James Coon

Male3 March 1904–5 October 1985

Brief Life History of James

James Coon was born on 3 March 1904, in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States as the son of Lizzie M Coon. He married Lillian Borrego on 11 July 1969, in California, United States. He lived in Davidson, Tennessee, United States in 1920. He died on 5 October 1985, in Las Animas, Colorado, United States, at the age of 81.

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James Coon
1904–1985
Lillian Borrego
1918–2010
Marriage: 11 July 1969

Sources (2)

  • James G Coon in household of Lizzie M Coon, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Legacy NFS Source: James Coon - Memory of Someone: birth-name: James G Coon

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    11 July 1969California, United States

    • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (3)

    World Events (8)

    1906 · Saving Food Labels

    Age 2

    The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

    1909 · Garden of the Gods Park

    Age 5

    In 1879, railroad tycoon, Charles Elliott Perkins bought 240 acres whrere The Garden of the Gods is located, and planned to use it as a summer home. Perkins died in 1907 before he could establish it as a public park. Perkin's children donated the now 480 acres to the city of Colorado Springs, to become a public park.

    1927

    Age 23

    Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

    Name Meaning

    Irish (Galway): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cuana (see Cooney ).

    Americanized form of German Kuhn .

    Americanized form of Dutch Coen or Koen .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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