William H. Coons
(March 31, 1842 ~ April 01, 1917)
31 March 1842 – 1 April 1917
***
WM. H. COONS BURIED TODAY
Funeral Services for Known Galenan Held
in the Late Residence at 2:30 This Afternoon.
HAD ENVIABLE RECORD AS MAIL CARRIER
Was Appointed as Carrier When First Rural Mail Route
Was Established in Galena on October 1, 1901.
Funeral services for William H. Coons, widely known Galenan, who died last Sunday night, were held in the late residence at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. The Rev. R. S. Robertson, pastor of the Christian church, conducted the services.
Coons had lived in Galena for a number of years and when the first rural mail route was established on October 1, 1901, he was appointed as a carrier for Uncle Sam, which position he held until a short time ago. Mr. Coons, despite the fact that he was 58 years of age when appointed as carrier, had missed only one day during the many years that he was an emissary for the government.
The weather was never too hot nor too cold to prevent him from delivering the mail on his route. He covered his territory when the roads were filled with great snowdrifts and would have been considered by many as impassable. Again, in the early months of the year when the spring rains had swelled the streams and made the roads dangerous to travel over, Mr. Coons never failed to deliver the expected letter to his customers along his route, and it is safe to say that the United States Postal Department has not had many employees who were more faithful in discharging their duties than William H. Coons.
Mr. Coons was also a Civil War veteran and a member of the Soldiers and Sailors Historical and Benevolent Society of Washington, D. C.
He is survived by his wife, two sons, Fletcher and Charles Coons, of Baxter Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Harvey Thompson, of Galena; one sister, Mrs. Sarah E. Nolan, of Creston (sic), Iowa, and two brothers, John and Charles Coons, of Illinois.
The Galena Evening Times, Galena, Kansas
04 April 1917, Wednesday, Page: 1.
~~mjp~~
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Note: Creston, or Preston, Iowa.
They changed Pastors and Church?
Rev. Lawellin, or Rev. Lewellin, Methodist Episcopal church;
Rev. R. F. or R. S. Robertson; First Christian church.
Corpl. Co I 103rd Ill Inf
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William H. Coons Dies.
William H. Coons, 75 years old, a Civil war veteran and one of the first mail
carriers here following the establishment of the Galena postoffice, died yesterday afternoon from a complication of diseases. He was in the mail service here about thirteen years. A widow and several children survive. The funeral arrangements have not been completed.
Joplin News Herald,
Monday, April 2, 1917,
Page: 7 of 10; Column: 4 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
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WILLIAM COONS DIES.
Pioneer Citizen Succumbs to Complication of Diseases.
William H. Coons, a pioneer in Galena, died at 6:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon from a complication of diseases. He had been ill for some time.
Mr. Coons had lived in Galena many years. He was a civil war veteran. The last sixteen years he had been employed by the government as a rural carrier and was widely known throughout the county.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the residence, No. 805 East Thirteenth street.
The Rev. Mr. Lawellin (sic), pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, will officiate and burial will be in Galena cemetery.
Mr. Coons is survived by his wife, two sons, Fletcher and Charles of Baxter Springs; a daughter, Mrs. Harvey Thompson of Galena; a sister, Mrs. Sarah Nolan of Preston (sic), Ia., and two brothers, John Coons and Charles Coons of Illinois.
Joplin Globe,
Tuesday, April 3, 1917,
Page: 5; 3 of 10; Column: 4 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
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Coons Funeral Wedesday (sic).
Funeral services for William H. Coons, who died at his home, 805 East Thirteenth street at 6:30 o'clock Sunday evening will be held at the residence at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The Rev. Lewellin, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church will officiate. Burial will be in Galena cemetery. Mr. Coons is survived by a wife, two sons, Fletcher and Charles of Baxter Springs: a daughter, Mrs. Harvey Thompson of this city, a sister, Mrs. Sarah Nolan of Preston (sic), Ia., and two brothers, John Coons and Charles both of Illinois.
Joplin News Herald,
Tuesday, April 3, 1917,
Page: 7 of 10; Column: 1 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
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Coons Funeral Today.
Funeral services for William Coons, who died Sunday afternoon from a complication of diseases, will be held at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon in the family residence. No. 805 East Thirteenth street. The Rev. R. F. (sic) Robertson, pastor of the First Christian church, will officiate and burial will be in Galena cemetery.
Joplin Globe,
Wednesday, April 4, 1917,
Page: ?;1 of 8; Column: 3 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
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COONS FUNERAL YESTERDAY.
Funeral services for William H. Coons, who died at 6:30 o’clock Sunday from a complication of diseases, were held in the residence, No. 803 East Thirteenth street, at 2:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon. The Rev. R. S. (sic) Robertson had charge of the services and burial was in Galena cemetery.
Mr. Coons was one of the oldest citizens in Galena. He had been in the employ of the government since 1901 and was the first rural mail carrier out of Galena. He was a civil war veteran and also belonged to the Soldiers and Sailors’ Historical and Benevolent Society.
Mr. Coons is survived by a wife, two sons, one daughter, one sister and two brothers.
Joplin Globe,
Thursday, April 5, 1917,
Page: ?; 5 of 10; Column: 6 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
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William Coons (1842 - 1917) – Galena Cemetery –
Suggested By: ~~mjp~~, 6 March 2021.
Birth Location: Illinois,USA; Harris Township,Fulton County,Illinois,USA
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(March 31, 1842 ~ April 01, 1917)
31 March 1842 – 1 April 1917
***
WM. H. COONS BURIED TODAY
Funeral Services for Known Galenan Held
in the Late Residence at 2:30 This Afternoon.
HAD ENVIABLE RECORD AS MAIL CARRIER
Was Appointed as Carrier When First Rural Mail Route
Was Established in Galena on October 1, 1901.
Funeral services for William H. Coons, widely known Galenan, who died last Sunday night, were held in the late residence at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. The Rev. R. S. Robertson, pastor of the Christian church, conducted the services.
Coons had lived in Galena for a number of years and when the first rural mail route was established on October 1, 1901, he was appointed as a carrier for Uncle Sam, which position he held until a short time ago. Mr. Coons, despite the fact that he was 58 years of age when appointed as carrier, had missed only one day during the many years that he was an emissary for the government.
The weather was never too hot nor too cold to prevent him from delivering the mail on his route. He covered his territory when the roads were filled with great snowdrifts and would have been considered by many as impassable. Again, in the early months of the year when the spring rains had swelled the streams and made the roads dangerous to travel over, Mr. Coons never failed to deliver the expected letter to his customers along his route, and it is safe to say that the United States Postal Department has not had many employees who were more faithful in discharging their duties than William H. Coons.
Mr. Coons was also a Civil War veteran and a member of the Soldiers and Sailors Historical and Benevolent Society of Washington, D. C.
He is survived by his wife, two sons, Fletcher and Charles Coons, of Baxter Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Harvey Thompson, of Galena; one sister, Mrs. Sarah E. Nolan, of Creston (sic), Iowa, and two brothers, John and Charles Coons, of Illinois.
The Galena Evening Times, Galena, Kansas
04 April 1917, Wednesday, Page: 1.
~~mjp~~
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Note: Creston, or Preston, Iowa.
They changed Pastors and Church?
Rev. Lawellin, or Rev. Lewellin, Methodist Episcopal church;
Rev. R. F. or R. S. Robertson; First Christian church.
Corpl. Co I 103rd Ill Inf
*~*
William H. Coons Dies.
William H. Coons, 75 years old, a Civil war veteran and one of the first mail
carriers here following the establishment of the Galena postoffice, died yesterday afternoon from a complication of diseases. He was in the mail service here about thirteen years. A widow and several children survive. The funeral arrangements have not been completed.
Joplin News Herald,
Monday, April 2, 1917,
Page: 7 of 10; Column: 4 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
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WILLIAM COONS DIES.
Pioneer Citizen Succumbs to Complication of Diseases.
William H. Coons, a pioneer in Galena, died at 6:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon from a complication of diseases. He had been ill for some time.
Mr. Coons had lived in Galena many years. He was a civil war veteran. The last sixteen years he had been employed by the government as a rural carrier and was widely known throughout the county.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the residence, No. 805 East Thirteenth street.
The Rev. Mr. Lawellin (sic), pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, will officiate and burial will be in Galena cemetery.
Mr. Coons is survived by his wife, two sons, Fletcher and Charles of Baxter Springs; a daughter, Mrs. Harvey Thompson of Galena; a sister, Mrs. Sarah Nolan of Preston (sic), Ia., and two brothers, John Coons and Charles Coons of Illinois.
Joplin Globe,
Tuesday, April 3, 1917,
Page: 5; 3 of 10; Column: 4 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
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*~*
Coons Funeral Wedesday (sic).
Funeral services for William H. Coons, who died at his home, 805 East Thirteenth street at 6:30 o'clock Sunday evening will be held at the residence at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The Rev. Lewellin, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church will officiate. Burial will be in Galena cemetery. Mr. Coons is survived by a wife, two sons, Fletcher and Charles of Baxter Springs: a daughter, Mrs. Harvey Thompson of this city, a sister, Mrs. Sarah Nolan of Preston (sic), Ia., and two brothers, John Coons and Charles both of Illinois.
Joplin News Herald,
Tuesday, April 3, 1917,
Page: 7 of 10; Column: 1 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
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*~*
Coons Funeral Today.
Funeral services for William Coons, who died Sunday afternoon from a complication of diseases, will be held at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon in the family residence. No. 805 East Thirteenth street. The Rev. R. F. (sic) Robertson, pastor of the First Christian church, will officiate and burial will be in Galena cemetery.
Joplin Globe,
Wednesday, April 4, 1917,
Page: ?;1 of 8; Column: 3 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
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*~*
COONS FUNERAL YESTERDAY.
Funeral services for William H. Coons, who died at 6:30 o’clock Sunday from a complication of diseases, were held in the residence, No. 803 East Thirteenth street, at 2:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon. The Rev. R. S. (sic) Robertson had charge of the services and burial was in Galena cemetery.
Mr. Coons was one of the oldest citizens in Galena. He had been in the employ of the government since 1901 and was the first rural mail carrier out of Galena. He was a civil war veteran and also belonged to the Soldiers and Sailors’ Historical and Benevolent Society.
Mr. Coons is survived by a wife, two sons, one daughter, one sister and two brothers.
Joplin Globe,
Thursday, April 5, 1917,
Page: ?; 5 of 10; Column: 6 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
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*~*
William Coons (1842 - 1917) – Galena Cemetery –
Suggested By: ~~mjp~~, 6 March 2021.
Birth Location: Illinois,USA; Harris Township,Fulton County,Illinois,USA
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William H. Coons
(March 31, 1842 ~ April 01, 1917)
31 March 1842 – 1 April 1917
***
WM. H. COONS BURIED TODAY
Funeral Services for Known Galenan Held
in the Late Residence at 2:30 This Afternoon.
HAD ENVIABLE RECORD AS MAIL CARRIER
Was Appointed as Carrier When First Rural Mail Route
Was Established in Galena on October 1, 1901.
Funeral services for William H. Coons, widely known Galenan, who died last Sunday night, were held in the late residence at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. The Rev. R. S. Robertson, pastor of the Christian church, conducted the services.
Coons had lived in Galena for a number of years and when the first rural mail route was established on October 1, 1901, he was appointed as a carrier for Uncle Sam, which position he held until a short time ago. Mr. Coons, despite the fact that he was 58 years of age when appointed as carrier, had missed only one day during the many years that he was an emissary for the government.
The weather was never too hot nor too cold to prevent him from delivering the mail on his route. He covered his territory when the roads were filled with great snowdrifts and would have been considered by many as impassable. Again, in the early months of the year when the spring rains had swelled the streams and made the roads dangerous to travel over, Mr. Coons never failed to deliver the expected letter to his customers along his route, and it is safe to say that the United States Postal Department has not had many employees who were more faithful in discharging their duties than William H. Coons.
Mr. Coons was also a Civil War veteran and a member of the Soldiers and Sailors Historical and Benevolent Society of Washington, D. C.
He is survived by his wife, two sons, Fletcher and Charles Coons, of Baxter Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Harvey Thompson, of Galena; one sister, Mrs. Sarah E. Nolan, of Creston (sic), Iowa, and two brothers, John and Charles Coons, of Illinois.
The Galena Evening Times, Galena, Kansas
04 April 1917, Wednesday, Page: 1.
~~mjp~~
~*~
Note: Creston, or Preston, Iowa.
They changed Pastors and Church?
Rev. Lawellin, or Rev. Lewellin, Methodist Episcopal church;
Rev. R. F. or R. S. Robertson; First Christian church.
Corpl. Co I 103rd Ill Inf
*~*
William H. Coons Dies.
William H. Coons, 75 years old, a Civil war veteran and one of the first mail
carriers here following the establishment of the Galena postoffice, died yesterday afternoon from a complication of diseases. He was in the mail service here about thirteen years. A widow and several children survive. The funeral arrangements have not been completed.
Joplin News Herald,
Monday, April 2, 1917,
Page: 7 of 10; Column: 4 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
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*~*
WILLIAM COONS DIES.
Pioneer Citizen Succumbs to Complication of Diseases.
William H. Coons, a pioneer in Galena, died at 6:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon from a complication of diseases. He had been ill for some time.
Mr. Coons had lived in Galena many years. He was a civil war veteran. The last sixteen years he had been employed by the government as a rural carrier and was widely known throughout the county.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the residence, No. 805 East Thirteenth street.
The Rev. Mr. Lawellin (sic), pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, will officiate and burial will be in Galena cemetery.
Mr. Coons is survived by his wife, two sons, Fletcher and Charles of Baxter Springs; a daughter, Mrs. Harvey Thompson of Galena; a sister, Mrs. Sarah Nolan of Preston (sic), Ia., and two brothers, John Coons and Charles Coons of Illinois.
Joplin Globe,
Tuesday, April 3, 1917,
Page: 5; 3 of 10; Column: 4 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
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*~*
Coons Funeral Wedesday (sic).
Funeral services for William H. Coons, who died at his home, 805 East Thirteenth street at 6:30 o'clock Sunday evening will be held at the residence at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The Rev. Lewellin, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church will officiate. Burial will be in Galena cemetery. Mr. Coons is survived by a wife, two sons, Fletcher and Charles of Baxter Springs: a daughter, Mrs. Harvey Thompson of this city, a sister, Mrs. Sarah Nolan of Preston (sic), Ia., and two brothers, John Coons and Charles both of Illinois.
Joplin News Herald,
Tuesday, April 3, 1917,
Page: 7 of 10; Column: 1 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
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*~*
Coons Funeral Today.
Funeral services for William Coons, who died Sunday afternoon from a complication of diseases, will be held at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon in the family residence. No. 805 East Thirteenth street. The Rev. R. F. (sic) Robertson, pastor of the First Christian church, will officiate and burial will be in Galena cemetery.
Joplin Globe,
Wednesday, April 4, 1917,
Page: ?;1 of 8; Column: 3 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
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*~*
COONS FUNERAL YESTERDAY.
Funeral services for William H. Coons, who died at 6:30 o’clock Sunday from a complication of diseases, were held in the residence, No. 803 East Thirteenth street, at 2:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon. The Rev. R. S. (sic) Robertson had charge of the services and burial was in Galena cemetery.
Mr. Coons was one of the oldest citizens in Galena. He had been in the employ of the government since 1901 and was the first rural mail carrier out of Galena. He was a civil war veteran and also belonged to the Soldiers and Sailors’ Historical and Benevolent Society.
Mr. Coons is survived by a wife, two sons, one daughter, one sister and two brothers.
Joplin Globe,
Thursday, April 5, 1917,
Page: ?; 5 of 10; Column: 6 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
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*~*
William Coons (1842 - 1917) – Galena Cemetery –
Suggested By: ~~mjp~~, 6 March 2021.
Birth Location: Illinois,USA; Harris Township,Fulton County,Illinois,USA
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*~*
(March 31, 1842 ~ April 01, 1917)
31 March 1842 – 1 April 1917
***
WM. H. COONS BURIED TODAY
Funeral Services for Known Galenan Held
in the Late Residence at 2:30 This Afternoon.
HAD ENVIABLE RECORD AS MAIL CARRIER
Was Appointed as Carrier When First Rural Mail Route
Was Established in Galena on October 1, 1901.
Funeral services for William H. Coons, widely known Galenan, who died last Sunday night, were held in the late residence at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. The Rev. R. S. Robertson, pastor of the Christian church, conducted the services.
Coons had lived in Galena for a number of years and when the first rural mail route was established on October 1, 1901, he was appointed as a carrier for Uncle Sam, which position he held until a short time ago. Mr. Coons, despite the fact that he was 58 years of age when appointed as carrier, had missed only one day during the many years that he was an emissary for the government.
The weather was never too hot nor too cold to prevent him from delivering the mail on his route. He covered his territory when the roads were filled with great snowdrifts and would have been considered by many as impassable. Again, in the early months of the year when the spring rains had swelled the streams and made the roads dangerous to travel over, Mr. Coons never failed to deliver the expected letter to his customers along his route, and it is safe to say that the United States Postal Department has not had many employees who were more faithful in discharging their duties than William H. Coons.
Mr. Coons was also a Civil War veteran and a member of the Soldiers and Sailors Historical and Benevolent Society of Washington, D. C.
He is survived by his wife, two sons, Fletcher and Charles Coons, of Baxter Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Harvey Thompson, of Galena; one sister, Mrs. Sarah E. Nolan, of Creston (sic), Iowa, and two brothers, John and Charles Coons, of Illinois.
The Galena Evening Times, Galena, Kansas
04 April 1917, Wednesday, Page: 1.
~~mjp~~
~*~
Note: Creston, or Preston, Iowa.
They changed Pastors and Church?
Rev. Lawellin, or Rev. Lewellin, Methodist Episcopal church;
Rev. R. F. or R. S. Robertson; First Christian church.
Corpl. Co I 103rd Ill Inf
*~*
William H. Coons Dies.
William H. Coons, 75 years old, a Civil war veteran and one of the first mail
carriers here following the establishment of the Galena postoffice, died yesterday afternoon from a complication of diseases. He was in the mail service here about thirteen years. A widow and several children survive. The funeral arrangements have not been completed.
Joplin News Herald,
Monday, April 2, 1917,
Page: 7 of 10; Column: 4 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
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*~*
WILLIAM COONS DIES.
Pioneer Citizen Succumbs to Complication of Diseases.
William H. Coons, a pioneer in Galena, died at 6:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon from a complication of diseases. He had been ill for some time.
Mr. Coons had lived in Galena many years. He was a civil war veteran. The last sixteen years he had been employed by the government as a rural carrier and was widely known throughout the county.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the residence, No. 805 East Thirteenth street.
The Rev. Mr. Lawellin (sic), pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, will officiate and burial will be in Galena cemetery.
Mr. Coons is survived by his wife, two sons, Fletcher and Charles of Baxter Springs; a daughter, Mrs. Harvey Thompson of Galena; a sister, Mrs. Sarah Nolan of Preston (sic), Ia., and two brothers, John Coons and Charles Coons of Illinois.
Joplin Globe,
Tuesday, April 3, 1917,
Page: 5; 3 of 10; Column: 4 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
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*~*
Coons Funeral Wedesday (sic).
Funeral services for William H. Coons, who died at his home, 805 East Thirteenth street at 6:30 o'clock Sunday evening will be held at the residence at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The Rev. Lewellin, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church will officiate. Burial will be in Galena cemetery. Mr. Coons is survived by a wife, two sons, Fletcher and Charles of Baxter Springs: a daughter, Mrs. Harvey Thompson of this city, a sister, Mrs. Sarah Nolan of Preston (sic), Ia., and two brothers, John Coons and Charles both of Illinois.
Joplin News Herald,
Tuesday, April 3, 1917,
Page: 7 of 10; Column: 1 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
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Coons Funeral Today.
Funeral services for William Coons, who died Sunday afternoon from a complication of diseases, will be held at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon in the family residence. No. 805 East Thirteenth street. The Rev. R. F. (sic) Robertson, pastor of the First Christian church, will officiate and burial will be in Galena cemetery.
Joplin Globe,
Wednesday, April 4, 1917,
Page: ?;1 of 8; Column: 3 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
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*~*
COONS FUNERAL YESTERDAY.
Funeral services for William H. Coons, who died at 6:30 o’clock Sunday from a complication of diseases, were held in the residence, No. 803 East Thirteenth street, at 2:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon. The Rev. R. S. (sic) Robertson had charge of the services and burial was in Galena cemetery.
Mr. Coons was one of the oldest citizens in Galena. He had been in the employ of the government since 1901 and was the first rural mail carrier out of Galena. He was a civil war veteran and also belonged to the Soldiers and Sailors’ Historical and Benevolent Society.
Mr. Coons is survived by a wife, two sons, one daughter, one sister and two brothers.
Joplin Globe,
Thursday, April 5, 1917,
Page: ?; 5 of 10; Column: 6 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
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William Coons (1842 - 1917) – Galena Cemetery –
Suggested By: ~~mjp~~, 6 March 2021.
Birth Location: Illinois,USA; Harris Township,Fulton County,Illinois,USA
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