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Margaret Ann Koonce 1849–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jul 1849

Birth Location: Sparta, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 9 Jul 1921

Death Location: Hurstown, Shelby County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Martha Byars

Mother: Courtney Koonce

Spouse(s): James Lester

Children(s): John Lester

Margaret Ann Koonce was born in 1849 in Sparta, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA, the child of Martha A Byars And Courtney Alison Count Koonce. Margaret Ann Koonce married James L Lester, and had children including John Elbert Lester. Margaret Ann Koonce passed away in 1921 in Hurstown, Shelby County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Margaret Ann Koonce was born in 1849 in Sparta, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA, the child of Martha A Byars And Courtney Alison Count Koonce.
  • Margaret Ann Koonce married James L Lester, and had children including John Elbert Lester.
  • Margaret Ann Koonce passed away in 1921 in Hurstown, Shelby County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Margaret Koonce's Ancestors

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Margaret Koonce
1849–1921
Birth Place: Sparta, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA
Parents
Martha A Byars
1816–1853
Bienville Parish, Louisiana
Courtney (Alison "Count") Koonce
1812–1893
Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Christopher (Columbus) KOONCE
1778–1845
, Jones, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann "Polly") Brinson
1785–1825
Craven, NC, USA
Great-Grandparents
Susannah Franks
1734–1800
George Koonce
1734–1808
Patience Purser
1762–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary L'Earge
1705–1778
Patience Leigh
1719–1763
Phillip Purser
1710–1762

Margaret Koonce's Descendants

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Margaret (Ann) Koonce (23 Jul 1849–9 Jul 1921) m. James (L) Lester (13 Feb 1851–17 May 1925)
  1. 1. John (Elbert) Lester 1878–1931 m. Nancy (Anne "Nannie") Whitmire 1881–1967

Margaret Koonce's Timeline

2 Records

1849
23 Jul 1849
Birth of Margaret Ann Koonce in Sparta, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA
Sparta, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA
1921
9 Jul 1921
Age 72
Death of Margaret Ann Koonce in Hurstown, Shelby County, Texas, USA
Hurstown, Shelby County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1849
    Event Place: Sparta, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1921
    Event Place: Hurstown, Shelby County, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hurstown, Shelby County, Texas, United States of America

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