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James Ralph Koonce 1856–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Oct 1856

Birth Location: Mulberry Grove, Bond, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 26 Apr 1925

Death Location: Effingham, Effingham, Illinois

Father: John Koonce

Mother: Martha PIGG

Spouse(s): Janetta Pigg, Margret Ellsworth

Children(s): Howard Koonce, Odessa Koonce, Josephine Koonce, Clarence Koonce, Albert Koonce, Roxanne Koonce, Benjamin Koonce, Anita Koonce, James Koonce, Alta Koonce

The story of James Ralph Koonce began in 1856 in Mulberry Grove, Bond, Illinois, USA. James Ralph Koonce married Janetta Mariam Etta Pigg, Margret Ellsworth, and had children including Albert Forest Koonce, Alta Zenobia Koonce, Anita J Koonce, Benjamin Milo Koonce, Clarence Alvin Koonce, Howard Leon Koonce, James Ralph Koonce, Josephine Josie Koonce, Odessa M Koonce, Roxanne J Koonce. James Ralph Koonce passed away in 1925 in Effingham, Effingham, Illinois.

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Biography

  • The story of James Ralph Koonce began in 1856 in Mulberry Grove, Bond, Illinois, USA.
  • James Ralph Koonce married Janetta Mariam Etta Pigg, Margret Ellsworth, and had children including Albert Forest Koonce, Alta Zenobia Koonce, Anita J Koonce, Benjamin Milo Koonce, Clarence Alvin Koonce, Howard Leon Koonce, James Ralph Koonce, Josephine Josie Koonce, Odessa M Koonce, Roxanne J Koonce.
  • James Ralph Koonce passed away in 1925 in Effingham, Effingham, Illinois.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Koonce's Ancestors

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James Koonce
1856–1925
Birth Place: Mulberry Grove, Bond, Illinois, USA
Parents
John Henry Koonce
1826–1862
Lauderdale Co.Tenn.
Martha (Anne) PIGG
1829–1899
Bond, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Wright Koonce
1798–1858
Jones, North Carolina, United States
Mary (W.) Lloyd
1805–1860
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John COUNTS
1754–1808
Elizabeth Noe
1754–1781
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Cuntze
1729–1797
Elizabeth Sharp
1732–1788
Peter Noe
1721–1787
Roshannah Schell
1724–1781

James Koonce's Descendants

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James (Ralph) Koonce (31 Oct 1856–26 Apr 1925) m. Janetta (Mariam Etta) Pigg (28 Nov 1864–1957) m. Margret Ellsworth (4 Dec 1863–Bef 1900)
  1. 1. Howard (Leon) Koonce 1886–1980
  2. 2. Odessa (M) Koonce 1888–1967
  3. 3. Josephine ((Josie)) Koonce 1890–1957
  4. 4. Clarence (Alvin) Koonce 1893–1970 m. Julia (Mounta) Lockhart 1895–1968
    1. 1. Valeria (Jean) Koonce 1918–1997
    2. 2. Clarence (Eldon) Koonce 1922–1983
    3. 3. Carroll (Lockhart) Koonce 1928–2009
  5. 5. Albert (Forest) Koonce 1895–1922
  6. 6. Roxanne (J) Koonce 1898–1981
  7. 7. Benjamin (Milo) Koonce 1900–1972
  8. 8. Anita (J) Koonce 1903–1974
  9. 9. James (Ralph) Koonce 1906–1980
  10. 10. Alta (Zenobia) Koonce 1883–1973

James Koonce's Timeline

2 Records

1856
31 Oct 1856
Birth of James Ralph Koonce in Mulberry Grove, Bond, Illinois, USA
Mulberry Grove, Bond, Illinois, USA
1925
26 Apr 1925
Age 69
Death of James Ralph Koonce in Effingham, Effingham, Illinois
Effingham, Effingham, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1856
    Event Place: Mulberry Grove, Bond, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1925
    Event Place: Effingham, Effingham, Illinois

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