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1. Mark Coon household, 1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, page 365, dwelling 464, family 464, lines 17-25, (enumerated 20 August 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 40; b Virginia.
2. Mark Coon (may be indexed as Cook) household, 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, Knightstown Post Office, page 459, dwelling 52, family 52, lines 22-32, (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). Age 50; b Virginia.
3. Mark Coon household, 1870 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, Raysville Post Office, pages 275B, dwelling 113, family 120, lines 22-26, (enumerated 11 July 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). Age 60; b West Virginia.
4. R. Thomas Mayhill, compiler, Early Cemetery Records of Wayne Township, Henry County, Indiana - Including the towns of Knightstown, the Villages of Raysville, Grant City, and Maple Valley, and the Former Villages of Elizabeth City and West Liberty (1968; reprint Knightstown, Indiana: The Bookmark, 1994), 22. Birthdate and deathdate both given. Hereinafter cited as Cemetery Records of Wayne Township, Henry County, Indiana.
5. Cornelious Coon entry, Hancock County Deaths, Combined Birth and Death Record Books for Shirley (14) and Wilkinson (23) 1914-1937, 14:88, Hancock County Health Department, Greenfield, Indiana. The death record of his son Cornelious states that he was born in Pa., but all other sources state Virginia or West Virginia.
6. Jesse B. Koon entry, Henry County Deaths, Book CSS-8A:52, Henry County Health Department, New Castle, Indiana. The death record of his son Jesse states that he was born in Virginia.
7. Mark Coon tombstone, to the left of the stone of Susan Anderson, Elm Grove Cemetery, 750 South and Mill Road, Wayne Township, Henry County, Indiana; transcribed and photographed by the author, 5 April 2000.
8. Henry County Marriage Record Book B: 17, Henry County Clerk, New Castle, Indiana.
9. Mayhill, Cemetery Records of Wayne Township, Henry County, Indiana, 22. Age 39y, 10m, 24d; wife of Mark Coon.
10. Elizabeth Coon tombstone, to the right of the stone of Susan Anderson, Elm Grove Cemetery, 750 South and Mill Road, Wayne Township, Henry County, Indiana; transcribed and photographed by the author, 5 April 2000.
11. Edmond Coon tombstone, face up on the ground (not originally) to the left of the stone of Susan Coon, Elm Grove Cemetery, 750 South and Mill Road, Wayne Township, Henry County, Indiana; transcribed and photographed by the author, 5 April 2000.
12. 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.
13. 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, Knightstown Post Office, page 459, dwelling 52, family 52, lines 22-32, Family Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm, M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and Howard.
14. Mayhill, Cemetery Records of Wayne Township, Henry County, Indiana, 22. Age 40y, 7m, 26d; wife of M Coon.
15. Susan Coon tombstone, between the stones of Emerson and Edmond Coon, on the front row, Elm Grove Cemetery, 750 South and Mill Road, Wayne Township, Henry County, Indiana; transcribed and photographed by the author, 5 April 2000.
16. Mark Coon will (1888), Henry County Will Book F: 267-268, Henry County Clerk, New Castle, Indiana. Names "Martha Coon (my wife)".
17. 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.
18. Martha Coon entry, Henry County Deaths, Book CSS-6:68, Henry County Health Department, New Castle, Indiana.
19. Henry County Will Book F: 267-268. Will was made 16 February 1888 and proved 18 August 1888, which corroborates tombstone death date of 2 August 1888.
20. Henry County Will Book F: 267-268.
21. 1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, page 365, dwelling 464, family 464, lines 17-25, Family Archive CD #302, Census Microfilm Records: Indiana, 1850. Age 33; b Ohio.
22. Cornelious Coon entry, Hancock County Deaths, Combined Birth and Death Record Books for Shirley (14) and Wilkinson (23) 1914-1937, 14:88. The death record of her son Cornelious states that she was born in Indiana.
23. Jesse B. Koon entry, Henry County Deaths, Book CSS-8A:52. The death record of her son Jesse states that she was born in Indiana.
24. 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, Knightstown Post Office, page 459, dwelling 52, family 52, lines 22-32, Family Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm, M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and Howard. Elizabeth is not in this census, which corroborates her death date given in Mayhill as being before 1860.
25. Henry County Will Book F: 267-268. Nobody named Susan is listed in the will. Has she died?
26. 1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, page 365, dwelling 464, family 464, lines 17-25, Family Archive CD #302, Census Microfilm Records: Indiana, 1850.
27. Margret E. Swim, comp., Benton Anderson-Susan 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. Included in the original marriage records of Benton Anderson and Susan Coon is a statement from Susan's parents consenting to the marriage. It is signed "Mark (his X mark) Coon" and "Elizabeth (her X mark) Coon".
28. 1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, page 365, dwelling 464, family 464, lines 17-25, Family Archive CD #302, Census Microfilm Records: Indiana, 1850. Age 15; birthplace Indiana.
29. Susan Anderson tombstone, directly to the right of the stone of Mark Coon, Elm Grove Cemetery, 750 South and Mill Road, Wayne Township, Henry County, Indiana; transcribed and photographed by the author, 5 April 2000. Birthdate calculated from tombstone data.
30. Susan Anderson tombstone, Elm Grove Cemetery, 750 South and Mill Road, Wayne Township, Henry County, Indiana.
31. Andrew Coon entry, Henry County Deaths, Book CSS-3:21, no. 155, Henry County Health Department, New Castle, Indiana.
32. Andrew Coon entry, Henry County Deaths, Book CSS-3:21, no. 155. Birthplace given as Virginia, but all census records give his birthplace as Indiana. His parents were married in Indiana in 1833, so it is highly likely that he was born in Indiana.
33. 1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, page 365, dwelling 464, family 464, lines 17-25, Family Archive CD #302, Census Microfilm Records: Indiana, 1850. Age 13; b Indiana.
34. 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, Knightstown Post Office, page 459, dwelling 52, family 52, lines 22-32, Family Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm, M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and Howard. Age 23; birthplace Indiana.
35. Mayhill, Cemetery Records of Wayne Township, Henry County, Indiana, 22. Birth and death dates given.
36. Andrew Coon household, 1870 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Spiceland Township, Ogden Post Office, page 240A, dwelling 216, family 219, lines 39-40, (enumerated 16 June 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). Age 34; birthplace Indiana.
37. Margret E. Swim, comp., Andrew Coon-Sarah Jane Byrkett 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.
38. Mayhill, Cemetery Records of Wayne Township, Henry County, Indiana, 22. IOOF.
39. Mayhill, Cemetery Records of Wayne Township, Henry County, Indiana, 22. Age given as 12y, 7m, 22d; son of M & E Coon.
40. 1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, page 365, dwelling 464, family 464, lines 17-25, Family Archive CD #302, Census Microfilm Records: Indiana, 1850. Age 1; birthplace Indiana.
41. 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, Knightstown Post Office, page 459, dwelling 52, family 52, lines 22-32, Family Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm, M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and Howard. Age 28 [should be 10-11]; birthplace Indiana.
42. Mayhill, Cemetery Records of Wayne Township, Henry County, Indiana, 22. Age given as 12y, 7m, 22d; son of M & E Coon. Birthdate calculated from tombstone data.
43. 1870 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, Raysville Post Office, pages 275B, dwelling 113, family 120, lines 22-26, Family Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm, M593-323 Indiana 1870 Census: Henry.
44. Jesse B. Koon entry, Henry County Deaths, Book CSS-8A:52.
45. 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, Knightstown Post Office, page 459, dwelling 52, family 52, lines 22-32, Family Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm, M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and Howard. Age 8; birthplace Indiana.
46. 1870 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, Raysville Post Office, pages 275B, dwelling 113, family 120, lines 22-26, Family Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm, M593-323 Indiana 1870 Census: Henry. Age 17; birthplace Indiana.
47. 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, Knightstown Post Office, page 459, dwelling 52, family 52, lines 22-32, Family Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm, M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and Howard. Age 29; birthplace Indiana.
48. Henry County Will Book F: 267-268. Nobody named Emerson is listed in the will. Has he died?
49. 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, Knightstown Post Office, page 459, dwelling 52, family 52, lines 22-32, Family Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm, M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and Howard. Age 1; birthplace Indiana.
50. 1870 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, Raysville Post Office, pages 275B, dwelling 113, family 120, lines 22-26, Family Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm, M593-323 Indiana 1870 Census: Henry. Age 11; birthplace Indiana.
51. Emerson B. Coon tombstone, to the right of stone of Susan Coon, Elm Grove Cemetery, 750 South and Mill Road, Wayne Township, Henry County, Indiana; transcribed and photographed by the author, 5 April 2000.
52. 1870 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, Raysville Post Office, pages 275B, dwelling 113, family 120, lines 22-26, Family Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm, M593-323 Indiana 1870 Census: Henry. Age 9; birthplace Indiana.
53. Mayhill, Cemetery Records of Wayne Township, Henry County, Indiana, 22. Only birth and death years given.
54. Willard Heiss, editor, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume VII: Abstracts of the Records of the Society of Friends in Indiana, Part Four (Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1972), 441.
55. Indiana Works Progress Administration, Index to Marriage Record Henry County, I (A to C). Martha's maiden name (Bowman) is not given in this marriage record, so one might assume that her maiden name is Pitts. But her death record shows it as Bowman, and records of the Society of Friends record her as "Martha Coon, mother of Lou Pitts" (see that citation).
56. Heiss, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume VII: Abstracts of the Records of the Society of Friends in Indiana, Part Four, 441. Month and year of death given.
57. Heiss, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume VII: Abstracts of the Records of the Society of Friends in Indiana, Part Four, 441. Burial location given as "Glencove Cem, Knightstown, Ind".
58. Martha Coon entry, Henry County Deaths, Book CSS-6:68. Place of burial given as "K-Town Ind".
59. Henry County Will Book F: 267-268. Mary J. Helm is to be paid $50. She is not named as a child of Mark Coon's. That presumption is being made by the author.
60. Margret E. Swim, comp., James Anderson-Mary Jane 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. The sworn affidavit that is included in these marriage records states that Mary Jane Coon is the age of seventeen, that her father is Mark Coon, and that the guardian of James M. Anderson is Simon Guard.
61. 1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, page 365, dwelling 464, family 464, lines 17-25, Family Archive CD #302, Census Microfilm Records: Indiana, 1850. Age 11; birthplace Indiana.
62. James Anderson household, 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Spiceland Township, Ogden Post Office, page 207, dwelling 1520, family 1520, lines 17-20, (enumerated 13 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.
63. James M. Anderson household, 1870 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Spiceland Township, Ogden Post Office, pages 239B-240A, dwelling 210, family 213, lines 38-40 and 1-6, (enumerated 16 June 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). Age 31; birthplace Indiana.
64. Swim, comp., James Anderson-Mary Jane 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.
65. 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Spiceland Township, Ogden Post Office, page 207, dwelling 1520, family 1520, lines 17-20, Family Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm, M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and Howard. Age 23; birthplace Indiana.
66. 1870 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Spiceland Township, Ogden Post Office, pages 239B-240A, dwelling 210, family 213, lines 38-40 and 1-6, Family Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm, M593-323 Indiana 1870 Census: Henry. Age 33; birthplace Indiana.
67. 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Spiceland Township, Ogden Post Office, page 207, dwelling 1520, family 1520, lines 17-20, Family Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm, M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and Howard.
68. 1870 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Spiceland Township, Ogden Post Office, pages 239B-240A, dwelling 210, family 213, lines 38-40 and 1-6, Family Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm, M593-323 Indiana 1870 Census: Henry.
69. 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Spiceland Township, Ogden Post Office, page 207, dwelling 1520, family 1520, lines 17-20, Family Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm, M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and Howard. Age 3; birthplace Indiana.
70. 1870 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Spiceland Township, Ogden Post Office, pages 239B-240A, dwelling 210, family 213, lines 38-40 and 1-6, Family Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm, M593-323 Indiana 1870 Census: Henry. Age 13; birthplace Indiana.
71. 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Spiceland Township, Ogden Post Office, page 207, dwelling 1520, family 1520, lines 17-20, Family Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm, M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and Howard. Age 1; birthplace Indiana.
72. 1870 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Spiceland Township, Ogden Post Office, pages 239B-240A, dwelling 210, family 213, lines 38-40 and 1-6, Family Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm, M593-323 Indiana 1870 Census: Henry. Age 11; birthplace Indiana.
73. 1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, page 365, dwelling 464, family 464, lines 17-25, Family Archive CD #302, Census Microfilm Records: Indiana, 1850. Age 8; birthplace Indiana.
74. 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, Knightstown Post Office, page 459, dwelling 52, family 52, lines 22-32, Family Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm, M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and Howard. Age 19; birthplace Indiana.
75. John Coon household, 1870 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Spiceland Township, Spiceland Post Office, page 247A, dwelling 320, family 324, lines 17-20, (enumerated 25 June 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). Age 28; birthplace Indiana.
76. Margret E. Swim, comp., John Coon-Nancy Jane Gilbreath 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. No direct evidence has been found yet that the John Coon who married Nancy Jane Gilbreath is the John Coon who is the son of Mark and Elizabeth (Byrkit) Coon, but in the 1870 census, there is a John and Jane Coon residing next door to Mark Coon's daughter Lavina (Coon) Jackson. More evidence will need to be located to confirm that this is the correct John Coon.
77. 1870 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Spiceland Township, Spiceland Post Office, page 247A, dwelling 320, family 324, lines 17-20, Family Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm, M593-323 Indiana 1870 Census: Henry. Age 22; birthplace Indiana.
78. 1870 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Spiceland Township, Spiceland Post Office, page 247A, dwelling 320, family 324, lines 17-20, Family Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm, M593-323 Indiana 1870 Census: Henry.
79. Henry County Will Book F: 267-268. Cornelius Coon is to be paid $50. He is not named as a child of Mark Coon. That presumption is being made by the author.
80. Cornelious Coon entry, Hancock County Deaths, Combined Birth and Death Record Books for Shirley (14) and Wilkinson (23) 1914-1937, 14:88.
81. 1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, page 365, dwelling 464, family 464, lines 17-25, Family Archive CD #302, Census Microfilm Records: Indiana, 1850. Age 6; birthplace Indiana.
82. 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, Knightstown Post Office, page 459, dwelling 52, family 52, lines 22-32, Family Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm, M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and Howard. Age 15; birthplace Indiana.
83. Cornelius F. and Harriet E. Coon tombstone, Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana; transcribed and photographed by the author, 15 March 2000.
84. Cornelius Coon household, 1870 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, Raysville Post Office, page 275B, dwelling 114, family 121, lines 27-31, (enumerated 11 July 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). Age 27; birthplace Indiana.
85. 1870 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, Raysville Post Office, page 275B, dwelling 114, family 121, lines 27-31, Family Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm, M593-323 Indiana 1870 Census: Henry.
86. Harriette E. Coon entry, Henry County Deaths, CSS-4, page 29, no. 542, Henry County Health Department, New Castle, Indiana.
87. Harriette E. Coon entry, Henry County Deaths, CSS-4, page 29, no. 542. Birthdate calculates from death record data to be the same as the birthdate on the tombstone..
88. Mayhill, Cemetery Records of Wayne Township, Henry County, Indiana, 22. "Son of CF & H Coon".
89. Mayhill, Cemetery Records of Wayne Township, Henry County, Indiana, 22. Birthdate calculated from tombstone death date and age given.
90. Mayhill, Cemetery Records of Wayne Township, Henry County, Indiana, 22.
91. Henry County Marriage Book 2: 2, Henry County Clerk, New Castle, Indiana.
92. 1850 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, page 365, dwelling 464, family 464, lines 17-25, Family Archive CD #302, Census Microfilm Records: Indiana, 1850. Age 4; birthplace Indiana.
93. 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, Knightstown Post Office, page 459, dwelling 52, family 52, lines 22-32, Family Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm, M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and Howard. Age 14; birthplace Indiana.
94. Lavina Jackson household, 1870 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Spiceland Township, Spiceland Post Office, page 247A, dwelling 319, family 323, lines 13-16, (enumerated 25 June 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). Age 24; birthplace Indiana.
95. Henry County Will Book F: 267-268. Daughter Lavina Jackson is named in the will.
96. 1870 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Spiceland Township, Spiceland Post Office, page 247A, dwelling 319, family 323, lines 13-16, Family Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm, M593-323 Indiana 1870 Census: Henry. Lavina is the head of household in the 1870 census, suggesting that Andrew died prior to that year. Check Civil War records.
97. Mayhill, Cemetery Records of Wayne Township, Henry County, Indiana, 46. There is an Andrew Jackson buried at Old Knightstown Cemetery who died at age 26 on Jan 1, 1868. Is this him?
98. 1870 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Spiceland Township, Spiceland Post Office, page 247A, dwelling 319, family 323, lines 13-16, Family Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm, M593-323 Indiana 1870 Census: Henry.
99. 1860 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, Knightstown Post Office, page 459, dwelling 52, family 52, lines 22-32, Family Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm, M653-266 Indiana 1860 Census: Henry and Howard. Age 5; birthplace Indiana.
100. 1870 U.S. census, Henry County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne Township, Raysville Post Office, pages 275B, dwelling 113, family 120, lines 22-26, Family Quest Archives, Digital Microfilm, M593-323 Indiana 1870 Census: Henry. Age 16; birthplace Indiana.
101. Charles S. and Eliza E. Cox tombstone, Hopewell Cemetery, 700 S and 575 E, Dudley township, Henry county, Indiana; transcribed and photographed by the author, 5 April 2000.
102. Heiss, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume VII: Abstracts of the Records of the Society of Friends in Indiana, Part Four, 441. Birthdate given as 7-4-1854.
103. Henry County Will Book F: 267-268. Daughter Eliza Cox is named in the will.
104. Henry County Marriage Record Book CC5: 132, Henry County Clerk, New Castle, Indiana.
105. Heiss, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume VII: Abstracts of the Records of the Society of Friends in Indiana, Part Four, 441. Birthdate given as 11-22-1847.
106. Lafayette and Araminta M. Coon tombstone, Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana; transcribed and photographed by the author, 15 March 2000. Circumstantial evidence of parentage because the stone of Lafayette and Araminta M. Coon is to the left of the stone of Cornelius F. and Harriet E. Coon, which reads "FATHER MOTHER".
107. Lafayette and Araminta M. Coon tombstone, Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana.
108. Indiana Works Progress Administration, Index to Birth Records Henry County Indiana 1882-1920 Inclusive, I (A to J) ([Indianapolis?]: The Administration, 1938). Located at New Castle-Henry County Public Library, 376 S 15th St, New Castle, IN 47362. Actual record located at the Henry County Health Department in Birth Record Book CSS-4:48 and needs to be obtained.
109. Cecil Orestes and Leo Ward Coon tombstone, Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana; transcribed and photographed by the author, 15 March 2000.
110. Cecil Orestes and Leo Ward Coon tombstone, Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana. Birthdate calculated from tombstone data; age given as 1m & 7d.
111. Cecil Orestes and Leo Ward Coon tombstone, Harlan Cemetery, Brown township, Hancock county, Indiana. Birthdate calculated from tombstone data; age given as 1 y 3 m 1 d.
112. Indiana Works Progress Administration, Index to Birth Records Henry County Indiana 1882-1920 Inclusive, I (A to J) ([Indianapolis?]: The Administration, 1938). Located at New Castle-Henry County Public Library, 376 S 15th St, New Castle, IN 47362. Actual record located at the Henry County Health Department in Birth Record Book CSS-5:100 and needs to be obtained.
113. Indiana Works Progress Administration, Index to Birth Records Henry County Indiana 1882-1920 Inclusive, I (A to J) ([Indianapolis?]: The Administration, 1938). Located at New Castle-Henry County Public Library, 376 S 15th St, New Castle, IN 47362. Actual record located at the Henry County Health Department in Birth Record Book CSS-9:20 and needs to be obtained.
114. Robert Coon, no. 303-07-1209, Family Archive CD #110, Social Security Death Index: United States, 1937-1997, edition 6, volume 1: A-L, (Novato, California: Broderbund Software, Inc., 1998). Drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration.



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