Cherry Jelks

abt. 1838 - 1922

• Born	abt. 1838
  Gender	Female
  Died	07 Aug 1922	Crockett County, Tennessee   [1, 2, 3]
  Buried	08 Aug 1922	Crockett County, Tennessee   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I1698	Koonce 2
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2009

  
  

  Father	Peter Randolph
  Mother	Tildy Jelks
  Family ID	F553	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Solomon Koonce,   b. abt. 1828, North Carolina ,   d. 15 Jan 1928, Maury City, Crockett County, Tennessee
  Married	1867  [5]
  Children	> 1. Charles Koonce,   b. Apr 1869, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Jun 1929 > 2. Ned Edward Koonce,   b. Feb 1870, Tennessee > 3. Eliza Jane Koonce,   b. 17 May 1871, Alamo, Crockett County, Tennessee ,   d. 29 May 1949, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee > 4. Isaac Koonce,   b. 05 Feb 1873, Tennessee > 5. Annie Koonce,   b. Sep 1874, Tennessee   6. John Koonce,   b. 1876 > 7. Samuel Whitman Koonce,   b. Aug 1876, Tennessee ,   d. 05 Nov 1963   8. Della Koonce,   b. Nov 1878, Tennessee
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2009
  Family ID	F547	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Mr. Cole
  Children	1. Jim Cole
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2009
  Family ID	F548	Group Sheet

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		1870 Census: Solomon & Cherry (Jelks) Koonce Enumeration Date: 10 Aug 1870 Page: 36 Location: District 21, Haywood County, Tennessee #266 1. Koonce, Sol - male, age 42, born in TN 2. Cherry - female, age 32 3. James - male, age 16 4. Solomon - male, age 13 5. Bethel - male, age 11 6. August - male, age 9 7. Mose - male, age 5 8. Charles - male, age 1 9. Ned - male, age 3 months Link to full image.
  		1880 Census: Solomon & Cherry (Jelks) Koonce Enumeration Date: 3 Jun 1880 Enumeration District: 6 Page: 7 Location: Cairo, Crockett County, Tennessee #53 1. Koonce, V.B. - age 20 2. Tildy - wife, age 20 3. Minnie - daughter, age 9 months, born in Mar #54 1. Koonce, Solomon - age 54, born in SC, parents born in NC 2. C.B. - wife, age 40, born in TN, parents born in NC 3. Guss - son, age 17 4. Mose - son, age 15 5. Charlie - son, age 11 6. Ed - son, age 9 7. L.J. - daughter, age 8 8. J.S. - son, age 6 9. A.R. - daughter, age 4 10. Whitman -son, age 2 Link to full image.
  		1900 Census: Solomon & Cherry (Jelks) Koonce Enumeration Date: 4 Jun 1900 Enumeration District: 6 Sheet: 4A Location: Crockett County, Tennessee #62 1. Koonce, Solomon - Head, age 74, born Apr 1826, born in TN, father born in NC, mother born in VA 2. Cherry - wife, age 50, born Mar 1850 3. Whitman - son, age 23, born Aug 1876 4. Annie - daughter, age 25, born Sept 1874 5. Della - daughter, age 21, born Nov 1878 6. Drake, James - servant, age 25, born Dec 1874 Note: Cherry's age not consistent with previous census records Link to full image.
  		1920 Census: Solomon & Cherry (Jelks) Koonce Enumeration Date: 7 Jan 1920 Enumeration District: 9 Sheet: 4A Location: Civil District 8, Crockett County, Tennessee #63 1. Koonce, Solomon - Head, age 94 2. Cherrie - wife, age 90 3. Sam W. - son, age 42 4. May B. - daughter-in-law, age 29 5. Mary - granddaughter, age 15 6. Ophelia - granddaughter, age 11 7. Alta R. - granddaughter, age 10 8. Alice - no relationship given, age 8 Link to full image.
  		Death Certificate: Cherry (Jelks) Koonce Father: Peter Randolf Mother: Tildy Jelks Informant: Charley Koonce (her son) Internment: Koonce Graveyard

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone: Solomon & Cherry (Jelks) Koonce Picture from J. Campbell's Say My Name website - http://www.freewebs.com/jencessa/solomonandcherry.htm

  
  

• Sources

  [S118] Statewide Index to Tennessee Death Records (1914-1928). Tennesse State Library & Archives. http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/vital/tndeath.htm. Vol. 7, pg. 315 [S117] Grave Marker Inscription. [S140] Death Certificate. Crockett County, TN - #315 [S139] Smith, Jonathan Kennon. Tombstone Inscriptions from Black Cemeteries in Crockett County, Tennessee. [Jackson, Tenn.]: J.K.T. Smith, 1997. [S136] Campbell, Jennifer. Say My Name: An African-American Family History. http://www.freewebs.com/jencessa/myfamilytree.htm.