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Descendants of Mark Coon

Generation One

1. Mark¹ Coon; born 13 December 1809 in [West] Virginia;¹^,²^,³^,⁴^,⁵^,⁶^,⁷ married Elizabeth Byrkit 17 January 1833 in probably Henry county, Indiana, Reuben Wilson, Minister of the Gospel performed the ceremony;⁸^,⁹^,¹⁰^,¹¹^,¹² married Susan [-?-] between 1856 and 1858 in probably Henry county, Indiana;¹³^,¹⁴^,¹⁵ married Martha Bowman, daughter of Archibald Bowman, 13 November 1873 in probably Henry county, Indiana;¹⁶^,¹⁷^,¹⁸ died 2 August 1888 in probably Henry county, Indiana, at age 78;¹⁹^,⁴^,⁷ buried in Elm Grove Cemetery, Wayne township, Henry county, Indiana. For tombstone transcription and photo, click here.⁴^,⁷

Mark Coon left a will on 16 February 1888 in New Castle, Henry county, Indiana.²⁰ .

Elizabeth Byrkit was born circa 31 December 1816 in Ohio. Birthdate calculated from tombstone data.²¹^,⁹^,²²^,²³^,¹⁰ She died on 24 October 1856 in probably Henry county, Indiana.²⁴^,⁹^,¹⁰ She was buried in Elm Grove Cemetery, Wayne township, Henry county, Indiana. For tombstone transcription and photo, click here.⁹^,¹⁰

Known children of Mark¹ Coon and Elizabeth Byrkit were as follows:

2 i. Susan² Coon ;²⁵^,²⁶^,²⁷ born 7 July 1834 in Indiana;²⁸^,²⁹ married W. Benton Anderson 30 December 1852 in Henry county, Indiana, Silas C. Cooper, Justice of the Peace performed the ceremony. W. Benton Anderson's guardian at the time of his marriage was Samuel Gard;¹⁷ died 13 May 1853 in probably Henry county, Indiana, at age 18;³⁰ buried in Elm Grove Cemetery, Wayne township, Henry county, Indiana. For tombstone transcription and photo, click here.³⁰
3 ii. Andrew Coon;³¹^,²⁶^,¹³^,²⁰ born 10 August 1836 in Indiana;³²^,³³^,³⁴^,³⁵^,³⁶ married Sarah Jane Byrkit, daughter of Peter Byrkit and Elizabeth Coon, 5 March 1866 in Henry county, Indiana, J. P. Dykes performed the ceremony;¹⁷^,³⁷ died 11 June 1899 in Spiceland township, Henry county, Indiana, at age 62 of "supposed heart trouble;"³¹^,³⁵ buried in Raysville Cemetery, Wayne township, Henry county, Indiana.³⁸
+ 4 iii. Mary Jane Coon, born circa 1839 in Indiana; married James M. Anderson.
+ 5 iv. John Coon, born circa 1842 in Indiana; married Nancy Jane Gilbreath.
+ 6 v. Cornelius F. Coon, born 22 June 1843 in Indiana; married Harriet E. Burris; married Evangeline Byrket.
+ 7 vi. Lavina Coon, born circa 1846 in Henry county, Indiana; married Andrew Jackson; married William A. Sparks.
8 vii. Edmond Coon ;²⁶^,¹³^,³⁹^,¹¹ born circa 21 March 1849 in probably Henry county, Indiana. Birthdate calculated from tombstone data;⁴⁰^,⁴¹^,⁴²^,¹¹ died 12 November 1861 in probably Henry county, Indiana;³⁹^,¹¹ buried in Elm Grove Cemetery, Wayne township, Henry county, Indiana. For tombstone transcription and photo, click here.³⁹^,¹¹
9 viii. Jesse B. Koon;²⁰^,¹³^,⁴³^,⁴⁴ born 24 October 1851 in Indiana;⁴⁵^,⁴⁶^,⁴⁴ married Caroline Burris 10 February 1872 in probably Henry county, Indiana;⁴⁴^,¹⁷ died 1 August 1919 in Kennard, Henry county, Indiana, at age 67;⁴⁴ buried in Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana, and the undertaker was Geo. E. Condo.⁴⁴
+ 10 ix. Eliza E. Coon, born 4 July 1853 in Indiana; married Charles S. Cox.

Susan [-?-]; (various Susie) was born circa 1 August 1829 in Indiana; Birthdate calculated from tombstone data.⁴⁷^,¹⁴^,¹⁵ She died on 27 March 1870 in probably Henry county, Indiana.¹⁴^,¹⁵ She was buried in Elm Grove Cemetery, Wayne township, Henry county, Indiana. For tombstone transcription and photo, click here.¹⁴^,¹⁵

Known children of Mark¹ Coon and Susan [-?-] were as follows:

11 i. Emerson B.² Coon ;¹³^,⁴³^,⁴⁸ born 12 April 1859 in probably Henry county, Indiana;⁴⁹^,⁵⁰^,⁴^,⁵¹ died 16 September 1881 in probably Henry county, Indiana, at age 22;⁴^,⁵¹ buried in Elm Grove Cemetery, Wayne township, Henry county, Indiana. For tombstone transcription and photo, click here.⁴^,⁵¹
12 ii. Margaret Coon;⁴³^,²⁰ born circa 1861 in Indiana.⁵²

Martha Bowman¹⁸ was born on 7 October 1825 in Guilford county, North Carolina.⁵³^,⁵⁴^,¹⁸ She married [-?-] Pitts before she married Mark Coon, and had at least one child, a son named Lou Pitts.⁵⁵^,⁵⁴ She died on 28 January 1921 in near Knightstown, Henry county, Indiana, at age 95.⁵³^,⁵⁶^,¹⁸ She was buried in Old Knightstown Cemetery, Wayne township, Henry county, Indiana.⁵³^,⁵⁷^,⁵⁸

There were no known children of Mark¹ Coon and Martha Bowman.

Generation Two

4. Mary Jane² Coon (Mark¹);⁵⁹^,²⁶^,⁶⁰ born circa 1839 in Indiana;⁶¹^,⁶²^,⁶³ married James M. Anderson 4 March 1856 in Henry county, Indiana, Silas C. Cooper, Justice of the Peace performed the ceremony. James M. Anderson's guardian at the time of his marriage was Simon Gard.⁶⁴

James M. Anderson was born circa 1837 in Indiana.⁶⁵^,⁶⁶

Known children of Mary Jane² Coon and James M. Anderson were as follows:

13 i. William B.³ Anderson;⁶⁷^,⁶⁸ born circa 1857 in Indiana.⁶⁹^,⁷⁰
14 ii. Alma M. Anderson;⁶⁷^,⁶⁸ born circa 1859 in Indiana.⁷¹^,⁷²
15 iii. Flora F. Anderson;⁶⁸ born circa 1861 in Indiana.⁶⁸
16 iv. Lora F. Anderson;⁶⁸ born circa 1865 in Indiana.⁶⁸

5. John² Coon (Mark¹);²⁶^,¹³^,²⁰ born circa 1842 in Indiana;⁷³^,⁷⁴^,⁷⁵ married Nancy Jane Gilbreath 24 September 1867 in Henry county, Indiana, H. J. Meek, [V.] D. M. performed the ceremony.⁷⁶^,¹⁷

Nancy Jane Gilbreath was born circa 1848 in Indiana.⁷⁷

Known children of John² Coon and Nancy Jane Gilbreath were as follows:

17 i. Belvina³ Coon;⁷⁸ born circa 1869 in Indiana.⁷⁸
18 ii. Charlotte Coon;⁷⁸ born April 1870 in Indiana.⁷⁸

6. Cornelius F.² Coon (Mark¹);⁷⁹^,²⁶^,¹³^,⁸⁰ born 22 June 1843 in Indiana;⁸¹^,⁸²^,⁸⁰^,⁸³^,⁸⁴ married Harriet E. Burris, daughter of John Burris and Elizabeth Kinder, 31 May 1863 in Henry county, Indiana;⁸³^,¹⁷^,⁸⁵ married Evangeline Byrket 23 September 1903 in Henry county, Indiana;⁸⁰^,¹⁷ died 2 August 1921 in Shirley, Hancock county, Indiana, at age 78 of "Angina Pectoris;"⁸⁰^,⁸³ buried 4 August 1921 in Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana, and the undertaker was Condo & Co., Wilkinson, Indiana.⁸⁰^,⁸³

Harriet E. Burris⁸⁶ was born on 9 September 1842 in Indiana.⁸³^,⁸⁷^,⁸⁴ She died on 21 February 1901 in Shirley, Henry county, Indiana, at age 58 of "Acute gastroenteritis."⁸⁶ She was buried on 24 February 1901 in Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana, and the undertaker was Axtell & Condo.⁸³^,⁸⁶

Known children of Cornelius F.² Coon and Harriet E. Burris were as follows:

19 i. Flora E.³ Coon;⁸⁵ born circa 1865 in Indiana.⁸⁵
20 ii. Willie Coon;⁸⁸ born 19 May 1867 in probably Henry county, Indiana;⁸⁹ died 24 August 1868 in probably Henry county, Indiana, at age 1;⁹⁰ buried in Old Knightstown Cemetery, Wayne township, Henry county, Indiana.⁹⁰
21 iii. Eva M. Coon;⁸⁵ born circa 1869 in Indiana.⁸⁵
+ 22 iv. Lafayette Coon, born 1871; married Araminta M. Jackson.

There were no known children of Cornelius F.² Coon and Evangeline Byrket.

7. Lavina² Coon (Mark¹);⁹¹^,²⁶^,¹³^,²⁰ born circa 1846 in Henry county, Indiana;⁹¹^,⁹²^,⁹³^,⁹⁴ married Andrew Jackson 1 January 1862 in Henry county, Indiana;⁹⁵^,¹⁷ married William A. Sparks, son of John Sparks and Mary Campbell, 15 April 1891 in John Hamilton's, probably Henry county, Indiana, W. H. Vancanon, J. P performed the ceremony.⁹¹

Andrew Jackson died before June 1870 in probably Henry county, Indiana.⁹⁶^,⁹⁷

Known children of Lavina² Coon and Andrew Jackson were as follows:

23 i. William³ Jackson;⁹⁸ born circa 1866 in Indiana.⁹⁸
24 ii. Rosa B. Jackson;⁹⁸ born circa 1864 in Indiana.⁹⁸
25 iii. Lucy A. Jackson;⁹⁸ born circa 1868 in Indiana.⁹⁸

William A. Sparks⁹¹ was born circa 1824 in Rush county, Indiana.⁹¹

There were no known children of Lavina² Coon and William A. Sparks.

10. Eliza E.² Coon (Mark¹);¹³^,⁴³^,²⁰ born 4 July 1853 in Indiana;⁹⁹^,¹⁰⁰^,¹⁰¹^,¹⁰² married Charles S. Cox 30 October 1873 in Henry county, Indiana;¹⁰³^,¹⁷^,¹⁰⁴ died 24 September 1908 in Indiana at age 55;¹⁰¹ buried in Hopewell Cemetery, Dudley township, Henry county, Indiana.¹⁰¹

She and Charles S. Cox were members of the Friends Meeting, Raysville-Knightstown, Henry county, Indiana.⁵⁴

Charles S. Cox was born on 22 November 1848.¹⁰⁵^,¹⁰¹ He died in 1923.¹⁰¹

Known children of Eliza E.² Coon and Charles S. Cox were as follows:

26 i. Amanda L.³ Cox;⁵⁴ born 13 December 1874.⁵⁴
27 ii. Cora Cox;⁵⁴ born 29 November 1877.⁵⁴
28 iii. Charlie E. Cox;⁵⁴ born 24 May 1881.⁵⁴
29 iv. Lucretia V. Cox;⁵⁴ born 24 May 1882.⁵⁴
30 v. Otto Z. Cox;⁵⁴ born 20 July 1884.⁵⁴

Generation Three

22. Lafayette³ Coon (Cornelius F.², Mark¹);¹⁰⁶ born 1871;¹⁰⁷ married Araminta M. Jackson 28 February 1894 in Henry county, Indiana;¹⁰⁷^,¹⁷ died 1946.¹⁰⁷

Araminta M. Jackson was born in 1877.¹⁰⁷ She died in 1941.¹⁰⁷

Known children of Lafayette³ Coon and Araminta M. Jackson were as follows:

31 i. [-?-]⁴ Coon;¹⁰⁸ born 18 June 1894 in Henry county, Indiana.¹⁰⁸
32 ii. Cecil Orestes Coon;¹⁰⁹ born 19 October 1894 in probably Indiana;¹¹⁰ died 26 November 1894 in probably Indiana;¹⁰⁹ buried in Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana.¹⁰⁹
33 iii. Leo Ward Coon;¹⁰⁹ born 14 May 1896 in probably Indiana;¹¹¹ died 15 August 1897 in probably Indiana at age 1;¹⁰⁹ buried in Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana.¹⁰⁹
34 iv. [-?-] Coon;¹¹² born 24 November 1899 in Henry county, Indiana.¹¹²
35 v. Robert Coon;¹¹³ born 8 May 1908 in Henry county, Indiana;¹¹³^,¹¹⁴ died May 1981 in probably Shirley, Hancock or Henry county, Indiana.¹¹⁴

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