Abraham:, a well-known retired agriculturist of Bowling Green, was born in Knox County, Ohio, July 27, 1817. His father, William Coen, was a native of Pennsylvania, but came early in life to Knox County, where he was engaged in farming many years. He was married near Wheeling, West Virginia, to miss Sarah Brokaw, who was born in New York State, in 1800. In religious belief, they were Presbyterians, and they exemplified their faith in faithful, practical, right-doing.. Their later years were spent in Hancock County, where our subject's mother died in 1840. His father died in 1853, at the age of 66. They had nine children, five of whom are yet living: (1) Cecelia, deceased, formerly Mrs. Robert Black, of Tontogany;(2) Ann, Mrs. I. S. Wilson, of Coles County Illinois; (3)Abraham; (4)John, a prominent resident of Bowling Green;(5) Margaret, deceased, formerly the wife of John Gray, of Cloud County, Kansas; (6) James, deceased, a resident of Indiana;(7) William, a well-known citizen of Bowling Green;(8) Ebenezer, of Wood County, Ohio, fell in the battle of Monocacy, in the Union Army; (9) George Coen, of Indiana.
Mr. Coen lived with his parents in Knox County, until the age of 14, when they moved to Hancock County. His early education was obtained in the log schoolhouse near his home, and his time was mainly devoted to farm work and getting out logs for the market. On August 20, 1838, he married miss Sarah Hall, who was born December 30, 1818, in Harrison County, Ohio. The first years of their married life were passed in Hancock County, but in 1849, he came to Plain Township, Wood County, and bought a farm, which they cultivated until the development of the oil industry in that locality resulted in the opening for wells upon their estate. A few years ago they moved to Bowling Green to enjoy the fruits of their labor, and here Mrs.Coen died, December 20, 1894, after over 56 years of married life. 11 children were born to them, six of whom grew to adult age: (1) Harriet married Andrew Rush, of Bowling Green, and both died, leaving a family of five children – Flora, Erva, Benham, Boyd, and Newell. (2) Mary married Henry Goodenough, a leading citizen of Plain Township, and five children were born to them –May, Ruth, Sarah, Harry, and Walter. (3) Aaron died as the result of exposure and hardship in the Army. He was a member of Company C, 21st OVI, and had reenlisted at the end of his first term, when his health gave way and he was sent home. (4) Nancy married Thomas E. Adams, of Findlay, Ohio.(5) Delilah is the wife of A. Chapman, of Bowling Green. They have four children – Fred, Anna, Arthur, and Ralph.(6) Rachel married William Hopper, of Plain Township, and has three children – George, Perry, and Virnil.
Mr. Coen is a prominent member of the Presbyterian Church, and politically is a Republican. His first vote was cast for William H. Harrison. He is a man of remarkably fine physique, and is usually weighed at 220 pounds, his" working weight."
Biographical Record of Wood County, Beers, 1897, P. 730-1
Mr. Coen lived with his parents in Knox County, until the age of 14, when they moved to Hancock County. His early education was obtained in the log schoolhouse near his home, and his time was mainly devoted to farm work and getting out logs for the market. On August 20, 1838, he married miss Sarah Hall, who was born December 30, 1818, in Harrison County, Ohio. The first years of their married life were passed in Hancock County, but in 1849, he came to Plain Township, Wood County, and bought a farm, which they cultivated until the development of the oil industry in that locality resulted in the opening for wells upon their estate. A few years ago they moved to Bowling Green to enjoy the fruits of their labor, and here Mrs.Coen died, December 20, 1894, after over 56 years of married life. 11 children were born to them, six of whom grew to adult age: (1) Harriet married Andrew Rush, of Bowling Green, and both died, leaving a family of five children – Flora, Erva, Benham, Boyd, and Newell. (2) Mary married Henry Goodenough, a leading citizen of Plain Township, and five children were born to them –May, Ruth, Sarah, Harry, and Walter. (3) Aaron died as the result of exposure and hardship in the Army. He was a member of Company C, 21st OVI, and had reenlisted at the end of his first term, when his health gave way and he was sent home. (4) Nancy married Thomas E. Adams, of Findlay, Ohio.(5) Delilah is the wife of A. Chapman, of Bowling Green. They have four children – Fred, Anna, Arthur, and Ralph.(6) Rachel married William Hopper, of Plain Township, and has three children – George, Perry, and Virnil.
Mr. Coen is a prominent member of the Presbyterian Church, and politically is a Republican. His first vote was cast for William H. Harrison. He is a man of remarkably fine physique, and is usually weighed at 220 pounds, his" working weight."
Biographical Record of Wood County, Beers, 1897, P. 730-1
Abraham:, a well-known retired agriculturist of Bowling Green, was born in Knox County, Ohio, July 27, 1817. His father, William Coen, was a native of Pennsylvania, but came early in life to Knox County, where he was engaged in farming many years. He was married near Wheeling, West Virginia, to miss Sarah Brokaw, who was born in New York State, in 1800. In religious belief, they were Presbyterians, and they exemplified their faith in faithful, practical, right-doing.. Their later years were spent in Hancock County, where our subject's mother died in 1840. His father died in 1853, at the age of 66. They had nine children, five of whom are yet living: (1) Cecelia, deceased, formerly Mrs. Robert Black, of Tontogany;(2) Ann, Mrs. I. S. Wilson, of Coles County Illinois; (3)Abraham; (4)John, a prominent resident of Bowling Green;(5) Margaret, deceased, formerly the wife of John Gray, of Cloud County, Kansas; (6) James, deceased, a resident of Indiana;(7) William, a well-known citizen of Bowling Green;(8) Ebenezer, of Wood County, Ohio, fell in the battle of Monocacy, in the Union Army; (9) George Coen, of Indiana.
Mr. Coen lived with his parents in Knox County, until the age of 14, when they moved to Hancock County. His early education was obtained in the log schoolhouse near his home, and his time was mainly devoted to farm work and getting out logs for the market. On August 20, 1838, he married miss Sarah Hall, who was born December 30, 1818, in Harrison County, Ohio. The first years of their married life were passed in Hancock County, but in 1849, he came to Plain Township, Wood County, and bought a farm, which they cultivated until the development of the oil industry in that locality resulted in the opening for wells upon their estate. A few years ago they moved to Bowling Green to enjoy the fruits of their labor, and here Mrs.Coen died, December 20, 1894, after over 56 years of married life. 11 children were born to them, six of whom grew to adult age: (1) Harriet married Andrew Rush, of Bowling Green, and both died, leaving a family of five children – Flora, Erva, Benham, Boyd, and Newell. (2) Mary married Henry Goodenough, a leading citizen of Plain Township, and five children were born to them –May, Ruth, Sarah, Harry, and Walter. (3) Aaron died as the result of exposure and hardship in the Army. He was a member of Company C, 21st OVI, and had reenlisted at the end of his first term, when his health gave way and he was sent home. (4) Nancy married Thomas E. Adams, of Findlay, Ohio.(5) Delilah is the wife of A. Chapman, of Bowling Green. They have four children – Fred, Anna, Arthur, and Ralph.(6) Rachel married William Hopper, of Plain Township, and has three children – George, Perry, and Virnil.
Mr. Coen is a prominent member of the Presbyterian Church, and politically is a Republican. His first vote was cast for William H. Harrison. He is a man of remarkably fine physique, and is usually weighed at 220 pounds, his" working weight."
Biographical Record of Wood County, Beers, 1897, P. 730-1
Mr. Coen lived with his parents in Knox County, until the age of 14, when they moved to Hancock County. His early education was obtained in the log schoolhouse near his home, and his time was mainly devoted to farm work and getting out logs for the market. On August 20, 1838, he married miss Sarah Hall, who was born December 30, 1818, in Harrison County, Ohio. The first years of their married life were passed in Hancock County, but in 1849, he came to Plain Township, Wood County, and bought a farm, which they cultivated until the development of the oil industry in that locality resulted in the opening for wells upon their estate. A few years ago they moved to Bowling Green to enjoy the fruits of their labor, and here Mrs.Coen died, December 20, 1894, after over 56 years of married life. 11 children were born to them, six of whom grew to adult age: (1) Harriet married Andrew Rush, of Bowling Green, and both died, leaving a family of five children – Flora, Erva, Benham, Boyd, and Newell. (2) Mary married Henry Goodenough, a leading citizen of Plain Township, and five children were born to them –May, Ruth, Sarah, Harry, and Walter. (3) Aaron died as the result of exposure and hardship in the Army. He was a member of Company C, 21st OVI, and had reenlisted at the end of his first term, when his health gave way and he was sent home. (4) Nancy married Thomas E. Adams, of Findlay, Ohio.(5) Delilah is the wife of A. Chapman, of Bowling Green. They have four children – Fred, Anna, Arthur, and Ralph.(6) Rachel married William Hopper, of Plain Township, and has three children – George, Perry, and Virnil.
Mr. Coen is a prominent member of the Presbyterian Church, and politically is a Republican. His first vote was cast for William H. Harrison. He is a man of remarkably fine physique, and is usually weighed at 220 pounds, his" working weight."
Biographical Record of Wood County, Beers, 1897, P. 730-1
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