Individual Details

The 1850 Census was taken on 4 Sep 1850 and he is not included in the census so the 24 Sep 1850 birthdate is probably very good.
The 1860 Census has him as "Robert" and is living with his parents in Paint Creek Township, Allamakee Co, Iowa with his parents.
The 1870 Census has him living in Linton, Allamakee Co, Iowa with his parents.
The 1880 Census has him living in Linton, Allamakee Co, Iowa with his wife and four children. He is a farm laborer.
The 1885 Iowa State Census has him living in Linton, Allamakee Co, Iowa with his wife and two children as a farmer.
The 1900 Census has him living with his brother-in-law, Charles Vaughn (Charley Vaun in index), in Linton Township, Allamakee Co, Iowa.
In the 1910 and 1920 Census, he is living in Clayton County, Iowa; in 1920 with his son Gifford. In both Census reports he indicates he is widowed.
Obituary from unknown newspaper source:
"The late Prelette P. McGoon was born at Sheboygan, Wis., September 24, 1850 and passed away at the home of his eldest son, in Monona, Iowa, on January 13th, 1924, at ten minutes after twelve o'clock. He was seventy-three years, three months and nineteen days of age at the time of his death.
His father's family moved to Iowa when the deceased was but a mere boy. They eventually settled on a farm near Buckland, where Mr. McGoon was reared to manhood by his parents who emphasized the value of good habits in every day living and giving of this life for the service and happiness of those whom we come in contact with. This teaching was reflected in the life of the deceased.
He was the sixth child of a family of nine children, three of which survive, namely: John of Fargo, N. D.; Simon of Fargo, N. D.; and William of Missouri.
In 1869 he was united in marriage with Sophrona Rose Thomas. Four children were born of this union, two sons and two daughters; the mother and daughters, Abbie and Estella, preceded him in death. He is survived by his two sons Gifford J. of Monona and Charles D. of Marengo, Iowa and seven grandchildren.
The father has lived with his eldest son, Gifford, for the past sixteen years, where every attention has been given to render his declining years both carefree and contented. Here he has always been near to the scenes of his boyhood and among those he loved and knew so well.
Interment will be made in the Monona Cemetery. The funeral was held yesterday at three o'clock."

Sources: 1] Lyndon Township, Sheboygan Co, WI Census taken 4 Sep 1850. 2]Linton Township, Allamakee Co, Iowa Page 8 Census taken 15 Jun 1880. 3] Linton Township, Allamakee Co, Iowa Page 10 Census taken 13 August 1870. 4] Paint Creek Township, Allamakee Co, Iowa Page 213 (ancestry.com page 287) taken on 3 August 1860. 5] Linton Township, Allamakee Co, IA Census, Page 18, of 1900.

Birth	24 Sep 1850	Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin
Marriage	1 Sep 1872	Waterville, Allamakee County, Iowa - Sophronia (Sophrona) C. Rose THOMAS
Divorce	Abt 1886	Sophronia (Sophrona) C. Rose THOMAS
Burial	Jan 1924	Monona City Cemetery, Monona, Clayton County, Iowa
Death	13 Jan 1924	Monona, Clayton County, Iowa

Spouse	Sophronia (Sophrona) C. Rose THOMAS (1856 - 1900)
Child	Gifford John MCGOON (1873 - 1960)
Child	Abigail Nancy (Abbie) Rose MCGOON (1875 - 1921)
Child	Charles Douglas Henry Augustus MCGOON (1878 - 1955)
Child	Estella (Stella) Francis MCGOON (1881 - 1923)

Father	David Henry MCGOON (1813 - 1891)
Mother	Delilah FRANCIS (1819 - 1881)
Sibling	David Delewis MCGOON (1842 - 1918)
Sibling	Sarah Ann MCGOON (1844 - 1917)
Sibling	George Robert MCGOON (1845 - 1869)
Sibling	Joseph Francis MCGOON (1848 - 1913)
Sibling	Simeon Levi MCGOON (1852 - 1940)
Sibling	Delilah Almira MCGOON (1854 - 1859)
Sibling	Martha Jane MCGOON (1855 - 1860)
Sibling	John Bray MCGOON (1859 - 1930)
Sibling	Abigail "Abbie" Celestia MCGOON (1863 - 1943)
Sibling	William Henry MCGOON (1865 - 1935)

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