John Cowper COHOON

1789 - 1863  (74 years)

• Name	John Cowper COHOON
  Birth	1789	Blue Hill Mill, , VA
  Gender	Male
  Death	1863  [1]
  Person ID	I2586	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	John Cowper COHOON,   b. 1763, Virginia d. 1823, Cedar Vale Plantation, Calhoun, VA (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F6542	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  He is written up in the Virginia Magazine, 1972 with the title of "The Slave Population on the Plantation of John C. Cohoon, Nansemond County, Virginia". He sadly had over 200 slaves which he kept track of on sheets of cardboard. He wary prominent figure in the Nansemond area. He entertained the Marquis de Lafayette in 1824 at Cedar Vale. Here is his info in the 1850 census for Nansemond, VA. Name: John C CohoonAge:60 Birth Year: abt 1790 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1850: Nansemond, Virginia, USA Gender: Male Family Number:409 Household Members: Name Age John C Cohoon 60, Louisa Cohoon 57, Thomas A J C Cohoon 24, Indiana M Denson 12, Elenorah V Denson 9.

  
  

• Sources

  [S810] Public Member Trees (www.ancestry.com).