Vandiver Morgan: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1.	Vandiver Morgan was born 20 Jul 1879, Rutherford County, North Carolina (son of Grason R. Morgan and Louisa Wilkerson); died 4 Oct 1879, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

Generation: 2

Grason R. Morgan was born 17 Mar 1850, Rutherford County, North Carolina (son of Stephen Morgan and Susan Koon); died 3 Jun 1925, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

Grason — Louisa Wilkerson. Louisa was born 17 Jun 1857, North Carolina; died 20 Dec 1930, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Louisa Wilkerson was born 17 Jun 1857, North Carolina; died 20 Dec 1930, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

Children:

Gorden Morgan was born 1875, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 1 Jun 1959, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Montford Cove Baptist Church Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
Mary J. Morgan was born 23 Nov 1877, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 26 Jan 1905, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Round Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
1. Vandiver Morgan was born 20 Jul 1879, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 4 Oct 1879, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
Janie Morgan was born 1880, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
Matty Grayson Morgan was born 15 Aug 1881, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 20 May 1944, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Round Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
Dovey Morgan was born 12 Nov 1882, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 2 Jun 1883, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
Adam C. Morgan was born 9 Jun 1887, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 5 Sep 1966, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Montford Cove Baptist Church Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
Jarriet R. Morgan was born 1891, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

Generation: 3

4.	Stephen Morgan was born 1813. Stephen — Susan Koon. Susan (daughter of Peter Koon and Susanna Ownbey) was born 1828, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 1883, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Susan Koon was born 1828, Rutherford County, North Carolina (daughter of Peter Koon and Susanna Ownbey); died 1883, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

Children:

James Morgan was born 1843, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Round Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
John Morgan was born 1844, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
Mary Morgan was born 1847, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
Johnathan P. Morgan was born 1848, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
2. Grason R. Morgan was born 17 Mar 1850, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 3 Jun 1925, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

Generation: 4

10.

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]

11.

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.
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.
5. 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.