I sent this to Dave, but thought I would pass along to you as well. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trev" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 5:48 AM Subject: [ILGALLAT] Re: COONSE/COONTS/COONZE/CUNCE/KUNTZ/KOONSE > > I'm looking for just about any of them. Burrell, Absalom, John Jr., Sarah > > L., Hardin, just to name a few. Also, I'm looking for Isaac Duvall who m. > > Emoline Coonse in Hamilton County in 1870 and then they disappeared! I have > > checked Hamilton for all the above, but no luck. I have records from > > courthouse that they really existed in the 1850/60s. I can give you more > > detailed infor if you can use it. > > That is the various spellings I've seen.... > > Ham. Co 1850 census: > > 15/15 > COON, Joseph 36 m laborer TN > Elizabeth 23 f TN > William A. 13 m TN > Lovina C. 12 f TN > Mary S. 11 f TN > Noah S. 9 m TN > Andrew J. 4 m TN > Rubun-? 1 m TN > > 71/71 > COONTS, Hardin 27 m Laborer TN > Polly 71 f KY > HARVEY, James 8 m IL > > The author made a note that the above appear to be in the village of > McLeansboro. > > 308/308 > COMBS, James 24 m Do IL > Elizabeth 22 f TN > John 4 m IL > John 23 m Laborer IL > > Original land Records, Hamilton Co., IL > > COONS, James - NESW, Sec. 5, T6S-R6E, 40 acres, 3/29/1855 > COONS, John Sen. - SWSW, Sec. 5, T6S-R6E, 40 a., 2/10/1854 > COONS, John Sen. - NWSW, Sec. 5, T6S-R6E, 40a., 3/27/1855 > > This land appears to be south of McLeansboro (in Twigg Twp.), and about a 1/2 > mile from "Braden".... according an early plat. > > These were his neighbors in Section 5 who bought land... > > CHARLES, William 11/10/1855 > HUTSON, Pleasant 1/03/1854 > JONES, Margaret S. 7/15/1854 > MCDANIEL, Andrew J. 11/10/1855 > PRESLEY, BUREL D 6/1/1857 > PRESLEY, John 4/3/1857 > STANFIELD, Thomas 7/15/1854 > > Ham. Co. 1860 Census: > > Township 6 South, Range 6 East (T6S-R6E) > Post Office: McLeansboro > > 433/433 > COONSE, William C. 28 m farmer IL > Emeline 28 f TN > Burrel F. 5 m IL > Arrena E. 3 f IL > Sarah L. 1 f IL > > 449/449 > COONSE, John 64 m farmer KY > Sarah 53 f TN > Winfield 22 m IL > > John DUVAUL lived in 458/458, and Lewis DEVAUL in 426/426....no Isaac... > > Ham. Co. 1870 Census: > > Township 6 South, Range 6 East (T6S-R6E) > Post Office: McLeansboro > > 59/59 > KOONCE, Jasper N. 25 m farmer TN > Margaret 21 f Kp. House IL > > 132/132 > BEETTS, William 64 m farmer England > Elizabeth 61 f Kp. House England > Emma 17 f IL > COOMS, Burrel 15 m farm laborer IL > WHEELER, William F. 14 m farm laborer IL > Martha J. 11 f IL > > Post Office: Walpole (south Hamilton Co.) > > 144/144 > COONSE, William 35 m farmer IL > Harriett 35 f Kp. House IL > James 12 m farm laborer IL > Samuel 8 m IL > Isabel 6 f IL > > 148/148 > COONS, Elizabeth 60 f Kp. House VA > Sarh 29 f IL > Warden 24 m farmer IL > REASLEY*, James L. 7 m IL > *Noted that first letter could be different. Could it be BEASLEY? > > > Post Office: Bell Prairie City (T3S-R6E)(This is in North West Hamilton county, > near Franklin and Jefferson Co's). > > 3/3 > YATSE, R. F. 25 m farmer IL > Rebecha 30 f Kp. House IL > Marthy 7 f IL > James F. 3 m IL > Mary J. 1 f IL > COONS, Mary 65 f TN > > Saline Co. 1870 Census: > > Cottage Grove Twp. > > 30/30 > CUNCE?, Albert 42 m w farmer TN > Hannah 24 f w Kp. House TN > Thos. 20 m w at home TN > Caroline 15 f w "" TN > Sarah 12 f w "" IL > Catharine 8 f w "" IL > Moody 1 m w "" IL > > In Saline Co 1880 Census, there is a Jas. COONTZ, 19, Hireling, single IL TN TN, > living in the H.H. of Jas. WOLLARD. > > Since you are having so many problems trying to find your family after 1860, I > believe this may help...... > > Saline Co Marriages 1878-1898 > > Book A-1 > Page 307, line 9: > > DUNNEN, J. D. > Residence: Saline Co., IL > Laborer, 29 yrs old, white > Born: Saline Co. > s/o Newton DUNNEN & Adaline BISMDUS > 2nd marriage > > Married: 30 Aug. 1897 Harrisburg to.... > > COONTS, Martha > Residence: Malden, MO. > 26 yrs. old, white > Born: Mt. Vernon (My note:Jefferson Co., IL) > d/o Jno. COONTS & Emma EDMONDS > 2nd marriage > > Witnesses: N. G. SPRINGS, Tom JOHNSON. > By: H. D. BUMGARNER, M.G. > > Martha's mother Emma (Edmonds) Coons, remarried on 26 Nov. 1885 Harrisburg to > Monroe Trigg. YELL if you need the rest of this info.... > > And this one should be Martha's sister.... > > Page 142, line 4 > > DUNNING, Josiah > Residence: Harrisburg, ILL > Farmer, 19, white, born ILL > s/o Newton R. DUNNING & Adalina HOLMES > 1st marriage. > > Married on 15 Aug. 1888 Harrisburg, ILL to... > > COUNTS, Dora > Residence: Harrisburg, ILL > 16 yrs old, white. > Born: Missouri > d/o John COUNTS & Emma EDMONDS > 1st marriage. > > Witnesses: D. B. JOHNSON, Martha COUNTS > By: M. J. POTTS, J.P. > > That's all I find for Saline marriages.... > > Could your "Harden Coons", be Warden/Wardin Coonts ?....I see a marriage for a > Delilah Ann Coons (d/o Warden Coons & R. A. McGarvey), 18 yrs old, born MO, > married on 20 Dec 1877 in Franklin Co IL to Joshua Layfayette C. Knight (s/o > James L. Knight & Nancy Graves), 19 yrs old, born Franklin Co.. 1st marriage for > both. > > I bet that's Hardin's daughter....and notice the MO keeps coming back! There are > several KOONS marriages in Franklin County, and it looks like some of the > parents of those came from OH around the early 1860,s. They lived around the > Macedonia area (main street in this town is the county line between Hamilton and > Franklin). > > One last book.... > > Saline County Cemeteries - Volume VI (there are 6 more, of which I don't > have).... > > JOYNER Cemetery, Stonefort Twp. > > COONTZ, Abraham Co M 5 ILL Cav (no dates) > > > DIGBY Cemetery, Hamilton Co: > > Row 4 > COONTZ, Albert, 1862 - 1965 > COONTZ, Winnie C., 1875 -1964 > > I'd check Jefferson County too..... > > > Merry Christmas..... > > Best Regards, Trev > > > > > > > > >