History of Butte County, with Biographical Sketches, by George C. Mansfield, 1918, (pg. 840): "A pioneer of Butte County, the late William Coon was born in Ohio, September 30, 1819. He migrated to Illinois where for many years he was engaged in farming in Coles County. His wife was also named Coon, her Christian name being Elizabeth; she was born in Maryland, July 21, 1819. In 1860, William Coon brought his wife and five children across the plains, starting April 3, with ox and horse teams and coming via St. Joe, thence up the Platte, on across the mountains via the Honey Lake Route, to Butte County. He located on a preemption two miles west of Durham where he built a residence and made improvements and became a sucessful farmer and an influential man. His wife died in 1892, aged seventy-three years; leaving him five children: Louisa, who was Mrs. Lowrey, died in Sacramento; Allen deceased; Mrs. Frances Duffield, who resides in Corning; Mary Jane, who is Mrs. Richardson; and Emmett, who resides on the home place at Durham. Mr. Coon was interested in the cause of education, and with his neighbors, built the White Schoolhouse, where the children of the neighborhood attended and received their instruction in the early days. He was enterprising and progressive, and was elected Supervisor of Butte County, being re-elected and serving two terms. He also served as road overseer and as deputy tax collector. He died, December 25, 1898, almost eighty years of age. His wife had always been a devoted member of the Christian church while he was a Universalist. Fraternally, he was a member of the Odd Fellows."
Coon Descendants, by Frances Davis McTeer, 1979, (pg. 169): "William Coon, born in Ross Co., Ohio, 30 Sept 1819, died in Butte Co., California, 25 Dec 1898." ... "William Coon first went to California in 1850. For fifteen months he was engaged in mining in El Dorado Co. and during that time saved $1000 which he took with him on his return to Illinois." ... "At the time of the 1850 census William Coon was somewhere among the gold seekers, but his wife and children were in Coles Co."
Coon Descendants, by Frances Davis McTeer, 1979, (pg. 169): "William Coon, born in Ross Co., Ohio, 30 Sept 1819, died in Butte Co., California, 25 Dec 1898." ... "William Coon first went to California in 1850. For fifteen months he was engaged in mining in El Dorado Co. and during that time saved $1000 which he took with him on his return to Illinois." ... "At the time of the 1850 census William Coon was somewhere among the gold seekers, but his wife and children were in Coles Co."
History of Butte County, with Biographical Sketches, by George C. Mansfield, 1918, (pg. 840): "A pioneer of Butte County, the late William Coon was born in Ohio, September 30, 1819. He migrated to Illinois where for many years he was engaged in farming in Coles County. His wife was also named Coon, her Christian name being Elizabeth; she was born in Maryland, July 21, 1819. In 1860, William Coon brought his wife and five children across the plains, starting April 3, with ox and horse teams and coming via St. Joe, thence up the Platte, on across the mountains via the Honey Lake Route, to Butte County. He located on a preemption two miles west of Durham where he built a residence and made improvements and became a sucessful farmer and an influential man. His wife died in 1892, aged seventy-three years; leaving him five children: Louisa, who was Mrs. Lowrey, died in Sacramento; Allen deceased; Mrs. Frances Duffield, who resides in Corning; Mary Jane, who is Mrs. Richardson; and Emmett, who resides on the home place at Durham. Mr. Coon was interested in the cause of education, and with his neighbors, built the White Schoolhouse, where the children of the neighborhood attended and received their instruction in the early days. He was enterprising and progressive, and was elected Supervisor of Butte County, being re-elected and serving two terms. He also served as road overseer and as deputy tax collector. He died, December 25, 1898, almost eighty years of age. His wife had always been a devoted member of the Christian church while he was a Universalist. Fraternally, he was a member of the Odd Fellows."
Coon Descendants, by Frances Davis McTeer, 1979, (pg. 169): "William Coon, born in Ross Co., Ohio, 30 Sept 1819, died in Butte Co., California, 25 Dec 1898." ... "William Coon first went to California in 1850. For fifteen months he was engaged in mining in El Dorado Co. and during that time saved $1000 which he took with him on his return to Illinois." ... "At the time of the 1850 census William Coon was somewhere among the gold seekers, but his wife and children were in Coles Co."
Coon Descendants, by Frances Davis McTeer, 1979, (pg. 169): "William Coon, born in Ross Co., Ohio, 30 Sept 1819, died in Butte Co., California, 25 Dec 1898." ... "William Coon first went to California in 1850. For fifteen months he was engaged in mining in El Dorado Co. and during that time saved $1000 which he took with him on his return to Illinois." ... "At the time of the 1850 census William Coon was somewhere among the gold seekers, but his wife and children were in Coles Co."
Inscription
"William Coon, Sept. 30, 1819 - Dec. 25, 1898"
"Father". Shares large double-plot surrounded by 4" cement border, planted w/2 mature trees w: Virginia May, Evelyn May, Ivy M., and Stephen G. Lewis; Elizabeth Coon; Mary Jane & Orel G. Richardson; John Adam, Malinda Dobson, Sarah Margaret, Edward Cass, Elias Jackson, Reddick J. and Sara B. Cartwright.
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SOURCE: Dayton Cemetery (c) 1994 By Adriana Farley and Marilyn Corley
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