Koonce Family Contributions
This Koonce founded Alamo Central High School and Maury City Elementary
Who is Edgar Koonce?
Farmers, sharecroppers, military service members, and leaders in both church and education
What are industries that Koonces lead?
This is the year patriarch Solomon Koonce was born, before going on to live a remarkably long life until his passing in 1928.
What is 1826?
When looking at the headcount at the reunion, this branch of Solomon’s children holds the title for the largest attendance.
What is the James family line?
This family member is a retired U.S. Navy officer, former test pilot, and current commercial airline pilot for Delta Air Lines.
Who is Commander Lawrence Nance (Ret.)
Name the two cemeteries where our ancestors are buried.
What is Harris Grove Cemetery and New Cemetery?
Issac Koonce
Who was Solomon's slave owner?
Solomon Koonce was the proud father of this exact total number of children, whose descendants now make up the branches of our family tree and are here today.
What is 14?
Our cousins’ biennial hugs and well wishes had to take a break when the 2020 reunion was canceled due to this event.
What was the Covid-19/Corona Virus.
This Koonce is an American singer, dancer, and stage performer best known for her breakout run as the youngest finalist on Season 15 of NBC’s The Voice in 2018.
Who is Kennedy Holmes?
This Koonce, in 1910, purchased half an acre of land to build the Church of God in Christ.
At this courthouse, the memorial wall displays the names of several Koonce members who served in WWI and WWII.
What is the Alamo Courthouse?
These were the names of Solomon Koonce's wives, who helped build the foundation of our family lineage.
Who were Amy and Cherry?
To keep our lineage straight, family members often consult this multi-generational detailing every branch from Solomon down.
What is a family tree?
This Koonce was a primary descendant of the family lineage and was the original first tenor for the legendary 1950s R&B and doo-wop group The Spaniels. He wrote and sang classic hits, including the 1954 million-seller "Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight."
Who is Ernest Warren?
This Koonce, is the oldest Koonce descendant in Crockett Co. and is a descendant of Augustus.
Who is James Monard Jelks age 96?
The US Department of the Interior entered this facility into the National Register of Historic Places in 2025.
What is Alamo Central High School.
After being sold from the Nunn estate in North Carolina to the Koonce family in 1840, young Solomon was brought to this state where he lived out the rest of his life.
What is Tennessee?
The 2018 and 2023 family reunions took place in these two host cities.
What are St. Louis and Baltimore.
This family member is a self-published author of children's books, including "Solomon's Journey to Joy."
Who is Diane Wright?
This Koonce donated the land for the New Cemetery in Maury City.
Who is Charlie Koonce
Name Solomon and Cherry's seven children.
Charles, Edward (Ned), Eliza Jane, Isaac (Ike), John, Whitman (Whit), and Jim (Cherry’s son from a previous marriage)
Name all six of Solomon and Amy's children.
Mosella, James, Solomon Jr., Bethel, Augustus (Gus), and Moses.
These roads are where the Koonce land still stands.
What is Poston and Dupree Roads?
This Koonce was a prominent attorney, legal pioneer, and civic leader based in Saginaw, Michigan.
Who was Carl Cardwell Poston, Jr. ?