Emma Faye Koon: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

Emma Faye Koon was born 3 May 1905, Rutherford County, North Carolina (daughter of Burton P. Koon and Sarah Nanney); died 13 Jan 1958, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Round Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

Emma — Arthur Holbert Blankenship. Arthur was born 15 Dec 1898, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 28 Jan 1976, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Round Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Children:

Curtis Hoover Blankenship was born 26 Mar 1929, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 18 Sep 1962, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Round Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

Generation: 2

Burton P. Koon was born 14 Jun 1863, Rutherford County, North Carolina (son of Marion Koon and Elizabeth Morgan); died 24 Aug 1947, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Round Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

Burton married Sarah Nanney 31 Dec 1884, Rutherford County, North Carolina. Sarah was born 20 Jun 1869, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 20 Feb 1935, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Round Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Sarah Nanney was born 20 Jun 1869, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 20 Feb 1935, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Round Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

Children:

Mary E. Koon was born 2 Jun 1886, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 22 Nov 1895, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Round Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
Ada Laura Koon was born 11 Sep 1888, North Carolina; died 11 Dec 1947, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Round Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
Abner Koon was born 18 Jul 1891, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 8 Mar 1923, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Montford Cove Baptist Church Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
Lydia Koon was born 14 Mar 1894, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 3 Jun 1896, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Round Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
Eva Koon was born 10 Dec 1896, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 22 Dec 1975, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Spindale Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
Cora May Koon was born 16 May 1900, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 23 Oct 1927, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Union Mills Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
1. Emma Faye Koon was born 3 May 1905, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 13 Jan 1958, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Round Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
Velma Koon was born 18 Jul 1911, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 25 Jan 1945, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Round Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

Generation: 3

Marion Koon was born 1818, Rutherford County, North Carolina (son of Peter Koon and Susanna Ownbey); died 12 Aug 1886, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

Marion — Elizabeth Morgan. Elizabeth was born 1832, McDowell County, North Carolina; died 1 Mar 1910, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Elizabeth Morgan was born 1832, McDowell County, North Carolina; died 1 Mar 1910, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

Children:

Rebecca M. Koon was born 1848, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
Sarah A. Koon was born 3 Jul 1850, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 1 Feb 1936, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Round Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
Peter Koon was born 26 Sep 1852, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 28 Feb 1945, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Round Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
Harriett Elizabeth Koon was born Sep 1854, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 24 Feb 1938, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
Martha L. Koon was born 1856, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 26 Sep 1939, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
John A. Koon was born 13 Sep 1858, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 12 Jul 1932, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Round Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
Nancy A. Koon was born 11 Jun 1861, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 19 Jun 1929, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
2. Burton P. Koon was born 14 Jun 1863, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 24 Aug 1947, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Round Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
Kentrons C. Koon was born 1866, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
Margaret Maggie Koon was born 4 Jul 1870, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 26 Dec 1947, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

Generation: 4

Peter Koon was born 1784 (son of Nicholas Koon and Mary DeWalt); died 19 Oct 1851, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

Notes:

Settled in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Their descendants reside in
Henderson County, North Carolina.
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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 66.
"Benedict Kuhn (Coon, Koon, Koone) Immigrant & His Descendants", Roger L. Gardner, D.C., 1 March 1998, p 3.

Peter married Susanna Ownbey 19 Nov 1811, Rutherford County, North Carolina. Susanna (daughter of James Ownby and Joanna Sims) was born 12 Dec 1793, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 1877, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Susanna Ownbey was born 12 Dec 1793, Rutherford County, North Carolina (daughter of James Ownby and Joanna Sims); died 1877, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

Notes:

Settled in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Their descendants reside in
Henderson County, North Carolina.
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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 66.

Children:

Daniel David Koon was born 16 Oct 1812, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 12 Jan 1855, Van Buren, Arkansas.
4. Marion Koon was born 1818, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 12 Aug 1886, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
Aaron Koon was born 1820, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Hillside Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
Adam Koon was born 1820, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
Orpha Ruth Koon was born 1821, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
Malinda Koon was born 3 Mar 1822, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 5 Jan 1900, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Round Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
Noah Koon was born 1827, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 1863, Point Lookout, Maryland.
Susan Koon was born 1828, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 1883, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
Mary Polly Koon was born 29 Oct 1832, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 16 Apr 1923, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
Jane Koon was born 1835, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 1850.
Martha Koon was born 14 Mar 1840, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 30 Aug 1876, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.