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COONEALOGY
SPACER
WOOD-BUTCHER

The genealogy of the Coon Family. Included in the family are the following surnames and (# of individuals):

ABBOTT (1), ACKERMAN (1), AGNEW (1), ALEXANDER (1), ALLEN (4), ALLYNE (1), ALLYNE (ALYN) (1), ALSDORF (1), ALVORD (1), ANDREWS (1), ATKISSON (1), AVERY (1)

BACKUS (2), BACON (1), BÄHR (1), BAILEY (1), BAKER (5), BALL (3), BALLARD (1), BANGERT (1), BARBER (1), BARROS (1), BARTLETT (3), BARTOW (2), BARTRAM (2), BASCOM (1), BAUER (1), BAXTER (9), BEAUPRE (1), BEAUVIER (1), BECKER (2), BEDELL (47), BELCHER (1), BENEDICT (5), BENNETT (1), BERTOZZI (1), BETTS (2), BEVIER (10), BIRDSALL (1), BLASS (1), BLISS (1), BLIVEN (1), BONNETT (1), BOOTH (4), BOUGHTON (2), BOUTON (1), BOWNE (4), BRADLEY (1), BRINK (1), BRITTON (1), BROOK (1), BROUGHTON (2), BROWN (6), BROWNE (1), BRUNDIGE (1), BUDD (6), BUGBEE (1), BURCHARD (1), BURLING (4), BURR (2), BURT (6), BURTUS (1), BUSHNELL (18), BUTCHER (1)

CABRERA (1), CALKOON (1), CAMP (1), CANEY (2), CANFIELD (1), CANTNER (1), CARETHERS (3), CAREY (11), CARPENTER (65), CARR (2), CARTER (1), CHAMBERLAIN (2), CHAPIN (1), CHAPMAN (1), CHASE (2), CHATFIELD (1), CLAPP (4), CLAPSADALE (1), CLARK (5), CLARKE (4), CLAYTON (1), CLEMENT (2), CLEMENTS (1), CLOSE (1), CLUM (1), COBURN (1), COCK (20), COKELET (5), COLE (1), COLES (9), COLTON (3), COMLY (1), COMSTOCK (2), CONKLIN (3), CONKLING (2), COOK (1), COOKE (3), COOLEY (2), COON (68), COONS (8), COREY (1), CORNELL (3), CORNWELL (8), COUCH (1), COVERT (2), COX (1), CRAMPTON (1), CRAWFORD (1), CRISSEL (1), CROCHERON (1), CROMWELL (2), CRONK (7), CROOKUM (1), CROUCH (1), CRUZ (2), CURRIE (1)

DAGGETT (1), DANERS (7), DANIELS (1), DANIHY (1), DANKS (1), DAUCHY (1), DAVERN (2), DAVIDGE (1), DAVIDSON (14), DAVIES (1), DAVIS (2), DAVISON (1), DAY (2), DEAN (4), DECKER (29), DEGROVE (2), DELANO (1), DELANY (1), DENTON (1), DESNOIONS (DENOYANS) (1), DICKERSON (1), DICKINSON (1), DIETRICK (3), DINGEE (3), DOBS (1), DOLTON (4), DONAHUE (1), DONNERLY (1), DORCHESTER (1), DOSCHER (2), DOWNING (3), DRAKE (1), DUBBERT (1), DUENING (1), DUNAM (1), DUNLEVY (7), DUNNING (1), DYKEMAN (1)

EAKLE (3), EDWARDS (2), ELIK (1), ELMER (1), ELMORE (1), ELY (1), ERISSMAN (1), EVARTS (1)

FALKENBERG (1), FALKENBURG (1), FARRINGTON (1), FAULKNER (1), FEKE (4), FELLER (5), FENTON (1), FERRIS (2), FIELD (37), FINCH (1), FISCHER (1), FISHER (6), FITCH (5), FONES (6), FORMAN (3), FOSTER (17), FOUASCHIN (1), FOWLER (13), FOWNES (2), FRAZIER (2), FREDERICK (1), FRENCH (2), FROST (93), FUNK (3), FURCOLOW (1)

GALLOW (1), GALPIN (1), GARDINER (1), GARDNER (13), GARRISON (1), GEDNEY (1), GERRETSON (1), GIBSON (6), GILDERSLEEVE (1), GOLD (1), GOLDEN (1), GOLDSMITH (1), GOODENOUGH (1), GOODROW (8), GRAHAM (1), GRAIN-LAVALLEE (1), GRANT (1), GRAVES (1), GRAY (2), GREBLING (1), GREEN (3), GREGORY (1), GRIFFEN (3), GRIFFIN (9), GRÖEBLING (2), GRONHOLZ (6), GROSVENOR (1), GUZMAN (1)

HAGAR (1), HAHN (1), HAIGHT (4), HALL (3), HALLER (4), HALLOCK (3), HALSEY (1), HALSTEAD (1), HANFORD (1), HARCOURT (1), HARE (1), HARRISON (1), HART (25), HAUVER (3), HAUXHURST (1), HAVILAND (177), HAWLEY (1), HECOX (1), HEICHLER (1), HICKS (10), HIGGINS (2), HILL (1), HOAG (2), HOBBY (2), HODGES (4), HOELTJE (12), HOLIDAY (2), HOLLOW (1), HORNER (1), HORTON (192), HORTON, JR. (1), HOWELL (1), HOWLAND (1), HOYT (48), HUBBARD (1), HUBERT (1), HUESTIS (1), HUGHES (6), HULL (3), HUNT (2), HUNTER (1), HYATT (5), HYELTON (1)

IRELAND (1), IRRIBARREN (3)

JACKSON (1), JAECKLE (1), JARVIS (1), JAYNE (1), JEFFREY (6), JENSEN (5), JOHNSON (5), JONES (2), JORDAN (3), JOYSE (3)

KEEFER (4), KEELER (77), KELLOGG (1), KELSEY (3), KENDRICK (2), KENYON (1), KERR (7), KILMER (2), KING (24), KINLEY (1), KINNIISON (1), KIPP (7), KIRKMAN (1), KNAPP (60), KNIGHT (1), KONING (1), KRATSCH (1), KREMER (1), KRUGER (1), KUHN (43), KURR (12)

LAMB (3), LANCOCK (1), LANE (11), LANGTON (1), LARGE (1), LASHER (10), LATTING (1), LAWRENCE (4), LEE (7), LEONARD (2), LESCURE (1), LEVERICH (1), LEWELL (1), LIGAS (3), LINCK (1), LINDSLEY (1), LINSLEY (2), LINSTER (1), LITTAUR (1), LIVINGSTON (1), LLOID (1), LOBDEL (1), LOCKWOOD (1), LODER (2), LOESCHER (3), LONG (6), LONGTON (3), LORD (1), LÖSCHER (1), LOTT (2), LOVE (1), LOVETT (1), L'STRANG (2), LUNA (2), LYON (2), LYONS (2)

MACKENZIE (1), MAINDONAIL (1), MAINDONALD (1), MALLEVERGNE (1), MANN (2), MARSHALL (1), MARTIN (3), MARVIN (1), MCCORD (3), MCCOY (1), MCKEEL (2), MCKINSTRY (2), MCLUCAS (2), MEAD (5), MEEKER (1), MERRICK (1), MERRITT (15), MERTZ (8), MESSERKLINGER (1), MEYER (13), MILBRANCK (1), MILHAN (1), MILLER (20), MILLS (1), MINKLER (2), MOLYNEUX (1), MOORE (2), MOREHOUSE (2), MORGAN (1), MORRICE (1), MOTT (18), MOURGES (3), MUCK (4), MULLER (4), MUNDE (1), MUNDEN (1), MUNN (2), MUNSON (3)

NAIRE (2), NELSON (2), NIEBELL (5), NIMS (1), NORTHROP (4), NORTHRUP (3), NOYES (1), NUSZ (10)

OAKLEY (12), OLMSTEAD (1), OLMSTED (8), OSBORN (3), OSBORNE (4), OTTLY (4), OWENS (3)

PALMER (1), PARK (2), PARKS (2), PEET (3), PELHAM (1), PEMBERTON (1), PHELPS (1), PHILLIPS (1), POMEROY (1), PORTER (1), POWELL (1), PRYER (5), PULLIN (1), PURDY (3), PYGOTT (1), PYLES (1)

QUEREAU (2), QUIMBY (1), QUINBY (5)

RABINSON (2), RADAKER (6), REISIGER (1), REYNOLDS (2), RHODES (1), RICHARDS (1), RICHARDSON (1), RICKETSON (1), RITTER (1), ROCKEFELLER (61), ROCKWELL (2), ROSE (8), ROSSMAN (1), ROWEL (1), RUNYON (1), RUSH (1), RUSHMER (1), RYDER (2), RYSON (1)

SALM (1), SANDER (4), SANDS (3), SANFORD (4), SCANDELL (1), SCHNEIDER (1), SCHRÖDER (2), SCOTT (1), SEAMAN (2), SECOR (1), SEGENDORF (1), SEYMOUR (2), SHAFER (1), SHELDON (1), SHERMAN (3), SHUTE (1), SIBLEY (6), SILL (1), SILLECK (1), SIPPERLEY (1), SKIDMORE (1), SKINNER (1), SLEEPER (2), SMITH (32), SNEATHING (1), SORGERS (1), SOTA (7), SOUTHARD (1), SOUTHWELL (1), SPENCER (1), SPRINGER (2), ST.JOHN (13), STANLEY (12), STANTON (3), STEBBINS (82), STEINBAUER (16), STEWART (1), STICKLES (4), STOKES (1), STOKEY (1), STRANG (14), STRONG (6), STURGIS (1), STURTEVANT (1), SUTCLIFFE (1), SWARTHOUT (1)

TAYLOR (2), TEAL (5), TELHAM (1), TEN BROECK (5), TERRILL (8), TERRY (1), TERWILLIGER (2), THOMPKINS (1), THOMPSON (5), TILLEAR (2), TITUS (1), TOMPKINS (40), TOWNER (2), TOWNSEND (5), TOWSLEY (1), TRAVER (8), TREADWELL (1), TRIPP (1), TURLIN (1), TUTHILL (1)

UNDERHILL (8), UNKNOWN (2)

VAIL (4), VAN WYCK (1), VANHEUSEN (1), VAZQUEZ (2), VICUNA (1), VORE (2), VROMAN (2)

WAGNER (38), WAINWRIGHT (1), WALSH (6), WASHBURN (1), WATERBURY (2), WATERS (2), WEBB (2), WEED (1), WEEKS (3), WEIR (3), WELDING (5), WELLS (3), WESSELLS (1), WESSON (1), WHEELER (1), WHELPLEY (1), WHITE (22), WHITING (1), WHITNEY (5), WIES (1), WILLETT (1), WILLIAMS (1), WILLIS (1), WILLISTON (1), WILSON (4), WING (1), WINSLOW (2), WINTHROP (4), WITZEL (3), WOOD (1), WRIGHT (79)

YOUNG (1), YOUNGS (6)

Special interest in the families of

Robert W. Coon, Alison Davidson, Cornelius Horton, Orrella Keeler, Edmond Bedell, John Haviland Horton, William Meyer, Amalia Groebling, Amelia Meyer Gronholz, Frederick Steinbauer, Franz Steinbauer,Conrad Kurr and Barbara Muller.


 

Jack Coon is a self proclaimed Wood Butcher, with over 50 years of experience in carving, fine furniture design and construction.

He has created some of the most unique pieces of furniture ever produced, such as the handcarved rattlesnake headboards.

His Walking Sticks and Canes are custom made, using photos of your pet as a model. The sticks are personalized with the dog and owners names. They are hand painted and have a hand rubbed, natural oil finish.

Jack Coon worked for Jessup, Inc. for many years. He made special items for them before, during and after his formal employment with Jessup.

Jessup, Inc. was established in the 1920's in West Palm Beach, Florida. This was the time that great Palm Beach architects like Addison Mizner were building houses and hiring trained craftsmen to manufactor furnishing for these homes. John C. Jessup was an engineer, and in the 20's he was brought to Florida by Joseph Reed, who had bought Hobe Sound and wanted to test the quality of the water. John Jessup felt Florida was the last pioneer state and built a house in West Palm Beach in 1924 at 922 Passeo Palmera.

Mrs. Jessup(Pauline or Polly Jessup) hired some of the craftsmen who were brought to the area to build furniture for her new home. Her friends and acquaintences liked what she had designed and she had furniture made for them also. This was the beginnning of Jessup, Inc.

After the great hurricane of 1928, Jessup Inc. had the only buildings remaining equipped to replace the curtains and furniture destroyed by the storm.

The company had as clients some of the country's wealthiest and famous families, such as the Dupont, Whitney, Reed and Ford families.