Mary May Kuns
1905 - 1979 (73 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
1. Mary May Kuns was born on 29 Aug 1905 in Monon, White County, Indiana (daughter of Jesse Pope Kuns and Mary Schoonover); died on 27 Mar 1979 in Joliet, Will County, Illinois; was buried in Elmhurst Cemetery, Joliet, Will County, Illinois. Notes:
Two from Joliet die after crash east of Tuscola
Tuscola
Two Joliet residents were killed in a three-vehicle collision at 12;15 p.m. Tuesday at U.S. 36 and Illinois 130, east of Tuscola.
Winnifred Riggen, 76, and Mary M. Riggen, 73, of Joliet died after they were taken to Jarman Hospital in Tuscola, according to Illinois State Police reports.
The drivers of the other two vehicles were not injured. They are Stanley G. Borders, 28, of 1745 Melrose Court and Timothy J. Smith, 20, of Camargo.
The Decatur Daily Review, Decatur, Illinois. Wednesday, 28 March 1979.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5642154/mary-may-riggenFamily/Spouse: Winnifred Riggen. Winnifred (son of James Edwin Riggen and Maude Daisy Cable) was born on 4 Mar 1903 in Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 27 Mar 1979 in Joliet, Will County, Illinois; was buried in Elmhurst Cemetery, Joliet, Will County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. Jesse Pope Kuns was born on 15 Apr 1863 in Montgomery County, Ohio; died on 17 Jul 1943 in Monon, White County, Indiana; was buried in IOOF Brookston Cemetery, White County, Indiana. Other Events:
- Census: 1900, Monon, White County, Indiana
- Census: 1920, West Point Township, White County, Indiana
Notes:
Monon Farmer Passes Away
Jesse Kuns Funeral Rites on Tuesday Afternoon
Jesse P. Kuns, 80, retired farmer on Monon died Saturday. Native of Montgomery county, Ohio, he married Mary Schoonover, Aug. 23, 1899 who survives with three daughters, Mrs. Ebery Hawn, Hammond; Mrs. Winifred Riggen, Joliet, Ill., and Mrs. Ross Watson, Monon; two sons, Jesse Jr., Los Angeles, Cal., and Capt. George G. Kuns, Camp Grant, Ill. A sister, Mrs. Agnes Nusbaum, Chattanooga, Tenn., also survives.
The funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Monon Baptist church. Querry funeral home, Medaryville, in charge.
Monticello Herald-Journal, Monticello, Indiana. Monday, 19 July 1943.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66479653/jesse-p._o.-kunsJesse married Mary Schoonover. Mary (daughter of Ancel Benton Schoonover and Caroline Pearson) was born in Oct 1877 in Indiana; died in 1952; was buried in IOOF Brookston Cemetery, White County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Mary Schoonover was born in Oct 1877 in Indiana (daughter of Ancel Benton Schoonover and Caroline Pearson); died in 1952; was buried in IOOF Brookston Cemetery, White County, Indiana. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66479654/mary-e-kunsChildren:
- 1. Mary May Kuns was born on 29 Aug 1905 in Monon, White County, Indiana; died on 27 Mar 1979 in Joliet, Will County, Illinois; was buried in Elmhurst Cemetery, Joliet, Will County, Illinois.
Generation: 3
6. Ancel Benton Schoonover was born on 17 Sep 1848 in Indiana; died on 4 Nov 1920; was buried in Monon Cemetery, Monon, White County, Indiana. Other Events:
- Census: 1880, Monon, White County, Indiana
- Census: 1900, White Post Township, Pulaski County, Indiana
- Census: 1910, White Post Township, Pulaski County, Indiana
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109764788/ancel-benton-schoonoverAncel married Caroline Pearson on 26 Sep 1872 in White County, Indiana. Caroline was born on 16 Mar 1855 in Jasper County, Indiana; died on 25 Apr 1933 in Headlee, White County, Indiana; was buried in Monon Cemetery, Monon, White County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Caroline Pearson was born on 16 Mar 1855 in Jasper County, Indiana; died on 25 Apr 1933 in Headlee, White County, Indiana; was buried in Monon Cemetery, Monon, White County, Indiana. Notes:
Ages Woman Dies of Paralytic Stroke
Mrs. Sarah Caroline Schoonover, mother of William Schoonover, of Chalmers, passed away at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Grace Annis, northwest of Headlee, Monday noon at 11:30 o'clock.
Mrs. Schoonover was born March 15, 1955, in Jasper County, the daughter of Joseph and Emaline Pearson. The husband, Ancil B. Schoonover, preceded her in death serval years ago. Mrs. Schoonover had been in poor health for several months, but last week suffered a paralytic stroke from which she never regained consciousness. She leaves the following children: Mary Kuns, of Monon; Wm. Schoonover, of Chalmers; George, of Exire, Iowa; Jess, of Des Moines, Iowa; Ross and Fred, of Guthrie Center, Iowa; Charles, of Gary; and Mrs. Grace Annis, of Star City, with whom she made her home.
The body was brought to the Prevo and Son Funeral Home and prepared for burial, and will be returned to the Annis home Wednesday evening. Short services will be held Thursday afternoon at 1:00 o'clock at the home of the daughter and the body will be taken to the Methodist church in Medaryville where services will be held at 2:00 o'clock. The body will be brought back to Monon and interment will be in the Monon cemetery.
The Monticello Journal, Monticello, Indiana. Tuesday, 25 April 1933.
Name:
daughter of Joseph Pearson and Emeline Ayres
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109764789/caroline-sarah-schoonoverChildren:
- 3. Mary Schoonover was born in Oct 1877 in Indiana; died in 1952; was buried in IOOF Brookston Cemetery, White County, Indiana.