John Philip Koonce

John Philip Koonce

• Father: Zeno Koonce
• Mother: Alice (?)

• John Philip Koonce was born on 10 January 1827 in North Carolina.
• He married Harriet Newell Melton, daughter of Michael Hendrick Melton and Rachael Cockrum, circa 1843 in Yalobusha County, Mississippi.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1850 census.
• John Philip Koonce and Harriet Newell Melton appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, south of the Yalobusha river. Other members of the household included Elizabeth E. Koonce, Adelaide Koonce, Zena? Koonce and Winifred Pauline Koonce. Actual date of recording was 2 October and, contrary to enumerator instructions, the child born during June was included in the household.
• John Philip Koonce and Harriet Newell Melton appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Hallettsville PO, Lavaca County, Texas, enumerated a few households from the Best/Dunham family and Joel Ponton's family.. Other members of the household included Elizabeth E. Koonce. For some reason, possibly enumerator error, only daughter Elizabeth is enumerated in the household.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1860 census.
• John Philip Koonce died on 1 February 1863 at age 36 in Lavaca County, Texas.
• His wife Harriet Newell Melton became a widow at his death.
• He was interred at Salem Cemetery, Ezzell, Lavaca County, Texas.
• A single grave marker identifies the graves of Harriet Newell Melton and John Philip Koonce.

• Last Edited: 4 Mar 2014