Notes |
- Montgomery County, Indiana USGenWeb Project;http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/
BIOGRAPHY
Harvey Preston Coons
Crawfordsville Journal Review
22 August 1911, p 4
HARVEY P COONS PASSES AWAY
DIED THIS MORNING AT 8:30 O?CLOCK AT THE DUNCAN BOARDING HOUSE OFNERVOUS BREAKDOWN
Deceased was seventy-four years of age and was born five milessouthwest of this city
This morning at 8:30 o'clock at his rooms at the Duncan boarding houseon south Washington street occurred the death of Harvey P. Coons,which resulted from a nervous breakdown. The deceased began to failrapidly two weeks ago while he was visiting
his son Harry at Bass Lake and after returning to this city, hecontinued to grow worse until death.
Harvey Preston Coons was born five miles south west of this city, June13, 1837, being 74 years of age. He was the son of George and Julia F.Coons, who came to this county from Tennessee in 1830, and settled onthe farm where the deceased was born.
Mr. Coons was married to Mrs. Charlotte Lyons and to them were bornten
children, Charles M.., Harry T., Winifred, Ruth, Walter S., Daisy M.,Olive B., Herman F., Adah B., and Helen May. Those living are HarryT., Walter S., Mrs. Winifrede Royer Mrs. Daisy R Cruce, and Herman.Mr. Coons was the brother of William J., James, John R. and RobertCoons and Mrs. Sallie Scott, and of these but William and James areLiving.
The deceased was a cabinet maker by trade a was for many years in theemploy of the Crawfordsville Casket Co., being rated one of the mostefficient men. He was for many years also a member of the old Wilhiteband and the Montgomery Guards band, well known to our older citizens,and during his young manhood taught a number of terms in this county.
The funeral will be held from the home of his brother, William J.Coons, on Gipson street, probably on Thursday, but the exact tome hasnot been set.
File Created: Oct 09, 2007."
|