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COON, Darius E. (a.k.a. Drius) 1843-1931

COON, ALCHON, VANLOAN, MORAN, DAUB

Posted By: County Coordinator (kermit)
Date: 7/13/2010 at 13:43:10

#1 of 4 items:

Darius Coon Dead;
Was Well-Known
Mitchell Resident

Darius Coon, 88 years old, died at his home at Mitchell at about 3 o'clock Thursday morning, after an illness of only an hour from a heart attack.

Mr. Coon and his family have been residents of Mitchell, and are well and favorably known by nearly everyone in the vicinity. One of his daughters, Mrs. Guy Alchon, is an Osage resident.

His wife passed away six years ago.

Funeral services were held at the Champion Funeral Home at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon in charge of the Reverend Anderson, pastor of the Mitchell Community Church, and burial was made at Mitchell.

-- Obituary --

Darius E. Coon, son of Nelson and Louisa Coon, was born in Lake County, Ohio, and died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Cora Moran, of Mitchell, Iowa, November 26, at the age of 88 years, 6 months and 15 days.**

October 28, 1864, he was united in marriage with Jane Elizabeth Van Loan, of Fulton, Wisconsin, where they resided the first thirteen years of their married life.

In 1878 they moved to Mitchell, Iowa, where he lived until the time of his death. His wife preceded him in death six years ago.

He leaves to mourn their loss seven children: Mrs. Cora Moran, Mitchell; Lester Coon, Cresco; Frank Coon, Centuria, Wisconsin; Mrs. W. Hart, Gettysburg, South Dakota; Mrs. Oscar Daub, Charles City; Mrs. O. Pierce, Topeka, Kansas; Mrs. Guy Alchon, Osage; two sisters and many grandchildren.

[Mitchell County Press, December, November 3, 1931]

** The death date and age implies he was born on Thursday, May 11, 1843.

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#2:

The Oak Grove Cemetery listing on IaGenWeb/Mitchell shows:

Coon, Drius 1843 -- 1931

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#3:
Selected information from Census records:

1870 Fulton, Rock, Wisconsin; name is Darius

1880 Mitchell, Mitchell, Iowa; name is is Darius

1900 Mitchell, Mitchell; name is Darius E., born May 1843

1910 Mitchell , Mitchell; name is Darius E.

NOTE: The Census's vary as to where he was born, Wisconsin, Ohio, or New York.

NOTE: One individual's family tree has them married on October 28, 1864 in Fulton, Rock, Wisconsin.

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