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Name | John Frederick Koonce | |
Birth | 10 Jul 1852 | Grenada, Yalobusha Co, Mississippi |
Gender | Male | |
Death | 13 Mar 1923 | Ezzell, Lavaca Co, Texas |
Burial | Salem Cem, Ezzell, Lavaca Co, Texas | |
Salem Cemetery - Koonce, John Frederick (front) Ezzell, Lavaca County, Texas |
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Salem Cemetery - Koonce, John Frederick Ezzell, Lavaca County, Texas |
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Salem Cemetery - Ezzell, Lavaca County, Texas Located south of Hallettsville on Highway 77. turn left onto FM 531 and go about two miles toward Ezzell. Cemetery is on the left. Salem Cemetery "This is a large well kept cemetery in the Salem community and next to the Salem Baptist Church. There were 1063 markers with two of them having a death date of 1861. They were J.R. Martin who died April 16, 1861 and L. Nelson in 1861. The cemetery was surveyed by Sammy Tise on September 15, 1985 and October 26, 1985. A sign in front of the church shows it was established July 14, 1857. A sign over the front gate of the cemetery reads: In memory of Mr. and Mrs. A. harless. A marker inside the cemetery reads: Dedicated to the memory, valor and generosity of Joel Ponton, Jr., 1842-1927; son of the Lavaca County pioneer settler, physician and minister, Joel Ponton, Sr.; Veteran Co. D, 2nd Texas Calvary, and its campaigns. Donor, March 31, 1881; tract of two acres for cemetery, Salem Cemetery." (source unknown) |
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Person ID | I32931 | Roots |
Last Modified | 16 Mar 2012 |
Father | John Philip Koonce, (m Melton), b. 1820, North Carolina d. Abt 1863, Lavaca, Lavaca Co, Texas (Age 43 years) | |
Mother | Harriet Newell (or W.) Melton-Koonce, b. 1831, Indiana d. Aft 1875, of, Lavaca, Lavaca Co, Texas (Age 45 years) | |
Marriage | 1847 | Yalobusha Co, Mississippi |
Family ID | F11554 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family | Gabriella Ellen Wilson, b. 23 Aug 1856, Petersburg, Lavaca Co, Texas d. 6 Jun 1943, Houston, Harris Co, Texas (Age 86 years) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Marriage | 10 Jul 1852 | Grenada, Yalobusha Co, Mississippi | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Family ID | F11539 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||||||||||||||
Last Modified | 19 May 2011 |
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