Descendants of William M. Coon and Lucy Ann MORRIS

As with all genealogy, the following outline is a work in progress.

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• 1. Isaac Morris: b. about 1798 in North Carolina; d. last record is the birth of daughter Myra 5-10-1855 in Christian County, Kentucky
  m. Belinda (also Malinda/Melinda) Little: b. 1810-1812 in Tennessee; d. about 1889 in Cadiz, Trigg Co., KY where she is buried.
  • 2. Lucy Ann Morris: b. about 1835 in Kentucky or Davidson Co., TN; d. after 1880
    m. William M. Coon: b. 1834-1837 in Christian Co., KY; d. 1897
    • 3. Martha (Mattie) Coon: b. 11-14-1854 in Christian Co., KY; d. 7-3-1920 in Hopkinsville, Christian Co.
      m. Linn (or Lynn) Boyd Stewart: b. 6-25-1857 or 6-25-1858 in Trigg Co., KY; d. 1-25-1934 in Pembroke, Christian Co., KY; no issue
    • 3. Wilmoth Mary Coon: b. about 1856 probably in Christian Co., KY; d. after 1880
    • 3. Washington L. Coon (aka Koon): b. 11-24-1858 near Pembroke, Christian Co., KY; d. 1-22-1941 in Hopkinsville, Christian Co., KY
      m. (1) Robbie Lee Unknown: b. January, 1864 in Kentucky; d. 1900-1910
      m. (2) Lena L. Owen: b. 2-2-1882 in Christian Co., KY; d. 5-21-1947 in Hopkinsville, Christian Co.
      • 4. Mary Imogene Koon: b. 1-11-1923 in Hopkinsville, Christian Co., KY; d. 8-13-1988 in Jeffersonville, Clark Co., IN
        m. Eugene R. Seib: living
    • 3. John C. Coon (aka Koon): b. November, 1860 probably in Christian Co., KY; d. 1900-1910
      m. Mary Elizabeth (Lizzie) Unknown: b. April, 1868 in Kentucky; d. after 1940 probably in Florida
      • 4. Augusta E. Koon: b. 10-7-1886 in Kentucky; d. 5-18-1974 in Miami-Dade Co., FL
        m. Andrew Burton Pogue: b. 1-2-1884 in Kentucky; d. 1-3-1969 in Hopkins Co., KY
        • 5. Clarence Austin Pogue: b. 3-11-1908 in Madisonville, Hopkins Co., KY; d. 4-27-1969 in Syracuse, Onondaga Co., NY
          m. Rosa Belle Atwater: b. 4-23-1905; d. 2-22-1991 in Sumter Co., FL
        • 5. John Franklin Pogue: b. 11-3-1910 in Kentucky; d. 9-9-1981 in Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN
        • 5. William Harry Pogue: b. 1-13-1912 in Kentucky; d. 6-4-1913 in Earlington, Hopkins Co., KY
        • 5. Ellwood Pogue: b. about 1914 probably in Hopkins Co., KY; d. after 1920
        • 5. Henry Pogue: b. about 1918 probably in Hopkins Co., KY; d. after 1920
      • 4. Oscar T. Koon: b. 4-7-1889 in Kentucky; d. June, 1974 in Florida
        m. Beatrice P. Yelvington: b. about 1902 in Florida; d. after 1949
        • 5. Oscar Thurman Koon, Jr.: b. 3-23-1931 in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Co., FL; d. 7-18-2014 in Florida
          m. (1) Unknown First Wife
          • 6. James Koon: living
            m. Teresa Unknown: living
          • 6. Tim Koon: living
            m. Paula Unknown: living
          • 6. Tom Koon: living
          m. (2) Marguerite Virginia Carlson: b. 3-19-1951 in Washington, DC; d. 1-15-2013
      • 4. William Henry Koon: b. 9-6-1892 in Longview Pct., Christian Co., KY; d. 2-17-1977 in Volusia Co., FL
        m. Florence S. Unknown: b. 10-31-1899 in Kentucky; d. 1-10-1988
        • 5. Ettie E. Koon: b. 1-6-1924 in Hopkinsville, Christian Co., KY; d. 7-26-2006 in Daytona Beach, Volusia Co., FL
          m. Raymond Gerald Dunne: b. 7-7-1926 in Pennsylvania; d. 8-29-1991 in Florida
          • 6. William Dunne: living
            m. Unknown Wife: living
            • 7. Unknown Dunne: living
            • 7. Unknown Dunne: living
        • 5. William Henry Koon, Jr. b. 8-12-1926 in Hopkinsville, Christian Co., KY; d. 4-2-1948
      • 4. Lucy Jane Koon: b. 1-6-1899 probably in Christian Co., KY; d. 12-1-1942 probably in Volusia Co., FL
        m. Charles Woolfork Dick: b. 4-30-1884 in Opelika, Lee Co., AL; d. 12-18-1953 in St. Petersburg, Pinellas Co., FL
        • 5. John R. Dick: b. 9-7-1925 probably in Volusia Co., FL; d. 11-3-1937 probably in Volusia Co., FL
    • 3. Thomas Benjamin Koon: b. November, 1867 in Kentucky; d. 1902
      m. Lulu Morris: b. before 1878 in Kentucky; d. 1898-1900 probably in Christian Co., KY
      Note: Lulu is not a known descendant of Isaac and Belinda (Little) Morris...
      • 4. Adlai Stevenson Koon: b. 3-1-1893 in Pembroke, Christian Co., KYy; d. 8-16-1984 in Hopkinsville, Christian Co., KY
        m. (1) Alma Williams: b. 10-23-1895 in Christian Co., KY; d. 3-21-1945 in Hopkinsville, Christian Co.
        • 5. Harold Stevenson Koon: b. 5-1-1920 in Christian Co., KY; d. 6-3-1981
          m. Juanita Rountree: b. 11-29-1922; d. 10-2-2017
        • 5. Joseph Thomas Koon: b. 12-19-1922 in Christian Co., KY; d. 2-25-1984
        m. (2) Katherine Patterson Horn: b. 9-2-1898 in Texas; d. 10-17-1986 in Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY; no issue with Adlai
      • 4. Robert Taylor (Bob) Koon: b. 5-30-1894 in Christian Co., KY; d. 1-27-1925 in Hopkinsville, Christian Co.
        m. Maggie J. Burke: b. about 1895 in Tennessee; d. 1921-1929
        • 5. Margaret B. (Maggie) Koon: b. 3-29-1913 in Christian Co., KY; d. 2-3-1994 in Ventura Co., CA
          m. Buck H. Dowdy: b. 8-17-1904 in Kentucky; d. 7-17-1988
          • 6. Betty Lee Dowdy: b. 10-30-1936 in Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN; d. 11-21-1936 in Terre Haute, Vigo Co.
        • 5. India Elizabeth Koon: b. 9-7-1917 probably in Christian Co., KY; d. 12-27-1973 in LaPorte, LaPorte Co., IN
          m. Charles Henry Cherry, Sr.: b. 5-25-1916 in Franklin Co., KY; d. after 1973
          • 6. Charles Henry Cherry, Jr.: living
        • 5. Lucille Koon: b. 1919 probably in Christian Co., KY; d. after 1920
        • 5. Elsie Jean Koon: b. 1921 probably in Christian Co., KY; d. 1991
      • 4. Willie Koon: b. May, 1895 probably in Christian Co., KY; d. after 1910
      • 4. Annie Koon: b. March, 1898 probably in Christian Co., KY; d. after 1900