George Koon^[1]

1778 - 1860  (82 years)

• Name	George Koon
  Born	1778
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Jul 1860
  Buried	Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina
  Person ID	I9387	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2009

  
  

  Father	Nicholas Koon,   b. Abt 1753, Newberry County, South Carolina ,   d. 26 Dec 1831, Rutherford County, North Carolina  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Mother	Mary DeWalt,   b. 1760,   d. 1844  (Age 84 years)
  Married	Abt 1773
  Family ID	F3485	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Anester Ownbey,   b. 14 Nov 1785, , Tryon, North Carolina ,   d. 9 Sep 1862, Rutherford County, North Carolina  (Age 76 years)
  Married	7 Nov 1804
  Notes	Bride: Annaster Ownby Groom: George Koon Bond Date: 07 Nov 1804 County: Rutherford Record #: 01 176 Bondsman: Porter Ownby Witness: Rd Lewis, Clerk of Court Bond #: 000134592 North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
  Children	+ 1. John Koon,   b. 1808, Rutherford County, North Carolina ,   d. 8 Jul 1878, Forest Hill, Louisiana  (Age 70 years) + 2. Madison Koon,   b. 1 Jun 1810, Rutherford County, North Carolina ,   d. 31 Jan 1884, Rutherford County, North Carolina  (Age 73 years) + 3. Ruth Koon,   b. 1813, Rutherford County, North Carolina + 4. Almira Miram Koon,   b. 30 May 1815, Rutherford County, North Carolina ,   d. 10 Jun 1894  (Age 79 years) + 5. Demaris Koon,   b. 19 Jun 1818, Rutherford County, North Carolina ,   d. 1838, Rutherford County, North Carolina  (Age 19 years) + 6. Armintha Koon,   b. 1820, Rutherford County, North Carolina ,   d. Rutherford County, North Carolina + 7. Dewalt Koon,   b. 15 Nov 1822, Rutherford County, North Carolina ,   d. 7 Feb 1914, Rutherford County, North Carolina  (Age 91 years) + 8. Mary Polly Koon,   b. 1825, Rutherford County, North Carolina
  Family ID	F3488	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos

  Carroll Biddix submission

  
  

• Notes

  Settled in Rutherford County, North Carolina. 1850 census lists them living at Mountain Creek, Rutherford County, North Carolina ---------- Reference: "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 4, 5. "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 65. "Benedict Kuhn (Coon, Koon, Koone) Immigrant & His Descendants", Roger L. Gardner, D.C., 1 March 1998, p 3.

  
  

• Sources

  [S84] E-Mail, Carroll Biddix [cmbiddix1@msn.com], 11 Jun 2009.