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Mary Catherine Shirts

Mary Catherine Shirts

Female 1850 - 1923  (72 years)

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  • Photos
    Jacob William Coon and Mary Catherine Shirts
    Jacob William Coon and Mary Catherine Shirts
    These are my maternal Great Great Great Grandparents

    Richard Coons by grave of Jaco
    Richard Coons by grave of Jaco
    acquire from doris wheeler feb 2007; Richard Coons is son of john henry coons, son of reuban coons, son of jacob, richard is great grandson of jacob

    Headstones
    Jacob Coon and Mary Catherine Shirts were my maternal 3rd great grandparents
    Jacob Coon and Mary Catherine Shirts were my maternal 3rd great grandparents

  • Name Mary Catherine Shirts  [1
    Born 06 Nov 1850  Germantown, Columbia County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Baptism 05 Sep 1851  Christ Ev. Lutheran Church, Germantown, Columbia County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Reference Number 310 
    Residence 1860  Clermont, Columbia, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1870  Clermont, Columbia, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1880  Clermont, Columbia, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 1900  Red Hook, Dutchess County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Residence 1910  Red Hook, Dutchess County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Residence 1920  Red Hook, Dutchess County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Died 10 Apr 1923  Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Buried Red Church Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I310  new
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2009 

    Father Joseph Shirtz,   b. 21 Apr 1816, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. Aft 1888, Clermont Cemetery, Clermont, Columbia County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 73 years) 
    Mother Helen "Lany" Reiffenberg,   b. 23 Feb 1825, Columbia, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 Apr 1877, Clermont, Columbia, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Married 30 Dec 1848  Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, Germantown, Columbia, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 30 Dec 1848  [11
    • Christ Ev. Lutheran Church, Germantown, Columbia County, New York
    Family ID F45  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jacob William Coon,   b. 28 May 1845, Clermont, Columbia, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 1923, Red Hook, Dutchess County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 22 Nov 1870  Methodist Church, Elizaville, Dutchess County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    • both of Clermont. The source noted is an unpublished list of records from subject church, cited in a letter from Kinship (Arthur M. Kelly) to Doris Wheeler, 9 Aug 1997. This record further shows Jacob to be a farmer.
    Children 
    +1. Harry William Coon,   b. 16 Dec 1873, Columbia, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1957  (Age 83 years)
    +2. Ruth Naiomi Coon,   b. May 1877, Columbia, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1940  (Age ~ 64 years)
    +3. Reuben Andrew Coon,   b. 20 Sep 1879, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1965, Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    +4. Wilbur Kuhn Coon,   b. 13 Aug 1881, Columbia, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1955  (Age 73 years)
     5. Helen Elizabeth Coon,   b. Dec 1886, Columbia, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1963  (Age ~ 76 years)
    +6. Jonas Gilbert Coon,   b. 23 Jul 1887, Clermont, Columbia County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1963, St. Francis Hospital, Town of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    +7. Marion Coon
    Family ID F109  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S34] Ancestry World Tree, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 1997.).

    2. [S46] Baptismal record.

    3. [S70] Census, 1870, with parents and Andrew in Clermont; page 22, dwelling No. 136,Family No. 141.

    4. [S14] 1860 US Census, Ancestry.com, (National Archives and Records Administration, 2009).
      Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860.M653, 1,438 rolls. Clermont, Columbia, New York, post office Germantown, roll M653_737, page 228, image 231.

    5. [S16] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003).
      Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2003.Original data - 1870.
    6. United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls.
    7. Minnesota. Minnesota Census Schedules for 1870. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T132, RG29, 13 rolls. Clermont, Columbia, New York, post office Clermont, roll 920, page 182, image 366.

    8. [S18] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005).
      Online publication - Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880.T9, 1,454 rolls. Clermont, Columbia, New York, ED 8, roll T9_820, page 150.3000, image 0777.

    9. [S20] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004).
      Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900.T623, 1854 rolls. Dutchess, New York, ED 36, roll T623 1023, page 10A.

    10. [S22] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006).
      Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910.T624, 1,178 rolls. Red Hook, Dutchess County, New York, ED , roll T624_937, part , page .

    11. [S26] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005).
      Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1920.T625, 2,076 rolls. Red Hook, Dutchess County, New York, ED , roll , page , image 1046.

    12. [S180] Obituary, The Sunday Courier, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York April 15, 1923, p.27. See Poughkeepsie Journal Obituary Index, Adriance Library.

    13. [S144] Kinship publications, (Kinship, Rhinebeck, New York), Pub. Code 025, p. 2249.

    14. [S144] Kinship publications, (Kinship, Rhinebeck, New York), Elizaville Methodist Church, # 30.