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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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