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  1. Arthur Fredrick Koontz: Birth: 7 May 1889 in Near Glade, Philips, KS. Death: 9 Oct 1975 in Fresno, Fresno Co., CA

  2. Verna Ada Koons: Birth: 20 May 1891 in Near Glade, Phillips Co., KS. Death: 5 Jul 1964 in Alton, Osborne Co., KS

  3. Walter Milton Koons: Birth: 27 Oct 1893 in Kirwin, Phillips Co., KS. Death: 12 Sep 1964 in Hospital, Phillipsburg, Phillips Co., KS

  4. Elmer Bert Koons: Birth: 21 Oct 1894 in Phillips Co., KS. Death: 12 Feb 1971 in Stockton, Rooks Co., KS

  5. Samuel Hobart Koontz: Birth: 11 Oct 1896 in Near Glade, Phillips Co., KS. Death: 25 Oct 1961 in Hadley Hospital in Hays, KS

  6. Sylvia Christine Koons: Birth: 19 Dec 1897 in Phillips Co., KS. Death: 1 Jul 1929 in Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS

  7. George Washington Koons: Birth: 27 Jan 1900 in Bow Creek, Phillips Co., KS. Death: 5 Apr 1921 in Stockton, Rooks Co., KS

  8. Osceola Bessie Koontz: Birth: 17 May 1901 in Kirwin, Phillips Co., KS. Death: 13 Oct 1991 in El Dorado, Butler Co., KS

  9. Jess Monroe Koons: Birth: 9 Jan 1904 in Bow Creek, Rooks Co., KS. Death: 26 Nov 1985 in Phillips Co., KS

  10. Arizona Floe Koons: Birth: 6 May 1906 in Phillips Co., KS. Death: 17 Aug 1993 in Woodston, Rooks Co., KS

  11. Orville Glen Koons: Birth: 22 Feb 1908 in Rooks Co., KS. Death: 11 May 1979 in Loveland, Larimer Co., CO


Notes
a. Note:   ed. Kirwin Republican (Kirwin, KS), 25 June 1884: Milton Koons "bucked the tiger" at the circus yesterday and he is wiser than he was, if he is thirty dollars poorer. [Gambled at cards] Milton married first Arawilda Unternahrer on 23 May 1885 at Phillipsburg, Phillips Co., KS. She left him, and he sued her for divorce in June 1866. The divorce was granted by her non-appearance. The Phillipsburg Dispatch (Phillipsburg, KS), 31 Mar 1887: The divorce case of Milton Koons vs. Arwilda Koons, was dismissed at cost of plaintiff. On 23 July 1887 Milton's father, Alfred, deeded him 40 acres (in E, SE, 2-5-17) in Bow Creek Township, Phillips Co., KS. In 1900 Milton lived in Bow Creek Township, Phillips County, KS; living with him were his father Alfred and brother George. In 1910 Milton lived in Rooks County with his wife and all eleven children. In 1920 Milton lived in Phillips County, KS; at home were his wife and children Elmer, Samuel, George, Jesse, Arizona, and Orville. He moved to Woodston, KS is 1933. Milton died after a seven month illness on 3 July 1948 in Woodston, Rooks Co., KS. His death certificate lists the cause as "drowned in a rain water barrel," by "suicide." The local newspaper suggested, "He had been in the habit of dipping water from the barrel, and he was quite lame, he may have fallen or he may have become dizzy as he stooped over."
Note:   Milton moved with his father to Kirwin, Phillips Co., Kansas in 1873, after his mother had di


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