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Sylvester Woolery Coon 1845–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Feb 1845

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

Death Date: 4 Jan 1920

Death Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Father: Alexander Coon

Mother: Eliza Owen

Spouse(s): Amelia King

Children(s): Arthur Coon, Effie Coon

Sylvester Woolery Coon was born in 1845 in Fort Shawnee, Allen, Ohio, United States, the child of Alexander Coon And Eliza Jane Owen. Sylvester Woolery Coon married Amelia D King, and had children including Arthur Delbert Coon, Effie May Coon. Sylvester Woolery Coon passed away in 1920 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Sylvester Woolery Coon was born in 1845 in Fort Shawnee, Allen, Ohio, United States, the child of Alexander Coon And Eliza Jane Owen.
  • Sylvester Woolery Coon married Amelia D King, and had children including Arthur Delbert Coon, Effie May Coon.
  • Sylvester Woolery Coon passed away in 1920 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, 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)

Amelia King
1847–1923
Birth Location: Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States
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Children(s)

Arthur Coon
1867–1933
Birth Location: Hume, Allen, Ohio, United States
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Effie Coon
1871–1941
Birth Location: Shawnee Twp., Allen Co., Ohio
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Sylvester Coon's Ancestors

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Sylvester Coon
1845–1920
Birth Place: Fort Shawnee, 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

Sylvester Coon's Descendants

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Sylvester (Woolery) Coon (27 Feb 1845–4 Jan 1920) m. Amelia (D) King (22 Jun 1847–2 Feb 1923)
  1. 1. Arthur (Delbert) Coon 1867–1933 m. Helen (Agnes) Myers 1867–1941
    1. 1. Charles (Wilbert) Coon 1905–1974 m. Elnora (B) Klassen 1905–1992
  2. 2. Effie (May) Coon 1871–1941 m. James (Newton) Curtiss 1870–
    1. 1. Howard (Elwood) Curtiss 1908–2003 m. Ruth (Helen) Anderson 1906–1985
      1. 1. Gayle (Ruth) Curtiss 1934–2014 m. Edward Erickson 1926–2007

Sylvester Coon's Timeline

2 Records

1845
27 Feb 1845
Birth of Sylvester Woolery Coon in Fort Shawnee, Allen, Ohio, United States
Fort Shawnee, Allen, Ohio, United States
1920
4 Jan 1920
Age 75
Death of Sylvester Woolery Coon in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1845
    Event Place: Fort Shawnee, Allen, Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1920
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
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