Henry F. Coon was born November 23, 1838, and died October 6, 1886. In 1860, he was a merchant living in York Borough, although his family then lived in Mountjoy Township, Adams County. He married Jane Peiffer in 1866. After Jane's death in 1878, he married Sarah Agnes "Sallie" Sourbier Oct 15, 1878. After Henry's death, Sarah married James A. Delafield.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Gettysburg September 2, 1861, with Co. F, 87th Pa Inf, at the rank of private. Captured near Petersburg, Virginia, June 22, 1864, and sent o prisons in Lynchburg and Andersonville and ultimately to Millen October 31, 1864. Paroled at Jacksonville, Florida, April 28, 1865, and discharged by general order June 8, 1865.
Henry F. Coon was born November 23, 1838, and died October 6, 1886. In 1860, he was a merchant living in York Borough, although his family then lived in Mountjoy Township, Adams County. He married Jane Peiffer in 1866. After Jane's death in 1878, he married Sarah Agnes "Sallie" Sourbier Oct 15, 1878. After Henry's death, Sarah married James A. Delafield.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Gettysburg September 2, 1861, with Co. F, 87th Pa Inf, at the rank of private. Captured near Petersburg, Virginia, June 22, 1864, and sent o prisons in Lynchburg and Andersonville and ultimately to Millen October 31, 1864. Paroled at Jacksonville, Florida, April 28, 1865, and discharged by general order June 8, 1865.
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