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Descendants of John Koon

Generation One

1. John¹ Koon;; (various Coon);¹ born before 1775;² married Catherine [-?-] in probably [West] Virginia;^3,4,5 died between 16 September 1838 and 29 October 1838 in probably Henry county, Indiana.⁶

He and Catherine [-?-] removed between 1806 and 1812 from Virginia [location unknown] to Belmont county, Ohio.^7,8,9 He and Catherine [-?-] removed between 1830 and 1833 from Belmont county, Ohio to Henry county, Indiana.^10,11 He left a will on 16 September 1838 in Henry county, Indiana, To view a transcript of the will of John Coon, click here.¹² .

Catherine [-?-]¹³ was born after 1774.¹⁴

Known children of John¹ Koon and Catherine [-?-] were as follows:

• + 2 i. Solomon² Coon, born circa 1798 in Virginia; married Susannah Moore.

• + 3 ii. Koonrod J. Koon, born between 1802 and 1803 in Virginia; married Ella [-?-].

• + 4 iii. Delilah Koon, born between 1805 and 1806 in Virginia; married Walter Gray.

• + 5 iv. Elizabeth Coon, born circa 1810 in Virginia; married Henry Coon.

• + 6 v. Sarah Koon, born between 1811 and 1812 in Ohio; married Henry Carroll.

• 7 vi. Nancy Koon;^15,16,17,18 born circa 1812 in Ohio.¹⁹

• + 8 vii. Josiah Koon, born circa 1815 in Ohio; married Rebecca Reasonor.

• + 9 viii. George Koon, born circa 1818 in Ohio; married Hannah Childers.

Generation Two

2. Solomon² Coon (John¹Koon) (various Koon);^20,21,22,18 born circa 1798 in Virginia;²³ married Susannah Moore 11 May 1820 in Belmont county, Ohio;^24,25,26 died between 30 May 1857 and 27 June 1857 in probably Indiana.^27,28

He removed between 1806 and 1812 from Virginia [location unknown] to Ohio [possibly Belmont county] with his father. He left a will on 30 May 1857 in Henry county, Indiana, To view a transcript of the will of Solomon Coon, click here.²⁸

Susannah Moore was born circa 1799 in Ohio.²³ She died between 1850 and 1860 in probably Indiana.²⁷

Known children of Solomon² Coon and Susannah Moore were as follows:

• 10 i. Lydia³ Coon;²⁸ married William Childers 23 September 1841 in Henry county, Indiana.^28,29

• 11 ii. Mary Koon;²³ born between 1823 and 1826 in Ohio.^23,30

• 12 iii. Martha Koon;²³ born between 1825 and 1827 in Ohio.^23,30

• 13 iv. Elizabeth Koon;²³ born between 1829 and 1831 in Ohio.^23,30

• 14 v. Maria Coon;^23,28 born circa 1832 in Ohio;²³ married George W. Talbot 29 June 1854 in Henry county, Indiana.^28,31

• 15 vi. Racheal Coon;^23,28 born circa 1833 in Ohio;²³ married Eli Pearson 22 November 1856 in Henry county, Indiana.^28,31

• 16 vii. John G. Jackson Koon;²³ born between 1833 and 1834 in Ohio.^23,30

• 17 viii. Catharine Koon;²³ born circa 1835 in Indiana.^23,30

• 18 ix. Sarah Coon;^23,28 born circa 1837 in Indiana;²³ married Daniel Conner 23 April 1854 in Henry county, Indiana.^28,31

• 19 x. Abram C. Koon;²³ born circa 1837 in Indiana.²³

• 20 xi. Harrison M. Koon;²³ born between 1838 and 1839 in Indiana.^23,30

• 21 xii. Koonrad J. Koon;²³ born between 1840 and 1841 in Indiana.^23,30

• 22 xiii. Hester Koon;²³ born circa 1842 in Indiana.^23,30

• 23 xiv. Abigail Koon;²³ born between 1844 and 1846 in Indiana.^23,30

• 24 xv. Israel Koon;²³ married Mary Harris;³² born between 1848 and 1849 in Indiana.^23,30

3. Koonrod J.² Koon (John¹) (various Conrad, Conrod, Coonrod);^{33,34,35,36,21,37,18} born between 1802 and 1803 in Virginia;^38,39,40,41 married Ella [-?-] circa 1821 in Belmont county?, Ohio?;^42,43,44,45 died 30 July 1871 in probably Monroe township, Madison county, Indiana;^46,47,41 buried in Donahoo Cemetery, Monroe township, Madison county, Indiana. For tombstone inscription transcript and photo, click here.^47,41

He removed between 1806 and 1812 from Virginia [location unknown] to Ohio [possibly Belmont county] with his father.^48,49,50 He removed between 1830 and 1833 from Ohio [possibly Belmont county] to Indiana[Hancock and Henry counties].^51,11

Ella [-?-] was born on 6 August 1803 in Ohio.^38,39,40,52 She died on 26 August 1890 at age 87.^43,53 She was buried in Hess Cemetery, Harrison township, Henry county, Indiana.^43,53

Known children of Koonrod J.² Koon and Ella [-?-] were as follows:

• + 25 i. Edith³ Coon, born 5 August 1822 in Belmont county, Ohio; married Madison Cook.

• 26 ii. Mahala Koon;³⁸ born circa 1830 in Ohio.³⁸

• 27 iii. John James Koon;³⁸ born circa 1833 in Indiana.³⁸

• 28 iv. Mary Ann Koon;³⁸ born circa 1834 in Indiana.³⁸

• 29 v. Narcissa Koon;³⁸ born circa 1836 in Indiana.³⁸

• 30 vi. Calvin Koon;^38,54 born circa 1838 in Indiana;³⁸ died after 1902.⁵⁴

• + 31 vii. Isaac Koon, born between 1840 and 1843 in Indiana; married Elizabeth [-?-].

• 32 viii. Nancy Jane Koon;^38,39 born between 1842 and 1844 in Indiana.^55,56

• 33 ix. Ivory Koon;³⁸ born circa 1847 in Indiana;³⁸ died before 1860.⁵⁷

4. Delilah² Koon (John¹);^58,21,59,60 born between 1805 and 1806 in Virginia;^61,62 married Walter Gray 10 August 1826 in Belmont county, Ohio;^63,64,65,66 died between 1860 and 1870 in probably Henry county, Indiana.⁶⁷

She removed between 1806 and 1812 from Virginia [location unknown] to Belmont county, Ohio with her father. She and Walter Gray removed between 1832 and 1836 from Belmont county, Ohio to Henry county, Indiana.

Walter Gray; (various Grey) was born circa 1803 in New York.^61,68,69

Known children of Delilah² Koon and Walter Gray were as follows:

• 34 i. Mary³ Gray;⁶¹ born circa 1831 in Ohio.⁶¹

• 35 ii. John Gray;⁶¹ born circa 1832 in Ohio.⁶¹

• 36 iii. Sarah Gray (various Sallie);^70,61,71 born circa 1836 in Indiana.^61,72,73

• 37 iv. Catharine E. Gray;^61,71 born between 1840 and 1841 in Indiana.^61,74

• 38 v. Hannah Gray;^61,71 born between 1843 and 1844 in Indiana.^61,75

• 39 vi. Margaret E. Gray;^70,61,71 born circa 1849 in Indiana.^61,76,77

5. Elizabeth² Coon (John¹Koon);^78,79,80,18 born circa 1810 in Virginia;⁸¹ married Henry Coon 10 August 1826 in Belmont county, Ohio.^82,83,26

She removed between 1806 and 1812 from Virginia [location unknown] toBelmont county, Ohio]. Although Henry and Elizabeth were married in Belmont county, Ohio, which is where Elizabeth was residing at the time, it appears that they subsequently moved to Virginia and remained there until they removed to Henry county, Indiana around 1831-1832.

Henry Coon was born circa 1800 in Virginia.⁸¹

Known children of Elizabeth² Coon and Henry Coon were as follows:

• 40 i. Elias³ Koon;⁸¹ born circa 1827 in Virginia.⁸¹

• 41 ii. Mark Koon;⁸¹ born circa 1829 in Virginia.⁸¹

• 42 iii. Sarah Koon;⁸¹ born circa 1831 in Virginia.⁸¹

• 43 iv. Phebe Koon;⁸¹ born circa 1832 in Indiana.⁸¹

• 44 v. Josiah Koon;⁸¹ born circa 1836 in Indiana.⁸¹

• 45 vi. Nancy Koon;⁸¹ born circa 1837 in Indiana.⁸¹

• 46 vii. Katharine Ann Koon;⁸¹ born circa 1838 in Indiana.⁸¹

• 47 viii. Celia Koon;⁸¹ born circa 1840 in Indiana.⁸¹

• 48 ix. Squire Koon;⁸¹ born circa 1843 in Indiana.⁸¹

• 49 x. Henry Koon;⁸¹ born circa 1849 in Indiana.⁸¹

6. Sarah² Koon (John¹) (various Sally);^84,85,80,18 born between 1811 and 1812 in Ohio;^86,87 married Henry Carroll 26 May 1837 in Henry county, Indiana, David Hiatt, Justice of the Peace performed the ceremony.^{88,89,90,91,29}

Henry Carroll was born between 1805 and 1806 in Ohio or Pennsylvania.^92,93

Known children of Sarah² Koon and Henry Carroll were as follows:

• 50 i. Delilia³ Carroll;⁹⁰ born circa 1838 in Indiana.⁹⁴

• 51 ii. Phillip Carroll;⁹⁰ born circa 1839 in Indiana;^95,96 married Mary Hedrick? between 1859 and 1860 in probably Henry county, Indiana.⁹⁷

• 52 iii. George Carroll;^90,91 born circa 1841 in Indiana;^98,99 married Sarah [-?-] between 1849 and 1850 in probably Indiana.⁹¹

• 53 iv. Charles Carroll;^90,91 born between 1842 and 1843 in Indiana.^100,101

• 54 v. Nancy Carroll;^90,91 born circa 1844 in Indiana.^102,103

• 55 vi. Margaret Carroll;^90,91 born circa 1846 in Indiana.^104,105

• 56 vii. Jonas Carroll;^90,91 born circa 1848 in Indiana.^106,107

• 57 viii. Maria Ruth Carroll;^90,91 born circa 1850 in Indiana.^108,109

• 58 ix. Mary Carroll;⁹¹ born circa 1852 in Indiana.¹¹⁰

8. Josiah² Koon (John¹);^{111,21,112,18} born circa 1815 in Ohio;¹¹³ married Rebecca Reasonor 6 December 1838 in Henry county, Indiana.^114,115,29

Rebecca Reasonor was born circa 1821 in Ohio.¹¹³

Known children of Josiah² Koon and Rebecca Reasonor were as follows:

• 59 i. John³ Koon;¹¹³ born circa 1840 in Indiana.¹¹³

• 60 ii. George Koon;¹¹³ born circa 1842 in Indiana.¹¹³

• 61 iii. Catharine Koon;¹¹³ born circa 1844 in Indiana.¹¹³

• 62 iv. William Koon;¹¹³ born circa 1846 in Indiana.¹¹³

• 63 v. Garrett Koon;¹¹³ born circa December 1849 in Indiana.¹¹³

9. George² Koon (John¹);^{116,117,118,112,18} born circa 1818 in Ohio;¹¹⁹ married Hannah Childers 27 December 1843 in Hancock county, Indiana, Daniel S. Wilkinson, J. P performed the ceremony.^119,120,121

Hannah Childers was born circa 1824 in Ohio.¹¹⁹

Known children of George² Koon and Hannah Childers were as follows:

• 64 i. Emily E.³ Coon;¹¹⁹ born circa 1845 in Indiana.¹¹⁹

• 65 ii. Catherine Coon;¹¹⁹ born circa 1847 in Indiana.¹¹⁹

• 66 iii. John H. Coon;¹¹⁹ born circa February 1850 in Indiana.¹¹⁹

Generation Three

25. Edith³ Coon (Koonrod J.²Koon, John¹) ;¹²² born 5 August 1822 in Belmont county, Ohio;^123,124,125 married Madison Cook before 1845 in Greensboro township, Henry county, Indiana;^{126,127,128,113} died 21 January 1900 at age 77;^129,128 buried in Hess Cemetery, Harrison township, Henry county, Indiana. For tombstone inscription transcript and photos, click here.¹²⁸

Madison Cook¹³⁰ was born on 27 October 1819 in West Virginia.^131,132,133 He died on 28 September 1869 in Harrison township, Henry county, Indiana, at age 49.^134,128 He was buried in Hess Cemetery, Harrison township, Henry county, Indiana. For tombstone inscription transcript and photos, click here.¹²⁸

Known children of Edith³ Coon and Madison Cook were as follows:

• + 67 i. Daniel K.⁴ Cook, married Sarah J. Hogue; born 29 March 1845 in Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana.

• 68 ii. Martha Cook;¹¹³ born circa 1848 in Indiana.¹¹³

• 69 iii. John J. Cook;^126,113 born circa 1849 in Indiana.¹¹³

• 70 iv. Mary J. Cook;^135,136 married Josiah Pearson;¹³⁷ born 18 January 1851 in Indiana;^135,138 died 30 May 1884 at age 33;¹³⁵ buried in Hess Cemetery, Harrison township, Henry county, Indiana.¹³⁹

• 71 v. Cassinda Cook;¹⁴⁰ born circa June 1853;¹⁴⁰ died 29 September 1854;¹⁴⁰ buried in Hess Cemetery, Harrison township, Henry county, Indiana.¹⁴⁰

• 72 vi. Ella L. Cook;^126,136 born circa 1858 in Indiana;¹⁴¹ married David W. Keesling before 1902.¹²⁶

• 73 vii. America Cook;^126,136 married George E. Bright;¹²⁶ born circa 1860 in Indiana.¹⁴²

• 74 viii. Sarah Catherine Cook;^126,136 married Samuel Keesling;¹²⁶ born circa 1862 in Indiana.¹⁴³

31. Isaac³ Koon (Koonrod J.², John¹);^38,54,39 born between 1840 and 1843 in Indiana;^144,145,146 married Elizabeth [-?-] circa 1860 Year based on age of oldest child in 1870 census performed the ceremony;¹⁴⁷ died after 1902.⁵⁴

Elizabeth [-?-]¹⁴⁷ was born circa 1843 in Indiana.¹⁴⁷

Known children of Isaac³ Koon and Elizabeth [-?-] were as follows:

• 75 i. Rebecca⁴ Koon;¹⁴⁷ born circa 1861 in Indiana.¹⁴⁷

• 76 ii. Calvin Koon;¹⁴⁷ born circa 1862 in Indiana.¹⁴⁷

• 77 iii. Hannah Koon;¹⁴⁷ born circa 1865 in Indiana.¹⁴⁷

• 78 iv. Rosa Koon;¹⁴⁷ born circa 1867 in Indiana.¹⁴⁷

Generation Four

67. Daniel K.⁴ Cook (Edith³Coon, Koonrod J.²Koon, John¹);^126,113 married Sarah J. Hogue, daughter of Robert Hogue and Elizabeth [-?-];¹²⁶ born 29 March 1845 in Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana.¹²⁶

Sarah J. Hogue¹²⁶ was born circa 1845 in Hancock county, Indiana.¹²⁶

Known children of Daniel K.⁴ Cook and Sarah J. Hogue were as follows:

• 79 i. Ulysses G.⁵ Cook.¹²⁶

• 80 ii. Alberta Cook;¹²⁶ married Ralph Yost.¹²⁶

• 81 iii. Anna Cook.¹²⁶

• 82 iv. Leroy Cook.¹²⁶

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