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Descendants of Coonrod S. Coon

Generation One

1. Coonrod S.¹ Coon;; (various Conrad); born 20 September 1803 in [West] Virginia. His parentage has yet to be determined;¹^,²^,³ died 31 October 1861 in probably Hancock county, Indiana, at age 58 . The recording of death information by Indiana health officers began in 1882. Thus, there is no official Indiana death record for Coonrod. Nor is there an obituary in The Hancock Democrat or The Castle Courier. The only source for his death date is his tombstone, and this date is partially verified by the dates of his will and his will probate;⁴^,⁵ buried in Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana. For tombstone inscription transcript and photo, click here;⁴ married Barbara Radabaugh 7 May 1822 in Harrison county, [West] Virginia, John J. Waldo performed the ceremony.⁶^,⁷^,⁸^,⁹^,¹⁰

Coonrod made a will on 6 February 1861 which was probated on 11 Nov 1861, Greenfield, Hancock county, Indiana. In it, he mentions his "beloved wife Barbary Coon" and his "sons Joseph, James, and Joshua." He directs that after the death or remarriage of his wife, his property is to be equally divided among all of his heirs.¹¹ The property distributions were handled in a series of deeds (primarily quit claim) by his heirs that were filed in both Hancock and Henry counties, Indiana, between 1862 and 1876. For an analysis of these land transfers, click here. To view a transcript of the will of Coonrod S. Coon, click here. .

Barbara Radabaugh was born between 1802 and 1805 in Harrison county, [West] Virginia. Her parentage has yet to be determined.¹²^,¹³^,¹⁴^,¹⁵ She was a member of the, which was organized on between 1852 and 1882; a Baptist.¹⁶ She died on 2 September 1882 in at the home of her son on Duck Creek, Greensboro, Greensboro township, Henry county, Indiana, of pulmonary consumption [tuberculosis]. For death record abstract, click here. For obituary transcript, click here.¹⁶^,¹⁷ Her funeral occured at Harlan Baptist Church, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana, where Seth Stafford officiated.¹⁶ She was buried in Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana.¹⁸^,¹⁶ To view a photo of Barbara's tombstone in proximity to Coonrod's, click here.

Coonrod and Barbara removed from Harrison county, [West] Virginia to Hancock county, Indiana possibly with the families of the brothers Daniel S., Lemuel, and Cicero Wilkinson. In a 1902 biography of a son of Daniel S. Wilkinson by Bowen, Daniel was stated to have been born in Harrison county, Virginia, and in 1835, removed from there to "the line between Hancock and Henry counties, [Indiana]." The biography states that "an old Virginia friend, Coonrod Coon, had land adjoining the Wilkinson tract on the north and a family by the name of Davis lived about one mile and a half distant. They each erected cabins that first winter." One could assume from the text of the biography that the Wilkinsons and the Coons knew each other in Virginia, and could conclude that they migrated together. More research is necessary to determine a connection with the Coons and the Wilkinsons prior to their removal to Indiana. Removal date range can be estimated as being between 17 September 1833 (birthdate of son Marion, who was born in Virginia) and about 1836 (birth year of daughter Jane, who was born in Indiana).¹⁹^,²⁰

There are several misconceptions about the lives of Coonrod Coon and Barbara Radabaugh Coon which have been perpetuated by a microfilmed manuscript held by the Family History Library which was compiled by Cline Morgan Koon in 1970.²¹ First and foremost is Cline Morgan Koon's statement that Barbara died in 1825 in Marietta, Washington county, Ohio.²¹ This is disproved by the 1899 Henry county, Indiana death record of Mark Coon which records his parents as K. Coon and Barbara Ridinbow.²² This death record combined with census records give Mark Coon's year of birth as 1832, and show that he was born in Virginia [probably West Virginia], making it impossible for Barbara (Radabaugh) Coon, wife of Coonrod Coon, to have died in 1825.¹⁹^,²³^,²⁴^,²⁵ Additionally, the obituary of Mark Coon mentions his brother Jonathan Coon.²⁶ According to census records, Jonathan Coon was born circa 1825 in Virginia[probably West Virginia].²⁷^,²⁸^,²⁹ Thus, it is unlikely (albeit, not impossible) that his mother died that same year in Ohio.

So, did Coonrod and Barbara (Radabaugh) Coon remove from [West] Virginia to Indiana, or did they remove to Washington county, Ohio, as is claimed by Cline Morgan Koon? The answer can be found in a series of quit claim deeds in Hancock and Henry counties, Indiana, of the heirs of Coonrod S. Coon to handle the distribution of his real property after his death.³⁰^,³¹^,³²^,³³^,³⁴^,³⁵^,³⁶^,³⁷^,³⁸^,³⁹^,⁴⁰^,⁴¹^,⁴²^,⁴³^,⁴⁴^,⁴⁵^,⁴⁶ By tracing the deed transfers (see deed analysis), it is shown that one of the heirs of Coonrod S. Coon is a Mark Coon who married a Catharine (see particularly Hancock U:512 and Henry 6:463 where Mark and Catharine Coon transfer the land previously owned by Coonrod S. Coon to George Coon).³⁵^,³¹ This is the same Mark Coon of the above mentioned death record and obituary, son of K. Coon and Barbara Ridinbow.

Second, disproving the 1825 death of Barbara (Radabaugh) Coon also disproves Cline Morgan Koon's presumed second marriage of her husband Coonrod Coon to a Nancy Coon on 19 December 1825 [presumably also in Ohio]. If there were a Coonrod Coon who married a Nancy Coon in Ohio, then it was not the same Coonrod Coon who was married to Barbara Radabaugh.²¹

Third, the children of Coonrod and Barbara (Radabaugh) Coon as listed by Cline Morgan Koon are doubtful. Coonrod and Barbara removed to Indiana in 1835. If Harrison H. Koon, b. 1823, and Weedon Koon, b. 25 February 1825, ages 12 and 10 in 1835 respectively, are the children of this couple, then it is likely that the couple would have taken them to Indiana when they removed that year. However, it appears, according to Koon's manuscript, that Harrison remained in Harrison county, [West] Virginia, and Weedon removed to Washington county, Ohio before 1851, and died there in 1899.⁴⁷^,⁴⁸

As has already been stated, Coonrod Coon, the husband of Barbara Radabaugh and the focus of this text, died in Hancock county, Indiana, in 1861. According to Cline Morgan Koon, there was a Coonrod Coon who died in Marietta, Ohio, on 31 August 1850. He was quite possibly the father of a Harrison and Weedon Koon, but he was not the husband of Barbara Radabaugh, nor was she their mother.

Finally, Cline Morgan Koon traces the ancestry of the Coonrod Coon who married Barbara Radabaugh back to the progenitor Phillip Coon. Given that there was probably more than one Coonrod Coon in the same place at the same time, and the errors of Koon's manuscript as already described, this ancestry is flawed. A complete sorting out of all of the Coonrod Coon families will be required before it can be determined which, if any, was the son of Joseph Coon, and how the others may be descended from Phillip Coon.⁴⁹

Known children of Coonrod S.¹ Coon and Barbara Radabaugh were as follows:

+ 2 i. Jonathan² Coon, born circa June 1824 in [West] Virginia; married Matilda Shelton.
+ 3 ii. Abner Coon, born between 1823 and 1825 in [West] Virginia; married Rebecca Cameron; married Mary W. Pickering.
4 iii. Harrison H. Coon;¹⁸ born between 1828 and 1833 in [West] Virginia;⁵⁰^,⁵¹ married Lucinda Cook, daughter of Abraham Cook and Elizabeth [-?-], 10 August 1854 in Hancock county, Indiana, Andrew D. Childers, J. P performed the ceremony.⁵²^,⁴⁷^,⁵³^,⁵⁴^,³²^,⁵⁵^,⁵⁶^,⁵⁷^,⁴⁰
+ 5 iv. George Kuhn, born 29 May 1830 in [West] Virginia; married Sarah Johnson.
+ 6 v. Mark Coon, born 1832 in [West] Virginia; married Catharine Rhyneer.
+ 7 vi. Marion Coon, born 17 September 1833 in [West] Virginia; married Mahala Cook.
+ 8 vii. Jane Coon, born 31 October 1837 in Indiana; married John W. Shelton.
+ 9 viii. Joseph Coon, born circa 1838 in Indiana; married possibly Elvira? Winser?
+ 10 ix. James K. Polk Coon, born between 1840 and 1844 in Indiana; married Nancy A. Raper; married Sarah Baker.
+ 11 x. Joshua Coon, born between 1842 and 1847 in Indiana; married Mahala [-?-].

Generation Two

2. Jonathan² Coon (Coonrod S.¹) ;⁵⁸^,²⁶ born circa June 1824 in [West] Virginia;⁵⁹^,⁶⁰^,⁶¹^,⁶² married Matilda Shelton, daughter of Thomas Shelton, circa 1850 in probably Indiana;⁶³^,⁶⁴^,⁶⁵ died 25 March 1914 in Marion county, Indiana.⁶⁶

Matilda Shelton⁶⁷^,⁶⁸ was born circa 31 August 1831 in Indiana; Calculated from tombstone data.⁶⁹^,¹⁸^,⁷⁰ She died on 11 August 1872 in probably Indiana.⁷¹^,¹⁸ She was buried in Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana. For tombstone inscription transcript and photos, click here.⁷¹

Known children of Jonathan² Coon and Matilda Shelton were as follows:

12 i. Levina³ Coon;²⁸^,²⁹ born between 1850 and 1852 in Indiana.⁷²^,⁷³
13 ii. Mary Jane Coon;²⁸^,²⁹ born between 1853 and 1854 in Indiana.⁷⁴^,⁷⁵
14 iii. Lewis T. Coon;²⁸^,²⁹ born between 1856 and 1857 in Indiana.⁷⁶^,⁷⁷
15 iv. Lafayette Coon;²⁸^,²⁹ born between 1858 and January 1860 in Indiana.⁷⁸^,⁷⁹
16 v. Douglas Coon;²⁹ born circa 1861 in Indiana.⁸⁰
17 vi. Cyntha A. Coon;²⁹ born circa 1864 in Indiana.⁸¹
18 vii. Ann S. Coon;²⁹ born circa 1867 in Indiana.⁸²
19 viii. Martha Coon;²⁹ born circa 1869 in Indiana.⁸³
20 ix. Johney? Coon;⁸⁴ died 1872 in Indiana;⁸⁴ born 1872? in Indiana;⁸⁴ buried in Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana.⁸⁴
21 x. Infant Coon;¹⁸^,⁸⁵ born 31 January 1872;¹⁸ died 31 August 1872;¹⁸ buried in Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana.⁸⁶

3. Abner² Coon (Coonrod S.¹);⁵⁸ born between 1823 and 1825 in [West] Virginia;⁸⁷^,⁸⁸ married Rebecca Cameron 7 January 1847 in Tipton county, Indiana;⁸⁷^,⁸⁹^,⁹⁰ married Mary W. Pickering 12 September 1863 in Henry county, Indiana.⁹¹^,⁹²^,⁴³^,⁹³

Rebecca Cameron was born circa 1830 in Ohio.⁸⁷^,⁹⁴ She died before 1863.

Known children of Abner² Coon and Rebecca Cameron were as follows:

22 i. Martha³ Coon;⁸⁷^,⁹⁰ born between 1847 and 1848 in Indiana.⁸⁷^,⁹⁵
23 ii. Jane Coon;⁸⁷^,⁹⁰ born between 1848 and 1851 in Indiana.⁸⁷^,⁹⁶
24 iii. Eliza A. Coon;⁹⁰ born circa 1853 in Indiana.⁹⁷
25 iv. Barbara E. Coon;⁹⁰^,⁹³ born circa 1855 in Indiana.⁹⁸
26 v. Sarah Coon;⁹⁰^,⁹³ born circa 1858 in Indiana.⁹⁹
27 vi. John Coon;⁹³ born circa 1861 in Indiana.⁹³

Known children of Abner² Coon and Mary W. Pickering were as follows:

28 i. Emma³ Coon;⁹³ born circa 1864 in Indiana.⁹³
29 ii. Luanda Coon;¹⁰⁰ born circa 1871 in probably Pulaski county, Indiana.¹⁰⁰
30 iii. Ida May Coon;¹⁰⁰ born circa 1874 in probably Pulaski county, Indiana.¹⁰⁰
31 iv. Minnie L. Coon;¹⁰⁰ born circa 1876 in probably Pulaski county, Indiana.¹⁰⁰
32 v. Sophia M. Coon;¹⁰⁰ born January 1880 in probably Pulaski county, Indiana.¹⁰⁰

5. George² Kuhn (Coonrod S.¹Coon) (various George Coon, Pap);¹⁰¹^,¹⁰²^,³¹^,⁵²^,³³^,¹⁰³^,³⁵^,⁴²^,¹⁰⁴^,¹⁰⁵^,¹⁰⁶ born 29 May 1830 in [West] Virginia;¹⁰⁷^,¹⁰⁸^,¹⁰⁹^,¹¹⁰^,¹¹¹^,¹¹² married Sarah Johnson, daughter of Thomas Johnson and Rachel Johnson, 18 January 1855 in log cabin of Thomas and Rachel Johnson, Hancock county, Indiana, Andrew D. Childers, J. P performed the ceremony;¹¹³^,¹¹⁴^,¹¹⁵^,¹¹⁶^,¹¹⁷^,¹¹⁸^,¹¹⁹ died 17 November 1901 in his home, Shirley, Hancock county, Indiana, at age 71 of apoplexy [stroke]. For obituary transcript, click here;¹²⁰^,¹²¹^,¹²²^,¹²³^,¹²⁴ buried 20 November 1901 in Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana. For tombstone inscription transcript and photo, click here.¹²⁵^,¹²⁶

His funeral occured at 10:00 a.m on 20 November 1901 Warrington Christian Church, Warrington, Hancock county, Indiana, where the Rev. Allen Phillpot officiated . Funeral direction was administered by Axtell & Condo. For the Condo Funeral Home record, click here (320 K).¹²⁷^,¹²⁸

Sarah Johnson; (various Mum)¹²⁹^,¹³⁰^,¹³¹^,¹³² was born on 1 January 1833 in probably Iredell county, North Carolina.¹³³^,¹⁰⁷^,¹³⁴^,¹³⁵^,¹¹⁶^,¹³⁶^,¹³⁷ She died on 22 July 1917 in home of Obe Dallas and Minnie (Kuhn) VanDuyn, Wilkinson, Hancock county, Indiana, at age 84 of gangrene of the foot contributed to by diabetes.¹³⁸^,¹²¹^,¹³⁹^,¹⁴⁰^,¹⁴¹ Her funeral occured on 24 July 1917 Hancock county, Indiana.¹⁴² She was buried on 24 July 1917 in Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana. For tombstone inscription transcript and photo, click here (67 Kb).¹²⁵^,¹⁴³^,¹⁴⁴ She was a member of Nameless Creek Christian Church, Jackson township, Hancock county, Indiana, . Myrtle (Kuhn) Larmore wrote that Sarah Johnson Kuhn "joined the Church under the preaching of John O. Kame."¹⁴⁵

For a family photo, click here (126 K).

Known children of George² Kuhn and Sarah Johnson were as follows:

+ 33 i. John Winfield³ Kuhn, born 1856 in Indiana; married Martha Ellen "Mattie" Burns.
+ 34 ii. Thomas Harve Kuhn, born 2 November 1857 in Indiana; married Emma Collins.
+ 35 iii. Allen Monroe Kuhn, born 24 February 1862 in Indiana; married Martha Eva "Eva" Couger.
+ 36 iv. Tabitha J. Kuhn, married Zebidiah Couger; born 1865 in Indiana.
+ 37 v. Emery E. Kuhn, born May 1872 in Brown county, Indiana; married Pauline Paul; married Hazel Barley.
+ 38 vi. Ord Wiley Kuhn, born 18 June 1874 in Brown county, Indiana; married Maude O. Bussell.
+ 39 vii. Minnie Magdaline Kuhn, born 1 October 1877 in Brown county, Indiana; married Obe Dallas Van Duyn.

6. Mark² Coon (Coonrod S.¹);¹⁹^,⁵⁸^,¹⁰ born 1832 in [West] Virginia;¹⁹^,¹⁴⁶^,¹⁴⁷^,¹⁴⁸^,¹⁴⁹^,¹⁵⁰ married Catharine Rhyneer 31 December 1858 in Hancock county, Indiana, Benjamin McCarty, J. P performed the ceremony;¹⁵¹^,¹⁵²^,²³^,¹⁵³ died 28 October 1899 in Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana, of acute nephritis [obituary says dropsy and that "he had been in poor health for about two months"]. For death record abstract, click here. For obituary transcript, click here;²²^,¹⁵⁴ buried next to his wife 30 October 1899 in Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana, and the undertaker was Axtell & Condo. No stone has been found at Harlan Cemetery for a Mark Coon.²²^,²⁶

Mark and Catharine were charter members of Church of Christ at Wilkinson in Hancock county, Indiana which was formed on 1 January 1899.¹⁵⁵^,¹⁵⁶ Although Mark and Catharine were charter members of the Wilkinson Church of Christ, Mark's funeral occured on 30 October 1899 at the Friends church, Wilkinson, Hancock county, Indiana, where Elder D. W. Campbell, of the Christian church officiated. Richman states that the Friends Church at Wilkinson, which had been in use since 1886, had a seating capacity of 250, but that the Church of Christ had been meeting in a building for ten years that "was not entirely satisfactory, and [in 1899], it was abandoned by the congregation and sold." With it's large seating capacity, it appears that the Friends Church may have been the most appropriate location in Wilkinson for a public gathering such as a funeral.²⁶^,¹⁵⁷

Catharine Rhyneer was born between 1830 and 1836 in Pennsylvania.¹⁵⁸^,¹⁵⁹^,¹⁶⁰ She died at about 2:00 p.m on 3 August 1899 in Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana.¹⁶¹^,¹⁵³ Her funeral occured at 2:00 p.m on 5 August 1899 the Friends church [which Richman states had a seating capacity of about 250], Wilkinson, Hancock county, Indiana, where Elder Johnson and T. H. Kuhn officiated.¹⁵³ She was buried on 5 August 1899 in Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana. No stone has been found at Harlan Cemetery for Catharine Coon.¹⁵³

Known children of Mark² Coon and Catharine Rhyneer were as follows:

40 i. Amos A. Franklin³ Coon;²⁴^,²⁵ born between 1860 and 1861 in Indiana.¹⁶²^,¹⁶³
+ 41 ii. Laura Belle Coon, born between 1863 and 1865 in Indiana; married Jacob S. Nibarger.
42 iii. Lloyd A. Coon;¹⁶⁴^,²⁴ born circa 1866 in Indiana.¹⁶⁵
43 iv. William Coon He is not in the 1880 census in the household of Mark and Catharine Coon and would be age 11. Where is he?;²⁴ born circa 1869 in Indiana.¹⁶⁶
+ 44 v. Sarah C[hristine] Coon, born circa 1871 in Indiana; married Alexander F. Younce.
45 vi. Dassy L. Coon;²⁵ born circa 1877 in Indiana.²⁵

7. Marion² Coon (Coonrod S.¹) ;¹⁹^,⁵⁸ born 17 September 1833 in [West] Virginia;¹⁶⁷^,¹⁶⁸^,¹⁶⁹^,¹⁷⁰ married Mahala Cook, daughter of Abraham Cook and Elizabeth [-?-], 22 January 1857 in Hancock county, Indiana, Andrew Childers, J. P performed the ceremony;¹⁷¹^,¹⁷²^,¹⁷³^,¹⁷⁴^,¹⁷⁵^,⁵⁵^,¹⁷⁶^,⁴⁵^,¹⁷⁷^,¹⁷⁸ died 9 April 1872 in probably Hancock county, Indiana, at age 38;¹⁷⁹^,¹⁷⁰^,¹⁸⁰ buried in Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana. For tombstone inscription transcript and photos, click here.¹⁷⁰

To view an abstract of the will of Marion Coon, click here Marion Coon left a will circa 20 January 1872 in Hancock county, Indiana.¹⁸¹

Mahala Cook¹⁷²^,¹⁸² was born circa 1839 in Indiana.¹⁷³^,¹⁸³^,¹⁷⁴

Known children of Marion² Coon and Mahala Cook were as follows:

46 i. William H.³ Coon;¹⁸¹^,¹⁷³^,¹⁷⁴^,¹⁸³ born between 1858 and 1860 in Indiana.¹⁷³^,¹⁷⁴^,¹⁸³
47 ii. Sarah Jane Coon;¹⁸⁴^,¹⁸¹^,¹⁷³^,¹⁷⁴^,¹⁸³ born either March 1859 or March 1860 in Indiana.¹⁷³^,¹⁷⁴^,¹⁸³
48 iii. Albert [P.?] Coon;¹⁷⁸ born circa 27 January 1862 in probably Hancock county, Indiana. Birthdate calculated from tombstone data, which is hard to read;¹⁷⁸ died circa 20 August 1864 in probably Hancock county, Indiana.¹⁷⁸
49 iv. Benjamin F. Coon;¹⁸¹^,¹⁷⁴^,¹⁸³ born between 1864 and 1865 in Indiana.¹⁷⁴^,¹⁸³
50 v. Rosetta Coon;¹⁸¹^,¹⁷⁴^,¹⁸³ born between 1867 and 1868 in Indiana.¹⁷⁴^,¹⁸³
51 vi. Isedora "Dora" Coon;¹⁸¹^,¹⁸³ born between August 1870 and January 1872 in Indiana.¹⁸⁵^,¹⁸⁶^,¹⁸³

8. Jane² Coon (Coonrod S.¹);¹⁹^,⁵⁸ born 31 October 1837 in Indiana. Birthdate calculated from tombstone data;¹⁹^,¹⁸⁷^,¹⁸⁸^,¹⁸⁹ married John W. Shelton, son of Thomas Shelton, 18 October 1857 in Hancock county, Indiana, Andrew D. Childers, J. P performed the ceremony;¹⁹⁰^,⁴⁵ died 8 February 1878 in probably Madison county, Indiana, at age 40;¹⁸⁸ buried in McCallister Cemetery, Adams township, Madison county, Indiana.¹⁸⁸

John W. Shelton¹⁹¹ was born on 1 March 1833 in Indiana. Birthdate calculated from tombstone data.¹⁹²^,¹⁸⁸^,¹⁹³ He died on 8 December 1912 in Adams township, Madison county, Indiana, at age 79.¹⁸⁸^,¹⁹⁴ He was buried in McCallister Cemetery, Adams township, Madison county, Indiana.¹⁸⁸

Known children of Jane² Coon and John W. Shelton were as follows:

52 i. Emerillis³ Shelton (various Emma);¹⁹⁵^,¹⁹³ born circa 1859 in Indiana.¹⁹⁵^,¹⁹³
53 ii. William Shelton (various Will);¹⁹⁶^,¹⁹⁵ born circa 1860 in Indiana.¹⁹⁵^,¹⁹⁷^,¹⁹⁶
54 iii. McClellan Shelton;¹⁹⁶^,¹⁹³ born circa 1864 in Indiana.¹⁹³^,¹⁹⁶
55 iv. John C. Shelton;¹⁹⁶^,¹⁸⁸^,¹⁹³ born 6 July 1867 in Indiana. Birthdate calculated from tombstone data;¹⁸⁸^,¹⁹⁸^,¹⁹⁶ died 16 September 1881 in probably Madison county, Indiana, at age 14;¹⁸⁸ buried in McCallister Cemetery, Adams township, Madison county, Indiana.¹⁸⁸
56 v. Curtis Shelton (various Curt);¹⁹⁹^,¹⁹⁶ born circa 1874 in Indiana;¹⁹³^,¹⁹⁶ married Libbie Jackson? 27 February 1896 in Madison county, Indiana.¹⁹⁹^,²⁰⁰
57 vi. Eddie O. Shelton;²⁰¹ born 23 January 1879 in Indiana;¹⁸⁸ died 7 August 1879 in probably Madison county, Indiana;¹⁸⁸ buried in McCallister Cemetery, Adams township, Madison county, Indiana.¹⁸⁸

9. Joseph² Coon (Coonrod S.¹);¹⁹^,²⁰²^,²⁰³^,⁵⁸ born circa 1838 in Indiana;¹⁹^,²⁰² married possibly Elvira? Winser? 26 March 1868 in Hancock county, Indiana, B. F. Reeves, J. P performed the ceremony.²⁰⁴

Richman wrote that a Joseph Coon had a shoe shop in a unplatted town of Sugar Creek township, Hancock county, Indiana called Gem. The town was never surveyed, but it had a post office which "...was maintained until 1902...." Is this him?²⁰⁵

Known children of Joseph² Coon and possibly Elvira? Winser? were as follows:

58 i. Thomas A. H.?³ Coon?;²⁰⁶ born circa 1868 in Indiana.²⁰⁶
59 ii. John W. H.? Coon?;²⁰⁷ born circa 1870 in Indiana.²⁰⁷

10. James K. Polk² Coon (Coonrod S.¹);¹⁹^,²⁰²^,²⁰³^,⁵⁸^,³⁹ born between 1840 and 1844 in Indiana;²⁰⁸^,²⁰⁹^,²¹⁰^,²¹¹ married Nancy A. Raper 18 August 1864 in Hancock county, Indiana, W. L. Garriott, J. P performed the ceremony;²¹² married Sarah Baker 6 February 1868 in Hancock county, Indiana, B. F. Reeves, J. P performed the ceremony.²¹³

There were no known children of James K. Polk² Coon and Nancy A. Raper.

Sarah Baker was born between 1850 and 1851 in Indiana.²¹⁴^,²¹⁵

Known children of James K. Polk² Coon and Sarah Baker were as follows:

60 i. Willard³ Coon;²¹⁶ born circa 1871 in Indiana.²¹⁶
61 ii. Martha Coon;²¹⁶ born circa 1875 in Indiana.²¹⁷
62 iii. Olie Coon;²¹⁶ born circa 1878 in Indiana.²¹⁸
63 iv. Ora Coon;²¹⁶ born August 1879 in Indiana.²¹⁹

11. Joshua² Coon (Coonrod S.¹);¹⁹^,²⁰²^,²⁰³^,⁵⁸^,²²⁰ born between 1842 and 1847 in Indiana;²²¹^,²²²^,²²³^,²²⁴ married Mahala [-?-] before 28 July 1870;²²⁰ died before 13 March 1923.²²⁵

Mahala [-?-]²²⁰ was born in June 1852 in North Carolina or Tennessee.²²⁰^,²²⁶^,²²⁷ She died on 13 March 1923 in Shirley, Hancock county, Indiana, at age 70 of cerebral apoplexy with a duration of eleven days.²²⁸^,²²⁹ Her funeral occured at 9:30 a.m on 15 March 1923 residence of Henry Kuhn, Shirley, Hancock county, Indiana, where Rev. O. C. Beeson officiated.²²⁸ She was buried on 15 March 1923 in West Maple Wood Cemetery, Anderson, Madison county, Indiana, . Undertakers were Condo & Co. of Wilkinson, Indiana.²²⁸^,²²⁹

Known children of Joshua² Coon and Mahala [-?-] were as follows:

64 i. William O.³ Coon;²³⁰ born circa 1871 in Indiana.²³⁰
65 ii. Edda Coon;²³⁰ born circa 1875 in Indiana.²³⁰
66 iii. Margret Coon;²³⁰ born circa 1877 in Indiana.²³⁰
67 iv. Frankey Coon;²³⁰ born circa 1879 in Indiana.²³⁰
68 v. Henry Kuhn;²²⁸^,²²⁹ born after 1880.²²⁸^,²²⁹

Generation Three

33. John Winfield³ Kuhn (George², Coonrod S.¹Coon) ;¹²⁹^,¹¹⁶^,²³¹ born 1856 in Indiana;¹¹⁶^,²³²^,²³³ married Martha Ellen "Mattie" Burns circa 1878 in probably Brown county, Indiana;²³⁴ died 21 July 1934;¹²⁹^,²³⁵ buried in Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana. For tombstone inscription transcript and photo, click here.²³⁶

Martha Ellen "Mattie" Burns was born in 1860 in Indiana.²³⁷ She died in 1948.²³⁸ She was buried in Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana. For tombstone inscription transcript and photo, click here.²³⁹

Known children of John Winfield³ Kuhn and Martha Ellen "Mattie" Burns were as follows:

69 i. Mellia⁴ Kuhn;¹²⁹ married Roy Brown;¹²⁹ born July 1879 in Indiana;¹²⁹^,²⁴⁰ died 1968.
70 ii. Dora Kuhn;¹²⁹ married George Lanhaur;¹²⁹ born 1881;¹²⁹ died 1959.¹²⁹
71 iii. Alice Sara Kuhn;¹²⁹ buried in Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana; married [-?-] Lockridge;¹²⁹ born 1885; died 1965.
72 iv. Nova Alvesta Kuhn;¹²⁹ married [-?-] Long; born 5 August 1887 in Brown county, Indiana; married Nove Francis Dudley 29 October 1904;²⁴¹ died 1978.
73 v. Fred Kuhn;¹²⁹ buried in Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana; married Freda Reece;¹²⁹ born 27 October 1889 in Brown county, Indiana; married Inez Estel 4 March 1919; died 14 November 1928 at age 39.¹²⁹

34. Thomas Harve³ Kuhn (George², Coonrod S.¹Coon) (various Harve, Coon);¹²⁹^,¹¹⁶^,²⁴² born 2 November 1857 in Indiana;²⁴³^,¹¹⁶^,²⁴⁴^,²⁴⁵ married Emma Collins 29 March 1885 in Hancock county, Indiana;¹²⁹^,²⁴⁶ died 6 April 1920 at age 62;²⁴⁷^,²⁴⁸ buried in Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana. For tombstone inscription transcript and photo, click here.²⁴⁹^,²⁵⁰

Emma Collins was born in 1867.²⁴⁵ She died in 1957.²⁴⁸ She was buried in Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana. For tombstone inscription transcript and photo, click here.²⁵⁰

Known children of Thomas Harve³ Kuhn and Emma Collins were as follows:

74 i. Oliver Owen⁴ Kuhn;¹²⁹ married Lenora Martin Riviero;¹²⁹ born 28 February 1886; died 18 July 1937 at age 51.
75 ii. Mabel Kuhn;¹²⁹ married Raymond Harrison;¹²⁹ born October 1889.¹²⁹
76 iii. Mildred Kuhn;¹²⁹ buried in Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana; married William Rose;¹²⁹ born January 1891;¹²⁹ died 1972.
77 iv. Lois Kuhn;¹²⁹ born 1 October 1894;¹²⁹ died 1897.¹²⁹

35. Allen Monroe³ Kuhn (George², Coonrod S.¹Coon) ;¹²⁹^,¹¹⁶^,²⁵¹ born 24 February 1862 in Indiana;²⁵²^,¹¹⁶^,²⁵³^,²⁵⁴ married Martha Eva "Eva" Couger, daughter of [-?-] Couger and [-?-] [-?-], 24 July 1887;²⁵⁵^,²⁵⁶ died 26 April 1944 in probably Indiana at age 82;²⁵²^,²⁵⁷ buried in Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana. For tombstone inscription transcript and photo, click here.²⁵⁸

Martha Eva "Eva" Couger²⁵⁹^,²⁵⁶^,²⁵⁶ was born on 27 March 1866 in Indiana.²⁶⁰^,²⁵⁶^,²⁵³ She died on 3 May 1948 at age 82.²⁶⁰^,²⁵³ She was buried in Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana. For tombstone inscription transcript and photo, click here.²⁵⁸

Known children of Allen Monroe³ Kuhn and Martha Eva "Eva" Couger were as follows:

78 i. Clara Illma⁴ Kuhn;¹²⁹ buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery, NW of Crawfordsville, Montgomery county, Indiana; born 1 October 1888;¹²⁹ died September 1889 in near Crawfordsville, Montgomery county, Indiana.²⁶¹
79 ii. Paul Kuhn;¹²⁹ buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery, NW of Crawfordsville, Montgomery county, Indiana; born 28 February 1890;¹²⁹ died October 1890.¹²⁹
80 iii. Myrtle Alpha Kuhn ;²⁶²^,¹²⁹^,²⁵⁶ born 23 July 1891 in Haughville, Indianapolis, Marion county, Indiana;²⁶³^,²⁶⁴^,²⁵⁶ married Stephen E. Larmore 22 August 1909;¹²⁹ died April 1986 at age 94.²⁶⁴
81 iv. Pearl M. Kuhn;²⁶⁵^,²⁵⁶ born 27 October 1893 in North of Thorntown, Boon county, Indiana;²⁶⁶^,²⁵⁶^,²⁶⁷ married Earl R. Holland 20 August 1911;¹²⁹ died May 1983 at age 89.²⁶⁷
82 v. Clifford Kuhn; born 1 April 1896 in Hancock county, Indiana; died 1 April 1896 in Hancock county, Indiana.
83 vi. Ira Irvin Kuhn;²⁵⁶ born 12 November 1899 in Hancock county, Indiana;²⁵⁶^,²⁶⁸ died 15 September 1900 in probably Indiana;²⁶⁸ buried in Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana, and the undertaker was For tombstone inscription transcript and photo, click here.²⁶⁸
84 vii. Sarah Katherine Kuhn;¹²⁹ born 6 September 1902 in Hancock county, Indiana;²⁶⁶ married [-?-] Lawrence? before 1920; married Frederick Pinkerton before 1930.¹²⁹

36. Tabitha J.³ Kuhn (George², Coonrod S.¹Coon) (Tabitha is pronounced with a long i; various Coon);¹²⁹^,²⁶⁹^,²³¹ married Zebidiah Couger, son of [-?-] Couger and [-?-] [-?-];¹²⁹ born 1865 in Indiana;¹²⁹^,¹¹⁶ died 4 July 1933 in Indiana.¹²⁹

Zebidiah Couger; (various Zeb) was born on 15 May 1861.¹²⁹ He died on 2 December 1925 at age 64.¹²⁹

Known children of Tabitha J.³ Kuhn and Zebidiah Couger were as follows:

85 i. Nova E.⁴ Couger;¹²⁹ married Ray Cones;¹²⁹ born 20 July 1886;¹²⁹ died 19 May 1960 at age 73.¹²⁹
86 ii. Noble Edgar Couger;¹²⁹ born 8 September 1888;¹²⁹ married Stacia Olivia Dukes, daughter of William Henry Dukes and Sara [-?-], 5 June 1915;²⁷⁰ died 20 September 1945 at age 57.¹²⁹

He was a member of the, which was organized on; Methodist.

37. Emery E.³ Kuhn (George², Coonrod S.¹Coon) ;¹²⁹^,²⁵¹^,²⁷¹ born May 1872 in Brown county, Indiana;²⁷²^,²⁷³^,²⁷⁴ married Pauline Paul before 1897;¹²⁹ married Hazel Barley after July 1897;¹²⁹ died 1942;²⁷⁴ buried in Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana. For tombstone inscription transcript and photo, click here.²⁷⁵

Pauline Paul died in July 1897.¹²⁹

Known children of Emery E.³ Kuhn and Pauline Paul were:

87 i. Linnie Pauline⁴ Kuhn ;¹²⁹ born 30 June 1897;¹²⁹^,²⁷⁶ married Joseph Cameron Clark before 1920;²⁷⁷ died 24 April 1979 in Muncie, Delaware county, Indiana, at age 81.²⁷⁸

Known children of Emery E.³ Kuhn and Hazel Barley were:

88 i. unnamed⁴ Kuhn;¹²⁹ born after July 1897;¹²⁹ died after July 1897. Died at birth.¹²⁹

38. Ord Wiley³ Kuhn (George², Coonrod S.¹Coon) ;¹²⁹^,²⁵¹^,²⁷⁹^,¹¹⁹^,²⁸⁰ born 18 June 1874 in Brown county, Indiana;¹²⁹^,²⁸¹^,²⁸²^,²⁸³ married Maude O. Bussell, daughter of Perry Bussell and Martha McKinsy, 13 September 1901 in Greenfield, Hancock county, Indiana;²⁸⁴^,²⁷⁹^,²⁸⁵ died April 1956 at age 81;¹²⁹^,²⁸⁶ buried in Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana. For tombstone inscription transcript and photo, click here.²⁸⁷

Maude O. Bussell²⁸⁸^,²⁸⁹^,²⁷⁹^,²⁷⁹ was born on 8 August 1882 in Indiana.¹²⁹^,²⁹⁰^,²⁹¹ She died in April 1960 at age 77.¹²⁹^,²⁹² She was buried in Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana. For tombstone inscription transcript and photo, click here.²⁸⁷

Known children of Ord Wiley³ Kuhn and Maude O. Bussell were as follows:

89 i. Julia Louise⁴ Kuhn;¹²⁹ born 18 June 1902;¹²⁹^,²⁹³ married Donald Lantz 21 July 1931;¹²⁹ died November 1966 at age 64;²⁷²^,²⁹³ buried in Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana. For tombstone inscription transcript and photo, click here.²⁹³
90 ii. Robert Woodrow "Woody" Kuhn;¹²⁹ born 23 September 1914;¹²⁹^,²⁹⁴^,²⁹⁵ married Beulah L. "Phil" Phillips October 1946;¹²⁹ married Bonnie [-?-] between 1977 and 1978; died 29 July 1996 at age 81;²⁹⁴^,²⁹⁵ buried in Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana. For tombstone inscription transcript and photo, click here.²⁹⁵

39. Minnie Magdaline³ Kuhn (George², Coonrod S.¹Coon) ;²⁹⁶^,²⁶⁹^,²⁹⁷ born 1 October 1877 in Brown county, Indiana;²⁹⁸^,²⁹⁹^,³⁰⁰^,³⁰¹ married Obe Dallas Van Duyn, son of George W. Van Duyn and Sarah A. Tague, 27 August 1897 in Jos. Garrett, Hancock county, Indiana, Jos. Garrett performed the ceremony;¹²⁹^,²⁹⁶^,³⁰⁰ died 15 September 1949 in Hancock county, Indiana, at age 71 of a stroke;³⁰²^,³⁰³ buried in Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana. For tombstone inscription transcript and photo, click here.³⁰⁴

Obe Dallas Van Duyn²⁹⁶^,³⁰⁵ was born on 1 November 1875 in Hancock county, Indiana.³⁰⁶^,³⁰⁷^,³⁰¹ He died on 3 March 1946 in Hancock county, Indiana, at age 70 of a stroke.³⁰²^,³⁰³ He was buried in Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana. For tombstone inscription transcript and photo, click here.³⁰⁴

Known children of Minnie Magdaline³ Kuhn and Obe Dallas Van Duyn were as follows:

91 i. unnamed⁴ Van Duyn;³⁰⁸^,³⁰⁹ born between 1898 and 1901;³⁰⁹ died between 1898 and 1901 of Premature (born at 8 mos); "blue baby."³⁰⁹
92 ii. Carol Verniece Van Duyn ;¹²⁹ born 8 February 1902 in Shirley, Henry county, Indiana;³¹⁰^,²⁷²^,³¹¹ married Roy Ulmont Wilson, son of Isaac Andrew Wilson and Barbara Ellen Haas, 8 February 1921 in Indiana;³¹² died 1 June 1959 in Muncie, Delaware county, Indiana, at age 57 of a stroke;³¹⁰^,³⁰²^,³¹¹ buried in McCray Cemetery, Wilkinson, Hancock county, Indiana.³¹⁰^,³¹¹

She was a member of the in Hazelwood Christian Church, Muncie, Delaware county, Indiana.³¹¹
93 iii. Corinne Van Duyn;¹²⁹ married Lester Poer;¹²⁹ born 18 December 1903 in Indiana; born 17 December 1904;³¹³ died 31 January 1980 at age 75 of Stroke.³¹³^,³¹⁴
94 iv. Carl Clint Van Duyn;¹²⁹ married Cleo[-?-]; married Eva Mae Neff;¹²⁹ born August 1906 in Indiana;¹²⁹ born 17 August 1906;³¹⁵ died October 1972 at age 66 of Kidney Cancer?;³¹⁵ died between 1973 and 1974 in Indiana.
95 v. Mary Magdaline "Mag" Van Duyn;¹²⁹; married Harold Overton on 23 March 1940 in Wilkinson, Hancock county, Indiana; born 3 April 1913 in Indiana; died 19 April 2001 at age 88 in Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, Indiana. Her viewing occured on 22 April 2001 at Condo Funeral Home, Wilkinson, Hancock county, Indiana, and funeral on 23 April 2001 at same. She was buried on 23 April 2001 in McCray Cemetery, Wilkinson, Hancock county, Indiana. No children were born to Harold and Mary Magdaline Overton. Harold Overton was born 14 January 1901 and died 4 January 1996 in Muncie, Indiana. He is also buried at McCray Cemetery, Wilkinson, Hancock county, Indiana.

41. Laura Belle³ Coon (Mark², Coonrod S.¹) (various Lora);¹⁶⁴^,²⁴^,²⁵^,³¹⁶ born between 1863 and 1865 in Indiana;³¹⁷^,³¹⁸ married Jacob S. Nibarger 17 March 1882 in Madison county, Indiana.³¹⁶^,³¹⁹

Known children of Laura Belle³ Coon and Jacob S. Nibarger were:

96 i. Effie Pearl⁴ Nibarger.³¹⁶

44. Sarah C[hristine]³ Coon (Mark², Coonrod S.¹);³²⁰^,²⁵ born circa 1871 in Indiana;³²¹ married Alexander F. Younce 1 January 1889 in Hancock county, Indiana, Geo. W. Sowerwine, J. P performed the ceremony.²⁶^,³²²

Known children of Sarah C[hristine]³ Coon and Alexander F. Younce were as follows:

97 i. [-?-]⁴ Younce.³²³
98 ii. [-?-] Younce.³²³
99 iii. [-?-] Younce.³²³
100 iv. Goldy Younce;³²³ married [-?-] Crass.¹⁸
101 v. [-?-] Younce;²⁶ born circa 1897;²⁶ died 29 October 1899 in north of Shirley, Hancock county, Indiana, of flux[dysentery].²⁶

His/her funeral occured on 31 October 1899 Harlan church, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana, where Elder D. W. Campbell, of the Christian church officiated.

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