KOONCE, Clarence Horten Sr.^[1]

1922 - 1988  (65 years)

• Name	KOONCE, Clarence Horten  [2, 3]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	10 Sep 1922	Fort Barnwell, Craven, North Carolina, United States   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1940	Craven, North Carolina, United States   [1]
  _AMTID	330116933219:1030:113601401
  _FSFTID	L6LY-Z3F
  _UID	988D97B00D934CCFA76F7868676AD5692C27
  Died	24 Feb 1988	Dover, Craven, North Carolina, United States   [5, 6]
  	Cause: Carcinoma of the lung
  Buried	Dover, Craven, North Carolina, United States   [5, 7]
  Person ID	I45	Primary Tree
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	KOONCE, William Barfield,   b. 15 Mar 1886, Fort Barnwell, Craven, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 10 Apr 1953, New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, United States  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	HOLLOWAY, Josephine,   b. 10 Jun 1884, Craven, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 13 Apr 1973, Dover, Craven, North Carolina, United States  (Age 88 years)
  Married	18 Apr 1903	Craven, North Carolina, United States   [8]
  Notes	one child died before 1910 (according to 1910 census) [9]
  Family ID	F8	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	HARRIS, Clydie Lee,   b. 19 May 1929, Craven, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 24 Jun 2015, North Carolina, United States  (Age 86 years)  [10]
  Married	1944	Craven, North Carolina, United States
  Notes	Clyde lived across the street from Clarence and they grew up together. When they got married, Clarence had come back from the Marine Corps and he had to go back off again the day after they got married. They didn't see each other for two years after that. (per Clyde 4/26/06). Clarence & Clyde were married in her parents' home. [11]
  Children	1. KOONCE, Clarence Erwin "Tunk" Jr.,   b. 8 Sep 1944, Craven, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 13 Dec 2016, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States  (Age 72 years)   2. KOONCE, Calvin Monroe,   b. 1947, Craven, North Carolina, United States ,   d. MAYBE 1947, Craven, North Carolina, United States  (Age 0 years)   3. KOONCE, Edward Earl "Bear",   b. 5 Apr 1949, Dover, Craven, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 6 Apr 2014, New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, United States  (Age 65 years)   4. KOONCE, C.L.   5. KOONCE, Alvin Lafayette,   b. 21 Nov 1954, Dover, Craven, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 14 May 2017, Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States  (Age 62 years)   6. KOONCE, K.L.P.
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F19	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Cemetery inscription notes he was PFC US Marine Corps WWII. SSN: 232301930

  
  

• Sources

  [S827] Clarence Koonce in household of Josephine Koonce, "United States Census, 1940". [S19] North Carolina Death Certificate. [S308] 1940 Census. FamilySearch. <http://www.familysearch.org/1940census>. Craven County, North Carolina - Township 3, Family 30, Sheet 4B, ED 25-11, Age 21. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KWS7-75H. [S282] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1898-1929. Ancestry.com. <http://search.ancestry.com/search/DB.aspx?dbid=2238>. [S825] Clarence Horten Koonce, "Find A Grave Index". [S826] Clarence Horten Koonce, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994". [S8] Mitchell Cemetery (Reliability: 3). [S385] Craven County Marriage Records, 1773-1908. [S1283] Delayed Birth Certificate: Floyd James Koonce. [S1289] Birth Certificate: Alvin Lafayette Koonce. [S1286] Birth Certificate: Edward Earl Koonce.