George Washington Coonce Sr (abt. 1806 - 1890)

Born about 1806 in Missouri

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Died 1890 at about age 84 in Missouri, United States

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Biography

George Coonce Sr was a Missourian.

George Washington Coonce was born in 1806 in Missouri, his father, Jacob, was 39, and his mother, Mary, was 29. He married Sarah "Sally" Bell on December 29, 1833, in Callaway, Missouri. They had eight children in 16 years. He died in 1890 in Morgan, Missouri, having lived a long life of 84 years.

George was born about 1806; it could have been 1808, 1809, or even 1810, as his age differed in each census.

George married Sally Bell on 29 December 1833 in Callaway, Missouri, United States.^[1]

In the 1850 census, George (age 44), Farmer, was in Moreau, Morgan, Missouri, United States.^[2] In the 1860 census, Geo (age 52), Farmer, was in Haw Creek, Morgan, Missouri.^[3] In the 1870 census, George (age 61), a Farm Laborer, was in Haugh Creek, Morgan, Missouri, living next door to his daughter and son-in-law..^[4] In the 1880 census, George (age 70) Herder was recorded as widowed in Buffalo, Morgan, Missouri, United States.^[5]

Burial: Body loss or destroyed Specifically: Burial Unknown

Sources

• Year: 1840; Census Place: Polk, Missouri; Roll: 228; Page: 196; Image: 398; Family History Library Film: 0014857/ Accessed June 10, 2023. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8057/images/4409534_00398?pId=2272685

• Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 Author Ancestry.com Publisher Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Missouri Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives. Microfilm.Original data: Missouri Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri Stat. Name George Coones Marriage Date December 29, 1833, Marriage Place Callaway, Missouri, USA Spouse Sally Bell. Accessed June 10, 2023. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/11611793:1171?ssrc=pt&tid=6291191&pid=1434415969

• Missouri, Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850 Author Ancestry.com Note Missouri Marriages to 1850 PublisherAncestry.com Operations Inc Publisher date 1997 Publisher location Provo, UT, USA. Accessed June 10, 2023. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/104217:2094?ssrc=pt&tid=6291191&pid=1434415969

• Findagrave https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=147057912

1. ↑ Marriage: "Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002"
   Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1171 #11611793 (accessed 30 August 2023)
   George Coones married Sally Bell on 29 Dec 1833 in Callaway, Missouri, USA.
2. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Moreau, Morgan, Missouri; Roll: 408; Page: 230a; Line Number: 15
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #3935692 (accessed 30 August 2023)
   George Coonce (44), Farmer, in Moreau, Morgan, Missouri, USA. Born in Missouri.
3. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Haw Creek, Morgan, Missouri; Roll: M653_636; Page: 528; Family History Library Film: 803636
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #40528860 (accessed 30 August 2023)
   Geo Koontz (52), Farmer, in Haw Creek, Morgan, Missouri. Born in Missouri.
4. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1870; Census Place: Haugh Creek, Morgan, Missouri; Roll: M593_794; Page: 149A
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #2541167 (accessed 30 August 2023)
   George Kuntz (61), Farm Laborer, in Haugh Creek, Morgan, Missouri. Born in Missouri.
5. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: Buffalo, Morgan, Missouri; Roll: 705; Page: 245A; Enumeration District: 195
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #34215313 (accessed 30 August 2023)
   George W. Coonce (70), Herder widowed in Buffalo, Morgan, Missouri, USA. Born in Missouri.

Researchers Notes

• The 1840 census is questionable. There should be seven in the household, but only five are listed in the 1840 census.
• There is an 1860 census slave schedule in Boone County, but I do not believe that is this George W. as he lived in Morgan County in the standard 1860 census.
• The 1880 census lists George living with Margaret J. and Joseph Wilson. It was thought that Margaret was George's daughter, Mary J. Coonce, but upon research, the children list their mother as someone else. I am currently researching this information.
• George is living next door to his son, George Jr.