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Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States

Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States



 


Notes:
Kona is an unincorporated community and coal town in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. The Kona Post Office closed in 1996

















Cemetery : Latitude: 37.1575000, Longitude: -82.7388889


Media

Photos
Coal Car at Kona Tipple, Community in Background		Coal Car at Kona Tipple, Community in Background
From private collection of the late George Nelson, weighmaster and bookkeeper for Kona operations of Elkhorn Coal Corporation.
L&N Railroad Leading into Kona, Ky.		L&N Railroad Leading into Kona, Ky.
From the private collection of the late George Nelson.
Cutting Machine Crew, Elkhorn Coal, Kona, Ky.		Cutting Machine Crew, Elkhorn Coal, Kona, Ky.
From the private collection of the late George Nelson.
Kona Tipple and Scalehouse		Kona Tipple and Scalehouse
From the private collection of the late George Nelson
Kona Tipple and Steam Plant		Kona Tipple and Steam Plant
From the private collection of the late George Nelson

Birth

Matches 1 to 55 of 55

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Birth    Person ID 
1 Ables, Evelyn  1925Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I315772
2 Ables, Walter Dean  27 Apr 1943Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I28906
3 Bates, Astor Buell Jr  15 Aug 1940Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I133468
4 Bates, Billy Ray  19 Feb 1937Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I280180
5 Bates, Yvonne  14 Dec 1944Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I112673
6 Brown, Maynard Ben  7 Aug 1928Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I314973
7 Brummett, William  1926Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I351506
8 Caudill, Lloyd  18 Jan 1941Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I120810
9 Childers, Robert Eugene  1926Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I244510
10 Collier, Jenetta Irene  5 Jun 1923Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I293483
11 Collins, Betty  11 Jul 1913Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I107848
12 Cook, Millard Pete  8 Jul 1920Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I302899
13 Craft, Joseph E  14 Feb 1929Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I255137
14 Craft, Sam  26 Jun 1918Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I124470
15 Craft, Victoria  24 Sep 1909Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I255734
16 Davis, Arlie  5 May 1930Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I278062
17 Green, Johnny  11 Jan 1950Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I392071
18 Holbrook, Maggie  1916Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I33870
19 Hughes, Roxy Lorena  16 Aug 1920Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I278601
20 Kendrick, Geneva  15 Nov 1927Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I281910
21 Kincer, Emmitt  7 Aug 1906Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I255729
22 Kincer, Lillie  17 Jun 1904Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I73761
23 Kincer, Martha Ellen  24 Apr 1883Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I74957
24 Kincer, Wallace  29 Aug 1934Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I403566
25 Krola, Sharon Kay  1942Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I1426
26 Moore, Geneva  20 Feb 1928Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I403561
27 Mullins, Clara Pearl  3 Sep 1926Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I315540
28 Mullins, Lucy  28 Jan 1912Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I415375
29 Newberry, Mabel  20 Mar 1919Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I87430
30 Newsom, Benjamin F.  21 Jun 1926Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I250549
31 Newsom, Susan  27 Sep 1906Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I268565
32 Newsome, Hattie Jane  31 Aug 1917Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I250547
33 Newsome, Linda Allie  16 Sep 1934Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I250548
34 Newsome, Montana  16 May 1914Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I250553
35 Newsome, Ronalda  27 Jun 1920Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I250550
36 Noble, Billy Con  20 Feb 1948Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I286298
37 Polly, James Ellis  14 Mar 1909Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I28836
38 Polly, John  28 Mar 1903Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I28833
39 Potter, Leona  2 Apr 1908Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I118216
40 Powell, Billie Jean  10 Mar 1928Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I386759
41 Sanders, Viola  22 Mar 1924Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I386758
42 Smith, George Henry  2 Dec 1926Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I118179
43 Tolliver, Arminta  3 Nov 1901Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I13198
44 Tucker, Ibbie Elizabeth  23 Mar 1874Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I413240
45 Warf, Edward Eugene  4 Apr 1939Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I416164
46 Warf, Peggy Sue  2 Oct 1942Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I416163
47 Watts, Homer Glenn  5 May 1933Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I73770
48 Webb, Bobby Joe  25 Dec 1934Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I287550
49 Webb, Charles McKinley  3 Nov 1941Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I287571
50 Webb, Charlie Dennis  7 Oct 1915Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I255717
51 Webb, Daniel O  17 Mar 1918Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I400545
52 Webb, Lavenna Aldiene  8 Apr 1921Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I418573
53 Webb, Nancy Carrol  4 Jan 1937Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I416745
54 Wright, John B.  28 Feb 1935Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I83701
55 Yonts, Vivia Mae  31 May 1923Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I107794

Death

Matches 1 to 63 of 63

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Death    Person ID 
1 Adams, Gwendlyn  4 Mar 1937Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I252943
2 Addington, Melvina  28 Jun 1932Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I20770
3 Bates, Amanda Jane  7 Nov 1954Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I70854
4 Belcher, Miles A  7 Feb 1976Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I349057
5 Branch, Barbara  4 Aug 1934Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I315448
6 Branch, Betty Jenen  1936Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I279945
7 Brummett, Joe Cecil Jr.  30 Sep 1938Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I351505
8 Brummett, Joseph  1 Jun 1951Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I302889
9 Carter, Jesse Leroy  16 Mar 1981Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I356254
10 Carter, Nora Jane  27 Aug 2009Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I386757
11 Collier, Howard Taft  12 May 1975Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I302467
12 Collier, William E. Jr.  26 Aug 2011Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I103749
13 Collier, William Eben  Jun 1973Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I103744
14 Collins, Gary Wayne  25 Jan 2008Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I284299
15 Collins, Herbert  27 Jun 1956Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I282467
16 Combs, Sheldon  24 Nov 1977Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I267035
17 Cook, Jane  21 Apr 1946Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I75806
18 Cook, Ted  21 Feb 1940Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I302901
19 Craft, Dora E.  26 Sep 1944Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I274805
20 Craft, Sam  17 Jan 1948Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I124470
21 Griffith, Aline  1949Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I124659
22 Hall, Diadema  17 Jul 1958Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I4100
23 Hall, Ercell  8 Jul 1942Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I105574
24 Hamby, Janet Darlene  4 Sep 1952Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I355632
25 Hart, Henry Otto  6 Jan 1965Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I29025
26 Hipps, Edward Lee  24 May 1995Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I416977
27 Holbrook, Lake E  14 Nov 1927Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I299323
28 Holbrook, Randolph D.  11 Nov 1938Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I116161
29 Hughes, John Lafayette  29 Feb 1948Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I377162
30 Jones, Charles Franklin  30 Oct 1934Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I343641
31 Jones, John H.  1938Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I343640
32 Kincer, Harry McNutt  12 Jan 1938Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I255730
33 Kincer, Hassell  6 Mar 1972Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I119358
34 Kincer, Nelson  6 Jul 1944Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I74956
35 King, William Albert  20 Nov 1975Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I354148
36 Kiser, Thomas Andrew  16 Mar 1936Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I273485
37 Lovelady, Molly Elizabeth  13 Dec 1959Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I115867
38 Lovern, Alonzo Lee  16 May 1962Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I279941
39 McFall, Millard Robert  13 Dec 1958Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I414828
40 Mitchell, Jonah  1940Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I250018
41 Mullins, Lucy  1 Dec 1932Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I415375
42 Newsome, Elkanah  27 Feb 1939Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I5244
43 Newsome, Sarah Ann  12 May 1961Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I21048
44 Orender, Letha May  1936Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I393459
45 Perry, Alice  1938Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I275189
46 Polly, Betsey  29 Aug 1961Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I256407
47 Polly, Lester Jay  3 Mar 1989Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I335525
48 Polly, Urias  17 Dec 1944Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I256408
49 Rutherford, James G.  1948Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I280274
50 Sanders, Viola  13 Jun 1990Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I386758
51 Sanders, Viola  16 Mar 1994Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I112626
52 Sanders, William Thomas  13 Jan 1961Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I21049
53 Slone, Magolda  19 Nov 1979Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I342946
54 Tackett, Clady  29 Jan 1945Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I277869
55 Thomas, James Solomon  2 Dec 1951Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I351450
56 Tucker, Ibbie Elizabeth  4 Nov 1959Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I413240
57 Tucker, Mary  20 Nov 1965Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I416887
58 Webb, Enoch Floyd  6 Jun 1947Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I6824
59 Webb, Frances Louise  9 Jul 1984Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I233743
60 Webb, Nancy Carrol  6 Mar 2001Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I416745
61 Wilder, Sarah  14 Jul 1942Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I351451
62 Williams, Emmitt Sr  15 Dec 1994Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I386756
63 Williams, Reverend Jake  8 Apr 1990Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I386755

Burial

Matches 1 to 22 of 22

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Burial    Person ID 
1 Brummett, Joe Cecil Jr.  2 Oct 1938Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I351505
2 Cecil, Mabel Irene  Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I394219
3 Craft, Sam  19 Jan 1948Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I124470
4 Hall, Green Dennis  1955Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I16722
5 Hall, Jesse H.  3 Nov 1936Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I256759
6 Hogg, Byrdie H.  Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I256758
7 Holbrook, Randolph D.  1938Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I116161
8 Houk, Bill Brown  Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I394217
9 Kincer, Joda  1980Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I394218
10 Kiser, Robert Frederick  1959Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I306576
11 Murphy, Margaret  Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I119565
12 Newsome, Sarah Ann  Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I21048
13 Perry, James William  15 Feb 1958Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I243619
14 Polly, Betsey  Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I256407
15 Potter, King Solomon  1925Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I125578
16 Sanders, William Thomas  Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I21049
17 Sparkman, Fred  Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I99935
18 Thomas, Hester  1999Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I401947
19 Tolliver, Diadema May  Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I85953
20 Tucker, Ibbie Elizabeth  Nov 1959Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I413240
21 Webb, Kenneth  27 Mar 1970Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I401946
22 Wilder, Sarah  1942Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I351451

Census

Matches 1 to 5 of 5

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Census    Person ID 
1 Craft, Lillie Mae  11 Apr 1950Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I6860
2 Newsome, Montana  6 Apr 1950Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I250553
3 Sexton, Monnie  7 Apr 1950Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I246704
4 Warf, Creed F.  7 Apr 1950Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I416162
5 Whitaker, Maudie Frances  4 Apr 1950Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I270794

Draft Registration

Matches 1 to 2 of 2

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Draft Registration    Person ID 
1 Addington, John Henry  27 Apr 1942Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I5167
2 Potter, Robert May  27 Apr 1942Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I108853

Military Draft Registration

Matches 1 to 6 of 6

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Military Draft Registration    Person ID 
1 Amburgey, Jeff  28 Aug 1944Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I414772
2 Brummett, Joseph  27 Apr 1942Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I302889
3 Childers, Ernest Melville  27 Apr 1942Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I78566
4 Kincer, Joda  Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I394218
5 Kiser, Charles  30 May 1942Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I34199
6 Warf, Creed F.  16 Oct 1940Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I416162

Misc

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Misc    Person ID 
1 Addington, John Henry  15 Jul 1933Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I5167

Occupation

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Occupation    Person ID 
1 Nelson, George  Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I76

Religion

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Religion    Person ID 
1 Blair, William Lawrence  1951Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I247

Residence

Matches 1 to 5 of 5

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Residence    Person ID 
1 Abraham, John  30 Dec 1932Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I302873
2 Amburgey, Jeff  6 Apr 1950Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I414772
3 Childers, Ernest Melville  Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I78566
4 Perry, Albert  2 Apr 1950Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I275188
5 Tucker, Calvin Ray  5 Apr 1950Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States I5301

Marriage

Matches 1 to 22 of 22

   Family    Marriage    Family ID 
1 Adams / Fleenor  22 Aug 1931Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States F96617
2 Collier / Newsome  21 Jan 1945Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States F118109
3 Combs / McIntyre  2 Jul 1946Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States F109164
4 Cook / Polly  25 Jan 1936Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States F104030
5 Cook / Webb  8 Jun 1940Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States F118380
6 Crase / Combs  24 Jul 1930Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States F50630
7 Hall / Craft  6 Jul 1940Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States F121366
8 Hart / Newsome  13 Nov 1939Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States F117295
9 Kincer / Taylor  19 Apr 1935Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States F93457
10 Kiser / Kincer  27 Aug 1932Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States F104102
11 Lark / Board  24 Dec 1938Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States F138450
12 McIntire / Vanover  11 Dec 1945Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States F29973
13 Newsome / Brummett  30 Nov 1926Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States F141359
14 Newsome / McIntire  28 Jun 1945Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States F29974
15 Niece / King  13 Feb 1940Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States F167172
16 Niece / Lucas  25 Jan 1936Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States F167169
17 Polly / Newsome  3 Dec 1940Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States F160113
18 Rogers / Hughes  6 Jul 1938Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States F106674
19 Spurgeon / Brummett  6 Aug 1938Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States F141333
20 Webb / Evanoff  25 Sep 1945Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States F6002
21 Webb / Thomas  4 Aug 1934Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States F166912
22 Williams / Powell  17 Feb 1945Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States F158853

Residence

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

   Family    Residence    Family ID 
1 Leedy / Sanders  Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States F118377