Here is a list that I have started of the COON family and their relations that are known to be buried in the Cool Springs Cemetery in Opp, Covington Co., AL. If anyone can add to this information, or correct information that I have, please do so. I have 34 marked graves and 7 unmarked. Shelby Corcoran, Granddaughter of Callie Donia Coon Strickland COONs & relations buried at Cool Springs Cemetery, Opp, Covington Co., AL - Updated 8/13/07 1. COON, Sarah S. - b 17 SEP 1824 - d 22 JUN 1916 Sarah Ann "Susie" Coon, daughter of Henry L. Coon & Amelia Ann Pinson 2. COON, John A.- b 22 JUN 1879 - d 22 AUG 1947 John A. "Johnie" Coon - s/o Henry Lewis Coon & Nancy Catherine Mancil I believe the birthdate is wrong, the 1880 census lists him as a 4 year old so he would have been born in 1876, not 1879. 3. STRICKLAND, Callie D. - b 22 JUN 1873 - d 10 DEC 1964 Callie Donia Coon Strickland - d/o Henry Louis Coon & Nancy Catherine Mancil - wife of Daniel David Strickland 4. STRICKLAND, Daniel D. - b 06 AUG 1873 - d 21 NOV 1951 Daniel David Strickland - s/o Nancy Strickland (unmarried) - husband of Callie Donia Coon 5. STRICKLAND, Benjamin Frank - b 28 JUN 1907 - d 10 AUG 1962 Benjamin Franklin Strickland - s/o Daniel David Strickland & Callie Donia Coon 6. STRICKLAND, Georgie W. - b 06 AUG 1909 - d 20 SEP 1970 - Ala S2 US Navy WW II. George Washington Strickland - s/o Daniel David Strickland & Callie Donia Coon 7. STRICKLAND, Mamie Ester - b 01 JUL 1911 - d 17 DEC 1984 Mamie Ester Sauls - d/o Julie Ann Richburg & Wade Frank Sauls - 1st wife of George Washington Strickland 8. STRICKLAND, Arthur Radford - b 30 JUN 1894 - d 11 NOV 1965 Arthur Radford Strickland - s/o Daniel David Strickland & Callie Donia Coon - husband of Ethel Burney 9. STRICKLAND, Ethel Burney - b 16 FEB 1913 - d 07 OCT 1995 Ethel Electric Burney - d/o John Burney & Martha Evelyn McKinney - 2nd wife of Arthur Radford Strickland 10. & 11. STRICKLAND, Infants -b & d JUN 1946 Joy and Joyce Strickland, twins of Arthur Radford Strickland & Ethel Electric Burney (Arthur Radford Strickland was s/o Daniel David Strickland & Callie Donia Coon) 12. ADAMS, A. J. - b & d - Co E 1 BN INF CSA. Andrew Jackson Adams, b. 19 Apr 1844, d. 12 Oct 1917 - husband of Amelia Caroline Coon 13. ADAMS, Caroline b & d - No dates Amelia Caroline Coon, b. 07 Jun 1845, d. 22 Aug 1911 - d/o John M. Coon & Sarah (nee?) Hudson 14. ADAMS, D. Oscar - b 09 MAR 1894 - d 12 JUN 1943 - Double marker with Claudia Adams WOOD Daniel Oscar Adams - s/o Daniel Andrew Adams & Frances Mahaley Taylor 15. WOOD, Claudia Adams - b 22 MAR 1896 - d 17 SEP 1974 - Double marker with D. Oscar ADAMS. Claudia Eugenia Bell - wife of Daniel Oscar Adams 16. ADAMS, John Daniel - b 20 JUN 1918 - d 20 MAY 1920 - Son of Mr. & Mrs. D. O. ADAMS. John Daniel Adams - s/o Daniel Oscar Adams & Claudia Eugenia Bell 17. THAMES, Frances - b 29 AUG 1914 - d 08 AUG 1934 - Hard to read. Frances Carlottiabelle Thames - d/o Anna Caroline Adams & Cummings Angurs Thames (Anna Caroline Adams was d/o Amelia Caroline Coon & Andrew Jackson Adams) Note: Frances married Russell Cleo Qualls - why is her name Thames on her tombstone? 18. ADAMS, Infant - b 13 MAR 1901 - d 21 MAR 1901 - Infant son of C. J. & S. L. ADAMS. Infant Adams - s/o Calvin Jackson Adams & Sarah Leora Frazier (Calvin was s/o Andrew Jackson Adams & Amelia Caroline Coon) 19. COON, William M. - b 07 APR 1851 - d 21 DEC 1932 William M. "Bill" Coon - s/o Lewis Jared Coon & Mary Jane Meeks - m. Celia Anna Qualls 20. ROBBINS, Mary Winnie Coon - b 30 SEP 1845 - d 14 FEB 1897 Mary Winnie Coon Robbins - d/o James J. Coon & Winney Ann Bryan - wife of Evan Robbins 21. ROBBINS, Evan - b 14 OCT 1842 - d 28 FEB 1935 - CSA 6th Fla. Regt. Evan Robbins - s/o Unknown - husband of Mary Winnie Coon 22. COON, James Ingram - b 20 JUL 1882 - d 30 MAR 1891 - Son of J. J. & S. E. COON. James Ingram Coon - s/o Joseph Jerrell Coon & Sarah Elizabeth Russell 23. ADAMS, Frances Irene - b 17 MAR 1918 - d 05 JAN 1919 - Daughter of J. H. & P. ADAMS. probably d/o John Hilton Adams (John was s/o Daniel Andrew Adams & Frances Mahaley Taylor) 24. ADAMS, Frances M. - b 02 AUG 1866 - d 04 MAY 1935 - Double marker with Daniel A. ADAMS. Frances Mahaley Taylor - d/o Neal Taylor & Elmira May - wife of Daniel Andrew Adams 25. ADAMS, Daniel A. - b 11 MAY 1869 - d 05 JAN 1950 - Double marker with Frances M. ADAMS. Daniel Andrew Adams - s/o Amelia Caroline Coon & Andrew Jackson Adams - husband of Frances Mahaley Taylor 26. COON, J. A. - b 28 AUG 1864 - d 14 JUN 1934 John A. Coon - s/o Joseph Marion Coon & Lucy Ann Neal - husband of Sarah M. Powell Note: John & Sarah were 2nd cousins, Sarah's mother & John's father were 1st cousins. Sarah's grandfather (Henry L. Coon) and John's grandfather (James E. Coon) were brothers. 27. COON, Sarah M. - b 13 JUL 1860 - d 06 JAN 1948 Sarah M. Powell - d/o Mary Jane Coon & Samuel Richard Powell - wife of John A. Coon 28. & 29. COON, Bud & Kitty b & d - no other information on graves Isaac Simeon "Bud" Coon, b. 07 Jun 1880 - d. after 1930 (on census) - s/o Isaac Gideon Coon & Elizabeth "Betts" Hattaway - husband of Martha Lee "Kitty" Raley Martha Lee "Kitty" Raley, b. abt 1881 - d. after 1930 (on census) - wife of Isaac Simeon "Bud" Coon 30. TEEL, Martha E. - b 25 MAR 1875 - d 12 SEP 1968 Martha Ella Coon - d/o John Lewis Coon & Clara Emmaline Hattaway - wife of Daniel Sorter Teel 31. TEEL, Dan S. - b 02 JAN 1863 - d 27 JAN 1958 Daniel Sorter Teel - s/o Unknown - husband of Martha Ella Coon 32. HARRISON, Tishie Dee - b 13 APR 1902 - d 07 MAY 1989 Tishie Dee Teel was d/o Martha Ella Coon & Daniel Sorter Teel 33. TEEL, Curtis Leon - b 28 AUG 1914 - d 31 DEC 1995 Curtis Leon Teel - s/o Martha Ella Coon & Daniel Sorter Teel 34. COON, Carolyn M. - b 13 AUG 1949 - d (no date) - Mother Don't know this person CONN, Selian b 26 AUG 1884 d 26 SEP 1885 CONN, Isaac G. b 17 OCT 1881 d 16 SEP 1885 Don't know if these tombstones should be COON and not CONN. Don't know who they could be. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNMARKED GRAVES IN COOL SPRINGS: 1. Mary Jane Coon - b. 18 Jul 1829 GA - d. 27 Feb 1920 Mary Jane Coon Powell - d/o Henry L. Coon & Amelia Ann Pinson Note: Mary Jane Coon m. Samuel Richard Powell - b. Jul 1828 - d. 1863 - burial place unknown 2. Hartwell Marion Coon - b. 18 May 1833 Cowetta Co., GA - d. 17 Nov 1913 Hartwell Marion Coon - s/o Henry L. Coon & Amelia Ann Pinson Note: Hartwell Marion Coon m. Mary M. Powell - b. 1836 - d. 21 Aug 1920 Covington Co., AL - burial place unknown Note: were Samuel Richard Powell and Mary M. Powell siblings? 3. Henry Lewis COON - b. 1847 AL (per 1850 census) - d. 1913 Henry Louis Coon - s/o John M. Coon & Sarah (nee?) Hudson - husband of Nancy Catherine Mancil 4. Nancy Catherine Mancil Coon - b. Jan 1855 AL (per 1900 census) - d. 1922 Nancy Catherine Mancil Coon - d/o Unknown - wife of Henry Lewis Coon 5. Mattie Lee Teel Wise - b. 23 Dec 1900 - d. 08 Jun 1996 Mattie Lee Teel Wise - d/o Martha Ella Coon & Daniel Sorter Teel Mattie married Ira Wise 6. Joseph Marion Coon - b. 12 Jan 1835 Coffee Co., AL - d. 22 Nov 1922 AL Joseph Marion Coon - s/o James E. Coon & Sarah Roe - husband of Lucy Ann Neal 7. Lucy Ann Neal Coon - b. Feb 1846 AL - d. 31 Dec 1925 Opp, AL Lucy Ann Neal - d/o Amos P. Neal & Delila C. (nee?) - wife of Joseph Marion Coon