I came across this sign one day in 2006 while I was cruising along one of the highways in Kentucky. The spelling of the surname is very similar to that of my own family.
Saturday, December 24, 2016
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
William Gochenour Jr. passes - 2016
If one goes far enough back in the Cokonougher family tree, one will encounter the surnames of some family members that are spelled as "Gochenour". Indeed, there are many descendants of these same family members who still today spell their surname as "Gochenour". One of these was William Gochenour Jr., who was very interested in genealogy, and who did much work on the family tree. He and I corresponded a few times, but were unable to break that genealogical brick wall that provides written documentation of the connection between our ancestor Adtson Cokonougher (sic Cohinour) and the Gochenour ancestors. I believe we both had no doubts of the validity of the connection though. Part of the the following information is from an obituary for William.
William Alfred Gochenour, Jr., age 73 of Arlington,TX passed away on September 20, 2016 after a long complicated medical condition. He was born 2 November 1942 and was the oldest son of the late Hazel Marie Herrington Rutherford and William A. Gochenour, Sr. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Gloria Tunog Gochenour; a daughter, Concetta Mia Lowell; 3 grandchildren from a previous marriage; two brothers, Steven Carl Gochenour and Earl Lee Benson; a sister, Marie Elaine Floyd; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and in-laws.
William served in the United States Air Force for 12 years, including tours of duty in Thailand and Vietnam during the Vietnam War. He retired from the Sprint Company in the early 90's.
William wrote and published more than 7 books on Genealogy Research and was especially proud of "Gochenours in the Civil War". His books are in Dallas, Arlington, Peru, Indiana and Utah libraries. He also published an on-line family newsletter of the Gochenour family history called "The Trailseekers". He served as President of the Arlington GenealogicaL Society, Arlington Amateur Radio Club, and was very much involved with Asia-America Civic Association in the 80's.
William's hobbies also included Coca-Cola Memorabilia's, bells around the world, fishing, camping, world travel, and amateur photography. He enjoyed sketching cartoons. He received numerous awards and recognitions on his hobbies and employment over the years. He was Marble Champion of the year at age 11. William's journey in life was filled with unusual, challenging and spectacular events.
William Gochenour Jr. and wife Gloria.
William Alfred Gochenour, Jr., age 73 of Arlington,TX passed away on September 20, 2016 after a long complicated medical condition. He was born 2 November 1942 and was the oldest son of the late Hazel Marie Herrington Rutherford and William A. Gochenour, Sr. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Gloria Tunog Gochenour; a daughter, Concetta Mia Lowell; 3 grandchildren from a previous marriage; two brothers, Steven Carl Gochenour and Earl Lee Benson; a sister, Marie Elaine Floyd; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and in-laws.
William served in the United States Air Force for 12 years, including tours of duty in Thailand and Vietnam during the Vietnam War. He retired from the Sprint Company in the early 90's.
William wrote and published more than 7 books on Genealogy Research and was especially proud of "Gochenours in the Civil War". His books are in Dallas, Arlington, Peru, Indiana and Utah libraries. He also published an on-line family newsletter of the Gochenour family history called "The Trailseekers". He served as President of the Arlington GenealogicaL Society, Arlington Amateur Radio Club, and was very much involved with Asia-America Civic Association in the 80's.
William's hobbies also included Coca-Cola Memorabilia's, bells around the world, fishing, camping, world travel, and amateur photography. He enjoyed sketching cartoons. He received numerous awards and recognitions on his hobbies and employment over the years. He was Marble Champion of the year at age 11. William's journey in life was filled with unusual, challenging and spectacular events.
William Alfred Gochenour Jr.
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Richard "Dick"Hollar, Cokonougher descend., dies - 2016
Another COKONOUGHER descendant has passed on. Richard "Dick" Hollar of Lower Twin Rd. in Ross County, Ohio passed this past Sunday. His mother was Hazel Cokonougher Hollar. Hazel was the daughter of Addison Elsworth Cokonougher (b. 22 Feb. 1980 - d. 31 May 1933) and Hannah "Mazie" Hurless Cokonougher (b. 10 Dec. 1883 - d. 7 May 1972), the granddaughter of Zackriah Cokonougher (b. 2 April 1853 - d. 14 Sept. 1904) and Mary Wisecup Cokonougher (b. 14 Feb. 1856 - d. 27 Apr. 1934), and the great-granddaughter of Adtson (sic. Addison) Cokonougher (sic. Cohinour) (b. 28 June 1824 - d. 21 Dec. 1882) and Elizabeth Shoemaker Cokonougher (b. 28 Oct. 1820 - d. 12 Sept. 1872).
Richard Martin “Dick” Hollar, age 87, of South Salem passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Adena Greenfield Medical Center. He was born on April 18, 1929 in Ross County, Ohio, the son of John Martin Hollar and Hazel M. (Cokonougher) Hollar. He is survived by one daughter, Debra (Joe B.) Stewart of Leesburg; two sons, Kevin Richard (Roberta) Hollar and Keith Martin (Tammy) Hollar both of Greenfield; three grandchildren, Vanessa (Brad) Ford of Meridian, ID, Adam (Alyssa Bean) Hollar and Alex Hollar of Greenfield; five step grandchildren, Brian (Letanya) Stewart of Ashville, Tyler (Amanda) Stewart of Chillicothe, Megan (Johnny) Ropple of Chillicothe, Jan (Brooke) Truman of Greenfield and Jennifer Truman of Greenfield; thirteen great grandchildren; two sisters, Flossie Pryor of Columbus and Bonnie Smith of Greenfield; several nieces and nephews; special friend, Mary Jo Kerns of Chillicothe; and longtime friends, Bill and Jean Mann of Greenfield. He was preceded in death by his wife, Emily Jane (Evans) Hollar on June 13, 2003; one brother, Brice Hollar; two sisters, Betty Ely and Margaret “Peg” Wise and both parents. He was a member of the South Salem Liars Club and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He retired from Textron in Waterbury, Connecticut after 40 plus years traveling worldwide as a Precision Service Engineer. Funeral service at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, December 15 at the Murray-Fettro Funeral Home in Greenfield with Rev. Joe B. Stewart officiating. Burial in the South Salem Cemetery, South Salem, Ohio. Military rites provided by the Concerned Veterans of Greenfield.
Richard Martin “Dick” Hollar, age 87, of South Salem passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Adena Greenfield Medical Center. He was born on April 18, 1929 in Ross County, Ohio, the son of John Martin Hollar and Hazel M. (Cokonougher) Hollar. He is survived by one daughter, Debra (Joe B.) Stewart of Leesburg; two sons, Kevin Richard (Roberta) Hollar and Keith Martin (Tammy) Hollar both of Greenfield; three grandchildren, Vanessa (Brad) Ford of Meridian, ID, Adam (Alyssa Bean) Hollar and Alex Hollar of Greenfield; five step grandchildren, Brian (Letanya) Stewart of Ashville, Tyler (Amanda) Stewart of Chillicothe, Megan (Johnny) Ropple of Chillicothe, Jan (Brooke) Truman of Greenfield and Jennifer Truman of Greenfield; thirteen great grandchildren; two sisters, Flossie Pryor of Columbus and Bonnie Smith of Greenfield; several nieces and nephews; special friend, Mary Jo Kerns of Chillicothe; and longtime friends, Bill and Jean Mann of Greenfield. He was preceded in death by his wife, Emily Jane (Evans) Hollar on June 13, 2003; one brother, Brice Hollar; two sisters, Betty Ely and Margaret “Peg” Wise and both parents. He was a member of the South Salem Liars Club and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He retired from Textron in Waterbury, Connecticut after 40 plus years traveling worldwide as a Precision Service Engineer. Funeral service at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, December 15 at the Murray-Fettro Funeral Home in Greenfield with Rev. Joe B. Stewart officiating. Burial in the South Salem Cemetery, South Salem, Ohio. Military rites provided by the Concerned Veterans of Greenfield.
This picture of Dick appeared in the local paper in 1982. Dick is the one on the right.
The obituary of Dick's wife, Emily Evans Hollar.
Saturday, December 10, 2016
Icie & Etta Cokonougher abt. 1900
This is a photograph of Icie and Etta Cokonougher, daughters of John Elwood Cokonougher (b.14 July 1850 or 1847 - d. 27 Sept. 1906). I don't know which one is which in the photo. John was the brother of my great-grandfather Zachariah Cokonougher, and the son of Adtson and Elizabeth (Shoemaker) Cokonougher. This photograph was found in the home of my grandparents John Henry Cokonougher and Amelia Cokonougher. Given the ages of the girls in the photograph, the picture must have been taken sometime around 1900.
Thursday, December 1, 2016
Daniel & Christine Cokonougher 1987 bio & photo
This picture of mother and son Christine Martha Shepard Cokonougher and Daniel "Danny" Lawrence Cokonougher was taken at their home near Phoenix, Arizona in 1987. Christine (b. 9 March 1922 - d. 25 June 1996) was the wife of Herbert Miller Cokonougher of Ross County, Ohio. Danny (b. 25 August 1944 - d. 18 April 2005) was Christine's son from a previous relationship and was adopted by Herb. (Continued below)
Christine was my aunt. I saw her quite a bit when I was a child, but very rarely after that. I remember her as a quiet, suffering individual who led a hard life like most other women of her time with alcoholic husbands. Yet she was always cheerful and pleasant when she conversed with me. I remember that Christine suffered from some form of mental illness and liked to tell me and others about having served in the military during World War II and about how she had somehow managed to acquire over a million dollars during that time, which she had safely deposited in Italian banks. She was constantly frustrated because she couldn't figure out how to get back to Italy to claim her money. Of course, her story was all fantasy, but she really believed it.
Danny, as a child, didn't get along with his father Herb. Having had an alcoholic father myself, I can understand why. One day, when Danny was 16 years old, the circus came to town. When the circus left town a few days later, Danny quietly went with them. Running away from home to join the circus may sound like a cliche but it really happened. Danny never came back, except for a couple of visits long after he had become an adult and had a family.
Eventually, Danny settled around Phoenix, Arizona, married more than once, had two children, and in the end, died there. His obituary appeared in the 21 April 2005 "The Arizona Republic" and read, in part, "Daniel Lawrence Cokonougher, born August 25,1944 passed away April 18, 2005. He was born in Washington Court House, Ohio. Survived by Son Steven Cokonougher, Daughter Shannon Summerville, Stepdaughter Robin Plumer, Stepdaughter Sandy McKee and 6 Grandchildren. Retired Teamster from ABF after 30yrs of service. Kind and gentle soul that loved his family and friends as One. Service to be held Saturday, April 23,2005 at 3pm Chapel of the Chimes Located at 7924 N 59th Ave. Reception to follow ..."
Christine was my aunt. I saw her quite a bit when I was a child, but very rarely after that. I remember her as a quiet, suffering individual who led a hard life like most other women of her time with alcoholic husbands. Yet she was always cheerful and pleasant when she conversed with me. I remember that Christine suffered from some form of mental illness and liked to tell me and others about having served in the military during World War II and about how she had somehow managed to acquire over a million dollars during that time, which she had safely deposited in Italian banks. She was constantly frustrated because she couldn't figure out how to get back to Italy to claim her money. Of course, her story was all fantasy, but she really believed it.
Danny, as a child, didn't get along with his father Herb. Having had an alcoholic father myself, I can understand why. One day, when Danny was 16 years old, the circus came to town. When the circus left town a few days later, Danny quietly went with them. Running away from home to join the circus may sound like a cliche but it really happened. Danny never came back, except for a couple of visits long after he had become an adult and had a family.
Eventually, Danny settled around Phoenix, Arizona, married more than once, had two children, and in the end, died there. His obituary appeared in the 21 April 2005 "The Arizona Republic" and read, in part, "Daniel Lawrence Cokonougher, born August 25,1944 passed away April 18, 2005. He was born in Washington Court House, Ohio. Survived by Son Steven Cokonougher, Daughter Shannon Summerville, Stepdaughter Robin Plumer, Stepdaughter Sandy McKee and 6 Grandchildren. Retired Teamster from ABF after 30yrs of service. Kind and gentle soul that loved his family and friends as One. Service to be held Saturday, April 23,2005 at 3pm Chapel of the Chimes Located at 7924 N 59th Ave. Reception to follow ..."
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