This is the information I have documented from records at the Hamilton County Courthouse. I have the probate records of John Coons and have found him in the census records. He was my gggrandfather. John Coons b. bet. 1797-1806. d. 1863 Hamilton County. 1850 Hamilton Cty. census indicates s/b 1797, but maybe 1806. John m. Sally Carr April 23, 1825. (Early marriages by Felty shows a John Coons and Susannah Locke were issued a marriage license in 1821 but no return) Children of John Coons and Sally Carr are: John Jr. b. unknown (not shown in hh in 1850) James b. unknown (not shown in hh in 1850 but administrator of John Coons (father) estate in 1863. Absalom Coons b. 1829 IL. William Coons b. 1831IL. m. Emoline Cook b. 1832. TN William d. 1863. Emoline m. Isaac Duvall 1870 in Hamilton Cty. and disappears. There is a gs in Digby Cemetery indicating she died in 1867, but she didn't. Actually no one is buried in that lot. The stone was put there by my uncles who didn't know where they were buried. William is my ggfather. Eliza J. Coons b 1832 IL(m. James Heard) in Hamilton County Winfield Coons b. 1836 d. 1863 .Elizabeth Coons b.1838 Caroline Coons b. 1841( m. Thomas Richardson) in Hamilton County Mary Ann (Polly) Coons b. 1843 (m. William P. Neavis (maybe Harris) 1871 Warden P. Coons b. 1846 (m.Mahala McGhee 1889) Hamilton County Rebecca Coons. b 1848 Children of William Coonse and Emoline Coonse are: Burrell Coons abt 1845 (single) d. 1878 Irena Coons b. 1847 (m. James Morgan 1875) Sarah L. b. 1859 Henry Albert (my gf) b. 1862 (m. Winnie C. Mick )d. 1955 All the children of Emoline Coonse were raised by different families in Hamilton County. I have found Henry Albert (my gf) living with the Beetts family. Maybe the age of 19 shown sb 9. He always said he was also in the Beasley family as a child. Who knows???? My problem also goes back to the John Coons. Which one is he anyway? I think everybody who had the name Coons named a child John. I'm trying to find his father. This is my story!! Thanks for all you help. I think my family came from TN to IL by way of MO. (Maybe) Sharlene Coontz Meyer ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Schichner" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 1999 11:34 PM ----- 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 > > > > > > > > >