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John Coonrod and Elizabeth LeeFrom My Research
From My ResearchJohn and Elizabeth Lee Coonrod are the father and mother of George D. P. Coonrod, my gg grandfather. It appears that both sons (Stephen and John) of George and Rhody Mc Husen Coonrod named a son after their father in the same year, 1827. Stephen named his son George W. Coonrod and is verified in several pieces of documentation. Stephen and John moved to Greene County from Wayne County in 1829 and both had sons born in Wayne County. Birth records could not be obtained because the Wayne County courthouse burned down in the 1880s. The John and Elizabeth family unit, as I have it up to now whe the help of other Coonrod descendants is: John W. Coonrod HH
b. 31 Dec. 1793 in Grayson Co. KY The will of John Coonrod, dated November 26, 1846 indicates he was still married to Elizabeth at the time of his death. His son Dudley administered the will in conjunction with Thomas Findley and George Griswold. The land consisted of 40 acres valued at $200 and 1 acre valued at $15. Among the recipients of many small items were Dudley Coonrod, Thomas Coonrod, Stephen Coonrod, G.D.P. Coonrod, George W. Grizzle, James Findley and others whose names were not legible to my eyes. A death notice in the Carrollton Patriot says that an Elizabeth Coonrod died near Greenfield at age 80 on Sept. 25, 1870. This may be John's wife if the age was incorrect in the obituary. This may be Elizabeth Coonrod age 72 listed with the Thomas Fagger family on the 1970 Greene County Census in 1870. If it is, her age coincides with her birth in 1798. According to the Sutro Search Index and the AIS Census Index there were 2 Coonrods in Wayne Co. in 1820, John and Stephen. The Mormon IGI Index for IL shows Stephen Coonrod and Claudia Lee having a son, George W., born on 3 Sep 1827. The 1850 census shows George D. P. Coonrod was also born 1827 in Wayne County, Illinois, as do his admittance papers to the Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Home in Quincy, IL which say he was born on May 17, 1827. George W's profile in 'A History of Greene County' says he was from Wayne County. Kentucky history.... Early land grants in this area were as Kentucky County, Virginia. In 1779 Kentucky had 3 counties; Jefferson, Lincoln and Fayette. In 1790, Virginia included West Virginia and Kentucky. Kentucky became a state in 1792. From Richard Davidson in Wylie, TX, his ancestor Dudley Coonrod married Mary (Polly) Finley (Findley) in 1836 in Greene county Illinois. The validation of these facts were documented by Jessye Ann High in her family history. Dudley's parents were John and Elizabeth Coonrod and he was born in Kentucky around 1819. There appears to be multiple Coonrod family groups moving through Kentucky during the late 1700's and early 1800's. Sorting out who is who will be a challenge. Coonrod Research by Susie Gillick
Susie Gillick uncovered a son of John and Elizabeth Lee Coonrod that I had not found. He was Stephen Newport Coonrod. With her permission I am quoting her e-mails to me . Direct quotes are placed in parenthesis and in bold text. This is great information and was an important contribution to my family history. Many thanks to Susie. I really appreciate the time and effort she expended to document this information and share it with me. Perhaps others that visit this page will also benefit. Visit her Gillick Family Web Site. You will find more Coonrod information included there. Click the 'C' button. Susie's husband Bob;s " great grandfather was Hugh Henry James Gillick who was married to Nancy Etna Coonrod and her parents were Stephen Newport Coonrod and Mary F. Fitzsimmons. (Stephen's parents were John W. Coonrod and Elizabeth Lee - who was the fifth child of George and Rhody Coonrod!)""The family records that we received from my father-in-law, Alvin P. Gillick, Jr. when he joined the Mormon church had Stephen Newport Coonrod listed as the son of Stephen and Candas Coonrod. When I researched along those lines, I just couldn't find anything that I believed was about Stephen Newport. Stephen and Candas Coonrod had a son named Stephen, but his middle initial was M. So I can at least understand how easily it could be confused. " "So I went looking for Stephen Newport and traced back from him. I think I originally found a 1850 census on the Greene County web site that had him listed as a son of Elizabeth Coonrod, a widow. It also listed other family members - his siblings. That is where I got the family listing. Today, I went to Ancestry.com and did some more searching. Of course, his father John died before the censuses listed anything more than the head of the household and then just numbers for the rest of the family, but I feel those censuses tie him to Elizabeth Coonrod and Stephen Newport Coonrod." The following was clipped from her e-mail attachment. "1860 Federal Census Greene County, Illinois pg 992; Dwelling/Family: 2527/2537 COONROD, Stephen, age 29, male, white, Farmer, value: $50, b. IL COONROD, Angeline, age 18, female, white, b. IL COONROD, Henry, age 1, male, white, b. IL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The family moved to Texas in a covered wagon, leaving Greene County, 12 Nov 1876. They later returned to Greene County. According to the 1850 Federal Census of Greene County, IL, Stephen Newport Coonrod was not the son of Stephen and Candas Coonrod, as family records have stated. He is the son of John Coonrod, b. Mar 1797, in Kentucky, and Elizabeth ???. His age of 18-19 in 1850 places him in this other family. Info from 1850 Census: Coonrod, Elizabeth, age 52, widow, white, female, real estate value $250, born in KY Coonrod, Charles T., age 25, male, son, born IL, cannot read or write Coonrod, Rebecca, age 21, female, daughter, born IL Coonrod, Stephen N., age 18, male, son, born IL Coonrod, Henry L., age 16, male, son, born IL Coonrod, Mary E., age 6, female, daughter, born IL On the 1850 Census listings for Stephen and Candas Coonrod, their son Stephen has the middle initial of M. and is only 13 years of age. The other children listed are those that we have listed as being Stephen Newport's siblings. On the 1860 census for Greene County, Stephen is listed as being 29, white, male, and a farmer. It lists his wife as being Angeline, age 18, and a son Henry, age 1. The other Stephen, listed as the son of Stephen and Candis Coonrod, is listed as being age 23, middle initial of M. and a farmer. Some family records do show John and Elizabeth as being the parents of Stephen Newport Coonrod. Apparently John and the elder Stephen (married to Candis Lee) were brothers. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1870 Federal Census Township Ten Range Ten, Greene County, Illinois Enumeration Date: 28 June 1870; Post Office: Greenfield Dwelling/Family: 172/172; Line 35-40 Image 9 of 30 at Ancestry.com FAGGER, Thomas, age 36, male, white, Farmer, Real Estate Value: 2000; Personal Value: 400; b. Virginia, FAGGER, Mary, age 26, female, white, keeping house, b. Illinois FAGGER, Martha, age 3, female, white, b. Illinois FAGGER, J. H., age 1, male, white, b. Illinois COONROD, Elizabeth, age 72, white, Washing, b. KY, cannot read or write GRIZZLE, Sarah, age 18, female, white, domestic service, b. Illinois ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~" "Various notes and info found on the Greene and Wayne County web sites. Coonrod, Angie 1865 Jul 7 1890 age 24 years, 8 months, & 5 days. Daughter of John & Martha (Chapman) Flatt. Granddaughter of Edward & Rosannah (Garrison) Flatt and George & Susan (Emory) Chapman. Married John W. Nolan, Dec. 22, 1886, in Greene County, Ill. They had 1 daughter, Mabel Wyatt Nolan, who married Lynn Virden Mather. After the death of her 1st husband she married George W. Coonrod, Aug. 15, 1889, in Greene County, Ill. Obituary in the White Hall Register, Friday, July 11, 1890, Bluffdale, On Monday of this week at 2 o:clock in the afternoon Mrs. Angie Coonrod breathed her last. She has lingered for many weeks on the brink awaiting the slow but sure work of the dread disease, consumption. At the time of her death she was about 24 years of age and had been married twice. Her maiden name was Flatt. She was a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Jack Flatt who are both living. She was first married to John Nolan and after his decease to George Coonrod. There is one daughter by her first husband the only child left to travel life’s rugged pathway without the hand of a tender and loving mother to guide and direct the inexperienced footsteps through the youthful years. Deceases body was laid away in its last resting place in Richwoods Cemetery on Tuesday the day following her decease. The bereaved family have the heartfelt sympathies of numerous friends in this their hour of sorrow." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ These are buriels: Dudley Coonrod, Taylors, Greene, Illinois George Coonrod, Carrollton 3, Greene, Illinois John Coonrod, Taylors, Greene, Illinois Stephen Coonrod, Mount Airy, Greene, Illinois 1840 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jefferson Coonrod and wife of Greenfield celebrated their golden wedding. June, 1897 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Flatt, George Lasher Feb 7 1878 - Jan 21 1910 Son of John & Martha (Chapman) Flatt ‐ Unmarried ‐ Brother of Adaline Susan Flatt who married Robert Chester Darr, Harriet "Hattie" Flatt who married William March, and Angeline Flatt who married 1st to John W. Nolan and 2nd to Goerge W. Coonrod. Had 7 half brothers; Gregg, John, James, Ransom, Matthew, Daniel & William and 1 half sister Laura Ann who married Hiram Snyder. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ March, 1896 Polk Flatt and Lizzie Coonrod married. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ABSTRACTS FROM THE REGULAR BAPTIST CHURCH OF CHRIST OF HOPEWELL, WAYNE COUNTY, ILLINOIS "This church was organized "at the place of George Close" in Wayne County, Illinois on the fifth of August in the year 1820. Those in attendance were: James Bird, Stephen Coonrod, William Watkins, John Coonrod, Susan Bird, Anna Blissit, Mary Watkins, Neomi Close, James Taylor, acting clerk. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WAYNE CO., IL RICHARDSON FUNERAL RECORDS INDEX PAGE Mc 2111 Mc Duffee, Frank E Apr 2 1894 Dec 9 1983 Thomason F. James Calvin McDuffee M. Effie jane Godfrey S. Nellie / Mary Dow 1177 Mc DUFFEE, Nellie A Aug 1 1889 Oct 10 1971 Thomason F. Hugh Gillick M. Nancy Coonrod S. Frank McDuffee ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At the September term, 1820, the grand jury was James Bird, foreman; William Clark, James Gaston, Thomas Cox, Thomas Lee, John Turney, Stephen Coonrod, Daniel Kenshelo, Robert Gaston, Epraham Merritt, Richard Locke, John Owen, Robert L. Gray, Solomon Shane, George Close, Tirey Robinson, Thomas Ramsey, John B. Gash, Rennah Wells, George Turner, Andrew Carson and John Walker. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
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