McDonald Commentary: Jackson Courthouse Built With Help of Coonse Boys

Posted 10/3/17

In May 1847, Nicholas and Matilda Coonse left their home in St. Charles, Missouri, with their four young sons, seeking a better life out west. Instead, Nicholas drowned in the Snake River Sept. 7 at …

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