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Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" Koonce 1837–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jun 1837

Birth Location: Jones County, NC

Death Date: 07 Feb 1923

Death Location: Richlands, Onslow, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Koonce

Mother: Mary HAWKINS

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Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" Koonce was born in 1837 in Jones County, NC, the child of William Riley Koonce And Mary Jane Polly Hawkins. Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" Koonce passed away in 1923 in Richlands, Onslow, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" Koonce was born in 1837 in Jones County, NC, the child of William Riley Koonce And Mary Jane Polly Hawkins.
  • Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" Koonce passed away in 1923 in Richlands, Onslow, North Carolina, USA.

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Mary Koonce's Ancestors

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Mary Koonce
1837–1923
Birth Place: Jones County, NC
Parents
William Riley Koonce
1814–1855
Trenton, Jones, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Jane "Polly") HAWKINS
1817–1891
Jones, North Carolina, United States
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Mary Koonce's Timeline

2 Records

1837
16 Jun 1837
Birth of Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" Koonce in Jones County, NC
Jones County, NC
1923
07 Feb 1923
Age 86
Death of Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" Koonce in Richlands, Onslow, North Carolina, USA
Richlands, Onslow, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1837
    Event Place: Jones County, NC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Feb 1923
    Event Place: Richlands, Onslow, North Carolina, USA

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