Endnotes
1. Hancock County Deeds, Book K: 383-384,
Hancock County Recorder, Greenfield, Indiana. Grantor: Koonrod and Ele
Koon, his wife, Solomon and Susannah Koon, his wife, Henry and Elizabeth
Koon, his wife, Josiah and Rebecca Koon, his wife, Walter and Delilah Gray,
his wife, Henry and Sally Carroll, his wife. Grantee: George Koon. Type:
Quit Claim. In this deed of the land of John Koon, deceased, the Coon
surname is spelled and signed "Koon" for all parties involved. The
spellings are interchangeable, but the primary spelling for the family in
this text will be "Koon".
2. John Koon household, 1820 U.S. census,
Belmont County, Ohio, Wayne Township, page 147; National Archives
micropublication M33, roll 86. Transcribed by Sheryl Amador, copyright
1999. Viewed online 19 November 2000 at Belmont County, Ohio USGenWeb,
<http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohbelmon/>. One male 45 and up.
3. John Coon will (1838),
Henry County Will Book A&B: 97, Henry County Clerk, New Castle, Indiana.
Wife stated to inherit a parcel of land, but he does not name her. In the
quit claim deed also cited, Katharine Koon is in possession of that same
land which she "received in lieu of her dower.".
4. Hancock County Deeds, K: 383-384. Land that
was willed to "wife" of John Coon is in possession of Katharine Koon in
this quit claim deed..
5. Earle H Morris,
Marriage Records Harrison
County Virginia (West Virginia), 1784-1850, with new index added by Susie
D. Nicholson (Unknown original date; reprint Knightstown, Indiana: The
Bookmark, 1979), 29. 24 November 1798, John Denham performed the ceremony.
Is this them?
6. Henry
County Will Book A&B: 97. Will written 16 Sep 1838 and probated 29 Oct 1838
in Henry County, Indiana..
7. Conrad Coon household, 1850 U.S. census,
Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Greensboro Township, page 300,
dwelling 717, family 717, lines 10-21, (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). Showing birth year and place
of daughter Nancy, an "idiot," as circa 1812, Ohio.
8. Walter Gray household,
1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Harrison
Township, page 345, dwelling 55, family 55, lines 33-40, (enumerated 26
July 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). Showing birth year
and state of daughter Delilah (Koon) Gray as circa 1806, Virginia.
9. B. F. Bowen, compiler,
"Daniel K. Cook," in
Biographical Memoirs of Henry County, Indiana : to
which is appended a comprehensive compendium of national biography--memoirs
of eminent men and women in the United States, whose deeds of valor or
works of merit have made their names imperishable (Logansport, Indiana: B.
F. Bowen, 1902), 449-450. Giving birth place and year of granddaughter
Edith as Belmont county, Ohio, 1830. Hereinafter cited as "Daniel K. Cook,"
Biographical Memoirs of Henry County, Indiana.
10. 1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Greensboro Township, page 300, dwelling 717, family
717, lines 10-21, Family Archive CD #302,
Census Microfilm Records:
Indiana, 1850. Granddaughter Mahala is listed as age 20 and is the youngest
child who lis listed as being born in Ohio. Grandson John James is listed
as age 17 and is the oldest child who is listed as being born in
Indiana..
11. Bowen,
"Daniel K. Cook," in
Biographical Memoirs of Henry County, Indiana.
"...[Conrad Coon]...was a pioneer of 1830. He cleared up a farm from the
wilderness, became a very influential citizen and a man of wealth, and died
at the age of about seventy years....".
12. Henry County Will Book A&B: 97.
13. Hancock County Deeds,
K: 383-384. Land that was willed to "wife" of John Coon is in possession of
Katharine Koon in quit claim deed..
14. 1820 U.S. census, Belmont County, Ohio,
Wayne Township, page 147. Transcribed by Sheryl Amador, copyright 1999.
Viewed online 19 November 2000 at Belmont County, Ohio USGenWeb,
<http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohbelmon/>. One female 26-44.
15. Henry County Will Book
A&B: 97. Will names daughter Nancy..
16. Hancock County Deeds, Book T: 328-329,
Hancock County Recorder, Greenfield, Indiana. Grantor: Koonrod J. Koon
(guardian of Nancy Koon, idiot). Grantee: John F. Cook. Land in this deed
is the same land inherited in the will of John Coon by daughter Nancy.
Koonrod J. Koon, grantor of the deed, is listed as guardian of Nancy Koon,
idiot..
17. 1820 U.S.
census, Belmont County, Ohio, Wayne Township, page 147. Transcribed by
Sheryl Amador, copyright 1999. Viewed online 19 November 2000 at Belmont
County, Ohio USGenWeb, <http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohbelmon/>. One female
under 10.
18. Hancock
County Deeds, K: 383-384. Although it is not mentioned that Katharine Koon
is the mother of the children of John Koon either in his will or in the
quit claim deed, the assumption has been made until evidence is found to
the contrary.
19.
1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Greensboro
Township, page 300, dwelling 717, family 717, lines 10-21, Family Archive
CD #302,
Census Microfilm Records: Indiana, 1850. Nancy Coon, 38, F, b
Ohio, Idiotic, who resides with the family in this census is shown by a
combination of the will of John Coon, who names her as his daughter, and
the sale of two pieces of property on her behalf by her guardian Koonrod J.
Koon, also named in the will of John Coon as his son, to be the sister of
the same Conrad Coon who is the head of household in this census
entry.
20. Henry
County Will Book A&B: 97. Solomon Coon listed in will to receive "no more
of my personal property." Although he is not listed as a son, the
assumption is made unless evidence is found to the contrary..
21. Hancock County Deeds,
K: 383-384. A grantor in the quit claim deed of the land previously owned
by John Koon, deceased, stated as being currently in possession of
Katharine Koon which she received in the will of John Koon dated 16
September 1838 in lieu of her dower..
22. 1820 U.S. census, Belmont County, Ohio,
Wayne Township, page 147. Transcribed by Sheryl Amador, copyright 1999.
Viewed online 19 November 2000 at Belmont County, Ohio USGenWeb,
<http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohbelmon/>. Two males 16-25.
23. Solomon Koon household,
1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Harrison
Township, page 346, dwelling 58, family 58, lines 23-40, (enumerated 26
July 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).
24. Hancock County Deeds,
K: 383-384. Listed as grantors in the quit claim deed are Solomon Koon and
Susannah Koon, his wife..
25. 1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Harrison Township, page 346, dwelling 58, family 58,
lines 23-40, Family Archive CD #302,
Census Microfilm Records: Indiana,
1850. Oldest child in census is Mary, age 24, b Ohio. Date and place of
marriage are estimated based on this information..
26. Linda Johnston, "RE:
COON/KOON FAMILY," e-mail message from <ljohnston@nethawk.com> to Elizabeth
VandenBerg, 19 April 2000, quoting Coon/Koon marriages in Wes Cochran,
comp.,
Belmont County, Ohio Marriages, 1803-1849 (Parkersburg, W. Va. : W.
Cochran, 1997).
27.
Mary Coon household, 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population
schedule, Harrison Township, Cadiz Post Office, page 397, dwelling 1312,
family 172, lines 8-20, (enumerated 31 July 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). Daughter Mary is head of household
and neither parent is in the household in the 1860 census. Assuming they
both died between 1850 and 1860..
28. Solomon Coon will (1857), Henry County Will
Book C: 199, Henry County Clerk, New Castle, Indiana.
29. Indiana Marriages
Through 1850, online
<http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/indiana/genealogy/mirr.html>, Indiana
State Library Genealogy Division (140 N Senate Ave; Indianapolis, IN
46204-2296), downloaded 15 November 2000.
30. 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Harrison Township, Cadiz Post Office, page 397,
dwelling 1312, family 172, lines 8-20, Family Quest Archives, Digital
Microfilm,
M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and Howard.
31. 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.
32. Mary Coon entry, Henry County Deaths, Book
CSS-4:75, Henry County Health Department, New Castle, Indiana. Husband:
"Osrale Coon".
33.
Hancock County Deeds, K: 383-384. In this deed, Koonrod signs his name
"Koonrod Koon.".
34.
Hancock County Deeds, T: 328-329. In this deed, Koonrod signs his name
"Koonrod J. Koon.".
35. Hancock County Deeds, Book R: 4-5, Hancock
County Recorder, Greenfield, Indiana. Grantor: Conrod J. Coon (guardian of
Nancy Coon, idiot). Grantee: Samuel Gard. In this deed, Koonrod signs his
name "Koonrod J. Koon.".
36. Henry County Will Book A&B: 97. Conrod Coon
is named to receive "no more of my personal property." Although he is not
listed as a son, the assumption is made unless evidence is found to the
contrary. Other sources verify that this is the same Koonrod J. Koon listed
in deeds and censuses with wife Ele/Ella..
37. 1820 U.S. census, Belmont County, Ohio,
Wayne Township, page 147. Transcribed by Sheryl Amador, copyright 1999.
Viewed online 19 November 2000 at Belmont County, Ohio USGenWeb,
<http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohbelmon/>. One male 16-18; two males
16-25.
38. 1850 U.S.
census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Greensboro Township,
page 300, dwelling 717, family 717, lines 10-21, Family Archive CD #302,
Census Microfilm Records: Indiana, 1850.
39. Coonrad Koon household, 1860 U.S. census,
Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Greensborough [sic] Township,
page 422, dwelling 1501, family 41, lines 29-33, (enumerated on 8 August
1860); National Archives micropublication M653, roll 266. From a photocopy
of a printout of the census page from an unknown repository provided by
James William Wilson, uncle of the author.
40. Coonrod Coon household, 1870 U.S. census,
Madison County, Indiana, population schedule, Monroe Township, Alexandria
Post Office, page 39, dwelling 282, family 276, lines 30-33, (enumerated 14
September 1870); National Archives micropublication M593, roll 336. Viewed
at Ball State University, Bracken Library, McKinley Avenue, Muncie,
Indiana.
41. Coonrod
Coon tombstone, Donahoo Cemetery, SR 9 north of Jackson Pike, Monroe
township, Madison county, Indiana; transcribed and photographed by the
author, 23 February 2000.
42. Hancock County Deeds, K: 383-384.
43. 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), 34. Hereinafter cited as
Cemetery Records of Greensboro and Harrison Townships, Henry County,
Indiana.
44. Ella
Koon tombstone, Hess Cemetery, Cadiz Pike approx. 1 mile northwest of
Cadiz, Harrison township, Henry county, Indiana; transcribed and
photographed by the author, 23 February 2000. Tombstone states that Ella
Koon was the wife of Koonrod Koon.
45. Edith and Madison Cook tombstone, Hess
Cemetery, Cadiz Pike approx. 1 mile northwest of Cadiz, Harrison township,
Henry county, Indiana; transcribed and photographed by the author, 23
February 2000. Birthdate of oldest known child is Edith, b. 5 August 1822;
marriage year estimated based on this information.
46. Bowen, "Daniel K.
Cook," in
Biographical Memoirs of Henry County, Indiana. Died "at about age
70".
47. Anderson
Chapter of Daughters of the American Colonists,
Madison County, Indiana
Cemetery Records, v. II ([Indiana]: The Chapter, [195-?]), 316.
48. 1850 U.S. census, Henry
County, Indiana, population schedule, Greensboro Township, page 300,
dwelling 717, family 717, lines 10-21, Family Archive CD #302,
Census
Microfilm Records: Indiana, 1850. Showing birth year and place of sister
Nancy, an "idiot," as circa 1812, Ohio..
49. 1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Harrison Township, page 345, dwelling 55, family 55,
lines 33-40, Family Archive CD #302,
Census Microfilm Records: Indiana,
1850. Showing birth year and state of sister Delilah (Koon) Gray as circa
1806, Virginia..
50.
Bowen, "Daniel K. Cook," in
Biographical Memoirs of Henry County, Indiana.
Giving birth place of daughter Edith as Belmont county, Ohio..
51. 1850 U.S. census, Henry
County, Indiana, population schedule, Greensboro Township, page 300,
dwelling 717, family 717, lines 10-21, Family Archive CD #302,
Census
Microfilm Records: Indiana, 1850. Daughter Mahala is listed as age 20 and
is the youngest child who lis listed as being born in Ohio. Son John James
is listed as age 17 and is the oldest child who is listed as being born in
Indiana..
52. Ella
Koon tombstone, Hess Cemetery, Cadiz Pike approx. 1 mile northwest of
Cadiz, Harrison township, Henry county, Indiana. Age calculated from
tombstone data.
53.
Ella Koon tombstone, Hess Cemetery, Cadiz Pike approx. 1 mile northwest of
Cadiz, Harrison township, Henry county, Indiana.
54. Bowen, "Daniel K. Cook," in
Biographical
Memoirs of Henry County, Indiana. "....Of [Conrad Coon's] thirteen children
all reached mature years, but only two of them are now living, Calvin and
Isaac, but not in Henry county....".
55. 1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Greensboro Township, page 300, dwelling 717, family
717, lines 10-21, Family Archive CD #302,
Census Microfilm Records:
Indiana, 1850. Age given as 18.
56. 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Greensborough [sic] Township, page 422, dwelling 1501,
family 41, lines 29-33. Age given as 16.
57. 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Greensborough [sic] Township, page 422, dwelling 1501,
family 41, lines 29-33. Not listed in the 1860 census with the family.
Would have been about age 13..
58. Henry County Will Book A&B: 97. Will names
daughter Delila Grey..
59. 1820 U.S. census, Belmont County, Ohio,
Wayne Township, page 147. Transcribed by Sheryl Amador, copyright 1999.
Viewed online 19 November 2000 at Belmont County, Ohio USGenWeb,
<http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohbelmon/>. One female 16-25.
60. Hancock County Deeds,
K: 383-384. Although it is not stated that Katharine Koon is the mother of
the children of John Koon either in his will or in the quit claim deed, the
assumption has been made until evidence is found to the contrary.
61. 1850 U.S. census, Henry
County, Indiana, population schedule, Harrison Township, page 345, dwelling
55, family 55, lines 33-40, Family Archive CD #302,
Census Microfilm
Records: Indiana, 1850.
62. Walter Gray household, 1860 U.S. census,
Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Harrison Township, Cadiz Post
Office, page 398, dwelling 1317, family 177, lines 5-13, (enumerated 31
July 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). Age 55;
birthplace Virginia.
63. Henry County Will Book A&B: 97. Daughter
Delila Grey is named..
64. Hancock County Deeds, K: 383-384. Listed as
grantors in the quit claim deed are Walter Gray and Delilah Gray, his
wife..
65. 1850 U.S.
census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Harrison Township, page
345, dwelling 55, family 55, lines 33-40, Family Archive CD #302,
Census
Microfilm Records: Indiana, 1850. Oldest child in census is Mary, age 19,
born in Ohio. Date and place of marriage are estimated based on this
information..
66.
Linda Johnston, "RE: COON/KOON FAMILY," e-mail message from
<ljohnston@nethawk.com> to Elizabeth VandenBerg, 20 April 2000, quoting
Coon/Koon marriages in Wes Cochran, comp.,
Belmont County, Ohio Marriages,
1803-1849 (Parkersburg, W. Va. : W. Cochran, 1997).
67. Walter Gray household,
1870 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Harrison
township, Millville post office, page 107B, dwelling 102, family 104, lines
22-25, (enumerated 17 August 1870); National Archives micropublication
M593, roll 323. Viewed at home using Family Quest Archives, Digital
Microfilm,
M593-323 Indiana 1870 Census: Henry (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage
Quest, 1999). Delilah is not in this household in 1870, whereas she was in
the household in 1860.
68. 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Harrison Township, Cadiz Post Office, page 398,
dwelling 1317, family 177, lines 5-13, Family Quest Archives, Digital
Microfilm,
M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and Howard. Age 57;
birthplace New York.
69. 1870 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Harrison township, Millville post office, page 107B,
dwelling 102, family 104, lines 22-25, Family Quest Archives, Digital
Microfilm,
M593-323 Indiana 1870 Census: Henry. Age 67; birthplace New
York.
70. 1870 U.S.
census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Harrison township,
Millville post office, page 107B, dwelling 102, family 104, lines 22-25,
Family Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm,
M593-323 Indiana 1870 Census:
Henry.
71. 1860 U.S.
census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Harrison Township,
Cadiz Post Office, page 398, dwelling 1317, family 177, lines 5-13, Family
Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm,
M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and
Howard.
72. 1860 U.S.
census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Harrison Township,
Cadiz Post Office, page 398, dwelling 1317, family 177, lines 5-13, Family
Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm,
M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and
Howard. Age 24; birthplace Indiana.
73. 1870 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Harrison township, Millville post office, page 107B,
dwelling 102, family 104, lines 22-25, Family Quest Archives, Digital
Microfilm,
M593-323 Indiana 1870 Census: Henry. Age 34; birthplace
Indiana.
74. 1860
U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Harrison Township,
Cadiz Post Office, page 398, dwelling 1317, family 177, lines 5-13, Family
Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm,
M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and
Howard. Age 19; birthplace Indiana.
75. 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Harrison Township, Cadiz Post Office, page 398,
dwelling 1317, family 177, lines 5-13, Family Quest Archives, Digital
Microfilm,
M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and Howard. Age 17;
birthplace Indiana.
76. 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Harrison Township, Cadiz Post Office, page 398,
dwelling 1317, family 177, lines 5-13, Family Quest Archives, Digital
Microfilm,
M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and Howard. Age 11;
birthplace Indiana.
77. 1870 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Harrison township, Millville post office, page 107B,
dwelling 102, family 104, lines 22-25, Family Quest Archives, Digital
Microfilm,
M593-323 Indiana 1870 Census: Henry. Age 21; birthplace
Indiana.
78. Henry
County Will Book A&B: 97. Will names daughter Elizabeth Coon, but does not
name son Henry Coon.
79. Hancock County Deeds, K: 383-384. A grantor
in the quit claim deed of the land previously owned by John Koon, deceased,
stated as being currently in possession of Katharine Koon which she
received in the will of John Koon dated 16 September 1838 in lieu of her
dower. It could be easy to conclude that John Koon had both a son Henry and
a daughter Elizabeth, but a study of the quit claim deeds in combination
with his will shows that it is most probable that he had a daughter
Elizabeth who married a man named Henry Coon.
80. 1820 U.S. census, Belmont County, Ohio,
Wayne Township, page 147. Transcribed by Sheryl Amador, copyright 1999.
Viewed online 19 November 2000 at Belmont County, Ohio USGenWeb,
<http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohbelmon/>. Two females 10-15.
81. Henry Koon household,
1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Harrison
Township, pages 345-346, dwelling 56, family 56, lines 41-42;1-10,
(enumerated 26 July 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).
82. Hancock County Deeds,
K: 383-384. Listed as grantors in the quit claim deed are Henry Koon and
Elizabeth Koon, his wife.
83. 1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Harrison Township, pages 345-346, dwelling 56, family
56, lines 41-42;1-10, Family Archive CD #302,
Census Microfilm Records:
Indiana, 1850. Oldest child in census is Elias Koon, age 23, b Virginia.
Date and place of marriage are estimated based on this information..
84. Hancock County Deeds,
K: 383-384. A grantor in the quit claim deed as Sally Carroll, wife of
Henry Carroll.
85.
Margret E. Swim, comp., H. Carroll-Sally Coon 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. Statement included in the
marriage records by John Coon stating that he "knows of no Lawful reason
why [Henry Carroll] shall not be joined in marriage with his daughter Sally
Coon".
86. Henry
Carroll household, 1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population
schedule, Harrison Township, page 345, dwelling 44, family 44, lines 2-11,
(enumerated 25 July 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). Age
38; birthplace Ohio.
87. Henry Carroll household, 1860 U.S. census,
Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Harrison Township, Cadiz Post
Office, page 399-400, dwelling 1328, family 188, lines 38-40 and 1-7,
(enumerated 1 August 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). Age 49; birthplace Ohio.
88. Hancock County Deeds, K: 383-384. Listed as
grantors in the quit claim deed are Henry Carroll and Sally Carroll, his
wife..
89. Swim,
comp., H. Carroll-Sally Coon 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.
90. 1850 U.S. census, Henry
County, Indiana, population schedule, Harrison Township, page 345, dwelling
44, family 44, lines 2-11, Family Archive CD #302,
Census Microfilm
Records: Indiana, 1850.
91. 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Harrison Township, Cadiz Post Office, page 399-400,
dwelling 1328, family 188, lines 38-40 and 1-7, Family Quest Archives,
Digital Microfilm,
M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and Howard.
92. 1850 U.S. census, Henry
County, Indiana, population schedule, Harrison Township, page 345, dwelling
44, family 44, lines 2-11, Family Archive CD #302,
Census Microfilm
Records: Indiana, 1850. Age 44; birthplace Ohio.
93. 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Harrison Township, Cadiz Post Office, page 399-400,
dwelling 1328, family 188, lines 38-40 and 1-7, Family Quest Archives,
Digital Microfilm,
M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and Howard. Age 55;
birthplace Pennsylvania.
94. 1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Harrison Township, page 345, dwelling 44, family 44,
lines 2-11, Family Archive CD #302,
Census Microfilm Records: Indiana,
1850. Age 12; birthplace Indiana.
95. 1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Harrison Township, page 345, dwelling 44, family 44,
lines 2-11, Family Archive CD #302,
Census Microfilm Records: Indiana,
1850. Age 11; birthplace Indiana.
96. Elizabeth Hedrick household, 1860 U.S.
census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Harrison Township,
Cadiz Post Office, page 400, dwelling 1332, family 192, lines 29-31,
(enumerated 1 August 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). Age 21; birthplace Indiana.
97. 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Harrison Township, Cadiz Post Office, page 400,
dwelling 1332, family 192, lines 29-31, Family Quest Archives, Digital
Microfilm,
M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and Howard. Phillip and Mary
Carroll, residing with Elizabeth Hedrick, were marked as having been
married within the year.
98. 1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Harrison Township, page 345, dwelling 44, family 44,
lines 2-11, Family Archive CD #302,
Census Microfilm Records: Indiana,
1850. Age 9; birthplace Indiana.
99. 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Harrison Township, Cadiz Post Office, page 399-400,
dwelling 1328, family 188, lines 38-40 and 1-7, Family Quest Archives,
Digital Microfilm,
M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and Howard. Age 19;
birthplace Indiana; married within the year.
100. 1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Harrison Township, page 345, dwelling 44, family 44,
lines 2-11, Family Archive CD #302,
Census Microfilm Records: Indiana,
1850. Age 7; birthplace Indiana.
101. 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Harrison Township, Cadiz Post Office, page 399-400,
dwelling 1328, family 188, lines 38-40 and 1-7, Family Quest Archives,
Digital Microfilm,
M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and Howard. Age 18;
birthplace Indiana.
102. 1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Harrison Township, page 345, dwelling 44, family 44,
lines 2-11, Family Archive CD #302,
Census Microfilm Records: Indiana,
1850. Age 6; birthplace Indiana.
103. 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Harrison Township, Cadiz Post Office, page 399-400,
dwelling 1328, family 188, lines 38-40 and 1-7, Family Quest Archives,
Digital Microfilm,
M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and Howard. Age 16;
birthplace Indiana.
104. 1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Harrison Township, page 345, dwelling 44, family 44,
lines 2-11, Family Archive CD #302,
Census Microfilm Records: Indiana,
1850. Age 4; birthplace Indiana.
105. 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Harrison Township, Cadiz Post Office, page 399-400,
dwelling 1328, family 188, lines 38-40 and 1-7, Family Quest Archives,
Digital Microfilm,
M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and Howard. Age 14;
birthplace Indiana.
106. 1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Harrison Township, page 345, dwelling 44, family 44,
lines 2-11, Family Archive CD #302,
Census Microfilm Records: Indiana,
1850. Age 2; birthplace Indiana.
107. 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Harrison Township, Cadiz Post Office, page 399-400,
dwelling 1328, family 188, lines 38-40 and 1-7, Family Quest Archives,
Digital Microfilm,
M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and Howard. Age 12;
birthplace Indiana.
108. 1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Harrison Township, page 345, dwelling 44, family 44,
lines 2-11, Family Archive CD #302,
Census Microfilm Records: Indiana,
1850. Age 4/12; birthplace Indiana.
109. 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Harrison Township, Cadiz Post Office, page 399-400,
dwelling 1328, family 188, lines 38-40 and 1-7, Family Quest Archives,
Digital Microfilm,
M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and Howard. Age 10;
birthplace Indiana.
110. 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Harrison Township, Cadiz Post Office, page 399-400,
dwelling 1328, family 188, lines 38-40 and 1-7, Family Quest Archives,
Digital Microfilm,
M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and Howard. Age 8;
birthplace Indiana.
111. Henry County Will Book A&B: 97. Josiah
Coon listed in will to receive "no more of my personal property." Although
he is not listed as a son, the assumption is made unless evidence is found
to the contrary..
112. 1820 U.S. census, Belmont County, Ohio,
Wayne Township, page 147. Transcribed by Sheryl Amador, copyright 1999.
Viewed online 19 November 2000 at Belmont County, Ohio USGenWeb,
<http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohbelmon/>. Two males under 10.
113. Josiah Koon
household, 1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule,
Harrison Township, page 346, dwelling 57, family 57, lines 11-22,
(enumerated 26 July 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).
114. Hancock County
Deeds, K: 383-384. Listed as grantors in the quit claim deed are Josiah
Koon and Rebecca Koon, his wife..
115. 1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Harrison Township, page 346, dwelling 57, family 57,
lines 11-22, Family Archive CD #302,
Census Microfilm Records: Indiana,
1850. Oldest child in the census is John, age 10, born in Indiana. Date and
place of marriage is estimated based on this information..
116. Henry County Will
Book A&B: 97. Will names son George Coon. Subsequent records show that this
was the George Coon who married Hannah Childers in 1843..
117. Hancock County
Deeds, K: 383-384. The grantee in the quit claim deed of the land
previously owned by John Koon, deceased, stated as being currently in
possession of Katharine Koon which she received in the will of John Koon
dated 16 September 1838 in lieu of her dower. A subsequent deed shows that
the same land was then sold by George Coon and Hannah Coon, his
wife..
118. Hancock
County Deeds, Book N: 242, Hancock County Recorder, Greenfield, Indiana.
Grantor: George Coon & Hannah Coon, his wife. Grantee: John F. Cook. In
combination with the will of John Coon and the quit claim deed of the heirs
of John Koon to George Koon, this deed is evidence that the son of John
Koon whose name was George was the George who married a woman named
Hannah..
119.
George Coon household, 1850 U.S. census, Hancock County, Indiana,
population schedule, Brown Township, page 183, dwelling 271, family 275,
lines 17-22, (enumerated 18 September 1850); National Archives
micropublication M432, roll 149. Viewed at home using Family Archive CD
#302,
Census Microfilm Records: Indiana, 1850 (Novato, California:
Broderbund Software, Inc., 1998). There is a George Coon with wife Hannah
and a George Koontz with wife Hannah in the 1850 Indiana census. Concluding
that the entry cited is for George Koon, son of John and Katharine Koon,
based on the place of birth of George given as Ohio and that a child in the
household (presumably his daughter) is named Catherine..
120. Hancock County
Deeds, N: 242. Grantors in the deed of the land previously owned by John
Koon are George Coon and Hannah Coon, his wife..
121. Hancock County Marriage Record Book 2:
103, Hancock County Clerk, Greenfield, Indiana.
122. Bowen, "Daniel K. Cook," in
Biographical
Memoirs of Henry County, Indiana. "...Mrs. Edith (Coon) Cook was a daughter
of Conrad Coon, and was brought, when a child, to Indiana and reared in
Greensboro township, Henry county, her father being a pioneer of 1830....Of
[Conrad Coon's] thirteen children all reached mature years, but only two of
them are now living, Calvin and Isaac, but not in Henry county...[Edith
(Coon) Cook] was the eldest of thirteen born to Mr. and Mrs.
Coon....".
123.
Bowen, "Daniel K. Cook," in
Biographical Memoirs of Henry County, Indiana.
"...Edith (Coon) Cook...[was born] in Belmont county, Ohio....".
124. Edith and Madison
Cook tombstone, Hess Cemetery, Cadiz Pike approx. 1 mile northwest of
Cadiz, Harrison township, Henry county, Indiana. Birthdate calculated from
tomstone data.
125.
1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Harrison
Township, page 346, dwelling 57, family 57, lines 11-22, Family Archive CD
#302,
Census Microfilm Records: Indiana, 1850. Age 26; birthplace
Ohio.
126. Bowen,
"Daniel K. Cook," in
Biographical Memoirs of Henry County, Indiana.
127. Indiana Marriages
Through 1850, online
<http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/indiana/genealogy/mirr.html>, Indiana
State Library Genealogy Division (140 N Senate Ave; Indianapolis, IN
46204-2296), downloaded 23 January 2000, An Edith Coon married a Jackson
Cook on 1 January 1844 in Henry County. Is Jackson Cook the same as Madison
Cook?
128. Edith
and Madison Cook tombstone, Hess Cemetery, Cadiz Pike approx. 1 mile
northwest of Cadiz, Harrison township, Henry county, Indiana.
129. Bowen, "Daniel K.
Cook," in
Biographical Memoirs of Henry County, Indiana. Died at age 75 (35
years after her husband who died at age 49).
130. Bowen, "Daniel K. Cook," in
Biographical
Memoirs of Henry County, Indiana. "...Madison Cook was the youngest of the
thirteen children born to his parents....".
131. Bowen, "Daniel K. Cook," in
Biographical
Memoirs of Henry County, Indiana. "Madison Cook was a lad of twelve years
when brought to Henry county by his mother, his father having died in
Virginia...." Birth year estimated based on the age of Madison Cook (49) at
his death, and the age of his son Daniel K. Cook (20, born 1845) at the
same time..
132.
Edith and Madison Cook tombstone, Hess Cemetery, Cadiz Pike approx. 1 mile
northwest of Cadiz, Harrison township, Henry county, Indiana. Birthdate
calculated from tombstone data.
133. 1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Harrison Township, page 346, dwelling 57, family 57,
lines 11-22, Family Archive CD #302,
Census Microfilm Records: Indiana,
1850. Age 30; Birthplace Virginia.
134. Bowen, "Daniel K. Cook," in
Biographical
Memoirs of Henry County, Indiana. "...Daniel K. Cook [b 29 March, 1845, ]
was twenty years old when his father died....".
135. Mayhill,
Cemetery Records of Greensboro
and Harrison Townships, Henry County, Indiana, 44. "PEARSON, Mary J. d. May
30, 1884 aged 33 y 4 m 12 d; dau of Madison & Edith Cook - grave
H-480".
136. Edeth
Cook household, 1870 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population
schedule, Harrison township, Millville post office, page 109B, dwelling
132, family 134, lines 10-16, (enumerated 19 August 1870); National
Archives micropublication M593, roll 323. Viewed at home using Family Quest
Archives, Digital Microfilm,
M593-323 Indiana 1870 Census: Henry
(Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1999).
137. Mayhill,
Cemetery Records of Greensboro
and Harrison Townships, Henry County, Indiana, 44. Graves of Josiah and
Mary J. Pearson are next to each other..
138. 1870 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Harrison township, Millville post office, page 109B,
dwelling 132, family 134, lines 10-16, Family Quest Archives, Digital
Microfilm,
M593-323 Indiana 1870 Census: Henry. Age 19; birthplace
Indiana.
139.
Mayhill,
Cemetery Records of Greensboro and Harrison Townships, Henry
County, Indiana, 44.
140. Cassinda Cook tombstone, Hess Cemetery,
Cadiz Pike approx. 1 mile northwest of Cadiz, Harrison township, Henry
county, Indiana; transcribed and photographed by the author, 23 February
2000.
141. 1870
U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Harrison township,
Millville post office, page 109B, dwelling 132, family 134, lines 10-16,
Family Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm,
M593-323 Indiana 1870 Census:
Henry. Age 12; birthplace Indiana.
142. 1870 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Harrison township, Millville post office, page 109B,
dwelling 132, family 134, lines 10-16, Family Quest Archives, Digital
Microfilm,
M593-323 Indiana 1870 Census: Henry. Age 10; birthplace
Indiana.
143. 1870
U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Harrison township,
Millville post office, page 109B, dwelling 132, family 134, lines 10-16,
Family Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm,
M593-323 Indiana 1870 Census:
Henry. Age 8; birthplace Indiana.
144. 1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Greensboro Township, page 300, dwelling 717, family
717, lines 10-21, Family Archive CD #302,
Census Microfilm Records:
Indiana, 1850. Age given as 10.
145. 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana,
population schedule, Greensborough [sic] Township, page 422, dwelling 1501,
family 41, lines 29-33. Age given as 18.
146. Isaac Coon household, 1870 U.S. census,
Madison County, Indiana, population schedule, Monroe Township, Alexandria
Post Office, page 39, dwelling 283, family 277, lines 34-39, (enumerated 14
September 1870); National Archives micropublication M593, roll 336. Viewed
at Ball State University, Bracken Library, McKinley Avenue, Muncie,
Indiana. Age given as 27.
147. 1870 U.S. census, Madison County,
Indiana, population schedule, Monroe Township, Alexandria Post Office, page
39, dwelling 283, family 277, lines 34-39.
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