From: "Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert" <iggy29@scican.net>

To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com>

Subject: COON-BOYCE MARRIAGE.

Date: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 6:40 PM

Decatur County Journal

Janury 5, l905

C.C. COON and MISS IDA BOYCE were married New Year's at 7 p.m. at the

home of the bride's parents, MR. and MRS. WM. BOYCE, Rev. R.J. Tennant

officiating. After the ceremony they attended services at the Christian

Church and went to Des Moines on the Monday afternoon train.

MR. COON is a good appearing young man whose home has been in Ohio. He

now has a run on the freight to and from Des Moines. The bride has

lived in Van Wert for some time and is a most estimable young lady.

The couple will make their home in Des Moines.

R.J. TENNANT.

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Copied September 5, 200l

JANETSQUAW@aol.com wrote:

>

> Nancee,

>

> I forwarded the Coon-Boyce marriage to the two surname sites.

> Just received this.

> Wonderful isn't it?

> I keep hoping someone will send me something on my

> g grandfather Bell.

>

> Jan

>

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>

> Subject: COON

> Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 12:28:56 EDT

> From: NJGUARINO@aol.com

> To: JANETSQUAW@aol.com

>

> I saw your post on the Coon website at rootsweb about C.C. Coon and

> Ida

> Boyce. They are my great uncle and great aunt. C. C. is Carl Clinton

> Coon

> descended from the George S. Coon clan of Ohio. Carl and Ida

> eventually moved

> to Santa Monica, California. My family still owns the house they lived

> in. I

> am happy to have the information about their marriage. Do you have any

>

> connection to this family? I have a lot more information about them.

> Thank

> you for the post.

> Nancy Ann Coon Guarino

> NJGUARINO@aol.com