Josiah Coon (Hancock County, Kentucky, well digger)
b. 1810?
Hancock County, Kentucky, well digger. Virginia native. Married to Sally Earls Coon in Hancock County on September 1, 1854. Well digger in Hancock County in 1860.
Bibliography
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hancock County, p. 9.
Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Roll #994037, Hancock County Marriages.
Citation
Coon, Josiah. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32210856 (November 12, 2026).
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