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Willis Henry Coon

Willis Henry Coon

Male 1857 - 1946  (89 years)


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  • Name Willis Henry Coon  [1] 
    Birth 18 Feb 1857  Richland, Oswego, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 16 Jun 1946  Pulaski, Oswego, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I28166  Stewartsny
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Father Peter P. Coon,   b. 30 Sep 1827, Oswego, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Aug 1913, Sandy Creek, Oswego County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Lydia A. Orton,   b. 2 Jul 1834, Williamstown, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1919 (Age 84 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1856  Oswego County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F11834  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Delia E. Hilton,   b. 22 Mar 1867, Orwell, Oswego County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Mar 1957 (Age 89 years) 
    Children 
     1. Vera Harriet Coon,   b. 4 Apr 1881   d. 30 May 1966 (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Ivan Willis Coon,   b. 10 Jun 1886   d. 29 Feb 1972 (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F8924  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Family 2 Harriet A Grinnals 
    Family ID F8925  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Newspaper Obituary - June 20, 1946 Pulaski Democrat - Richland Native Dies At Pulaski Home - Willis Henry Coon, 89, one of the older residents of this section, died Sunday night at his home in Rome st. He was born in Richland, Feb. 18, 1857, and had always made his home in this part of the county. As a young man he was a school teacher in district schools and at one time was principal of the Richland Union school. Later he conducted a store at Orwell and after that was a farmer, his last place before retirement having been in Kasoag. Survivng are his wife, Mrs. Delia Coon; one daughter, Mrs. Vera C. Potter, New York city; a son, Ivan Coon, Oswego; one brother, Frank A. Coon, Syracuse; one sister, Mrs. Louisa Chawgo, Pulaski RD; two grandchildren and a great grandchild. Funeral services were held at the Foster funeral home, Pulaski, at 2 p.m. Wednesday by Rev. James N. Pauley of the Pulaski Methodist church and burial was in Evergreen cemetery, Orwell.

      Vitals - June 16, 1946 - Willis Henry Coon, age 89 years, 3 months, 28 days. Date of birth February 18, 1857, born in Richland, New York. Sex, male; race, white; married; occupation, retired merchant and farmer. Length of residence in town where death occurred, 2 years. Name of wife, Delia Hilton Coon, age 79 years. Name of father, Peter P. Coon, born in Sandy Creek, New York. Name of mother, Lydia Orton, born in Richland, New York. Informant, Ivan W Coon, 87 East Mohawk Street, Oswego, New York. Cause of death, arteriosclerosis, duration 10 years. Signed by F. E. McCallum, M.D., Pulaski, New York, June 18, 1946. Place of burial, Evergreen Cemetery, Orwell, New York, June 19, 1946. Undertaker, Paul K. Foster, Pulaski, New York.

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Tree.

    2. [S29] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Richland, Oswego, New York; Roll: 1144; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0141; FHL microfilm: 1241144.