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Nelson Howard Coon 1849–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Nov 1849

Birth Location: Shawnee Township, Allen, Ohio, United States

Death Date: 25 May 1899

Death Location: Shawnee Township, Allen, Ohio, United States

Father: Alexander Coon

Mother: Eliza Owen

Spouse(s): Melvina Ravenscraft

Children(s): Nora Coon

Nelson Howard Coon was born in 1849 in Shawnee Township, Allen, Ohio, United States, the child of Alexander Coon And Eliza Jane Owen. Nelson Howard Coon married Melvina Catherine Ravenscraft, and had children including Nora Belle Coon. Nelson Howard Coon passed away in 1899 in Shawnee Township, Allen, Ohio, United States.

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Biography

  • Nelson Howard Coon was born in 1849 in Shawnee Township, Allen, Ohio, United States, the child of Alexander Coon And Eliza Jane Owen.
  • Nelson Howard Coon married Melvina Catherine Ravenscraft, and had children including Nora Belle Coon.
  • Nelson Howard Coon passed away in 1899 in Shawnee Township, Allen, Ohio, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Coon
1809–1881
Birth Location: Guernsey County, Ohio, United States of America
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Eliza Owen
1820–1902
Birth Location: Ohio, United States
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Spouses(s)

Melvina Ravenscraft
1850–1936
Birth Location: Troy, Miami, Ohio, United States
MR

Children(s)

Nora Coon
1890–1969
Birth Location: Shawnee Township, Allen, Ohio, United States
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Nelson Coon's Ancestors

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Nelson Coon
1849–1899
Birth Place: Shawnee Township, Allen, Ohio, United States
Parents
Alexander Coon
1809–1881
Guernsey County, Ohio, United States of America
Eliza (Jane) Owen
1820–1902
Ohio, United States
Grandparents
George (S Coon) Potential
1783–1871
Chanceford Twp, York, Pennsylvania
Christiana ("Senna" Moore) Potential
1785–1843
Bourbon, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Philip Potential
1757–1842
Johann Mohr
1736–1845
Hannah Ward
1746–1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Koon
1720–1798
Catherine Cunread
1720–1798
James III
1727–1774
Phoebe Lockhart
1729–1779

Nelson Coon's Descendants

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Nelson (Howard) Coon (10 Nov 1849–25 May 1899) m. Melvina (Catherine) Ravenscraft (21 Mar 1850–20 Feb 1936)
  1. 1. Nora (Belle) Coon 1890–1969 m. Jesse (William) Pettit 1888–1977 m. Horace (Moore) Bailey 1883–1914
    1. 1. F.P. (Faith Lucille) Pettit 1921–2017 m. Orville (Paul) Mullen 1917–2000
    2. 2. Leah (Juanita) Pettit 1922–1998 m. Lloyd (K) Pierce 1919–1989
    3. 3. Mary (Ruth) Bailey 1914–2009 m. Samuel Rosen 1893–1968
      1. 1. Morris (Lee) Rosen 1931–2017

Nelson Coon's Timeline

2 Records

1849
10 Nov 1849
Birth of Nelson Howard Coon in Shawnee Township, Allen, Ohio, United States
Shawnee Township, Allen, Ohio, United States
1899
25 May 1899
Age 50
Death of Nelson Howard Coon in Shawnee Township, Allen, Ohio, United States
Shawnee Township, Allen, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1849
    Event Place: Shawnee Township, Allen, Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1899
    Event Place: Shawnee Township, Allen, Ohio, United States
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