Coons Family Tree

This is the family tree from my mother's father's side of the family.  I've traced the male line from Aldo Coons (my grandfather) back to Henchin Cuntze (14th great grandfather) who was born in Prussia in 1500

Coons Family Tree

Mary Iola Coons

Relationship to Thomas Edward Williams:  Mother

Name:  Mary Iola Williams

Born:  31 July 1908

Birthplace:  Prescott, Adams, Iowa, USA

Residence:  1930 Beaver, Guthrie, Iowa USA

Residence:  ____ Treyor,   , Iowa, USA

Residence:  ____ Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA

Residence: 1950 Johnston (Station), Polk, Iowa USA

Death: 1994

Father:  Aldo Francis Coons

Mother:  Bertha Ellen Jones

Spouse:  Clarence Edgar Ausley Williams

Marriage:

Children: 

            Kenneth Edgar 1930-1994

            Maryann 1932-living

            Earline Elizabeth 1935-1956

            Thomas Edward 1947-living

Aldo Francis Coons

Relationship to Thomas Edward Williams:   Grandfather (Mother’s Father)

Aldo Francis Coons

Born 3 February 1867 in Kent, Union, Iowa, USA

Residence:  in 1895 Prescott,  Adams, Iowa USA  Farmer

Death: 3 December 1955 in Prescott, Adams, Iowa USA

Father:  William H. Coons 1843-1922

Mother: Lucinda H. Davis 1847-1892

Spouse:  Bertha Ellen Jones 1874-1952

Married: 1891

Children:

            George Francis “Sham” 1893-1981

            Jessie Ray “Johnny” 1896-1971

            Earl Edward 1897-1917

            Everett Harvey “Bill” 1901-1986

            Lucinda 1903-1903

            Mary Iola 1907-1994

            Cecil May 1909-1987

            Ralph Harold “Mike” 1912-1979

            Edgar Leroy 1922-1944

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1880 Federal Census

Mercer Township, Adams County, Iowa        

Name: Aldo Coons

Father’s Name:  William H. Coons

Mother’s Name:  Lucinda Coons

Personal Discription:

            Color Race:  White

            Sex: Male

            Age at last birthday:  11

            Birth Year:  abt 1869

Relation to Head:  son

Civil Conditions:

            Single:  Single

            Married:

            Widowed or Divorced:

Occupation:

            Number of days unable to work in census year:

            Is this person unable to work:

                        Blind:

                        Deaf and Dumb:

                        Idiotic:

                        Insane:

                        Maimed, Crippled or bedridden:

Education:

            Attended school in census year:  Yes

            Cannot read:                                              

            Cannot write:

Nativity:

            Person’s birthplace:  Iowa

            Father’s birthplace:  Indiana

                        Father’s father: Kentucky

                        Father’s mother Virgina

            Mother’s birthplace:  Illinois

                        Mother’s father: Kentucky

                        Mother’s mother Illinois

           

Relationship to Head:

            William H. Coons  Head  36

            Lucinda Coons  Wife  33

            Aldo Coons  Son  11

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Bertha Ellen Jones

Relationship to Thomas Edward Williams: Grandmother (Mother’s mother)

Name: Bertha Ellen Jones

Birth:  9 November 1874

Birthplace:  Red Rock, Marion, Iowa, USA

Death: 26 February 1952 in Prescott, Adams, Iowa, USA

Father:  Elem S Jones 1827-1898

Mother:  Mary A Luke 1835-1930

Spouse:  Aldo Francis Coons 1867-1955

Married:  1891

Children:

            George Francis “Sham” 1893-1981

            Jessie Ray “Johnny” 1896-1971

            Earl Edward 1897-1917

            Everett Harvey “Bill” 1901-1986

            Lucinda 1903-1903

            Mary Iola 1907-1994

            Cecil May 1909-1987

            Ralph Harold “Mike” 1912-1979

            Edgar Leroy 1922-1944

William H Coons

Relationship to Thomas Edward Williams: Great-Grandfather (Mother’s Father’s Father)

Name:  William H. Coons

Birth Year: 1843

Birthplace:  Indiana

Residence: in 1850 Hambler?, Brown, Indiana, USA

Residence:  1856 Fox River, Davis, Iowa, USA  Farmer

Residence:  in 1860 Fox River, Davis, Iowa, USA  Farmer

Residence:  in 1870 Douglas, Union, Iowa, USA 

Residence:  in 1880 Mercer, Adams, Iowa, USA

Residence:  in 1885 Prescott, Adams, Iowa, USA

Residence:  in 1895 Prescott,  Adams, Iowa USA  Farmer

Death: 1922

Father:  John Amos Coons 1821-1897  Virginia

Mother: 

Spouse:  Lucinda H. Davis 1847-1892

Marriage:  1873

Children:

            Aldo Francis Coons 1867-1955

            Nellie V 1883-1892

Lucinda H Davis

Relationship to Thomas Edward Williams:  Great-grandmother (Mother’s Father’s Mother)

Name: Lucinda H Davis

Born:  23 March 1847

Birthplace: Edgar, Edgar, Illinois, USA

Residence:  in 1885 Prescott, Adams, Iowa, USA

Death:  1892

Father: Charles F. Davis 1821-1894

Mother: Delilah Anna Mainard 1824-1849

Spouse: William H. Coons 1843-1922

Marriage:  1873

Children:

            Aldo Francis Coons 1867-1955

            Nellie V 1883-1892

John Amos Coons

Relationship to Thomas Edward Williams  Great-greadt-grandfather (Mother’s Father’s Father’s Father )

Name:  John Amos Coons

Born: 29 December 1821

Birthplace:  Culpepper, Virginia USA

Iowa became a state December 28, 1846

Residence:  1848 Hamblen, Brown, Indiana

Residence:  1850 Hamblen, Brown, Indiana

Residence:  1856 Fox River, Davis, Iowa, USA  Farmer

Residence:  in 1860 Fox River, Davis, Iowa, USA  Farmer

Kansas became a state January 29, 1861

Residence:  in 1870 Douglas, Union, Iowa, USA  Farmer

Residence:  in 1880 Douglas, Union, Iowa, USA  Farmer

Residence:  in 1895 Barton, Homestead Kansas  Farmer

Death:  1 September 1897 in Hoisington, Barton, Kansas USA

Father:  John Coons 1804-1851

Mother:  unknown

Spouse:  Catherine E Vories also spelled Voorhis (1825-1899)      

Married: 1843

Children:

            William H. 1843-1920, 1922 or 1930

            Malinda J 1845-1900, 1920, 1926 or 1930

            John Preston 1847-1900 or 1910  Listed as invalid on 1880 Census

            James A 1849-

            Harvey 1851-1860

            Squire Thomas 1853

            Sally A. 1855-

            George Goodlet. 1857-1924

            Nancy Ellen 1859-1860

            Olive Rebecca or Rebecca Olive 1860 or 1861-

            Mary Francis 1863-

Catherine E. Vories a.k.a. Voorhis

Relationship to Thomas Edward Williams  Great-greadt-grandmother (Mother’s Father’s Father’s Father’ Mother )

Name:  Catherine E. Vories Voorhis

Born:  1825

Birthplace: 

Residence: 

Death:  1899

Father: 

Mother: 

Spouse:  John Amos Coons                           

Married: 1843

Children:

            William H. 1843-1920, 1922 or 1930

            Malinda J 1845-1900, 1920, 1926 or 1930

            John Preston 1847-1900 or 1910

            James A 1849-

            Harvey 1851-1860

            Squire Thomas 1853

            Sally A. 1855-

            George Goodlet. 1857-1924

            Nancy Ellen 1859-1860

            Olive Rebecca or Rebecca Olive 1860 or 1861-

            Mary Francis 1863-

John Coons

Relationship to Thomas Edward Williams:  3^rd Great Grandfather

Great-great-great-grandfather (Mother’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father )

Name: John Coons 

Born: 1804

Birthplace:  Culpepper, Virginia, USA

Death: December 1851 in Blue River Twp, Johnson, Indiana, USA

Father:  James Coons 1767-1816

Mother: Ann Atwood 1776-1859

Spouse:  No known Spouse

Children:

            John Amos

James Coons

Relationship to Thomas Edward Williams

Great-great-great-great-grandfather (Mother’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father )

Name:  James Coons

Born: 1776

Birthplace:  Culpepper, Virginia

Virginia became a State June 25, 1788

Residence:  Culpepper, Virginai, USA

Death:  1815 or 1816 in Culpepper, Virginia USA

Father:  Jacob Coons 1740-1807

Mother:  Elizabeth Hanback 1746-1793

Spouse:  Ann (also Anna) Atwood 1776-1859

Marriage Date:  25 November 1791 in Culpepper, Virginia USA

Children:        

            James Coons 1785-1851

            William Coons 1798-1870

            Martha “Patsy” Coons 1800-1819

            James Silas “Syles” Coons 1803-1881

            John 1804-1851

            Phoebe Coons 1807-1819

            Thomas Coons 1810-1831

            Ann Coons 1811-1863

            Lucinda Lucy Coons 1811-1873

Ann Atwood Coons

Relationship to Thomas Edward Williams

Great-great-great-great-grandmother (Mother’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Mother)

Name: Ann Atwood  also  Anna Atwood

Father:  Thomas Atwood

Mother:  Catharine Fishback

Born: 20 February 1776

Birthplace:  Culpepper, Virginia

Residence:  Cullpepper, Virginia, USA

Death: 23 January 1859

Spouse:  James Coons

Married: 25 November 1791 in Culpepper, Virginia

Burial:  Normanda, Tipton County, Indiana

Children:

            James Coons 1785-1851

            William Coons 1798-1870

            Martha “Patsy” Coons 1800-1819

            Silas “Syles” Coons 1803-1881

            Phoebe Coons 1807-

            Thomas Coons 1810-1831

            Ann Coons 1811-1863

            Lucinda Coons 1811-1873

Jacob Coons

Relationship to Thomas Edward Williams: 5xGrandfather

Great-great-great-great-great-grandfather (Mother’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s  Father’s Father )

Name:  Jacob Coons

Born:  1740

Birthplace:  Culpepper, Culpepper, Virginia (before Revolutionary War)

Military Service:  enlisted in German Battalion of the Continental Army August 24, 1776

Residence:

Virginia became a State June 25, 1788

Death:  22 September1807 in Montgomery Co., Kentucky USA

Father:  Joseph Kuntze Coons

Mother:

Spouse: Elizabeth Hanback or Heimbach

Married: 1762

Children:

            James Coons

            Phoebe Coons

            John Coons

            Martin Coons

            Henry Coons

            Nancy Coons

            Elizabeth Coons

            Jacob Coons

            Ann Coons

Spouse:  Lettia “Lettie” Whitesides Kemper

Marriage: 1794 In Fayette County, Kentucky

Children:

            Henry Coons

            Joseph “Elder” Coons

            Nancy Coons

Elizabeth Hanback

Relationship to Thomas Edward Williams

Great-great-great-great-great-great-grandmother (Mother’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s  Father’s Father’s Mother )

Name:  Elizabeth Hanback

Born: 1746

Birthplace:

Residence:

Death: 1793

Father:

Mother:

Spouse:  Jacob Coons

Married: 1762

Children:

            James Coons

Joseph Kuntze Coons

Relationship to Thomas Edward Williams

Great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather (Mother’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s  Father’s Father’s Father )

Name:  Joseph Kuntze Coons

Born: 24 April 1712

Birthplace:  Niederndorf, near Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordhein-Westfalen, Prussia (Germany)

Residence:  Culpepper, Virginia

Death: 1794 Culpepper, Virginia

Father: Johannes Kuntz 1671-1714

Mother:  Ann Gertrude Steiger 1680-1715

Spouse: Elizabeth Cuntz 1717-1782

Married:

Children:

            Jacob Coons 1740-1807

            John 1742-1839

            Ann Elizabeth 1751-1822

Elizabeth Cuntz

Relationship to Thomas Edward Williams:

Great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandmother (Mother’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s  Father’s Father’s Mother)

Name:  Elizabeth Cuntz

Born:

Birthplace:

Residence:  Culpepper, Virginia, USA

Death:

Father:

Mother:

Spouse: Joseph Kuntze Coons

Married:

Children:

            Jacob Coons 1740-1807

            John 1742-1839

            Ann Elizabeth 1751-1822

Johannes Kuntz

Relationship to Thomas Edward Williams

Great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather (Mother’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s  Father’s Father’s Father’s Father )

Name: Johannes Kuntz

Born: 10 December 1671

Birthplace: Niederndorf, Greiz, Thüringen, Germany or Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen

Death: 11 February 1714 in Niederndorf, Greiz, Thüringen, Germany

Father:  Johannes Cuntze Kuntze / Cuntze / Counts 1641-1675

Mother:  Elsa Elizabeth Schuster 1643-1675

Spouse:  Catherine Daub Cuntz 1671-1725

Married: 1696

Children:

            John Jacob 1692-1738

            Anna Margarethe 1707-

Johann Joseph “Jost” 1712-1794

Catherine Daub Cuntz

Relationship to Thomas Edward Williams

Great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandmother (Mother’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s  Father’s Father’s Father’s Mother )

Name:  Catherine Daub Cuntz

Born:

Birthplace:

Death:

Father:

Mother:

Spouse: Johannes Kuntz

Married: 1696

Children:

            John Jacob 1692-1738

            Anna Margarethe 1707-

Johann Joseph “Jost” 1712-1794

Johannes Kuntze/Cuntze

Relationship to Thomas Edward Williams

Great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather (Mother’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s  Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father )

Name: Johannes Kuntze/Cuntze

Born:  abt 1640

Birthplace: Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Prussia (Germany)

Death: 1675 in , Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Prussia (Germany) Alsace

Father: Gothard/Godert Kuntze/Cuntze 1610-

Mother: Anna Elizabeth Spielmann 1612-1652

Spouse: Elsa Elizabeth Schuster 1643-1675

Married: 1667

Children:

            Tillman 1668-1692

            Christian 1+670-1773

            Johannes 1671-1714

            Joseph Jost 1673-1730

Anna Elizabeth Spilemann

Relationship to Thomas Edward Williams

Great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandmother (Mother’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s  Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Mother )

Name:  Anna Elizabeth Spilemann

Born: 1612

Birthplace:

Death:

Father:

Mother:

Spouse: Johannes Kuntze / Cuntze

Married: 1667

Children:

            Tillman 1668-1692

            Christian 1+670-1773

            Johannes 1671-1714

            Joseph Jost 1673-1730

Johannes Kuntze / Cuntze / Counts

Relationship to Thomas Edward Williams

Great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather (Mother’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s  Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father )

Name: Johannes Kuntze  Cuntze Counts

Born:  1641

Birthplace: Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Prussia (Germany)

Death: 1675 in , Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Prussia (Germany) Alsace

Father: Gothard/Godert Kuntze/Cuntze 1610-

Mother: Anna Elizabeth Spielmann 1612-1652

Spouse: Elsa Elizabeth Schuster 1643-1675

Married: 1667

Children:

            Tillman 1668-1692

            Christian 1+670-1773

            Johannes 1671-1714

            Joseph Jost 1673-1730

Elsa Elizabeth Spielmann

Relationship to Thomas Edward Williams

Great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandmother (Mother’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s  Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Mother )

Name:  Elsa Elizabeth Spielmann

Born: 1612

Birthplace:

Death: 1675

Father:

Mother:

Spouse:  Johannes Kuntze Cuntze Counts

Married: 1667

Children:

            Tillman 1668-1692

            Christian 1+670-1773

            Johannes 1671-1714

            Joseph Jost 1673-1730

Gothard Godert Kuntze

Relationship to Thomas Edward Williams

Great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather (Mother’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s  Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father )

Name: Gothard Godert Kuntze

Born: 1610

Birthplace: Nassau, Deggendorf, Bayern, Germany

Death: 7 February 1640 in Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westflen, Germany

Father: Johannes Cuntze 1550-1637

Mother: Unknown Unknown

Spouse:  Anna Elizabeth Spielman 1612-1652

Marriage: 1640

Children:

            Johannes Cuntze 1640-1675

            Tillman Cuntze 1642-1675

            Jacob Kuntze 1653-1708

            Anna Elizabeth Spielmann

Relationship to Thomas Edward Williams

Great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandmother (Mother’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s  Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Mother )

Name:  Anna Elizabeth Spielmann

Born: 1612

Birthplace:

Death:  1652

Father:

Mother:

Spouse:  Gothard Godert Kuntze

Marriage: 1640

Children:

            Johannes Cuntze 1640-1675

            Tillman Cuntze 1642-1675

            Jacob Kuntze 1653-1708

Johannes Cuntze

Relationship to Thomas Edward Williams

Great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather (Mother’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s  Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father )

Name:  Johannes Cuntze

Born:  1550

Birthplace:  Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany

Death:  1637 in Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany

Father:  Arnold Cuntze 1530-1590

Mother: W O Cuntze 1535-1595

Spouse:  Unknown Unknown

Marriage:

Children:

            Gothard Godert Kuntze  1610-7 February 1640

Unknown Unknown

Relationship to Thomas Edward Williams

Great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandmother (Mother’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s  Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Mother )

Name:  Unknown

Born: 

Birthplace: 

Death: 

Father:

Mother:

Spouse:  Johannes Cuntze 1550-1637

Marriage:

Children:

            Gothard Godert Kuntze  1610-7 February 1640

Arnod Cuntze

Relationship to Thomas Edward Williams: 13xGrandfather

Great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather (Mother’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s  Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father )

Name: Arnold Cutze

Born: 1530

Birthplace: Niederndorf, Nassau Siegen, Westfalen, Germany

Death 1590 Niederndorf, Nassau Siegen, Westfalen, Germany

Father:  Henchin Johann Cuntze 1500-1570

Mother:              1510-1580

Spouse:  W O Cuntze 1535-1595

Marriage: 1570

Children:

f           Unknown Daughter
m         Johannes Cuntze 1550-163\

m         Bastigen Sebastian Cuntze 1566-

m         Nollen Arnold Cuntze 1568-1574

m         Heite Cuntze 1572

W O Cuntze

Relationship to Thomas Edward Williams: 13xGrandmother

Great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather (Mother’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s  Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Mother )

Name: W O Cutze

Born: 1535

Birthplace:

Death 1595

Father: 

Mother:     

Spouse:  Arnold Cuntze

Marriage: 1570

Children:

f           Unknown Daughter
m         Johannes Cuntze 1550-163\

m         Bastigen Sebastian Cuntze 1566-

m         Nollen Arnold Cuntze 1568-1574

m         Heite Cuntze 1572

Henchin Johann Cuntze

Relationship to Thomas Edward Williams: 14xGrandfather

Great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather (Mother’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s  Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father’s Father )

Name:Henchin Cuntze

Born:  1500

Birthplace: Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Death: 1570 in Siegen, , Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Father:  Unknown Unknown

Mother:  Unknown Unknown

Spouse: Unknown Unknown

Marriage:

Children:

            Arnold Cuntze 1530-1590