Coe, Jonathan

COE

Posted By: Karon Velau (email)
Date: 7/5/2021 at 01:04:54

History of Warren County, Iowa; Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns & Etc., by Union Historical Company, 1879, p.737

COE, JONATHAN, farmer and stock-feeder, Linn Township, Sec. 15; P. O. Norwalk; is a native of Wayne county, Ohio, born February 24, 1829, and lived there (except one year that he spent in the South), till he came to this county in September, 1855; was married while in Ohio to Miss Mary a. Weaver, a native of Pennsylvania, born January 25, 1824; have a family of four sons and one daughter living: C. L. (now living in Kansas), H. L., C. M. (now connected with the press in Denver, Col.), and Ella; he owns a finely improved farm of 160 acres; the first year that Mr. Coe came to this county he circulated a petition for a post-office at Norwalk, and was instrumental in having it established under the name of Pyra, and since that time the name has been changed to the present one.