Brief Life History of Charles Benjamin
When Charles Benjamin Cone was born on 9 August 1851, in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, his father, William Cone, was 38 and his mother, Jane A Dryer, was 30. He married Ann Murray about 1885, in Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in Curran, Sangamon, Illinois, United States in 1880 and Hampden Township, Kittson, Minnesota, United States in 1895. He died on 16 November 1930, in Gridley, Butte, California, United States, at the age of 79.
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- Charles Cone, "Minnesota State Census, 1895"
- Legacy NFS Source: Charles B. Cone - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Charles Benjamin Cone
- Charles B Cone, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"
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1861
Historical Boundaries: 1861: Sangamon, Illinois, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
Irish (Roscommon): possibly a shortened form of McCone .
English (Suffolk): from Middle English coin, cone ‘wedge, corner’; the reasons for its adoption as a surname are unclear.
Americanized form of North German Kohn or Köhn, or Kuhn .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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