Bios: John F. Coen, 1844-aft 1888: Greene County Contributed to USGenWeb Archives by David Cole dlc@usaor.net USGENWEB NOTICE:  In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material.These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. JOHN F. COEN, merchant and postmaster, Dent, Penn., born in Wayne Township, Greene County, March 8, 1844, was the only son of Francis and Barbara (Cumberledge) Coen, natives of Pennsylvania, who were married in Greene County and resided there until Mr. Coen's death in December, 1843. His widow afterwards married to Isaac Stiles and now lives in West Virginia. John F. Coen's wife was Miss Mary Kent, born in Greene County, February 18, 1841, and married May 1, 1866. She is a daughter of William and Elizabeth (Odenbaugh) Kent. Her mother is deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Coen have no family of their own but have adopted two sons, William H. and Benjamin T. Mr. Coen was raised on the farm which he now owns consisting of ninety acres. When eighteen years of age he went into the army, enlisting in Company A, One-hundred and Fortieth Pennsylvania Volunteers, and remaining three years, during which time he was in a number of hotly contested battles. He has filled the offices of assessor and auditor of his township; has been engaged in merchandising since 1880. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. From "History of Greene County, Pennsylvania" Nelson, Rishforth, & Co.; Chicago, IL (1888) [1993] by Samuel P. Bates (Samuel Pennimann) Page 875-6