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William Patterson COBURN[1, 2]

Male 1853 - 1917  (64 years)


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  • Name William Patterson COBURN  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Born 27 Jun 1853  Columbiana Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 6 Sep 1917  Lane, SD Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Buried Ruthton Cemetery, Ruthton, MN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4737  John Robert Coburn
    Last Modified 12 Sep 2020 

    Father Robert COBURN,   b. 21 Sep 1831, Columbiana County, OH Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1894, Wyoming Twp, Jones County, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Jane Dorrance PATTERSON,   b. 6 Dec 1832, Columbiana County, OH Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1898, Wyoming Twp, Jones County, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 16 Dec 1852  Columbiana County, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Robert Jane Marriage Record    		 Robert and Jane Marriage Record
    Family ID F223  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Celia Catharine McBURNEY,   b. 9 Mar 1861, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1936, Ruthton, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 25 Aug 1880  Jones County, IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Laura Jane COBURN,   b. 4 Aug 1883, Onslow, Jones, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1965, Pipestone, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     2. John Robert COBURN,   b. 18 Sep 1885, Wyoming, Jones, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1975, Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     3. Elmer Harrison COBURN,   b. 5 Oct 1887, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1971, Jones Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     4. Mary Patterson COBURN,   b. 3 Mar 1893, Onslow, IA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Aug 1976  (Age 83 years)
     5. Mildred Marguerite COBURN,   b. 4 Nov 1898, Jones Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1899, Jones Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 26 May 2014 
    Family ID F1672  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • NOTES FROM WYOMING JOURNAL, JONES COUNTY, IOWA

      ? There is another resident of the Wm. Coburn family. The member appeared on the eve of Cleveland's administration, but if it is the right kind it will always sympathize with Harrison's party. Feb 27, 1893 [Birth of daughter Mary]

      ? Wm. Coburn visiting an uncle near St. Louis. Oct 14, 1904

      ? Invitations are out for the wedding of Miss Vera Butler and John Coburn at the home of W.P. Coburn to take place on New Years eve. Dec 31, 1908

      ? There was a surprise party at Wm Coburn's last Wednesday, a sort of farewell party as this estimable family will soon go to South Dakota to make their future home. Their son John and wife will go with them. Feb 25, 1910

      ? A "Husking Bee" party for Mr. Andrews attended by R.A. Scroggie, W.P. Coburn, W.C. Paul, R.W. Streeper?Nov 30, 1911

      Biography From the History of Jones County, 1910

      W. P. Coburn, who for more than a quarter of a century has tilled the soil of Wyoming township with pronounced success, was born in Colombian county, Ohio, June 27, 1853, and is a son of Robert and Jane (Patterson) Coburn. Both were natives of Ohio but came to Jones county in 1881, after their son had made a trial of the opportunities for advancement here and in Wyoming township passed the remaining years of their lives. They were the parents of seven children: W. P., the subject of this sketch; P. J., who lives in Ohio; Lydia, who is the wife of John Dorrance and lives in Ohio; Ettie, who married Robert Streeper and resides in this county; Emma, who is the wife of Grant Streeper, of this county; and two who died in infancy.

      W. P. Coburn received from the common schools of his native county the rudiments of instruction in the English branches and in his home and on the farm that training which has made possible the progress of later years. At the age of twenty-four he left his parents, being desirous to make a place for himself in a new locality where he would have to demonstrate by his own efforts his right to the respect of his companions. In 1878 he came to Jones county, Iowa, where for the first year he worked as a farm hand, and then rented land for a year, after which he bought the farm on which he now lives. It embraces one hundred and sixty-seven acres on section 17, Wyoming township, is well improved as the result of Mr. Coburn's labors, and is cultivated by up-to-date methods, for he is a man who is progressive as well as industrious, studying his soil and the question of suitable crops with a view to obtaining the largest returns from the land at his disposal. He has also engaged in raising stock of all kinds for markets, a feature of his business which has added considerably to the income he derives from his toil.

      In 1880 Mr. Coburn was united in marriage to Miss Celia McBurney, who was born in Mercer county, Pennsylvania. Her parents, John and Martha McBurney, came to Jones county at an early date and here made their home until their death. One of a family of eight, Mrs. Coburn has through her marriage become the mother of five children: Laura Jane, a graduate of the Onslow schools, who is now engaged in teaching; John R., who lives in this county; Elmer H. and Mary P., who are at home; and Mildred M., deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Coburn are consistent members and supporters of the Presbyterian church at Onslow and are intimately connected with its work. Politically he has always given unswerving support to the Republican Party, never failing to cast his vote for its candidates when exercising his right of franchise. For himself, however, he has not sought public preferment, though he has acted as school director and while serving in that capacity has ever exerted his influence for the advancement of educational ideals. Fraternally he enjoys pleasant relations with the lodge of the Mystic Workers at Wyoming, among whose members he has made a number of loyal friends.

      From History of Jones County, Iowa, Past and Present, R. M. Corbitt, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, 1910, p. 597.

  • Sources 
    1. [S108] Scroggie: Jan 2010 Coburn GEDCOM, compiled by Mike Scroggie.

    2. [S162] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Trees (Reliability: 3).
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    3. [S186] Iowa State Census, 1895, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.Original data - Iowa. 1895 Iowa State Census. Des Moines, Iowa: State Historical Society of Iowa.Original data: Iowa. 1895 Iowa State Census. Des Moines, Iowa: State Historical Society), 1,7321::0. (Reliability: 3).
      Birth date: abt 1854Birth place: OhioResidence date: 1895Residence place: Wyoming Co, Jones, Iowa
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    4. [S187] Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa v), 1,1084::0. (Reliability: 3).
      Birth date: abt 1854Birth place: OhioResidence date: 1885Residence place: Wyoming
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    5. [S160] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ? Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited), 1,6742::0., Year: 1880; Census Place: Wyoming, Jones, Iowa; Roll: 348; Family History Film: 1254348; Page: 386A; Enumeration District: 333; Image: 0354. (Reliability: 3).
      Birth date: abt 1854Birth place: OhioResidence date: 1880Residence place: Wyoming, Jones, Iowa, United States
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    6. [S159] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Record), 1,7163::0., Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington, Columbiana, Ohio; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: . (Reliability: 3).
      Birth date: abt 1854Birth place: OhioResidence date: 1870Residence place: Washington, Columbiana, Ohio, United States
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    7. [S165] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Was), 1,7884::0., Year: 1910; Census Place: Franklin, Jerauld, South Dakota; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: . (Reliability: 3).
      Birth date: 1854Birth place: OhioResidence date: 1910Residence place: Franklin, Jerauld, South Dakota
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    8. [S169] South Dakota Death Index, 1905-1955, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - South Dakota Department of Health. Index to South Dakota Death Records, 1905-1955. Pierre, SD, USA: South Dakota Department of Health.Original data: South Dakota Departm), 1,8659::0. (Reliability: 3).
      Death date: 7 Sep 1917Death place: Sanborn, South Dakota
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    9. [S232] Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013, Ohio. Columbiana County., Ohio 1 9B Roll No 38 P 159, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus. (Reliability: 3).
      "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZJG-658 : 10 February 2018), Robert Coburn and Jane Patterson, 16 Dec 1852; citing Marriage, Columbiana, Ohio, United States, Ohio 1 9B Roll No 38 P 159, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.


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