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James Emil Coon 1915 – 2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1915

Birth Location: Evansville, Vanderburg, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 26 May 2012

Death Location: Denver, Colorado USA

Father: Edward Coon

Mother: Audrey Sandefur

Spouse(s): Roberta Melvin, Eleanor Bye

Children(s): James Coon,

James Emil Coon was born in 1915 in Evansville, Vanderburg, Indiana, USA, the child of Edward Washington Coon and Audrey (Audia) G Sandefur. In 1920, James Emil Coon resided in Calhoun, McLean, Kentucky, USA. James Emil Coon married Roberta Basil Melvin, Eleanor Lois Bye, and had children including James Robert Coon,. James Emil Coon passed away in 2012 in Denver, Colorado USA.

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Biography

  • James Emil Coon was born in 1915 in Evansville, Vanderburg, Indiana, USA, the child of Edward Washington Coon and Audrey (Audia) G Sandefur.
  • In 1920, James Emil Coon resided in Calhoun, McLean, Kentucky, USA.
  • James Emil Coon married Roberta Basil Melvin, Eleanor Lois Bye, and had children including James Robert Coon,.
  • James Emil Coon passed away in 2012 in Denver, Colorado USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Coon's Ancestors

Self
James Coon
1915 – 2012
Birth Place: Evansville, Vanderburg, Indiana, USA
Parents
Edward Washington Coon
1891 – 1941
Curdsville, Daviess, Kentucky, USA
Audrey ((Audia) G) Sandefur
1894 – 1985
McLean County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
James (Riley) Coon
1862 – 1917
Wilson, Texas, USA
Melvina Kennedy
1870 – 1952
Curdsville, Kentucky, USA
Henry (A) Sandefur
1870 – 1954
Henderson County, Kentucky, USA
Dora (Elizabeth) Luttrell
1875 – 1907
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Sr,
1833 – 1917
Nancy Jewell
1854 – 1924
Samuel Sandefur,
1844 – 1897
Martha Davis
1848 – 1914
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Kennedy,
1807 – 1862
Sally Crabtree
1811 – 1872
George Jewell
1859 –
Fannie Liles
Samuel Sandefur,
1804 – 1884
Obedience Collier
1808 – 1890
William Davis
1806 – 1873
Jane Downs
1818 – 1887

James Coon's Descendants

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James (Emil) Coon (22 May 1915 – 26 May 2012) m. Roberta (Basil) Melvin (12 Nov 1918 – 28 Feb 1963) m. Eleanor (Lois) Bye (2 Sep 1920 – 1 Feb 2013)
  1. 1. James (Robert) Coon, (1 May 1937 – 5 Jan 2008) m. Lila (Mary) Wozniak (abt 1921 – ) m. Margaret (M) Connis
    1. 1. Myra Coon,
    2. 2. Mirian (Coon) (Kondelik),

James Coon's Timeline

3 Records

1915
22 May 1915
Birth of James Emil Coon in Evansville, Vanderburg, Indiana, USA
Evansville, Vanderburg, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 5
James Emil Coon resided here in Calhoun, McLean, Kentucky, USA
Calhoun, McLean, Kentucky, USA
2012
26 May 2012
Age 97
Death of James Emil Coon in Denver, Colorado USA
Denver, Colorado USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1915
    Event Place: Evansville, Vanderburg, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Calhoun, McLean, Kentucky; Roll: T625_589; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 119
    [2] Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Calhoun, McLean, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Calhoun, McLean, Kentucky; Roll: T625_589; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 119

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 2012
    Event Place: Denver, Colorado USA

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