Biography extracted from History of Sauk County, Wisconsin Chicago: Western Historical Company, published 1880.

Ironton:

Cornelius Cohoon, farmer, Sec. 26; P.O. Reedsburg; son of James and Palmyra (Baird) Cohoon; was born in Illinois Oct. 14, 1853; lived there till 3 years of age, then came to Sauk Co., Wis., town of Ironton; is located on Sec. 26, and has 20 acres of land. He was married Nov. 15, 1875, at Ironton, to Alice, daughter of Harvey and Susan Lyons; she was born in Wisconsin; they have three children- Daisy, Gertrude and Ralph.

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