Burton Solyman Coons (1898 - 1953)

Born 6 Dec 1898 in New York, United States

Ancestors

Biography

Burton Coons served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started:
Unit(s): 315th Field Artillery
Service ended:

Birth

Birth:

Date: 6 Dec 1898

Place: Saratoga County, New York

Father: Burton Coons

Mother: Alice Bateman

Source:^[1][2]

Marriage

Marriage:

Date: bef. 1924

Place: Saratoga County, New York

Husband: Burton Solyman Coons

Wife: Florence Mary Flinton

Source: ^[3]

Children:

Source: ^[3]

1. Ruth I. bo 11 Dec 1892; m. Hyland Patrick 27 Sept 1915
2. Burton Frances bo. 15 Aug 1924; d. 1953

Military

Military:

Burton enlisted while underage and was sent to Europe. While in Europe he was gassed. The effect of the incident left him blind in one eye for the remainder of his life. ^[3]

Death

Death:

Date: 1953

Place:

Burial Place: Elizabethtown, New York

Source:

Sources

1. ↑ New York State Census, 1905, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKMV-T65 : 26 November 2014), Burton H Coons, Milton, E.D. 05, Saratoga, New York; citing p. , line 22, county offices, New York.; FHL microfilm 559,942.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (n.p: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Admini, n.d), Registration Location: Essex County, New Jersey; Roll: ; Draft Board:
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Heather Ann Lansing.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5SG-1Y6 : 29 October 2015), Burton S Coons in household of Burton H Coons, Milton, Saratoga, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 117, sheet 2B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,089.
• "New York State Census, 1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9PC-HPH : 8 November 2014), Burton S Coons Jr, Milton, Saratoga, New York, United States; from "New York, State Census, 1915," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing p. 05, line 11, state population census schedules, 1915, New York State Archives, Albany.
• "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8N-X6RQ : 3 September 2021), Burton Solyman Coons, 16 Jun 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.