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Michael Alonzo Coon 1809 – 1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1809

Birth Location: Union City, Madison, Ohio, United States

Death Date: 19 Apr 1898

Death Location: Ludlow, Champaign, Illinois, United States

Father: Jacob Coon

Mother: Polly Schmidt

Spouse(s): Sarah Coon, Melissa Swisher

Children(s): Alonzo Coon, Melissa Coon, Abraham Coon, Sarah Coon, Michael Coon, Margaret Coon, John Coon, James Coon, Charles Coon, Calvin Coon, Jacob Coon

Michael Alonzo Coon was born in 1809 in Union City, Madison, Ohio, United States, the child of Jacob W Coon and Polly Schmidt. Michael Alonzo Coon married Sarah Coon, Melissa Swisher, and had children including Alonzo Patrick Coon, Melissa Suver Coon, Abraham Coon, Sarah Lavinia Coon, Michael Smith Coon, Margaret Elizabeth Coon, John Lincoln Coon, James Sherman Coon, Charles Grant Coon, Calvin Thomas Coon, Jacob Jerome Coon. Michael Alonzo Coon passed away in 1898 in Ludlow, Champaign, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Michael Alonzo Coon was born in 1809 in Union City, Madison, Ohio, United States, the child of Jacob W Coon and Polly Schmidt.
  • Michael Alonzo Coon married Sarah Coon, Melissa Swisher, and had children including Alonzo Patrick Coon, Melissa Suver Coon, Abraham Coon, Sarah Lavinia Coon, Michael Smith Coon, Margaret Elizabeth Coon, John Lincoln Coon, James Sherman Coon, Charles Grant Coon, Calvin Thomas Coon, Jacob Jerome Coon.
  • Michael Alonzo Coon passed away in 1898 in Ludlow, Champaign, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Coon
1778 – 1866
Birth Location: Chanceford, York, Pennsylvania, United States
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Polly Schmidt
1780 – 1827
Birth Location: Botetourt, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Coon
1810 – 1847
Birth Location: Madison, Ohio, United States
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Melissa Swisher
1825 – 1882
Birth Location: Franklin, Franklin, Ohio, United States
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Children(s)

Alonzo Coon
1841 – 1909
Birth Location: Madiso Co, Ohio, United States
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Melissa Coon
1843 – 1844
Birth Location: Piatt, Illinois, United States
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Abraham Coon
1845 – 1855
Birth Location: Piatt, Illinois, United States
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Sarah Coon
1848 – 1916
Birth Location: Piatt, Illinois, United States
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Michael Coon
1858 – 1885
Birth Location: Piatt, Illinois, United States
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Margaret Coon
1858 –
Birth Location: Illinois, United States
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John Coon
1862 – 1947
Birth Location: Piatt, Illinois, United States
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James Coon
1865 – 1950
Birth Location: Piatt, Illinois, United States
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Charles Coon
1870 – 1952
Birth Location: White Heath, Piatt, Illinois, United States
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Calvin Coon
1851 – 1852
Birth Location: Illinois, United States
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Jacob Coon
1853 – 1855
Birth Location: Piatt, Illinois, United States
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Michael Coon's Ancestors

Self
Michael Coon
1809 – 1898
Birth Place: Union City, Madison, Ohio, United States
Parents
Jacob W Coon
1778 – 1866
Chanceford, York, Pennsylvania, United States
Polly Schmidt
1780 – 1827
Botetourt, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Johannes (Andreus) Coon
1742 – 1790
Chanceford, York, Pennsylvania, United States
Anna (Catherine) Schneider
1741 – 1786
Hempfield, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Gohn
1714 – 1769
Anna Crantzdorf
1719 – 1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Gohn
– 1744
Maria Bracher
1694 – 1769
Johann Crantzdorf
1688 – 1746
Barbara
1670 – 1738

Michael Coon's Descendants

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Michael (Alonzo) Coon (1 Apr 1809 – 19 Apr 1898) m. Sarah Coon (23 Sep 1810 – 23 Mar 1847) m. Melissa Swisher (9 July 1825 – 1 Apr 1882)
  1. 1. Alonzo (Patrick) Coon (28 Jul 1841 – 15 Dec 1909) m. Martha (Jane) Hott (4 Jul 1849 – 25 Nov 1889)
    1. 1. Allen (Ellsworth) Coon (12 Jun 1870 – 13 Dec 1936)
    2. 2. Amanda (May) Coon (14 Mar 1872 – 6 Nov 1962) m. Clinton (H) McHenry (1866 – 1939)
      1. 1. Nettie (Ann) McHenry (28 July 1891 – 27 May 1967) m. Daniel (F) Davis (abt 1882 – ) m. John (Louis) Walter (9 April 1889 – 23 November 1922)
        1. 1. Edward (H) Walter (27 October 1919 – 29 May 1956) m. Gertrude (Evelyn) Walter (abt 1920 – )
        2. 2. Ernest (F) Davis (abt 1928 – )
      2. 2. Minnie (Mabel) Specker (12 February 1894 – 14 January 1967)
      3. 3. Fred (C) McHenry (abt 1899 – )
    3. 3. Frank (Linzy) Coon (19 Mar 1874 – 1929)
    4. 4. Minuyett (Minnie) Coon (19 Aug 1878 – )
    5. 5. Earnest (Henry) Coon (4 Nov 1882 – 17 June 1951) m. Mary Anna (18 December 1888 – 18 Feb 1963)
      1. 1. Floyd (Henry) Coon (20 Nov 1905 – 17 May 1961)
      2. 2. Earl Coon (27 Apr 1907 – 5 Dec 1983)
      3. 3. Earnest (E.) Coon (2 Nov 1908 – 13 Nov 1989)
      4. 4. Jasper (A.) Coon (6 Oct 1913 – 2 Jun 1979)
      5. 5. Helen (E.) Coon (6 Oct 1917 – 19 Feb 2004)
    6. 6. Eva Coon (Aug 1886 – )
    7. 7. Richard (A) Coon (4 October 1892 – 21 July 1952)
  2. 2. Melissa (Suver) Coon (15 Feb 1843 – 11 Nov 1844)
  3. 3. Abraham Coon (12 Aug 1845 – 17 Apr 1855)
  4. 4. Sarah (Lavinia) Coon (26 Nov 1848 – 31 Jan 1916)
  5. 5. Michael (Smith) Coon (19 Nov 1858 – 26 Oct 1885)
  6. 6. Margaret (Elizabeth) Coon (19 Nov 1858 – )
  7. 7. John (Lincoln) Coon (22 Feb 1862 – 22 Oct 1947)
  8. 8. James (Sherman) Coon (10 Aug 1865 – 22 Jun 1950)
  9. 9. Charles (Grant) Coon (26 Jan 1870 – 24 Nov 1952)
  10. 10. Calvin (Thomas) Coon (16 Jun 1851 – 8 Jan 1852)
  11. 11. Jacob (Jerome) Coon (6 Feb 1853 – 8 Jun 1855)

Michael Coon's Timeline

2 Records

1809
1 Apr 1809
Birth of Michael Alonzo Coon in Union City, Madison, Ohio, United States
Union City, Madison, Ohio, United States
1898
19 Apr 1898
Age 89
Death of Michael Alonzo Coon in Ludlow, Champaign, Illinois, United States
Ludlow, Champaign, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1809
    Event Place: Union City, Madison, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1898
    Event Place: Ludlow, Champaign, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: White Heath, Piatt County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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