Bessie Koonce

1898 - 1937

• Born	1 Sept 1898	Tennessee   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	09 Jul 1937	Maury City, Crockett County, Tennessee   [2]
  	Cause: interstitial nephritis
  Buried	11 Jul 1937	Maury City, Crockett County, Tennessee   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I1781	Koonce 2
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2009

  
  

  Father	Augustus Koonce,   b. 1863, Tennessee ,   d. 05 Dec 1928, Maury City, Crockett County, Tennessee
  Mother	Matilda Jelks,   b. Abt 1868, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Jul 1912
  Married	14 Jun 1879	Crockett County, Tennessee
  Documents		Marriage Certificate: Gus Koonce & Tildy Jelks
  Family ID	F565	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Leslie Jennings
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2009
  Family ID	F732	Group Sheet

  
  

• Documents		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: Bessie (Koonce) Jennings Father: Gus Koonce Mother: Tildy Jelks Spouse: Leslie Jennings

  
  

• Sources

  [S139] Smith, Jonathan Kennon. Tombstone Inscriptions from Black Cemeteries in Crockett County, Tennessee. [Jackson, Tenn.]: J.K.T. Smith, 1997. Tombstone has 1901. [S140] Death Certificate. [S139] Smith, Jonathan Kennon. Tombstone Inscriptions from Black Cemeteries in Crockett County, Tennessee. [Jackson, Tenn.]: J.K.T. Smith, 1997.