Heathcock Genealogy Database - Person Sheet
Heathcock Genealogy Database - Person Sheet
NameGeorge Bates Koons 1516
Birth5 Aug 1858, Franklin Co IL
Death26 Nov 1926, Tulsa Co OK Age: 68
Spouses
Birth19 Sep 1866, Benton, Franklin Co IL
Death13 Oct 1960, Tulsa Co OK Age: 94
FatherLevi Jones (1823-1910)
MotherPolina Ash (1827-1884)
Marriage6 Aug 1882, Franklin Co IL
ChildrenEva (1885-)
 Lulu Myrtle (1886-1983)
 Ernest N. (1888-)
 Lena L. (1891-)
 Walter S. (1892-)
 Vergie D (1898-)
 Viola M. (1905-)
 Georgia P. (1909-)
Notes for George Bates Koons
1900 Census of Murphysboro, Jackson Co IL
Household Members Age Relationship
G B Koons 41 Head
Paulina Koons 33 Wife, mother of 6, all living
Eva Koons 15 Daughter
Lulu Koons 13 Daughter
Ernest Koons 12 Son
Lena Koons 9 Daughter
Walter Koons 8 Son
Virgie Koons 2 Daughter

1910 Censu of Cache, Comanche Co OK
Household Members Age Relationship
George B Koons 52 Head
Paulina M Koons 43 Wife
Ernest N Koons 22 Son
Lena L Koons 20 Daughter
Walter S Koons 18 Son
Vergi D Koons 12 Daughter
Viola M Koons 5 Daughter
Georgia P Koons 0 Daughter

1920 Census of Cache, Cotton Co OK
Household Members Age Relationship
George B Koons 61 Head
Collivia Koons 53 Wife
Vergia Koons 22 Daughter
Lola Koons 15 Daughter
Georgia P Koons 11 Daughter
Notes for Polina May (Spouse 1)
Polina May Koons,1517 94, of 2216 E. 18th St., an Oklahoma pioneer, died in a Tulsa hospital Thursday.

Mrs. Koons and her husband, George B. Koons, who died in 1926, were married when she was 16 years old. They homesteaded a farm near Temple in 1901. She has been a Tulsa resident since 1924.

Survivors include her daughter, Mrs. A.E. Ashley, 2216 E. 18th St.; two sons, E.N. Koons, Los Angeles, California, and W. S. Koons, 1932 S. Florence Place; five other daughters, Mrs. Riley S. Smith, 1809 W. Cameron Ave.; Mrs. Lulu Swisher, Sacamento, California; Mrs. Hal Lang, 2805 E. 4th Place; Mrs. P.M. Kelsay, Carbonhill. Alabama; and Mrs. D.W. Wilkerson, Kansas City, Missouri; 14 Grandchildren, 31 Great Grandchildren and 2 Great Great Grandchildren.

Arrangements are pending with Tulsa-Whisenhunt Funeral Home.

Polina is buried in the Rose Hill cemetery, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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