1. | Eli Ogden Koon was born 1858 (son of John Koon and Edith Louisa Bowman). |
2. | John Koon was born 1808, Rutherford County, North Carolina (son of George Koon and Anester Ownbey); died 8 Jul 1878, Forest Hill, Louisiana. John married Edith Louisa Bowman 19 Jul 1855, Rutherford County, North Carolina. Edith was born 1839, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 5 Nov 1918, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parrish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] |
3. | Edith Louisa Bowman was born 1839, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 5 Nov 1918, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parrish, Louisiana.
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4. | George Koon was born 1778 (son of Nicholas Koon and Mary DeWalt); died 19 Jul 1860; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina. Notes: Settled in Rutherford County, North Carolina. 1850 census lists them living at Mountain Creek, Rutherford County, North Carolina George married Anester Ownbey 7 Nov 1804. Anester (daughter of James Ownby and Joanna Sims) was born 14 Nov 1785, , Tryon, North Carolina; died 9 Sep 1862, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] |
5. | Anester Ownbey was born 14 Nov 1785, , Tryon, North Carolina (daughter of James Ownby and Joanna Sims); died 9 Sep 1862, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina. Notes: Settled in Rutherford County, North Carolina. 1850 census lists them living at Notes: Bride: Annaster Ownby
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8. | Nicholas Koon was born Abt 1753, Newberry County, South Carolina (son of Benedictus Kuhn); died 26 Dec 1831, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina. Notes: Nicholas Kuhn, who according to ship records and grant applications was not born by 1756 but according to his death notice was born in 1746. Most researchers believe the ship records because Benedict's land grant was for 150 acres (50 acres for each family member). So Nicholas Kuhn was born circa 1753 in Newberry County, South Carolina. He is listed as a millwright when he buys 150 acres of land close to his father, Benedict, on Crim's Creek in the fork of Broad and Saludy Rivers, from George Hollman on 3 April 1773. This was probably about the time of Nicholas' marriage to Mary DeWalt. Nicholas and Mary moved to Rutherford County, North Carolina by 1790, settled on Cedar Creek and erected a corn mill. He appears in the third Co. of the 1790 census, five houses from John Ownbey, close to the Ledbetters, Harris', Nanneys, Hills, Hamptons, Daltons, Searcys, Morgans and Bradleys. Nicholas married Mary DeWalt Abt 1773. Mary (daughter of Daniel DeWalt and Susannah Gray) was born 1760; died 1844; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] |
9. | Mary DeWalt was born 1760 (daughter of Daniel DeWalt and Susannah Gray); died 1844; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina. Notes: ----------
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10. | James Ownby was born 6 Jan 1761, Amherst County, Virginia (son of John "Johny" Ownbey and Nancy Ann "Nannie" Porter); died 26 Sep 1850, Union Mills, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina. Notes: James was seventeen years old when he entered the Revolutionary War. He fought James married Joanna Sims 4 Mar 1785, Tryon County, North Carolina. Joanna (daughter of Captain William Sims and Annister Step) was born 24 Mar 1761, Albermarle County, Virginia; died 1 Apr 1852; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] |
11. | Joanna Sims was born 24 Mar 1761, Albermarle County, Virginia (daughter of Captain William Sims and Annister Step); died 1 Apr 1852; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina. Notes: Joanna Sims Ownby was born at Aspen Grove Plantation on Priddy's Creek. She was allowed a pension on her application executed on 13 March 1851 while resident of Rutherford County, North Carolina. She was buried in the Koon family cemetery near Union Mills beside her husband.
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