Rowena Koonce

Brief Life History of Rowena

When Rowena Koonce was born on 23 October 1903, in Arkansas, United States, her father, Edgar Lee Koonce Sr., was 37 and her mother, Minnie Depree Finch, was 35. She married Carroll Gray Hearnsberger on 9 November 1930, in Dallas, Arkansas, United States. She lived in North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States in 1963 and Fordyce, Dallas, Arkansas, United States in 1969. She died on 14 October 1979, at the age of 75, and was buried in Fordyce, Dallas, Arkansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Cleveland Barron
1894–1959
Rowena Koonce
1903–1979
Minnie Reba Barron
1941–

Sources (14)

  • Rowena Kooner in household of Ed L Kooner, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Rowena (Honey) Koonce - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Rowena (Honey) Koonce
  • Rowena Koonce, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"

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World Events (8)

1904

St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

1904 · William H. Fuller Grows 70 Acres of Rice

Rice is one Arkansas leading crops, in 1904 William H. Fuller planted 70 acres of rice, this act is what started the making rice the leading crop in Arkansas.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Kuntz or Kuhns .

Americanized form of Dutch Koens, a patronymic from Koen .

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

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