington post office, page 310,
dwelling 180, family 180, lines ?. Age is stated as 17..
17. Richman,
History of
Hancock County, Indiana: its people, industries and institutions, 538. A
Mary Jane Coon is listed as a charter member of the Warrington Christian
Church. Her name is listed immediately after Absalom Coon..
18. Mary J. Coon entry,
Henry County Deaths, Book CSS-2, p. 16, no. 90, Henry County Health
Department, New Castle, Indiana. Father listed as Brice Dillen..
19. Mary J. Coon entry,
Henry County Deaths, Book CSS-2, p. 16, no. 90.
20. Mayhill,
Cemetery Records of Greensboro and
Harrison Townships, Henry County, Indiana, 34. Tombstone transcribed as
Mary J. Koon, d. Mar 26, 1891, b. Apr. 12, 1837, Cemetery: Greensboro.
Tombstone is next to that of Absalom Koon..
21. Mayhill,
Cemetery Records of Greensboro and
Harrison Townships, Henry County, Indiana, 34.
22. 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Wayne Township, Knightstown Post Office, pages
459-460, dwelling 54, family 54, lines 38-40 and 1-4, Family Quest
Archives, Digital Microfilm,
M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and
Howard. Age is stated as 4..
23. 1870 U.S. census, Hancock County, Indiana,
population schedule, Brown Township, Warrington post office, page 310,
dwelling 180, family 180, lines ?. Age is stated as 15..
24. Absolom Coon household,
1880 U.S. census, Hancock County, Indiana, population schedule, Brown
Township, enumeration district (ED) ?, supervisor's district (SD) ?, page
2B, dwelling 29, family 29, lines ?-?, (enumerated 2 June 1880); National
Archives micropublication T9, roll 282. Viewed at Ball State University,
Bracken Library, McKinley Avenue, Muncie, Indiana.
25. 1860 U.S. census, Henry
County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, Knightstown Post
Office, pages 459-460, dwelling 54, family 54, lines 38-40 and 1-4, Family
Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm,
M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and
Howard. Age is stated as 2..
26. 1870 U.S. census, Hancock County, Indiana,
population schedule, Brown Township, Warrington post office, page 310,
dwelling 180, family 180, lines ?. Age is stated as 12..
27. 1880 U.S. census,
Hancock County, Indiana, population schedule, Brown Township, ED ?, SD ?,
page 2B, dwelling 29, family 29, lines ?-?. Age is stated as 24..
28. 1860 U.S. census, Henry
County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, Knightstown Post
Office, pages 459-460, dwelling 54, family 54, lines 38-40 and 1-4, Family
Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm,
M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and
Howard. Age is stated as 9/12..
29. 1870 U.S. census, Hancock County, Indiana,
population schedule, Brown Township, Warrington post office, page 310,
dwelling 180, family 180, lines ?. Age is stated as 10..
30. 1880 U.S. census,
Hancock County, Indiana, population schedule, Brown Township, ED ?, SD ?,
page 2B, dwelling 29, family 29, lines ?-?. Age is stated as 20..
31. 1870 U.S. census,
Hancock County, Indiana, population schedule, Brown Township, Warrington
post office, page 310, dwelling 180, family 180, lines ?. Age is stated as
8..
32. 1880 U.S.
census, Hancock County, Indiana, population schedule, Brown Township, ED ?,
SD ?, page 2B, dwelling 29, family 29, lines ?-?. Age is stated as
17..
33. George W.
Kuhn entry, Hancock County Deaths, Book H-5:36, Hancock County Health
Department, Greenfield, Indiana.
34. Geo W. Koon household, 1900 U.S. census,
Hancock County, Indiana, population schedule, Wilkinson, Brown Township,
enumeration district (ED) 37, supervisor's district (SD) 6, sheet 9A,
dwelling 182, family 185, lines 4-6, (enumerated 19 June 1900); National
Archives micropublication T623, roll 375. Viewed at Ball State University,
Bracken Library, McKinley Avenue, Muncie, Indiana. Birth month and year
given as Feb 1852; birthplace Indiana.
35. George W. Kuhn entry, Hancock County
Deaths, Book H-5:36. Birthdate given as 16 February 1851.
36. 1900 U.S. census,
Hancock County, Indiana, population schedule, Wilkinson, Brown Township, ED
37, SD 6, sheet 9A, dwelling 182, family 185, lines 4-6.
37. Wilkinson [Indiana]
Church of Christ, Church Register, 27 May 1960 thru October 1975 - with
information copied from two previous registers dating from 1 March 1915 and
14 April 1934. Photocopy made 27 December 1999 and now in possession of the
author. Manuscript photocopy contained within a folder entitled "WCC Church
History" and "Homecoming" (whereabouts of the original manuscript unknown).
Wilkinson Church of Christ, 7293 N St. Rd. 109, Wilkinson, IN 46186.
38. Sue Baker, compiler,
Hancock County, Indiana Tombstone Inscriptions One-Hundred Hears 1833-1933:
Histories and Photos and Maps (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books Inc., 1993),
125. Hereinafter cited as
Hancock County, Indiana Tombstone
Inscriptions.
39.
George Sowerwine, "History of the Church at Wilkinson, Ind. - This was
copied by June Reeves May 26, 1960 from a copy written by George Sowerwine,
which was read at the Golden Jubilee Program commerating [sic] the 50th
year of the Congregation Jan 1, 1939," Wilkinson Church of Christ, 7293 N
St. Rd. 109, Wilkinson, IN 46186. Only the names of 54 of the 59 charter
members are listed in this manuscript. Hereinafter cited as "History of the
Church at Wilkinson, Ind."
40. June Reeves, "History of the Church at
Wilkinson, Ind.," Wilkinson Church of Christ, 7293 N St. Rd. 109,
Wilkinson, IN 46186. Only the names of 52 of the 59 charter members are
listed in this manuscript. Hereinafter cited as "History of the Church at
Wilkinson, Ind."
41.
[Anonymous], "History of the Christian Church Wilkinson, Indiana,"
Wilkinson Church of Christ, 7293 N St. Rd. 109, Wilkinson, IN 46186. The
names of 58 of the 59 charter members are listed in this manuscript.
Hereinafter cited as "History of the Christian Church Wilkinson,
Indiana."
42. George
J Richman,
History of Hancock County, Indiana: its people, industries and
institutions: with biographical sketches of representative citizens and
genealogical records of many of the old families (1916; reprint Greenfield,
Indiana: Mitchell-Fleming Printing Inc., 1986), 547. Hereinafter cited as
History of Hancock County, Indiana: its people, industries and
institutions.
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