Son of CHRISTIAN KOUNS & ANNA CATHERINE LAMP
Military: War of 1812

Married: 1814, CATHARINE "KATIE" BRUBAKER, Perry Twp., Lawrence Co., Ohio
Four known children:
1. Elizabeth Reed KOUNS
1816 – 1892
2. Samuel B. KOUNS
1824 – 1903
3. Nancy Adethea "Nannie" KOUNS
1832 – 1926
4. Benjamin Edgar KOUNS
unkn - unkn

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7.0 s/o Christian and Anna Lamp Kouns
Samuel Kouns - s/o Christian and Anna Lamp Kouns was b.08 Jan 1795 Greenbrier Co. VA d. 25 Sep 1843 Lawrence Co. OH. He m. 1814 Catherine Brubaker b. Apr 1798 d. 02 Jul 1882. This was the first marriage in Perry Twp. Lawrence Co. OH. They were buried in Perry Twp. Kouns Family Cemetery which was moved to Ironton Woodland Cemetery in July 1966.
Samuel Kouns was a soldier in the War of 1812 under General Harrison.
1818 Samuel Kounce is a taxpayer in Lawrence Co. OH
1820 Lawrence Co. OH census Samuel Koons in Fayette Twp.
with one male under 10; one male 26-45; one female under 10 and one female 26-45 - total of 4 in household
Koons, Samuel - The State of Ohio vs Wm. Collier and Samuel Koons. Fisticuffs. Samuel plead guilty, paid fine of $6.00. pg 159 Vol 1-2 Ironton Courthouse Clerk of Courts office.
Kouns (Coonts) - John Bruce vs Samuel Coonts. Slander. 1822 page 230. Ironton Courthouse Clerk of Courts office.
From: "Southern Ohio Taxpayers in the 1820's" we find:
Koon(s) Samuel in 1822 and 1828 Perry Township Lawrence Co.
Samuel Koons - Will dated 1843 Vol 1, pg 132-34
Issues:
7.1 Samuel B. Kouns - b. 04 Jun 1824 d.19 Dec 1903
married 28 Apr 1847 to Salome McClure b.24 Jul 1821 Lawrence Co. OH d. 13 Mar 1908. Salome was the d/o James and Abigail (Stacy) McClure.
Death Records - Kouns, Salome, female, white, married, died: 13 Mar 1908 86y6m20d, Lawrence Co. OH, Perry Twp, b. Ohio, housewife, cause: heart failure.
Death Records - Kouns, Samuel, male, white, married, died 10 Dec 1903 age 79y6m15d, Sheridan, OH, farmer, cause: Paralysis

Hardesty Sketches, Lawrence Co. OH (Published 1882)
Samuel Kouns - was born in the county of Lawrence, June 4, 1821 and married in the same county Apr. 28, 1847 to Salome McClure,who was born in this county July 24, 1821. Her father, James McClure, was born in the state of Vermont and died in this county, July 8, 1864, and her mother Abigail (Stacy) McClure was born in Connecticut and died in this county March 1, 1879. They settled here in 1821.
Christian Kouns, the grandfather of Samuel, was born in Rockingham Co., VA and removed to this county from Greenbrier Co., VA near the White Sulphur Springs, in 1803. He was one of the first settlers in this county when it was simply a wilderness. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
The father of the subject of this sketch, Samuel Kouns, Sr. was born in Greenbrier Co., VA Jan 8, 1795, and died Sept. 25, 1843. He was a soldier in the War of 1812 under General Harrison.
James McClure, a brother of Mrs. Kouns, served in the late war, enlisting in 1865 in the 173d O.V.I. The following are Mr. Kouns' children:
Alma E. b. 3/20/1848 d. 12/30/1853
Caroline E. b. 5/13/1849 d. 12/13/1853
Franklin b. 10/12/1852 d. 1/27/1855
Alexander b. 4/16/1854 resides at home
Harriet L. b. 9/13/1858 resides at home
Frank Clifton b. 9/18/1860 d. 7/5/1862
Benjamin E. b. 11/8/1867 resides at home
Mr. Kouns has served as Justice of the Peace one term and as school director six terms. He also held the office of treasurer of the Delta School district for nine years. Besides several other offices. Catherine (Brubaker) Kouns, who came to this county in 1803 with her husband, is the mother of Samuel. Mr. Kouns is engaged in farming in Perry Township. Address: Sheridan Coal Works, Lawrence Co. Ohio.
1870 Lawrence Co. OH census:
Samuel Kouns age 46 b. OH
Salome age 48 b. OH
Alex age 16 b. OH
Harriet age 11 b. OH
Benjamin age 02 b. OH
Catherine age 70 b. OH infirm (nee Brubaker)
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Source: Kouns Family of Lawrence County Ohio by Sharon M. Kouns, Margaret Hostetler and others