Roxie Ann (Coon) Kirk (abt. 1844 - 1924)

Born about May 1844 in Madison, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Robert McCamey Kirk — married 10 Aug 1867 in Mercer, Missouri

Descendants

Died 22 Jul 1924 at about age 80 in Mill Grove, Mercer, Missouri, United States

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Biography

She was aged 7 b OH in the household of Jacob Coon age 72 b PA and Elizabeth Coon age 38 b Ohio, when she was enumerated in the 1850 Census for McLean County, Illinois. Others in the house were Jacob C Coon age 20 b OH, Ros An Coon age 18 b OH, Manda J Coon age 15 b OH, Andrew J Coon age 12 b OH George W Coon age 10 b OH and Ester F Coon age 2 b OH.^[1]

At age 17 she was living in Mercer County, Missouri with Jacob Coon age 82, Elizabeth Coon age 48 b OH, E T Coon (female) age 12 b OH and George Coon age 19 b OH.^[2]

Marriage: her first husband was Wesley Wilkerson, according to Kutschbach Family Tree on GenCircles.

In 1870 she had children aged 4 (Hadley), 2 (Nancy) and infant (John Lindsey); apparently she had been married to Robert M. Kirk about 4 years. They were living in Washington County, Mercer, Missouri.^[3]

In 1880 the children were Headley age 13, Nancy E age 12, John L Kirk age 10, Flaurence D Kirk age 8, James A Kirk age 5 and Edith Kirk infant.^[4]

In 1900 Roxy was living with Robert and children Dossy and James A. Kirk.^[5]

Robert and Roxy were living with son James in 1910.^[6]

Mercer County Pioneer Traces vol. 2 p. 505 on family of Thomas Riley Kirk: Robert M. (1840-1919) was married to Roxie Coon (1843-1924) who was born in Madison Co., OH., to Jacob Coon). They had eight children. They are buried in the Coon Cemetery, Mercer Co., MO.

Roxie is buried in the Coon Cemetery in Mercer County, Missouri.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8RQ-WQM : 20 December 2020), Roxey Ann Coon in household of Jacob Coon, Money Creek Township, McLean, Illinois, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZB-JL9 : 18 February 2021), R A Coon in entry for Jacob Coon, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M465-K4G : 29 May 2021), Roxie Kirk in entry for Robert Kirk, 1870.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6X5-X23 : 19 February 2021), Roseia A Kirk in household of Robt M Kirk, Washington, Mercer, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 231, sheet 140B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,703.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3ZG-RFY : accessed 4 October 2021), Rocksy A Kirk in household of Robert M Kirk, Washington Township Mill Grove village, Mercer, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 122, sheet 3B, family 64, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,874.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2BC-NXC : accessed 4 October 2021), Roxy Kirk in household of Robert Kirk, Washington, Mercer, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 126, sheet 10B, family 215, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 799; FHL microfilm 1,374,812.
7. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19427366/roxie-ann-kirk

• Kutschbach Family Tree on GenCircles
• Family information handed down to Dawn Clearwater.