John W. Coon
John W. Coon, Farmer; P. O. Hardin, Ohio.
Mr. Coon is the fifth son of David and Lucy Coon. He was born on the farm now owned by Alfred Coon in Turtle Creek Township, Shelby County, December 25, 1822, where he passed his minority days working on the farm for his parents. He received a common school education. December 25, 1845, he married Miss Frances C. Mills, daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth Mills. Miss Mills was born in Orange, Essex County, N. J., September 23, 1827. She came to Shelby County with her parents in 1836, and settled on a part of section 29, Turtle Creek Township.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Coon settled on her father’s home farm, remained a few years, then moved on his father’s home farm, remained until 1854, when he purchased and moved on the west half of section 19, Turtle Creek Township. In 1864 he purchased the east half of section 24, joining his first purchase of land on the west, on which they moved in November, 1870, and have since resided. They have two children- George B. and Gertrude. Mr. Coon has made farming his principal avocation, and now owns a good farm of 160 acres.
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883