Augustus Koonce

1863 - 1928

• Born	1863	Tennessee   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	05 Dec 1928	Maury City, Crockett County, Tennessee   [2, 3]
  	Cause: myocarditis
  Buried	06 Dec 1928	Crockett County, Tennessee   [2, 4]
  Person ID	I1707	Koonce 2
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2009

  
  

  Father	Solomon Koonce,   b. abt. 1828, North Carolina ,   d. 15 Jan 1928, Maury City, Crockett County, Tennessee
  Mother	Amy
  Family ID	F545	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Matilda Jelks,   b. Abt 1868, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Jul 1912
  Married	14 Jun 1879	Crockett County, Tennessee   [5]
  Children	1. Estella Koonce,   b. 11 Dec 1879,   d. 04 Aug 1912   2. Callie W. Koonce,   b. abt. 1894, Tennessee   3. Ora Lee Koonce,   b. 1895, Tennessee ,   d. 1942   4. Bessie Koonce,   b. 1 Sept 1898, Tennessee ,   d. 09 Jul 1937, Maury City, Crockett County, Tennessee
  Documents		Marriage Certificate: Gus Koonce & Tildy Jelks
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2009
  Family ID	F565	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.
  		1910 Census: William H. & Lizzie (Brassfield) Koonce Enumeration Date: 18 Apr 1910 Enumeration District: 9 Sheet: 2A Location: Civil District 10, Crockett County, Tennessee #13 1. Koonce, William H. - Head, age 30, married 9 years 2. Lizzie - wife, age 26, married 9 years, mother of 4 kids and all four alive 3. Posey - daughter, age 6 4. Tommie - daughter, age 5 (should be Lomie) 5. Inez - daughter, age 3 6. Willie J. - son, age 2 7. Roberts, Rita - niece, age 10 8. Avery, Daniel - stepfather, age 77, 2nd marriage, married 16 years 9. Avery, Susan - stepmother, age 60, 2nd marriage, married 16 years, mother of 3 children w/ 2 still alive (note: this should be mother-in-law) 10. Brassfield, Howell - brother-in-law, age 32 #14 1. Koonce, Edgar N. - Head, age 32, married 6 years, teacher at public school 2. D. - wife, age 26, married 6 years, mother of 4 children with 3 alive 3. Landil - son, age 5 4. Ruby L. - daughter, age 1 and 7 months 5. Claudine - daughter, age 5 months #16 1. Koonce, Augustus G. - Head, age 54, married 34 years 2. Matilda M. - wife, age 52, married 34 years, mother of 10 children w/ 7 alive 3. Callie W. - daughter, age 16 4. Ora L. - daughter, age 15 5. Bessie R. - daughter, age 12 Link to full image.
  		Death Certificate: Gus Koonce Father: Solomon Koonce Internment: Nunn Cemetery Cause of death: myocarditis

  
  

  Headstones

  Augustus Koonce is buried in New Cemetery

  
  

• Notes

  Born: 1870 census has age as 9 years, indicating birth year of about 1861.

  
  

• Sources

  [S136] Campbell, Jennifer. Say My Name: An African-American Family History. http://www.freewebs.com/jencessa/myfamilytree.htm. [S140] Death Certificate. Crockett County, TN - #27960 [S118] Statewide Index to Tennessee Death Records (1914-1928). Tennesse State Library & Archives. http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/vital/tndeath.htm. [S139] Smith, Jonathan Kennon. Tombstone Inscriptions from Black Cemeteries in Crockett County, Tennessee. [Jackson, Tenn.]: J.K.T. Smith, 1997. [S56] Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Ancestry.com. http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1169, 87.