Biography is a joint effort by Sue Moore-Hardy and Paul Wilkes --
Son of George Adam Koon, III. Mother's name subject of debate.
Would like to correspond with anyone who believes they know her name and
have evidence. Note 14-year gap between 4th and 5th children. This
usually implies a different mother. Hence, I'm not convinced that Sarah
is Obidiah's or David's mother. Please read ALL comments. (Paul)
FAMILY MEMORIAL: DAVID LUTHER KOON AND MARGARET ELLEN BLASSINGAME KOON:
He is Buried Beside His First Wife, Margaret Ellen Blassingame Koon.
They were married February 10, 1879 in Prentiss County, Miss.
Their Children are:
#1 William Arthur Koon;
#2 George Ivy Koon;
#3 Luther Albert Koon;
#4 Edgar Wade Koon;
#5 Ica Dora Koon;
#6 Fannie Myrtle Koon
#7 Obie Roy Koon - who is Buried at Booneville Cemetery, Booneville, Prentiss County, MS.
His Parents are George Adam Koon III, who is buried at County Line Cemetery; and Sarah Cromer Koon, who is buried in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
DOCUMENTED SOURCES:
#1 Comments have been made as to the validity of his DOB and DOD as shown on his Headstone.
#2 Tippah County Cemetery Records, Tippah County Genealogical Society, Ripley, Tippah County, MS.
*List His Date of Birth: December 20. 1850;
*List His Date of Death: April 04, 1936.
#3 Headstone Photo posted on this Memorial shows:
*Date of Birth: December 20, 1850;
*Date of Death: April 04, 1936 (Sue)
REFERENCES TO QUESTION OF ACCURACY OF DATE OF BIRTH ON DAVID'S GRAVESTONE
AND COMMENTS CONCERNING DAVID'S MOTHER:
All implied birthdates accept December as birth month.
1860 Census - Age 4 Implied birth 1855
1870 Census - Age 14 Implied birth 1855
1880 Census - Age 23 Implied birth 1856
1900 Census - Age 43 STATED BIRTH Dec 1856
(1900 is only census listing birth month/year)
1910 Census - Age 54 Implied birth 1855
Sarah Cromer Koon may not still be alive in 1856 as she is not listed in George Adam
Koon's census in 1850. If this is correct, she cannot be the mother of David Luther
Koon or his brother Obidiah Noel Koon (Memorial #6046146) who was born in 1853.
Death dates/places in death records are considered more reliable as they are
contemporary, whereas birth dates/places on death records are not as reliable as
they are based on non-contemporary sources. Refer to books on genealogical evidence authored by Elizabeth Shown Mills for a more complete discussion. (Paul)
Son of George Adam Koon, III. Mother's name subject of debate.
Would like to correspond with anyone who believes they know her name and
have evidence. Note 14-year gap between 4th and 5th children. This
usually implies a different mother. Hence, I'm not convinced that Sarah
is Obidiah's or David's mother. Please read ALL comments. (Paul)
FAMILY MEMORIAL: DAVID LUTHER KOON AND MARGARET ELLEN BLASSINGAME KOON:
He is Buried Beside His First Wife, Margaret Ellen Blassingame Koon.
They were married February 10, 1879 in Prentiss County, Miss.
Their Children are:
#1 William Arthur Koon;
#2 George Ivy Koon;
#3 Luther Albert Koon;
#4 Edgar Wade Koon;
#5 Ica Dora Koon;
#6 Fannie Myrtle Koon
#7 Obie Roy Koon - who is Buried at Booneville Cemetery, Booneville, Prentiss County, MS.
His Parents are George Adam Koon III, who is buried at County Line Cemetery; and Sarah Cromer Koon, who is buried in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
DOCUMENTED SOURCES:
#1 Comments have been made as to the validity of his DOB and DOD as shown on his Headstone.
#2 Tippah County Cemetery Records, Tippah County Genealogical Society, Ripley, Tippah County, MS.
*List His Date of Birth: December 20. 1850;
*List His Date of Death: April 04, 1936.
#3 Headstone Photo posted on this Memorial shows:
*Date of Birth: December 20, 1850;
*Date of Death: April 04, 1936 (Sue)
REFERENCES TO QUESTION OF ACCURACY OF DATE OF BIRTH ON DAVID'S GRAVESTONE
AND COMMENTS CONCERNING DAVID'S MOTHER:
All implied birthdates accept December as birth month.
1860 Census - Age 4 Implied birth 1855
1870 Census - Age 14 Implied birth 1855
1880 Census - Age 23 Implied birth 1856
1900 Census - Age 43 STATED BIRTH Dec 1856
(1900 is only census listing birth month/year)
1910 Census - Age 54 Implied birth 1855
Sarah Cromer Koon may not still be alive in 1856 as she is not listed in George Adam
Koon's census in 1850. If this is correct, she cannot be the mother of David Luther
Koon or his brother Obidiah Noel Koon (Memorial #6046146) who was born in 1853.
Death dates/places in death records are considered more reliable as they are
contemporary, whereas birth dates/places on death records are not as reliable as
they are based on non-contemporary sources. Refer to books on genealogical evidence authored by Elizabeth Shown Mills for a more complete discussion. (Paul)
Biography is a joint effort by Sue Moore-Hardy and Paul Wilkes --
Son of George Adam Koon, III. Mother's name subject of debate.
Would like to correspond with anyone who believes they know her name and
have evidence. Note 14-year gap between 4th and 5th children. This
usually implies a different mother. Hence, I'm not convinced that Sarah
is Obidiah's or David's mother. Please read ALL comments. (Paul)
FAMILY MEMORIAL: DAVID LUTHER KOON AND MARGARET ELLEN BLASSINGAME KOON:
He is Buried Beside His First Wife, Margaret Ellen Blassingame Koon.
They were married February 10, 1879 in Prentiss County, Miss.
Their Children are:
#1 William Arthur Koon;
#2 George Ivy Koon;
#3 Luther Albert Koon;
#4 Edgar Wade Koon;
#5 Ica Dora Koon;
#6 Fannie Myrtle Koon
#7 Obie Roy Koon - who is Buried at Booneville Cemetery, Booneville, Prentiss County, MS.
His Parents are George Adam Koon III, who is buried at County Line Cemetery; and Sarah Cromer Koon, who is buried in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
DOCUMENTED SOURCES:
#1 Comments have been made as to the validity of his DOB and DOD as shown on his Headstone.
#2 Tippah County Cemetery Records, Tippah County Genealogical Society, Ripley, Tippah County, MS.
*List His Date of Birth: December 20. 1850;
*List His Date of Death: April 04, 1936.
#3 Headstone Photo posted on this Memorial shows:
*Date of Birth: December 20, 1850;
*Date of Death: April 04, 1936 (Sue)
REFERENCES TO QUESTION OF ACCURACY OF DATE OF BIRTH ON DAVID'S GRAVESTONE
AND COMMENTS CONCERNING DAVID'S MOTHER:
All implied birthdates accept December as birth month.
1860 Census - Age 4 Implied birth 1855
1870 Census - Age 14 Implied birth 1855
1880 Census - Age 23 Implied birth 1856
1900 Census - Age 43 STATED BIRTH Dec 1856
(1900 is only census listing birth month/year)
1910 Census - Age 54 Implied birth 1855
Sarah Cromer Koon may not still be alive in 1856 as she is not listed in George Adam
Koon's census in 1850. If this is correct, she cannot be the mother of David Luther
Koon or his brother Obidiah Noel Koon (Memorial #6046146) who was born in 1853.
Death dates/places in death records are considered more reliable as they are
contemporary, whereas birth dates/places on death records are not as reliable as
they are based on non-contemporary sources. Refer to books on genealogical evidence authored by Elizabeth Shown Mills for a more complete discussion. (Paul)
Son of George Adam Koon, III. Mother's name subject of debate.
Would like to correspond with anyone who believes they know her name and
have evidence. Note 14-year gap between 4th and 5th children. This
usually implies a different mother. Hence, I'm not convinced that Sarah
is Obidiah's or David's mother. Please read ALL comments. (Paul)
FAMILY MEMORIAL: DAVID LUTHER KOON AND MARGARET ELLEN BLASSINGAME KOON:
He is Buried Beside His First Wife, Margaret Ellen Blassingame Koon.
They were married February 10, 1879 in Prentiss County, Miss.
Their Children are:
#1 William Arthur Koon;
#2 George Ivy Koon;
#3 Luther Albert Koon;
#4 Edgar Wade Koon;
#5 Ica Dora Koon;
#6 Fannie Myrtle Koon
#7 Obie Roy Koon - who is Buried at Booneville Cemetery, Booneville, Prentiss County, MS.
His Parents are George Adam Koon III, who is buried at County Line Cemetery; and Sarah Cromer Koon, who is buried in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
DOCUMENTED SOURCES:
#1 Comments have been made as to the validity of his DOB and DOD as shown on his Headstone.
#2 Tippah County Cemetery Records, Tippah County Genealogical Society, Ripley, Tippah County, MS.
*List His Date of Birth: December 20. 1850;
*List His Date of Death: April 04, 1936.
#3 Headstone Photo posted on this Memorial shows:
*Date of Birth: December 20, 1850;
*Date of Death: April 04, 1936 (Sue)
REFERENCES TO QUESTION OF ACCURACY OF DATE OF BIRTH ON DAVID'S GRAVESTONE
AND COMMENTS CONCERNING DAVID'S MOTHER:
All implied birthdates accept December as birth month.
1860 Census - Age 4 Implied birth 1855
1870 Census - Age 14 Implied birth 1855
1880 Census - Age 23 Implied birth 1856
1900 Census - Age 43 STATED BIRTH Dec 1856
(1900 is only census listing birth month/year)
1910 Census - Age 54 Implied birth 1855
Sarah Cromer Koon may not still be alive in 1856 as she is not listed in George Adam
Koon's census in 1850. If this is correct, she cannot be the mother of David Luther
Koon or his brother Obidiah Noel Koon (Memorial #6046146) who was born in 1853.
Death dates/places in death records are considered more reliable as they are
contemporary, whereas birth dates/places on death records are not as reliable as
they are based on non-contemporary sources. Refer to books on genealogical evidence authored by Elizabeth Shown Mills for a more complete discussion. (Paul)
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