When William R. Koonce was born on 30 October 1812, in Maury, Tennessee, United States, his father, James H. Koonce, was 30 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Hart, was 22. He married Salena Faires Roach on 30 November 1837, in Lauderdale, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 28 April 1899, in Lauderdale, Alabama, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Central Heights, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States.
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Historical Boundaries 1816: Mississippi Territory, United States 1817: Monroe, Alabama Territory, United States 1818: Lauderdale, Alabama Territory, United States 1819: Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
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Americanized form of German Kuntz or Kuhns .
Americanized form of Dutch Koens, a patronymic from Koen .
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