John McCray Coon b. 19 Mar 1908 Tazewell Co. VA d. 07 Oct 1993 Tazewell Co. VA: Appalachian Aristocracy

1908 - 1993 (85 years)

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Name	John McCray Coon
Born	19 Mar 1908	Tazewell Co. VA
Gender	Male
Died	07 Oct 1993	Tazewell Co. VA
	Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current Name: John M. Coon SSN: 224-01-8407 Last Residence: 24630 North Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, USA Born: 19 Mar 1908 Died: 7 Oct 1993 State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)
Buried	Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton, Mercer Co. WV
	Grave location and obituary: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=COO&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=52&GScntry=4&GSsr=2801&GRid=85537174&
Notes	CENSUS RECORDS 1920 United States Federal Census Name: John M Coon Age: 11 Birth Year: abt 1909 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1920: Graham, Tazewell, Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Single Father's Name: Thomas P Coon Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Name: Lorena Coon Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes 1930 United States Federal Census Name: John M Coon Gender: Male Age: 22 Birth Year: abt 1908 Birthplace: Virginia Race: White Home in 1930: Bluefield, Tazewell, Virginia Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Son Spouse's Name: Trula Coon Father's Name: T Paul Coon Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Name: Lorena Coon Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Household Members: T Paul Coon 42 Lorena Coon 42 John M Coon 22 Trula Coon 20 Flora Coon 19 Thomas Coon 17 Lena Coon 15 Wanego Coon 13 Nellie Coon 11 Lucille Coon 8 Jack Coon 5 Lorene Coon 3 1940 United States Federal Census Name: John M Coon Age: 32 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1908 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Virginia Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1940: Bluefield, Tazewell, Virginia Street: Wesley Street Farm: No Inferred Residence in 1935: Bluefield, Tazewell, Virginia Residence in 1935: Same Place Resident on farm in 1935: No Occupation: Washer And Mechanic House Owned or Rented: Owned Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $1000 Highest Grade Completed: High School, 1st year Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 59 Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work Weeks Worked in 1939: 49 Income: $1820 Household Members: John M Coon 32 Trula Coon 30 Margaret L Coon 9 John M Coon 8 Laura L Coon 6 Phyllis A Coon 4 Ronald L Coon 2 James E Coon 1 month OBITUARY From Find A Grave BLUEFIELD, VA. ?John McCray Coon, Sr., 85, of Westwood, Bluefield, Va., died Thursday, October 7, 1993, in a Bluefield Hospital. Born March 19, 1908, in Bluefield, Va., he was a son of the late Thomas P. and Lorene Neel Coon. He was retired from Fairmont Foods in Bluefield, Va. and a member of the Calvary Baptist Chapel in North Tazewell, VA. He was preceded in death by his wife, Trula Lawrence Coon; one daughter, Mrs. Wayne (Margaret) Wilson; one brother, T.P. Coon and two sisters, Mrs. Dan (Flora) Slade and Mrs. Robert (Wanego) Patton. Survivors: sons, John M. Coon, Jr. and Ronald Lee Coon, both of Tazewell and James E. Coon of Abingdon, Va.; daughters, Mrs. Charles (Laura) Godsey of Prince George, Va., Phyllis Pruett of Bluefield and Brenda Coon of Granite Falls, N.C.; brother, Jack Coon of Princeton; sisters, Mrs. William (Lena) Bowles, Mrs. Nell Fulcher and Mrs. Wally (Lorene) Rangeo, all of Bluefield, Va., and Mrs. Bill (Lucille) Reynolds of Princeton; 13 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Calvary Baptist Chapel in North Tazewell with the Rev. Chuck Trent officiating. Burial will be at Roselawn Memorial Gardens on the Bluefield-Tazewell Road. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the Dudley Memorial Mortuary in Bluefield, Va.
Person ID	I22343	Master File
Last Modified	1 Jul 2013

Father	Thomas P. Coon, b. 10 Aug 1888, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 01 Feb 1950, Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV (Age 61 years)
Mother	Lorena Neel, b. 04 Mar 1887, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 13 Aug 1975, Bluefield, Tazewell Co. VA (Age 88 years)
Family ID	F10203	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Trula Lawrence, b. 27 Jun 1909, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 08 May 1965, Bluefield, Tazewell Co. VA (Age 55 years)

Married 31 May 1929 Mercer Co. WV

West Virginia Vital Records
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12156256&Type=Marriage

Children

+	1. Flora Coon, b. ca 1911, Tazewell Co. VA
+	2. Thomas P. Coon, Jr., b. ca 1914, Tazewell Co. VA
+	3. Lena M. Coon, b. ca 1916, Tazewell Co. VA
	4. Wanego V. Coon, b. ca 1917, Tazewell Co. VA
	5. Nellie Coon, b. ca 1919, Tazewell Co. VA
	6. Lucille K. Coon
	7. Jack Coon
	8. Lorene Coon, b. 27 Apr 1928, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 12 Dec 2002, Tazewell Co. VA (Age 74 years)

Last Modified 1 Jul 2013

Family ID F10204 Group Sheet | Family Chart