John Williamson Coons
Alternate Names
John William Coons (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1853 December 7 (Born)
Death Date
On 1914 January 22 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Keg Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
1853 December 7
Mother
Mary Ann Williamsen (1812 - 1867)
Father
Lebbeus Thaddeus Coons (1811 - 1872)
Date Details
Occurred On 1853 December 7
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1865)
1865 (Age 11)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1865
Joined Company
Circa 1865
Company Arrived
Baptized by
John Murdock
1866 August (Age 12)
Served in
Northern States Mission
1882 April 10 – 1883 December 9 (Age 28)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Richfield, Sevier, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Francis Marion Lyman
Location Served
United States
Date Details
Started On 1882 April 10
Set Apart
Ended On 1883 December 9
Released
Died in Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States
1914 January 22 (Age 60)
Media
John W Coons (1854 - 1914) Profile
John William Coons (1853 - 1914)
Sources
Person
The Richfield Reaper
"John W. Coons Dies After Long Illness", The Richfield Reaper, (22 January 1914), Page 1.
Mission
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 21 August 1896.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 5 April 1882.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 April 1882, Vol. A, Page 58, Line 2505.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 April 1882, Vol. B, Page 63, Line 2505.
Pioneer
Deseret Evening News
"Richfield: J.W. Coons, Richfield Pioneer, Is Dead", Deseret Evening News, (24 January 1914), Page 13.