SOLOMON KOONCE BICENTENNIAL MEMORIAL
DONATIONS NEEDED TO HONOR SOLOMON AND CHERRY'S GRAVESITE
The Solomon & Cherry Koonce Memorial Project
In honor of Solomon Koonce’s birthday and our family Bicentennial, we are raising $900 to install a new, durable gravemarker for Solomon and Cherry. This new monument will sit alongside their original stone to ensure their memory is preserved for future generations.
Any funds raised beyond the cost of the marker will be donated to the New Cemetery in Alamo, Tennessee, where their graves are located. The funds will be used for perpetual maintenance.
How to Donate:
- Add a donation to your Reunion Registration Form https://solomonkooncefamily.com/registration-and-payment
- Give online via the website PayPal link PayPal.Me on the Registration Form for $20 or more if you like. Make sure you note: "For Solomon's Memorial".
- If you prefer to send a check or money order, mail a donation of $20 are more to:
Carolyn Nance
1995 Egg Hill Road
Alamo, TN 38001
Please note on the check: "For Solomon's Memorial".
Questions? skooncefamily@gmail.com
ABOUT THE NEW CEMETERY
New Cemetery - Crockett County Tennessee. The New Cemetery is an African American cemetery with primarily Koonce descendants. Solomon Koonce and his wife Cherry are buried at the cemetery. It is located on the northwest side of New Cemetery Rd., about .4 miles west of its juncture with Poston Rd., which in turn is about .9 miles west of Hwy. 412. Located in Civil District 8. This cemetery was formerly called the Nunn Cemetery.
Our family has a rich history, thanks to Solomon Koonce, that dates back to 1826. Solomon, along with other ancestors are buried at the New Cemetery located in Alamo, Tennessee.
Questions? skooncefamily@gmail.com
