General Notes:
John Conger, Jr.
PARENTS: John Belconger and Mary Kelly.
LEGAL_MATTER: On 24 Mar 1692, John Conger, Jr., witnessed a deed
executed by his father in favor of Ebeneezer Foord. (CFA I, p.
282)
CHURCH_AFFILIATION: On 12 May 1709, John and Mary Conger joined
the Christ Church of Woodbridge, NJ. [Note: No source citation
given. REH]
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 282 & Vol.
II, p. 16 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
MILITARY: In 1715 John Conger and brother, Joseph, served in the
King's Militia in Colonel Thomas Farmer's Reb. for the Governor of
the State of New York, that official at the time, serving the two
states.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 282 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
LAND: On 8 May 1717, among the freeholders to draw lots for their
share in the 4th division of the upland, John Conger, drew Lot No.
15. (CFA I, p. 282)
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John married Mary TUTTLE about 1702 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ. Mary was born in 1678 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ.
General Notes:
Mary Tuttle
FATHER: Father may have been Nathaniel Tuttle
BIRTH: 1678, Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ
(Source: LDS record - furnished by JoNelle Linnaus)
BIRTH: Salem Co., NJ according to Robert Mark Conger
Children from this marriage were:
+ 2 M i. John CONGER was born about 1708 in
Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ, died on 7 Feb 1784 in Salisbury,
Rowan Co., NC about age 76, and was buried in Feb 1784 in Abbott's
Creek, Rowan Co., NC, Conger Cemetery.
+ 3 M ii. Jonathan CONGER was born between
1710 and 1715 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ and died on 3 Mar
1779 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ.
4 F iii. Joanna
CONGER was born in 1712 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ.
General Notes:
Joanna Conger
PARENTS: John Conger, Jr. and Mary Tuttle.
Joanna married John STURDIVANT on 11 Apr 1729. John was born about 1705.
5 M iv. Nathaniel
CONGER was born in 1714 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ and
died after 1757.
General Notes:
Nathaniel Conger
PARENTS: John Conger, Jr. and Mary Tuttle.
LEGAL_MATTER: In Junew 1740, the Essex Co., NJ Grand Jury brought
an indictment against Nathaniel Conger for petty larcey. (CFA I,
p. 282)
MILITARY: The NY Hist Soc for 1891 states: Muster Rolls of N.Y.
Provincial Troops 1755-1764, pp 66-63: "Lor Woolsey, on ye 18th of
Apr 1758 and Capt. Richard Hulet's Co., lists Nathaniel Conger,
5'7 1'2", age 44, born Jersey, occupation weaver, enlisted Apr 10,
1758." There is no further record of Nathaniel.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 282 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
2. John
CONGER was born about 1708 in Woodbridge, Middlesex
Co., NJ, died on 7 Feb 1784 in Salisbury, Rowan Co., NC about age
76, and was buried in Feb 1784 in Abbott's Creek, Rowan Co., NC,
Conger Cemetery.
General Notes:
John Conger
PARENTS: The parents of John Conger were, John Conger, Jr. and
Mary Tuttle.
Problem: Birth years of 1705 and 1708 have been listed.
MILITARY: John Conger was a patriot who furnished supplies for the
Army in North Carolina. (CFA I, p. 283) [Apparently listed in the
DAR Patriot Index. REH]
MILITARY: Public Service in North Carolina Militia during
Revolutionary War.
(Source: Conger Confab, Vol. II, Mar 1996 - furnished by Robert
Guilinger)
RESIDENCES: In about 1750, John Conger, moved to Rowan County,
North Carolina, in that portion which is now embraced in Davidson
county. The lands owned by John Conger and his sons lay on both
sides of Abbott's Creek, in Healing Springs and Cotton Grove
Townships, and at what is now Hannersville, North Carolina, in
Conrad Hill Township.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 283 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
PROBATE: The will of John Conger, who emigrated to North Carolina
about 1750.
State of North Carolina, Rowan County, 7 Feb 1784
In the name of GOD Amen.
KNOW ALL MEN, that I, John Conger, Sr., of the county and state
aforesaid,
being of perfect mind and memory, yet knowing that it is appointed
for men once to die, and knowing when it shall please GOD to call
me hence, that I be no more; do find it necessary for divers good
causes to me occuring, to constitute and confirm this my last will
and testament.
First of all, at my decease, I bequeath my soul to GOD who gave
it, as the receiver of SPIRITS, which though faith, I hope to be
united with my body, at the general resurrection, and received
into GLORY in the heavens.
Furthermore, at my decease, I commit my body to the earth, with
all the charges of a decent burial, and my funeral charges to be
paid out of my estate. And next, my desire is, that all my lawful
debts be paid, and as to the disposal of my wordly goods, I do
appoint in the following manner, to wit:
At the time of my decease, or as soon after as may be, that my
executors take an inventory of all my goods and chattel, real and
personal. And at the proper time expose them to public sale, to
the highest bidder. And at the time of receiving the money to
dispose of it in the following manner:
First of all, I bequeath to my eldest son Jonathan Conger, ten
pounds, and on more;
Next, I give and bequeath to my youngest son John Conger, ten
pounds and no more.
And lastly, all the rights of my estate, to be equally divided
between Sarah Rounsaval, Phoebe Randall and Hannah Ross, my
daughters, and Jane Ross, the daughter of Nicholas Ross, my
grand-daughter, which four persons above named is to hold the
same, them, their heirs forever, in consideration.
Whereof and for which, as touching the premises, I do constitute
and appoint Edward McGuire and Thomas Smith my executors, in all
cases touching the premises.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixeds my
seal, this Feb. 7th, 1784.
(Signed) John Conger, 2nd
Signed, Sealed, Ratified and pronounced in the presence of
Benjamin Rounsaval, Jr. and Joseph Warford.
(Book B, p. 78)
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 282-283 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
CEMETERY:
There are three Conger graveyards on these lands [where the family
lived in Rowan/Davidson county, NC]. Two are on Abbott's Creek.
The one which is on the original lands owned by John Conger is on
the right side of Abbott's Creek, one mile north of the Yadkin
River. In it is buried Zipporah Conger, beside what is supposed to
be the grave of John Conger. (CFA I, p. 283)
John married Zipporah MOORES, daughter of Joshua MOORES and Elizabeth UNKNOWN, about 1731 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ. Zipporah was born on 20 Apr 1702 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ, died on 14 Mar 1783 in Rowan Co., NC at age 80, and was buried in Mar 1783 in Abbott's Creek, Rowan Co., NC, Conger Cemetery.
General Notes:
Zipporah Moores
DEATH: Before 1743, NC (CFA II, p. 718)
CEMETERY: Conger Cemetery, Abbott's Creek, Rowan (now Davidson)
Co., NC. Her grave bears the following inscription: "Deceast March
the 14d in ye year of our Lord 1783, and in ye 73 year of hir age.
Her[e] lays the body of Zipporah Conger." Her death occurred one
year previous to that of John Conger, and as his will makes no
mention of his wife, we infer that she was his wife.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 283 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Children from this marriage were:
+ 6 F i. Elizabeth CONGER was born between
1728 and 1742 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ and died in 1796 in
Mecklenburg Co., NC.
+ 7 M ii. Jonathan CONGER was born about 22
Jan 1732 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ, died about 7 May 1793
in Rowan Co., NC about age 61, and was buried about May 1793 in
Abbott's Creek, Rowan Co., NC, Conger Cemetery.
+ 8 M iii. John CONGER was born about 1734 in
Rowan Co., NC and died on 22 Mar 1806 in Smith Co., TN about age
72.
+ 9 F iv. Sarah CONGER was born between
1734 and 1738 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ and died in 1792 in
Rowan Co., NC.
10 F v. Phoebe
CONGER was born about 1740 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ.
General Notes:
Phoebe Conger
PARENTS: John Conger and Zipporah Moores
Phoebe married Unknown RANDALL. Unknown was born about 1736.
+ 11 F vi. Hannah CONGER was born on 5 Feb
1747 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ, died 15 APR 1820–21 in Red
Lick, Jefferson Co., MS at age 73, and was buried APR 1820–21 in
Beech Hill.
3. Jonathan
CONGER was born between 1710 and 1715 in Woodbridge,
Middlesex Co., NJ and died on 3 Mar 1779 in Woodbridge, Middlesex
Co., NJ.
General Notes:
Jonathan Conger
PARENTS: John Conger, Jr. and Mary Tuttle.
BIRTH: 1704 in Ancestral File.
PROBATE: Will was probated 31 Mar 1779 at Woodbridge, Middlesex,
NJ
BURIAL: Presumably buried at Woodbridge, Middlesex, NJ
LEGAL_MATTER:
Jonathan Conger recorded his ear marks, 9 May 1744. In court July
1759 was the case of the King vs. Jonathan Conger. A note states
that Conger was held in recognizance of 10 pounds, for the
appearance of Mary Conger; ordered that the debt be discharged on
paying of his fees.
At a town meeting, held at Woodbridge, [NJ] on 11 Mar 1760, it was
voted that Jonathan Conger, John Blanshear and Thomas Bronson
shall be overseers of the poor.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 328 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
PROBATE: Will of Jonathan Conger - 2 Mar 1779, Woodbridge,
Middlesex, NJ
In the name of God, amen, 2nd day of March, in the year of our
Lord Christ, One thousand seven hundred and seventy nine, 1779.
I, Jonathan Conger of Woodbridge, in the county of Middlesex and
State of New Jersey, being very sick and weak in body but of
perfect mind and memory, Thanks be given to God, therefore calling
unto mind the Mortality of my body and knowing that it is
appointed for all Men once to die, do make and ordain this my last
will and Testament that is to say principally and first of all, I
give and recommend my Soul into the hands of God that gave it, and
for my body I recommend it to the Earth to be buried in a
Christian like and decent manner at the discretion of my
executors, nothing doubting, but at general Resurrection I shall
receive the same by the mighty power of God, and as touching such
wordly estate wherewith it hath pleased God, to bless me in this
life, I give, devise and dispose of the same in the following
manner and form.
Imprimis I give and bequeath unto my well beloved Daughter, Mary
Teilar, wife of Richard Teiler, the sum of fifty (50) pounds.
Item I: I give to my well-beloved Daughter-in-law Mary Conger,
widow of my son David Conger, deceased, a sum of twenty pounds,
each legacy to be paid as soon after my decease as conveniently
can be of good current proclimation Money, and further my will is
that my aforesaid Daughter Mary Conger have liberty to remove her
house off my land when she shall see fit and further my will is
that as soon after my decease as conveniently can be, that the
whole of my land and Salt Meadow, together with the whole of my
moveables, be sold by my executors hereafter named, and all my
just debts and funeral charges, together with the above legacies,
be paid out of the same, and that the remainder of the monies
arising as the aforesaid be equally devided [sic] between my two
sons, John Conger and Jonathan Conger, share and share alike.
And further my will and pleasure is that my beloved wife, Ann
Conger, shall be comfortably supported with every necessity of
life by my aforesaid two sons, equally alike in the expense, and
lastly I constitute, make and ordain my well beloved son John
Conger, and my treasured friend James Manning, as my only and sole
executors of this my last will and testament, and I do hereby
utterly dis-allow, revoke and dis-annull all and every other
former testaments, wills, legacies, and executors by me in any
ways before this time named. Willed and bequeathed ratifying this
and no other to be my last will and testament.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day
and year before written. Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and
delared by the said Jonathan Conger, as his last will and
testament, in the presence of us the subscribers.
(His mark) X, Jonathan Conger
David Crow, Rachel Pain (X, her mark)
The above will probated, 31 Mar 1799 at Bernards Town, by John
Conger and James Manning. Files 1779. Office of Secretary of the
State, Trenton, New Jersey.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 328 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Jonathan married Ann ENYARD, daughter of John ENYARD and Unknown,. Ann was born in 1717 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ, died on 13 Feb 1796 in Cambridge, Washington Co., NY at age 79, and was buried in Feb 1796 in Cambridge, Washington Co., NY.
General Notes:
Ann Enyard
FATHER: John Enyard
RESIDENCES: After the death of her husband she lived with her son,
John, in Cambridge, Washington Co., NY
NAME-CONFLICT: Anne; Ann Engard in Ancestral File; Enyard (Enjart
or Inyart) CFA I, p. 327.
DEATH: 3 Feb 1786 in Ancestral File
RECOLLECTIONS:
Ann [Enyard's] father, John Enyard, was of the Colonial Wars of
New York. [no source citation]. His will dated, 26 Dec 1748,
probated May 1763, paid five pounds to Jonathan Conger.
Ann died at Cambridge, Washington county, NY, where she apparently
resided with her son, John.
Buried in the same cemetery with her are: [CFA I, does not list
the cemetery name] John Conger, Esq., died 13 Sep 1797, age 54
years; Mary, his wife, died 2 Aug 1832, age 86 years; Polly, their
daughter, wife of Sylvester Bessey, died 9 Mar 1810, age 23 years.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 328 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Children from this marriage were:
12 F i. Mary
CONGER was born in 1739 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ.
General Notes:
Mary Conger
PARENTS: Jonathan Conger and Ann Enyard
NAME-CONFLICT: Mary Teilar in the Will of her father. (CFA I, p.
328)
Mary married Richard TEILER.
General Notes:
Richard Teiler
AKA: Richard Taylor; Richard Tyler
+ 13 M ii. David CONGER Sr. was born between
1741 and 1744 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ and died in 1778 in
Middlesex, Middlesex Co., NJ.
+ 14 M iii. John CONGER was born about 1743 in
Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ, died on 13 Sep 1797 in Cambridge,
Washington Co., NY about age 54, and was buried in Sep 1797 in
Cambridge, Washington Co., NY.
+ 15 M iv. Jonathan CONGER was born about
1745 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ, died before 11 Dec 1815 in
Indiana, and was buried before 11 Dec 1815 in Clay Twp., Pike Co.,
IN, Old Conger Cemetery.
6. Elizabeth
CONGER was born between 1728 and 1742 in Woodbridge,
Middlesex Co., NJ and died in 1796 in Mecklenburg Co., NC.
General Notes:
Elizabeth Conger
PARENTS: John Conger and Zipporah Moores
AKA: Lizzie Conger; Lizzie (Jane) Conger, CFA II, p. 328
BIRTH: A birth date of, Abt. 1742 has been listed. CFA II, p. 409
lists, what looks like, "b. @1728 NJ., d. 1796 Mecklenburg, NC"
and states, "Lizzie's birthdate approximation differs from that
given in her father's data on pg 282 CFA I. Evidently she was
probably the first born." CFA II, p. 454 lists, b. Abt. 1742, NJ
and d. 1796, Carrabus Co., NC [sic, Cabarrus Co., NC].
Elizabeth married Nicholas ROSS. Nicholas was born about 1726.
General Notes:
Nicholas Ross
BIRTH: Abt 1738 has been listed. CFA II, p. 409 lists, Abt. 1726
DEATH: Nicholas Ross was in pursuit of wild horses when his horse
plunged into a hole, turning a complete somersault and crushing
Nicholas.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 409 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Children from this marriage were:
+ 16 F i. Jane ROSS was born in 1762 and
died in Dec 1841 at age 79.
+ 17 F ii. Hannah ROSS was born between 1743
and 1745 and died in 1845.
Elizabeth next married Zaccheus WILSON after 1766. Zaccheus was born in 1735 in Cumberland Co., PA and died in 1824 in Sumner Co., TN at age 89.
General Notes:
Zaccheus Wilson
SPOUSE: Zaccheus Wilson was the second spouse of Elizabeth Conger.
BIRTH: Abt 1738; CFA II, p. 454, 1735, Cumberland Co., PA
Children from this marriage were:
18 F i. Mary
WILSON was born in 1767 and died on 7 May 1851 at age 84.
Mary married James WILSON in 1787.
General Notes: RELATIONSHIP: James
Wilson was the 1st cousin of his wife, Mary Wilson.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 454 - Maxine
Crowell
Leonard)
19 M ii. Jonathan
WILSON was born in 1773 and died in 1857 at age 84.
General Notes: RELATIONSHIP: Jonathan and James Wilson were twins.
Jonathan married Narcissa WILSON in 1798.
Jonathan next married Elizabeth MOORE.
20 M iii. James
WILSON was born in 1773 and died on 31 Oct 1836 at age 63.
General Notes: RELATIONSHIP: Jonathan and James Wilson were twins.
21 M iv. Isaac
WILSON was born in 1786.
Isaac married Anne Mc_CORD.
22 M v. Stephen
WILSON was born on 26 Jun 1788 and died on 24 Aug 1849 at
age 61.
Stephen married Mary Mc_ELWORTH on 3 Dec 1811.
7. Jonathan
CONGER was born about 22 Jan 1732 in Woodbridge,
Middlesex Co., NJ, died about 7 May 1793 in Rowan Co., NC about
age 61, and was buried about May 1793 in Abbott's Creek, Rowan
Co., NC, Conger Cemetery.
General Notes:
Jonathan Conger
PARENTS: John Conger and Zipporah Moores
BIRTH-DEATH: Birth on 23 Jan 1732 and death on 8 Mar 1793 have
also been reported. Ancestral File dates are 22 Jan 1732 - 8 May
1793.
BIRTH-DEATH: b. 22 Jan 1732, NJ, d. 7 May 1793, Rowan Co., NC (CFA
I, p. 329)
CEMETERY: Conger Cemetery, Abbott's Creek, Rowan (now Davidson)
Co., NC. The body of Jonathan Conger, son of John Conger, 2nd,
lies in this graveyard. The following refers to this Jonathan
Conger:
"While excavating the right of way of the south-bound railroad on
the farm of Mr. H.L. Holmes in Healing Springs Township, this
county [Rowan, now Davidson], Mr. A.K. Lookabill, who has
employment on the new road, unearthed an ancient grave wherein
reposed the remains of one, Jonathan Conger, so the inscription on
the stone ran, who was among the early settlers on this section.
"The railroad will run directly through this graveyard, and it may
be that other graves will be forced to give up their dead to the
call of progress.
"This particular grave was six feed deep, with a vault of 3 1/2
feet. The bones were intact and properly arranged, with the arms,
according to the old custom, parallel with the body, instead of
crossed, as is the present day custom. The hair was well
preserved, although the date of the stone stated the man died, May
7, 1793, more than 116 years ago. The date of his birth was given
as Jan. 22, 1732, his age being 61 years, three months and sixteen
days. On the stone also was his message from the 18th century to
the 20th century railroad builders, whose surveyors had led them
into the old-time burying ground:
"Remember, man, as you pass by, As you are now, so once was I."
(Clipping from the Lexington Dispatch, Abt. 1909)
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 283 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Jonathan married Euphemia ROSS, daughter of Isaac ROSS Sr. and Elizabeth FRAZER, about 1760. Euphemia was born on 15 Sep 1739 and died after 1802 in Logan Co., KY.
General Notes:
Euphemia Ross
AKA: Fannie; Fanny Unknown (CFA I, p. 329); Euphemia "Fannie" Foss
(CFA II, p. 719)
STEP-SIBLINGS: Arthur Brown Ross wrote in his diary, "I wrote a
long letter to my sister Euphemy Conger. She lives at Ligan
(Logan) Co., Kentucky." (Dtd May 1802) Arthur Brown Ross was the
step-brother of Euphemia "Fanny" Ross.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 720 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
RELATIONSHIP: Arthur Brown Ross and his step-sister, Euphemia
"Fanny" Ross were married to siblings, Hannah and Jonathan Conger,
respectively.
Children from this marriage were:
23 M i. Jonathan
CONGER was born about 1753 in Rowan Co., NC.
General Notes:
Jonathan Conger
PARENTS: Jonathan Conger and Euphemia Ross
CHILDREN: John Conger, b. Abt. 1773 and married, Judea Owen, Feb
1795 and Joshua Conger, b. Abt. 1775 and married, Jucy Owen, 12
Nov 1794 may be sons of Jonathan Conger, b. Abt. 1753.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 330 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
24 M ii. Benjamin
CONGER was born about 1755.
+ 25 M iii. Isaac CONGER was born about 1759
and died in 1842 in Mc Lean Co., IL about age 83.
+ 26 F iv. Jean CONGER was born about 1757
and died in 1829 about age 72.
+ 27 F v. Elizabeth CONGER was born about
1760 in Rowan Co., NC.
+ 28 F vi. Zipporah CONGER was born on 11 Jan
1761 in Rowan Co., NC and died on 23 Nov 1833 in Madison Co., KY
at age 72.
29 F vii. Phebe
CONGER was born about 1764.
Phebe married Benjamin TRAVIS on 12 Dec 1791.
8. John
CONGER was born about 1734 in Rowan Co., NC and died
on 22 Mar 1806 in Smith Co., TN about age 72.
General Notes:
John Conger
PARENTS: John Conger and Zipporah Moores
BIRTH-CONFLICT: CFA I, p. 285, lists the birth place as, Rowan
Co., NC. Robert Mark Conger lists, Woodbridge, NJ.
RECOLLECTIONS: John Conger, who married, Mary Ross, wrote a letter
to his son, Isaac, dated 9 Apr 1798. Among Isaac Conger's papers
was found a canceled note in favor of 'Joshua and Eli Conger,
executors of John Conger, dec'd.' dated 30 March 1806. (CFA I, p.
285)
PROBATE: Smith County, Tennessee - Will Book 5, 1805, p. 14-16
IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN, I, John Conger of the province of
Tennessee State which county seriously consider the uncertainty of
human life and more particular I do not consider to continue long
here on this side the grave though I am in proper mind and memory
and declare this to be my last will and testament. Intending to
dispose of my worldly goods and affairs before I am called hence
and am no more.
FIRST, I most humbly recommend my sould to the great and almighty
God who gave me my life and existence here and after death can
make me happy with him forever more. I humbly acknowledge his
justice in calling me hence for to fit me for a world of Spirit. I
humbly beseech the Almighty God in and of his own good pleasure to
prepare me for the time of my disolution and then take me to
himself in the happiness and felicity which he has prepared for
all them that love and fear His holy name, and as to my wordly
affairs, I will and positively order all my just debts to be paid.
FIRST, I will and appoint Joshua Conger and Eli Conger, my two
sons my first and my sole executor to manage what I leave behind
when I am called hence and am not more to by desires.
FIRST, I desire that my property that can be best spared shall be
sold to pay my debts,
SECONDLY, I desire that my wife Judith Conger shall have the
homestead and twenty acres of land and the ax plows during her
widowhood, three herd cattle, six hogs, one bed and furniture
forever.
THIRDLY, I desire that my son Jonathan Conger shall have five
shilings sterling as he has had one hundred acres of land, one
cow, one mare, three sheep, one suit of clothes, one set of
Joharrow Irons.
FOURTHLY, I desire that my daughter Elizabeth Cole have forty five
acres of land, one bed, three sheep, one oven, one kettle.
FIFTHLY, I desire that my son Joshua Conger shall have fifty acres
of land lying at the mouth of the creek joining to river and up
the first branch above the mouth of the creek that runs into the
creek and Joshua one bed, one oven, one mare, one cow, three
sheep, one plow hoe, one set of Joharrow Irons.
SIXTHLY, I desire that my son Eli Conger shall have forty five
acres of land and to be made equal with the rest.
SEVENTHLY, I desire that my daughter Jean Moor shall have forty
five acres of land as she had the saddle and bed and there to be
made equal with the rest.
EIGHTLY, I desire that my son Isaac Conger shall have forty five
acres of land and one big coat after reducting that out to be made
equal with the rest.
NINTHLY, I desire that my son Josiah Conger shall have forty five
acres of land, as he has had one horse, one saddle, one bridle and
saddle bags to be equal with the rest.
TENTHLY, I desire that my daughter Rosa Railsback shall have forty
five acres of land and to be made equal to the rest, and
I John Conger do her in the presence of these testators do
acknowledge this to be my last will and testiment [sic] intending
where unto I set my hand and fix my seal this nineteenty day of
November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
five.
(Signed) John Conger (Seal). James Bailey (Jurat) Joshua Conger
(Jurat).
[Note: The accounting of the Executors is included in CFA I, p.
286-287]
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 286 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
John married Mary ROSS, daughter of Isaac ROSS and Jean BROWN, on 5 Jan 1769 in Rowan Co., NC. Mary was born on 28 Jan 1751 in Rowan Co., NC, died on 4 Jan 1795 in Rowan Co., NC at age 43, and was buried in Jan 1795 in Abbott's Creek, Rowan Co., NC, Conger Cemetery 2.
General Notes:
Mary Ross
PARENTS-REFERENCE: The parents of Mary Ross were Isaac Ross and
Jean Brown.
Some of genealogical data of Charles Leslie Conger was shared with
Mrs. W.R. Wright (Anne Julia (Mims) Wright of Jackson, MS, born
1876, who, in 1911, published a genealogy about the Ross family of
North Carolina, "A record of the descendants of Isaac Ross and
Jean Brown and the allied families of Alexander, Conger, Harris,
Hill, King, Killingworth, Mackey, Moores, Sims, Wade, etc.". The
book which is probably 233 pages is at the Library of Congress,
Call Number: CS71.R825 1911.
CEMETERY: There is another Conger Cemtery across Abbott's Creek
and about 1/2 mile away from the Conger Cemetery where John and
Zipporah Conger are buried. This cemetery was in Rowan Co., NC at
one time and is probably in Davidson Co., NC now. Here "we find
the only tombstone whose inscription is legible, bearing the
following: "Mary Conger, deceast on Jan the 4d, 1795. Was born Jan
the 28d 1751." This Mary Conger was [nee], Mary Ross, daughter of
Isaac and Jean (Brown) Ross, who married John Conger, Jr., son of
John Conger 1708. In another grave next to hers, and with a
tombstone exactly like that which marks the grave of Mary,
probably reposes the remains of her husband John, although the
inscriptions has peeled off.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 283-284 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Children from this marriage were:
+ 30 M i. Jonathan CONGER was born about
1770 in Rowan Co., NC and died after Mar 1823 in Claiborne Co.,
MS.
+ 31 F ii. Elizabeth CONGER was born on 16
Dec 1771 in Rowan Co., NC and died on 15 Sep 1842 in Lincoln Co.,
TN at age 70.
+ 32 M iii. Joshua CONGER was born on 17 Oct
1773 in Rowan Co., NC, died on 28 Aug 1829 in Smith Co., TN at age
55, and was buried in Aug 1829 in Mt. Holley Cemetery.
+ 33 M iv. Eli CONGER was born about 1776 in
Rowan Co., NC and died on 16 Jul 1851 in Butts Co., GA about age
75.
+ 34 F v. Jean CONGER was born on 12 Oct
1777 in Rowan Co., NC, died on 8 Nov 1846 at age 69, and was
buried in Nov 1846 in Fayetteville, Lincoln Co., TN.
+ 35 M vi. Isaac CONGER was born on 8 Nov
1779 in Rowan Co., NC and died on 4 Mar 1857 at age 77.
+ 36 M vii. Josiah CONGER was born on 28 Jul
1780 in Rowan Co., NC and died about 8 May 1846 in Preble Co., OH
about age 65.
+ 37 F viii. Mary CONGER was born between 1782
and 1786 in Rowan Co., NC, died in 1852 in Madison Co., TN, and
was buried in 1852 in Madison Co., TN, Shady Grove Cemetery.
+ 38 M ix. John B. CONGER was born about 1784
in Rowan Co., NC and died in 1853 about age 69.
+ 39 F x. Hannah CONGER was born on 14 Apr
1787 in Rowan Co., NC and died on 2 Mar 1851 in Sugar Valley,
Preble Co., OH at age 63.
John next married Judith RUNYON before 1769 in Rowan Co., NC.
General Notes:
Judith Runyon
AKA: Judith Moores in Ancestral File and p. 282 of CFA I.
9. Sarah
CONGER was born between 1734 and 1738 in Woodbridge,
Middlesex Co., NJ and died in 1792 in Rowan Co., NC.
General Notes:
Sarah Conger
PARENTS: John Conger and Zipporah Moores
BIRTH: Abt. 1738; 1732-1792 (CFA II, p. 711)
Sarah married Josiah ROUNSAVAL about 1755 in Hunterdon Co., NJ. Josiah was born about 1734 in Hopewell, Hunterdon Co., NJ and died in Jul 1780 in Camden, Kershaw Co., SC about age 46.
General Notes:
Josiah Rounsavall
BIRTH: Abt. 1734
BIRTH: 1728 Hopewell, Hunterdon Co., NJ, according to Lindy
Sheehan
AKA: Josiah Rounsaval (CFA); Josiah Rounseval (CFA II, p. 711)
AKA: Josiah Rounsavall, according to Lindy Sheehan
EMIGRATION: Moved from New Jersey to North Carolina, after
marriage.
MARRIAGE: Abt. 1755; 1749 (CFA II, p. 711)
REFERENCE:
"Richard Rounsavell and His Descendants - (1687-1994)," (with no
sources) [An update, with sources, should be out in 2001.] By
Brian Elliott Rounsavill, 255 Davis Lane, Newton, PA. Email:
brian@electrochem.org
The child from this marriage was:
+ 40 M i. Benjamin ROUNSAVALL was born in
1755 in Rowan Co., NC and died in 1787 in Rowan Co., NC at age 32.
11. Hannah
CONGER was born on 5 Feb 1747 in Woodbridge, Middlesex
Co., NJ, died 15 APR 1820–21 in Red Lick, Jefferson Co., MS at age
73, and was buried APR 1820–21 in Beech Hill.
General Notes:
Hannah Conger
PARENTS: John Conger and Zipporah Moores
Hannah married Arthur Brown ROSS, son of Isaac ROSS Sr. and Jean BROWN, on 3 Jan 1769 in Rowan Co., NC. Arthur was born on 9 Aug 1746 in Rowan Co., NC, died on 3 Aug 1806 in Red Lick, Jefferson Co., MS at age 59, and was buried in Aug 1806 in Beech Hill.
General Notes:
Arthur Brown Ross
STEP-SIBLINGS: Arthur Brown Ross wrote in his diary, "I wrote a
long letter to my sister Euphemy Conger. She lives at Ligan
(Logan) Co., Kentucky." (Dtd May 1802) Arthur Brown Ross was the
step-brother of Euphemia "Fanny" Ross. (Source: The Conger Family
of America, Vol. II, p. 720 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
RELATIONSHIP: Arthur Brown Ross and his step-sister, Euphemia
"Fanny" Ross were married to siblings, Hannah and Jonathan Conger,
respectively.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
MILITARY: Said to have been in the Revolution
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 408 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Children from this marriage were:
41 F i. Elizabeth
ROSS was born on 30 Sep 1769 in Rowan Co., NC.
General Notes:
Elizabeth Ross
DEATH: 1834 or 1843, CFA II, p. 408
Elizabeth married Thomas SIMS.
42 F ii. Sarah
Conger ROSS was born on 23 Sep 1771 in Kershaw Co., SC and
died on 11 Aug 1831 in Jefferson Co., MS at age 59.
Sarah married John O'QUIN on 3 Dec 1789.
+ 43 M iii. Ely Kershaw ROSS was born on 6
Oct 1773 in Kershaw Co., SC and died in Jan 1843 in Ouachita
Parish, LA at age 69.
44 F iv. Abigail
Gibson ROSS was born on 6 Nov 1775 in Kershaw Co., SC and
died on 12 May 1807 at age 31.
Abigail married David SIMS.
45 M v. John
Isaac Gates ROSS was born on 19 Apr 1778 in Kershaw Co., SC.
46 M vi. Isaac
Arthur Brown ROSS was born on 30 Apr 1782 in Kershaw Co.,
SC.
Isaac married Jane HILL.
Isaac next married Martha THOMAS.
47 M vii. John
Isaac Wayne ROSS was born on 4 Mar 1785 in Kershaw Co., SC
and died on 5 Nov 1832 in Jefferson Co., MS at age 47.
John married Jane PATTERSON.
13. David
CONGER Sr. was born between 1741 and 1744 in
Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ and died in 1778 in Middlesex,
Middlesex Co., NJ. User ID: 4KJ0-XR.
General Notes:
David Conger
PARENTS: Jonathan Conger and Ann Enyard
RESEARCHER: Betty Sayer; 955 4th Street; New Martinsville, WV
26155; interest David Conger [Note: Did not supply information to
the Henthorn / Bolerjack project.]
RESEARCHER: Mrs. Dortha Walters; RR1; Mystic, IA 52574; interest
Enos Conger
RESEARCHER: Mr. Robert Ralph Guilinger, as of 1 Sep 1995; 14373 E.
Marina Drive; Aurora, CO 80014.
RESEARCHER: Mrs. Joyce Elaine (Powell) Posey, as of 1995; 210
Chesterfield Circle; Dayton, OH 45431-1461.
RESEARCHER: Mrs. JoNelle Jean (Wagner) Linnaus, as of Nov 1995;
2202 Elmers Lane; Norfolk, NE 68701.
REFERENCE: "Conger History 1664-1941," compiled by Ethel C.
Heagler, 1941, Broadlawn Farm, Cooksville, Illinois. Book located
at the State Library of Ohio; 65 Front Street; Columbus, Ohio
43266-0334; Phone: 614-644-6966
(Reference furnished by Joyce Posey and Robert Guilinger)
REFERENCE: "The Conger Family of America," Vol. 1, 1972 & 2,
indexed, by Maxine Crowell Leonard of Janesville, Iowa. [Note:
Both volumes were used at the Library of Congress by REH in Sep
1995, Call Number: CS71.C7515 1972. Supposedly there are copies at
the DAR Library in Washington, DC. The compiler's full name was
Helen Maxine (Crowell) Leonard, which is only revealed by review
of her families family group sheet information in Volume 1. REH]
(Reference furnished by Joyce Posey)
CHRISTENING: 12 Aug 1744 at the 1st Presbyterian Church,
Morristown, Morris Co., NJ, according to Ancestral File.
SPOUSE: David Conger, Sr. was the 2nd spouse of Mary (Darby)
Green.
BIOGRAPHY:
It is thought that David Conger Sr. was married twice. There is a
tradition to that effect and that he had a son, Ishmael, by the
first marriage -- that he was only married about a year when his
wife died. An Ishmael Conger does appear in the 1790 census of
Washington county, PA, where Elias D. Conger and David Conger Jr.
(his brother) settled in 1790. Elias D. and David Conger were
half-brothers of Ishmael. CFA I, p. 98
MILITARY:
David died during the Revolutionary War, circumstances unknown.
From the office of the Adjutant General in Trenton, NJ we find the
following:
It is certified that the records of this office show that David
Conger
served as a Private in Middlesex County, New Jersey Militia,
received
certificate 1571 amounting to 28:8:2 for the depreciation of his
continental pay in Middlesex County, New Jersey Militia during the
Revolutionary War.
Any of his descendants are eligible for membership in the Sons or
Daughters of the American Revolution.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 99 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
MILITARY: David and John Conger were privates in the Revolutionary
War from Middlesex county, New Jersey. [No source citation. REH]
(CFA I, p. 328)
CENSUS: 1800, in Washington Co., PA, Morris Twp., page 815
David Conger, males 2, 1, 0, 1, 0; females 1, 0, 0, 1, 0
CENSUS: 1810, page 703
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
DEATH-BURIAL-CONFLICT: According to David M. Dodd, he was buried
at Dunn's Station, PA; Ancestral File lists, d. 1778 at Green
[sic] Co., PA. Others have listed the date and place of death as,
1778, Middlesex Co., NJ.
CHILD: Ancestral File lists a child, Ishmael Conger, born Abt.
1761 at Woodbridge, Middlesex, NJ. According to CFA II, p. 119,
"An ISHMAEL CONGER was listed in the 1790 census of Washington
county, PA. Speculation was that he may have been a s/o David 1741
and a wife before Mary Darby Green. The will for this man is under
the name CONYERS. He died 8 July 1835. He mentioned his wife Mary,
sons-in-law Jonathan Thomas and Henry Devore; also a grandson
Ishmael Devore."
Noted events in his life were:
• Reschr:
David married Mary DARBY {CH6X-HG}, daughter of William DARBY and Mary UNKNOWN, in 1762 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ. Mary was born about 1742 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ and died about 1796 in Morris Twp., Greene Co., PA about age 54.
General Notes:
Mary Darby
PARENTS: William Darby and Mary
AKA: Mary Darby Green
AKA: This is Mary Darby who was first married to a Mr. Green. She
is often referred to as, Mary Darby Green in genealogy notes.
Robert Guilinger stated that as far as he has been able to
determine she did not have any children with Mr. Green and that
none were mentioned in the Conger History by Grace Haegler Conger
written in 1941.
PARENTS: Mary Darby Green, his wife, [wife of David Conger] was a
daughter of Deacon William Darby and his wife, Mary. Deacon
William was the son of William and Elizabeth Darby who were of a
group of English settlers of Elizabethtown, N.J. in 1688. He
appears in the Scotch Plains' land owners of 1690. His children
according to records, were William, b. Abt. 1693, Benjamine, John,
and Ephraim. Deacon William Darby organized the Scotch Plains
Baptist Church on 5 Aug 1747.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 99 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
EMIGRATION: Mary Darby Conger and her daughter, Mary E. Conger,
accompanied her two sons when they moved from Woodbridge, NJ to
Washington Co., PA in 1790.
DEATH: According to Robert Guilinger she died Abt 1796 at the home
of her son-in-law and daughter, Reuben and Mary E. (Conger) Wright
in Morris Twp., Greene Co., PA. It is of interest to note that
there is also a Morris Twp., in Washington Co., PA and her son
David Conger Jr. died there.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 48 M i. Elias Darby CONGER Sr. was born on 8
Jun 1763 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ and died about 13 Sep
1843 in Adams Twp., Monroe Co., OH about age 80.
+ 49 M ii. David CONGER Jr. was born in 1767
in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ, died on 14 Oct 1833 in Morris
Twp., Washington Co., PA at age 66, and was buried in Oct 1833 in
Morris Twp., Greene Co., PA, Bates Fork Cemetery.
+ 50 F iii. Mary E. CONGER was born about 11
Oct 1769 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ and died about Feb 1831
in Monroe Co., OH about age 61.
14. John
CONGER was born about 1743 in Woodbridge, Middlesex
Co., NJ, died on 13 Sep 1797 in Cambridge, Washington Co., NY
about age 54, and was buried in Sep 1797 in Cambridge, Washington
Co., NY.
General Notes:
John Conger
PARENTS: Jonathan Conger and Ann Enyard
MILITARY: David and John Conger were privates in the Revolutionary
War from Middlesex county, New Jersey. [No source citation. REH]
(CFA I, p. 328)
MILITARY: Revolutionary War soldier. Served as a Private in the
Middlesex County Militia in New Jersey; stood in defense of the
New Jersey frontiers in 1779.
(Source: CFA I, p. 288 & Conger Confab, Vol. II, Mar 1996 -
furnished by Robert Guilinger)
MARRIAGE: John Congar [sic] and Mary Dunham were married on 30 Mar
1768 at the Piscataway Baptist Church, Middlesex Co., NJ.
[Note: Listed twice under both the groom and bride's names.]
(Source: New Jersey Colonial Documents, Piscataway Baptist Church
Marriage Records, p. 644 and 645 - furnished by Zeta Young to
Robert Guilinger)
Problem: Was the date of marriage 30 May 1768 Woodbridge,
Middlesex Co., NJ or 30 Mar 1768 at Piscataway, Middlesex Co., NJ?
See the above marriage extraction.
LAND: On 21 Jul 1772 he mortgaged to Elizabeth Guelett of Perth
Amoy for 200 pounds, land lying at Bonhamtown. On 29 Mar 1788,
John and his wife, mortgaged to Solomon Hunt 26 acres of land in
Woodbridge next to Joseph and Matthew Freeman.
LEGAL_MATTER: Recorded his ear marks on 5 Sep 1780.
PUBLIC_SERVICE: In 1784 he was Town Assessor and the same year he
was one of a committee of three appointed to audit the town
records.
CHURCH_AFFILIATION-EMIGRATION: John Conger and his widowed mother,
Ann, joined the Woodbridge Church on 27 Aug 1786. John's wife,
Mary, joined, 28 Oct 1786 and they moved to Metuchen shortly after
that. CFA I, p. 288
CHURCH_AFFILIATION: John Conger was one of the first trustees of
the Metuchen Church in October 1787. The Trustee's Book shows on
22 Apr 1792, Dr. Melachthon Freeman attended and produced a
certificate of his being duly elected a Trustee in the room of
John Conger, Esq. who hath moved away. (CFA I, p. 287)
LEGAL_MATTER: Supreme Court Case No. 6698, Middlesex County, shows
that on the 2nd Tuesday in May 1792, David Dunham, Lewis Dunham,
James Dunham and Andrew Kirkpatrick, Esq. Executors of Azariah
Dunham, deceased, were summoned to appear before the court to
answer suit of John Conger and Mary, his wife, on a plea of
trespass. No particularts of this suit are to be found. CFA I, p.
287.
RESIDENCES: Cambridge, Washington Co., NY
PROBATE: The will of John Conger was dated at Cambridge,
Washington county, New York, 12 Sep 1797. The will of his wife
Mary [sic, doesn't make sense], to whom he left the use of most of
his estate, for the bringing up of his children.
Son Azariah, to who the use and improvement of the other third of
the farm, and one half of the old saw mill for the use of himself
and family, for five years.
Daughter Rachel, sons Mordicai, Jonathan, John and David and
daughters Anna Younglove, wife of Aaron Younglove, and Mary
Conger. The will provides that Mordicai's share of the estate is
to go to whichever brother or sister takes care of him for life,
and if two or more do this, then the portion left to Mordicai to
be divided among them. (Mordecai had smallpox and went blind at
the age of two.)
The executors names were Mary Conger, son Azariah Conger, and
friends Joseph Younglove and John McLean of Cambridge.
Will probated 20 Sep 1797.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 287 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
RECOLLECTIONS: Charles G.B. Conger stated that there was still a
John Conger at Woodbridge [NJ] during the Revolutionary War, which
was probably this John Conger. [No source citation for the
following. REH]
"The British, in their retreating from Philadelphia and
afterwards, played havoc with his belongings, drinking up four
hogsheads of cider, on pipe of Endeirn, ten gallons of brandy,
seven gallons of Jamaica spirits, one half barrel of cherry rum,
and one third barrel of porter. Besides, they burned his barn and
all his fencing, damaged his house, broke fifty panes of glass in
his windows, and ripped up his wife's feather beds, scattering the
good goose down to the winds of heaven."
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 288 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
CEMETERY:
Buried in the same cemetery with Ann (Enyard) Conger are: [CFA I,
does not list the cemetery name] John Conger, Esq., died 13 Sep
1797, age 54 years; Mary, his wife, died 2 Aug 1832, age 86 years;
Polly, their daughter, wife of Sylvester Bessey, died 9 Mar 1810,
age 23 years. (Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p.
328 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
John married Mary DUNHAM, daughter of Azariah DUNHAM and Mary FORD, on 30 Mar 1768 in Piscataway, Middlesex Co., NJ. Mary was born in 1746 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ, died on 2 Aug 1832 in Cambridge, Washington Co., NY at age 86, and was buried in Aug 1832 in Cambridge, Washington Co., NY.
General Notes:
Mary Dunham
BIRTH-PARENTS-PROBLEM: The birth date of Mary Dunham has been
listed as, 1746. Her parents have been listed as Azariah Dunham
and Mary Ford. A record of there marriage, see below, indicates
that they were married on 17 May 1753, after the supposed date of
birth of Mary Dunham.
MARRIAGE-PARENTS: Dunham, Azariah, Piscataway, and Mary Ford,
Morris, 1753 May 17.
(Source: New Jersey Colonial Records - Marriage Licenses, p. 111 -
furnished by Robert Guilinger)
Children from this marriage were:
51 F i. Elizabeth
CONGER was born on 12 Nov 1769 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co.,
NJ.
+ 52 M ii. Azariah CONGER was born on 26 Dec
1770 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ, died on 9 Jan 1813 in
Hamondsport, Steuben Co., NY at age 42, and was buried in Jan 1813
in Urbana, Steuben Co., NY, Pleasant Valley.
53 F iii. Nancy
CONGER was born on 17 Feb 1773 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co.,
NJ.
General Notes:
Nancy Conger
PARENTS: John Conger and Mary Dunham
AKA: Anna
Nancy married Aaron YOUNGLOVE. Aaron was born about 1769.
54 M iv. Mordecai
CONGER was born on 30 Jan 1775 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co.,
NJ.
General Notes:
Mordecai Conger
PARENTS: John Conger and Mary Dunham
HEALTH_HISTORY: Mordecia Conger, 1775, was blinded after an attack
of smallpox at the age of two. CFA I, p. 42a.
55 F v. Rachel
CONGER was born on 25 Jan 1777 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co.,
NJ.
Rachel married Thomas Mc_LEAN. Thomas was born about 1773.
+ 56 M vi. Jonathan CONGER was born on 4 Jun
1779 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ and died in New York.
57 M vii. John
CONGER was born on 8 Jun 1781 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co.,
NJ and died on 10 Apr 1815 at age 33.
58 U viii. Infant
CONGER was born on 9 Sep 1783 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co.,
NJ and died in 1783.
+ 59 M ix. David CONGER was born about 25 Feb
1785 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ and died on 24 Sep 1862 in
Au Sable Forks, Essex/Clinton Co., NY about age 77.
60 F x. Mary
CONGER was born on 12 Oct 1787 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co.,
NJ, died on 9 Mar 1810 in Washington Co., NY at age 22, and was
buried in Mar 1810 in Cambridge, Washington Co., NY.
General Notes:
Mary Conger
PARENTS: John Conger and Mary Dunham
AKA: Polly
CEMETERY: Buried in the same cemetery with Ann (Enyard) Conger
are: [CFA I, does not list the cemetery name] John Conger, Esq.,
died 13 Sep 1797, age 54 years; Mary, his wife, died 2 Aug 1832,
age 86 years; Polly, their daughter, wife of Sylvester Bessey,
died 9 Mar 1810, age 23 years.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 328 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Mary married Sylvester BESSEY about 1807. Sylvester was born about 1785.
General Notes: RESIDENCES: He was "of Cambridge, Washington, NY
15. Jonathan
CONGER was born about 1745 in Woodbridge, Middlesex
Co., NJ, died before 11 Dec 1815 in Indiana, and was buried before
11 Dec 1815 in Clay Twp., Pike Co., IN, Old Conger Cemetery.
General Notes:
Jonathan Conger
PARENTS: Jonathan Conger and Ann Enyard
BIRTH-CONFLICT: Abt. 1750; Abt. 1768 (CFA I, 360); Abt. 1745
PARENTS: "This Jonathan Conger cannot be identified. The only
statistics say he was a carpenter from Pennsylvania, and his will
was proved 11 Dec 1815."
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 330-332 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
EMIGRATION: He was "from Penn."
SPOUSE: Jonathan Conger was the 2nd spouse of Mary (Frederick)
Glass.
COMMENT: May have been the Jonathan Conger who died in Pike Co.,
IN, and served in the Revolution. (CFA I, p. 328)
RECOLLECTIONS: Who was this Jonathan Conger?
Jonathan Conger and Joshua Harbin had a hunting camp on the White
River, near Buena Visa, now Clay Township, Pike county, Indiana,
and furnished the Fort at Vincennes with meat. He carried a "Seal"
to George Rogers Clark at Kaskaska in 1780.
Jonathan Conger made a coffin for Sebastain Frederick, Sr., who
was scalped in 1786, according to the Frederick Administration
file in the Vincennes courthouse.
Mrs. Ruth Fish, treasurer of the DAR Vincennes (Ind.) Chapter, was
instrumental in Jonathan Conger being recognized as a Patriot. On
3 May 1970 she wrote, "Thought you would like to know that there
are 3 - DAR members in on the Jonathan Conger, Sr. of Gibson
county, Ind. line. They are as follows: Sebastian Conger, from
Wisconsin, just a new member 1970, Betsy Conger Davidson, wife of
Joseph Davidson from Virginia, Matilda Davidson, dau-in-law of
Jonathan Conger, Levi Conger - in process at Washington, D.C."
Mrs. Fish resided at 1319 Vigo Street, Vincennes, Ind. 47591.
Jonathan Conger could have been the son of Jonathan Conger, b.
Abt. 1710, whose birth was approximated as about 1745. This
Jonathan and his two brothers, David, Abt. 1741, and John, Abt.
1743, all served in the Revolution from Middlesex county, New
Jersey. There is no further record of this Jonathan, except he is
mentioned in his father's will in 1779. His brother, David, died
in 1778 and his widow and sons, Elias Darby Conger, 1773, and
David Conger, 1767 moved to Pennsylvania in 1791. The descendants
of Elias moved on to Dearborn county, Indiana. If he was this
Jonathan, he may have preceeded his brothers to Pennsylvania, and
his life as a hunter and soldier would account for marrying a
widow later in life.
He could not have been the Jonathan Conger, Jr. in Rowan county,
North Carolina in 1790, as Jonathan's first child was born in 1790
in Knox county, Indiana. Jonathan of Rowan county seems to have
disappeared after 1790 but his brother, Isaac, settled in McLean
county, Illinois.
Jonathan Conger, b. 1742, had a son, Jonathan, born about 1764, in
Essex county, New Jersey, who moved to Philadelphia before 1822 --
after the death of Jonathan Conger of Indiana.
William Russell Conger of Dallas, Texas, wrote on 23 Aug 1969,
"The Jonathan [Conger] of Pike county, Indiana is in my opinion a
member of the German line around Philadelphia and the Palantine
group started originally by Jacob. I can't see any of our line in
western Ohio or Indiana prior to the migration into Monroe county,
Ohio, nor did any of the group move down from the western reserve
-- too many Indians."
(Jacob Conger of the Palatines arrived, 24 Aug 1728, on the
"Mortonhouse" and settled around Philadelphia. However, no known
descendants of this branch are in this book [CFA I]. Your compiler
feels that Jonathan Conger of Indiana is Jonathan Conger from
Middlesex county, New Jersey, but nothing can be proved at this
time.)
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 331 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
PROBATE: Will of Jonathan Conger recorded 11 Dec 1815, Will Book
A, p. 293,
Gibson County Courthouse, Princeton, IN.
In the name of God, Amen, I Jonathon Conger of the county of
Gibson Indiana Territory (part omitted) do make and ordain this my
last will and testament.
To wit:
I give and bequeath to Mary, my beloved wife, her bed,
bed-clothing, spinning wheels, riding-saddle, and the use of the
loom to be found in the spinning truck and provision and one horse
to ride during her dowry.
Second, I give to my well beloved son Sebastian Conger a tract of
land that lies between Harbin's and Conger's Creek, I also
constitute, make and ordain Samuel Marshall and Sebastian Conger
sole executors of this my last will and testament.
Third, I give to my eldest and dearly beloved daughter, Sebra
Catt, five dollars.
Fourth, I give to my well beloved daughter Hulda Conger her bed,
bed-clothing, one cow and twenty dollars.
Fifth, I give to my well beloved son Levi Conger, the plantation
the said Jonathon Conger lives on, one horse for his own property,
one horse, three cows and one heifer, harness, hoes, harrows, etc.
and whatever the executors think is sufficient to carry on his
farming business without an impediment for four years - sixteen
hundred weight of swine salted down for him and use of the family
for one year, two swine of stock hogs and fifteen for the use of
the family and reasonable quantity of corn and forage sufficient
to feed his stock of this years growth, one stack and a half of
wheat for the use of the family, one stack of oats of this years,
flax and hemp, five acres of grain at the west end of the field,
the household and kitchen furniture, except such as is heretofore
exposed of, sugar-boilers sufficient to boil fifty gallons of
water at one time.
This property I would wish to be inventory as soon as possible
after my decease by my executors, the cartables excepted. The said
Levi Conger is to support his mother according to what is written
above in her name during her dowery and the three youngest
children until they become sixteen years of age, if it is supposed
by my executors and the community at large that said Levi Conger
is running through what I have given him will not in a very short
time be able to support his mother and sisters agreeable to what
is written above that my executors shall take said property out of
said Levi's hand and not return it without a great amendment, and
if he does not mind that, then the property shall be divided
amongst his three youngest sisters.
The swine that is not heretofore exposed of I would wish to be put
up as soon as possible and fattened and sold by order of my
executors, as soon as possible and the horned stock and all other
property not heretofore exposed of to be sold at public auction
and the proceeds to be divided between my four youngest daughters
equally. Likewise the property I have given Levi for four years is
to be divided between my four youngest daughters equally. If
anyone of my children die without lawful heir the proceeds to be
divided between my two youngest daughters.
(signed) Jonathon Conger
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 331-332 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
BIOGRAPHY:
The essay below, by Daniel Lockwood, explains how the family of
Jonathan Conger and Mary (Frederick) Glass was linked to the
family tree of John Belconger after the publication of Volume One
of "The Conger Family of America."
Jonathan Conger born 1745 is a descendent of John Belconger and
Mary Kelly.
John Belconger and Mary (Kelly) 5th child was John Conger.
John Conger b. 24 May 1674 m. Mary Tuttle.
John and Mary (Tuttle) Conger son Jonathan b. 1710 or 1716.
Jonathan m. Ann Engard.
Jonathan and Ann (Engard) Conger son Jonathan b. 1745 and d. 1815.
It is true that the exact place and date of his birth has not been
determined.
The work done by Maxine Leonard, Mrs. Beulah M. Jackson of Miami
FL (not a Conger, but a genealogist who worked with Mrs.
Thompson); Mrs. Leona M. Robertson of Hazleton, IN (Leona May
Frederick, b. 23 Sep 1907 who married Elrick H. Skidmore and Lee
Robertson); and Mrs. Lesba Thompson determined that Jonathan, b.
in 1745, was the son of Jonathan and Ann (Engard) Conger. This
work was done after CFA I was published. These women researched
court records and documents of PA and NJ and determined the
parents of Jonathan. What records and documents they researched I
don't know but when I talked to Maxine and Lesba on different
occasions they both assured me that they were correct.
Mrs. Thompson, born 17 Aug 1912 at Evansville, IN, was married on
26 June 1933 to D.B. Thompson. She published, "Jonathan Conger of
Knox and Gibson Counties and his Descendants," which lists about
1600 descendants. I am not aware of which libraries might have
copies.
I remember Maxine Leonard telling me, almost in these words,
"After years of searching records, documents, census, probate,
church, family bibles, immigration, ship records at ports of
entry, records in England, there is no doubt that Jonathan of Knox
county, Indiana is the son of Jonathan and Ann Engard Conger."
[Extracted by Daniel Lockwood from the book of Mrs. Thompson.]
Jonathan Conger migrated from PA where he was listed as a
carpenter to Indiana sometime around 1774. In the Spring of 1778
Jonathan Conger and Joshua Harbin had a camp located a short
distance above what is now Giro, Indiana, on the south side of
White River. They were engaged as hunters, supplying fresh meat to
Ft. Sackville, formerly Fort Vincent or Fort Vincennes, located in
what was then a part of Great Britain's Province of Canada.
These two hunters were sympathetic to the cause of the American
Colonists, and with the coming of George Rogers Clark, the
conqueror of the Northwest, this sympathy became more evident.
Jonathan Conger was so trusted that in 1780 he was selected by
John Doge, then at Ft. Vincent, to carry to Col. Clark, then at
Express Falls, Ohio his official seal.
Jonathan Conger was listed as a settler of Knox County, Indiana
Territory, as early as 1780. His name is included in a roster of
the militia at Vincennes, as returned by Major Francois Vigo, on
19 July 1790. The men listed on this roster saw service against
the Indians through the campaign of Tippecanoe in 1811.
(Comment by Daniel Lockwood, "This battle is by far the most
important battle as far as changing American History than any
battle ever fought in America. If this battle had never been
fought there is a good chance that the Civil War would never have
occured, and if so it would have been pushed back to the late
1800's.")
Sometime in 1788/89, Jonathan Conger married the daughter of
another Revolutionary patriot, Mary Frederick, widow of John Glass
and the mother of two small sons. Her father, Sebastian Frederick,
Sr., served as a Ranger on the Frontiers 1778-83, Washington
County, PA. In 1785, after residence in Washington County, PA
since about 1762, he migrated to Knox County, Indiana Territory,
with his daughter, Mary. In 1786/87, he was scalped by Indians one
night when he was guarding a sugar camp about six miles southeast
of Vincennes.
[End of Daniel Lockwood extraction from the book of Mrs.
Thompson.]
(Written by Daniel Bruce Lockwood, March 2000)
Jonathan married Mary FREDERICK, daughter of Sebastian FREDERICK and Unknown UNKNOWN,. Mary died on 5 Nov 1846 in Clay Twp., Pike Co., IN and was buried in Nov 1846 in Clay Twp., Pike Co., IN, Old Conger Cemetery.
General Notes:
Mary Frederick
FATHER: Sebastian Frederick, born in Germany, who arrived in
America on 26 Sep 1749 on the ship, "Dragon."
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 330-331 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
FATHER: The father of Mary Frederick was Sebastian Frederick, born
in Germany, the son of Johanne Frederick. On 22 Aug 1778 at Fort
Pitt, PA he married, Mary Anna Maria Catt, born May 1757 in
Germany. Mary Frederick and Mary Anna Maria (Catt) Frederick have
been confused. Sometimes one may find that they both died on the
same day, 5 Nov 1846, and buried in the "Old Conger Cemetery,"
Clay Township, Pike Co., IN. Mary Frederick, the daughter of
Sebastain Frederick died on 5 Nov 1846, not his wife. Mary Anna
Maria (Catt) is not Mary Frederick's mother.
(Supplied by Daniel Lockwood)
AKA-CHILDREN: Mary (Frederick) Glass had two sons by John Glass,
who d. Abt. 1788 at Embara's Creek, IN. [No source citation.] (CFA
I, p. 331)
Children from this marriage were:
+ 61 M i. Sebastian CONGER was born on 1
Oct 1790 in Knox Co., IN, died on 13 Sep 1845 in Clay Twp., Pike
Co., IN at age 54, and was buried in Sep 1845 in Union, Pike Co.,
IN, Old Conger Cemetery.
+ 62 F ii. Sebra Ann CONGER was born on 17
Mar 1792 in Knox Co., IN and died on 25 Sep 1875 in Gibson Co., IN
at age 83.
+ 63 M iii. Levi CONGER was born about Apr
1793 in Knox Co., IN, died about 1839 about age 46, and was buried
about 1839 in Clay Twp., Pike Co., IN, Conger Cemetery.
+ 64 F iv. Hulda CONGER was born on 3 Apr
1795 in Knox Co., IN and died on 31 Aug 1843 in Knox Co., IN at
age 48.
+ 65 F v. Matilda CONGER was born about
1797 and died after 1850.
+ 66 F vi. Elizabeth CONGER was born on 15
Jan 1800 in Knox Co., IN, died on 2 Sep 1872 in Gibson Co., IN at
age 72, and was buried in Sep 1872 in Union, Pike Co., IN,
Davidson Cemetery.
+ 67 F vii. Keturah CONGER was born on 28 Oct
1803 in Knox Co., IN, died on 31 Dec 1854 in Clay Co., IL at age
51, and was buried in Jan 1854 in Clay Co., IL, Mount Zion
Cemetery.
16. Jane
ROSS was born in 1762 and died in Dec 1841 at age 79.
General Notes:
Jane Ross
PROBATE: Mentioned in the will of her grandfather, John Conger.
Jane married Enoch MORGAN Sr.,
son of James MORGAN and Rachel Mc_READEN, in Dec
1826. Enoch was born about 1760.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 68 M i. Enoch MORGAN Jr. was born on 19
Jun 1792 in Cabarrus Co., NC, died on 3 Sep 1840 in Dallas Co., AL
at age 48, and was buried in Sep 1840 in Selma, Dallas Co., AL,
Valley Creek Cemetery.
69 M ii. James
Wiley MORGAN died in Oct 1842.
James married Mary (Polly) Mc_LARTY on 8 Feb 1808.
70 M iii. Nicholson
Ross MORGAN was born on 10 Aug 1789 in Mecklenburg Co., NC
and died on 7 Mar 1887 in Eutaw, Greene Co., AL at age 97.
Nicholson married Mary Wilson ALEXANDER on 7 Dec 1820.
71 M iv. John
Wilson MORGAN was born in 1799.
72 M v. Mc_Como
Washington MORGAN .
73 F vi. Rachel
MORGAN .
74 F vii. Lavina
MORGAN .
75 M viii. Lew
MORGAN .
76 F ix. Jane
Ross MORGAN .
77 F x. Elizabeth
Hannah MORGAN .
17. Hannah
ROSS was born between 1743 and 1745 and died in 1845.
General Notes:
Hannah Ross
DEATH: According to daughter, Hannah's death was in 1845 at the
age of 102.
Birth date calculated, Abt. 1743.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 409 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Hannah married Matthew HARRIS, son of Samuel HARRIS and Martha LAIRD, in 1784. Matthew was born in 1754 in Mecklenburg Co., NC and died in 1845 at age 91.
General Notes:
Matthew Harris
MILITARY: He was in the Revolutionary War. [No source citation.]
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 328 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Children from this marriage were:
78 M i. Ross
HARRIS was born about 1785.
General Notes: NEVER_MARRIED: Never married.
79 M ii. Samuel
HARRIS was born about 1787.
Samuel married Euphemia PEALER.
80 M iii. John
Nicholas HARRIS was born about 1790.
General Notes: NEVER_MARRIED: .
+ 81 F iv. Elizabeth HARRIS was born about 8
Jan 1793 in Greene Co., GA, died on 10 Nov 1859 in Henderson Co.,
TN about age 66, and was buried in Nov 1859 in Lake Cemetery.
+ 82 M v. James HARRIS was born on 28 Sep
1795 in Greene Co., GA and died on 7 Oct 1869 in Mount Pleasant,
Titus Co., TX at age 74.
83 M vi. Charles
HARRIS was born about 1798.
Charles married Tabitha GIBBS.
84 F vii. Martha
HARRIS was born about 1800.
Martha married Dickenson JONES.
85 F viii. Jane
HARRIS was born about 1803.
Jane married William S. ORR.
86 F ix. Temperance
HARRIS was born on 25 Apr 1806.
Temperance married John SLAUGHTER.
87 F x. Sarah
Rounsaville HARRIS was born about 1808.
Sarah married Zachariah JONES.
25. Isaac
CONGER was born about 1759 and died in 1842 in Mc Lean
Co., IL about age 83.
General Notes:
Isaac Conger
PARENTS: Jonathan Conger and Euphemia Ross
BIRTH: Probably Rowan Co., NC (CFA I, p. 240)
RESIDENCES: Isaac Conger settled near Bowling Green, KY; moved
then to Missouri; a few years later moved to Springfield, IL; and
then to McLean county, IL, about 1830. (CFA I, p. 240)
BIOGRAPHY:
The history of McLean county, Illinois has a feature of the Conger
family that was written by Miss Emma Conger (b. 1841), daughter of
Robert [Barrett] Conger, one of the earliest settlers of Stout's
Grove. As is usually the case, "family tradition" will vary from
statistical facts. Emma's story is as follows:
"Isaac Conger, an only son, was born in England, emigrated to
America when young and settled near Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. (He
was the son of Jonathan Conger, b. 1732, descendant of John
Belconger.) He married Susan Barnett (Barrett) and they had four
sons, Jonathan, Robert, Benjamin and Nicholas.
"In 1829 the family emigrated to Illinois and settled at Stout's
Grove, in what is now McLean county. Isaac Conger and his wife
died soon after coming here, at the age of eighty-three (in 1842).
"Jonathan, Robert and Nicholas Conger made farms adjoining each
other.
(Source: Account of Miss Emma Conger in History of McLean County,
IL - found in CFA I, p. 241)
Isaac married Susanna BARRETT on 3 Jun 1798 in Logan Co., KY.
General Notes:
Susanna Barrett
QUESTION: CFA I, p. 240, asks if she might be the 2nd wife of
Isaac Conger.
AKA: Susanna Barrett or Barnett (CFA I, p. 329); Susanna Barrett
(CFA I, p. 240)
Children from this marriage were:
+ 88 M i. Jonathan CONGER was born on 1 Jan
1802 in Bowling Green, Warren Co., KY, died on 23 Jan 1857 in
Eldora, Hardin Co., IA at age 55, and was buried in Jan 1857 in
Ellsworth Cemetery.
+ 89 M ii. Robert Barnett CONGER was born on
5 Mar 1804 in Bowling Green, Warren Co., KY and died on 21 Aug
1860 in Mc Lean Co., IL at age 56.
90 M iii. Nicholas
CONGER was born in 1808 and died about 1840 in Mc Lean Co.,
IL about age 32.
General Notes:
Nicholas Conger
NAME-CONFLICT: Nicholson Conger
BIOGRAPHY:
Nicholas Conger improved his farm and built what was considered a
nice house in those days. He was to have been married shortly
afterwards, but was taken sick and died. This was in the year
1840. He was an industrious and promising young man and a good
citizen.
(Source: Account of Miss Emma Conger in History of McLean County,
IL - found in CFA I, p. 241)
+ 91 M iv. Benjamin CONGER was born on 5 Jun
1809 in Bowling Green, Warren Co., KY and died on 9 May 1881 in
Coffey Co., KS at age 71.
+ 92 F v. Unknown CONGER .
26. Jean
CONGER was born about 1757 and died in 1829 about age
72.
Jean married Daniel BILES, son of Thomas BILES and Elizabeth UNKNOWN, on 30 Dec 1775 in Rowan Co., NC. Daniel was born about 1749 in New Jersey and died about 1835 about age 86.
General Notes:
Daniel Biles
PROBATE: CFA II, p. 259 has this notation, "w/p 1835." It is
assumed that this means, "Will Probated in 1835".
Children from this marriage were:
+ 93 M i. Thomas BILES was born about Jun
1775 and died on 8 Mar 1882 about age 106.
94 M ii. Jonathan
BILES was born on 26 Jan 1780 and died on 1 Jul 1861 at age
81.
Jonathan married Mary BARNETT on 6 Aug 1807.
95 M iii. James
BILES was born about 1782.
James married Isabella BARNETT in 1808.
96 M iv. Joseph
BILES was born about 1784.
Joseph married Ferely MEADOWS.
+ 97 M v. John BILES was born about 1784.
98 F vi. Euphemy
BILES was born about 1786.
99 M vii. Charles
BILES was born about 1788.
Charles married Catherine LAMBLEY on 15 Feb 1816.
100 M viii. Daniel
Ross BILES was born in 1792 and died in 1874 at age 82.
Daniel married Elizabeth COZART on 22 Mar 1823.
101 M ix. William
BILES was born about 1797.
William married Juliette PITCHNEY on 27 Aug 1818.
102 F x. Jane
BILES was born about 1800.
Jane married Alexander BOYD on 2 Nov 1820.
103 F xi. Phoebe
BILES was born about 1810.
Phoebe married Moses BROWN on 14 Oct 1830.
27. Elizabeth
CONGER was born about 1760 in Rowan Co., NC.
Elizabeth married Joseph NICHOLS on 16 Sep 1784 in Rowan Co., NC. Joseph died in Rutherford Co., TN.
General Notes:
Joseph Nichols
RESIDENCES: "of Rowan county, NC" CFA II, p. 384
MILITARY: He was a Rev. War soldier of NC, Vol. XVI Recoreds of
State; rejected pension, record R 7644 National Archives.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 384 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Children from this marriage were:
104 F i. Euphemia
NICHOLS was born about 1786.
105 F ii. Elizabeth
NICHOLS was born about 1788.
Elizabeth married Andrew DAVIS.
106 F iii. Levina
NICHOLS was born about 1790.
Levina married Abner PEELER Rev.
107 F iv. Phoebe
NICHOLS was born about 1798.
Phoebe married John HOOTEN.
108 F v. Abigail
NICHOLS was born in 1810.
General Notes: Unmarried.
109 M vi. Joshua
NICHOLS .
28. Zipporah
CONGER was born on 11 Jan 1761 in Rowan Co., NC and
died on 23 Nov 1833 in Madison Co., KY at age 72.
General Notes:
Zipporah Conger
PARENTS: Jonathan Conger and Euphemia Ross
COMMENT: Listed in CFA II, p. 719; Zipporah, b. 11 Jan 1761 Rowan
Co., NC, d. 23 Nov 1823 Madison Co., KY, md. Isaac Todd.
COMMENT: Missing from CFA I, but was confirmed by Paula Van Winkle
of El Dorado, KS for DAR record.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 441 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Zipporah married Isaac TODD on 12 Feb 1781 in Rowan Co., NC. Isaac was born on 3 Jun 1761 in Easton Co., PA and died on 5 Apr 1843 in Lawrence, Marion Co., IN at age 81.
General Notes:
Thomas Todd
AKA-CONFLICT: Thomas Todd, p. 724, CFA II; Isaac Thomas Todd by
Robert Guilinger; Issac Todd by others. Thomas Todd by Ruth Ray
Edwards. Looks like there is plenty of room for discussion. Can
anyone prove his name?
BIRTH: 3 Jun 1761, Easton Co., PA
PARENTS-CONFLICT: Some say his parents were Thomas and Sally Todd
(CFA II, p. 411). Ruth Ray Edwards says the parents were: Benjamin
Todd and Sarah Giffin.
CONFLICT-RESEARCHER: There is some question about the name of the
Todd who married Zipporah Conger. Based on the DAR application
(current as of 1996) of Paula Van Winkle of El Dorado, KS the name
of Issac Todd is include in the work of Richard E. Henthorn. Some
Todd family researchers list the husband of Zipporah as, Thomas.
Thomas was probably the father of Issac. More research and some
citations to sources needs to be done before these links can be
considered more than speculation.
RESEARCHER-RELATIONSHIP: Aldine Thurston, granddaughter of Andrew
Dodd Todd was interested in family history and genealogy and
shared her information with Ida Mae (Todd) Drommer. Aldine
Thurston listed Thomas Todd as the husband of Zipporah Conger,
which does not agree with what some of the other Conger family
researchers have listed.
QUESTION: Did this family have two children named, Sally Todd, the
first dying in infancy?
COMMENT: The Todd family held a family reunion at Minneapolis, KS
on 27 May 1996.
(Furnished by Ida Mae Drommer)
DEATH-CONFLICT: 5 Apr 1843, Lawrence Co., IN (CFA II, p. 724).
Where did he die?
Noted events in his life were:
• Reschr:
Children from this marriage were:
111 M i. Isaac
TODD was born on 12 Aug 1782 in North Carolina.
General Notes:
Isaac Todd
MARRIAGE: Bondsman, Aaron Todd
DEATH: Bef 1850, possibly in Madison, KY or Illinois
Isaac married Sally Francis TODD on 12 Feb 1805 in Madison Co., KY.
112 F ii. Jane
TODD was born on 24 Aug 1784 in Madison Co., NC and died on
24 Feb 1871 in Indiana at age 86.
Jane married Michael WOOLERY on 22 Mar 1805 in Madison Co., KY.
General Notes:
Sally Francis Todd
MARRIAGE: Bondsman, Isaac Todd
Problem: A marriage date of 22 Mar 1805 has been listed. According
to researcher, Ruth Ray Edwards the date of marriage to Michael
Woolery was 28 Mar 1805.
(Source: Madison Co., KY Marriages, Historical Society - furnished
by Ruth Ray Edwards)
+ 113 M iii. Jonathan TODD was born on 22 Sep
1786 in Rowan Co., NC and died on 2 May 1865 in Lawrence Co., IN
at age 78.
114 F iv. Hannah
TODD was born on 23 Oct 1788 in Madison Co., NC and died on
1 Mar 1868 in Indiana at age 79.
Hannah married Jacob WOOLERY about 26 Mar 1808 in Madison Co., KY.
General Notes:
Jacob Woolery
MARRIAGE: Bondsman, Henry Woolery
Problem: Was the marriage date 20 May 1808 or 26 May 1808? Maxine
Leonard's, CFA, Vol. II, p. 441 lists, 20 May 1808.
Problem: A marriage date of 20 May 1808 has been listed. According
to researcher, Ruth Ray Edwards, the name of marriage to was 26
Mar 1808.
(Source: Madison Co., KY Marriages, Historical Society - furnished
by Ruth Ray Edwards)
RESEARCHER: Ruth Ray Edwards is the great great granddaughter of
Jacob Woolery and Hannah Todd.
Noted events in his life were:
• Reschr:
115 M v. Peter
TODD was born on 15 Jun 1791 in Rowan Co., NC.
General Notes:
Peter Todd
MARRIAGE: Bondsman, George Kerr
Peter married Nancy KERR on 20 Apr 1817 in Madison Co., KY.
116 M vi. Daniel
TODD was born on 11 Nov 1793 in North Carolina.
General Notes:
Daniel Todd
MARRIAGE: Bondsman, Major Johnson
Problem: Was the date of marriage, 7 Apr 1817 or 17 Apr 1817?
Daniel married Lucy JOHNSON, daughter of John JOHNSON and Unknown, about 17 Apr 1817 in Madison Co., KY.
117 M vii. Henry
TODD was born on 20 Mar 1796 in Kentucky.
Henry married Gilly ROBERTS on 10 Apr 1817 in Madison Co., KY.
118 M viii. Thomas
TODD was born on 19 Dec 1799 in Kentucky and died on 28 Dec
1873 at age 74.
General Notes:
Thomas Todd
Problem: The marriage date has been listed as, 23 Apr 1825 and 24
Apr 1825.
Thomas married Susan JOHNSON on 24 Apr 1825 in Madison Co., KY.
119 F ix. Sally
TODD was born on 10 May 1801 in Kentucky.
General Notes:
Sally Todd
DEATH: Died in infancy
120 M x. Moses
TODD was born on 16 Jul 1803 in Kentucky.
General Notes:
Moses Todd
Problem: It has also been reported that he was born in 1807, in
CFA, Vol. II, p. 441.
121 F xi. Sally
TODD was born on 21 Jul 1805 in Kentucky and died on 10 May
1880 at age 74.
General Notes:
Sally Todd
CONFLICT-RELATIONSHIP: It has been reported that Sally Todd Morrow
was the grandmother of Samuel J. Crawford. He was the 3rd governor
of Kansas and was of historical importance to Kansas history. If
Sally Todd was indeed born in 1805 and she married William Morrow
in 1859 she would have been Abt. 54 at the time of the marriage
and therefore it is highly unlikely that there were children of
this union. The names of the father and grandfather of Samuel J.
Crawford were not given so it wasn't possible to determine if
Sally Tood had been married previous to her marriage to William
Morrow. No source citation for the relationsship statement was
given. Unless proven by citations to sources this relationship
should be considered only as speculation.
Sally married William MORROW in 1859.
General Notes:
Willaim Morrow
Problem: Was his surname, Morrow, Morran or Moran? Maxine Leonard
in CFA, Vol. II, p. 441 lists, Morran.
30. Jonathan
CONGER was born about 1770 in Rowan Co., NC and died
after Mar 1823 in Claiborne Co., MS.
General Notes:
Jonathan Conger
PARENTS: John Conger and Mary Ross
RESIDENCES: Rowan Co., NC; Claiborne Co., MS
LAND: A deed from Jonathan Conger to Leonard Smith, 3 Feb 1796,
registered 12 Apr 1796, Book No. 14, page 261, says that this
tract of land was obtained by John Conger, Sr., and has Jonathan
and Margaret Conger's names signed to it.
This, and other deeds, indicate that the Congers owned near, or
over, one thousand acres of land in this vicinity, now Davidson
county, [NC], on both sides of Abbott's Creek.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 284 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
RECOLLECTIONS: A note on this family says, "Jonathan and his
family went to Mississippi from St. Louis, MO, on a flat boat
about the year 1800 and settled near Natches, MS. He was a captain
of the Claiborne Rifles under Andrew Jackson at the battle of New
Orleans in 1812." Another note says he settled at Vicksburg or
Port Gibson, MS.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p 332 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
PROBATE: IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, Jonathan Conger of the state
of Mississippi and county of Warren, being of advanced age and
under bodily affliction, but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be
given unto God, calling into mind, the mentality of my body, and
knowing that it is appointed unto all men once to die, do make and
ordain this to be my last will and testament, Viz, principally and
first of all I give and bequeath my soul to God.
Secondly, after my just debts are paid I wish my property to
descend as follows, to my oldest daughter Elizabeth I have given
in my lifetime stock money and a negro girl, Hetta, which is all
that I alot her.
Thirdly, to John Labdelle, my son-in-law stock money and a negro
boy named Prince and girl Maria to his part. (Mary's husband)
Fourthly, to Pheobe Sims, I have given stock and a horse, and a
negro to the amount of what I intend to give her.
Fifthly, to William my son I give a negro girl named Belinda and a
horse and one hundred dollars to his part.
Sixthly, I give my son Martin one hundred acres of land layed off
south east end of my tract, and a negro boy Nelson to his part.
Seventhly, to Sally Thompson a negro girl named Rachel stock and
two horses to her part.
Eigthly, to Jane I have given a negro girl named Elsy a mare and
stock to her part.
Ninthly, to my son Wilson I give one hundred and twenty-five acres
of land off the north end of my tract and negroes named Solomon,
Jack and Cluney, to his part.
Tenthly, to my son Jonathan Lee I give the balance of aforesaid
tract of land, the waggon and team together with all my farming
utinsels, shop tools and negroes names Sam, Patsy, John, and a
sorrel mare to his part.
Eleventhly, to my daughter Margaret I give certain negroes named
Alford, Amos and Jack and Charlotte and a horse and her saddle,
nmaed Toney together with a secretary, and case for to her part.
Twelfthly, I give to Jonathan Lee, Wilson, Martin and Margaret
twenty head of cattle to be equally divided, and two steers apiece
besides.
Thirteently, the balance of my horses and cattle are being sold
whenever the crop shall be gathered with Matilda, Violet and Sall.
Now when the estate is settled if any remnant, Margaret is to have
four hundred dollars more, and the balance if any to be equally
divided between the rest of my heirs.
As given under my hand this 14th day of March in the year of our
Lord eighteen hundred and twenty-three.
/s/J. Conger (seal)
I appoint Foster Cook, Jacob Hyland and Isaac Rapalge my executors
and Foster Cook guardian for my son Jonathan Lee. Mr. Benjamin
Smith I wish to be guardian for my daughter Margaret.
Attested by: Charles Lee, S.F. Fratwood, Allen Sharkey.
(No. 96 File #9, Probate Docket Pg 11, April Term 1823, Warren
County, MS.
Proved in open court 14th April 1823, recorded in Book A, page
240.)
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 147-148 -
Maxine Crowell Leonard)
Jonathan married Margaret ELSTON
in 1788. Margaret was born about 1774.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 122 F i. Elizabeth CONGER was born on 6 Aug
1789 in Rowan Co., NC.
+ 123 M ii. William CONGER was born about
1790 in Rowan Co., NC and died in Warren Co., MS.
124 F iii. Phoebe
CONGER was born about 1791 in Rowan Co., NC.
General Notes:
Phoebe Conger
PARENTS: Jonathan Conger and Margaret Elston
COMMENT: A Phoebe Sims was mentioned in the will of Jonathan
Conger, father of Phoebe Conger.
+ 125 F iv. Mary CONGER was born on 3 Mar
1792 in Rowan Co., NC and died about 6 Jan 1855 in Vicksburg,
Warren Co., MS about age 62.
+ 126 F v. Jane CONGER was born about 1794
in Rowan Co., NC.
+ 127 F vi. Sally CONGER was born about 1796
in Rowan Co., NC and died in Mississippi.
+ 128 M vii. Martin CONGER was born on 7 Jul
1797 in Rowan Co., NC and died on 13 Dec 1833 in Clinton, Hinds
Co., MS at age 36.
+ 129 M viii. Jonathan Lee CONGER was born in
1806 in Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., MS and died in 1848 in Black
Hawk, Carroll Co., MS at age 42.
130 F ix. Margaret
CONGER .
General Notes:
Margaret Conger
PARENTS: Jonathan Conger and Margaret Elston
COMMENT: Margaret Conger added to the family of Jonathan Conger
based on his Will.
31. Elizabeth
CONGER was born on 16 Dec 1771 in Rowan Co., NC and
died on 15 Sep 1842 in Lincoln Co., TN at age 70.
General Notes:
Elizabeth Conger
PARENTS: John Conger and Mary Ross
Elizabeth married Stephen COLE, son of William COLE and Unknown, about 19 Nov 1789. Stephen was born on 25 Apr 1768 and died on 14 Apr 1841 in Lincoln Co., TN at age 72.
General Notes:
Stephen Cole
Problem: Was the date of marriage 27 Oct 1789 or as listed in CFA
II, p. 282, 19 Nov 1789?
Children from this marriage were:
131 M i. Eli
COLE was born on 15 Jan 1791 in Rowan Co., NC.
132 F ii. Ann
COLE was born on 5 Mar 1793 in Rowan Co., NC.
133 M iii. William
COLE was born on 28 Aug 1795 in Rowan Co., NC.
+ 134 F iv. Mary COLE was born on 2 Nov 1798
in Barren Co., KY.
135 M v. Hiram
COLE was born on 20 Jan 1802 and died on 7 Sep 1814 at age
12.
136 M vi. Marcus
H. COLE was born on 11 May 1806 in Barren Co., KY.
137 F vii. Jane
C. COLE was born on 21 Aug 1907.
Jane married Cleburn PARR on 20 Jan 1824.
138 M viii. Isaac
COLE was born on 20 Dec 1808.
139 M ix. John
S. COLE was born on 6 Aug 1811.
John married Sarah BUTLER on 17 Jan 1833.
140 M x. Felix
COLE was born on 26 Dec 1813.
32. Joshua
CONGER was born on 17 Oct 1773 in Rowan Co., NC, died
on 28 Aug 1829 in Smith Co., TN at age 55, and was buried in Aug
1829 in Mt. Holley Cemetery.
General Notes:
Joshua Conger
PARENTS: John Conger and Mary Ross
CONFLICT-DEATH: 28 Aug 1799 on page 285 of CFA I. 28 Aug 1829 at
Smith Co., TN
on p. 345 of CFA I. Aug 1829, p. 345a of CFA I.
RESIDENCES: someplace in the area where Carthage, TN is located
CENSUS: Joshua Conger had four slaves in 1820. His son, Eli and
John, appeared in this census as heads of their own homes. [Note:
no place name cited.] (CFA I, p. 345)
RECOLLECTIONS: According to the Charles L. Conger records, J.E.
Conger wrote: "We have in our family two hammers that belonged to
Joshua Conger and wife, one of them marked N.C. and the other S.C.
I think Joshua Conger came to Tennessee and settled in Smith
county, in the year 1800.
"He died August 28, 1829, in what was known as the Conger Bottom,
on Caney Fork River, near the mouth of Smith Fork Creek, and was
buried on the south side of Hickman Creek, about one mile above
the bridge.
"Lucinda, his wife, was born March 15, 1775 and died about 1856,
after being insane for several years, and was buried in what is
known as the Conger Graveyard in DeKalb county on Caney Fork
River, about one mile above the mouth of Holmes Creek.
"Lucinda was living in the home of Andrew Wallace in 1850 in
DeKalb county.
"All the above mentioned graves were move to Mt. Holley Cemetery
when Center Hill Dam was built near Smithville.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 345 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
PROBATE: In Jan 1832 Eli Conger filed a case in Chancery Court to
sell some land as administrator of Joshua Conger and states that
Joshua Conger died August 1829, leaving a widow, Lucy, Joshua,
John, Elizabeth m/Obediah Lack, Elijah, William, Polly m/William
Coffee, Delilah, Nancy, Isaac (deceased) with Jane, Elizabeth,
William, Ira. The last four living in Jackson county, with
Malinda, general guardian. [Note: Carthage, TN Chancery Records.]
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, 345a - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Joshua married Lucinda ROUNSAVAL. Lucinda was born on 15 Mar 1775 in South Carolina, died about 1856 in De Kalb Co., TN about age 81, and was buried about 1856 in Mt. Holley Cemetery.
General Notes:
Lucinda Rounsaval
AKA: Also listed as Rounseval in CFA I, p. 345.
Children from this marriage were:
141 M i. Eli
CONGER was born on 16 Aug 1795 in Rowan Co., NC and died
about 1834 about age 39.
General Notes:
Eli Conger
PARENTS: Joshua Conger and Lucinda Rounsaval
MILITARY: Eli Conger, born 16 Aug 1795, father Joshua Conger,
mother Lucinda Rounseval Conger, enlisted in military service
during the War of 1812. Date of enlistment 23 Dec 1813. Branch of
service: Mounted gunman. Under Col. Wm. Higgins and Capt. Adam
Dale. Brig. Gen. John Coffee was the top ranking officer. [State
Library & Archives, Nashville, TN]
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 345a - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
CENSUS: Eli Congo [sic] was listed in the 1820 Smith Co., census
as 1 male 20 to 30 and 1 female 16 to 18 years.
In 1830 under Eli Conger was 1 male 30 to 40, 1 male 5 to 10, 1
female 30 to 40, 1 female 5 to 10.
[Note: Charles Leslie Conger's records state he had no issue.]
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, 345a - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
PROBATE: Eli Conger was administrator of his father's estate.
Several court records exist about that, the last of which was in
1832. Eli Conger filed guardian reports (one for George Pitt). A
record in regard to guardian reports dated in 1834 stated Eli
Conger died.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 345a - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
PROBATE: Court minutes of November 1834, John Conger appointed
administrator of the estate of Eli Conger, deceased. John
Lancaster and Spencer Kelly his securities. Commissioners were set
apart and laid off provisions for widow and family of Eli Conger,
deceased. First to buy at the sale was Elizabeth Conger (wife or
sister?).
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 345a - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
+ 142 M ii. John CONGER was born on 9 Jun 1798
in Rowan Co., NC and died in 1843 in Smith Co., TN at age 45.
143 F iii. Elizabeth
CONGER was born on 22 Apr 1800 in Rowan Co., NC.
General Notes:
Elizabeth Conger
PARENTS: Joshua Conger and Lucinda Rounsaval
Elizabeth married Obediah LACK.
+ 144 M iv. Isaac CONGER was born on 12 Mar
1802 in Rowan Co., NC.
145 M v. Elihu
CONGER was born about 1804 in Rowan Co., NC.
General Notes:
Elihu Conger
PARENTS: Joshua Conger and Lucinda Rounsaval
+ 146 M vi. Elisha CONGER was born about 2 Nov
1805 in Rowan Co., NC, died on 12 Mar 1895 in De Kalb Co., TN
about age 89, and was buried in Mar 1895 in De Kalb Co., TN,
Homestead Cemetery.
+ 147 M vii. William CONGER was born on 15 Jun
1808 in Rowan Co., NC and died on 22 Apr 1854 at age 45.
148 F viii. Mary
CONGER was born on 18 Nov 1809 in Rowan Co., NC.
General Notes:
Mary Conger
PARENTS: Joshua Conger and Lucinda Rounsaval
AKA: Polly
Mary married William B. COFFEE.
149 F ix. Nancy
CONGER was born on 18 Dec 1811 in Rowan Co., NC.
General Notes:
Nancy Conger
PARENTS: Joshua Conger and Lucinda Rounsaval
+ 150 F x. Delilah CONGER was born on 2 Feb
1814 in Smith Co., TN and died about 1845 about age 31.
151 M xi. Wiley
CONGER was born on 3 Jun 1816.
General Notes:
Wiley Conger
PARENTS: Joshua Conger and Lucinda Rounsaval
152 F xii. Nancy
CONGER was born on 22 Aug 1818 in Rowan Co., NC and died in
1863 at age 45.
General Notes:
Nancy Conger
PARENTS: Joshua Conger and Lucinda Rounsaval
Nancy married Andrew Jack WALLACE.
33. Eli
CONGER was born about 1776 in Rowan Co., NC and died
on 16 Jul 1851 in Butts Co., GA about age 75.
General Notes:
Eli Conger
PARENTS: John Conger and Mary Ross
RESIDENCES: 1810 in Mecklenburg, NC; 1840 in Houston Co., GA. He
may have been the Eli Conger who was J.I.C. of Butts Co., GA, 19
Jan 1826.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 138 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Eli married Mary ALEXANDER,
daughter of Amos ALEXANDER and Mary JOHNSTON,.
Mary was born between 1780 and 1784 and died before 1820.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 153 F i. Mary Ross CONGER was born on 16
Mar 1806 in North Carolina and died on 3 Sep 1871 in Tippah Co.,
MS at age 65.
154 M ii. John
CONGER was born about 1806 in Butts Co., GA.
General Notes:
John Conger
CENSUS: May be the John Conger shown in the 1860 census of
Cherokee co., GA
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, 138 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
155 F iii. Rebecca
Spears CONGER was born about 1808 in Butts Co., GA.
+ 156 M iv. Amos Alexander CONGER was born
about 1810 in Butts Co., GA.
+ 157 F v. Susana CONGER was born about 1812
in Butts Co., GA.
+ 158 M vi. Eli Martin CONGER was born on 26
Jun 1815 in North Carolina, died on 14 Mar 1879 in Quitman, Wood
Co., TX at age 63, and was buried in Mar 1879 in Quitman, Wood
Co., TX, Quitman Cemetery.
34. Jean
CONGER was born on 12 Oct 1777 in Rowan Co., NC, died
on 8 Nov 1846 at age 69, and was buried in Nov 1846 in
Fayetteville, Lincoln Co., TN.
General Notes:
Jean Conger
PARENTS: John Conger and Mary Ross
NAME-CONFLICT: Jane (Jean) Conger in CFA II, p. 709
Jean married John MOORES, son
of Henry MOORES and ROSS, on 30 Aug 1797 in
Madison Co., KY. John was born on 9 Oct 1777, died on 29 Oct 1844
at age 67, and was buried in Oct 1844 in Fayetteville, Lincoln
Co., TN.
The child from this marriage was:
159 F i. Mary
Ross MOORES was born on 25 Feb 1801 and died in 1858 at age
57.
35. Isaac
CONGER was born on 8 Nov 1779 in Rowan Co., NC and
died on 4 Mar 1857 at age 77.
General Notes:
Isaac Conger
PARENTS: John Conger and Mary Ross
REFERENCE: CFA I, p. 241
RESIDENCES: Isaac Conger, 1779, obtained a government grant for
about 2,000 acres near Fayetteville, TN. He built a brick home
about 1810 which later was occupied by his son, Sion Illif Conger,
1810, grandson, Dixie Lamar Conger, 1864. The widow of Dixie Lamar
died there in 1969. It is believed to be the oldest house in
Lincoln county, TN. Isaac's great-grandson, John Beall Conger,
1905, later owned and lived in the house.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, 40-41a - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
DEATH-QUESTION: Did he die on the same date as his wife, 4 Mar
1857? (CFA I, p. 241)
RELATIONSHIP: Isaac Conger and his wife, Mary Moores were 1st
cousins. (CFA I, p. 241)
CHURCH_AFFILIATION: Methodist
RESIDENCES: Isaac Conger lived on "Beachlawn," farm which he
established about 1815, near Fayetteville, TN (CFA I, p. 472)
BIOGRAPHY:
Isaac Conger left his home in Rowan Co., NC after the death of his
mother and lived for a short time with his uncle and aunt (Henry
Moores and Jane (Ross)). He married Mary [Moores], his cousin, and
went to Tennessee. There they settled in Lincoln county, which was
a cane-break wilderness.
Isaac and Mary were both deeply religious and members of the
Methodist church. Their home was about seven miles from
Fayetteville [TN] and their nearest neighbor was four miles away.
Jane Brown Moores (Mary's youngest sister, b. 1800) lived with
them and died a spinster in 1858.
Isaac became convinced that he must preach the Gospel, and so
decided. He made preparation and was licensed by the ELK
Conference in 1811. The diaries kept while at this work indicate
that his wife strongly opposed his missionary work, which greatly
depressed him. He was deeply impressed with responsibility of
saving sinners and persisted in the work while his health would
permit -- preaching and teaching whereever he went. He preached
three or four sermons a day, often two or three hours long -- all
interspersed with taking in new converts, excommunicating
reprobates and riding horseback fifteen or twenty miles. His usual
circuit covered the territory now occupied by eight or more
counties, but he preahed at times in almost every settlement in
the state. It took thirty days to ride the circuit.
After a year of riding circuit, Isaac turned again to his farm.
The last notation in the diary: "Nov 19 -- started to Georgia for
my workman to finish the buildings. Got there in 10 days and
returned in a few days over a month. I lost a __ hundred dollar
mare and my wagon had liked to run over me but got but little
hurt. Landed safe home the 22nd of December; find my family in
health." This trip must have been made to his brother's home in
Cobb county, Georgia.
Though deeply fond of his homestead, Isaac seemed to have had an
inquiring mind and enjoyed travel. He also took occasional trips
on horseback through Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois and back
through Kentucky and Tennessee. One interesting trip he
undoubtedly made was to his brother, John B. Conger, at Grand
Gulf, Mississippi. This particular brother was the owner of 10,000
acres of rich delta land with not a hill on it. His land was
worked by a thousand slaves. To house them, there was a mile-long
stretch of cabins on the plantation.
Isaac obtained a government grant for about 2,000 acres of land.
There is a family tradition that Isaac and Mary journeyed to
Tennessee with little else besides a "Pigin,' a pot, and a johnny
cake board." They lived in a log cabin until about 1808 when he
had a brick house built for his growing family. This house is in
use and has been extended -- and is probably the oldest house in
Lincoln county, TN (by Mrs. Iliff Conger, Rt. 2, Louisville, TN,
July 1967 -- filed with a diary by Isaac Conger in the State
Archives at Nashville, TN)
Isaac employed a brick mason and together they built the house,
using clay from the front yard to mold the oversize bricks for the
structure. The two big second floor bedrooms were not connected by
a door. One was for boys and the other for girls -- and they had
separate stairways. Now (1965), with the addition of extra rooms
over the years, it is a 14-room house, but all the woodwork, even
the windowsills (made of black locust) of the original house is
still intact. With 12-foot-high ceilings and foot thick walls, the
house is still in a state of perfect preservation. There is no
need for air conditioning. (Feature story on his great grandson,
Dixie Lamar Conger, is in "The Chattanooga Times," 2 Aug 1965).
"The original house consisted of four rooms of the two-story brick
part (still in use). The one story frame was added before the
Civil War. It contained two rooms and an entrance hall, and I
assume the porches were added at the same time, because the
ornamental appointments seem to be in keeping. Also I assume that
the original kitchen was still in use. According to the customs of
the day, the kitchen was separate, and to the rear of the new
addition. Some time after the Civil War the old kitchen was
removed and a new kitchen, dining room, butler's pantry, etc. was
added behind the new frame building.
"The bricks for the two story and full basement were burnt at the
site, and I presume the dirt from the basement (rock lined) was
used for the brick. The old lime kiln was discovered a few years
ago about a quarter mile S.E. of the building. The sand had to be
hauled in from Elk River some 8 miles away.
"Over the years, little changes have been made in the original
brick portion, except large glass panes were substituted for the
8" x 10" glass sashes, and the floors were covered with hardwood
flooring. Most of the window frames and doors and door frames are
still sound. They are carved out of solid black locust." (John B.
Conger, 1970 occupant of the house.)
A paper called, "Tempo" ran a feature story in October 1967, in
which John B. Conger was interviewed about the house. He explained
that "pingin'" was a leather bucket and the pail referred to by
Mrs. Iliff Conger, above, was probably made of either wood or
brass.
Isaac first built a lean-to on the creek, now called Hamestring
Creek, which meanders through the farm. The area was mostly wooded
then and extremely rugged. The stone and log house which the young
Isaac built for his family stands directly behind the comfortable
home constructed later. The rocks which line the ground floor of
that first house are cut identically, inside and out. Rubble was
used to fill between them. Walls of the house are two feet thick.
Forming the one room second floor are hand-hewn logs 40 feet long,
15 to 18 inches wide and about 8 inches thick. They are carefully
notched and placed. The house itself measures 20 feet by 40 feet.
On the lower floor is a large open fireplace in which Mrs. Conger
did the cooking. The floor was dirt and small windows were placed
in the stone portion of the walls.
Isaac Conger evidently had his mind set on making housekeeping as
easy as possible for his wife. He installed "running water."
Taking two-by-fours, the young settler cut a one-half by one-inch
groove on one side. He did the same to another piece of wood, put
them together and water flowed from a nearby spring through a
one-inch pipe into the house.
Building the new house was a slow process, taking time out to make
crops, to locate stones for the basement, and assemble crews of
workmen. In 1813, according to Isaac's diary, he went to Georgia
in search of more workmen. The house was finally finished in 1815.
It had two rooms downstairs and two bedrooms upstairs, as
mentioned, for the boys on one side and the girls on the other.
The kitchen, added a little later was to one side of the main
house. Walls of the house are 14 inches thick. Hugh fireplaces
with fancy mantles were put in both rooms downstairs. The front
door, still in its original state, has fancy woodworking and a
glass pane.
After the main house was finished, the kitchen was added and a
brick smokehouse was constructed. The smokehouse is now used as a
refrigerated vault to hold cured hams which John B. Conger sells.
Two more wings have been added to the house and it how has 10
rooms and 2 baths. The Conger house has had running water
throughout the house since 1901. Several pieces of furniture have
been retained by family members over the years, and the Congers
have added other antiques to keep the house as authentic as
possible.
During the Civil War, Union soldiers "stripped the farm bare."
However, the farm houses weren't burned. Before the war Sion
Conger was quite a wealthy man. Property evaluation records showed
Sion had nine slaves valued at $1,000 each and property valued at
$14,000 with between 1,000 and 1,200 acres.
But things changed. After the Civil War, Sion's wife developed
poor eyesight. She went to Dresden for treatments and letters
found in the house, written to her by Sion, promised he would send
her $10 "if he could get it together."
Four generations of Congers have owned the property. After Sion
died, the farm was owned by his son, Dixie Lamar Conger. Dixie's
son, John Beall Conger, is the present owner, and he has promised
to sell part of it to his son, John Beal Conger, Jr.
The house is located on Route 5, Fayetteville, TN 37334.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 242-243 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Isaac married Mary MOORES, daughter of Henry MOORES and Jane ROSS,. Mary was born on 15 Nov 1782 in Rowan Co., NC, died on 4 Mar 1857 in Tennessee at age 74, and was buried in Mar 1857 in Fayetteville, Lincoln Co., TN.
General Notes:
Mary Moores
CHURCH_AFFILIATION: Methodist
Children from this marriage were:
160 F i. Nancy
CONGER was born about 1803 in Rowan Co., NC.
General Notes: NO_ISSUE: No issue
161 F ii. Malinda
CONGER was born about 1805 in Rowan Co., NC.
General Notes:
Malinda Conger
PARENTS: Isaac Conger and Mary Moores
NO_ISSUE: There was no issue
Malinda married Robert MARTIN Dr.
General Notes: NO_ISSUE: There was no issue.
162 F iii. Matilda
CONGER was born on 16 Apr 1807 in Rowan Co., NC and died on
2 Oct 1812 at age 5.
General Notes:
Matilda Conger
PARENTS: Isaac Conger and Mary Moores
NO_ISSUE: No issue
163 F iv. Delilah
CONGER was born on 11 Aug 1808 in Rowan Co., NC and died on
14 Oct 1837 at age 29.
General Notes:
Delilah Conger
PARENTS: Isaac Conger and Mary Moores
NEVER_MARRIED: .
NO_ISSUE: No issue
+ 164 M v. Sion Moores CONGER was born on 7
Mar 1810 in Rowan Co., NC and died on 27 Jan 1874 at age 63.
165 M vi. Felix
B. CONGER was born on 14 Dec 1812 in Rowan Co., NC and died
on 4 Dec 1834 at age 21.
General Notes:
Felix B. Conger
PARENTS: Isaac Conger and Mary Moores
NEVER_MARRIED:
NO_ISSUE: No issue
36. Josiah
CONGER was born on 28 Jul 1780 in Rowan Co., NC and
died about 8 May 1846 in Preble Co., OH about age 65.
General Notes:
Josiah Conger
PARENTS: John Conger and Mary Ross
MARRIAGE: Josiah Conger, 1780 and Catherine Runyon eloped on
horseback when she was 14 years old.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 42a - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
RECOLLECTIONS: Josiah Conger was a hunting companion of Daniel
Boone in Kentucky, whom he claimed as close kin - probably on his
mother's side.
[Note: no source citation. REH]
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 42a - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
RESIDENCES: Kentucky; Rowan Co., NC; Preble Co., OH
BIOGRAPHY:
Josiah Conger and Catherine Runyon eloped on horseback, she being
only 14 years old. She had hidden her clothes behind a log, tied
in a bundle, and these she carried on horseback behind her
intended husband. In later years she often related the incident
with pleasure, and said she had never regretted it.
They emigrated to Preble county, Ohio in 1812, and located near
Sugar Valley, where they died. The trip from Tennessee to Ohio was
made in a wagon, drawn by four hourses, and required about six
weeks.
Josiah Conger owned some fine real estate and a very large and
imposing residence for the times, where a cordial welcome awaited
the travelers throughout that country.
Josiah Conger was a preacher of the Christian Church.
He was a fine marksman. While in Kentucty he was a hunting
companion of Daniel Boone, and it is said that he claimed kin with
him. His death was caused by the accidental discharge of a gun on
8 Nov 1846.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 346 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
CONFLICT-DEATH: The date of death listed in the family group sheet
date, 8 May 1846 (CFA I, p. 346) is in conflict with the date of
death information listed in the biographical sketch, 8 Nov 1846
(CFA I, p. 346).
Josiah married Catherine RUNYON
in 1802 in Barren Co., KY. Catherine was born on 3 Jan 1788 in
North Carolina and died on 3 Mar 1870 in Preble Co., OH at age 82.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 166 F i. Nancy CONGER was born on 2 Jul
1804 in Preble Co., OH and died on 9 May 1877 at age 72.
+ 167 M ii. Aaron Ross CONGER was born on 7
Nov 1805 in Preble Co., OH and died on 22 Sep 1896 in Preble Co.,
OH at age 90.
+ 168 M iii. Moses CONGER was born on 12 Aug
1807 in Preble Co., OH and died on 22 Aug 1901 in Preble Co., OH
at age 94.
+ 169 F iv. Anna CONGER was born on 2 Oct 1809
and died on 3 Aug 1877 in Camden, Preble Co., OH at age 67.
+ 170 F v. Sarah CONGER was born on 18 Nov
1811 in Barren Co., KY and died on 9 Sep 1877 in Jackson, Preble
Co., OH at age 65.
171 M vi. John
Newton CONGER was born on 13 Mar 1814 in Preble Co., OH and
died on 6 Aug 1841 at age 27.
General Notes:
John Newton Conger
PARENTS: Josiah Conger and Catherine Runyon
NO_ISSUE: John Newton and Rachel Conger had no issue.
John married Rachel MARSHALL. Rachel was born on 11 Jan 1817 in Preble Co., OH and died on 26 Aug 1840 in Preble Co., OH at age 23.
+ 172 F vii. Mary Ross CONGER was born on 5 Aug
1816 in Preble Co., OH and died on 8 Jun 1875 at age 58.
+ 173 M viii. Eli CONGER was born on 20 Dec 1819
in Preble Co., OH and died on 12 Mar 1901 in Preble Co., OH at age
81.
+ 174 F ix. Elizabeth M. CONGER was born on 5
Dec 1823 in Preble Co., OH and died on 16 Jan 1845 at age 21.
+ 175 M x. William Alexander CONGER was born
about 26 Sep 1825 in Preble Co., OH and died on 16 Feb 1915 in
Bundette, Pawnee Co., KS about age 89.
+ 176 F xi. Eveline CONGER was born on 9 Aug
1831 in Preble Co., OH and died on 2 Dec 1906 at age 75.
37. Mary
CONGER was born between 1782 and 1786 in Rowan Co.,
NC, died in 1852 in Madison Co., TN, and was buried in 1852 in
Madison Co., TN, Shady Grove Cemetery.
General Notes:
Mary Conger
PARENTS: John Conger and Mary Ross
PROBATE: Not mentioned in the Will of her father.
Mary married Jesse C. ELSTON, son of William ELSTON and Mary Elizabeth UNKNOWN, about 1803 in Tennessee. Jesse was born in 1784 in Elizabeth, Sussex Co., NJ, died on 28 Jan 1855 in Denmark, Madison Co., TN at age 71, and was buried in Jan 1855 in Madison Co., TN, Shady Grove Cemetery.
General Notes:
Jesse C. Elston
OCCUPATION: Farmer
Children from this marriage were:
177 M i. Eliel
ELSTON was born on 5 Dec 1805 in Smith Co., TN and died on
18 Aug 1860 at age 54.
Eliel married Martha TERRY.
178 M ii. William
ELSTON was born on 5 Dec 1805 in Smith Co., TN.
William married Elizabeth UNKNOWN in Feb 1843.
179 F iii. Nancy
P. ELSTON was born about 1809 in Smith Co., TN.
Nancy married Burwell WILKES on 2 Mar 1829.
180 F iv. Jane
ELSTON was born about 1811 in Smith Co., TN.
Jane married William John DOOLEY.
181 F v. Matilda
ELSTON was born on 5 Jan 1814 in Smith Co., TN and died on 7
Jan 1873 at age 59.
Matilda married Unknown UPTURN about 1833.
Matilda next married Unknown HURST about 1844.
Matilda next married Asa PATTERSON in 1852.
Matilda next married Malachi HOLLOMAN in 1857.
182 F vi. Caroline
ELSTON was born in 1816 in Smith Co., TN.
Caroline married Alexander GRAY.
+ 183 M vii. Jesse John Conger ELSTON was born
on 28 Oct 1819 in Smith Co., TN and died in Kaufman Co., TX.
184 F viii. Elizabeth
ELSTON was born in 1821 in Smith Co., TN.
Elizabeth married Henry WOODARD.
185 F ix. Unknown
ELSTON was born in Smith Co., TN.
Unknown married Patrick MOORE.
186 M x. David
Elias ELSTON was born on 19 Jun 1825 in Smith Co., TN and
died on 14 Feb 1896 at age 70.
David married Nancy Jane WINFORD on 27 Aug 1850.
David next married Hannah WEST on 22 Nov 1854.
187 F xi. Unknown
ELSTON was born in Smith Co., TN.
Unknown married William WALKER.
38. John B.
CONGER was born about 1784 in Rowan Co., NC and died
in 1853 about age 69.
General Notes:
John B. Conger
PARENTS: John Conger and Mary Ross
PROBATE: Not mentioned in the Will of his father.
RESIDENCES-OCCUPATION: John B. Conger, 1784, wrote in 1839 that he
owned 20,000 acres of river bottom land in Mississippi with over
300 Negroes, and had an annual income of over $120,000.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 37a - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
RESIDENCES: Rowan Co., NC; Grand Gulf, Mississippi (CFA I, p.
242); Grand Gulch,
TX (?)
RECOLLECTIONS:
John B. Conger moved to Mississippi with the other families of our
ancestors about 1808. His marriage probably occurred in
Mississippi. He patented large tracts of land where he resided
until 1845, when he sold out and moved to Grand Gulch, Texas.
In a letter, dated 27 Jan 1839, he said that he had 20,000 acres
of river bottom land, over 300 negroes, and an annual income of
from $120,000 to $130,000. It is said that he married a young lady
whose father had been an officer in the Revolution, and as a
reward for his service had some large land grants.
On 16 Apr 1843, he wrote that he had taken one of the
granddaughters of his brother, Jonathan, to be a companion for his
daughter, Martha. She was about 15 and the daughter of Sally
Conger who married Felix Thompson.
He planned a journey for the summer of 1843 for himself and
daughter by way of Mobile, and through the states of Alabama,
Georgia and to his brother, Eli; South Carolina, Columbia, Canden
to Salisbury, NC, Virginia, Maryland and up to Montreal, Canada
and back.
In one of his letters, John said, "With all this a man is not
entirely happy." It appears that his wife was dead at the time.
His son, Fielding, died young of blood poisoning, after being cut
by a cotton gin. His son, Isaac W., grew to manhood, was educated
at home and abroad, and planned to live in Washington, DC. On a
visit home he undertook to cross to an island farm with a slave in
a skiff, when they were upset by driftwood and drowned. His
daughter, Martha, died without issue in 1857, shortly after he
left for Texas. We have no record of his activities in Texas. He
was about 65 when he moved, so if he did re-marry he probably did
not have another family. (Source: The Conger Family of America,
Vol. I, p. 298 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
RECOLLECTIONS: Extraction from a letter written by Sion Iliff
Conger, son of Sion Moores Conger and grandson of Isaac Conger, b.
1779 and Mary Moores, dated 26 Jun 1904. He wrote, "I have two
letters written by John B. Conger, dated in 1839 and 1843. The
first is signed, 'John B. & Elizabeth Conger,' and the second
is signed, 'John B. Conger,' his wife having probably died in the
meantime. I will make a few quotations from them."
"In 1839 he mentions that his daughter, Martha Archer Conger, is a
very pretty young woman, about 15 years old, and now at school at
Donaldsonville, LA, near New Orleans, and learning music and
French, as well as other studies in literature and politeness. He
wrote, 'Isaac W. (His son, who later drowned in the Mississippi
River.) is a fine looking young man, about 6 feet tall, weight
about 1655. Has been home some time. Has been traveling in the
Eastern states. Was in Washington at the sitting of Congress, and
had an interview with the President.'
"'Brother Jonathan's children are about all dead. Phoebe Jane and
Jonathan Lee are about all that remain. Uncle Isaac Ross's family
are all no more, pretty much, and the Wade children are taking
steps to keep all the negroes in slavery. Also the same with
Margaret A. Reed's estate (the daughter of Uncle Isaac, formerly
Mrs. Archer.) She had about 130 slaves and willed them to Dr.
Stephen Duncan and Zubulan Butler, with a view to having them sent
to Liberia.'
"'Eli K. Ross is living in Louisiana, on the Ouchita River, and
doing no good.'
"'I am building a fine house on my plantation on the Mississippi
River, where I expect to spend the remainder of my days. I have
14,000 acres of rich bottom land and 6,000 acres equally as rich
above. More than 300 negroes, as likely as I ever saw. Will make
probably 2,000 bales of cotton, which, together with sales of
cord-wood to steamboats, should make an income this year of about
$130,000. With all this a man is not entirely happy.'"
"In 1843 he mentions a visit just paid by his sister, Hannah, and
husband John Railsback, and their appreciation of his magnificent
estate."
Sion Iliff Conger goes on to say, "I have heard my father (Sion
Moores Conger) speak of the visits of himself and his father
(Isaac Conger) to John B.'s and of a visit that he and his
daughter made to my grandfather's, and my father's overseer says
he remembers when they drove from Memphis, he thinks, and Martha
caused her father to remain in the carriage while she ran in the
house, and covering grandmother's eyes with her hands, made her
guess who the visitor was. This was some time in the [18]40's."
Sion Iliff continues, "My grandfather (Isaac) was a Methodist
minister and used to make journeys throughout the South and visit
his relatives in Mississippi, Georgia and South Carolina. In some
of his journals he would make reference to these occasions. I have
none of them at hand at this time to refer to."
Returning to the letters he continues, "John B. Conger also
mentions, in a letter to my grandfather, Isaac Conger, that he had
one of his brother Jonathan's grand-daughters with him for company
for Martha Archer [Conger, his daughter], 'a daughter of Sally
Conger, who married Felix Thompson.'" [Probably Mary Thompson.]
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 285 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
John married Elizabeth ARCHER.
Elizabeth was born about 1788.
Children from this marriage were:
188 M i. Isaac
W. CONGER was born about 1808 and died in Mississippi River,
, MS.
General Notes:
Isaac W. Conger
DEATH: Drowned in the Mississippi River, CFA I, p. 298
189 F ii. Elizabeth
CONGER was born about 1808 in Jefferson Co., MS.
Elizabeth married George WOODS, son of Joseph WOODS and Sarah VAUSE, on 27 Mar 1827 in Fayette, Jefferson Co., MS. George was born about 1808 in Red Lick, Jefferson Co., MS and died on 27 Feb 1878 in Moss Bluff, Liberty Co., TX about age 70.
General Notes:
George Woods
OCCUPATION: Planter
190 M iii. Fielding
CONGER was born about 1810.
General Notes:
Fielding Conger
DEATH: Cut by cotton gin; d. young, CFA I, p. 298
191 F iv. Martha
Archer CONGER was born about 1812 and died on 8 Sep 1857
about age 45.
General Notes:
Martha Archer Conger
SPOUSE-NO_ISSUE: Martha Archer Conger was the 2nd spouse of
Tiglman Tucker.
There was no issue.
RESIDENCES: As of June 1853, Clairborn County, Mississippi
RELATIONSHIP-STEP-CHILD: Mrs. William McWillie of Jackson, Miss.,
was the daughter of Governor Tucker by his first marriage. [She
was the step-daughter of his second wife, Martha Archer Conger.]
She had a large and very beautiful portrait of her step-mother.
Her face is expressive of the fine character that Mrs. McWillie
said was hers. No real daughter could speak of a mother in more
endearing terms than did Mrs. McWillie in telling about this, the
only mother she really remembered, her own having died when she
was quite young.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 298 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
PROBATE: Will of Martha Archer Conger Tucker
I, Martha Archer Conger, of Claiborn county, State of Mississippi,
being of sound and disposing mind and memory, and anxious to
dispose of all my property and expectancy do make and publish this
my last will and testament.
It is my wish that all just debts which have been recognized by me
and which are legally provable against the estate of my Father and
Brother Isaac shall be paid and also my own debts.
It is my wish that Miss Mary C. Compton shall remain at Elidon, my
present residence, if she desires, and that she shall have
possession of the slaves, Sophia, Phil, Lucinda and Allison, and
also to have $250.00 paid to her annually until the debts shall
have been paid. Also during the period I wish her to remain in
possession of one third of the stock of cattle and hogs which I
desire her to hold. Finally and when the debts of my Father and
Brother and my own debts shall have been liquidated, I wish her to
have altogether eight (8) negroes of such as will be considered
average value and also the residence and land known as Eldon, as
her property, together with every article upon it and convenience
of every kind belonging to the premises except such as shall
hereafter remain. (Mary Compton may have been Mary Thompson.)
"Third" [sic, no First or Second were listed in the will
extraction] I wish Mr. Franklin F. Thomas, who resides with me,
after his salary is paid to devise to him the tract of land bought
from David Lee, guardian of his infant child. I bequeath him also
two negroes.
"Fourth" to Rev. Zebulon Butler, I give and bequeath one Negro.
"Fifth," to Mrs. Mary A. Morene, I give and bequeath one Negro and
also a pair of painted china flower-vases that ornament the front
parlor mantel piece.
"Sixth" request [sic] to Mrs. Nancy Hughes, I give my mother's
gold spectacles.
"Seventh" to Benjamin H. Moorhead, I give the books used in
classical course of studies by my brother Fielding.
"Eighth" to Julia T. Moorhead I give my elegant center table
books.
"Ninth" to Emma McAlphin, I give my watch.
"Tenth" for Agnes McAlphin, and Mary Sessions, I wish two handsome
rings bought costing at least $50.00 each.
"Eleventh" to Mrs. Eliza M. Ingraham, wife of Alfred Ingraham, I
give my copy of Humes' "History of England," 12 volumes; also 45
volumes of the writings of the British Essayist and the writings
of Josephus as a token of my recollection of her unceremonious
tenderness to me on first acquaintance.
"Twelfth" to Dr. Robert W. Harper, of Port Gibson, I give as a
testimonial of my friendly regards, my brother Isaac's gold-headed
walking cane.
"Thirteenth" to William Sidney Wilson, Esq., of Port Gibson, I
give my father's watch and rocking chair, being a low hair-covered
one sitting in the front parlor, and also my Mother's sofa, it
being a very large one standing beneath the mirror in the front
parlor, and also the oil painting on the mantle piece of the same
apartment, as a mark of my high esteem, it being a pet ornament
with me.
I also give to Mr. W.H. Wilson all the land not already mentioned,
to which I may have any claim, either legal or equitable, and the
other third of cattle and hogs and other 21 slaves, and all
increase of the whole from this time. 11 Jun 1853 (Signed) Martha
Archer Conger Tucker
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 298-299 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Martha married Tiglman TUCKER.
General Notes:
AKA: Gov. Tiglman Tucker, CFA I, p. 298
CHILD: Mrs. William McWillie of Jackson, Miss., was the daughter
of Governor
Tucker by his first marriage. She had a large and very beautiful
portrait of
her step-mother, Martha Archer Conger Tucker. Her face is
expressive of the
fine character that Mrs. McWillie said was hers. No real daughter
could speak
of a mother in more endearing terms than did Mrs. McWillie in
telling about
this, the only mother she really remembered, her own having died
when she was
quite young.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 298 - Maxine
Crowell
Leonard) .
39. Hannah
CONGER was born on 14 Apr 1787 in Rowan Co., NC and
died on 2 Mar 1851 in Sugar Valley, Preble Co., OH at age 63.
General Notes:
Hannah Conger
PARENTS: John Conger and Mary Ross
AKA: Rosa Railsback in the Will of her father.
Hannah married John C. RAILSBACK
on 3 Apr 1805 in Kentucky. John was born on 5 Dec 1785 in Kentucky
and died on 7 Aug 1856 in Eaton, Preble Co., OH at age 70.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 192 M i. Isaac C. RAILSBACK was born on 13
Sep 1806 in Kentucky and died on 4 Mar 1873 at age 66.
193 M ii. William
RAILSBACK was born on 28 Sep 1808 and died in May 1809.
40. Benjamin
ROUNSAVALL was born in 1755 in Rowan Co., NC and died
in 1787 in Rowan Co., NC at age 32.
Benjamin married Leodocia BILES.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 194 M i. Benjamin Dusenbury ROUNSAVILLE .
43. Ely
Kershaw ROSS was born on 6 Oct 1773 in Kershaw Co., SC
and died in Jan 1843 in Ouachita Parish, LA at age 69.
Ely married Elizabeth HILL,
daughter of Robert HILL and Margarite ALLISON, on
26 Jul 1791. Elizabeth was born on 30 Sep 1774 and died on 20 Jan
1812 in Jefferson Co., MS at age 37.
Children from this marriage were:
195 F i. Hannah
Conger ROSS was born on 31 Aug 1793 in South Carolina.
Hannah married John KEMP.
196 F ii. Margaret
Allison ROSS was born on 29 Feb 1796 in South Carolina.
Margaret married Unknown MONTAGUE.
197 F iii. Mary
A. ROSS was born on 7 Sep 1799 in South Carolina.
198 M iv. Arthur
Brown ROSS was born on 14 Apr 1801 in Newport, Cocke Co.,
TN.
199 M v. Isaac
Brown ROSS was born on 9 Jan 1804 and died in Jun 1834 at
age 30.
200 M vi. Ely
Kershaw Wiles ROSS was born on 26 Aug 1805 in Jefferson Co.,
MS.
Ely married Ann L. WILES on 12 May 1836.
201 F vii. Jane
Oliphant ROSS was born on 15 Feb 1803 and died in 1880 at
age 77.
Jane married John G. JONES Rev. on 31 Aug 1828.
202 F viii. Sarah
M. ROSS was born on 12 Jan 1812.
Ely next married Sarah UNKNOWN on 17 Dec 1816 in Ely, Jefferson Co., MS. Sarah died on 25 Dec 1817 in Ely, Jefferson Co., MS.
General Notes: AKA: Mrs. Sarah Collier
Ely next married Elizabeth BARLOW, daughter of James BARLOW and Lucy EDWARDS, on 1 Nov 1818. Elizabeth was born about 1785 and died after 1860.
General Notes: AKA: Mrs. Elizabeth Henderson.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 203 M i. John Rankin ROSS was born on 1
Jan 1820 in Ouachita Parish, LA and died about 1874 in Cooke Co.,
TX about age 54.
204 M ii. Morgan
Overton ROSS was born on 4 Oct 1821 and died after 1860.
205 F iii. Lavinia
Quincey ROSS was born on 31 Oct 1825.
48. Elias Darby
CONGER Sr. was born on 8 Jun 1763 in Woodbridge,
Middlesex Co., NJ and died about 13 Sep 1843 in Adams Twp., Monroe
Co., OH about age 80. User ID: 41CP-7F.
General Notes:
Elias Darby Conger Sr.
PARENTS: David Conger, Sr. and Mary Darby
BIRTH: 8 Jun 1763, Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ
DEATH: Abt. 13 Sep 1843 in Adams Twp., Monroe Co., OH
BIOGRAPHY:
Elias Darby Conger enlisted in the Revolutionary War but was too
young to fight, so he "ran bullets." His granddaughter, Elizabeth
Conger Henkle, remembered him as a good sized man, sitting in his
arm chair reading, and that he had quite a library.
Elias and wife, Mary Goble, accompanied his brother, David, and
wife, Sarah, from New Jersey to Western Pennsylvania in 1791.
After Mary's death, in 1804, Elias married Mary Gregory and they
moved on into Monroe county, Ohio, where they both died. Family
tradition says that Mary Darby Conger, mother of David and Elias,
went with them to Pennsylvania.
To prove that you can't believe everything you read in print or
what family traditions says, the following article from the
"Centerville Iowian," 10 January 1934, is given in full.
The following Conger family data is furnished by J.C. Harvey of
Seymour: "Appanoose county's history may not be complete without
the mention of the name Conger. This family dates its beginning in
America in the year 1669, landing at Plymouth Rock. They were of
French-Hugenot descent. Hence in years each generation emigrated
westward until you find the name Conger in all parts of the United
States. They are all related, as the original name, was Koniger,
and was changed to Conger by John Conger, the first. (This has not
been proved nor disproved.)
The Congers were first in war, first in peace and first in the
hearts of their countrymen. They furnished soldiers in every war
from Colonial wars down to the World War. The first death recorded
at Camp Dodge in Des Moines was Conger from Appanoose county.
John Conger, III, was a captain in the Revolutionary War. His son,
Gershom, was George Washington's orderly at Valley Forge, and he
became the grandfatheer of the sons and daughters of the Congers
who emigrated to Appanoose county in pioneer days. (There is no
record of a John Conger having a son named, Gershom, other than
John Belconger. Capt. David Conger of the Pennsylvania Militia had
a son, Gershom born 1792, after Valley Forge. A Gershom, born
about 1763 in N.J., son of Enoch and Berzillah, might possibly
have been an orderly to George Washington, but no Gershom in this
line could have been.)
Gershom resided and ended his days in Green county, PA. (Son of
Elias Darby Conger) His descendants moved over into Monroe county,
Ohio, and his grandchildren moved on into Iowa later (this Gershom
evidently confused with his father, Elias Darby). Enos and Jane
Strayer Conger came first, in 1845 (brother and wife) and
homesteaded on the Charlton River. Then came Elias and John in
1849 (brothers) and they homesteaded claims in Caldwell township.
They were followed in the early 50's by Benoni, James, Morris,
Moses, Max, Mark and Stephen (brothers and nephews), with cousins
Charles, Elias and William.
At one time, prior to the Civil War, all these Conger families
resided in Appanoose county, Iowa, and Putnam county, MO, and each
of these families furnished soldiers in the Civil War -- they were
abolitionists and were interested in the underground route in
getting slaves north to freedom.
John Conger (John B. 1808) was progressive in the early day
movements. At one time he lived in Centerville and built one of
the first brick residences in the town. He helped to organize the
first bank in Appanoose county, and later was among the founders
of Seymour, Iowa. In the early days he owned and operated one of
the first tread-powered threshing machines ever run in this
section of the state, This was an advancement over the old
chaff-piler and flailing system.
Benoni took to growing blooded cattle, and at one time had one of
the best herds of Shorthorns (Durhams) in the state.
Elias (Elias Gregory 1806) drifted into growing blooded horses,
and Enos was noted in the county as a horticulturist and farmer.
All the other Conger boys became thrifty farmers, and their
children likewise took up agricultural pursuits, at which most of
them were successul.
Many of the Conger descendants moved westward and became great
benefactors in building up the great west. However, at this time
possibly over 500 of the Conger descendants live in Appanoose and
adjoining counties."
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 142-143 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard).
EMIGRATION: The Conger family left Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ
in 1790, moving to Washington Co., PA. In the party were: 1) Elias
Darby Conger, Sr. and his wife, Mary Goble and their five children
(Sarah, Mary, Ruth, Hannah and David); 2) David Conger Jr., and
his wife, Sara (Welch) and son (Elias); 3) the mother of Elias and
David Conger, Mary Darby (Green) Conger and their sister, Mary E.
Conger.
CENSUS: 1800, in Greene Co., PA, Morris Twp., page 87
Elias Congar [Conger]; Males: 3 - - 1 -; Females 2 1 1 1 -
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
TAX_LIST: 1801, in Morris Twp. Greene Co., PA; Elias Conger. Page
258 of Mrs. Hennen's Cemetery Record Book.
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
LAND: 6 Sep 1806
Deed: William Rogers and Cartrey, wife, to Elias Conger, all of
Greene Co. [PA]
Dated Sep. 6, 1806; Deed Book 2, p. 409; $300.00; 102 acres
Part of "Rogers Fancy," Morris Twp., on Bates Fork of Tenmile.
Patented to said William Rogers Nov. 27, 1805. Adjoins Frederick
Lughman, Grantee, Wm. Green and Reuben Wright.
(Received from: Greene County Historical Society; R.D. #2, P.O.
Box 127; Waynesburg, PA 15370 - furnished by Joyce Posey)
CENSUS: 1810, in Greene Co., PA, Morris Twp.
Elias Conger, males 3,0,0,1,0; females 2,1,1,1,0
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
LAND: 8 Apr 1812
Deed: Elias Conger and Mary, wife, to Benjamin Lyons of Greene Co.
[PA]
Dated Apr. 8, 1812; Deed Book 2, p. 649; $628, 102 acres
Part of "ROGERS FANCY" in Morris Twp. patented by Wm. Rogers, Nov.
27, 1805.
Witnesses: John Han, J.P; Richard R. Iiams.
EMIGRATION: According to Joyce Posey and Bob Guilinger: Elias
Darby Conger Sr. and his family later left Morris Twp., Greene
Co., PA removing to Monroe Co., OH about 1812/1813, probably about
the time of the 8 Apr 1812 land sale in Morris Twp., Greene Co.,
PA. According to Maxine Crowell Leonard this was after Elias had
remarried in 1804/1805.
Early Records of an Elias Conger in Monroe Co., OH
CHURCH_AFFILIATION:
Baptists organized in 1813, the first ministers were Rev. Phillip
Skinner and Elias Conger.
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio, 1813, page 16)
COMMENT:
19 Dec 1815: Road from Woodsfield, [OH] to Elias Conger's viewed:
The Commissioners have entered into bond with James Henthorn and
Phillip Nolan to pay the expenses of the cost should fall upon
petitioners. Mitchel Atkinson surveyor. The road beginning at
Woodsfield and ending near or at Elias Conger in Center township.
(Source: Monroe Co., Ohio: The First Twenty Years, Commissioners
Journal 1815-1835, Transcribed by Carolyn Zogg Wolf for the Monroe
Co., OH Historical Society - furnished by Joyce Posey)
COMMENT:
4 Sep 1816: Road from Woodsfield to Elias Congers. Commissioners
viewed where line crosses the road that runs from Woodsfield to
Sunfish Creek and proceed to view the ground for a road from
thence on eastward course to intersect a road near H. Jackson's
leading from Woodsfield to Elias Conger's. Mitchel Atkinson,
surveyor.
(Source: Monroe Co., Ohio: The First Twenty Years, Commissioners
Journal 1815-1835, Transcribed by Carolyn Zogg Wolf for the Monroe
Co., OH Historical Society - furnished by Joyce Posey)
TAX_LIST:
Monroe Co., Ohio Tax List, 1816, page 55; Elias Conger, R4, T3,
S24
COMMENT:
Adams Twp., Monroe Co., OH was organized on 6 Mar 1826. Elias
Conger Sr. was among the early settlers.
[Note: Elias Conger's land was in Center Twp., Monroe Co., OH
until the formation of Adams Twp. after which it was in the new
township.]
(Source: History of Monroe Co., Ohio, 1813, page 22)
COMMENT:
17 Mar 1817: Road from Woodsfield to Elias Conger's established:
Commissioners agreed an order to view a road beginning at
Woodsfield, thence to Elias Conger's. Commissioners consider the
road to be of Public Utility and recorded the same a Public
Highway.
(Source: Monroe Co., Ohio: The First Twenty Years, Commissioners
Journal 1815-1835, Transcribed by Carolyn Zogg Wolf for the Monroe
Co., OH Historical Society - furnished by Joyce Posey)
RESIDENCES: A Brief History of Adams Township, Monroe Co., OH
Adams Township was organized on 6 Mar 1826. Sunfish Creek flows
through the middle of Adams Twp. Piney Forks is a tributary of
Sunfish Creek. The township is bordered by Sunsbury, Switzerland,
Salem, Green and Center townships.
Early settlers of Adams township were Charles and James Atkinson,
Gilbert and Mitchell McCoy, Elias Conger, Christian Hartline,
Phillip Noland, Robert Norris, Samuel Bracey and the families of
Mellott and Powell.
The village of Cameron was established in 1837 by James and Mary
(Brown) Atkinson. James was an early settler and a Revolutionary
War veteran. Cameron was originally named Jamestown.
The first church in Adams Twp. was built near Cameron in 1825.
Other churches: Mt. Zion Church of Christ (formerly known as the
Bracey Church), Goudy Church of Christ, Mellott Ridge Church of
Christ, Pleasant Grove Methodist Church, Cameron Church of Christ.
(Source: The Navigator, Monroe County Chapter OGS, June 1991, Vol.
4, No. 2 - furnished by Joyce Posey)
Census: 1820, in Monroe Co., OH, Centre Twp, #17
Elias Conger, agriculture (living next to Abner Powell)
3 males under 10; 2 males between 10-16; 1 male between 16-26;
1 male over 45; 1 female under 10; 1 female between 16-21; 1
female
over 45
(Early records furnished by Joyce Posey)
Census: 1840, in Monroe Co., OH, Adams Twp.
Elias D. Congar (sic)
Males:
00-05, 0; 05-10, 0; 10-15, 0; 15-20, 0; 20-30, 1; 30-40, 0;
40-50, 0; 50-60, 0; 60-70, 0; 70-80, 1; 80-90, 0; 90-100, 0;
100&up, 0
Females:
00-05, 1; 05-10, 1; 10-15, 0; 15-20, 0; 20-30, 1; 30-40, 0;
40-50, 0; 50-60, 0; 60-70, 1; 70-80, 0; 80-90, 0; 90-100, 0;
100&up, 0
(Source: The Federal Census Monroe County, Ohio 1820-1830-1840 -
Monroe County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society)
CONFLICT-DEATH: Was the date of death, 3 Sep 1845 or 13 Sep 1845
or 13 Sep 1843? Maxine Crowell Leonard lists, 3 Sep 1845. Robert
Guilinger believes the date should be 13 Sep 1845. Joyce Posey
obtained two records from Page 485-486 of the Tuesday, 26 Sep 1843
Journal of the Monroe County, Ohio Common Pleas Court which
indicate that the death probably occurred in 1843, Abt. 13 Sep
1843. The Ancestral File lists, 3 Sep 1845 in Adams Twp., Monroe
Co., OH.
PROBATE: Elias D. Conger Will Recorded
Common Pleas Court Record, Journal 3, p. 485
Monroe County, Ohio
September Term A.D. 1843
Tuesday September 26, 1843
The last will and testament of Elias D. Conger late of the county
of Monroe, deceased, was this day presented in court for probate.
Whereupon John M. Boughner and Benjamin Trimbly the two
subscribing witnesses to said will being severally duly sworn, the
said John M. Boughner deposeth and saidth that he saw the testator
sign and seal said will as and for his Last Will and Testament,
that he was at the time of signing and sealing of the same, of
sound mind and memory of full age & under no restraint and
that he, said Boughner, signed the same as a witness in the
presence of said testator and at his request and the said Benjamin
Timly saith taht he heard the said testator acknowledge the
signing and sealing said will as and for his Last Will and
testament that he was at the time of sound and disposeing mind and
memory of full age and under no restraint and that he in the
presence of said testator and at his request signed the same as a
witness thereto which testamony the court order to be reduced to
writing which is done and the same ordered to be certified and the
same together with said will ordered to be recorded.
Common Pleas Court Record, Journal 3, p. 486
Monroe County, Ohio
September Term A.D. 1843
Tuesday September 26, 1843
Stephen Conger, Elias Conger and Benoni Conger the executors named
in the Last Will and Testament of Elias D. Conger Late of Monroe
County deceased, appeared in open court, accepted said trust and
gave Bond in the sum of six thousand dollars conditioned according
to Law with which the Court accept. The Court appoint John D.
Glenn, William Alexander and Stephen Atkinson appraisors of the
personal property of said testator.
(Furnished by Joyce Posey from copy of the record in her
possession, obtained for her by Shirley Neiswonger, researcher of
Monroe Co., OH, Oct 1996)
PROBATE: 17 Jul 1847, Stephen, Benoni, Elias Conger Executors of
the Estate of Elias Conger, deceased.
[Note: Joyce Posey reports that Catherine Fedorchak wrote, "a
general rule of thumb seems to have been that a person's estate
notice was carried (in the newspaper) about a month after the
death, it was customary for such notices to be carried for several
successive weeks and sometimes months." Since the estate notice
was found in the July 17, 1847 issue of "The Spirit of Democracy"
it appears that the settlement..."]
Elias married Mary GOBLE {41CP-8L}, daughter of Stephen GOBLE and Rhoda COREY, in 1783 in New Jersey. Mary was born about May 1764 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ and died about 1804 in Greene Co., PA about age 40.
General Notes:
Mary Goble
PROBLEM: The Ancestral File lists the place of death as, Green
Co., OH.
HEALTH_HISTORY-DEATH: Died from cancer of tongue.
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
Children from this marriage were:
206 F i. Sarah
CONGER was born on 29 Feb 1784 in New Jersey. Ancestral File
Number: HRML-CF.
Sarah married Martin BONER about 1804. Martin was born about 1782.
207 F ii. Mary
CONGER was born in Oct 1785 in New Jersey. Ancestral File
Number: HRML-MS.
208 F iii. Ruth
CONGER was born in 1786 in New Jersey. Ancestral File
Number: HRML-N0.
Ruth married John FISHER about 1806. John was born about 1783.
+ 209 F iv. Hannah J. CONGER was born about
1790 in Mendham, Morris Co., NJ, died on 4 Aug 1868 in
Senecaville, Guernsey Co., OH about age 78, and was buried in Aug
1868 in Senecaville, Guernsey Co., OH, Salem Baptist Church
Cemetery.
+ 210 M v. David S. CONGER was born between
1789 and 1791 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ, died in Mar 1872
in Bluff Creek Twp., Monroe Co., IA, and was buried in Mar 1872 in
Bluff Creek, Monroe Co., IA, Farm Cemetery.
211 F vi. Rhoda
CONGER was born between 1791 and 1794 in Greene Co., PA.
Ancestral File Number: HRML-ZJ.
General Notes:
Rhoda Conger
PARENTS: Elias Darby Conger, Sr. and Mary Goble
RELATIONSHIP: Rhoda Conger, who married James Atkinson, was the
half-sister of John B. Conger who married the sister of James
Atkinson, Elizabeth Atkinson.
Rhoda married James ATKINSON, son of Charles ATKINSON and Elizabeth STEPHENS, about 1811 in Monroe Co., OH. James was born in 1791 in Dauphin Co., PA, died in Indiana, and was buried in Indiana.
General Notes:
James Atkinson
PARENTS: Charles Atkinson and Elizabeth Stephens
BIRTH: Ancestral File lists, Abt. 1789, maybe in Greene Co., PA
BIRTH: James Atkinson was born in Dauphin county, PA, at the mouth
of the Juniatta river.
AKA: James was called, "Blue head'" to distinguish him from
another James, according to Hardesty. Ulysses Grant Ross said the
name was "Bluebeard."
AKA:
The oldest son of Charles Atkinson was known as "Blue-Head Jim,"
and he won many a bout at fisticuffs and claimed to be champion of
the county at that sport.
(Source: Catherine Fedorchak, Vol. II, p. 61 - furnished by Robert
Guilinger)
RESIDENCES-EMIGRATION: He lived for many years on Sunfish creek,
on the farm known as the Maury farm, but he moved from there to
the State of Indiana, where he died at an old age.
212 F vii. Susan
CONGER was born in 1795 in Greene Co., PA. Ancestral File
Number: HRMM-1T.
Susan married Charles RUSH about 1815. Charles was born about 1792.
+ 213 M viii. Stephen Elijah CONGER was born on
22 Oct 1796 in Greene Co., PA, died on 12 May 1859 in Conner
Ridge, Monroe Co., OH at age 62, and was buried in May 1859 in
Monroe Co., OH, Conner Ridge Cemetery.
+ 214 M ix. Gershom CONGER was born in 1798 in
Greene Co., PA and died in Ohio.
+ 215 F x. Dorcas CONGER was born on 15 Nov
1802 in Greene Co., PA.
216 F xi. Mollie
CONGER was born in 1804 in Greene Co., PA. Ancestral File
Number: HRMM-7V.
Elias next married Mary GREGORY {KZ52-RB} about May 1804 in Greene Co., PA. Mary was born in Ireland and died on 19 Mar 1842 in Monroe Co., OH.
General Notes:
Mary Gregory
BIRTH: Ancestral File lists the birth as, Abt. 1777 in Ireland.
EMIGRATION: She came to America from Ireland with her parents at
the age of 16.
(Source: The Conger Family of America - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
SPOUSE: Mary Gregory was the 2nd wife of Elias Darby Conger.
DEATH-CONFLICT: Did she die in Greene Co., PA or Monroe Co., OH?
Maxine Crowell Leonard lists, Greene Co., PA. Robert Guilinger
writes, "Mary was living as the elderly wife of Elias D. Conger in
Monroe Co., OH at the time of the 1840 Federal Census. It seems
extremely unlikely that she died in Greene Co., PA."
Children from this marriage were:
+ 217 M i. Elias Gregory CONGER was born on 18
Jul 1806 in Greene Co., PA, died on 18 Aug 1895 in Cincinnati,
Appanoose Co., IA at age 89, and was buried in Aug 1895 in
Pleasant Twp., Appanoose Co., IA, Evergreen Cemetery.
+ 218 M ii. John B. CONGER was born on 8 Jun
1808 in Greene Co., PA, died on 8 Aug 1883 in Seymour, Wayne Co.,
IA at age 75, and was buried in Aug 1883 in Seymour, Wayne Co.,
IA, South Lawn Cemetery.
+ 219 F iii. Rebecca CONGER was born on 15 Jul
1810 in Morris Twp., Greene Co., PA, died on 26 Apr 1890 in
Litchfield, Sherman Co., NE at age 79, and was buried in Apr 1890
in Litchfield, Sherman Co., NE, Litchfield Cemetery.
+ 220 M iv. Benoni CONGER was born on 27 Mar
1812 in Greene Co., PA, died on 25 Sep 1890 in Centerville,
Appanoose Co., IA at age 78, and was buried in Sep 1890 in
Pleasant Twp., Appanoose Co., IA, Evergreen Cemetery.
+ 221 M v. Enos CONGER was born on 1 Jan 1814
in Monroe Co., OH, died on 2 Apr 1903 in Cincinnati(near),
Appanoose, IA at age 89, and was buried on 3 Apr 1903 in
Cincinnati, Appanoose Co., IA, Bozwell Cemetery.
222 M vi. William
Green CONGER was born on 28 Dec 1816 in Monroe Co., OH and
died on 16 Jul 1822 at age 5.
General Notes:
William Green Conger
PARENTS: Elias Darby Conger, Sr. and Mary Gregory
Problem: His birth place has been given as, Greene Co., PA. This
does not seem to be correct in light of the fact that it is
believed that the family moved to Monroe Co., OH about 1813. It
seems more likely that he was born in Monroe Co., OH. Can anyone
cite a source for the place of birth?
BIRTH: 28 Dec 1816 in Monroe Co. OH per Ancestral File of Jan
1996.
49. David
CONGER Jr. was born in 1767 in Woodbridge, Middlesex
Co., NJ, died on 14 Oct 1833 in Morris Twp., Washington Co., PA at
age 66, and was buried in Oct 1833 in Morris Twp., Greene Co., PA,
Bates Fork Cemetery.
General Notes:
David Conger Jr.
PARENTS: David Conger, Sr. and Mary Darby
EMIGRATION: Elias Darby Conger Sr. and his first wife, Mary Goble
were in the party with David and Sarah (Welch) Conger that came
from Middlesex Co., NJ to Greene Co., PA in 1790.
RESIDENCES: For many years David Conger, husband of Adeline Cook
and David Conger, husband of Hannah Crumrine lived on the farm
place of David and Sarah (Welch) Conger.
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
COMMENT:
It is of interest to note that there is a Morris Twp. in Greene
Co., PA and that Mary Darby Green Conger died there. There is also
a Morris Twp., in Washington Co., PA and her son David Conger Jr.
died there.
LAND: It has been reported that David Conger built or rebuilt
Lindley's Fort in 1790, which earned him a 500 acre land grant in
the area around his homestead. Very little information has been
found to substantiate this report.
(Furnished by Robert Guilinger)
LAND: 20 Jan 1820 David Conger of Green Co., PA and Sara, his
wife, to their son, Greshoren (sic) Conger, R4, T4, S25
(Source: Monroe Co., OH Records, Deed Book C, p. 96 - Furnished by
Joyce Posey)
CENSUS: 1820, in Morris Twp., Greene Co., PA
David Conger, males 2 1 - 1 - 1; females 1 1 - - 1
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
PROBATE: David Conger Estate, Ca 1833, Greene Co., PA Will Book,
William Lindley Admr. - Iams Collection - furnished by Joyce
Posey)
LEGAL_MATTER: 1833, David Conger's children
Elias; Gersham; Aaron; Modis; David; Sarah married to William Day;
Ephraim; Larina married to Stephen McCloud; Harrison; Mary married
to John Fonner with the following children: Sarah Fonner married
to Joshua R. Paudale; William; Experience married to Adam Sirfees.
(Source: Orphan Court, November Term, 1833, Book 2 - Morris Twp.,
Greene Co., PA - Iams Collection - furnished by Joyce Posey)
LEGAL_MATTER: Orphan's Court Record, Sept. Term 1836, Book 2,
Morris Twp., Greene Co., PA - Iams Collection - furnished by Joyce
Posey)
CEMETERY: Ethel C. Heagler in her Conger History 1664-1941 stated
that David and Sarah Conger were people of faith. For a time he
was the minister of the Ten Mile Valley Presbyterian Church. When
they passed away they were taken down the valley a few miles and
buried in Bates Fork Cemetery. [Note: She did not indicate an
exact location. Joyce Posey suggests it was probably in Washington
Co., PA. JoNelle Linnaus has been there and says it is in northern
Greene Co., PA]
QUESTION-CEMETERY: Can anyone prove that both David and Sarah
Conger are buried at Bates Fork Cemetery in Washinton Co., PA?.
JoNelle Linnaus says they are buried at the Old Bates Fork
Cemetery, Morris Twp. Greene Co., PA, with stones on the site.
Robert Guilinger writes, "I have been in the Bates Fork Cemetery
near Prosperity, Washington County, PA and did not find the graves
of David and Sara Conger. JoNelle Linnaus showed me photos she
took of the two graves; if she said "Old" Bates Fork Cemetery was
in Greene Co. (Morris Twp.) then that could explain it, "two"
different cemeteries."
CEMETERY: Capt. David Conger; 1767-1833 and Sarah, his wife;
1769-1844 are buried in the Old Bates Fork Cemetery, Morris Twp.,
Greene Co., PA. The cemetery is located above Swarts, on Fonner
Run, former location of the Bates Fork Baptist Church.
(Source: Cemetery Records of Greene County, Pennsylvania, compiled
by Dorothy T. Hennen, Vol. 5, 1976, Franklin and Morris Townships,
page 267 - furnished by JoNelle Linnaus)
COMMENT: JoNelle Linnaus writes: The Bates Fork Cemetery site in
Greene Co., PA
is the site of the graves of David and Sarah Welch Conger. Morris
Township of Greene Co., PA lies next to Morris Township of
Washington Co., PA. The David Congers and their sons, David,
Ephraim and William Henry Harrison lived in this Ten Mile Country
in the two counties.
PROBATE: According to JoNelle Linnaus the will of David Conger,
Jr. was probated in Greene Co., PA.
BIOGRAPHY:
David Conger, 1767, and wife, Sarah and baby Elias, came from New
Jersey to western Pennsylvania in 1791. They were accompanied by
his brother, Elias Darby Conger, his wife, Mary Goble, and their
five children. Tradition says that David and Elias' mother came
with them, but this has not been proven.
David and Sarah took up their home in the hills and valleys of
Washington county on the extreme southern edge. He cut down the
trees and built their home and hewed the logs and made all their
furniture on a hillside overlooking a beautiful valley and stream.
He was an Indian fighter and was a captain of a company for the
protection of the settlers.
David and Sarah were people of faith and he supplied for a time
the Ten Mile Valley Presbyterian Church as its minister. This was
the first church in the valley. Their children, with the exception
of the last one, all had Bible names.
On this farm of 500 acres, [later called "Conger Station," now
called "Plumbsock,"] the family grew to maturity -- seven boys and
three girls. The mother and father passed away here and were taken
down the valley a few miles and laid away in Bates Fork Cemetery.
The son, David, stayed on the old farm and raised a family, and
then his son David and wife, Hannah, raised their family; their
son David and wife, Adeline, are now living on the old homestead
(1940). This old home is beautifully located on a bluff over
[Conger] road, and the view from the veranda across the stream to
the wooded hills beyond is charming. (Ethel Conger Heagler, 1941)
The tax list for George's Twp., Fayette Co, PA recorded an
assessment for David Conger for the first time in 1799, taken for
the year 1798. He was a farmer with 1 cow and a cabin; in 1801 he
had 3 cows and 1 horse. In the year of 1806 the record stated
"David Conger moved out." He was dismissed from Great Bethel
Baptist Church of Union Town, PA on 9 Feb 1805. David Conger was
also a school teacher.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 102-103 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
[Note: There seems to be some confusing and contradictory
information in this account. Information in [] added by Robert
Guilinger. REH]
David married Sarah WELCH in Sep 1788 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ. Sarah was born in 1769 in New Jersey, died in 1844 in Morris Twp., Washington Co., PA at age 75, and was buried in 1844 in Morris Twp., Greene Co., PA, Bates Fork Cemetery.
General Notes:
Sarah Welch
BIRTH: Listed as Sara Welch, b. Abt. 1772 and Sarah Welch b. Abt.
1771 in the Ancestral File.
DEATH: Sarah Welch died from cancer of the tongue.
RECOLLECTIONS:
On Sunday, 26 Jul 1992, Vern and I visited the Upper Ten Mile
country on the border between Washington and Greene Counties,
Pennsylvania. We had visited the Prosperity Upper Ten Mile United
Presbyterian Church and Cemetery in October, 1987. There David
Conger, 1804-1892, son of David and Sarah (Welch) Conger, and his
third wife, Mary Bell, are buried as well as some of his children.
On this trip we were looking for the graves of David Conger,
1767-1833, and his wife, Sarah Welch, 1769-1844, in the Bates Fork
Cemetery in Greene County and of his sons, Ephraim and William
Henry Harrison Conger in the West Union Cemetery.
We followed the winding road west toward Prosperity after turning
off the interstate at Ten Mile. At Conger Road we turned left
(southward) toward Dunn's Station. There we asked for directions.
We continued on the winding road in a southwesterly direction,
until we reached the top of a hill with a road marker that said,
"Morris Township, Greene County."
Immediately south of here we turned left up a short rural road to
West Union, a small village of about a dozen homes, a Presbyterian
Church, and the West Union Cemetery. The lane inot the cemetery
took us in the back way behind the church. In the neatly-mowed
cemetery we found the graves of many Congers, Dunns, McVeys,
Mattoxes, Days, and other names of families who intermarried with
the Congers.
We took pictures of a tall brown marble obelisk monument of
Ephraim Conger, 1809-1893, and his wife Eleanor, 1814-1907 (Mary
Ellen in the Conger History). An older thin rectangular stone may
have been the marker for William Henry Harrison Conger
(1813-1852). The name was almost unreadable and did not seem to
match the three given names, but the death date matched the
information given in the "Cemeteries of Greene County" material I
had. There were graves of several Congers born in the 1840's and
1850's who were probably the sons of Ephraim or possibly William
Henry Harrison Conger.
A Mr. Dunn walked over to the cemetery from the churchyard to
visit with us. He was quite knowledgeable about the Congers; he
told us no Congers remain in the area, but one female descendant
lives in Morgantown, WV. He gave us directions to the old Bates
Fork Cemetery. Leaving the West Union Cemetery, we returned to the
winding road which had entered Greene County at the top of the
hill. We traveled on it to Deer Lick, where we turned left to
Swarts. At Swarts, which had a house or two and a Methodist
Church, we asked directions again to the Bates Fork Cemetery. We
had to backtrack a half mile or so to Fonner Road where we turned
and drove up a hill. Near the top we found the small cemetery
which was overgrown with weeds.
No sign told us that we had reached the Bates Fork Cemetery, but
it was in the right spot. There were two or three dozen stones
hidden among the ferns and weeds. Several were broken or
unreadable. The encouraging thing was that practically every stone
had been decorated for Memorial Day when the weeds were small or
had been mowed. Near the fence which we had climbed over, the area
around six or seven Clutter graves had been cleared of weeds at
some time since Memorial Day because they were small there.
We stumbled through the weeds looking for a Conger monument. Near
the far end of the cemetery we found the marker for Capt. David
Conger and his wife, Sarah. The gray granite shaft appeared to be
the newest and best stone in the cemetery. A floral cross rested
against the monument which leaned slightly to the north. An
American flag flew bravely at the side of the marker. By trampling
the weeds around the marker so that we could take pictures, we
found the original small square stones for David and Sarah with
the names and dates for them at the right or east of the newer
stone. There was also part of a broken flat stone lying between
the two older stones, but nothing was readable on it. Undoubtedly
one of the sons or a grandchild had erected the newer, larger
stone some years after their deaths.
(Written by JoNelle Linnaus)
Children from this marriage were:
+ 223 M i. Elias CONGER was born about 4 Oct
1789 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ, died on 17 Nov 1869 in
Cameron, Monroe Co., OH about age 80, and was buried in Nov 1869
in Cameron, Monroe Co., OH, Atkinson Cemetery.
224 M ii. Gershom
CONGER was born in 1792 in Washington Co., PA.
General Notes:
Gershom Conger
PARENTS: David Conger, Jr. and Sarah Welch
LAND: 20 Jan 1820 David Conger of Green Co., PA and Sara, his
wife, to their son, Greshoren (sic) Conger, R4, T4, S25
(Source: Monroe Co., OH Records, Deed Book C, p. 96 - Furnished by
Joyce Posey)
TAX_LIST: 1820 Tax List of Monroe Co., OH
Gershom Conger, R4, T4, S25 SW, 80 acres
Elias Conger, Jr., R4, T4, S25, SW, 80 acres
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
LAND: Monroe Co., OH Deed Book C, page 155 - Gershom Conger and
Mahala his wife sold to George Roush - 1824 (no other dates)
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
RECOLLECTIONS:
Julianna Conger Walton wrote that her father, Elias, and Uncle
Gershom entered land together in Monroe county, Ohio. They built
their houses and improved the land by clearing it. Elias bought
out Gershom a few years later. Gershom went west, but spent the
winter of 1847 with relatives in Ohio.
(Source: The Conger Family of America - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
Gershom married Mahala UNKNOWN about 1815. Mahala was born about 1795.
+ 225 M iii. Aaron CONGER was born on 15 Apr
1795 in Washington Co., PA, died on 6 Jul 1876 in Licking Co., OH
at age 81, and was buried in Jul 1876 in Licking Co., OH, Bell
Cemetery.
+ 226 F iv. Martha CONGER was born in 1799 in
Washington Co., PA.
227 F v. Mary
Levina CONGER was born in 1800 in Washington Co., PA.
General Notes:
Mary Levina Conger
PARENTS: David Conger, Jr. and Sarah Welch
NAME-CONFLICT: Mary Levina Conger; Larina Conger
Mary married Stephen Mc_CLEOD.
General Notes:
Stephen McCleod
NAME-CONFLICT: Stephen McCleod; Stephen McCloud
+ 228 M vi. Moses CONGER was born between 1802
and 1806 in Washington Co., PA and died between 1877 and 1881.
+ 229 M vii. David CONGER was born on 12 Jan
1804 in Ten Mile Valley, Washington Co., PA, died on 30 Jun 1892
in Prosperity, Washington Co., PA at age 88, and was buried in Jul
1892 in Prosperity, Washington Co., PA, Amity Presbyterian
Cemetery.
+ 230 F viii. Sarah CONGER was born on 20 Sep
1806 in Washington Co., PA and died on 14 Aug 1880 in Union Co.,
IA at age 73.
+ 231 M ix. Ephraim CONGER was born on 8 Jan
1809 in Washington Co., PA, died about 20 Nov 1893 in Prosperity,
Washington Co., PA about age 84, and was buried in Nov 1893 in
West Union, Greene Co., PA, West Union Cemetery.
+ 232 M x. William Henry Harrison CONGER was
born on 25 Oct 1813 in Washington Co., PA, died on 31 Mar 1852 in
Prosperity, Washington Co., PA at age 38, and was buried in Apr
1852 in West Union, Greene Co., PA, West Union Cemetery.
50. Mary E.
CONGER was born about 11 Oct 1769 in Woodbridge,
Middlesex Co., NJ and died about Feb 1831 in Monroe Co., OH about
age 61.
General Notes:
Mary E. Conger
PARENTS: David Conger Sr. and Mary Darby
PROBLEM-BIRTH: Ancestral File lists her birth twice as, Abt. 1765.
CFA II, p. 459 lists the date as, 11 Oct 1769, NJ. Others have
listed 10 Nov 1769.
Mary married Reuben WRIGHT, son of Reuben WRIGHT and Hannah GRAVES, about 1791 in Morris Twp., Washington Co., PA. Reuben was born about 1765 in Northfield, , MD and died about 1827 in Monroe Co., OH about age 62.
General Notes:
Reuben Wright
PARENTS: Reuben Wright and Hannah Graves
Problem: Was he born Abt. 1765 or Abt. 1771? Robert Guilinger
believes the date should be Abt. 1765 or earlier, based on the
fact that he was listed "as age 45 & up" in the 1810 Greene
Co., PA census. He also points out that his son, John C. Wright
lists the birth place of his father and MD and of his mother as NJ
in the 1880 census of Appanoose Co., IA. Dortha Walters lists, b.
1771 at Northfield, Maine. She did not list a source for this
information.
Problem: Was his first name, Reuben or Ruben? Robert Guilinger
states that Reuben is the most common usage.
OCCUPATION: farmer
MARRIAGE: Abt. 1791, in Morris Twp., Washington Co., PA
CHILDREN: Reuben and Mary Wright had 9 children over a 20 year
period.
RESIDENCES: Abt. 1796 in Morris Twp., Greene Co., PA
COMMENT: Sometimes there is confusion about where events took
place, before and after 1795, in Greene and Washington counties in
Pennsylvania. Greene Co., PA was formed by splitting Washington
Co., PA in two in 1795. The county seat of Greene county is
Waynesburg and of Washington county it is Washington.
(Furnished by Robert Guilinger)
Census: 1800, in Greene Co., PA, Morris Twp.
(Furnished by Tom Stevens)
Census: 1810, in Greene Co., PA, Morris Twp.
Reuben Wright, listed as age 45 & up
1 female, listed as age 26-44
1 male 0-9; 1 male 10-15; 1 male 16-25; 1 male 45 & up
1 female 0-9; 1 female 10-15; 1 female 16-25; 1 female 26-44
(Furnished by Delma Bayley; 3223 So. 296th Place; Auburn, WA
98001, in 1992 to Joyce Posey)
EMIGRATION: The family moved to Ohio about 6 weeks after the birth
of John C. Wright on 16 May 1811
RESIDENCES: Abt. 1812 in Monroe Co., OH, Adams Twp.
(Furnished by Tom Stevens and others)
CHILDREN: Children according to Tom Stevens were:
Elizabeth, David, Nancy, Gersham, Catherine, Mary, Reuben, Hannah,
John C.
BIOGRAPHY:
The rolling hills of Green County, PA, were a stopping point for
Reuben Wright. There he met and married Mary Conger, the Conger
family having arrived in Washington County/Greene County in 1790,
led by Elias D. Conger his wife and 5 children who were
accompanied by: David Conger, Jr., his wife and 1 child; Mary E.
Conger the sister of Elias and David; and their mother, Mary
(Darby) Green Conger.
They lived in Morris Township. Several of their children were born
in Green County, including my great-great-great-grandfather, John
C. Wright, who was their ninth child, born 16 May 1811.
A frontiersman, Reuben Wright seemed to have an urge to move on.
The family probably boarded a flatboat and went down the river to
Marietta. From there, they traveled north over hilly terrain,
squatting in Monroe County, Adams Township in 1812. It is not
clear if all nine children accompanied them. Elizabeth, the oldest
may have been out of the home by then, as well as David, the
second child. The only record we have is that of John.
We speculate that Reuben squatted in Monroe County, which he could
legally do in those days, for there seemed to be an adequate
amount of government land available. ...
(Source: Monroe County Ohio Families, p. 317, submitted by Eric A.
Stevens, with modifications to the first paragraph made by Robert
Guilinger for REH)
COMMENT-DEATH: It has been reported by some that a Reuben Wright
died in 1845 at Wayne Twp., Warren Co., OH. According to
researcher Joyce Posey that Rubin Wright was a negro with 22
people living in the household. She believes that Reuben Wright
who married Mary Conger died in Monroe Co., OH.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 233 F i. Elizabeth WRIGHT was born on 18 Dec
1799 in Virginia and was buried in Homer, Champaign Co., IL, Old
Homer Cemetery.
234 M ii. David
WRIGHT was born in 1794.
General Notes:
David Wright
PARENTS: Reuben Wright and Mary E. Conger
QUESTION: Did David Wright marry both a Miss Green and a Miss
Nicols?
David married Unknown NICHOLS.
General Notes:
Unknown Nichols
Problem: What is the surname of this person, Green or Nichols?
235 F iii. Nancy
WRIGHT was born about 1796.
General Notes:
Nancy Wright
PARENTS: Reuben Wright and Mary E. Conger
Nancy married Unknown HICKS.
236 M iv. Gershom
WRIGHT was born about 1797.
General Notes:
Gershom Wright
PARENTS: Reuben Wright and Mary E. Conger
Gershom married Unknown GREEN.
237 F v. Mary
WRIGHT was born about 1801.
General Notes:
Mary Wright
PARENTS: Reuben Wright and Mary E. Conger
Mary married George DAVIS.
238 F vi. Catherine
WRIGHT was born about 1803.
General Notes:
Catherine Wright
PARENTS: Reuben Wright and Mary E. Conger
SPOUSE: Sam Rush
Catherine married Samuel RUSH.
+ 239 F vii. Hannah Jane WRIGHT was born between
1804 and 1807 in Pennsylvania and died after 1880 in Green Twp.,
Monroe Co., OH.
240 M viii. Reuben
WRIGHT was born about 1805.
General Notes:
Reuben Wright
PARENTS: Reuben Wright and Mary E. Conger
Reuben married Hannah RUHL.
General Notes:
Hannah Ruhl
QUESTION: Was her surname, Ruhl or Ruhf?
+ 241 M ix. John Conger WRIGHT was born on 16
May 1811 in Greene Co., PA, died on 14 Jul 1890 in Sharron Twp.,
Appanoose Co., IA at age 79, and was buried in Jul 1898 in
Appanoose Co., IA, Wright Cemetery.
52. Azariah
CONGER was born on 26 Dec 1770 in Woodbridge,
Middlesex Co., NJ, died on 9 Jan 1813 in Hamondsport, Steuben Co.,
NY at age 42, and was buried in Jan 1813 in Urbana, Steuben Co.,
NY, Pleasant Valley.
General Notes:
Azariah Conger
PARENTS: John Conger and Mary Dunham
RECOLLECTIONS: Azariah Conger died with the soldiers of 1812
during an epidemic, leaving a family of nine children (only seven
listed) on the Hill Farm in the woods north of Hammondsport, NY.
He was buried in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Steuben county, NY.
His widow, Polly, later married Thomas Auls, of Wheeler, NY, whose
wife had died leaving him with nine children, mostly boys. Some of
the Conger girls were taken into the Auls family and some lived
with relatives.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 33 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Azariah married Polly YOUNGLOVE, daughter of Joseph YOUNGLOVE and Azubah SKINNER, in Apr 1793 in Cambridge, Washington Co., NY. Polly was born on 11 Jul 1774 in Cambridge, Washington Co., NY, died on 11 Sep 1853 at age 79, and was buried in Sep 1853 in Urbana, Steuben Co., NY, Pleasant Valley.
General Notes:
Polly Younglove
AKA: Mary Younglove
Children from this marriage were:
+ 242 F i. Eunice CONGER was born on 13 Jul
1794 in Cambridge, Washington Co., NY and died on 13 Nov 1881 at
age 87.
243 F ii. Azubah
CONGER was born on 28 May 1796 in Cambridge, Washington Co.,
NY.
Azubah married John BRUNDAGE on 19 Jan 1813.
+ 244 F iii. Rachel CONGER was born on 18 Jun
1798 in Cambridge, Washington Co., NY.
245 F iv. Hannah
CONGER was born on 20 Apr 1800 in Cambridge, Washington Co.,
NY.
Hannah married John HIGBEE on 1 Dec 1821.
246 F v. Betsy
CONGER was born on 11 Jul 1802 in Cambridge, Washington Co.,
NY.
Betsy married Abram BRUNDAGE on 14 Dec 1821.
+ 247 M vi. John Baker CONGER was born on 1
Oct 1806 in Hammondsport, Steuben Co., NY and died in 1871 in
Wyandot Co., OH at age 65.
248 F vii. Nancy
Ann CONGER was born on 26 May 1813 in Cambridge, Washington
Co., NY.
Nancy married Aaron YOUNGLOVE.
Nancy next married John GONSOLUS on 16 Jan 1833.
56. Jonathan
CONGER was born on 4 Jun 1779 in Woodbridge, Middlesex
Co., NJ and died in New York.
General Notes:
Jonathan Conger
PARENTS: John Conger and Mary Dunham
DEATH: Jonathan Conger sickened and died while visiting his
sister, Nancy Younglove in the northern part of New York.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, 332 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Jonathan married Mary Duell SHAYLOR. Mary was born about 1783 in Cambridge, Washington Co., NY.
General Notes:
Mary Duell Shaylor
QUESTION: What was the maiden surname of this person, Duell or
Shaylor?
Children from this marriage were:
+ 249 M i. Aaron CONGER was born about 1812
in Cambridge, Washington Co., NY and died on 22 Aug 1843 in
Washington Co., IA about age 31.
+ 250 M ii. William Dennis CONGER was born on
10 May 1814 in Cambridge, Washington Co., NY and died on 1 Apr
1866 in Washington, Washington Co., IA at age 51.
251 M iii. Cornelius
CONGER was born about 1816 in Cambridge, Washington Co., NY.
General Notes:
Cornelius Conger
COMMENT: May have been the Cornelius Conger, 1822, living at
Otsega, MI in 1880.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 333 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
PARENTS: Parents may have been, Jonathan Conger and Mary Shaylor.
His wife and children are listed in CFA II, p. 72.
252 M iv. John
CONGER was born about 1818 in Cambridge, Washington Co., NY.
General Notes:
John Conger
COMMENT: May have been the John Conger who married Martha McMorris
and lived at Otsega, MI in 1880.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 333 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
+ 253 M v. Jonathan Clark CONGER was born on
18 Sep 1819 in Cambridge, Washington Co., NY and died on 2 Nov
1904 in Washington, Washington Co., IA at age 85.
+ 254 F vi. Clarissa CONGER was born on 3 Nov
1820 in Cambridge, Washington Co., NY and died on 16 May 1887 at
age 66.
+ 255 M vii. Allen Fish CONGER was born on 3
Oct 1822 in Cambridge, Washington Co., NY and died in 1899 in
Kansas at age 77.
256 F viii. Mary
Duell CONGER was born in Cambridge, Washington Co., NY.
59. David
CONGER was born about 25 Feb 1785 in Woodbridge,
Middlesex Co., NJ and died on 24 Sep 1862 in Au Sable Forks,
Essex/Clinton Co., NY about age 77.
General Notes:
David Conger
PARENTS: John Conger and Mary Dunham
Problem: Was the date of birth, 25 Feb 1785 or as listed in CFA
II, p. 75, 25 Feb 1784? 25 Feb 1785 in Ancestral File.
David married Susannah UNKNOWN.
Susannah was born on 24 Jun 1789.
Children from this marriage were:
257 M i. John
CONGER was born on 28 May 1812 and died in 1827 at age 15.
258 M ii. William
CONGER was born on 31 May 1815 and died in 1858 at age 43.
+ 259 M iii. Henry Reuben CONGER was born on
25 Mar 1818 in New York and died in 1899 at age 81.
260 M iv. Edward
CONGER was born on 25 Aug 1820 and died in 1865 at age 45.
David next married Margaret UNKNOWN
on 23 Oct 1828.
The child from this marriage was:
261 F i. Ann
Eliza CONGER was born about 27 Nov 1828 and died in 1877
about age 49.
General Notes:
Ann Eliza Conger
Problem: Birth date listed as, 27 Nov 1820 in CFA II, p. 75. Maybe
it should have been Abt. 27 Nov 1828?
61.
Sebastian CONGER was born on 1 Oct 1790 in Knox Co.,
IN, died on 13 Sep 1845 in Clay Twp., Pike Co., IN at age 54, and
was buried in Sep 1845 in Union, Pike Co., IN, Old Conger
Cemetery.
General Notes:
Sebastian Conger
PARENTS: Jonathan Conger and Mary Frederick
REFERENCE: CFA I, p. 459
RELATIONSHIP: Siblings Sebastian and Elizabeth Conger married
siblings Matilda and Joseph Davidson, respectively.
CEMETERY:
Sebastian Conger
Birth: Oct. 1, 1790
Death: Sep. 13, 1845
Family links:
Spouse:
Matilda Davidson Conger (1796 - 1870)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Conger One Cemetery, Union, Pike County, Indiana, USA
Created by: susan clemons, Record added: Jun 25, 2010
(Source: Find A Grave Memorial# 54094238)
Sebastian married Matilda DAVIDSON, daughter of John DAVIDSON and Unknown, on 14 Oct 1816 in Gibson Co., IN. Matilda was born on 4 Dec 1796 in Virginia, died on 2 Nov 1870 in Pike Co., IN at age 73, and was buried in Nov 1870 in Petersburg, Pike Co., IN, Walnut Hill Cemetery.
General Notes:
Matilda Davidson
FATHER: John Davidson
CEMETERY:
Matilda Davidson Conger
Birth: Dec. 4, 1796, Virginia, USA
Death: Nov. 20, 1870, Pike County, Indiana, USA
Family links:
Spouse:
Sebastian Conger (1790 - 1845)
Burial:
Walnut Hill Cemetery, Petersburg, Pike County, Indiana, USA
Plot: Section B
Created by: Terry Kinman, Record added: Nov 24, 2013
(Source: Find A Grave Memorial# 120760538)
Children from this marriage were:
+ 262 M i. Jonathan CONGER was born about
Aug 1817 in Pike Co., IN and died on 1 May 1859 in Klamath Lake,
Klamath Co., OR about age 41.
+ 263 M ii. William Jay CONGER was born on 16
Feb 1822 in Clay Twp., Pike Co., IN, died on 20 Jul 1900 in Pike
Co., IN at age 78, and was buried in Jul 1900 in Petersburg, Pike
Co., IN, Walnut Hills Cemetery.
264 M iii. John
D. CONGER was born on 20 Nov 1823 in Pike Co., IN and died
on 28 May 1847 at age 23.
General Notes:
John D. Conger
PARENTS: Sebastian Conger and Matilda Davidson
NEVER_MARRIED: Single
265 F iv. Matilda
CONGER was born in Nov 1825 in Pike Co., IN and died on 23
Jul 1881 at age 55.
Matilda married Nathaniel CHAPPELLE on 17 Jul 1853.
266 F v. Mary
CONGER was born in 1827 in Pike Co., IN and died about 1880
about age 53.
Mary married Alexander HUGHLON.
Mary next married Reuben R. WYMAN on 23 Sep 1852.
267 F vi. Margaret
CONGER was born on 11 Feb 1829 in Pike Co., IN and died on 1
Dec 1865 at age 36.
General Notes:
Margaret Conger
PARENTS: Sebastian Conger and Matilda Davidson
NEVER_MARRIED:
268 F vii. Melvina
CONGER was born on 10 Oct 1830 in Pike Co., IN and died on
17 Aug 1851 at age 20.
General Notes:
Melvina Conger
PARENTS: Sebastian Conger and Matilda Davidson
NEVER_MARRIED:
269 F viii. Melissa
CONGER was born about 1835 in Pike Co., IN.
Melissa married George R. C. BRENTON on 5 Dec 1854.
+ 270 F ix. Indiana CONGER was born between
1836 and 1838 in Pike Co., IN and died in 1911.
271 F x. Hester
Ann CONGER was born in 1839 in Pike Co., IN.
Hester married William RIDGELY on 25 Feb 1866.
272 M xi. Thomas
Jefferson CONGER was born on 30 Jan 1841 in Pike Co., IN and
died on 20 Nov 1857 at age 16.
General Notes:
Thomas Jefferson Conger
PARENTS: Sebastian Conger and Matilda Davidson
NEVER_MARRIED:
62. Sebra
Ann CONGER was born on 17 Mar 1792 in Knox Co., IN and
died on 25 Sep 1875 in Gibson Co., IN at age 83.
Sebra married Sebastian CATT on 10 Jan 1814. Sebastian died in 1820 in Wayne Co., IL.
General Notes:
Sebastian Catt
RELATIONSHIP: On page 797 of CFA I, is listed Dee Bryant Thompson
and his spouse, Lesba Lewis. It appears that CFA I doesn't link
this family group to the John Belconger family tree. That is to
say, the entry on page 797 is the only one for this family group.
Here's the information recorded on page 797.
Dee Bryant Thompson, b. 26 Apr 1907, Columbia, Marion, MS; was
married 28 Jun 1933 at Ellicott City, MD to Lesba Lewis, b. 17 Aug
1912, Evansville, Vanderburgh, IN; daughter of Arthur Shannon
Lewis and Elizabeth Kinney. The marriage ended in divorce. There
was no issue listed.
Lesba (Lewis) Thompson retired from the U.S. government Civil
Service after 34 years. She lived at: 1745 Meredith Lane;
Belleair, Clearwater, FL.
She was a descendant of Sebasian Catt and Sebra Ann Conger, b.
1792. She did a great deal of research to find, Jonathan Conger,
of Pike county, Indiana.
[Note: As of 2000 it appears that Lesba Thompson published the
results of her research and placed a copy at the Library of
Congress. REH]
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 797 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Children from this marriage were:
+ 273 F i. Electra Ann CATT was born on 22
Nov 1814 in Knox Co., IN and died on 9 May 1856 in Cynthiana,
Posey Co., IN at age 41.
274 M ii. Levi
CATT was born about 1816 in Wayne Co., IN.
275 U iii. Pilot
CATT was born about 1818 in Wayne Co., IN.
276 F iv. Mary
CATT was born about 1820 in Wayne Co., IN.
Mary married Richard JESSUP.
Sebra next married Unknown WILCOX.
63. Levi
CONGER was born about Apr 1793 in Knox Co., IN, died
about 1839 about age 46, and was buried about 1839 in Clay Twp.,
Pike Co., IN, Conger Cemetery.
General Notes:
Levi Conger
PARENTS: Jonathan Conger and Mary Frederick
PROBATE: W/P 6 Dec 1839 (CFA I, p. 360)
Levi married Juniah SMALL on 15 Jun 1827. Juniah died about 1847 in Clay Twp., Pike Co., IN.
General Notes:
Juniah Small
MARRIAGE: Married Moses Reedy in 1846
Children from this marriage were:
277 M i. Joseph
CONGER was born about 1832 and died on 1 Feb 1908 about age
76.
General Notes:
Joseph Conger
NEVER_MARRIED:
+ 278 M ii. Richard W. CONGER was born on 4
Nov 1833 in Knox Co., IN, died on 23 Mar 1893 in Mason City, Mason
Co., IL at age 59, and was buried in Mar 1893 in Mason City, Mason
Co., IL.
+ 279 F iii. Harriet CONGER was born about
1835 in Pike Co., IN.
280 M iv. David
L. CONGER died about 1846.
+ 281 F v. Keturah CONGER was born on 11 Oct
1838 in Pike Co., IN and died on 24 Dec 1905 in Knox Co., IN at
age 67.
+ 282 M vi. Commodore Perry CONGER was born
on 15 Dec 1839 in Gibson Co., IN, died about 11 Aug 1911 in Clay
Twp., Pike Co., IN about age 71, and was buried about Aug 1911 in
Gibson Co., IN, Old Phillips Cemetery.
64. Hulda
CONGER was born on 3 Apr 1795 in Knox Co., IN and died
on 31 Aug 1843 in Knox Co., IN at age 48.
General Notes:
Hulda Conger
PARENTS: Jonathan Conger and Mary Frederick
Problem: Was she born in Knox Co., IN (CFA I, p. 730) or Pike Co.,
IN (CFA II, p. 300)?
NAME-CONFLICT: Huldah Conger (CFA I, p. 730)
Hulda married James S. EDWARDS on 19 Dec 1816 in Princeton, Knox Co., IN. James was born on 14 Feb 1789 in Tennessee and died on 27 Jan 1856 in Knox Co., IN at age 66.
General Notes:
James S. Edwards
EMIGRATION: Moved from Tennessee to Indiana in 1816
OCCUPATION: Wagon and carriage maker
MILITARY: On muster roster of Co. B of Mounted Rangers of US in
1832
LAND: Owned a lot in Dicksburg, IN
Children from this marriage were:
283 F i. Betsy
Ann EDWARDS was born in 1818 in Knox Co., IN and died on 8
Dec 1852 at age 34.
Betsy married Henry JOHNSON on 1 Sep 1842.
284 F ii. Amanda
Melvina EDWARDS was born about 1820 in Knox Co., IN and died
in 1846 about age 26.
Amanda married Henry HULBERT on 19 Aug 1837.
+ 285 M iii. Napoleon Bonaparte EDWARDS was
born on 20 Nov 1822 in Knox Co., IN.
+ 286 M iv. Andrew Jackson EDWARDS was born
about 1826 in Knox Co., IN.
+ 287 M v. John M. EDWARDS was born on 2 Jul
1831 in Knox Co., IN and died on 28 Jan 1862 at age 30.
+ 288 M vi. William EDWARDS was born in 1835
in Knox Co., IN.
289 F vii. Indiana
EDWARDS was born in Knox Co., IN.
Indiana married Daniel THORNTON on 11 Sep 1861.
+ 290 M viii. Jesse EDWARDS was born in Knox
Co., IN.
65. Matilda
CONGER was born about 1797 and died after 1850.
General Notes:
Matilda Conger
PARENTS: Jonathan Conger and Mary Frederick
CONFLICT-BIRTH: Abt. 1797 (CFA I, p. 331); Abt. 1807 (CFA I, p.
767)
Matilda married St._Clair MINOR, son of Isaac MINOR and Unknown, on 9 Sep 1825. St._Clair was born about 1807 in Knox Co., IN.
General Notes:
St. Clair Minor
NAME-CONFLICT: St. Clair (Sinclair?) Minor, CFA I, p. 767
SIBLINGS: Claude, George, Bradford
Children from this marriage were:
291 M i. Jacob
MINOR was born about 1836 in Knox Co., IN.
292 F ii. Hulda
MINOR was born about 9 Jan 1839 in Knox Co., IN and died on
20 Mar 1863 about age 24.
General Notes:
Hulda Minor
DEATH: 20 Mar 1863 at the age of 24 years, 2 months, 11 days.
Birth date calculated, Abt. 9 Jan 1839.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 767 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
293 M iii. Isaac
MINOR was born in Knox Co., IN.
294 F iv. Elizabeth
MINOR was born in Knox Co., IN.
Elizabeth married Unknown STARK.
66.
Elizabeth CONGER was born on 15 Jan 1800 in Knox Co.,
IN, died on 2 Sep 1872 in Gibson Co., IN at age 72, and was buried
in Sep 1872 in Union, Pike Co., IN, Davidson Cemetery.
General Notes:
Elizabeth Conger
PARENTS: Jonathan Conger and Mary Frederick
RELATIONSHIP: Siblings Sebastian and Elizabeth Conger married
siblings Matilda and Joseph Davidson, respectively.
CEMETERY:
Elizabeth Conger Davidson
Birth: Jan. 15, 1800, Knox County, Indiana, USA
Death: Sep. 2, 1872, Gibson County, Indiana, USA
Spouse:
Wife of Joseph Davidson
Burial:
Davidson Cemetery, Union, Pike County, Indiana, USA
Created by: Jon Rice
Record added: Mar 05, 2008
(Source: Find A Grave Memorial# 25085484)
Elizabeth married Joseph DAVIDSON, son of John DAVIDSON and Unknown, on 17 Feb 1824. Joseph was born on 23 Jan 1798 in Virginia, died on 8 Apr 1871 in Pike Co., IN at age 73, and was buried in Apr 1871 in Union, Pike Co., IN, Davidson Cemetery.
General Notes:
Joseph Davidson
FATHER: John Davidson
CEMETERY:
Joseph Davidson
Birth: Jan. 23, 1798
Death: Apr. 8, 1871
Burial:
Davidson Cemetery, Union, Pike County, Indiana, USA
Created by: Jon Rice, Record added: Mar 05, 2008
(Source: Find A Grave Memorial# 25085677)
Children from this marriage were:
295 F i. Thirzah
DAVIDSON was born on 3 Jan 1826 in Pike Co., IN and died on
12 Nov 1849 at age 23.
Thirzah married John C. EDMONDSON on 12 Nov 1847.
+ 296 M ii. James Edward DAVIDSON was born on
7 Oct 1827 in Pike Co., IN and died on 27 Feb 1895 in Pike Co., IN
at age 67.
+ 297 F iii. Jane M. DAVIDSON was born on 8
Jan 1831 in Pike Co., IN and died in Aug 1912 at age 81.
298 F iv. Harriet
DAVIDSON was born on 6 Jan 1833 in Pike Co., IN and died on
17 Aug 1897 at age 64.
Harriet married Thomas A. PHILLIPS on 25 Oct 1854.
+ 299 M v. Joseph DAVIDSON was born on 5 Apr
1835 in Pike Co., IN and died on 3 May 1871 at age 36.
+ 300 M vi. Daniel Boone DAVIDSON was born on
16 Nov 1836 in Pike Co., IN, died on 21 Jul 1899 in Pike Co., IN
at age 62, and was buried in Jul 1899 in Union, Pike Co., IN,
Davidson Cemetery.
+ 301 M vii. Jasper Newton DAVIDSON was born
on 13 Oct 1839 in Pike Co., IN, died on 4 Sep 1925 in Princeton,
Gibson Co., IN at age 85, and was buried in Sep 1925 in Princeton,
Gibson Co., IN, Princeton IOOF.
302 M viii. Newton
DAVIDSON was born on 6 Jun 1840 in Pike Co., IN and died on
6 May 1864 at age 23.
General Notes: NEVER_MARRIED: .
67. Keturah
CONGER was born on 28 Oct 1803 in Knox Co., IN, died
on 31 Dec 1854 in Clay Co., IL at age 51, and was buried in Jan
1854 in Clay Co., IL, Mount Zion Cemetery.
General Notes:
Keturah Conger
PARENTS: Jonathan Conger and Mary Frederick
NAME-CONFLICT: Ketoreah Congor in WFT, Vol. 4
BIRTH-CONFLICT: 28 Oct 1802, WFT, Vol. 4.
Keturah married Seth EVANS, son of Seth EVANS and Unknown, on 30 Jun 1825 in Clay Co., IL. Seth was born on 22 Feb 1800 in Maryland, died on 31 Aug 1874 in Clay City, Clay Co., IL at age 74, and was buried in Sep 1874 in Clay Co., IL, Mount Zion Cemetery.
General Notes:
Seth Evans
MARRIAGE-CONFLICT: 25 Jun 1825 in Clay Co., IL per WFT, Vol. 4
Children from this marriage were:
+ 303 F i. Mary Ann EVANS was born on 5 Oct
1827 in Clay Co., IL and died in Mar 1866 in Clay Co., IL at age
38.
+ 304 F ii. Matilda EVANS was born on 12 Nov
1829 in Clay Co., IL, died on 26 Dec 1922 in Stanford, Clay Co.,
IL at age 93, and was buried in Dec 1922 in Foster Hill Cemetery.
68. Enoch
MORGAN Jr. was born on 19 Jun 1792 in Cabarrus Co.,
NC, died on 3 Sep 1840 in Dallas Co., AL at age 48, and was buried
in Sep 1840 in Selma, Dallas Co., AL, Valley Creek Cemetery.
General Notes:
Enoch Morgan, Jr.
CEMETERY: Buried at the Valley Creek Presbyterian Church in Selma,
AL. He was a founding member in 1816/1817.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 381 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Enoch married Elizabeth Mc_LARTY,
daughter of Archibald Mc_LARTY and Agnes WHITE, on
3 Mar 1815. Elizabeth was born in Cabarrus Co., NC, died on 14 Feb
1868 in Dallas Co., AL, and was buried in Feb 1868 in Selma,
Dallas Co., AL, Valley Creek Cemetery.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 305 F i. Rachel Lavina MORGAN was born on
16 Jun 1816 in Cabarrus Co., NC and died on 20 May 1887 in Lowndes
Co., AL at age 70.
306 F ii. Nancy
Caroline MORGAN was born on 18 Feb 1818 in Dallas Co., AL
and died on 31 Jan 1901 in Dallas Co., AL at age 82.
Nancy married John N. TAGGART.
307 M iii. Archibald
Mc_Larty MORGAN was born on 20 May 1820 in Dallas Co., AL
and died on 18 Nov 1858 in Washington, Hempstead Co., AR at age
38.
Archibald married Quintillo DOBBIN.
308 M iv. John
Mc_Camo MORGAN was born on 10 Oct 1823 in Dallas Co., AL and
died on 19 Nov 1858 at age 35.
John married Jane Morrow Waugh LOGAN on 4 Apr 1848.
309 F v. Jane
Elizabeth MORGAN was born on 21 Dec 1828 in Dallas Co., AL
and died on 19 Oct 1913 in Dallas Co., AL at age 84.
Jane married Benjamin Alexander RUSSELL on 3 Sep 1850.
310 F vi. Mary
Catherine MORGAN was born on 31 Dec 1831 in Dallas Co., AL
and died on 25 Jun 1887 in Dallas Co., AL at age 55.
Mary married Samuel L. NEWELL on 12 Sep 1851.
81.
Elizabeth HARRIS was born about 8 Jan 1793 in Greene
Co., GA, died on 10 Nov 1859 in Henderson Co., TN about age 66,
and was buried in Nov 1859 in Lake Cemetery.
General Notes:
Elizabeth Harris
BIRTH: 8 Jan Abt. 1793 (CFA II, p. 328); 8 Jan 1793 (CFA II, p.
356)
Elizabeth married Justis Early LAKE, son of Richard LAKE and Elizabeth LANNING, about 1817. Justis was born on 13 Feb 1792 in Orange Co., NC, died on 22 May 1850 in Henderson Co., TN at age 58, and was buried in May 1850 in Lake Cemetery.
General Notes:
Justis Early Lake
NAME-CONJFLICT: Justin (Justus) Lake, CFA II, p. 328; Justis Early
Lake (CFA II, p. 356)
Children from this marriage were:
311 M i. Joseph
Early LAKE was born on 2 Oct 1817 in Greene Co., GA and died
on 20 Mar 1863 in Hardeman Co., TN at age 45.
Joseph married Tabitha Ann NABORS on 29 Dec 1845.
+ 312 F ii. Martha Wylie LAKE was born about
20 May 1819 in Greene Co., GA and died on 27 Apr 1871 in Hickory
Valley, Hardeman Co., TN about age 51.
313 M iii. Richard
L. LAKE was born on 12 Jan 1821 in Greene Co., GA and died
on 8 Feb 1859 in Hardeman Co., TN at age 38.
Richard married Mary Jane Mc_LANTY on 22 Dec 1853.
314 F iv. Mary
Rose LAKE was born on 27 Nov 1822 in Greene Co., GA and died
on 28 May 1879 at age 56.
Mary married Joseph C. WILLIAMS on 19 Sep 1840.
315 M v. Matthew
Harris LAKE was born on 20 Oct 1827 in Greene Co., GA and
died on 16 Mar 1864 in Hardeman Co., TN at age 36.
Matthew married Frances Marian MOORE on 23 Dec 1856.
316 F vi. Sarah
Jane LAKE was born on 2 Mar 1830 in Henderson Co., TN and
died on 7 Dec 1869 at age 39.
Sarah married John C. SPINKS on 26 Dec 1848.
317 F vii. Margaret
Ann LAKE was born on 4 Apr 1833 in Henderson Co., TN and
died on 15 Sep 1910 at age 77.
Margaret married John W. SCOTT on 3 Jan 1852.
318 F viii. Marian
Hannah LAKE was born on 11 Mar 1835 in Henderson Co., TN and
died on 6 Jan 1894 in Hardeman Co., TN at age 58.
Marian married D. C. ARBUCHLE Dr. on 4 Jan 1853.
319 F ix. Cynthia
C. LAKE was born on 13 Jan 1838 in Henderson Co., TN.
Cynthia married Windon J. SPINKS on 31 Oct 1860.
320 F x. Elizabeth
LAKE was born about 1840 in Henderson Co., TN.
General Notes:
Elizabeth Lake
COMMENT: Infant
82. James
HARRIS was born on 28 Sep 1795 in Greene Co., GA and
died on 7 Oct 1869 in Mount Pleasant, Titus Co., TX at age 74.
General Notes:
James Harris
DEATH-CONFLICT: 7 Oct 1869 (CFA II, p. 327); 7 Oct 1868 (CFA II,
p. 328)
MILITARY: Served in the War of 1812, Pvt. 2nd Regt. Ga. Militia
James married Lucretia JONES,
daughter of Zacharia JONES and Unknown, on 10 Nov
1817. Lucretia was born on 22 Apr 1795 in Delaware and died on 21
Aug 1878 in Mount Pleasant, Titus Co., TX at age 83.
Children from this marriage were:
321 M i. Matthew
HARRIS .
322 U ii. Mc_Camey
HARRIS .
323 F iii. Margaret
HARRIS .
324 F iv. Sarah
HARRIS .
325 F v. Jane
HARRIS .
326 F vi. Priscilla
HARRIS .
327 U vii. Jessie
HARRIS .
328 F viii. Martha
HARRIS .
329 M ix. Ephraim
HARRIS was born on 24 Jul 1832 in Greene Co., GA.
General Notes: RELATIONSHIP: Ephraim and Elizabeth Baxter Harris were twins.
+ 330 F x. Elizabeth Baxter HARRIS was born
on 24 Jul 1832 in Greene Co., GA, died on 15 Jun 1906 in Mount
Pleasant, Titus Co., TX at age 73, and was buried in Jan 1906 in
Green Hill Cemetery.
88. Jonathan
CONGER was born on 1 Jan 1802 in Bowling Green, Warren
Co., KY, died on 23 Jan 1857 in Eldora, Hardin Co., IA at age 55,
and was buried in Jan 1857 in Ellsworth Cemetery.
General Notes:
Jonathan Conger
RESIDENCES: Jonathan and Lydia (Howell) Conger lived at Stout's
Grove, McLean Co., IL until 1848 when they went to Iowa. (CFA I,
p. 241)
PROBATE: The Will of Jonathan Conger, dated 22 Jan 1857, mentions
his wife, Lydia; children: Nancy Ellen Parker, John B. Conger,
Charles H. Conger, Eliza Jane Conger, Lucy Ann Conger, the four
children of my daughter Mary Susan Blair, now deceased. Witnesses,
J.R. Lawrence and Henry Buchner. Executor, wife, Lydia.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 333 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
BIOGRAPHY:
"Jonathan married Lydia Howell and they lived at Stout's Grove [in
McLean Co., IL] until the year 1848. Then they went to Iowa, again
to endure the hardships of a frontier life.
"His neighbors in McLean county tell a story of him, which shows
the condition of things in the early days. He went on horseback to
Bowling Green after a sack of salt. The wolves chased him and he
made as good time as some of the brave soldiers in the Black Hawk
War. When he had nearly reached home, he said to one of his
neighbors, "I'll tell you, they were coming, and oh! They looked
so savage -- I barely escaped with my life!" His fright was the
subject of much merriment, for the old settlers did not fear the
wolves and were anxious only to catch them.
(Source: Account of Miss Emma Conger in History of McLean County,
IL - found in CFA I, p. 241)
Jonathan married Lydia HOWELL, daughter of Samuel HOWELL and Mary HOWELL, in Mc Lean Co., IL. Lydia was born in Mc Lean Co., IL, died on 23 Aug 1874 in Eldora, Hardin Co., IA, and was buried in Aug 1874 in Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL.
General Notes:
Lydia Howell
PARENTS: The parents of Lydia Howell were cousins.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 719 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Children from this marriage were:
+ 331 F i. Nancy Ellen CONGER was born on 10
Jul 1834 in Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL and died on 3 Apr 1923
in Butte, Jackson Co., OR at age 88.
+ 332 M ii. John D. CONGER was born on 4 Apr
1836 in Springfield, Mc Lean Co., IL, died on 31 Jul 1924 in
Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA at age 88, and was buried in Aug
1924 in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
333 M iii. Charles
H. CONGER .
334 F iv. Elizabeth
Jane CONGER .
+ 336 F vi. Mary Susan CONGER was born on 17
Jan 1830 in Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL and died on 22 Oct 1856
in Eldora, Hardin Co., IA at age 26.
89. Robert
Barnett CONGER was born on 5 Mar 1804 in Bowling
Green, Warren Co., KY and died on 21 Aug 1860 in Mc Lean Co., IL
at age 56.
General Notes:
Robert Barrett Conger
NAME-CONFLICT: Listed as Robert Barrett and Robert Barnett in CFA
I. Robert Barrett Conger, p. 42a of CFA I.
RECOLLECTIONS: Robert B. Conger attended school with Abraham
Lincoln in Kentucky and Robert's wife, Nancy Howell, was Lincoln's
school mate in Springfield, IL. [Note: No source citation. REH]
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, 42a - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
CHILDREN: 9 children; three sons and six daughters (CFA I, p. 241)
BIOGRAPHY:
"Robert Conger, my father, lived for thirty years on the farm,
which he first improved in Stout's Grove. He died in the year 1860
at the age of fifty-six, leaving a wife and nine children, three
sons and six daughters.
My father was an old school-mate of Abraham Lincoln in Kentucky,
and my mother also attended school with Lincoln near Springfield,
Illinois. When I was quite a little girl I was with father in
Bloomington when he met Mr. Lincoln. The latter said, "Howd you
do, Bob?" Father then told me that Lincoln was a lawyer in
Springfield and that he was a good man.
Father once told me of Ephraim Stout, the man from whom Stout's
Grove took it's name. Shortly after father's arrival in the
country he happened to be at Mr. Stout's cabin in the evening at
supper time. Their table had no cloth on it, only the pewter
plates and some mush and milk, which the family were eating. The
old gentleman was at the hearth eating with a large spoon out of a
kettle.
After the death of my father our family continued to live at the
home place. Five years after his death my mother and one of my
sisters died. The family remained together two years longer. Then
our house caught fire and burned to the ground and the family
separated.
The associations of our early home in McLean county have made it
very dear to us all. It was there we listened to our parents as
they told us the hardships of their early lives. I have often
heard my mother speak of her fear of the Indians but she would
add, that notwithstanding all her trials, those early days were
full of happiness. It was great sport for her to go to the sugar
camp and help make maple sugar, and eat it too, I suppose. She
would tell how she spun her dozen cuts of yarn in one day and did
her housework besides. Some young ladies would blush to tell this
of their mothers, but I refer to it with pride, for labor was no
disgrace in those days and ought not to be now."
(Source: Account of Miss Emma Conger in History of McLean County,
IL - found in CFA I, p. 241)
Robert married Nancy HOWELL on
27 Oct 1836 in Mc Lean Co., IL. Nancy was born on 4 Jun 1817 and
died on 14 Jun 1866 in Mc Lean Co., IL at age 49.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 337 M i. Samuel Oscar CONGER was born on 30
Oct 1837 in Mc Lean Co., IL and died after 1911.
338 F ii. Susan
J. CONGER was born on 30 Oct 1839 in Mc Lean Co., IL and
died on 29 Mar 1905 at age 65.
Susan married Unknown OGDEN, son of Elmer OGDEN and Unknown,.
General Notes: NO_ISSUE: Mr. Ogden had no issue.
339 F iii. Emma
C. CONGER was born on 24 Dec 1841 in Mc Lean Co., IL and
died in 1911 at age 70.
Emma married William COOK.
340 F iv. Mary
A. CONGER was born on 24 Dec 1843 in Mc Lean Co., IL and
died on 16 Aug 1865 at age 21.
341 F v. Sarah
E. CONGER was born on 26 Mar 1846 in Mc Lean Co., IL.
+ 342 M vi. Benjamin Franklin CONGER was born
on 8 Sep 1848 in Mc Lean Co., IL and died in Sep 1916 in Cedar
Rapids, Linn Co., IA at age 68.
343 F vii. Amanda
A. CONGER was born on 22 Nov 1852 in Mc Lean Co., IL.
Amanda married Frank FULLER.
344 M viii. Robert
Lee CONGER was born on 12 Jan 1860 in Mc Lean Co., IL and
died on 7 Feb 1887 at age 27.
91. Benjamin
CONGER was born on 5 Jun 1809 in Bowling Green, Warren
Co., KY and died on 9 May 1881 in Coffey Co., KS at age 71.
General Notes:
Benjamin Conger
MILITARY: Served in the Black Hawk Indian War.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 38 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
BIOGRAPHY:
Benjamin Conger was a great hunter. One day while out in the grove
he saw several deer coming towards him. As he had no gun with him
he concealed himself behind a tree. When they passed him he three
his knife with all force and killed one of them instantly.
(Source: Account of Miss Emma Conger in History of McLean County,
IL - found in CFA I, p. 241)
Benjamin married Nancy Devenna WARWICK on 17 Nov 1836 in Mc Lean Co., IL. Nancy was born on 1 Nov 1810 in Lexington, Fayette Co., KY and died in 1883 in Mc Lean Co., IL at age 73.
General Notes:
Nancy Devenna Warwick
MARRIAGE: First married to Robert McClure, 24 Dec 1818, Gibson
Co., IN
Children from this marriage were:
345 M i. Isaac
CONGER was born in 1838 in Mc Lean Co., IL and died on 2 Jun
1863 at age 25.
General Notes:
Isaac Conger
MILITARY-DEATH: Served in the 17th Ill. Inf. Co., G; died in
service
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 38 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
+ 346 F ii. Elizabeth CONGER was born in 1840
in Mc Lean Co., IL.
+ 347 M iii. Robert M. CONGER was born on 14
May 1843 in Mc Lean Co., IL and died on 25 Sep 1911 in Waverly,
Coffey Co., KS at age 68.
General Notes: SEX: Female
Unknown married Unknown SNODGRASS.
The child from this marriage was:
348 F i. Lucinda
Gales SNODGRASS .
General Notes:
Lucinda Gales Snodgrass
NAME-RESIDENCES: Lucinda Gales living in Allerton, IA in 1911.
(CFA I, p. 240)
93. Thomas
BILES was born about Jun 1775 and died on 8 Mar 1882
about age 106.
Thomas married Jane DAVIS, daughter of William DAVIS and Unknown, on 18 Feb 1800. Jane was born between 1774 and 1780 and died on 15 Mar 1849.
General Notes:
Jane Davis
Problem: Was she Jane Davies or Jane Davis? Maxine Leonard lists
both.
Children from this marriage were:
349 M i. Daniel
R. BILES was born on 18 May 1802 in Wilson Co., TN and died
on 12 Apr 1844 at age 41.
Daniel married Unknown ROBINSON.
Daniel next married Unknown EASON.
350 M ii. Miles
A. BILES was born on 15 Sep 1808 in Wilson Co., TN.
351 M iii. John
S. BILES was born about 1813 in Wilson Co., TN and died in
Nov 1866 about age 53.
John married Rachel WADDLE on 12 Feb 1862.
General Notes:
Rachel Waddle
AKA: Listed as, Rachel Waddle (?), on p. 260 in CFA II.
+ 352 M iv. Thomas A. BILES was born on 4 Oct
1818 in Wilson Co., TN and died on 15 Sep 1888 in Mantura, , TX at
age 69.
97. John
BILES was born about 1784.
John married Catherine WALTON,
daughter of Daniel WALTON and Margaret YOST, on 28
Dec 1810. Catherine was born in 1798.
Children from this marriage were:
353 F i. Margaret
BILES was born in 1815 and died in 1872 at age 57.
General Notes:
Margaret Biles
AKA: Peggy
Margaret married James CONDRA.
354 U ii. Jean
BILES was born about 1818.
355 M iii. William
Smith BILES was born on 13 Apr 1822 and died in 1899 at age
77.
William married Elizabeth HATFIELD.
William next married Barbara D. UNKNOWN.
John next married Unknown UNKNOWN.
General Notes:
Unknown Unknown
SPOUSE: "It is believed that John [Biles] had a second wife by
whom he had [children].
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 260 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Children from this marriage were:
356 M i. Daniel
Walton BILES was born on 29 Jul 1826 and died on 12 Dec 1909
at age 83.
General Notes: Unmarried
+ 357 M ii. John Condra BILES was born on 8
Mar 1830 and died on 12 Oct 1902 at age 72.
358 M iii. Charles
BILES was born on 12 Aug 1834 and died on 5 May 1911 at age
76.
113. Jonathan
TODD was born on 22 Sep 1786 in Rowan Co., NC and died
on 2 May 1865 in Lawrence Co., IN at age 78.
General Notes:
Jonathan Todd
MILITARY: War of 1812
Jonathan married Jane DODDS,
daughter of John DODDS and Polly Mc_CLURG, on 2
Dec 1813 in Lincoln, Madison Co., KY. Jane was born on 14 Feb 1794
in Pennsylvania and died on 10 Apr 1863 in Lawrence Co., IN at age
69.
Children from this marriage were:
359 F i. Eliza
Ann TODD was born on 9 Nov 1814 in Madison Co., KY and died
on 7 Dec 1871 at age 57.
Eliza married William BROWNING on 28 Jul 1831.
360 F ii. Polly
TODD was born on 25 Jan 1816 in Madison Co., KY and died on
26 Feb 1886 at age 70.
General Notes:
Polly Todd
NEVER_MARRIED: Polly Todd never married.
361 M iii. Samuel
D. TODD was born on 22 May 1817 in Madison Co., KY and died
on 21 Feb 1894 at age 76.
Samuel married Margaret BROWN on 20 May 1841.
+ 362 M iv. Jonathan Conger TODD was born on 7
Jan 1820 in Madison Co., KY, died on 12 Feb 1892 in Grant Twp.,
Ottawa Co., KS at age 72, and was buried in Feb 1892 in
Minneapolis, Ottawa Co., KS, Highland Cemetery.
363 M v. John
D. TODD was born on 9 Apr 1824 in Lawrence Co., IN and died
on 24 Jan 1894 at age 69.
John married Elizabeth O. HUDSON on 30 Jul 1845.
364 M vi. Thomas
TODD was born on 28 Jan 1830 in Lawrence Co., IN and died on
29 May 1892 at age 62.
Thomas married Elizabeth SHIELDS on 26 Oct 1851.
365 F vii. Jane
TODD was born on 27 May 1832 in Lawrence Co., IN and died on
29 Mar 1887 at age 54.
Jane married John W. HOBSON on 31 Jan 1850.
+ 366 M viii. Andrew D. TODD was born on 21 Apr
1834 in Lawrence Co., IN, died on 19 Sep 1874 at age 40, and was
buried in Sep 1874 in Heltonville, Lawrence Co., IN, Gilgal
Cemetery.
122.
Elizabeth CONGER was born on 6 Aug 1789 in Rowan Co.,
NC.
General Notes:
Elizabeth Conger
PARENTS: Jonathan Conger and Margaret Elston
Elizabeth married James SIMS on 16 Feb 1808. James was born on 30 Nov 1783 and died on 7 Mar 1827 at age 43.
General Notes:
James Sims
PROBATE:
I deem it expedient, while in good senses of mind, to make my last
will and testament. I do, therefore, leave my wife, Elizabeth
Sims, sole executrix of my estate, and I do moreover leave to her
my whole estate during her lifetime, and at her death do revert to
my bodlily heirs, David C. Sims, William Sims and Martha Sims, to
be equally divided between them, and so it is my wish. I
acknowledge, in the presence of those witnessing, this is my last
will and testament. (Signed) James Sims. Witnesses: Josiah
Flowers, Benj. Newton.
(Source: Ross family genealogy on Google)
Children from this marriage were:
367 M i. David
Griffin SIMS was born on 10 Mar 1809 and died on 10 Sep 1831
at age 22.
David married Jane Eleanor BRISCOE on 7 Jan 1830.
368 M ii. William
Mc_Donald SIMS was born on 19 May 1810.
William married Rebecca Jane Harmon NEAL.
369 F iii. Martha
Conger SIMS was born on 11 Feb 1812.
Martha married David Snodgrass BURCH.
Elizabeth next married John VENABLE. John was born about 1785.
General Notes:
John Venable
RESIDENCES: Of Claiborn Co., MS
SPOUSE: John Venable was the 2nd spouse of Elizabeth Conger
Children from this marriage were:
370 M i. John
Fletcher VENABLE was born on 25 Dec 1824.
John married Frances HARMON on 22 Mar 1850.
371 F ii. Letitia
Ann VENABLE was born on 25 Dec 1826 and died on 16 Jan 1908
at age 81.
Letitia married William CLARK.
Letitia next married John W. ANDREWS.
123. William
CONGER was born about 1790 in Rowan Co., NC and died
in Warren Co., MS.
General Notes:
William Willson Conger
PARENTS: Jonathan Conger and Margaret Elston
CHILDREN-BIRTH: Children were born in Paytonville Co., AR or Hinds
Co., MS. William and his wife died when the children were young
and they were raised by William's brother, Martin Conger.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, 535 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
COMMENT: Both William and Wilson are mentioned in the will of
Jonathan Conger. Could there have been two sons?
AKA: William Wilson Conger, CFA I, p. 464; William (or) Willson
Conger, CFA I, p. 535.
William married someone.
+ 372 M i. Jeptha CONGER was born about 26
Oct 1819 in Mississippi, died on 5 Jun 1896 in Pattonville,
Independence Co., AR about age 76, and was buried in Jun 1896 in
Ashdown, Little River Co., AR, Paytonville Cemetery.
+ 373 M ii. Sidney CONGER was born in 1825 in
Mississippi and died in Mar 1857 in Warren Co., MS at age 32.
374 F iii. Viola
CONGER was born in 1829.
General Notes:
Viola Conger
FATHER: William Conger
125. Mary
CONGER was born on 3 Mar 1792 in Rowan Co., NC and
died about 6 Jan 1855 in Vicksburg, Warren Co., MS about age 62.
General Notes:
Mary Conger
PARENTS: Jonathan Conger and Margaret Elston
Problem: Was the date of death, 6 Jan 1855 or 6 Mar 1835? Both
listed in CFA I.
Mary married John LOBDELL on 15 Sep 1808 in Vicksburg, Warren Co., MS. John was born on 16 May 1782 in Rensselaer Co., NY and died on 10 Sep 1827 in Vicksburg, Warren Co., MS at age 45.
General Notes:
John Lobdell
NAME-CONFLICT: John Labdelle in the Will of Jonathan Conger.
Children from this marriage were:
375 M i. Jonathan
Conger LOBDELL was born on 16 Apr 1813.
Jonathan married Eliza Ann GRAFTON.
376 M ii. Joshua
LOBDELL was born on 3 Jul 1815 and died on 15 Dec 1816 at
age 1.
377 M iii. Isaac
Elum LOBDELL was born on 8 Apr 1817 and died on 3 May 1831
at age 14.
378 F iv. Martha
Margaret LOBDELL was born on 8 Oct 1820 and died on 30 Oct
1836 at age 16.
379 F v. Eliza
Mary LOBDELL was born on 30 Mar 1822 and died on 2 Sep 1822.
380 M vi. John
Venable LOBDELL was born on 12 Jan 1824 and died on 13 Aug
1850 at age 26.
General Notes:
John Venable Lobdell
RECOLLECTIONS: John V. Lobdell wrote, "I have heard my mother say
that my grandmother, Margaret Conger, was a very noble woman, and
that my father told her that she lost her life doing a kindly act
of charity. During a severe storm she left her house to visit a
sick negro slave and died from the resulting attack of pneumonia."
Thomas, Jonathan and John V. Lobdell, attracted by the fertile
lands and fine opportunities for investment in the Yazoo -
Mississippi Delta, came to Bolivar county in the early forties,
where they purchased lands, and with their slaves opened large
cotton plantations. They were among the first pioneers in this
rich Delta section, and though all three of the brothers died
before reaching middle life, they were highly esteemed in their
new homes, and dying, left honored names behind them.
[Note: Who was Thomas Lobdell?]
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 761 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
John married Minerva Lee COFFEE on 5 Sep 1848.
Mary next married William ESTES on 28 Aug 1828 in Warren Co., MS.
General Notes:
William Estes
SPOUSE: William Estes was the 2nd husband of Mary Conger.
Children from this marriage were:
381 F i. Sarah
Channing ESTES was born on 12 Dec 1829.
382 M ii. Oscar
William ESTES was born on 21 Aug 1831.
126. Jane
CONGER was born about 1794 in Rowan Co., NC.
General Notes:
Jane Conger
PARENTS: Jonathan Conger and Margaret Elston
SPOUSE: Jane Conger was the 3rd spouse of Wilson T. Cummings.
COMMENT: It seems highly unlikely that 10 years would pass between
the marriage of Jane Conger and Wilson T. Cummings before the
first child was born. Especially in light of the fact that CFA II,
p. 287 says she was the 3rd wife.
Jane married Wilson T. CUMMINGS, son of John CUMMINGS and Helen UNKNOWN, about 8 Mar 1817 in Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., MS. Wilson was born in 1790 in South Carolina.
General Notes:
Wilson T. Cummings
NAME-CONFLICT: Willson Cummings, CFA II, p. 724
ERROR-MARRIAGE: Married on 8 Mar 1817, not 15 Sep 1808
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 724 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
MARRIAGE: 11 Mar 1817 at Port Gibson, Claiborne, MS
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 287 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
QUESTION: Can anyone cite a source to prove the date of marriage?
Children from this marriage were:
+ 383 M i. David CUMMINGS was born in Aug
1827 in Carroll Co., MS and died on 30 Aug 1862 in Camp Hope, , AR
at age 35.
384 F ii. Eliza
CUMMINGS was born in 1836.
385 F iii. Sarah
CUMMINGS was born in 1837.
386 M iv. H.
Frank CUMMINGS was born in 1838 and died about 1884 about
age 46.
General Notes:
H. Frank Cummings
PROBATE: CFA II, p. 287 says, "w/p 6 Oct 1884." It is assumed that
this means Will Probated.
NAME-CONFLICT: CFA I, p. 724, Frank Cummings
+ 387 F v. Frances Amanda CUMMINGS was born
on 22 Sep 1839 in Desoto Co., MS and died on 3 Jun 1904 in Rison,
Cleveland Co., AR at age 64.
127. Sally
CONGER was born about 1796 in Rowan Co., NC and died
in Mississippi.
General Notes:
Sally Conger
PARENTS: Jonathan Conger and Margaret Elston
Sally married Felix THOMPSON
about 1815.
Children from this marriage were:
388 F i. Mary
THOMPSON .
General Notes:
Mary Thompson
RESIDENCES-RELATIONSHIP:
On 16 Apr 1843, John B. Conger, b. Abt. 1784 who was spouse of
Elizabeth Archer, wrote that he had taken one of the
granddaughters of his brother, Jonathan, to be a companion for his
daughter, Martha. She was about 15 and the daughter of Sally
Conger who married Felix Thompson.
This might be the person, referred to as, Miss Mary C. Compton, in
the 11 Jun 1853 will of Mrs. Martha Archer (Conger) Tucker.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 298-299 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
RELATIONSHIP: John B. Conger of Grand Gulf, MS, in a letter
written about 1844, tells of taking a grandchild of brother,
Jonathan Conger, as a companion to his daughter, she being the
daughter of Sally Conger, who married Felix Thompson.
This grandchild was Mary Thompson, who lived with her cousin,
Martha Archer Conger, even after her marriage to Gov. Tiglman M.
Tucker. Before her marriage to Gov. Tucker, Martha A. Conger made
a will, which provied handsomely for Mary Thompson. After her
marriage she made a second will, leaving the bulk of her estate to
"Miss Mary C. Compton" (according to the records), who much have
been Mary Thompson. At any rate, Mary received most of the estate
amassed by John E. [sic] Conger.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 797-798 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
128. Martin
CONGER was born on 7 Jul 1797 in Rowan Co., NC and
died on 13 Dec 1833 in Clinton, Hinds Co., MS at age 36.
General Notes:
Martin Conger
PARENTS: Johnathan Conger and Margaret Elston
BIOGRAPHY:
Martin Conger was born in Rowan county, NC and removed to
Mississippi with his father, about 1806, and settled in Claiborne
county, where his father was a planter.
About 1830, Martin and his family removed from near Vicksburg,
Warren county, [MS], to Clinton, MS. He was one of the pioneer
settlers of this region. The road that he traveled to Clinton was,
in many places, prepared by him before his wagons could travel. In
many places he hd to cut trees down to clear a road.
He was a staunch Methodist.
According to Mrs. E.F. Gill, Martin Conger did not leave any will.
His estate was administered by Eli Garner. Each of his four
children obtained from two to five slaves apiece, according to the
valuation of their pro rata of 160 acres of land. Martin had left
$4,000 in cash, which Mr. Garner had squandered in some wild
speculations or security debts.
Mrs. Gill states that there was a family joke about Martin having
red hair. Martin and his brother, Jonathan Lee [Conger], both
married women called, Sally. So Jonathan's wife was called, "Sally
Lee." Martin's wife was teased at marrying a red head and told
that she would have all read-headed daughters. It turned out that
their girls had black hair, and Jonathan and Sally Lee had two
girls with blazing red hair.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 370-371 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Martin married Susan GARNER, daughter of Eli GARNER and Mary PEPPER, on 30 Jan 1827 in Monticello, Lawrence Co., MS. Susan was born on 7 Jul 1804 in Monticello, Lawrence Co., MS and died on 12 Oct 1862 in Clinton, Hinds Co., MS at age 58.
General Notes:
Susan Garner
MARRIAGE: After the death of Martin Conger, she married, William
Gregg and had Donnie Gill Gregg.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 390 M i. Asbury Bernard CONGER was born in
Jan 1828 in Monticello, Lawrence Co., MS and died on 5 Jan 1862 in
Oak Ridge, Morehouse Parish, LA at age 34.
391 F ii. Mary
Athalia CONGER was born in 1830 in Warren Co., MS.
General Notes:
Mary Athalia Conger
MARRIAGE-CONFLICT: In a letter from Asbury Bernard Conger II,
dated 7 Dec 1910, he stated that his aunt, Mary Athalia married
Jeff McCoy. A letter from Mr. E.F. Gill, dated 3 Jan 1911 said
that Mary Athalia married Henry McKay and died two years later
without issue.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 370 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Mary married Jeff Mc_COY.
General Notes:
Jeff McCoy
NAME-CONFLICT: Henry W. McKay with a marriage on 12 Dec 1848 in
Hinds Co., MS by Janell Wheeler.
+ 392 F iii. Susan Margaret CONGER was born in
1832 in Clinton, Hinds Co., MS and died in May 1898 in Chicago,
Cook Co., IL at age 66.
393 F iv. Ann
Martin CONGER was born in 1834 in Clinton, Hinds Co., MS.
General Notes:
Ann Martin Conger
MARRIAGE: In a letter written by Mrs. E.F. Gill, dated 3 Jan 1911,
she claimed that Ann Martin [Conger] married Dr. Robert Kelly and
died three years later of yellow fever, without issue.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 370 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Ann married Robert KELLY Dr.
General Notes:
Robert Kelly
NAME-CONFLICT: Robert Kelley by Janell Wheeler
129.
Jonathan Lee CONGER was born in 1806 in Port Gibson,
Claiborne Co., MS and died in 1848 in Black Hawk, Carroll Co., MS
at age 42.
General Notes:
Jonathan Lee Conger
PARENTS: Jonathan Conger and Margaret Elston
Jonathan married Sara FAULKNER in 1825 in Carroll Co., MS. Sara died on 7 Oct 1840 in Carroll Co., MS.
General Notes:
Sara Faulkner
NAME-CONFLICT: Sara and Sarah in CFA I.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 394 M i. William Wilson CONGER was born on
4 Jan 1833 in Chocot Co., AR and died on 20 Nov 1888 in Vaiden,
Carroll Co., MS at age 55.
+ 395 M ii. John Lane CONGER was born on 21
Jul 1835 in Black Hawk, Carroll Co., MS and died on 27 Sep 1893 in
Rison, Cleveland Co., AR at age 58.
396 M iii. Jonathan
CONGER was born on 21 Jul 1835 and died in 1864 at age 29.
General Notes:
Jonathan Conger
RELATIONSHIP: John Lane and Jonathan Conger were twins.
MILITARY-DEATH: Died in 1864 in the Civil War.
+ 397 F iv. Sara Lucinda CONGER was born on
11 Nov 1838 in Carroll Co., MS.
Jonathan next married Susan Daveney NEAL on 7 Oct 1845 in Black Hawk, Carroll Co., MS. Susan was born on 22 Apr 1813 in Carroll Co., MS and died in 1852 at age 39.
General Notes:
Susan Daveney Neal
SPOUSE: Susan Daveney Neal was the 2nd spouse of Jonathan Lee
Conger.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 398 M i. Edward Lee CONGER was born about
1846 in Carroll Co., MS.
399 M ii. Benjamin
Neal CONGER was born in 1848 in Carroll Co., MS and died in
1863 at age 15.
134. Mary
COLE was born on 2 Nov 1798 in Barren Co., KY.
Mary married Lewis SHIPP, son
of Daniel SHIPP and Sarah UNKNOWN, on 30 Jan 1837.
Lewis was born on 2 Nov 1798 in Barren Co., KY and died on 30 Jan
1837 at age 38.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 400 F i. Louisa Jane SHIPP was born in
1821 in Fayetteville, Lincoln Co., TN and died on 10 Mar 1890 in
Knox Co., TN at age 69.
401 F ii. Nancy
Caroline SHIPP was born on 20 Jan 1823 in Lincoln Co., TN
and died on 18 Jul 1852 at age 29.
Nancy married Daniel FARRAR in 1838.
402 F iii. Sarah
A. SHIPP was born on 23 Oct 1823 in Lincoln Co., TN and died
on 29 May 1900 at age 76.
Sarah married David F. HOBBS.
403 F iv. Susan
SHIPP was born in 1825 in Lincoln Co., TN.
Susan married Ephraim B. BRYANT in 1848.
404 F v. Mary
Elizabeth SHIPP was born in 1832 in Lincoln Co., TN.
Mary married M. C. STORY on 22 Dec 1856.
142. John
CONGER was born on 9 Jun 1798 in Rowan Co., NC and
died in 1843 in Smith Co., TN at age 45.
General Notes:
John Conger
PARENTS: Joshua Conger and Lucinda Rounsaval
NAME-CONFLICT-QUESTION: John Congo in his Last Will and Testament.
(CFA I, p. 290). If he signed his name, John Congo, in his will
what proof is there that he was really, John Conger?
RESIDENCES: Rowan Co., NC; Smith Co., TN; also owned property in
Pike Co., GA
MILITARY: Supposedly was in the War of 1812, if so, he was only 14
years old. (CFA I, p. 290)
PROBATE: Will of John Congo, July Term 1842, Smith Co. TN Will
Book 3, p. 286-287
I John Congo of the State of Tennessee and county of Smith, being
weak in body, but of sound mind and memory and considering the
uncertaintly of life and certainty of death, do make and say this
is my last Will and Testament, and I do hereby make bond and
disannull all former wills and testaments by me at any time
heretofore made by me.
And first of all I give my soul to God who gave it.
Secondly, I direct that my body be buried in a decent Christian
like manner.
Thirdly, as to such wordly goods as it has pleased God to give me,
I give and bequeath all slaves (to wit), I want that my funeral
expenses be paid, as soon after my demise as profitable out of any
money that I may be possessed of or that may first come into the
hands of my Executor.
Fourthly, I direct that all my just debts be paid as soon after my
death as possible.
Fifthly, I direct that all my personal property be sold and the
proceeds be appropriated first to the payment of my just debts,
secondly the balance I give and bequeath to my wife Jincey Congo.
Sixthly, I give and bequeath to my wife Jincey Congo also the
tract of land whereon I may live, to have and to hold unto her for
and during the being of her natural life.
Seventhly, I give and bequeath to each of my children (to wit):
Joshua Congo, Elisha Congo, John P. Congo, Lemuel Congo, Mary Jane
Congo, William D. Congo, Miles W. Congo, Isaac R. Congo and Josiah
Congo, the sum of one dollar each.
Eighthly, I direct that my tract of land whereon Sidney Smith now
lives, be sold on a credit of one and two years, and also I direct
that my tract of land in the state of Georgia, containing two
hundred and sixty acres in Pike county, be sold and I do hereby
nominate and appoint Thomas C. Brice, my agent in the State of
Georgia, to sell and dispose of said tract of land in any way that
he may think best. I also appoint him my agent to collect all
debts that is due and owing to me or that may be due and owing to
me in the State of Georgia. Also I direct that the mules that may
be have on hand, be sent to said Thomas C. Brice and that he is
hereby authorized to sell them and collect the money and pay over
the same and all other money to one of my sons and I direct that
all the proceeds of the aforementioned property be paid over by
him to my Executor and that he pay the same to my wife, Jincey,
for her use during her life.
Ninthly, I give and bequeath to my wife Jincey Congo my negro
girl, Isabella, for the term of her life.
Tenthly, I direct that after the death of my wife, that all the
property and effects of every description whatever sold, and that
it be disposed of as follows: to wit I direct that each of my
younger children, to wit: Lemeul Congo, Mary Jane Congo, William
D. Congo, Miles W. Congo, Isaac R. Congo and Josiah Congo be paid
each the sum of one hundred dollars and the balance be equally
divided between all my children.
Eleventhly, I do hereby nominate and appoint Henry W. McDonald,
Executor to this, my last Will and Testament, witness whereof, I,
John Congo set my hand and seal this my last Will and Testament,
written on one sheet of paper, this 14th day of April A.D. 1842.
(Signed) John Congo (Seal)
(Microfilm on file in Tennessee State Library and Archives,
Nashville, TN)
[Note: The phrase in the third paragraph about "and bequeath all
slaves (to wit)," seems to be either incomplete or out of context.
REH]
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 290 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
John married Jonca PIGG. Jonca was born in Smith Co., TN.
General Notes:
Jonca PIgg
NAME-CONFLICT: Jincey Congo in Will of her husband.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 405 M i. Joshua CONGER was born about 1818
in Smith Co., TN and died in 1846 about age 28.
406 F ii. Isabelle
CONGER was born about 1819 in Smith Co., TN and died on 20
May 1821 about age 2.
+ 407 M iii. Elisha CONGER was born on 23 Aug
1820 in Smith Co., TN and died on 20 Apr 1885 in Crittenden Co.,
KY at age 64.
+ 408 M iv. John P. CONGER was born about Jan
1820 in Smith Co., TN and died in 1861 in Clarksville, Johnson
Co., AR about age 41.
409 F v. Lucinda
CONGER was born about 1823 in Smith Co., TN and died on 17
Oct 1826 about age 3.
410 M vi. Nathaniel
CONGER was born about 1825 in Smith Co., TN and died on 4
Sep 1831 about age 6.
+ 411 M vii. Lemuel CONGER was born on 3 Apr
1827 in Smith Co., TN and died in 1865 in Illinois at age 38.
412 F viii. Mary
Jane CONGER was born on 18 May 1828 in Smith Co., TN and
died in Johnson Co., AR.
General Notes:
Mary Jane Conger
PARENTS: John Conger and Jonca Pigg
DEATH: Siblings: John, Jane, Miles and Isaac Conger died in
Johnson Co., AR.
(CFA I, p. 290)
+ 413 M ix. William D. CONGER was born on 27
Oct 1832 in Smith Co., TN and died on 21 Oct 1870 in Crittenden
Co., KY at age 37.
414 M x. Miles
W. CONGER was born on 24 Mar 1835 in Smith Co., TN and died
in 1852 in Johnson Co., AR at age 17.
General Notes:
Miles W. Conger
PARENTS: John Conger and Jonca Pigg
NEVER_MARRIED: Unmarried
NAME-CONFLICT: Miles D. Conger; Miles W. Congo in the Will of his
father. (CFA I, p. 290)
DEATH: Siblings: John, Jane, Miles and Isaac Conger died in
Johnson Co., AR. (CFA I, p. 290)
+ 415 M xi. Isaac R. CONGER was born on 28
Feb 1837 in Smith Co., TN and died on 20 Jun 1875 in Johnson Co.,
AR at age 38.
+ 416 M xii. Josiah CONGER was born on 28 Nov
1840 in Smith Co., TN and died on 20 Jan 1924 in Lexington,
Henderson Co., TN at age 83.
144. Isaac
CONGER was born on 12 Mar 1802 in Rowan Co., NC.
General Notes:
Isaac Conger
PARENTS: Joshua Conger and Lucinda Rounsaval
RESIDENCES: Smith and DeKalb counties, TN
Isaac married Malinda COFFEE.
General Notes:
Malinda Coffee
NAME-COMMENT: Surname may have been, Coffee.
RESIDENCES: As of Jan 1832, widowed and living with 4 children in
Jackson county, TN. (CFA I, p. 345a)
PROBATE: 31 May 1830, Malinda Conger appointed administrator of
the estate of Isaac Conger deceased. Malinda Conger appointed
Guardian of Jane, Elizabeth, William and Iry, minors of Isaac
Conger deceased.
This was a Bill of Complaint to sell land to finish paying the
debts of Joshua Conger. Personal property had been sold. There
were four tracts of land, containing in all 929 acres. The
residence was on one 67 acre tract. Eli, William and John bought
most of the other land, "exclusive of Malinda Conger's claim."
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 345a - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Children from this marriage were:
+ 417 F i. Jane R. CONGER was born on 1 Jan
1824 in Tennessee and died on 19 Apr 1898 at age 74.
+ 418 M ii. William J. CONGER was born in
1826 in Smith Co., TN and died in 1884 in Marion, Crittenden Co.,
KY at age 58.
+ 419 M iii. Ira Charles CONGER was born on 17
Aug 1827 in Tennessee, died on 7 Aug 1908 in Castle Rock, Cowlitz
Co., WA at age 80, and was buried in Aug 1908 in Castle Rock,
Cowlitz Co., WA.
420 F iv. Elizabeth
CONGER was born in 1828.
General Notes:
Elizabeth Conger
PARENTS: Isaac Conger and Malinda Coffee
Elizabeth married I. N. BRASHER on 30 Dec 1854.
146. Elisha
CONGER was born about 2 Nov 1805 in Rowan Co., NC,
died on 12 Mar 1895 in De Kalb Co., TN about age 89, and was
buried in Mar 1895 in De Kalb Co., TN, Homestead Cemetery.
General Notes:
Elisha Conger
PARENTS: Joshua Conger and Lucinda Rounsaval
Problem: Was the birth date, 2 Jan 1805 in Smithville, DeKalb, TN
as listed on p. 150 of CFA I? Or was the date of birth, 2 Nov 1805
in Rowan Co., NC as listed on page 345 of CFA I?
DEATH: Elisha and Nancy Conger died in DeKalb Co., TN, not
Smithville.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 715 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
BIOGRAPHY:
The Elisha Conger family was living in DeKalb Co., TN in 1850 and
1860. In 1860, Isaac J. Conger, age 18, was living with them,
whereas in 1850 only children Eli and Martha were in the
household. Elisha's nephew, Joshua, b. 1818, had a son, Isaac J.,
who was born in 1842. Perhaps it was this Isaac [who was] living
with them to help with the farming. The 1860 census shows Martha
Cheatam and daughter, Martha, living with them also. They lived
near the river, nine miles north of Smithville. Elisha and Nancy
are buried on the homestead.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 150 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
RECOLLECTIONS: Excerpt of a 6 May 1905, letter from granddaughter,
Martha J. (Cheatman) Corley.
"I want to write more to your about Grandpa Elisha Conger. He was
a farmer, very ingenius, could make anything out of wood or iron.
He made nearly everything he used, also always had boutiful of all
good things. He owned a good farm, scarecely ever was in debt. He
was honest and religious. He could quote nearly the whole
scripture without the Bible. He was so good.
"I was born in his house. He raised me. I think he was the best
man I ever saw. He was very industrious. After Grandma died he
lived with me most of the time, until he died here with me. He was
nearly 90 years old. He was blind and deaf, and nearly helpless
the last year or so. We had to feed him and lead him about. He
bore it all so good, was always pleasant before he died. He said
he believed he knew the way to Heaven as well as he knew the way
back to his home. I think he was as spotless as a human being
could be on earth. I hope to meet good Granpa and the rest of
them, all my good folks in a better land. I shall be glad to be of
some help in the Conger Union if I can, in the future."
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 150 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Elisha married Nancy TITTSWORTH on 27 Sep 1828. Nancy was born on 15 Feb 1810 in Sullivan Co., TN, died on 10 Jan 1892 in De Kalb Co., TN at age 81, and was buried in Jan 1892 in De Kalb Co., TN, Homestead Cemetery.
General Notes:
Nancy Tittsworth
BIRTH: J.G. Davis of Nashville, TN says: Nancy Tittsworth was born
in Sullivan Co., TN, the d/o Richard Tittsworth.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 715 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Children from this marriage were:
421 M i. Joshua
CONGER was born on 8 Mar 1830 in Smith Co., TN and died in
1846 at age 16.
+ 422 M ii. Eli CONGER was born on 20 Jan
1832 in Smith Co., TN and died on 18 Aug 1886 at age 54.
+ 423 F iii. Martha CONGER was born on 24 Aug
1834 in Smith Co., TN and died on 24 Aug 1885 at age 51.
424 M iv. William
CONGER was born on 16 Sep 1839 in Smith Co., TN and died in
1841 at age 2.
425 M v. Isaac
J. CONGER was born in 1842 in Smith Co., TN.
147. William
CONGER was born on 15 Jun 1808 in Rowan Co., NC and
died on 22 Apr 1854 at age 45.
General Notes:
William Conger
PARENTS: Joshua Conger and Lucinda Rounsaval
BIRTH-CONFLICT: Was he born in Rowan Co., NC or Smith Co., TN?
Both listed in CFA I.
CENSUS-NAME-CONFLICT: Family name was, Congo, in 1850 census.
Place not given.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 508 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
William married Mary NEWELL on
9 Apr 1829. Mary was born on 12 May 1810 and died on 22 Apr 1852
at age 41.
Children from this marriage were:
426 F i. Martha
CONGER was born on 30 Jan 1830 in Tennessee and died on 18
Mar 1894 at age 64.
Martha married William GARNER on 5 Jan 1854.
+ 427 M ii. Isaac Ross CONGER was born on 18
Jan 1832 in De Kalb Co., TN and died in 1904 in Texas at age 72.
+ 428 M iii. Wiley CONGER was born on 22 Apr
1836 in Tennessee, died about 1919 about age 83, and was buried
about 1919 in Wesley, Atoka Co., OK.
+ 429 F iv. Nancy CONGER was born on 17 Apr
1838 in De Kalb Co., TN.
+ 430 M v. John B. CONGER was born on 27 Sep
1848 in Tennessee.
150. Delilah
CONGER was born on 2 Feb 1814 in Smith Co., TN and
died about 1845 about age 31.
General Notes:
Delilah Conger
PARENTS: Joshua Conger and Lucinda Rounsaval
Problem: Was she born in Rowan Co., NC or as listed in CFA II, p.
281, Smith Co., TN?
Delilah married Joshua COFFEE,
son of David COFFEE and Sytha MEADOWS, about 1831.
Joshua was born in Feb 1810 in Smith Co., TN and died on 17 Dec
1890 in Stanislous Co., CA at age 80.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 431 M i. John James COFFEE was born on 9
Jan 1833 in Smith Co., TN and died on 27 May 1927 in Lubbock,
Lubbock Co., TX at age 94.
432 F ii. Mary
COFFEE was born in 1835.
+ 433 M iii. Joshua David COFFEE was born in
1839 and died in 1915 in Brown Co., TX at age 76.
434 F iv. Frances
COFFEE was born in 1837.
Frances married William NEWBELL on 20 Jul 1860.
153. Mary
Ross CONGER was born on 16 Mar 1806 in North Carolina
and died on 3 Sep 1871 in Tippah Co., MS at age 65.
General Notes: RELATIONSHIP: Sisters,
Mary Ross and Susannah Conger married brothers, Ezekiel
and Samuel Walker, respectively.
Mary married Ezekiel WALKER,
son of Thomas WALKER and Mary BLYTHE, on 11 Jan
1821 in Jasper Co., GA. Ezekiel was born on 24 Oct 1796 in
Mecklenburg Co., NC and died on 5 Mar 1873 in Tippah Co., MS at
age 76.
Children from this marriage were:
435 M i. Joseph
Alston WALKER was born on 26 Aug 1821 in Butts Co., GA and
died on 13 Sep 1898 in Tippah Co., MS at age 77.
Joseph married Sarah T. UNKNOWN. Sarah was born on 15 Sep 1830 in South Carolina and died on 13 Sep 1898 in Tippah Co., MS at age 67.
436 F ii. Cynthia
Susan WALKER was born on 12 Feb 1826 in Butts Co., GA and
died on 20 Sep 1901 in Lee Co., MS at age 75.
Cynthia married Thomas COOK on 3 Oct 1860 in Tippah Co., MS.
437 M iii. Thomas
Ezekiel WALKER was born on 25 Mar 1828 in Butts Co., GA and
died on 12 Feb 1905 in Collingsworth Co., TX at age 76.
General Notes:
Thomas Ezekiel Walker
MILITARY: 1861, Private in Co. A, 11th Mississippi Cavalry, known
as Baxter's Scouts
EMIGRATION: Moved to Texas in 1872, first to Rains Co, near Emory;
then to Cooke County, then Montague, and finally to Collingsworth
County.
RESIDENCES: 1872, Emory, Rains County, TX
Thomas married Narcissa W. WIGINGTON, daughter of Henry WIGINGTON and Arrena REED, on 17 Feb 1856 in Tippah Co., MS. Narcissa was born on 22 Nov 1833 in Tippah Co., MS and died on 30 Mar 1916 in Montague Co., TX at age 82.
438 M iv. John
Smith WALKER was born on 26 Jun 1830 in Butts Co., GA and
died on 25 Nov 1912 in Shamrock, Wheeler Co., TX at age 82.
John married Teresa Lucinda Mc_ELROY. Teresa was born on 12 Feb 1825 in South Carolina and died on 4 Dec 1872 in Tippah Co., MS at age 47.
439 F v. Emily
WALKER was born in Sep 1840 in Butts Co., GA and died on 17
Jul 1902 in Lee Co., MS at age 61.
Emily married John B. CARDER about 1856. John was born on 25 Dec 1830 and died on 16 Sep 1916 in Lee Co., MS at age 85.
156. Amos
Alexander CONGER was born about 1810 in Butts Co., GA.
General Notes:
Amos Alexander Conger
BIRTH-CONFLICT: CFA lists the birth as, Abt. 1810 in Butts Co.,
GA. Robert Mark Conger lists the birth as, Abt. 1810 in
Mecklenburg, NC.
NAME: Amos Conger, CFA I, p. 22
Amos married Rosanna JENKS on 22 Dec 1828 in Butts Co., GA. Rosanna was born about 1810 in North Carolina.
General Notes:
Rosanna Jenks
NAME-CONFLICT: Rosanna Jenks in CFA. Roseanna Jinks by Robert Mark
Conger.
The child from this marriage was:
440 M i. Levi
Daniel CONGER was born in 1829 in Georgia.
General Notes:
Levi Daniel Conger
COMMENT: Listed as a child by, Robert Mark Conger
157. Susana
CONGER was born about 1812 in Butts Co., GA.
General Notes:
Susana Conger
NAME-CONFLICT: Susana and Susannah
BIRTH-CONFLICT: CFA lists the birth as, Abt. 1812 in Butts Co.,
GA. Robert Mark Conger lists the birth as, Abt. 1800 in North
Carolina.
RELATIONSHIP: Sisters, Mary Ross and Susannah Conger married
brothers, Ezekiel and Samuel Walker, respectively.
Susana married Samuel WALKER,
son of Thomas WALKER and Mary BLYTHE, in
Mecklenburg Co., NC. Samuel was born about 1793 in Mecklenburg
Co., NC and died in May 1863 in Lavaca Co., TX about age 70.
Children from this marriage were:
441 M i. James
WALKER was born about 1819 in Georgia.
+ 442 F ii. Mary C. WALKER was born about
1824 in Georgia.
158. Eli
Martin CONGER was born on 26 Jun 1815 in North
Carolina, died on 14 Mar 1879 in Quitman, Wood Co., TX at age 63,
and was buried in Mar 1879 in Quitman, Wood Co., TX, Quitman
Cemetery.
General Notes:
Eli Martin Conger
AKA: Probably called, Martin.
BIRTH-CONFLICT: CFA lists the birth place as, Butts Co., GA. CFA
I, p. 139 lists, NC. Robert Mark Conger lists, North Carolina.
PROBATE: He was the executor of his father's estate.
CENSUS: 1840, in Houston Co, GA, per CFA I, p. 140.
RESIDENCES-CENSUS-OCCUPATION: Apparently he moved to Butts Co.,
GA, married Judith Burford and started a family. Some census
indicated that he was a farmer and merchant. The 1850 census of
Henry County, GA lists his occupation as a silversmith.
(Furnished by Robert Mark Conger)
EMIGRATION: In 1855 he moved his family to Wood Co., TX where they
settled near Quitman.
(Furnished by Robert Mark Conger)
EMIGRATION: Eli Martin Conger emigrated from Georgia to Quitman,
TX in November 1857.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 139 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
OCCUPATION: At Quitman he opened the first mercantile business,
Conger & Giles. The partners hauled goods from Brazoria
Crossing on the Sabine River by mule along the Hainesville highway
into Wood County, Texas. He owned many slaves and was a highly
respected and wealthy citizen of Wood Co., TX. After the Civil War
he lost his business.
(Furnished by Robert Mark Conger)
BIOGRAPHY: Eli Martin Conger was a very wealthy planter and after
the Civil War went into the mercantile business and was very
prosperous. He was a devout Christian, being a member of the
Baptist Church. At the time of his death he was retired.
CENSUS: 1860, in Wood Co., TX; $7940/$4500; farmer
Eli married Judith BURFORD, daughter of Thomas B. BURFORD and Judith HARRIS, on 7 Feb 1840 in Macon, Butts Co., GA. Judith was born in 1820 in Butts Co., GA, died on 22 Sep 1872 in Wood Co., TX at age 52, and was buried in Sep 1872 in Quitman, Wood Co., TX, Quitman Cemetery.
General Notes: AKA: Judith Bufford, CFA I, p. 139
Children from this marriage were:
443 M i. John
CONGER was born in 1840 in Butts Co., GA and died in 1856 in
Texas at age 16.
+ 444 M ii. Thomas Eli CONGER was born about
12 Feb 1843 in Butts Co., GA, died on 31 Oct 1885 in Quitman, Wood
Co., TX about age 42, and was buried in Nov 1885 in Quitman, Wood
Co., TX, Quitman Cemetery.
445 M iii. William
Martin CONGER was born in Nov 1845 in Butts Co., GA and died
in 1863 at age 18.
General Notes:
William Martin Conger
PARENTS: Eli Martin Conger and Judith Burford
MILITARY-DEATH: Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil
War. He died of disease while serving.
(Furnished by Robert Mark Conger)
+ 446 F iv. Mary Ann CONGER was born on 27
Jul 1847 in Butts Co., GA.
+ 447 M v. Andrew Jackson CONGER was born on
8 Dec 1849 in Butts Co., GA, died on 16 Dec 1925 in Kerrville,
Kerr Co., TX at age 76, and was buried in Dec 1925 in Quitman,
Wood Co., TX, Quitman Cemetery.
448 F vi. Martha
Elizabeth CONGER was born on 12 May 1852 in Butts Co., GA
and died in 1877 at age 25.
+ 449 F vii. Rebecca Spear CONGER was born on
20 Jan 1855 in Butts Co., GA.
450 F viii. Eliza
Jane CONGER was born on 3 Jul 1857 in Butts Co., GA.
+ 451 M ix. Henry Amos CONGER Dr. was born on
8 Apr 1860 in Quitman, Wood Co., TX and died on 26 Mar 1928 in
Duncan, Stephens Co., OK at age 67.
+ 452 M x. Dr. Jefferson Davis CONGER was
born on 7 Mar 1864 in Quitman, Wood Co., TX and died on 14 Jul
1936 in Quitman, Wood Co., TX at age 72.
Eli next married Lizzie CROP.
General Notes:
Lizzie Crop
SPOUSE: Lizzie Crop was the 2nd spouse of Eli Martin Conger.
Children from this marriage were:
453 M i. Davis
CONGER was born in Nov 1875 in Winnsboro, Wood Co., TX.
454 F ii. Beulah
CONGER was born in 1877 in Winnsboro, Wood Co., TX.
164. Sion
Moores CONGER was born on 7 Mar 1810 in Rowan Co., NC
and died on 27 Jan 1874 at age 63.
General Notes:
Sion Moores Conger
PARENTS: Isaac Conger and Mary Moores
Sion married Rebecca Cordelia Clemantha_Beall NORTON on 23 Nov 1859. Rebecca was born on 26 Jul 1836 and died on 26 May 1911 at age 74.
General Notes:
Rebecca Cordelia Clemantha_Beall Norton
AKA: Probably called, Beall (CFA I, p. 471)
Children from this marriage were:
455 F i. Mary
Genelia Montene CONGER was born on 31 Oct 1860 in Rowan Co.,
NC and died on 27 Sep 1862 at age 1.
General Notes:
Mary Genelia Montene Conger
PARENTS: Sion Moores Conger and Rebecca Cordelia Clemantha_Beall
Norton
DEATH: 27 Sep 1862 of diptheria
+ 456 M ii. Sion Iliff CONGER was born on 22
Dec 1861 in Rowan Co., NC and died on 27 Dec 1933 at age 72.
+ 457 M iii. Dixie Lamar CONGER was born on 20
Feb 1864 in Rowan Co., NC, died on 4 Apr 1952 in Mimosa, Lincoln
Co., TN at age 88, and was buried on 5 Apr 1952 in Fayettville,
Lincoln Co., TN, Rose Hill Cemetery.
458 M iv. Charles
Henry CONGER was born on 7 Oct 1866 in Rowan Co., NC and
died on 30 Nov 1911 at age 45.
General Notes:
Charles Henry Conger
PARENTS: Sion Moores Conger and Rebecca Cordelia Clemantha_Beall
Norton
NEVER_MARRIED: Unmarried.
RESIDENCES: Dixie Lamar Conger and his brother, Charles Henry
Conger, lived at "Beachlawn," the home established, about 1815, by
their grandfather, Isaac Conger, near Fayetteville, TN. Their
brother, Robert Alonzo Conger, lived on the adjoining farm called,
"Eeldon."
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 472 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
+ 459 M v. Robert Alonzo CONGER was born on
18 Mar 1869 in Rowan Co., NC, died on 28 Feb 1951 at age 81, and
was buried in Mar 1951 in Fayetteville, Lincoln Co., TN, Rose Hill
Cemetery.
166. Nancy
CONGER was born on 2 Jul 1804 in Preble Co., OH and
died on 9 May 1877 at age 72.
Nancy married Thomas Murray MARSHALL on 5 Feb 1827. Thomas was born about 1802 and died on 23 Jan 1873 in Preble Co., OH about age 71.
General Notes:
Thomas Murray Marshall
RESIDENCES: Of Preble Co., OH
NAME-ERROR: Listed in CFA as, Thomas W. Marshall. Researcher Gary
Marshall says his name was Thomas Murray Marshall.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 460 M i. Josiah Conger MARSHALL was born on
31 Aug 1830 in Preble Co., OH and died on 12 Jan 1902 at age 71.
+ 461 M ii. Jacob Murray MARSHALL was born on
23 Aug 1832 in Preble Co., OH and died on 21 Mar 1886 at age 53.
462 M iii. William
MARSHALL was born on 2 Aug 1838 in Preble Co., OH and died
on 8 Aug 1838 in Preble Co., OH.
167. Aaron
Ross CONGER was born on 7 Nov 1805 in Preble Co., OH
and died on 22 Sep 1896 in Preble Co., OH at age 90.
Aaron married Ruth MARSHALL,
daughter of Jacob MARSHALL and Rebecca UNKNOWN, on
22 Feb 1827. Ruth was born on 6 Jul 1807 in Preble Co., OH and
died on 14 Oct 1847 in Preble Co., OH at age 40.
Children from this marriage were:
463 M i. Marshall
A. CONGER was born on 15 Jul 1828 and died on 11 Oct 1848 at
age 20.
464 M ii. Thomas
M. CONGER was born on 12 Apr 1830.
+ 465 M iii. John Newton CONGER was born on 13
Oct 1832 in Preble Co., OH and died on 6 Nov 1904 in Preble Co.,
OH at age 72.
+ 466 M iv. Wheeler M. CONGER was born on 19
Aug 1834 in Preble Co., OH and died on 16 Sep 1911 at age 77.
467 F v. Rachel
CONGER was born on 6 Oct 1836 and died on 24 Dec 1896 at age
60.
Rachel married Nathaniel B. STEPHENS on 6 Nov 1856.
+ 468 F vi. Anna CONGER was born on 4 Feb 1839
in Preble Co., OH.
Aaron next married Rhoda ROBINSON on 16 Oct 1848.
General Notes:
Rhoda Robinson
SPOUSE: Rhoda Robinson was the 2nd wife of Aaron Ross Conger.
168. Moses
CONGER was born on 12 Aug 1807 in Preble Co., OH and
died on 22 Aug 1901 in Preble Co., OH at age 94.
General Notes:
Moses Conger
PARENTS: Josiah Conger and Catherine Runyon
BIRTH-CONFLICT: Was he born in Preble Co., OH (CFA I, p. 346) or
Barren Co., KY (CFA I, p. 379)?
Moses married Phoebe PRICE on
13 Nov 1828 in Preble Co., OH. Phoebe was born on 13 Aug 1807 in
Butler Co., OH and died in Jun 1880 in Preble Co., OH at age 72.
Children from this marriage were:
469 M i. Isaac
Ross CONGER was born on 7 Oct 1829 in Preble Co., OH and
died on 5 May 1832 at age 2.
+ 470 F ii. Sarah Jane CONGER was born on 7
Feb 1832 in Preble Co., OH and died on 30 Mar 1881 in Preble Co.,
OH at age 49.
+ 471 F iii. Elizabeth Ann CONGER was born on
1 Sep 1834 in Preble Co., OH and died on 20 Jul 1902 at age 67.
472 M iv. Eli
Moore CONGER was born on 16 Jul 1838 in Preble Co., OH and
died on 16 Aug 1846 at age 8.
473 F v. Mary
Katherine CONGER was born on 12 Dec 1836 in Preble Co., OH
and died on 14 Apr 1841 at age 4.
+ 474 M vi. William Wims CONGER was born on
18 Oct 1841 in Preble Co., OH and died on 9 Oct 1882 at age 40.
+ 475 M vii. John Armour CONGER was born on 3
Feb 1847 in Eaton, Preble Co., OH and died on 12 Aug 1927 in
Goldfield, Wright Co., IA at age 80.
+ 476 M viii. Henry Clayton CONGER was born on
23 Aug 1849 in Preble Co., OH and died on 31 Aug 1908 in Preble
Co., OH at age 59.
Moses next married Marinda GARDNER.
169. Anna
CONGER was born on 2 Oct 1809 and died on 3 Aug 1877
in Camden, Preble Co., OH at age 67.
General Notes:
Anna Conger
PARENTS: Josiah Conger and Catherine Runyon
Problem: Was she born in Preble Co., OH or Barren Co., KY? Listed
as Barren Co., KY on p. 750 of CFA I.
Anna married Thomas HUFFMAN on
8 Mar 1831. Thomas was born on 30 Jan 1808 in Camden, Preble Co.,
OH and died on 30 Nov 1893 in Camden, Preble Co., OH at age 85.
The child from this marriage was:
477 M i. John
A. HUFFMAN was born on 13 Nov 1835.
John married Elizabeth Mc_MACHEN. Elizabeth was born on 9 Mar 1831.
170. Sarah
CONGER was born on 18 Nov 1811 in Barren Co., KY and
died on 9 Sep 1877 in Jackson, Preble Co., OH at age 65.
General Notes:
Sarah Conger
PARENTS: Josiah Conger and Catherine Runyon
Problem: Was she born in Preble Co., OH or Barron Co., KY? CFA I
lists both. CFA II, p. 403 lists, 20 Nov 1811, Barron Co., KY.
Problem: Was the date of death, 8 Sep 1877 or 9 Sep 1877? CFA II,
p. 403 lists, 9 Sep 1877 at Jackson, Preble, OH.
Sarah married Alexander RHEA on
18 Feb 1834. Alexander was born on 14 Jan 1813 in Dixon, Preble
Co., OH and died on 16 Dec 1881 in Eaton, Preble Co., OH at age
68.
Children from this marriage were:
478 M i. James
Franklin RHEA was born on 14 Feb 1835.
479 M ii. John
Conger RHEA was born on 19 Sep 1836.
John married Elizabeth POLLACK in 1859.
General Notes:
Elizabeth Pollack
AKA: Lizzie Pollock; Elizabeth Pollack in CFA II, p. 403
480 F iii. Unknown
RHEA was born on 11 May 1839 and died on 22 Jun 1839.
General Notes: SEX: Female child .
481 M iv. William
Leander RHEA was born on 11 Nov 1840 and died on 7 Jul 1854
at age 13.
482 F v. Sarah
Elizabeth RHEA was born on 26 Mar 1843 and died on 13 Mar
1866 at age 22.
Sarah married Michael PENTECOST.
+ 483 M vi. Robert Milton RHEA was born about
22 Apr 1848 in Dixon, Preble Co., OH and died on 30 Oct 1919 in
Galveston, Galveston Co., TX about age 71.
484 F vii. Mary
Evaline RHEA was born on 4 Jul 1851 and died on 12 Aug 1875
at age 24.
Mary married James POTTENGER.
485 F viii. Samantha
Caroline RHEA was born on 14 Jan 1854 and died on 27 Jun
1877 at age 23.
172. Mary
Ross CONGER was born on 5 Aug 1816 in Preble Co., OH
and died on 8 Jun 1875 at age 58.
General Notes:
Mary Ross Conger
PARENTS: Josiah Conger and Catherine Runyon
Problem: Was the birth, 5 Aug 1816 or 6 Aug 1816?
Mary married Thomas Mc_WHINNEY.
Thomas was born about 1813 in Preble Co., OH and died on 25 Feb
1876 about age 63.
Children from this marriage were:
486 M i. Leander
Andrew Mc_WHINNEY was born in Feb 1840 and died on 24 Nov
1864 at age 24.
General Notes: Unmarried.
+ 487 F ii. Sarah Ellen Mc_WHINNEY was born in
Jan 1838 and died on 7 Feb 1871 at age 33.
+ 488 M iii. Issac Newton Mc_WHINNEY was born
on 16 Jun 1845 and died on 10 Nov 1904 at age 59.
489 M iv. Omer
Ross Mc_WHINNEY .
General Notes:
Omer Ross McWhinney
DEATH-CHILDREN: Died at age 22, 2 female children.
173. Eli
CONGER was born on 20 Dec 1819 in Preble Co., OH and
died on 12 Mar 1901 in Preble Co., OH at age 81.
General Notes:
Eli Conger
PARENTS: Josiah Conger and Catherine Runyon
Eli married Lucinda Mc_WHINNEY
on 1 Nov 1853. Lucinda was born on 27 Oct 1821 in Preble Co., OH
and died on 4 Oct 1887 at age 65.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 490 F i. Caroline CONGER was born on 13 Sep
1840 in Preble Co., OH and died on 30 Sep 1922 at age 82.
491 M ii. John
Newton CONGER was born about 1842.
+ 492 M iii. James Harvey CONGER was born on 18
Feb 1845.
+ 493 F iv. Elizabeth CONGER was born on 22
Sep 1847 in Preble Co., OH and died on 31 Aug 1896 at age 48.
174.
Elizabeth M. CONGER was born on 5 Dec 1823 in Preble
Co., OH and died on 16 Jan 1845 at age 21.
General Notes:
Elizabeth M. Conger
PARENTS: Josiah Conger and Catherine Runyon
Elizabeth married Henry OVERHOLSER
on 27 Feb 1840 in Preble Co., OH. Henry was born on 28 Jan 1822
and died on 30 Jan 1905 at age 83.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 494 F i. Sarah Jane OVERHOLSER was born on
9 Jun 1842 and died on 6 Feb 1874 at age 31.
+ 495 M ii. Stephen R. OVERHOLSER was born on
15 Oct 1859.
496 M iii. Samuel
Jacob OVERHOLSER was born on 10 Oct 1863 and died on 9 Aug
1865 at age 1.
175. William
Alexander CONGER was born about 26 Sep 1825 in Preble
Co., OH and died on 16 Feb 1915 in Bundette, Pawnee Co., KS about
age 89.
General Notes:
William Alexander Conger
PARENTS: Josiah Conger and Catherine Runyon
Problem: Was the date of birth, 26 Sep 1825 or 26 Sep 1826 (CFA I,
p. 511)?
RESIDENCES: Last residence, Burdette, KS
BIOGRAPHY: William Alexander Conger was the last survivor of the
children of Josiah Conger. He enjoyed playing his own
accompaniments on the organ and singing the hymns he loved.
Although he had been blind for many years, his affliction only
strengthened his character. He was a member of the Christian
Church since the age of 27.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 43a & 512 -
Maxine Crowell Leonard)
William married Sarah PADDOCK
on 2 Dec 1847. Sarah was born on 17 Dec 1830 in Wayne Co., IN.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 497 M i. Eli CONGER was born on 27 Oct
1848 in Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN.
+ 498 F ii. Mary Catherine CONGER was born on
8 Jan 1850 in Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN and died on 2 Mar 1885
at age 35.
499 F iii. Eveline
CONGER was born on 11 Oct 1851 in Indianapolis, Marion Co.,
IN.
Eveline married William D. MOORE.
500 M iv. Elijah
CONGER was born on 4 Sep 1853 and died in 1854 at age 1.
501 U v. Merriam
CONGER was born on 18 Jul 1855 in Knoxville, Knox Co., IL.
+ 502 F vi. Samantha Jane CONGER was born on
6 Jul 1857 in Knoxville, Knox Co., IL and died on 1 Aug 1925 in
Baca Co., CO at age 68.
503 M vii. William
R. CONGER was born on 5 Apr 1854 in Knoxville, Knox Co., IL
and died in 1859 at age 5.
504 U viii. Oneta
CONGER was born on 10 Nov 1861 in Galesburg, Knox Co., IL
and died in 1862 at age 1.
+ 505 F ix. Sarah Etta CONGER was born on 3
Dec 1863 in Galesburg, Knox Co., IL.
506 F x. Emma
Frances CONGER was born on 10 Dec 1865 in Galesburg, Knox
Co., IL and died on 4 Oct 1886 at age 20.
Emma married Conrad EPLEY.
507 M xi. Oscar
CONGER was born on 9 Feb 1869 in Thawville, Iroquois Co.,
IL.
General Notes:
Oscar Conger
PARENTS: William Alexander Conger and Sarah Paddock
NEVER_MARRIED: Unmarried.
508 M xii. John
Harvey CONGER was born on 7 Apr 1872 in Everett, Cass Co.,
MO and died on 13 Feb 1888 at age 15.
176. Eveline
CONGER was born on 9 Aug 1831 in Preble Co., OH and
died on 2 Dec 1906 at age 75.
General Notes:
Eveline Conger
PARENTS: Josiah Conger and Catherine Runyon
Problem: Was her first name, Eveline or Evaline?
Problem: Was the date of death 1 Dec 1906 or 2 Dec 1906?
Eveline married Jacob MARSHALL
on 19 Aug 1851 in Preble Co., OH. Jacob was born on 24 Dec 1822 in
Preble Co., OH and died on 8 Jul 1889 at age 66.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 509 M i. John MARSHALL was born on 13 Aug
1852 and died on 6 Feb 1892 at age 39.
+ 510 F ii. Katherine Alice MARSHALL was born
about 1854.
+ 511 F iii. Mary Ann MARSHALL was born on 26
Oct 1856 and died on 25 Oct 1880 at age 23.
512 M iv. Martha
Rachel MARSHALL was born about 1858 and died in 1860 about
age 2.
+ 513 F v. Lucinda Clementine MARSHALL was
born on 26 Feb 1865.
+ 514 F vi. Daisy Dean MARSHALL was born in
1867.
183. Jesse
John Conger ELSTON was born on 28 Oct 1819 in Smith
Co., TN and died in Kaufman Co., TX.
Jesse married Eunice Mc_NEAL.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 515 F i. Mary Elizabeth ELSTON was born on
14 Mar 1837 in Bolivar, Hardemon Co., TN and died in Henderson
Co., TX.
516 M ii. Jesse
John ELSTON was born in 1838 in Madison Co., TN.
Jesse married Emeline GRIFFIN.
Jesse next married L. V. IVY on 2 Nov 1870.
517 M iii. Nathan
G. ELSTON was born in 1840 in Madison Co., TN.
518 F iv. Sarah
Alice ELSTON was born on 5 Jun 1842 in Madison Co., TN and
died on 9 Feb 1908 in Oklahoma at age 65.
Sarah married James Monroe PEEL on 28 Dec 1864.
+ 519 M v. David Elias ELSTON was born on 18
Sep 1843 in Madison Co., TN, died on 6 Dec 1893 in Kaufman Co., TX
at age 50, and was buried in Dec 1893 in Peel Cemetery.
520 F vi. Nancy
J. ELSTON was born in 1846 in Madison Co., TN.
General Notes: Unmarried.
521 F vii. Barberry
ELSTON was born in 1848 in Madison Co., TN.
Barberry married Joseph Bennett EAST on 15 Sep 1870.
522 F viii. Eunice
May ELSTON was born on 14 Feb 1853 in Madison Co., TN and
died on 13 Apr 1904 in Texas at age 51.
General Notes: Unmarried.
192. Isaac C.
RAILSBACK was born on 13 Sep 1806 in Kentucky and died
on 4 Mar 1873 at age 66.
Isaac married Elizabeth RUNYON
on 6 Feb 1834. Elizabeth was born on 14 Dec 1814 and died on 26
Jun 1878 at age 63.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 523 F i. Juliette A. RAILSBACK was born on
6 Feb 1835 and died on 27 Feb 1886 at age 51.
524 M ii. William
M. RAILSBACK was born on 23 Apr 1845 and died on 23 Aug 1868
at age 23.
525 F iii. Sarah
J. RAILSBACK was born on 23 Apr 1845 and died on 23 Aug 1868
at age 23.
+ 526 F iv. Martha A. RAILSBACK was born on 19
Feb 1850 in Eaton, Preble Co., OH.
527 M v. Thomas
C. RAILSBACK was born on 25 Jan 1863 and died about 11 Aug
1865 about age 2.
General Notes:
Thomas C. Railsback
Problem: Date of death listed, as 11 Aug 1856 in CFA I, p. 781.
194.
Benjamin Dusenbury ROUNSAVILLE .
Benjamin married Mary KING in
1818.
The child from this marriage was:
528 F i. Jane
ROUNSAVALL was born in 1775 in Rowan Co., NC and died on 2
Nov 1845 in Beldsoe Co., TN at age 70.
Jane married Phillip Gysberti HOODENPYLE. Phillip was born in 1756 in Amsterdam, Holland and died on 25 Aug 1833 in Pikeville, Bledsoe Co., TN at age 77.
General Notes:
Phillip Gysberti Hoodenpyle
RELATIONSHIP-RESEARCHER: This is the gggg grandparents of
researcher, Lindy
Sheehan of Solana Beach, CA. Email: LindyT@aol.com
Noted events in his life were:
203. John
Rankin ROSS was born on 1 Jan 1820 in Ouachita Parish,
LA and died about 1874 in Cooke Co., TX about age 54.
John married Mary J. FORD,
daughter of Noah FORD and Mary UNKNOWN,. Mary was
born about 1830 in Troup Co., GA and died between 1861 and 1864 in
Gainesville, Cooke Co., TX.
Children from this marriage were:
529 M i. Eli
Ford ROSS was born about 1848.
Eli married Margaret TURNER.
Eli next married Mary C. BEARD.
+ 530 M ii. John Overton ROSS was born on 9
Sep 1849 in Morehouse Parish, LA and died on 22 Jun 1940 in Rusk,
Cherokee Co., TX at age 90.
531 M iii. William
C. ROSS was born about 1856.
John next married Elizabeth UNKNOWN.
General Notes: AKA: Mrs. Elizabeth Parsons.
209. Hannah J.
CONGER was born about 1790 in Mendham, Morris Co., NJ,
died on 4 Aug 1868 in Senecaville, Guernsey Co., OH about age 78,
and was buried in Aug 1868 in Senecaville, Guernsey Co., OH, Salem
Baptist Church Cemetery. Ancestral File Number: HRML-RH.
General Notes:
Hannah J. Conger
PARENTS: Elias Darby Conger and Mary Goble
BIRTH-CONFLICT: John Knisely lists the birth date as, Abt. 1794;
birth year calculated from the tombstone is, Abt. 1790
CEMETERY:
Hannah J. Conger Hafer
Birth: 1790, Mendham, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
Death: Aug. 4, 1868, Senecaville, Guernsey County, Ohio, USA
Spouse-Parents:
Hannah J. Conger Hafer was the wife of Israel Hafer and the
daughter of Elias Darby and Mary Goble Conger.
Family links:
Spouse:
Israel Hafer (1781 - 1865)*
Children:
Joseph Hafer (1814 - 1892)*
Elias Elihugh Hafer (1819 - 1870)*
John Hafer (1824 - 1898)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Senecaville, Guernsey County, Ohio,
USA
Created by: Ken Childers, Record added: Jul 09, 2004
(Source: Find A Grave Memorial# 9073985)
Hannah married Israel HAFER about 1807. Israel was born between 1781 and 1784, died on 7 Oct 1865 in Guernsey Co., OH, and was buried in Oct 1865 in Senecaville, Guernsey Co., OH, Salem Baptist Church Cemetery.
General Notes:
Israel Hafer
NAME-CONFLICT: Israel Hofer on Ancestral File; Israel Hafer on the
tombstone
COMMENT: The Israel Hafer family can be found in the Conger and
the Yoho genealogy files of researcher, Richard E. Henthorn.
RESIDENCES-CHILDREN-RELATIONSHIP: According to John Knisely, they
lived in Greene Co., PA; then in Morgan Co., OH and later in
Guernsey Co., OH. He lists the birth date of Israel Hafer as, Abt.
1781 and of Hannah as, Abt. 1794. The states, "Among their
children were John Hafer, m. Jane McBride; Elias Hafer; and
probably Joseph Hafer. ... I suspect that my ancestor, Sarah Jane
Hafer, b. 2 Sep 1826, PA, d. 25 Dec 1863, Greene Co., PA, who
married William Knisely, is also one of Israel and Hannah's
children."
He also states, "Israel was the brother of Joseph Hafer and
(probably) the brother of Jacob Hafer, b. c1795, m. Elizabeth
Simpson and lived in Greene Co., Pennsylvania.".
Further, "There was a widow, Lydia Hafer on the 1840 census of
Morgan Co., OH. I think it's likely she's a relative of Israel;
perhaps she's the widow of his brother, Joseph."
CHILDREN: It is known from the biographical sketch of John Hafer,
the husband of Jane McBride, that he was the son of Israel Hafer
and Hannah Conger.
CHILDREN: Researcher John Knisely lists the children of Israel
Hafer and Hannah Conger as: Jacob (probably); Joseph (probably);
Elias; John; Sarah Jane his ancestor (possibly/probably); Rhoda
J.; Samuel (possibly); Israel Jr.; Charlotte; Hester. Further
research will be necessary to prove the members of this family.
CEMETERY:
Israel Hafer
Birth: 1781
Death: Oct. 7, 1865, Senecaville, Guernsey County, Ohio, USA
Family links:
Spouse:
Hannah J. Conger Hafer (1790 - 1868)
Children:
Joseph Hafer (1814 - 1892)*
Elias Elihugh Hafer (1819 - 1870)*
John Hafer (1824 - 1898)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Senecaville, Guernsey County, Ohio,
USA
Created by: Ken Childers, Record added: Jul 09, 2004
(Source: Find A Grave Memorial# 9073927)
Children from this marriage were:
532 M i. Jacob
HAFER was born about 1810 in Pennsylvania.
General Notes:
Jacob Hafer
PARENTS: Israel Hafer and Hannah J. Conger
RESIDENCES: 1850, Beaver Twp., Guernsey Co., OH
Jacob married Lucinda UNKNOWN.
533 M ii. Joseph
HAFER was born on 22 Nov 1814 in Pennsylvania, died on 18
Aug 1892 in Senecaville, Guernsey Co., OH at age 77, and was
buried in Aug 1892 in Senecaville, Guernsey Co., OH, Salem Baptist
Church Cemetery.
General Notes:
Joseph Hafer
PARENTS: Israel Hafer and Hannah J. Conger
RESIDENCES: As of 1850, Wright Twp., Guernsey Co., OH
CEMETERY:
Joseph Hafer
Birth: Nov. 22, 1814, USA
Death: Aug. 18, 1892, Senecaville, Guernsey County, Ohio, USA
Spouse-Parents:
Joseph Hafer, husband of Anne Hafer and the son of Israel and
Hannah J. Conger Hafer.
Family links:
Parents:
Israel Hafer (1781 - 1865)
Hannah J. Conger Hafer (1790 - 1868)
Spouse:
Anne Burson Hafer (1816 - 1886)
Children:
Charlotte Hafer (1835 - 1853)*
Caroline Hafer (1837 - 1853)*
Harriet Hafer (1845 - 1861)*
Jehu B. Hafer (1845 - 1853)*
Theadore Hafer (1853 - 1861)*
John Hafer (1856 - 1861)*
Siblings:
Joseph Hafer (1814 - 1892)
Elias Elihugh Hafer (1819 - 1870)*
John Hafer (1824 - 1898)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Senecaville, Guernsey County, Ohio,
USA
Created by: Ken Childers, Record added: Jul 10, 2004
(Source: Find A Grave Memorial# 9077477)
Joseph married Nancy J. BURSON.
+ 534 M iii. Elias Elihugh HAFER was born
between 1817 and 1819 in Pennsylvania, died on 10 Aug 1870 in
Bebee, Wetzel Co., WV, and was buried in Aug 1870 in Wetzel Co.,
WV, Highland Cemetery.
+ 535 M iv. John HAFER was born on 19 Aug
1824 in Washington Co., PA, died on 13 Feb 1898 in Wetzel Co., WV
at age 73, and was buried in Feb 1898 in Peabody, Wetzel Co., WV,
Antioch Christian Church Cemetery.
536 F v. Sarah
Jane HAFER was born on 2 Sep 1826 in Pennsylvania and died
on 25 Dec 1863 in Greene Co., PA at age 37.
General Notes:
Sarah Jane Hafer
PARENTS: Israel Hafer and Hannah J. Conger
Sarah married William KNISELY.
537 F vi. Rhoda
J. HAFER was born about 1827 in Pennsylvania.
538 M vii. Samuel
HAFER was born about 1829 in Pennsylvania.
General Notes:
Samuel Hafer
PARENTS: Israel Hafer and Hannah J. Conger
RESIDENCES: 1850 living in Marshall Co., VA
PROBATE: In 1875, a Samuel Hafer served as surety for the estate
of William Knisely, husband of Sarah Jane Hafer.
539 M viii. Israel
HAFER Jr. was born about 1829 in Pennsylvania.
540 F ix. Charlotte
HAFER was born about 1835 in Ohio.
541 F x. Hester
HAFER was born about 1837 in Ohio.
210. David S.
CONGER was born between 1789 and 1791 in Woodbridge,
Middlesex Co., NJ, died in Mar 1872 in Bluff Creek Twp., Monroe
Co., IA, and was buried in Mar 1872 in Bluff Creek, Monroe Co.,
IA, Farm Cemetery. Ancestral File Number: HRML-CXNB-WD.
General Notes:
David S. Conger
PARENTS: Elias Darby Conger, Sr. and Mary Goble
BIRTH-PROBLEM: Ancestral File lists the birth as, 1789, Greene, PA
MARRIAGE: The information about the marriage of David Conger and
Rebecca Sharp is confusing.
Apparently most records, none cited, say that David Conger and
Rebeccas Sharp were married Abt. 1814 in Greene Co., PA.
In the book, "Ten Mile Country and it's Pioneers," by Howard L.
Lecky, historian, on page 456 there are two contradictory entries.
Rachel Sharp, b. 1788, married David Conger
Rebecca Sharp, b. 1794, married Ephraim Corwin.
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
RESIDENCES: Dearborn, Dearborn Co., IN and Bluff Creek Twp.,
Monroe Co., IA
CENSUS: 1856, in Monroe Co., IA, Bluff Creek Twp.
David Conger, 66, b. NJ, widowed, in state 2 years
Only person in the household
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
CENSUS: 1860, in Monroe Co., IA, Bluff Creek Twp., 592
David Conger, 69, [sic, 71], farmer, NJ
Elias, 47, farmer, PA
Mary J., 26, domestic, IN
Jacob, 3, IA; Amanda, 1, IA
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
RECOLLECTIONS:
Robert O. Conger, son of John Spencer Conger, wrote the following
on 4 May 1911: "Our great grandfather (Elias Darby Conger) was a
hard-shell Baptist preacher during the War of Revolution of Long
Island. He came from Essex county, NJ.
David married into a family of Pennsylvannia Moonshiners. Father
told me all this. He says he remembers folks used to gather at his
father's home. They were all raw-boned fellows, wore red shirts,
broad hats, with their pants in the tops of their boots. I don't
know when they left Pennsylvania or Peach Creek."
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 118 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
BIOGRAPHY:
David and Rebecca Conger left Manchester, IN in 1854 and settled
at Bluff Creek Twp., Monroe County, Iowa. They had just moved into
their new house when Rebecca died of the Spotted Fever. She and
David and son, Elias, were buried on the homestead, on Section 10,
owned by Frank Durbala in 1961. Years later, after a cemetery was
established in the area, relatives tried to remove the bodies but
nothing was left. They built a stone wall around and area 10' x
16' and deeded it to the county as a cemetery. A tree grows in the
middle of the graves, as of 1965.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 118 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
RESIDENCES: As of the 1870 census he was living with his son,
Elias Milton Conger and family.
DEATH: David Conger, of this county, died a short time ago while
on a visit to one of his daughters near Albia [Iowa]. He was about
80 years old.
(Source: Centerville Citizen, Centerville, Iowa, Saturday, 13 Apr
1872, Vol. 8 - furnished by Joyce Posey)
David married Rebecca SHARP, daughter of Isaac SHARP and Mary WOLVERTON, between 1810 and 1814 in Greene Co., PA. Rebecca was born between 1786 and 1788 in Greene Co., PA, died in Aug 1854 in Bluff Creek Twp., Monroe Co., IA, and was buried in Aug 1854 in Bluff Creek, Monroe Co., IA, Farm Cemetery.
General Notes:
Rebecca Sharp
Problem: Was the year of birth, 1786, 1788, or 1796?. Ancestral
File lists,
Abt. 1794, perhaps in Monroe Co., OH.
FATHER: Isaac Sharp, the father of Rebecca Sharp, was a native of
New Jersey.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 542 M i. Elias Milton CONGER was born on 2
Aug 1812 in Pennsylvania, died before 1880 in Bluff Creek, Monroe
Co., IA, and was buried before 1880 in Bluff Creek, Monroe Co.,
IA, Farm Cemetery.
+ 543 M ii. Isaac W. CONGER was born about 1818
in Manchester, Dearborn Co., OH.
+ 544 F iii. Mary CONGER was born on 8 Jun 1814
in Monroe Co., OH, died on 19 May 1884 in Monroe Co., IA at age
69, and was buried in May 1884 in Eddyville, Monroe Co., IA,
Hayden Chapel.
545 F iv. Rhoda
Ann CONGER was born in 1816.
General Notes:
Rhoda Ann Conger
PARENTS: David S. Conger and Rebecca Sharp
+ 546 M v. John Spencer CONGER was born on 24
Oct 1819 in Manchester, Dearborn Co., IN and died on 19 Jul 1907
in Marshalltown, Marshall Co., IA at age 87.
+ 547 F vi. Amanda M. CONGER was born in 1822.
+ 548 F vii. Rachel H. CONGER was born on 3 Mar
1824 in Dearborn Co., IN, died on 31 Mar 1899 in Bluff Creek,
Monroe Co., IA at age 75, and was buried in Apr 1899 in Eddyville,
Monroe Co., IA, Hayden Chapel.
549 M viii. David
CONGER was born in 1825 and died on 24 Sep 1946 at age 121.
General Notes:
David Conger
PARENTS: David S. Conger and Rebecca Sharp
Batch #: C534741, Source Call #: 1313476
Christening 13 Feb 1825, David Conger, Manchester, Dearborn,
Indiana, Church of Christ
QUESTION: Was this the Christening of David Conger, son of David
S. Conger and Rebecca Sharp?
NEVER_MARRIED: David Conger never married.
+ 550 F ix. Sophia Rebecca CONGER was born in
1829 in Manchester, Dearborn Co., IN.
551 F x. Hannah
Jane CONGER was born about 1831 and died in 1854 about age
23.
General Notes:
Hannah Jane Conger
PARENTS: David S. Conger and Rebecca Sharp
NEVER_MARRIED: Hannah Jane Conger never married.
+ 552 F xi. Sabrina M. CONGER was born on 2 Sep
1833 in Manchester, Dearborn Co., IN, died in Feb 1911 in Rush
Co., KS at age 77, and was buried in Feb 1911 in Nichol.
+ 553 M xii. Edward Arington CONGER was born
between 1835 and 1837 in Manchester, Dearborn Co., IN and died
between 1868 and 1870.
213. Stephen
Elijah CONGER was born on 22 Oct 1796 in Greene Co.,
PA, died on 12 May 1859 in Conner Ridge, Monroe Co., OH at age 62,
and was buried in May 1859 in Monroe Co., OH, Conner Ridge
Cemetery. Ancestral File Number: 41CP-53.
General Notes:
Stephen Conger
PARENTS: Elias Darby Conger, Sr. and Mary Goble
ERROR: Ancestral File of Jan 1996 lists the date of marriage as 12
May 1859 in Monroe Co., OH. Where did this date come from? The
marriage year is definitely in error. This is the date of his
death.
LAND: Stephen Conger, R4, T3, S20; date of entry 19 Jan 1818
[Note: Joyce Posey states: He only paid taxes on his animals.
Possibly he pre-empted his land and was not subject to land
taxes.]
(Source: Tract Book, Vol. 2, from State Auditor and Early
Purchases of Land - furnished by Joyce Posey)
TAX_LIST: 1826 tax records, Monroe Co., OH, Adams Twp.
Stephen Conger taxed for 2 cattle, value 16.00
(Source: Monroe Co., OH Tax Records, Compiled by Rita Bone Kopp -
furnished by Joyce Posey)
TAX_LIST: 1827 tax records, Monroe Co., OH, Adams Twp.
Stephen Conger taxed for 1 horse, 1 cattle, value 48.00
(Source: Monroe Co., OH Tax Records, Compiled by Rita Bone Kopp -
furnished by Joyce Posey)
TAX_LIST: 1828 tax records, Monroe Co., OH, Adams Twp.
Stephen Conger taxed for 1 horse, 2 cattle, value 56.00
(Source: Monroe Co., OH Tax Records, Compiled by Rita Bone Kopp -
furnished by Joyce Posey)
TAX_LIST: 1829 Tax Records, Monroe Co., OH, Adams Twp.
Stephen Conger taxed for 4 cattle, value 32.00
(Source: Monroe Co., OH Tax Records, Compiled by Rita Bone Kopp -
furnished by Joyce Posey)
Census: 1830, in Monroe Co., OH, Center Twp.
Stephen Conger:
1 m 0-5; 1 m 5-10; 1 m 10-16; 1 m 3-40
1 f 0-5; 1 f 20-30
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
Census: 1840, in Monroe Co., OH, Wayne Twp.
Stephen Conger:
2 m 0-5; 2 m 5-10; 3 m 10-15; 1 m 15-20; 1 m 4-50
1 f 5-10; 2 f 10-15; 1 f 30-40
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
Census: 1850, in Monroe Co., OH, Wayne Twp., 86/86, 25 Sep 1850
Stephen Conger, 54, m. farmer, $1200, PA; Mary, 48, f. OH
Benoni, 19, m. farmer, OH; Stephen, 17, m. farmer, OH;
Eliza, 16, f. OH; John, 14, m. OH; Elias, 13, m. OH; Enos, 12, m.
OH;
David, 9, m. OH; Joseph, 7, m. OH; Pluma, 4, f. OH; Juliette, 4,
f. OH
[Note: First 4 children were not in the 1850 census. REH]
RELATIONSHIP: Brothers, Stephen and Gershom Conger married
sisters, Mary and Hannah Piatt, respectively.
RECOLLECTIONS: Conner's Ridge Cemetery Holds Stephen Conger - b.
23 Oct 1796; d. 12 May 1859 by Willis and Dorothy Hollingsworth
On August 4, 1997 we turned off I-77 at Caldwell, OH to drive 30
miles east to Woodsfield, OH. We were only 25 miles from Marietta,
OH.
Our first stop in Woodsfield was the Monroe Co. court house. The
recorder's office had no records; they had been destroyed by fire
many yearss ago. They recommended the library where we did find
info on the cemetery. We also stopped at the county engineer's
office and he gave us a county road map. A county worker gave us
detailed instructions how to get to Wayne Twp. The library info
verified that Stephen Conger and Mary (Piatt) Conger were buried
there.
It was very hot that day, but Dorothy finally found Stephen
Conger's marker. We never found a marker for Mary. It wasn't here
Stephen's. We should have searched more. In the row directly in
front of Stephen's marker were Isaac and Mary Lowe's markers. They
were the parents of Elizabeth Lowe, wife of James Conger, son of
Stephen (two more of Willis' g.g.grandparents). We were very lucky
to have found them.
Stephen and Mary (Piatt) died 21 years apart. This may be the
reason her marker was not near her husband's. The markers are in
the center of the old cemetery, west of the Conner Ridge Methodist
Church. The cemetery is in the Wayne National Forest. We were
driving our 1960 Edsel.
[Note: Two photographs accompanied the article. One showed a view
of several stones, with that of Stephen Conger indicated. The
other was a close up of the stone of Stephen Conger which read:
STEPHEN CONGER; DIED; MAY 12, 1859; AGED 62 Yrs. 6; Mo. & 22
Days. Under a line there is a verse inscribed which can't be read
in the photograph. REH]
(Source: Conger Confab, March 1998, p. 7)
Problem: What was the birth date of Stephen Conger? The birthdate
calculated from the information on his tombstone is 20 Oct 1796.
Others have listed 22 Oct 1796 and the Hollingsworths listed 23
Oct 1796.
Stephen married Mary Jane PIATT, daughter of James PIATT Sr. and Nancy COLEMAN, on 16 May 1819 in Monroe Co., OH. Mary was born on 5 Oct 1803 in Belmont Co., OH and died on 14 Oct 1881 in Monroe Co., OH at age 78.
General Notes:
Mary Piatt
PARENTS: James Piatt, Sr. and Nancy Coleman
BIRTH: Ancestral File lists, 5 Oct 1802/1803 Monroe Co., OH
Census: 1860, in Monroe Co., OH, Wayne Twp., 1113/1113, p. 160, 19
Jul 1860
Mary Conger, 57, f. domestic, 2500/325, OH
Stephen, 27, m. farmer, OH; John, 24, m. farm laborer, OH
David, 19, m. farm laborer; Pluma, 14, f. OH; Juliet, 14, f. OH
(Census furnished by REH)
Census: 1870, in Monroe Co., OH, Wayne Twp., 138-138
Isaac Shafer, 31, OH, farmer; Plunara, 24, OH, keep house
John, 4, OH; Asher C., 1, OH
Mary Conger, 68, OH, help daughter
Pheby E. Shafer, 23, OH, domestic
MOTHER-RESIDENCES-CONFLICT: After the death of her husband, Mary
Jane (Piatt) Conger lived with her daughter, Pluma Shafer. She is
shown living with Pluma Shafer in Wayne Twp., Monroe Co., OH at
the time of the 1880 census.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 416 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard.)
Children from this marriage were:
+ 554 M i. James M. CONGER was born on 17 Feb
1820 in Cameron, Monroe Co., OH, died on 25 Jan 1911 in Codell,
Rooks Co., KS at age 90, and was buried in Jan 1911 in Codell,
Rooks Co., KS, East Paradise.
+ 555 M ii. William CONGER was born about Jun
1825 in Monroe Co., OH and died on 1 Mar 1896 in Nr. Hillsdale,
Miami Co., KS about age 70.
+ 556 F iii. Sarah CONGER was born on 8 Oct
1827 in Monroe Co., OH and died on 19 Apr 1899 at age 71.
+ 557 F iv. Mary CONGER was born in Oct 1830 in
Monroe Co., OH, died on 18 Oct 1904 in Morgan Co., OH at age 74,
and was buried in Oct 1904 in Center Twp., Morgan Co., OH, Cross
Roads Cemetery.
+ 558 M v. Benoni G. CONGER was born about Feb
1831 in Wayne Twp., Monroe Co., OH, died in 1918 about age 87, and
was buried in 1918 in Reinersville, Morgan Co., OH, Reinersville
Cemetery.
+ 559 M vi. Stephen Jackson CONGER was born in
1833 in Monroe Co., OH, died on 10 Apr 1862 in Beverly, , VA at
age 29, and was buried in Apr 1862 in Marietta, Washington Co.,
OH.
+ 560 F vii. Eliza Jane CONGER was born on 20
Apr 1834 in Ohio and died on 27 Sep 1915 at age 81.
+ 561 M viii. John CONGER was born on 14 Oct 1836
in Wayne Twp., Monroe Co., OH and died on 14 Oct 1909 in
Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH at age 73.
+ 562 M ix. Elias Darby CONGER was born on 2
Apr 1837 in Monroe Co., OH, died on 5 Mar 1913 in Sandyville,
Jackson Co., WV at age 75, and was buried in Mar 1913 in Drift Run
Cemetery.
+ 563 M x. Enos CONGER was born on 19 Nov 1838
in Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH, died on 20 Dec 1905 in Palco, Rooks
Co., KS at age 67, and was buried in Dec 1905 in Marcotte
Cemetery.
+ 564 M xi. David CONGER was born on 3 Mar 1841
in Wayne Twp., Monroe Co., OH, died on 21 Jul 1926 in Friendly,
Tyler Co., WV at age 85, and was buried in Jul 1926 in
Sistersville, Tyler Co., WV, Locust Grove Cemetery.
+ 565 M xii. Joseph Morris CONGER was born on 14
Jun 1843 in Wayne Twp., Monroe Co., OH, died on 18 Oct 1896 in
Howland, Putnam Co., MO at age 53, and was buried on 20 Oct 1896
in Mendota, Putnam Co., MO, Mendota Cemetery.
+ 566 F xiii. Pluma CONGER was born on 6 Apr 1846
in Wayne Twp., Monroe Co., OH and died on 14 Mar 1917 in Monroe
Co., OH at age 70.
+ 567 F xiv. Juliette CONGER was born on 6 Apr
1846 in Ohio and died on 3 Aug 1915 at age 69.
214. Gershom
CONGER was born in 1798 in Greene Co., PA and died in
Ohio. Ancestral File Number: HRMM-36.
General Notes:
Gershom Conger
PARENTS: Gershom Conger was the son of Elias Darby Conger and Mary
Goble.
TAX_LIST: 1826 Tax List, Monroe Co., OH, Centre Twp.
Gershom Conger; 3 horses, 2 cattle, no property
(Furnish by Joyce Posey)
TAX_LIST: 1827 Tax List, Monroe Co., OH, Centre Twp.
Gershum Conger, 1 horse, 2 cattle, no land
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
TAX_LIST: 1828 Tax List, Monroe Co., OH, Centre Twp.
Gersham Conger, 1 horse, 2 cattle, no land
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
TAX_LIST: 1829 Tax List, Monroe Co., OH, Adama Twp.
Gershum Conger, 1 horse, 2 cattle, no land
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
TAX_LIST: 1839 Tax List, not found
Census: 1840, in Monore Co., OH, Adams Twp.
Gershom Conger
2 m. 5-10; 1 m. 10-15; 1 m. 15-20; 1 m. 40-50
2 f. 0-5; 1 f. 10-15; 1 f. 30-40
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
Census: 1850, in Monroe Co., OH, Adams Twp., 40/40, 18 Jul 1850
Gershorn Conger, 52, m. farmer, $800, PA; Hannah, 49, f. OH
John, 18, m. farmer, OH; Nelson, 16, m. farmer, OH; Hannah, 14, f.
OH;
Mary, 12, f. OH
Frettle Fallwell, 22, m. laborer, PA
[Note: The first 3 children were not in the 1850 census. REH]
ERROR: Joyce Posey and Robert Guilinger state: His first name, was
Gershom, not Gershorn as shown in the 1850 census extraction of
Wilma Davis.
Census: 1860, in Monroe Co., OH, Adams Twp., 507/507, p. 75, 6 Jul
1860
Gresham Conger, 61, m. farmer, 3000/500, PA; Hannah, 59, f.
domestic, VA
Mary, 21, f. domestic, OH
(Census furnished by REH)
RELATIONSHIP: Brothers, Stephen and Gershom Conger married
sisters, Mary and Hannah Piatt, respectively.
Problem: Did he die in OH, IN, or IA?
Gershom married Hannah PIATT, daughter of James PIATT Sr. and Nancy COLEMAN, on 13 Aug 1822 in Ohio. Hannah was born on 8 Aug 1800 in Washington, , OH.
General Notes:
Hannah Piatt
BIRTH: A birth date of, Abt. 1801, has been given. The Ancestral
File lists, 8 Aug 1800 in Washington, OH.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 568 M i. David CONGER was born about Apr
1823 in Green, Monroe Co., OH, died about Jul 1905 about age 82,
and was buried about Jul 1905 in Monroe Co., OH, Otts Chapel
Cemetery.
+ 569 F ii. Julia Ann CONGER was born about
1828 in Ohio and died about 1865 in Cameron, Monroe Co., OH about
age 37.
+ 570 M iii. Daniel CONGER was born between 1828
and 1831 in Ohio and died in Feb 1901 in Monroe Co., OH.
571 M iv. John
CONGER was born between 1832 and 1836 in Ohio and died on 15
Jan 1865 in Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH.
General Notes:
John Conger
COMMENT: There was a John Conger, 26, insane, at the Monroe County
Infirmary, at Woodsfield, OH in June 1860. This John, son of
Gershom and Hannah was the only John Conger of that age in the
area.
(Source: The Conger Family of America I, p. 210 - Maxine Crowell
Leonard)
CENSUS: 1860, in Monroe Co., OH, Center Twp., 469/469, p. 65, June
1860
Living in the Monroe County Infirmary
John Conger, 26, m. Insane, OH
DEATH: John Conger, died on 15 Jan 1865 at the age of 29 years at
the Infirmary in Woodsfield, OH. He was probably the son of
Gershom Conger and Hannah Piatt. (Source: The Conger Family of
America, Vol. II, p. 701 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
+ 572 M v. Nelson CONGER was born on 23 Dec
1834 in Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH and died on 27 Dec 1892 in
Jackson Co., WV at age 58.
573 F vi. Hannah
CONGER was born about 1836 in Ohio.
574 F vii. Mary
CONGER was born about 1838 in Ohio.
215. Dorcas
CONGER was born on 15 Nov 1802 in Greene Co., PA.
Ancestral File Number: HRMM-5J.
General Notes:
Dorcas Conger
PARENTS: Elias Darby Conger, Sr. and Mary Goble
Dorcas married Paul RUSH about 1822. Paul was born on 5 May 1803 in Pennsylvania and died in Brown, , IN.
General Notes:
Paul Rush
Census: 1850, in Monroe Co., OH, Jackson Twp., 67.67, 17 Sep 1850
Paul Rush, 47, m. farmer, $1000, PA; Dorcas, 47, f. PA
Emily, 18, f. OH; Elizabeth, 16, f. OH; Malinda, 14, f. OH;
Phebee, 12, f. VA; Ruth, 10, f. OH; Eliza, 8, f. OH; Louisa, 6, f.
OH
Adaline, 4, f. OH
Children from this marriage were:
575 F i. Emily
RUSH was born about 1832 in Ohio.
576 F ii. Elizabeth
RUSH was born about 1834 in Ohio.
577 F iii. Malinda
RUSH was born about 1836 in Ohio.
578 F iv. Phebee
RUSH was born about 1838 in Virginia.
579 F v. Ruth
RUSH was born about 1840 in Ohio.
580 F vi. Eliza
RUSH was born about 1842 in Ohio.
581 F vii. Louisa
RUSH was born about 1844 in Ohio.
582 F viii. Adaline
RUSH was born about 1846 in Ohio.
217. Elias
Gregory CONGER was born on 18 Jul 1806 in Greene Co.,
PA, died on 18 Aug 1895 in Cincinnati, Appanoose Co., IA at age
89, and was buried in Aug 1895 in Pleasant Twp., Appanoose Co.,
IA, Evergreen Cemetery.
General Notes:
Elias Gregory Conger
PARENTS: Elias Darby Conger, Sr. and Mary Gregrory
MARRIAGE: Marriage to Rebecca Patterson in 1825 at Guernsey, OH is
listed in Ancestral File.
COMMENT: Appanoose County Iowa was created, 17 Feb 1843 by the
laws of the Territory of Iowa. It was named for Chief Appanoose of
the Sauk Indian tribes. It was first administered by Van Buren
County and later Davis County.
BIOGRAPHY:
From the County History, Appanoose County, Iowa, Pleasant
Township, pp 531-593, William Russell Conger of Dallas found the
following pertaining to Elias Gregory Conger.
E.G. Conger, Farmer, Sec 33: O.O. Cincinnati; born in Greene
county, Penn. in 1806; in 1812 his father Elias D., removed to
Monroe county, Ohio; engaged in farming until his death in 1845;
at the age of 16, E.G. ran away from home, having no advantages of
schooling; went to the Ohio River and engaged to push on a
keel-boat; there he saw the first steamboat on the Ohio River. At
the age of 20 he returned to his native county in Penn., married
Miss Rebecca Patterson, with whom he lived fifty years; she was
born in Green county, PA, in 1806, died 25 Nov 1876, leaving seven
children: Mary A., Mark, John, Elias, Enos, Martha J., Sam.
(Thomas died in 1858, Benoni married and Robinson must have died
young before Rebecca's death.)
After their marriage they settled in Monroe county, Ohio, remained
until 1848; came to this county where he now resides, owning 170
acres of land valued at $25.00 per acre. He first settled in
Caldwell Twp. and for a time lived near Centerville; part of the
town is built on land previously owned by him, thence to Walnut
Twp; thence to Pleasant; when he came, no settlement between
Centerville and the Missouri line; volves numerous.
Mr. Conger is a Republican; always helped fugitive slaves when an
opportunity occurred. A member of the ME Church; his wife also.
His son William enlisted in 36th Infantry in 1863. At Pittsburg
landing missing and was not heard from afterward."
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 143 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
LAND: Elias G. Conger - Range 4, Township 3, Section 30, Part of
Section: Northeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 29.69
ACres, Date of Entry: January 14, 1834. Land Office Where Sold:
Marietta. Residence at the time of Entry: Monroe County, Ohio
(Located now (1990) in Monroe County, Adams Township, Ohio River
Survey) Page 21.
(Source: Tract Book - Entries - Congress Lands - 22 Ranges &
U.S. Military Survey - Volume 2 - Auditor of State of Ohio. -
Furnished by Joyce Posey)
EMIGRATION: Conger families came west to Iowa over time. Enos and
Jane Strayer Conger came first, in 1845 (brother and wife) and
homesteaded on the Charlton River. Then came Elias and John in
1849 (brothers) and they homesteaded claims in Caldwell township.
They were followed in the early 50's by Benoni, James, Morris,
Moses, Max, Mark and Stephen (brothers and nephews), with cousins
Charles, Elias and William.
(Source: The Conger Family of America - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
OCCUPATION:
Elias (Elias Gregory 1806) drifted into growing blooded horses,
and Enos was noted in the county as a horticulturist and farmer.
All the other Conger boys became thrifty farmers, and their
children likewise took up agricultural pursuits, at which most of
them were successul.
(Source: The Conger Family of America - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
Census: 1850, in Appanoose Co., IA, Caldwell Twp., 35/35, 23 Nov
1850
Elias Conger, 46, farmer, PA; Rebecca, 46, PA
Thomas, 22, farmer, OH; Benoni, 21, farmer, PA; Mary A., 18, OH;
Mark, 17, farmer, OH; John, 15, farmer, OH; William, 13, OH;
Robinson, 11, OH; Elias, 9, OH; Amos, 7, OH; Martha J., 4, OH;
Samuel, 1, IA
(1850 census furnished by Joyce Posey)
COMMENT: At the time of the 1850 census of Caldwell Twp.,
Appanoose Co., Iowa there were three Conger and one Powell
families living close together.
Enos and Jane (Strayer) Conger were Family #34
Elias Gregory and Rebecca (Patterson) Conger were Family #35
James B. and Hannah Powell were Family #36 with George Conger, 21,
b. OH
John B. and Elizabeth (Atkinson) Conger were Family #37
Enos, Elias Gregory, John B. Conger and Rebecca (Conger) Powell
were siblings. George Washington Conger was the 1st cousin, 1
generation removed of these Conger siblings. As of January 1996 it
is not known whether James B. and Hannah Powell were related to
their 3 Conger neighbors or to Charles and Rebecca (Conger) Powell
who were Family #15 in Center Twp., Appanoose Co., IA.
LAND: First purchasers of land in Appanoose Co., IA, prior to
1856: Township 68, Range 17, District of Chariton; Sept. 1, 1852;
Warrant #69124, 160 acres;
Filed in Appanoose Co., IA, Feb. 1, 1934, to clear up boundary
line or title dispute.
(Source: Appanoose Co., Iowa Book #1 of Land Patents - furnished
by Joyce Posey)
Census: 1856, in Appanoose Co., IA, Caldwell Twp., family 98
Elias Gregory Conger, 49, PA, farmer, in state 7 years; Rebecca,
51, PA
John, 20, OH; William, 18, OH; Robinson, 16, OH; Elias, 14, OH
Enos, 12, OH; M.J., 10, OH; Samuel, 7, IA
William Patterson, 18, OH, in state less than 1 year
[Note: William Patterson was probably a relative of Mrs. Rebecca
(Patterson) Conger.]
(Furnished by Robert Guilinger)
LAND: Oct. 1, 1856; Warrant #1631, 80 acres
Filed in Appanoose Co., IA, Apr. 25, 1940, to clear up boundary
line or title dispute.
(Source: Appanoose Co., Iowa Book #1 of Land Patents - furnished
by Joyce Posey)
Census: 1860, in Appanoose Co., IA, Pleasant Twp., 996/947
Elias Conger, 54, PA, farmer; Rebecca, 56, PA
Benono, 30, PA; Mary A., 29, OH; Mark, 27, OH; John, 25, OH
Robinson, 19, OH; Elias, 17, OH; Enos, 15, OH; Martha J., 13, OH
Samuel, 11, IA
Fidelia, 21, OH; Adder A., 4 mo, f. IA
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
COMMENT: The 1870 census for Elias Gregory Conger shows a, David,
age 22 (born Abt. 1848) in the home. Was he a son of Elias Gregory
Conger?
(Source: CFA Vol. II, p. 715 - furnished by Joyce Posey)
MARRIAGE: Elias G. Conger and Ellen Delay, 70, were married on 21
Oct 1877 in Appanoose Co., IA.
(Source: Appanoose Co., IA Marriage Book 6, page 635 - furnished
by Joyce Posey)
RESIDENCES: Elias G. Conger farmed 170 acres in Section 13; P.O.
Box Cincinnati, Iowa (Pleasant Twp.).
(Source: Pleasant Twp., Appanoose Co., IA History Book, p. 269 -
furnished by Joyce Posey)
LAND:
Patent Record, Appanoose County, Iowa
United States to Elias Conger
Filed from record the 1 day of Feby A.D. 1934 at 10:00 a.m.
Alva Ratliff Recorder
#338
Recording Fee 50 cents
The United States of America
To all to Whom these Presents shall come, Greeting:
KNOW YE, That in pursuance of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act
to raise for a limited time an additional military force, and for
other purposes," approved February 11, 1847, Martin Holmes Private
in Captain Eustace Company First Regiment United States Dragoons
having deposited in the General Land Office a warrant in his favor
numbered 69124
There is Therefore Granted by the United States unto Elias Conger,
assignee of Said Martin Holmes, and to his heirs the West half of
the North West quarter of Section Twenty nine and the East half of
the North East quarter of Section Thirty in Township Sixty-eight
North of Range Seventeen West, in the District of Lands Subject to
Sale at Fairfield, Iowa. Containing One hundred and ...
according to the Official Plat of the Survey of the said Land
returned to the General Land Office, by the Surveyor General,
which said tracts have been located in satisfaction of the above
mentioned warrant, in pursuance of the Act of Congress above
mentioned, approved February 11, 1847.
To Have and to Hold the said parts of said sections of Land, with
the appurtenances thereof, unto the said Elias Conger and to his
heirs and assigns forever.
In Testimony Whereof, I, Millard Fillmore President of the United
States of America, have caused these Letters of be made Patent,
and the Seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed.
Given under my hand, at the City of Washington, the First day of
September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
fifty one and of the Independence of the United States the
seventy-sixth.
By the President: Millard Fillmore
By Alex McCormick asst. Sec'y
E.S. Terry Recorder of General Land Office.
1527066 L.S. Seal
Department of the Interior, General Land Office
Washington, D.C. Jan 27 1934
I hereby certify that this photograph is a true copy of the patent
record which is in my custody in this office.
Ruth Lockett Recorder
Seal
[Note: It is not certain which Elias Conger of Iowa this document
pertains to. REH]
(Source: furnished by Joyce Posey)
LAND:
UNITED STATES to ELIAS CONGER
#2206 FILED APR. 25, 1940 at 3:15 PM
FEE $0.50, J.R. SMITH RECORDER
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, To all to whom these presents shall
come,
Greeting: Whereas, in pursuance of the Act of Congress, approved
march 22d, 1852, entitled "An Act to make Bounty Land Warrants
assignable, and for other purposes," Warrant No. 16, 31 for 80
acres, issued in favor of James Hammett, private in Captain
Lumpkin's Company, Georgia Volunteer's, Cherokee Indian War, has
been returned to the GENERAL LAND OFFICE, with evidence that the
same has been duly located upon the Southwest Quarter of the
Northeast Quarter: and the South east Quarter of the North west
Quarter of Section thirty, in Township Sixty eight, North of Range
Seventeen, West, in the District of Lands formerly subject to sale
at Fairfield, now Chariton Iowa, containing Eighty acres,
according to the Official Plat of the Survey of the said Land
returned to the General Land Office, by the SURVEYOR GENERAL:
which has been assigned to Elias Conger. NOW KNOW YE, That ther is
therefore granted by the United States unto the said Elias Conger
the tract of Land above described: TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said
tract of Land, with the appurtenances thereof, unto the said Elias
Conger and to his heirs and assigns forever. In TESTIMONY WHEREOF,
I Franklin Pierce PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, have
caused these letters to be made Patent and the Seal of the General
Land Office to be hereunto affixed.
GIVEN under my hand at the CITY OF WASHINGTON, the first day of
October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
fifty six and of the
Independence of the United States the Eighty first. BY THE
PRESIDENT: Franklin Pierce
SEAL. E. By G.H. Jones, Asst Sec'y
J.N. Granger, Recorder of the General Land Office.
Act. March 22d, 1852, Military Grants Vol. 21 Page 462
[Note: It is not certain which Elias Conger of Iowa this document
pertains to. REH]
(Source: furnished by Joyce Posey)
OBITUARY:
E.G. Conger ran away from home at age 16, taking a job as a Push
on a keel boat on the Ohio River. He saw the first steamboat on
the Ohio.
He returned to Greene Co., PA and married Rebecca Patterson, ca
1829. They moved to Monroe Co., OH and settled there until about
1848, when they migrated to Appanoose Co., Iowa, with other family
members.
E.G. lived in Caldwell, Walnut and Pleasant Twps. He farmed 170
acres, valued at $25.00 an acre, in Section 13. At the time of his
death, his address was P.O. Cincinnati, Iowa.
His wife, Rebecca, died 25 Nov 1876. She was born 1806 in Greene
Co., PA.
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
CEMETERY: E.G. Conger, d. 18 Aug 1895; 89 yr, 1 mo; Evergreen
Cemetery, Row 7 Cincinnati, Pleasant Twp., Appanoose Co., IA
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
PROBATE: Will of Elias Gregory Conger
I Elias G. Conger, farmer, of the County of Appanoose, State of
Iowa, being of lawful age, and of sound mind and memory, do herby
make, publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament,
herby revoking all former wills by me heretofore made.
First: I direct that after my death, all my just debts and funeral
expenses be paid out of my estate.
Second: I give and bequeth to my daughter Mary Ann Scott the sum
of Five hundred dollars.
Third: I direct that after the payments of the above named bequest
that all the remainder of my estate both real and personal, be
equally divided between all my children, including my said
daughter Mary Ann Scott and Elias Conger, my son, hereby revoking
the clause in a certain deed by me made to my said son.
Fourth: I direct that my grandchildren shall take the share of
their deceased parents, in making the distribution named in
paragraph third.
Fifth: I direct, that in the event of any dissatisfaction or
litigation on the part of any one or more of my children or
grandchildren as to the provisions of this instrument, then and in
that event, such child, children or grandchildren, shall have no
interest, right or share in my estate and the share that would
otherwise have gone to such child or grandchild, who shall cause
trouble in the distribution of my estate, shall go to the other
children equally as aforesaid.
Executed at Centerville, Iowa this 23rd day of June AD 1892.
his
Elias G. Conger
mark
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
Elias married Rebecca PATTERSON in 1825 in Guernsey Co., OH. Rebecca was born about 5 Jul 1804 in Greene Co., PA, died on 27 Nov 1876 in Cincinnati, Appanoose Co., IA about age 72, and was buried in Nov 1876 in Pleasant Twp., Appanoose Co., IA, Evergreen Cemetery.
General Notes:
Rebecca Patterson
Problem: Was she born in 1806 in Greene Co., PA or in 1804 in
Guernsey Co., OH? Maxine Leonard lists the 1804 date and place.
COMMENT: Rebecca may have been daughter of Mark Patterson and
Annie McGregor.
(Source: The Conger Family of America - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
Problem: Some have reported a death date of 25 Nov 1876 with no
source citation. This does not agree with the cemetery data which
is used here. Ancestral File of Jan 1996 lists this date.
CEMETERY: Rebecca Conger, d. 27 Nov 1876; 72 yr, 4 m, 22 da;
Evergreen Cemetery, Cincinnati, Pleasant Twp., Appanoose Co., IA
[Note: Birth date calculated from this data is: abt. 5 Jul 1804.
REH]
(Furnished by Dortha Walters to Joyce Posey)
Children from this marriage were:
583 M i. Thomas
CONGER was born in 1826 in Guernsey Co., OH, died in 1858 at
age 32, and was buried in 1858 in SacramentoValley.
Thomas married Videlia SLACK.
General Notes:
Videlia Slack
Problem: Was her first name, Fidelia or Videlia? Marriage record
to Benoni Conger indicates, Videlia.
MARRIAGE: Apparently Videlia (Fidelia) Slack was first married to
Thomas Conger. Later she married his younger brother, Benoni
Conger.
+ 584 M ii. Benoni CONGER was born about 1830
in Monroe Co., OH and died about 1862 about age 32.
+ 585 F iii. Mary Ann CONGER was born about 25
May 1832 in Monroe Co., OH.
+ 586 M iv. Mark E. CONGER was born on 16 Jul
1833 in Monroe Co., OH, died on 12 Jul 1886 in Phoenix, Jackson
Co., OR at age 52, and was buried in Jul 1886 in Phoenix, Jackson
Co., OR, Phoenix Cemetery.
+ 587 M v. John CONGER was born on 10 Oct 1835
in Monroe Co., OH, died on 11 Dec 1904 at age 69, and was buried
in Dec 1904 in Pleasant Twp., Appanoose Co., IA, Pleasant Hill
Cemetery.
+ 588 M vi. William CONGER was born in 1837 in
Monroe Co., OH, died about 6 Apr 1862 in Pittsburg Landing, Hardin
Co., TN about age 25, and was buried in Apr 1862 in Pittsburg
Landing, Hardin Co., TN, Military Grave.
589 M vii. Robinson
B. CONGER was born in 1840 in Monroe Co., OH.
General Notes:
Robinson B. Conger
Film #: 170878, Page #: 427, Ordinance #: 20665
1840, Robinson Conger, Monroe Co., Ohio
+ 590 M viii. Elias CONGER was born on 15 Mar
1842 in Monroe Co., OH, died on 23 Jun 1903 in Centerville,
Appanoose Co., IA at age 61, and was buried in Jun 1903 in
Pleasant Twp., Appanoose Co., IA, Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
+ 591 M ix. Enos CONGER was born on 21 Apr 1844
in Monroe Co., OH and died on 4 Sep 1928 at age 84.
+ 592 F x. Martha Jane CONGER was born on 22
Oct 1845 in Guernsey Co., OH and died on 15 Aug 1885 in St.
Charles, Winona Co., MN at age 39.
+ 593 M xi. Samuel CONGER was born on 15 Jul
1849 in Iowa and died on 30 Jun 1926 in Centerville, Appanoose
Co., IA at age 76.
Elias next married Ellen DELAY on 21 Oct 1877 in Appanoose Co., IA. Ellen was born between 1807 and 1810.
General Notes:
Ellen Delay
SPOUSE: Ellen was the 2nd wife of Elias Gregory Conger.
LEGAL_MATTER:
According to Joyce Posey, she is mentioned as widow on
Administrator's Petition dated 18 Sep 1895.
218. John B.
CONGER was born on 8 Jun 1808 in Greene Co., PA, died
on 8 Aug 1883 in Seymour, Wayne Co., IA at age 75, and was buried
in Aug 1883 in Seymour, Wayne Co., IA, South Lawn Cemetery.
General Notes:
John B. Conger
PARENTS: Elias Darby Conger, Sr. and Mary Gregory
RELATIONSHIP: Ethel Atkinson stated: John B. Conger was
half-brother of Rhoda Conger, who married Elizabeth Atkinson's
brother, James Atkinson. John B. Conger was also cousin of Elias
Conger.
REFERENCE: John and Elizabeth Conger lived in Adams Twp, Monroe
Co., OH on what was known, as of 1882, as the Pfalzgraf farm. [The
Congers,] after selling this farm [in 1849] moved to Iowa where
they were living in 1882.
(Source: Hardesty - Historical Hand Atlas)
LAND: John Conger and Elizabeth his wife of Monroe Co., OH sold
land to John and Alexander Sinclair. Attested to: 29 Dec 1837
(Source: Burned Deed Records C & E in "Gateway to the West,"
page 219 - furnished by Joyce Posey)
EMIGRATION: Conger families came west to Iowa over time. Enos and
Jane Strayer Conger came first, in 1845 (brother and wife) and
homesteaded on the Charlton River. Then came Elias and John in
1849 (brothers) and they homesteaded claims in Caldwell township.
They were followed in the early 50's by Benoni, James, Morris,
Moses, Max, Mark and Stephen (brothers and nephews), with cousins
Charles, Elias and William.
(Source: The Conger Family of America - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
EMIGRATION: The John B. Conger family left Monroe Co., OH in 1849
for Appanoose Co., IA where they are listed in the 1860 census.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 299 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
EMIGRATION: Joyce Posey reports that they later settled at
Seymour, Wayne Co., Iowa.
LAND: First purchasers of land prior to 1856: Township 68, Range
17, District of Chariton.
(Source: Appanoose Co., Iowa Book #1 of Land Patents - furnished
by Joyce Posey)
Census: 1850, in Appanoose Co., IA, Caldwell Twp. 37/37, 23 Nov
1850
John Conger, 41, farmer, $1600 R/E, PA; Elizabeth, 40, OH
Mary, 18, OH; Elizabeth, 16, OH; Charles A. 14, OH; Nancy Jane,
12, OH;
William, 9, OH; Lydia A., 5, OH
(1850 Census furnished by Joyce Posey and Robert Guilinger)
COMMENT: At the time of the 1850 census of Caldwell Twp.,
Appanoose Co., Iowa there were three Conger and one Powell
families living close together.
Enos and Jane (Strayer) Conger were Family #34
Elias Gregory and Rebecca (Patterson) Conger were Family #35
James B. and Hannah Powell were Family #36 with George Conger, 21,
b. OH
John B. and Elizabeth (Atkinson) Conger were Family #37
Enos, Elias Gregory, John B. Conger and Rebecca (Conger) Powell
were siblings. George Washington Conger was the 1st cousin, 1
generation removed of these Conger siblings. As of January 1996 it
is not known whether James B. and Hannah Powell were related to
their 3 Conger neighbors or to Charles and Rebecca (Conger) Powell
who were Family #15 in Center Twp., Appanoose Co., IA.
CHURCH_AFFILIATION: A Christian church was organized in 1855 in
the area of where Exline, IA is not located. Among the members
were John Conger and wife. About 1864 a church was erected.
(Source: History of Appanoose Co., IA, 1878 - furnished by Joyce
Posey)
Census: 1856, in Appanoose Co., IA, Caldwell Twp., family 99/99
John B. Conger, 47, PA, farmer, in state 7 years; Elizabeth, 48,
OH
Charles, 21, OH; Nancy J., 18, OH; William, 16, OH; Lyda A., 10,
OH
[Note: Everyone in Iowa 7 years.]
(Furnished by Robert Guilinger)
CENSUS: 1860, Appanoose Co., IA
Census: 1870, in Wayne Co., IA, Genoa, #3
Newton C. Michael, 27, clerk in store, IN; Lydia, 23, keeping
house, OH
Elizabeth, f. 11/12, IA born in March
John Conger, 62, merchant, PA; Elizabeth Conger, 63, keeping
house, OH
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
BIOGRAPHY: Carried Gold In False Bottom of Their Tool Chest
Among the early settlers of Caldwell township, [Appanoose Co.,
IA], was John Conger, born in Green county, Pennsylvania in 1808.
His wife, Elizabeth Atkinson Conger, was born in Ohio. She was the
daughter and granddaughter of Revolutionary war soldiers and a
half-sister of General Atkinson, prominent in the Black Hawk war.
Mr. and Mrs. Conger and their six children came from Ohio by
flat-boat down the Ohio river to St. Louis where they transferred
their belongings to a Mississippi river boat bound for Keokuk.
They landed in Keokuk in the spring of 1849. The family remained
in Lee county, while Mr. Conger looked for a location. In the fall
of 1849 they came by covered wagons to Appanoose county, [IA], and
paid $500 dollars in gold for an improved claim five miles south
of Centerville. The gold was carried from Ohio in a double bottom
tool chest. Many beautiful pieces of furniture, china and quilts
were brought to the new home in the west. Soon after their arrival
the house and contents were destroyed by fire. The family lived in
the "claim house" a log house containing one room and a loft,
until the new log house was built, a part of which is now
standing. The improvements on the claim were some rail fences,
small barn or shed, made of logs and a splendid deep well of
water. A little girl who came to play with the Conger children
told them her, "Granny Van Dike said the Mormons dug the well."
When asked if her Granny was a Mormon, she replied, "Oh, no, she
is just Granny."
Mr. and Mrs. Conger were charter members of the Christian church
of Exline, [IA], which was organized in 1855. The Conger family
moved to Centerville in 1864 and to Wayne county in 1869.
When the call came for volunteers in the Civil War, William Conger
enlisted in Co., I, 36th Iowa, under Captain J.B. Gedney. He died
at Benton Barracks in Dec. 1862. Charles Conger enlisted in Co. B,
6th Kansas Cavalry under Captain E.E. Harvey.
Nancy J. Conger married Wallace M. Harvey in Feb. 1861. In August
of the same year he enlisted in Capt. Edwards state militia,
traveling through Missouri to St. Joe, Mo., where they disbanded.
In 1862 he enlisted in Co. I, 36th Iowa under Capt. J.B. Gedney
and served until 1865 when he was mustered out of the service.
Lydia A. Conger married Newton C. Michael, Civil War soldier
serving in the 17th Ia. under Capt. J.F. Walden.
[Note: The statement that Elizabeth Atkinson was a half-sister of
General Aktinson, prominent in the Black Hawk War is incorrect,
according to researchers working on the Atkinson family in 1996.
There were two Atkinsons with the same name and no one has ever
offered proof that there is any connection between General
Aktinson and the Atkisons of Monroe Co., Ohio. REH]
(Source: Early Pioneer Stories, p. 37, published by Appanoose
County, Iowa Genealogical Society - furnished by Joyce Posey)
BIOGRAPHY:
John Conger (John B. 1808) was progressive in the early day
movements. At one time he lived in Centerville and built one of
the first brick residences in the town. He helped to organize the
first bank in Appanoose county, and later was among the founders
of Seymour, Iowa. In the early days he owned and operated one of
the first tread-powered threshing machines ever run in this
section of the state, This was an advancement over the old
chaff-piler and flailing system.
(Source: The Conger Family of America - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
ERROR: Ulysses Grant Ross reported that John Conger died about
1878/1879. According to Robert Guilinger, the date of death is 8
Aug 1883 and he believes Mr. Ross was in error. Joyce Posey also
lists the date of death as, 1883.
CEMETERY: South Lawn Cemetery; Seymour, Wayne Co., IA;
John Conger, Died Aug. 8, 1883, Age 75 yr., 2 m; Elizabeth A.,
Apr. 16, 1807 - Dec. 1, 1895
[Note: John Conger calculated birth date, 8 Jun 1808. REH]
(Source: Wayne Co., Iowa Cemeteries Book 1846-1978 - furnished by
Joyce Posey)
John married Elizabeth ATKINSON, daughter of Charles ATKINSON and Elizabeth STEPHENS, on 5 Mar 1831 in Monroe Co., OH. Elizabeth was born on 16 Apr 1807 in Monroe Co., OH, died on 1 Dec 1895 in Seymour, Wayne Co., IA at age 88, and was buried in Dec 1895 in Seymour, Wayne Co., IA, South Lawn Cemetery.
General Notes:
Elizabeth Atkinson
PARENTS: Charles Atkinson and Elizabeth Stephens
Problem: Was the birth date 16 Apr 1808 or 16 Apr 1807? The date
of 16 Apr 1807 is listed on her gravestone in the South Lawn
Cemetery, Seymour, Wayne Co., IA. William C. Hudson listed, 16 Apr
1807 with the death at Seymour, Iowa in 1895.
Children from this marriage were:
594 F i. Mary
CONGER was born about Nov 1832 in Monroe Co., OH, died on 1
Nov 1855 in Iowa about age 23, and was buried in Nov 1855 in
Caldwell Twp., Appanoose Co., IA, Hism Cemetery.
General Notes:
Mary Conger
PARENTS: John B. Conger and Elizabeth Atkinson
ERROR: Some have erroneously reported that she died in 1833.
Robert Guilinger points out that she was alive, age 18, at the
time of the 1850 Census of Appanoose Co., IA.
Census: 1850, in Appanoose Co., IA, Caldwell Twp. 37/37, 23 Nov
1850
John Conger, 41, farmer, $1600 R/E, PA; Elizabeth, 40, OH
Mary, 18, OH; Elizabeth, 16, OH; Charles A. 14, OH; Nancy Jane,
12, OH;
William, 9, OH; Lydia A., 5, OH
(1850 Census furnished by Joyce Posey and Robert Guilinger)
CEMETERY: Hism Cemetery (AKA Monroe Cemetery) Caldwell Twp.,
Appanoose Co., IA. She is buried next to her brother, William J.
Conger (1842-1862). The inscription on the gravestone reads: Mary
Conger, died Nov. 1, 1855, 23 yrs, d/o J & E. Conger.
+ 595 F ii. Elizabeth CONGER was born on 5 Aug
1834 in Monroe Co., OH.
+ 596 M iii. Charles Atkinson CONGER was born on
27 Mar 1836 in Monroe Co., OH, died in 1922 at age 86, and was
buried in 1922 in Seymour, Wayne Co., IA, South Lawn Cemetery.
+ 597 F iv. Nancy Jane CONGER was born on 12
Feb 1838 in Monroe Co., OH, died in 1930 in Seymour, Wayne Co., IA
at age 92, and was buried in 1930 in Seymour, Wayne Co., IA, South
Lawn Cemetery.
598 F v. Julia
CONGER was born in 1840 in Monroe Co., OH and died before
1850.
General Notes:
Julia Conger
PARENTS: John B. Conger and Elizabeth Atkinson
CENSUS: There is no record of her in the 1850 census of Appanoose
Co., IA
599 M vi. William
J. CONGER was born about 6 Jun 1841 in Monroe Co., OH, died
on 12 Dec 1862 in Benton Barracks, St. Louis Co., MO about age 21,
and was buried after 12 Dec 1862 in Caldwell Twp., Appanoose Co.,
IA, Hism Cemetery.
General Notes:
William J. Conger
PARENTS: John B. Conger and Elizabeth Atkinson
CENSUS: He was listed as age 9 in the 1850 census.
MILITARY-DEATH: Died on 12 Dec 1862 at Benton Barracks, St. Louis,
MO in the Civil War serving in the Union Army, Co. I, 36th Iowa
Volunteer Infantry, under Capt. J.B. Gedney. Date of enlistment,
11 Oct 1862 as a Private.
(Source: Department of Iowa Post 122, GAR and 1878 History of
Appanoose Co., IA, Civil War Volunteer Roster - furnished by Joyce
Posey)
CEMETERY: Hism Cemetery (AKA Monroe Cemetery) Caldwell Twp.,
Appanoose Co., IA.
The grave is located in the northwest corner, Row 3. He is buried
next to his sister, Mary Conger (1832-1855). Inscription on the
gravestone: William J. Conger, died Dec. 12, 1862, 21 yrs, 6 mos,
6 days, s/o J&E Conger. Calculated birthdate, Abt. 6 Jun 1841.
+ 600 F vii. Lydia Ann CONGER was born on 5 Jun
1846 in Monroe Co., OH.
601 M viii. Abel
CONGER was born in 1848 in Monroe Co., OH and died in 1849
at age 1.
General Notes:
Abel Conger
PARENTS: John B. Conger and Elizabeth Atkinson
219. Rebecca
CONGER was born on 15 Jul 1810 in Morris Twp., Greene
Co., PA, died on 26 Apr 1890 in Litchfield, Sherman Co., NE at age
79, and was buried in Apr 1890 in Litchfield, Sherman Co., NE,
Litchfield Cemetery.
General Notes:
Rebecca Conger
PARENTS: Elias Darby Conger, Sr. and Mary Gregory
PARENTS: According to Joyce E. Posey, it is known that Rebecca was
the daughter of Elias Darby Conger Sr., born 8 Jun 1763 in New
Jersey, an early settler of Monroe County, Ohio. This information
is from Heagler and Leonard Conger histories. No official record
has been cited.
PROBATE: Estate records, Putnam Co., MO 1845-1909, pg 97, filed 17
Mar 1876, #692, pg 97.
Ryals, Minors
Children of Sallie Ryals, dec'd and John Ryals.
Daniel, Miriam, Samuel and Rebecca Ryals. All under 18 years old.
Heirs of Charles Powell, dec'd. Signed by Rebecca Powell.
[Note: This Probate record was filed by Rebecca Powell on behalf
of the children of her daughter, Sallie (Powell) Ryals. REH]
(Source: Putnam Co., MO, Estate Records - furnished by Joyce
Posey)
Census: 1880, in Putnam Co., MO, Union Twp., #186, page 530A
Rebecca Powell, 60, farming, widow, PA NJ Ire
William G. 46, son, OH OH PA
Nacis, 46, daughter-in-law, MO Tenn Tenn
Charles, 21, grandson, MO OH MO
Rob Lee, 16, grandson, MO OH MO
Alexander, 14, grandson, MO OH MO
Daniel Ryals, 18, grandson, MO AL OH
Rebecca Ryals, 12, granddaughter, IA AL OH
(Census furnished by Joyce Posey)
LAND: Warranty Deed, dated 30 Oct 1882
Rebecca Powell, widow of Charles Powell, deceased of Putnam Co.,
MO., to William Powell, in the consideration of $300.00. THE SE
1/4 of the NW quarter of Section 15 in Township 66, of Range 19
containing 40 acres more or less. This deed is further made for
the consideration and understanding between the parties hereto,
that after the death of the grantor herein, the said grantee shall
and agrees to care for support and maintain one Daniel Ryals a
minor and cripple so long as he shall live. It is further the
intention of the grantor herein that at my death no part of the
consideration or this conveyance shall be chargeable to the said
Wm. G. Powell out of my estate but that he shall share equally
with the rest in my estate left at my death.
Signed sealed and delivered Signed
H.D. Marshall Notary Public Rebecca Powell
T.E. Marshall x her mark
Filed 30 Oct 1892 - 10:45 AM - Peter Greggers - recorder
[Note: Daniel Ryals was the grandson of Rebecca Powell. Sarah
(Powell) Ryals, the mother of Daniel had died in 1876. William G.
Powell was the son of Rebecca Powell. REH]
(Source: Unionville, Putnam Co., MO records, Vol. 22, page 553 -
furnished by Joyce Posey)
LAND: Quit Claim Deed, dated 25 May 1883
Rebecca Powell, widow of Charles Powell, deceased of the County of
Putnam, State of Missouri. For the sum of one dollar, sold to Asa
Hall of Putnam Co., MO., the SE quarter of the NW quarter in
Section 15, Township 66, of Range 19.
(Source: Unionville, Putnam Co., MO records, Vol. 2, page 115 -
furnished by Joyce Posey)
EMIGRATION: After the death of Charles Powell on 2 Sep 1874, in
Putnam Co., MO, Rebecca and her sons, William and Samuel and their
families, moved to Clear Creek District, Sherman County, Nebraska.
They homesteaded land in the village known as Cedarville, which is
now known as Litchfield.
CENSUS: 1885, in Sherman Co., NE, Clear Creek District, #721, page
15, #119-124
Rebeca [sic] Powell, 74, housekeeping, b. PA, 1811, f. NJ, m.?
Daniel Ryals, 23, grandson, MO NC OH
(Census furnished by Joyce Posey)
LAND: In the Clear Creek District, Sherman County, Nebraska,
Rebecca homesteaded 160 acres she acquired for $1.25 an acre.
Purchased 2 Jul 1883. The land was located at the NE Section 28,
Township 14, Range 16.
(Source: Sherman Co., NE Homestead Deeds, Certificate #13067, page
273 - furnished by Joyce Posey)
LAND: 1885 Production of Agriculture Schedule, Sherman Co.,
Nebraska, p. 114
Rebecca Powell, filled 25 acres, had 95 acres unimproved; value of
farm $1,600; value of livestock $100; farm production $250; mowed
15 acres; 30 acres in grain seed; no horses.
(Source: LDS Record, Order # 271132, Film # 0499580 - furnished by
Joyce Posey)
LAND: In Jun 1886, the 240 acre town site of Litchfield, NE was
platted from land owned by John Kisling, Rebecca Powell and L.D.
Engleman.
(Source: A Centennial History of Litchfield, Neb. 1886-1986, p. 8
- furnished by Joyce Posey)
OBITUARY: "Unionville Republican," Putnam Co., MO, 7 May 1890. We
are informed that Mrs. Rebecca Powell, formerly of this township,
but of late, Litchefield, Neb., died on the 26th ult. She was
about 80 years old.
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
COMMENT: No newspaper obituary found for Litchfield, NE. Old
newspapers not kept in area.
BURIAL: Died 26 Apr 1890, buried in Lot #410, plot 1, Litchfield
Cemetery,
Litchfield, NE, no headstone.
Rebecca married Charles POWELL, son of William POWELL and Elizabeth UNKNOWN, between 1831 and 1833 in Monroe Co., OH. Charles was born about 1813 in Center Twp., Monroe Co., OH and died on 2 Sep 1874 in Union Twp., Putnam Co., MO about age 61.
General Notes:
Charles Powell
ERROR-PARENTS: At one time it was assumed that the father of
Charles Powell was Abner Powell. Abner Powell was an early settler
of Monroe County, Ohio. Apparently this was erroneous relationship
information from Mrs. Fedorchak to Joyce Posey. In October 2000,
researcher Joyce Posey reiterated to Dick Henthorn that this
assumption was in error. She believes his parents were William and
Elizabeth Powell of Adams Twp., Monroe Co., OH.
COMMENT: Researching the Powell surname in Putnam Co., Mo., is
difficult, as more than one Powell family lived there amd they
were not related. There are Powell families from Ohio and from
Kentucky. Some of the Powell's who were from Appanoose & Wayne
counties in Iowa, went across the border to Missouri to be
married. Some of the "Ohio" Powell's lived as neighbors to the
"Kentucky" Powells. The research becomes very difficult when an
Ohio Powell marries a Kentucky Powell. (Furnished by Joyce Posey)
MARRIAGE: Information about the marriage of Charles Powell and
Rebecca Conger can be found in Ethel Heagler's book and in CFAI by
Maxine Crowell Leonard. CFA II, p. 398 lists the marriage as, Abt.
1835.
QUESTION: Has anyone found proof of the marriage of Charles Powell
and Rebecca Conger?
OCCUPATION: farmer
TAX_LIST:
1835 Tax levy record, Adams Twp., Monroe Co., OH. Charles Powel
was taxed for 1 horse and 1 cattle, value $48.00.
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
LAND: 27 Oct 1835
Charles and Rebecca Powell purchased land, 27 Oct 1835, Monroe
Co., OH, located at Range 5, Twp. 4, Section 11
(Source: Early Ohio Settlers - Southeastern Ohio 1800-1840,
Purchasers of Land, Marietta, Ohio by Ellen and David Stanley
Berry, page 57)
TAX_LIST:
1836, Charles Powell was taxed for R4 T4 S19 E Sw, 39 acres, value
$44.00, also 1 horse and 1 cattle for a value of $48.00.
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
LAND: 3 Dec 1838 - Monore Co., OH Deed Book C, page 392 (Burned
deed records),
Charles Powel to Elizabeth Powel (written at the top of page)
_les Powell and _zabeth Powell of the same co_ _ _ _ _s Powel and
Rebecca his wife for and in _ hand paid the receipt whereof they
do be _ leased and conveyed and do by these present _ unto the
said Elizabeth Powel and her husband _tuate and being in the
County of Monroe in the state of _ _ half quarter to with the east
half of the west qu_ of range 4 containing fourty acres subject to
sale at Ma_, _ with all the privildeges and appurtenances therein
to _ her the said Elizabeth Powel and unto her heirs and assinees
for _ his wife for themselves and their heirs and executors and
admin_ with the said Elizabeth Powel her heirs and assignees that
they the _re lawfully seized of the premises aforesaid that they
have good ri_ _le and convey the same in manner aforesaid that
they _re free and clear of and all incumbrances whatever an _ _
_es Powel and Rebecca his wife will well and truely warrant and
for_ and hereby granted unto said Elizabeth Powel and to her heirs
_ claims and demands of all and every person whomsoever the said
George (sic) Powel and Rebecca his wife party of the first part
ha_ _de and seals the day and year above written. signed sealed X
de_
of
Hart interlined before signed Charles P_
her
Rebecca X P_
mark
The State of Ohio, Monroe Co
_ The day of Oct A.D. 1838 before the subscriber a Justice of the
Peace in _ county personally appeared the said Charles Powel and
Rebecca Powel who si_ deed and acknowledged the signing and
sealing thereof to be their act _ _ and the said Rebecca Powell
wife of the said Charles Powell being by part from her said
husband and the contents of the said deed being fully mae_ the
same in her presence she did declare upon such separate
examination _nd acknowledged the same _ that she is still
satisfied there with.
Given my hand _ Oct A.D. 1838 Thomas Hart J.P.
Entered the first and recorded the third day of December 1838
[Note: Elizabeth Powell was the mother of Charles and Rebecca
Powell. REH]
(Source: Burned land Deeds, Book C, page 392, and Fedorchak Vol.
17, and Gateway to the West, unknown page - furnished by Joyce
Posey)
Census: 1840, in Monroe Co., OH, Wayne Twp., Shelby, #39
Charles Powell; 2 males under 10; 1 male between 26-45;
1 female between 26-45
[Note: According to Joyce Posey there was only one Charles Powell
listed in the Monroe Co., OH census between the years 1820-1850.]
LAND: 1841 - Monroe Co., Ohio
Deed Records - Vol. 11 page 103 - Charles Powell & wife
Rebecca sold to Thomas Carrick for $350.00; the NW quarter of the
SE quarter of R 5,T 4,S 11, containing 40 acres and 12 hundreths
of an acre; 15 February 1841. Witnessed by: Simon Drum and Hugh
McMemiama. Signed by: Simon Drum, JP
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
LAND: 1847 - Monroe Co., Ohio
Deed Records - Vol. 16 page 537 - Charles Powell & wife
Rebecca sold to Andrew Early of the county of Washington and State
of Ohio for $700.00; the W 1/2 of the NW quarter of R6, T5, S2,
containing 79 acres and 60 hundreths of an acre. 9 April 1847.
Witnessed by: Simon Drum and David Gates. Signed by: Simon Drum JP
[Land located in the same area where Stephen & Moses Conger
lived in Wayne Twp.] (Furnished by Joyce Posey)
EMIGRATION: In early 1847, Charles Powell and family migrated by
wagon train to Appanoose County, Iowa along with other Powell and
Conger family members. They all appear on the county's 1850
census. These families purchased land in and around Caldwell,
Walnut and Pleasant Townships.
Census: 1850, in Appanoose Co., IA, Center Twp., 15/15, 25 Nov
1850
Charles Powell, 38, farmer, OH; Rebecca, 40, PA
William, 16, OH; Elias, 14, OH; Isaac, 12, OH; Sally (AKA Sarah),
10, OH;
Alexander, 7, OH; Elizabeth, 5, OH; Orphy J., 3, OH
(Census furnished by Joyce Posey)
COMMENT: At the time of the 1850 census of Caldwell Twp.,
Appanoose Co., Iowa there were three Conger and one Powell
families living close together.
Enos and Jane (Strayer) Conger were Family #34
Elias Gregory and Rebecca (Patterson) Conger were Family #35
James B. and Hannah Powell were Family #36 with George Conger, 21,
b. OH
John B. and Elizabeth (Atkinson) Conger were Family #37
Enos, Elias Gregory, John B. Conger and Rebecca (Conger) Powell
were siblings.
George Washington Conger was the 1st cousin, 1 generation removed
of these
Conger siblings. As of January 1996 it is not known whether James
B. and
Hannah Powell were related to their 3 Conger neighbors or to
Charles and
Rebecca (Conger) Powell who were Family #15 in Center Twp.,
Appanoose Co., IA.
LAND: Charles Powell - Putnam Co., Mo.. Deeds
Putman Co., Mo., Deed Book A, page 157; October 28, 1852 George M.
Smith and Rebecca, his wife, of Putnam Co., Mo.; to Charles
Powell,
of Appanoose Co., Iowa. Indenture.
Putnam Co., Mo., Deed Book A, page 159; October 28, 1852
William Smith and Elizabeth, his wife, of Putnam Co., Mo.; to
Charles Powell, of Appanoose Co., Iowa. Indenture.
(Source: Deed Index's; Unionville Library, Unionville Mo. -
furnished by Joyce Posey)
By 1860, Charles and Rebecca had moved to Liberty Township, Putnam
County, Missouri.
(Furnished by Joyce E. Posey)
CENSUS: 1860, in Putnam Co., MO, Liberty Twp., Dwelling 115,
Family 94, 27 Jul
1860
Charles Powell, 47, farmer, OH; Rebecca, 49, PA
Sally, 19, OH; Elizabeth, 16, OH; Orphy J., 12, OH; Samuel, 8, IA
(Furnished by Joyce E. Posey)
LAND:
Land Deed - Grantee - Putnam Co. Missouri, Vol. 2, p. 622
Laurence Boggs and wife Agnes, of Putnam Co. MO, for the sum of
$450.00 sold to Charles Powell of the said county of Putnam, the
described tract of land situated in the said county; the west half
of Lot number 2 in the northwest quarter of Section 4, Township
66, Range 17, and southwest quarter of the NW quarter of Section 4
in Range 17 and fifteen acres of the west side of the east half of
Lot #66 of Range 17, and 15 acres of the west side of the east
half of Lot #1 in Township 66, Range 17. dated 14 Mar 1864. Filed
in Recorders Office 17 Mar 1864.
(Source: Original Deed Record from Vol. 2, p. 622 - furnished by
Joyce Posey)
LAND:
Land Deed - Grantor - Putnam Co., Missouri, Vol. 3-C5563, p. 211
Charles Powell and Rebecca, his wife, of the County of Putnam, for
the sum of $2160.00 sold to James R. McCoy of Scotland Co., State
of Missouri, the described tract of land, situated in Putname Co.,
State of Missouri; the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter
of Section 33 and the first half of the southwest quarter of
Section 33 and the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of
Section 33 in Township Number 67, of Range 17, containing 160
acres, be this - wood less, and also the west quarter of the
northwest quarter of Section #4, in Range #17 and fifteen acres of
the west side of the east half of Lot #2 of Section #4 in Township
66 of Range 17, containing 102 acres more or less. dated 21 Dec
1864. filed for record at Recorder Office - 23 Mar 1865.
(Source: Copy of Original Deed from Vol. 3, C5563, p. 211 -
furnished by Joyce Posey)
COMMENT: Charles and Rebecca Powell's older sons served with the
Union Army Regiments in Iowa and Missouri during the Civil War.
CENSUS: 1870, in Putnam Co., MO, Union Twp., 224/224, 23 June 1870
Charles Powell, 56, m. farmer, 1800/1000, OH
Rebecca, 59, f. keeps house, PA
Samuel, 18, m. IA
Elizabeth Veatch, 26, f. keeps house, b. OH
Wesley D., 2, m. IA
Daniel Ryals, 8, m. MO, grandson; Rebecca Ryals, 3, f. IA
granddaughter
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
COMMENT: No obituary or record of burial has been found, as of Aug
1995
PROBATE: Estate Record #657, filed 15 Sep 1874, Putnam Co., MO
courthouse, p. 91.
Charles Powell, died 2 Sep 1874
Homestead land bequeathed to Rebecca Powell
NE - NW Section 23, 40 acres, valued at $320.00
SW - SE Section 15, 40 acres, valued at $400.00
NW - SE Section 15, 37 1/2 acres, valued at $181.50
SE - NW Section 15, 40 acres, valued at $300.00
2 1/2 acres off the SW - SE, valued at $25.00
Heirs mentioned in the estate:
Rebecca Powell, widow
William Powell; Elias Powell; Isaac Powell; Alexander Powell;
Elizabeth Veatch; Jane Howard; Samuel Powell; and grandchildren:
Daniel Ryals, Morgan (sic, Maryum) Ryals, Samuel Ryals, and
Rebecca
Ryals
(Source: Putnam Co., MO Estate Records, 1845-1909 - Furnished by
Joyce Posey)
BURIAL: At the Putnam Co., Missouri Library there is a book,
"Pioneers," which lists those born before 1850 who are buried in
the cemeteries of the county. Neither Charles Powell, nor his
daughter Sallie (Powell) Ryals, are listed in this record. No
record of death or newspaper obituary was found.
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
CHILD-ERROR: Arthur Powell was listed in CFA II, p. 398, as a
child of Charles Powell. Joyce Posey reported in April 2004 that
this was an error caused by some inaccurate research done by a
professional researcher.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 602 M i. William G. POWELL was born on 25
Apr 1834 in Monroe Co., OH, died on 20 Dec 1901 in Lydia, Lincoln
Co., OK at age 67, and was buried in Dec 1901 in Nr. Lydia,
Lincoln Co., OK, Bethel Grove Cemetery.
603 M ii. Elias
POWELL was born on 17 Jun 1835 in Monroe Co., OH.
General Notes:
Elias Powell
MILITARY: Civil War veteran
RESIDENCES: Carroll Co., MO; Jackson Co., OR
MARRIAGE: Elias Powell to Susan E. Harwick - 25 June 1865, Carroll
Co., Mo..
(Source: Carroll Co., Mo., Marriages - Vol B, page 273 - furnished
by Joyce Posey)
CENSUS: 1870 Census - Carroll Co., Mo., Morris Twp., date June 30
1970.
Elias Powell, age 32, b, Ohio, farmer
Susan A. E., age 26, housekeeping b. Mo.
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
CENSUS: 1880 Census - Jackson Co., Oregon, Eden Precinct, date
June 29, 1880
Elias Powell, age 44, farmer, b. Ohio
Susan E., wife, age 36, housekeeping, b. Mo..
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
Elias married Susan E. HARWICK on 25 Jun 1865 in Carroll Co., MO. Susan was born about 1844 in Missouri.
+ 604 M iii. Isaac POWELL was born on 17 Jun
1838 in Monroe Co., OH, died on 18 Jul 1908 in Unionville, Putnam
Co., MO at age 70, and was buried in Jul 1908 in Unionville,
Putnam Co., MO, Unionville Cemetery.
+ 605 F iv. Sarah Jane POWELL was born about
Jan 1840 in Monroe Co., OH and died before 1870.
+ 606 M v. Alexander POWELL was born on 19 Feb
1843 in Monroe Co., OH, died on 27 Jan 1922 in Plattsville, Mills
Co., IA at age 78, and was buried on 30 Jan 1922 in Haxtun,
Phillips Co., CO, Haxtun Cemetery.
+ 607 F vi. Elizabeth POWELL was born in 1844
in Monroe Co., OH.
+ 608 F vii. Orphya Jane POWELL was born about 8
Nov 1847 in Columbus, Franklin Co., OH, died on 1 Jan 1926 in
Unionville, Putnam Co., MO about age 78, and was buried on 2 Jan
1926 in Unionville, Putnam Co., MO, Unionville Cemetery.
+ 609 M viii. Samuel B. POWELL was born on 28 Mar
1852 in Appanoose Co., IA, died on 23 Nov 1926 in Minatare, Scotts
Bluff Co., NE at age 74, and was buried in Nov 1926 in Minatare,
Scotts Bluff Co., NE, East Lawn Cemetery.
220. Benoni
CONGER was born on 27 Mar 1812 in Greene Co., PA, died
on 25 Sep 1890 in Centerville, Appanoose Co., IA at age 78, and
was buried in Sep 1890 in Pleasant Twp., Appanoose Co., IA,
Evergreen Cemetery.
General Notes:
Benoni Conger
PARENTS: Elias Darby Conger, Sr. and Mary Gregory
Problem: Was he born in OH or PA? 1850 and 1860 census says, PA.
Joyce Posey says: a possible place of birth is, Morris Twp., Green
Co., PA. She says it is possible that his father went to Monroe
Co., OH to secure land and then returned to Pennsylvania to move
his family.
Census: 1840, in Monroe Co., OH, Adams Twp., page 39
(1840 Census furnished by Joyce Posey)
Census: 1850, in Monroe Co., OH, Green Twp., 107/107, 21 Aug 1850
Benonia Conger, 38, m. farmer, $4000, PA; Catharine, 39, f. PA;
Samuel, 15, m. farmer, OH; Enos, 14, m. OH; Mary, 12, f. OH;
Nancy, 10, f. OH; Elizabeth, 8, f. OH; Catharine, 6, f. OH;
John, 3, m., OH; Rebecca, 1, f, OH
Census: 1860, in Monroe Co., OH, Green Twp., 232/232, pg 34, 20
June 1860
Benoni, Conger, 47, m. farmer, 5000/1000, PA; Catherine, 50, f. PA
Samuel, 24, m. farmer, OH; Enos, 23, m. farmer, OH; Nancy, 19, f.
OH;
Elizabeth, 17, f. OH; Catherine, 15, f. OH; John W., 12, m. OH;
Rebecca J., 10, f. OH; Noble, 8, m. OH
[Note: The daughter, Mary did not appear on this census.]
(1860 Census furnished by Joyce Posey, with additions by REH)
EMIGRATION: The family moved by wagon train from Monroe Co., OH to
Appanoose Co., IA about 1862-1863
OCCUPATION:
Benoni took to growing blooded cattle, and at one time had one of
the best herds of Shorthorns (Durhams) in the state.
(Source: The Conger Family of America - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
BIOGRAPHY: Benonia Conger came to this county [Appanoose Co., IA]
in an early day and built a large frame barn. It was the first in
this section [Caldwell, Twp.].
(Source: Early Pioneer Stories, published by the Appanoose Iowa
Genealogical Society, p. 87, column 1 - furnished by Joyce Posey)
Census: 1870, in Appanoose Co., IA, Pleasant Twp
Benonia Conger, 58, farmer, 9000/2700, PA; Catherine, 59, PA
Nancy 26, OH; Betsy, 24, OH; Noble, 17, OH
(Furnished by Robert Guilinger)
Census: 1880, in Appanoose Co., IA, Pleasant Twp., #156/162
Benoni Conger, 68, farmer, PA NY Ireland
Catherine, 70, PA Ireland Ireland
blank, 28, son, OH, PA PA
Elizabeth, 29, dau, OH PA PA
[Note: The unnamed son probably was Noble Conger, b. 1852 in Ohio.
Elizabeth, dau, 29 might have been the wife of Noble, rather than
a daughter. They did have a daughter named Elizabeth, who appeared
on the 1860 census in Monroe Co., OH. She would have been 37 at
the time of the 1880 census. REH]
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
CEMETERY: Catherine Conger, wife of B., d. 7 Jan 1882, 74 yr, 10m
(birth date of Abt. 7 Mar 1807 calculated); Benoni Conger, d. 25
Sep 1890, 79 yr, 5m, 28 d.; Evergreen Cemetery, Cincinnati,
Pleasant Twp., Appanoose Co., IA.
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
Benoni married Catherine PATTERSON on 14 Jul 1834 in Guernsey Co., OH. Catherine was born about 7 Mar 1807 in Pennsylvania, died on 7 Jan 1882 in Centerville, Appanoose Co., IA about age 74, and was buried in Jan 1882 in Pleasant Twp., Appanoose Co., IA, Evergreen Cemetery.
General Notes:
Catherine Patterson
CEMETERY: Catherine Conger, wife of B., d. 7 Jan 1882, 74 yr, 10m
(birth date
of Abt. 7 Mar 1807 calculated); Benoni Conger, d. 25 Sep 1890, 79
yr, 5m, 28
d.; Row 7, Evergreen Cemetery, Cincinnati, Pleasant Twp.,
Appanoose Co., IA
(Furnished by Dortha Walters to Joyce Posey)
Children from this marriage were:
610 M i. Samuel
Patterson CONGER was born on 1 Jul 1833 in Monroe Co., OH,
died on 23 Oct 1925 in Denver, Denver Co., CO at age 92, and was
buried in Oct 1925 in Denver, Denver Co., CO, Riverside Cemetery.
General Notes:
Samuel Patterson Conger
PARENTS: Benoni Conger and Catherine Patterson
Problem: Was he born on 1 Jul 1833 in Monroe Co., OH or 3 Jul 1835
in Guernsey Co., OH? Maxine Leonard lists, 3 Jul 1835, Guernsey
Co., OH.
CONFLICT: Some say that Samuel P. Conger left home at age 27 and
arrived in Colorado in 1860. Joyce Posey says: he was still living
in Monroe Co., OH at the home of his father at the time of the
1860 census and he went to Colorado Abt. 1863-1864.
REFERENCE: There is an article about him in "Nederland, A Trip to
Cloudland," by Isabel M. Becker, prepared and published by Scott
Becker, Ltd., P.O. Box 501, Denver, CO 80201.
BIOGRAPHY:
Samuel P. Conger was born 1 Jul 1883 in Monroe Co., OH to Benoni
and Catherine (Patterson) Conger. Benoni was born in 1812 to Elias
Darby Conger Sr. b. 1763 and his second wife, Mary Gregory. Elias
came to Monroe County from Greene County, PA, about 1813. He was
an early settler of Adams Township. Elias died June 1847. Elias
and Mar's other children were: Elias Gregory b. 1806 md. Rebecca
Patterson; John B. b. 1808 md. Elizabeth Atkinson; Enos b. 1814
md. Ann Strayer (1), Mary Lang (2); and Rebecca b. 1810 md.
Charles Powell. Most of the Congers migrated to Appanoose County,
Iowa by 1850.
Samuel Conger left Monroe County at age 27, crossing the Great
Plains in a covered wagon, arriving in Colorado in 1860. The 1860
Census shows Samuel and wife, Diantha, living at Central City,
Colorado. He may have prospected on his own along Chicago Creek or
he may have worked at the Chain of Mines, owned by Horace Tabor,
to learn all he could about mining.
Boulder, Colorado history credit Sam Conger as the discover of the
famous "Caribou" silver mine in 1868. The Caribou was one of the
richest silver mines in Colorado mininin history. It was located
in a treacherous area. Snow drifts as high as 25 feet blanketed
the area in winter. Conger sold his interest in "Caribou" for
$500.00 and full ownership of the "Poorman," in the same vicinity.
By the late 1870's, Sam also sold all interest in the "Poorman."
Sam and Diantha both appear on the 1870 census.
Caribous Camp was platted in 1870 and within months over 3,000
people lived there. The camp produced more than a half million
dollars in gold and silver in 1875. The camp started fading in the
1880's. Then the silver panic struck in 1893. The Caribou never
fully recovered. Then a fire in 1900 virtually wiped Caribou Camp
off the map.
In 1879, "Conger's Cammp" was established by Sam Conger. It was
located in Blue River Valley, near Breckenridge, Summit Co., CO.
In the 1880 Census he and Diantha were living in Blue River Valley
of Summit County, Colorado. Samuel was 47 and Diantha (maiden name
unknown) was 39. Samuel's mine, located in Indian Gulch, was the
"Diantha," a rich fissure mine which was reported to run 1,000 to
1,200 ounces per ton.
Around 1899, Sam Conger and his partner, Nelson Wannamaker
discovered Tungsten (Black Iron) near Nederland in Boulder County,
CO. They took ore samples to Denver to be assayed, after getting
two opinions, they secured a lease and work on the property began.
The mine was known as "The Galena." The partners sold the lease to
Dr. Robert M. Bell, who developed the mine and renamed it, "The
Conger." In it's day "The Conger" was the greatest tungsten mine
in the world.
It was said that Sam Conger was a grand old man of the mountains,
had made and lost three fortunes and lived his last few years
financially uncomfortable. Tradition says Sam was a government
scout during the Indian wars and that he was a friend of Buffalo
Bill Cody. Sam was entitled to a pension but he felt he was
capable of making his own way in the world.
Samuel Patterson Conger died at age 92 at the Denver General
Hospital, Denver, CO on 23 Oct 1925. He is buried without
headstone at Riverside Cemetery, W 1/2 Lot 13, plot 4.
(Source: Information is from Joyce Posey. Joyce abstracted some of
the information from "Nederland--A Trip to Cloudland" by Isabel M.
Becker; "Conger Families of America Vol. 2" and "Conger Confab
Newsletter" by Maxine Leonard. The article by Joyce Posey appeared
in the "Monroe OGS Navigator" Jul 95, page 58)
Samuel married Diantha UNKNOWN. Diantha was born about 1841.
Samuel next married Sarah Spoor WEBSTER on 2 Feb 1903 in Golden, Jefferson Co., CO.
General Notes:
Sarah Spoor Webster
SPOUSE: Sarah Spoor Webster was the 2nd wife of Samuel Conger.
Problem: Was she first married to an Unknown Webster?
611 M ii. Enos
CONGER was born on 18 Jan 1837 in Guernsey Co., OH, died on
18 Jan 1862 at age 25, and was buried in Jan 1862 in Fletcher's
Chapel.
General Notes:
Enos Conger
PARENTS: Benoni Conger and Catherine Patterson
MILITARY: Civil War Soldier
CEMETERY: Enos Conger and his sister, Mary, are buried at
Fletcher's ME Chapel (Centerville, IA?).
(Source: The Conger Family of America - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
612 F iii. Mary
CONGER was born on 23 Nov 1839 in Guernsey Co., OH, died on
23 Oct 1859 at age 19, and was buried in Oct 1859 in Fletcher's
Chapel.
General Notes:
Mary Conger
PARENTS: Benoni Conger and Catherine Patterson
CEMETERY: Enos Conger and his sister, Mary, are buried at
Fletcher's ME Chapel (Centerville, IA?).
(Source: The Conger Family of America - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
613 F iv. Nancy
CONGER was born on 3 Mar 1841 in Guernsey Co., OH.
General Notes:
Nancy Conger
PARENTS: Benoni Conger and Catherine Patterson
Nancy married Will HARVEY.
Nancy next married Unknown CENTERS.
614 F v. Elizabeth
CONGER was born on 15 Apr 1843 in Guernsey Co., OH.
General Notes:
Elizabeth Conger
PARENTS: Benoni Conger and Catherine Patterson
615 F vi. Catherine
CONGER was born on 5 Sep 1845 in Guernsey Co., OH.
General Notes:
Catherine Conger
PARENTS: Benoni Conger and Catherine Patterson
Catherine married Arthur M. MILLER on 19 Nov 1867 in Appanoose Co., IA.
General Notes:
Arthur M. Miller
MARRIAGE: Arthur M. Miller to Catherine Conger on 19 Nov 1867;
Book 3, page 280
(Source: "Index to Grooms, Early Marriage Records, 1847-1900"
published by Appanoose County Genealogical Society, Centerville,
IA 52544, 1986 - furnished by Joyce Posey)
616 M vii. John
Wesley CONGER was born on 20 Sep 1847 in Guernsey Co., OH.
General Notes:
John Wesley Conger
PARENTS: Benoni Conger and Catherine Patterson
Birth: Batch #: 451957, Source Call #:
20 Sep 1847, J.W. Conger, Guernsey Co., Ohio
617 F viii. Rebecca
Jane CONGER was born in Jul 1850 in Guernsey Co., OH and
died on 20 Jan 1902 at age 51.
General Notes:
Rebecca Jane Conger
PARENTS: Benoni Conger and Catherine Patterson
Rebecca married Unknown BEAMER.
618 M ix. Noble
CONGER was born on 13 Feb 1852 in Guernsey Co., OH and died
on 23 Dec 1904 at age 52.
General Notes:
Noble Conger
PARENTS: Benoni Conger and Catherine Patterson
Film #: 170878, Page #: 427, Ordinance #: 20701
13 Feb 1852, Noble Conger, Guernsey Co., Ohio
Census: 1880, in Gunnison, CO, 9th Precinct, #118
Noble Conger
QUESTION: Is the Noble Conger, found in Gunnison, CO this one?
221. Enos
CONGER was born on 1 Jan 1814 in Monroe Co., OH, died
on 2 Apr 1903 in Cincinnati(near), Appanoose, IA at age 89, and
was buried on 3 Apr 1903 in Cincinnati, Appanoose Co., IA, Bozwell
Cemetery.
General Notes:
Enos Conger
PARENTS: Elias Darby Conger, Sr. and Mary Gregory
BIRTH-CONFLICT: Was he born in Greene Co., PA as Maxine Crowell
Leonard lists or in Monroe Co., OH as others list? 1850, 1856,
1870 and 1880 census records of Appanoose Co., IA lists OH. We
know the Conger family lived in Monroe Co., OH. The father of Enos
Conger, Elias Darby Conger sold land in Greene Co., PA and the
first record found for him is in Monroe Co., OH, dated 1813.
MARRIAGE: Enos Conger and Jane Strayer were married on 30 Aug 1838
in Marshall
Co., VA.
[Note, on the cover of the source document: These marriages were
taken from the WPA records that are located in the State Archives
at Charleston, West Virginia. These records were sometimes copied
by people who could not read the writing very well. If you have
any questions about any marriage we would suggest you write
directly to the Marshall County Court House.]
(Source: Marshall County, WV Marriages 1835-1889 by Wes Cochran,
Martha Metz, Linda Camp - furnished by Joyce Posey to Robert R.
Guilinger)
LAND: Monroe Co., OH Deed Book 1, page 229. Gilbert McCoy and
others to Enos Conger - 11 Oct 1839. Gilbert McCoy and Sarah, his
wife; Joseph Seals and Sarah, his wife; Thomas McCoy and Maria,
his wife; Mitchell McCoy and Mary, his wife, to Enos Conger - for
$59.00 in Green Township NE 1/4 of SW 1/4 of S.34, T3, R.4,
Marietta lands, which the parties of the first part became heirs
by the deceased of William McCoy, their brother: Witnesses: James
Seals and John (or Jehu) Mills
(Source: Fedorchak, Vol. X, page 177 - furnished by Betty Cronin)
TAX_LIST: 1841, Green Twp., Monroe Co., OH
Enos Conger, R4, T3, S34, SW SW, 40 acres, Value $47.00
TAX_LIST: 1842, Green Twp., Monroe Co., OH
Enos Conger, R4, T3, S34, SW SW, 40 acres, Value $47.00
TAX_LIST: 1843, Green Twp., Monroe Co., OH
Enos Conger, R4, T3, S34, SW SW, 40 acres, Value $47.00
TAX_LIST: 1844, Green Twp., Monroe Co., OH
Enos Conger, R4, T3, S34, SW SW, 40 acres, Value $47.00
Taxable property: 1 horse, value $40.00; 2 cattle, value $16.00
Paid $7.00 state tax; $1.12 road tax
TAX_LIST: 1845, no record found
TAX_LIST: 1846, Green Twp., Monroe Co., OH
Enos Conger, R4, T3, S34, W 1/2 SW, 80 acres, Value $302.00
and
Enos Conger, R4, T3, S34, NE, SW, 40 acres, Value $157.00; under
the heading of
Remarks: Pennell, Wm. A., transferred to ...
[Note: Joyce Posey writes: Apparently Enos Conger completed the
improvements on the land he had purchased from the McCoys and
lived on the property. By 1846 he had acquired another 80 acres
and there was a huge increase in the value of the property and the
taxes, at which point he sold the land and migrated to Iowa.
(Source: Tax records obtained for Joyce Posey by Shirley
Neiswonger)
EMIGRATION: Conger families came west to Iowa over time. Enos and
Jane Strayer Conger came first, in 1845 (brother and wife) and
homesteaded on the Chariton River. Then came Elias [G.] and John
[B.] in 1849 (brothers) and they homesteaded claims in Caldwell
township. They were followed in the 50's and 60's by Benoni,
James, Morris, Moses, Max, Mark and Stephen (brothers and
nephews), with cousins Charles, Elias and William.
(Source: The Conger Family of America - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
LAND: According to Keith Conger, Enos Conger did not own land when
he first arrived in Iowa. He and his family lived and worked on
the land owned by John Conger, until he purchased land at Pleasant
Township, sometime after 1860 and before 1870.
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
LAND: Enos and Ann Conger first settled on land northwest of
Exline, in Caldwell Twp., Appanoose Co., IA .
(Source: History of Appanoose Co., IA, 1984-1985, page 60 -
furnished by Dortha Walters; Also found on page 593 of History of
Appanoose Co., IA, 1878)
RESIDENCES: From a Directory in the History of Appanoose Co., IA,
1878, page 593; Pleasant Twp., Enos Conger, farmer, Section 14,
P.O. Box Cincinnati, Iowa.
[Note: Enos did not pay to include a biographical sketch,
therefore he is only listed, as above.]
(Source: furnished by Dortha Walters and Joyce Posey)
COMMENT:
The village of Cincinnati, Iowa lies in Sections 3 and 4, Township
67, Range 18 (Pleasant Twp.). The plat was surveyed on Jan. 5,
1855, acknowledged on Mar. 7, 1855.
The village of Exline, Iowa was surveyed in Mar 1873, then named
"Caldwell City." It lies in Section 32, Township 68, Range 17.
(Caldwell Twp.) "Caldwell" is now (1996) located two miles east of
Exline.
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
RECOLLECTIONS:
Appanoose Co., [IA] history may not be complete without the
mention of the name Conger. This family dates its beginning in
America in the year of 1669, landing at Plymouth Rock. They were
of French Huguenot descent. Hence in years each generation
emigrated westward until you find the name Conger in all parts of
the United States. They are all related, as the original name was
Koniger, and was changed to Conger by John Conger the first. The
Congers were first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts
of their countrymen. They furnished soldiers in every war from
Colonial wars on down to the World War. The first [WWI] death
recorded at Camp Dodge in Des Moines was [a] Conger from Appanoose
Co.
John Conger III was a captain in the Revolutionary war. His son,
Gershom, was Geo. Washington's orderly at Valley Forge, and he
being the grandfather of the sons and daughters -- the Congers who
emigrated to Appanoose Co., in pioneer days. Gershom resided and
ended his days in Green[e] county, Pa. His descendants moved over
into Monroe county, Ohio, and his grandchildren moved on to Iowa
later.
[Note: Joyce Posey points out that Gershom Conger was not the
antecendent of the Appanoose Co., Iowa Congers.]
Enos and Jane Strair [Note: Her surname is usually listed as
Strayer. REH] Conger came first in 1846 and they homesteaded on
the Chariton River. Then came Elias and John in 1849 and they
homesteaded claims in Caldwell township. They were followed in the
early '50's by Benoni [sic, still in Monroe Co., OH in 1860
census], James, Morris, Moses, Max, Mark and Stephen and with
Cousins Charles, Elias and William.
[Note: Joyce Posey states that the cousins were probably the
Powell family. Charles Powell married Rebecca Conger and they had
sons, William and Elias. Benoni Conger and his family did not
migrate to Appanoose Co., IA until about 1862-63. He was still in
Monroe Co., OH at the time of the 1860 census.]
At one time, prior to the Civil war all these Conger families
resided in Appanoose county, Iowa, and Putnam county, MO., and
each of these families furnished soldiers in the Civil war -- they
were abolitionists and were interested in the underground route in
getting slaves north to freedom.
John [B.] Conger was progressive in the early day movements. At
one time he lived in Centerville, [Iowa] and built one of the
first brick residences in the town. He helped to organize the
first bank in Appanoose county, and later was among the founders
of Seymour, Iowa. In the early days he owned and operated one of
the first tread-powered threshing machines ever run in this
section of the state. This was an advancement over the old chaff
piler and flailing system.
Benoni took to growing blooded cattle, and at one time had one of
the best herds of Shorthorns (Durhams) in the state.
Elias [G.] drifted into growing blooded horses, and Enos was noted
in the county as a horticulturist and farmer. All the other Conger
boys became farmers, and their children likewise took up
agricultural pursuits at which most of them were successful.
Many of the Conger descendants moved westward and became great
benefactors in building up the great west. However, at this time
possibly over 500 of the Conger descendants live in Appanoose and
adjoining counties.
(Source: "Early Pioneer Stories" in 1934 "Centerville Iowegian."
The information in the article was furnished by J.C. Harvey of
Seymour, Iowa; reprinted in "Early Pioneer Stories," published by
the Appanoose County Iowa Genealogical Society, p. 38 - Dortha
Walters; Route 1; Mystic, IA shared the article and other data on
the families of Enos Conger with Joyce Posey)
[Note: The text of the article as furnished by Mrs. Walters and
Mrs. Posey was not the exact text of the article. Robert Guilinger
subsequently furnished a copy of the article which is used here.
The information in this article must be taken with a grain of salt
as much of what is reported has not been supported with verifiable
facts. J.C. Harvey, the author of this piece was, John Columbus
Harvey, of Seymour, Iowa, and son of Nancy Jane Conger and Wallace
McVey Harvey. REH]
Census: 1850, in Appanoose Co., IA, Caldwell Twp., 34/34
Enos Conger, 36, Farmer, b. OH; Jane, 37, b. OH
Margaret, 11, OH; Mary, 9, OH; Elias, 7, OH; Darcus, f. 5, OH;
Emma J., 1, IA
COMMENT: At the time of the 1850 census of Caldwell Twp.,
Appanoose Co., Iowa there were three Conger and one Powell
families living close together.
Enos and Jane (Strayer) Conger were Family #34
Elias Gregory and Rebecca (Patterson) Conger were Family #35
James B. and Hannah Powell were Family #36 with George Conger, 21,
b. OH
John B. and Elizabeth (Atkinson) Conger were Family #37
Enos, Elias Gregory, John B. Conger and Rebecca (Conger) Powell
were siblings. George Washington Conger was the 1st cousin, 1
generation removed of these Conger siblings. As of January 1996 it
is not known whether James B. and Hannah Powell were related to
their 3 Conger neighbors or to Charles and Rebecca (Conger) Powell
who were Family #15 in Center Twp., Appanoose Co., IA.
Census: 1856, in Appanoose Co., IA, Caldwell Twp., family 12/12
() = years in state
Enos Conger, 42, OH farmer, (7); Jane, 42, OH, (7)
Margaret, 16, OH, (7); Mary, 15, OH, (7); Elias G., 13, OH, (7);
Dorcus, 10, OH, (7); Ema J., 6, OH, (6); Caroline, 4, IA, (4);
Sarah E., 2, IA, (2)
(Furnished by Robert Guilinger and Joyce Posey)
Census: 1860, in Appanoose Co., IA, Caldwell Twp., 999/950
Enos Conger, 47, OH, farmer
Margaret, 20, OH; Elias, 17, OH; Darcus, 14, OH; Emma J., 11, IA
Caroline, 9, IA; Sarah J., 6, IA
[Note: At the time of the 1860 census no wife was listed in the
household of Enos Conger. REH]
(Source Appanoose Co., IA Genealogical Society - Furnished by
Joyce Posey)
MARRIAGE: Enos Conger and Mary Lang(e) were married on 2 Mar 1862
in Appanoose Co., IA.
(Source: Appanoose Co., IA Marriage Records, 1847-1900, Book 2, p.
104 - furnished by Joyce Posey)
Census: 1870, in Appanoose Co., IA, Pleasant Twp.
Enos Conger, 56, farmer, 2500/204, OH; Mary, 48, keeps house, OH
Sarah E., 16, IA; Wallace, 6, IA; Fanny, 4, Iowa
Caroline, 19, Domestic Servant, IA
(Furnished by Robert Guilinger)
Census: 1880, in Appanoose Co., IA, Pleasant Twp., 63/63
Enos Conger, 66, farmer, OH, Father b. NY, Mother b. Ireland
Mary, 57, OH, Father b. PA, Mother b. PA
Wallace, 19, farmer, IA OH OH; Francis, 14, dau. IA OH OH
(Source Appanoose Co., IA Genealogical Society - Furnished by
Joyce Posey)
CENSUS: 1885, in Appanoose Co. IA, Pleasant Twp.
Enos Conger, 70, OH
Mary, 62, OH
Francis E., 19, b. Appanoose Co., IA
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
CENSUS: 1900, in Appanoose Co., IA, Pleasant Twp.
Enos Conger, 86, b. Jan 1814 OH
Mary, 77, b. Dec 1822 OH
Marilla Smith, 13, b. 6/1886 [sic], IA, granddaughter
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
CEMETERY: Bozwell Cemetery, Pleasant Twp., Cincinnati, Appanoose
Co., IA. It is located on the Bozwell homestead. Large rocks mark
the burial site in the neglected cemetery. This is in Section 23,
SE corner of township. The surname is found spelled: Bozwell,
Boswell, Bozel, Bozzel, Bosell
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
RECOLLECTIONS:
Enos Conger was my great-grandpa. His farm is a short distance
west of me and I see the buildings everyday.
I have stood by his grave many times and am enclosing a picture
which I want returned as I have only this one.
He was born 1/1/1814 and died 4/1/1903. He was married in 1838 to
Ann Strayer, b. 1818, in Marshall Co., WV. She died and was buried
in Monroe Co., OH. I don't know where. There were seven children:
Margaret, Mary, Elias, Dorcus, Emma Jane, Caroline and Sarah.
[Note: Joyce Posey writes: Much of Keith Conger's information was
already known. I disagree with his statement that Ann Strayer died
in Monroe Co., OH. If she did, Enos must have remarried a "Jane"
before coming to Iowa. The Appanoose Co., IA census of 1850 lists
"Jane" age 37, b. OH and 1856 census of the same county lists
"Jane" age 42, b. Ohio, as wife of Enos.]
After her death he and some, or perhaps all, of the kids came to
Iowa. He then married a widow whose name was, Mary Jane Ireland
(Lang). They were parents of Joseph Wallace, b. 12/22/1863, d.
4/20/1937 (my grandpa) and Fanny, who married Asa Smith.
Enos and Mary Jane Conger are buried in the Bozwell Cemetery. Many
times before his death, grandpa, Wallace, would come to our place,
a few days before Memorial Day, and he, Dad and I would walk
through the fields and meadows to clean up their graves.
I write poetry and am having a book made up. Write again.
LKC
Cincinnati, IA 52549
(Source: Letter from L. Keith Conger to Joyce Posey, dated 28 June
1996)
OBITUARY: Cincinnati Review
Enos Conger, one of the oldest residents of the county and one of
the oldest men in the county, died at his home about four miles
southeast of Cincinnati [,IA] about noon yesterday at the advanced
age of 89 years. He had been confined to his bed for a long time
and his death was not unexpected. Mr. Conger was a pioneer settler
in the county. Funeral at 3:00 p.m. today after which interment
will be made at the Bozwell Cemetery.
[Note: Apparently there was no headstone. REH]
(Source: Centerville, Iowa "Daily Citizen," Vol. IX, No. 88, p. 3,
Friday, 3 April 1903 - furnished by Joyce Posey to Robert
Guilinger)
Enos married Jane STRAYER, daughter of John STRAYER and Unknown, on 30 Aug 1838 in Marshall Co., VA. Jane was born about Apr 1813 in Marshall Co., VA and died between 1856 and 1860 in Appanoose Co., IA.
General Notes:
Jane Strayer
FATHER: John Strayer
AKA: Ann
BIRTH-CONFLICT: A birth date of 1818 in Marshall Co., VA is
usually listed for Jane (Ann) Strayer. This date isn't supported
by the available information. The 1850 census of Appanoose Co., IA
lists her age as, 37 years old, which calculates to a birth year
of Abt. 1813. The 1856 census of Appanoose Co., IA lists her age
as 42 year old, which calculates to a birth year of Abt. 1814.
Both of these dates are more consistent with the birth year of her
husband, Enos, 1 Jan 1814 and they are used here.
COMMENT: According to Wilma Boden Barnett, the father of Jane
Strayer (Strair) was John Strayer a Revolutionary War soldier.
Jane was born in Marshall Co., VA/WV. No source citation was given
to support this information.
CONFLICT: Was her name, Jane Strair (from newspaper article), Ann
Strayer or Jane Strayer? Maxine Crowell Leonard lists, Ann Strayer
as does Joyce Posey. She is listed as, Jane, in the 1850 census of
Appanoose Co., IA. Robert Guilinger lists, Jane Strair. He found
her mentioned as "Jane Strair" in an undated newspaper clipping
about the Conger family, furnished by J.C. Harvey, of Seymour, IA.
[Note: There are a number of statements made in J.C. Harvey
article which don't seem to be supported by the facts. See her
husband's note for the text of the article. REH]
QUESTION: Can any cite a proof for her name?
Census: 1850, in Appanoose Co., IA, Caldwell Twp., 34/34
Enos Conger, 36, Farmer, b. OH; Jane, 37, b. OH
Margaret, 11, OH; Mary, 9, OH; Elias, 7, OH; Darcus, 5, OH;
Emma J., 1, IA
[Note: The name Darcus on the census record could have been
mispelled.]
DEATH-COMMENT: Jane Conger died after the 1856 census of Appanoose
Co., IA and before the 1860 census of the same place. In the 1860
census her husband is shown without a wife.
CEMETERY-COMMENT: It is claimed that she is buried in the Bozwell
Cemetery, Pleasant Twp., Appanoose Co., IA, without a headstone.
There is no cemetery record and there is no death record as of
July 1996.
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
Children from this marriage were:
+ 619 F i. Margaret CONGER was born on 24 Jul
1839 in Monroe Co., OH, died on 15 Nov 1911 in Iowa at age 72, and
was buried in Nov 1911 in Exline, Appanoose Co., IA, Exline
Cemetery.
+ 620 F ii. Mary Jane CONGER was born on 20
Jan 1841 in Monroe Co., OH and died on 6 Jan 1887 in Plainville,
Rooks Co., KS at age 45.
+ 621 M iii. Elias Gregory CONGER was born on 18
Mar 1843 in Senecaville, Monroe Co., OH, died on 4 Sep 1919 in
Oakdale, Antelope Co., NE at age 76, and was buried in Sep 1919 in
Oakdale, Antelope Co., NE, Oakdale Cemetery.
622 F iv. Darcus
CONGER was born about Jun 1845 in Monroe Co., OH and died
before 1903 in Perkins, Payne Co., OK.
General Notes:
Darcus Conger
PARENTS: Enos Conger and Jane (Ann) Strayer
Problem: Was the first name, Dorcus, Dorcas or Darcus? The name is
spelled, Darcus on the 1850, age 5, and 1860 census. This person
was a female and apparently never married. Age 10, on 1856 census
DEATH: Apparently died Bef. 1903 as she is not mentioned in the
Probate record of Enos Conger.
+ 623 F v. Emma Jane CONGER was born about 8
Jun 1849 in Appanoose Co., IA, died on 19 Feb 1923 in Perkins,
Payne Co., OK about age 73, and was buried in Feb 1923 in Perkins,
Payne Co., OK, Perkins Cemetery.
+ 624 F vi. Caroline CONGER was born about Feb
1851 in Appanoose Co., IA and died about 1926 in Ottumwa, Wapello
Co., IA about age 75.
+ 625 F vii. Sarah E. CONGER was born on 27 Nov
1854 in Iowa, died in Nov 1928 in Ottumwa, Wapello Co., IA at age
74, and was buried in Nov 1928 in Ottumwa, Wapello Co., IA, Shaul
Cemetery.
Enos next married Mary Jane IRELAND, daughter of William Linn IRELAND and Biademia SHAKLEE, on 2 Mar 1862 in Appanoose Co., IA. Mary was born about Mar 1822 in Morgan Co., OH, died on 6 Feb 1908 in Mendota, Putnam Co., MO about age 85, and was buried on 7 Feb 1908 in Cincinnati, Appanoose Co., IA, Bozwell Cemetery.
General Notes:
Mary Jane Ireland
PARENTS: William Linn Ireland and Biademia Shaklee
BIRTH: Abt. 1822, in OH from 1870 Census, Appanoose Co., IA
AKA: Mrs. Mary (Ireland) Lang was the 2nd wife of Enos Conger. She
was first married to Lowell Lang, in Ohio. They had a son, Lowell
Frank Lang. Listed as Mary Lang in Ancestral File.
Problem: Was her surname, Ireland or Irelan? The spelling is
usually, Ireland.
SPOUSE: Mary Jane Ireland was the 2nd spouse of Enos Conger.
RELATIONSHIP-RESEARCHER: Lowell Frank Lang, son of Mary Ireland,
married Virginia Amelia Bozwell the ancestor of Dortha May
(Bozwell) Walters: of RR1, Box 183A; Mystic, IA 52572 (As of Jan
1996). Mrs. Walters was interested in genealogy and did work on
the Conger family of Appanoose County, Iowa which she shared with
Mrs. Joyce Posey.
SIBLINGS: According to L. Keith Conger, she was the sister of
Elijah Simon Ireland.
OBITUARY: Mrs. Mary Conger of near Cincinnati, [IA] died last
Thursday [6 Feb 1908] at the home of her son, Wallace Conger, of
Mendota [MO], whom she had been visiting. The funeral took place
Friday. The remains being interred at Bozwell cemetery [Appanoose
Co., IA]
(Source: Unionville Republican, Unionville, Putnam Co., IA, 12 Feb
1908 - furnished by Joyce Posey)
Noted events in her life were:
• Reschr:
Children from this marriage were:
+ 626 M i. Joseph Wallace CONGER was born on
25 Dec 1863 in Cincinnati, Appanoose Co., IA, died on 20 Apr 1937
in Mendota, Putnam Co., MO at age 73, and was buried in Apr 1937
in Mendota, Putnam Co., MO, Friendship Cemetery.
+ 627 F ii. Francis E. CONGER was born about
26 Feb 1866 in Appanoose Co., IA, died on 9 Sep 1887 in Appanoose
Co., IA about age 21, and was buried in Sep 1887 in Cincinnati,
Appanoose Co., IA, Bozwell Cemetery.
223. Elias
CONGER was born about 4 Oct 1789 in Woodbridge,
Middlesex Co., NJ, died on 17 Nov 1869 in Cameron, Monroe Co., OH
about age 80, and was buried in Nov 1869 in Cameron, Monroe Co.,
OH, Atkinson Cemetery.
General Notes:
Elias Conger
PARENTS: David Conger, Jr. and Sarah Welch
RELATIONSHIP: According to Joyce Posey this Elias Conger was the
nephew of Elias Darby Conger Sr., born 8 June 1763 in New Jersey.
The younger was sometimes called Elias, Jr. to differeniate. Can
it be proved that he was called Junior?
Problem: Joyce Posey lists his middle initial as, "D.". Can it be
proved that his middle initial was, "D."?
AKA-BIRTH-DEATH: Ancestral File of Jan 1996 lists him as: Elias
Darby Conger, Jr.; born 4 Oct 1790 in Middlesex, NJ; died 17 Nov
1869 in Monroe Co., OH; buried at Old Cameron Cem., Jamestown,
Monroe, OH.
BIRTH-CONFLICT: Robert Guilinger lists the following dates: b. 4
Oct 1789, Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ, d. 17 Nov 1869, Cameron,
Monroe Co., OH. He has the estate record, dated Dec 1869. Clyde
Decker lists the following dates: b. 3 Oct 1789, d. 17 Nov 1869.
Others have listed a birth date of 16 Oct 1788. Maxine Crowell
Leonard lists, b. 6 Sep 1789, Woodbridge, Middlesex, NJ, d. 17 Nov
1869, Cameron, Monroe, OH (CFA I, p. 140), then corrects the birth
date to, 6 Apr 1790 (CFA II, p. 715)
MARRIAGE-CONFLICT: Some say he was married in Green Co., PA and
others in Monroe Co., OH. Ethel Conger Heagler listed, Green Co.,
PA. [Note: Robert Guilinger thinks that Mrs. Heagler was in error.
He states, "No source quote for location of marriage, however
Margaret moved as a young child with her father, Charles Atkinson,
to Monroe Co., OH around 1799. Elias moved to Monroe Co. in the
1813 time period. There is no reason to believe they were not
married in 1815 in Monroe County, OH."]
QUESTION: Who can cite a source for the marriage information?
TAX_LIST: 1820 Tax List of Monroe Co., OH
Gershom Conger, R4, T4, S25 SW, 80 acres
Elias Conger, Jr., R4, T4, S25, SW, 80 acres
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
RECOLLECTIONS:
Julianna Conger Walton wrote that her father, Elias, and Uncle
Gershom entered land together in Monroe county, Ohio. They built
their houses and improved the land by clearing it. Elias bought
out Gershom a few years later. Gershom went west, but spent the
winter of 1847 with relatives in Ohio.
(Source: The Conger Family of America - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
LAND: Elias Conger, Jr. - Range 4, Township 4, Section 25, Part of
Section: East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 79.96 Acres.
Date of Entry: December 6, 1830. Land Office Where Sold: Marietta.
Residence at the time of Entry: Monroe County, Ohio. (Located now
(1990) in Monroe County, Switzerland Township, Ohio River Survey)
Page 21.
(Source: Tract Book - Entries - Congress Lands - 22 Ranges &
U.S. Military Survey - Volume 2 - Auditor of State of Ohio. -
Furnished by Joyce Posey)
COURT: Records of Clerk of Common Pleas. Elias Conger - Grand Jury
for this term Sept. 1834, page 72, Journal 2.
(Source: History of Monroe County, OH, by Catherine Fedorchak,
page 42 - furnished by Joyce Posey)
COURT: Records of Clerk of Common Pleas. Elias Conger, appointed
appraiser of personal estate of William Lippencott, dec'd. Journal
2, page 2.
(Source: History of Monroe County, OH, by Catherine Fedorchak,
page 41 - furnished by Joyce Posey)
LEGAL_MATTER:
Journal 2, June term, 1835 (Court of Common Pleas) indicates that
Elias Conger and wife sued Elizabeth Atkinson, Elijah Atkinson,
Abel Atkinson et. al. The Elizabeth in this record is the widow of
Charles, and her maiden name was Stephens. Elias Conger was
married to Margaret Atkinson, a dau. of Charles. The suit was
brought to prove whether the purported will of Charles Atkinson
was true. Page 131 of the same Journal 2 indicates that the court
found the will to be valid. The court records also show that
Elizabeth, the widow, had declined to act as executor of the will,
and the court appointed John Watson. He was married to Rebecca,
another dau. of Charles and Elizabeth Atkinson. Perhaps he was a
brother of David Watson who was possibly married to a Duvall - see
the column on Conrad Duvall.
(Source: Court of Common Pleas, June term 1835, Journal 2, p.
123-124, 131)
LEGAL_MATTER:
Also at the June term of court, 1835, Elizabeth Atkinson appeared
and proved to the satisfaction of the court that Charles Atkinson,
late a Revolutionary pensioner, had died 25 April 1834, leaving
her, the said Elizabeth, his widow.
(Source: Court of Common Pleas, June term 1835, Journal 2, p. 119)
(Fedorchak column, The Spirit of Democracy, 2 Mar 1972)
Census: 1850, in Monroe Co., OH, Adams Twp., 124/124, 23 Jul 1850
Elias Conger, 59, m. farmer, $2000, NJ; Margaret, 56, f. PA
Julia, 17, f., OH; Laven, 11, m., OH
Census: 1860, in Monroe Co., OH, Adams Twp., 515/515, p. 76, 6 Jul
1860
Elias Conger, 69, m. farmer, 600/350, NJ; Margaret, 66, f.
domestic, PA
Stephen L., 21, m. farm laborer, /100, OH
Mary E. Ferry, 14, f. OH
(Census furnished by REH)
CEMETERY: "ELIAS CONGER; DIED; Nov. 17, 1869 AGED; 80 Ys. 1 Mo. 14
Ds" - 1812 soldier (Fedorchak comment - married Margaret Atkinson
- B. 6-17-1793, died June 20, 1872, also supposed to be buried at
this Cameron cemetery, but I didn't find a stone for her)
[Note: The information in quotes was verified by a photograph
taken by Robert Guilinger in 1987. The only part that was unclear
was the number of days. Birth date calculated from this data is: 3
Oct 1789. JoNelle Linnaus lists the number of days as, 11. REH]
(Source: Catherine Fedorchak, Old Cameron/Atkinson Cemetery survey
conducted in Aug 1961, unknown volume - furnished by Robert
Guilinger)
BURIAL: Elias Conger who is buried at the Old Cameron Cemetery has
a veteran's marker on his grave, although I could not find a
pension application for him. He was born about 1789, as the
inscription on his marker reads: "Died Nov. 17, 1869, 80 years, 1
mon., 13 days." He was married to Margaret Atkinson (sister of
Mrs. Gilbert McCoy, (above). Margaret Atkinson Conger was born
June 17, 1793 and died June 20, 1872. She is also supposed to be
buried at Cameron, but I did not find a marker for her.
[Note: Calculated birth date, 4 Oct 1789. REH]
(Source: Catherine Fedorchak, Vol. 5, 1967, page ? - furnished by
Robert Guilinger)
BURIAL: Elias Conger, d. 17 Nov 1869, 80 y, 1 mo, 19 da., Old
Cameron Cemetery
[Note: Others have read the number of days as, 14. REH]
(Source: Monroe County Navigator, June 1991, Vol. 4, No. 2, page
32 - furnished by Joyce Posey)
BURIAL: Cemetery notes from Atkinson Burying Ground (Jamestown)
Cameron, OH;
Elias Conger, died 17 Nov 1868 at the age of 80 years, 1 month, 1
day.
[Note: This extraction of what the tombstones says does not agree
with what several others report. It seems to have an error in the
year of death, which probably reads 1869, and the number of days
he lived, which probably reads, 13. or 14. REH]
(Furnished by: Delbert Henthorn)
COURT: Legal Notice
David A. Conger of Washington Co., Ohio; Charles A. Conger,
Lavinia Dougherty, wife of Joshua Dougherty, and Aaron A. Conger,
all of the State of Illinois, Elijah A. Conger of the State of
Kansas, Mary Purtlebaugh, wife of George of the State of Indiana,
Stephen L. Conger, whose place of residence is unknown, Julia K.
(sic) Walton, wife of Richard K. Walton, James M. Boughner, John
M. Boughner, Margaret Boughner, Mary Boughner, Julia A. Boughner,
Thomas J. Boughner, Mazy Boughner, Lavinai Boughner, Michael
Boughner, and Margaret Conger all of the State of Ohio, Monroe Co.
will take notice that a petition was filed against them on the 2nd
day of Dec. in the court of Common Pleas by Michael Boughner for
partition of N 1/2 of NE 1/4 S.12, T.3, R.4 - 80 acres.
(Source: Spirit of Democracy, 21 Dec 1869, found in Fedorchak,
unknown volume - furnished by Robert Guiliinger)
BIOGRAPHY:
Elias Conger (1789-1869), the great-great grandfather of
researcher, Robert Guilinger, apparently left Washington Co., PA
about 1813 and moved to Monroe Co., OH. There he resided and
worked on the farm of his uncle, Elias Darby Conger (1763-1843).
It is my opinion that Elias Conger left Pennsylvania in 1813 to
avoid being drafted to serve in the War of 1812. Elias, being the
oldest son of David Conger (1767-1833), was the first in line to
inherit the family farm. I think his father gave Elias his
inheritance as a lump sum when he left home.
Elias married a few months after the end of the War of 1812 on 17
Jun 1815 and bought a farm in Monroe Co., OH. He and his wife,
Margaret Atkinson, had 10 children, all born in Monroe Co., OH.
I am descended from David A. Conger (1818-1895), the oldest son of
Elias and Margaret.
(Furnished by Robert Guilinger)
Elias married Margaret ATKINSON, daughter of Charles ATKINSON and Elizabeth STEPHENS, on 17 Jun 1815 in Monroe Co., OH. Margaret was born on 17 Jun 1793 in Waynesburg, Greene Co., PA, died on 20 Jun 1872 in Clarington, Monroe Co., OH at age 79, and was buried in Jun 1872 in Cameron, Monroe Co., OH, Atkinson Cemetery.
General Notes:
Margaret Atkinson
PARENTS: Charles Atkinson and Elizabeth Stephens
RELATIONSHIP: Margaret Atkinson was the twin of Stephen Atkinson.
They were born at Fort Jackson near Waynesburg, (now Greene Co.),
PA where their father was stationed. This area was on the South
Fork of Ten Mile Creek which passes through the Waynesburg area of
Greene County, PA. [Note: Robert Guilinger points out that a Ten
Mile Creek also passes through the Prosperity area of Washington
Co., PA. There are two different creeks with the same name!]
LAND: David A. Conger of Washington Co., Ohio; Charles A. Conger,
Lavinia Dougherty, wife of Joshua Dougherty, and Aaron A. Conger,
all of the State of Illinois, Elijah A. Conger of the State of
Kansas, Mary Purtlebaugh, wife of George of the State of Indiana,
Stephen L. Conger, whose place of residence is unknown, Julia K.
Walton, wife of Richard K. Walton, James M. Boughner, John M.
Boughner, Margaret Boughner, Mary Boughner, Juila A. Boughner,
Thomas J. Boughner, Mazy Boughner, Lavinia Boughner, Michael
Boughner and Margaret Conger all of the State of Ohio, Monroe Co.
will take notice that a petition was filed against them on the 2nd
of day of Dec. in the court of Common Pleas by Michael Boughner
for partition of N 1/2 of NE 1/4 S.12, T.3, R.4, 80 acres.
(Source: Spirit of Democracy, 21 Dec 1869, found in Fedorchak -
furnished by Robert Guilinger)
Census: 1870, in Monroe Co., OH, Salem Twp., 15-16
Richard Walton, 33, OH, teach school; Julia A., 34, OH, keep
house;
William V., 9, OH; Jane A., 8, OH, school; Emma, 7, OH, school;
James, 5, OH, school;
Margaret Conger, 77, PA, live w/son-in-law
[Note: The census extraction shows Margaret Conger as, "live
w/son." This is incorrect. Julia A. Walton was, nee Conger and the
daughter of Margaret Conger. REH]
DEATH: Death Certificate of Margaret Atkinson Conger, in the
possession of Robert Guilinger lists the date of death as, 20 Jun
1872 in Clarington, Monroe Co., OH.
BURIAL: She is buried, at Cameron, beside her husband, whom she
survived.
BIRTH-DEATH:
Margaret Conger, d. 20 Jun 1872; age 79 yr, 3 days, at Clarington,
OH. She was born in Monroe Co., OH.
(Source: Monroe County Navigator, June 1991, page 46 - furnished
by Joyce Posey)
[Note: The birth place does not agree with what researchers have
reported. REH]
COMMENT: Hazel Pfalzgraf of Cameron, OH had a tin type of Margaret
Atkinson Conger, taken Abt. 1840. Hazel Pfalzgraf was a descendant
of Sara Jane (Conger) Boughner, a daughter of Margaret and Elias
Conger.
(Furnished by Robert Guilinger)
Children from this marriage were:
+ 628 M i. David Atkinson CONGER was born on 25
May 1818 in Monroe Co., OH, died on 27 Aug 1895 in Newport Twp.,
Washington Co., OH at age 77, and was buried in Aug 1895 in Reno,
Washington Co., OH, Yankeeburg Cemetery.
+ 629 M ii. Charles Atkinson CONGER was born on
3 Mar 1820 in Cameron, Monroe Co., OH, died on 23 Jan 1894 in
Eustis, Frontier Co., NE at age 73, and was buried in Jan 1894 in
Eustis, Frontier Co., NE, Older Cemetery.
+ 630 F iii. Levinah CONGER was born on 24 Dec
1822 in Monroe Co., OH.
+ 631 F iv. Sarah Jane CONGER was born on 3 Jan
1824 in Monroe Co., OH, died on 11 May 1869 in Monroe Co., OH at
age 45, and was buried in May 1869 in Cameron, Monroe Co., OH, New
Cameron Cemetery.
+ 632 M v. Aaron A. CONGER was born on 1 Dec
1825 in Cameron, Monroe Co., OH, died on 9 Jun 1892 in Clarkson,
Colfax Co., NE at age 66, and was buried in Jun 1892 in Clarkson,
Colfax Co., NE, Bohemian National.
+ 633 M vi. Elijah Atkinson CONGER was born on
4 Feb 1828 in Cameron, Monroe Co., OH, died on 26 Jun 1901 in
Harlan Twp., Decatur Co., KS at age 73, and was buried in Jun 1901
in Harlan Twp., Decatur Co., KS, Vallonia Cemetery.
+ 634 F vii. Mary CONGER was born on 12 Feb 1830
in Monroe Co., OH and died in Bartholomew Co., IN.
+ 635 F viii. Julia Ann CONGER was born on 30 Apr
1835 in Monroe Co., OH.
+ 636 M ix. Stephen Laven CONGER was born on 29
Oct 1838 in Cameron, Monroe Co., OH, died on 30 May 1895 in
Stanton Co., NE at age 56, and was buried in Jun 1895 in Stanton
Co., NE, Stanton Cemetery.
637 F x. Elizabeth
CONGER was born on 20 Aug 1841 in Monroe Co., OH, died on 31
Jul 1849 at age 7, and was buried in Aug 1849 in Monroe Co., OH,
Old Cameron Cemetery.
General Notes:
Elizabeth Conger
PARENTS: Elias Conger and Margaret Atkinson
DEATH: Elizabeth Conger died at the age of 8 years.
DEATH: Elizabeth Conger, daughter of Elias and Margaret, d. 31
July, age 7 (no year given), Old Cameron Cemetery, Monroe Co., OH
(Source: Monroe County Navigator, June 1991, Vol. 4, No. 2, page
32 - furnished by Joyce Posey)
CEMETERY: Born 20 Aug 1841 and died 31 Jul 1849, read from the
tombstone by
Robert Guilinger in 1987.
225. Aaron
CONGER was born on 15 Apr 1795 in Washington Co., PA,
died on 6 Jul 1876 in Licking Co., OH at age 81, and was buried in
Jul 1876 in Licking Co., OH, Bell Cemetery.
General Notes:
Aaron Conger
PARENTS: David Conger, Jr. and Sarah Welch
Problem: Was the date of death, 1867 as listed by Ethel Conger
Heagler or 6 Jul 1876 in Licking Co., OH as listed by others?
BIOGRAPHY:
In 1824, Aaron and Mary McVey Conger left Pennsylvania and
purchased a new home in Licking county, Ohio, near the north
county line. Here the remainder of their family was born and they
lived until their death. They never went back to the home in
Pennsylvania or saw their parents again. When Ethel Conger Heagler
visited the family in 1938 she was told she was the first of any
of the descendants ever to go back in 115 years.
Aaron and Mary are buried in the beautiful Bell Cemetery, located
by the church where they were members. This church is a landmark
in that community. It sets on a hill overlooking a panoramic view
of the country. It is 12 miles north of Newark, [OH]. This is
pictured on page 15 of Ethel Heagler's booklet, "Conger History
1664-1941."
The following story is taken from Ethel Heagler's booklet, written
by Clara A. Watson:
Aaron Conger and his blue-eyed wife, Mary McVey, who was of Scotch
ancestry, moved from Pennsyvlania to Licking county, Ohio, in the
1820's. This woman was very energetic and ambitious in a material
way, but found little time for study or reading in the hard life
of pioneer days.
The couple bought a tract of hilly, stony, timberland for a home.
The young man had been a school teacher in Pennsylvania, but fount
all the work he could do in making a home on the new land.
The first work necessary was to provide shelter. Felling trees and
hewing of logs provided the material for house and out-buildings.
After this was done, the stones with which the land abounded were
carefully gathered and used for building fences - a back breaking
task.
A wonderful spring in a shallow ravine was an outstanding feature
of the homesite. A spring house was built over it, and to this
day, more than one hundred years later, a spring furnishes all the
water needed for this farmhouse.
Within twenty-five years following this marriage, twelve children
were born. As they grew up each child assumed certain
responsibilities. The sons all learned to chop down trees and hew
them into logs; clear timberland, and split rails for fencing the
farmland. They learned to build fences that were, "horse-high,
hog-tight, and bull-strong."
The oldest daughter learned the milliner trade and carried on a
business in the home, which was far from a town of any size. The
oldest son learned to repair boots and shoes. He provided a
cobbler's bench and tools which he used to keep the family and
neighbors in comfortable footwear. The third son learned to weave
when he was 13 years old. From that time until he was 21 he did
most of the weaving of the materials for the family clothing,
including linen, woolen and linsey--woolsey, a cloth made of both
flax and wool.
Aaron and Mary were members of the Christian Church, having been
Presbyterian who embraced the faith of Alexander Campbell, and who
insisted on being called, "Campellites."
Aaron Conger was a invalid during the latter part of his 72 years.
He suffered from a form of rheumatism which made him an almost
helpless cripple. No doubt this was brought on by exposure and
hard work.
Aaron and Mary are buried in a picturesque spot in Licking county,
[Ohio]. Bell Church stands on a steep hill commanding an
entrancing view in all directions. Winding roads from three sides
lead to this beautiful, "God's Acre."
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 1-3 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Aaron married Mary Mc_VEY, daughter of Jacob E. Mc_VEY and Unknown, in 1819 in Greene Co., PA. Mary was born on 11 Jun 1799 in Washington Co., PA, died on 12 May 1878 in Licking Co., OH at age 78, and was buried in May 1878 in Licking Co., OH, Bell Cemetery.
General Notes:
Mary McVey
Problem: Was the date of death, 12 May 1870 or 12 May 1878? Ethel
Conger
Heagler lists, 12 May 1870 in Ohio.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 638 F i. Elizabeth Ann CONGER was born on 19
Mar 1820 in Greene Co., PA and died about 1874 in Mount Vernon,
Knox Co., OH about age 54.
+ 639 M ii. Jacob Ervin CONGER was born on 12
Dec 1821 in Washington Co., PA, died on 4 Mar 1886 in Princeton,
Mercer Co., MO at age 64, and was buried in Mar 1886 in Lindley
Twp., Mercer Co., MO, Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
+ 640 M iii. David Washington CONGER was born on
7 Mar 1824 in Greene Co., PA, died in 1874 in Marshall Co., KS at
age 50, and was buried in 1874 in Kansas, Morrison Cemetery.
+ 641 M iv. Cary Mc_Vey CONGER was born on 24
May 1826 in Licking Co., OH and died on 14 Mar 1898 in Gibson,
Ford Co., IL at age 71.
+ 642 M v. Elias Jackson CONGER was born on 24
Apr 1828 in Licking Co., OH, died on 8 Oct 1871 in Newark, Licking
Co., OH at age 43, and was buried in Oct 1871 in Licking Co., OH,
Bell Cemetery.
+ 643 M vi. Aaron Harvey CONGER was born on 19
Mar 1830 in Licking Co., OH, died on 8 Apr 1910 in Bloomington, Mc
Lean Co., IL at age 80, and was buried in Apr 1910 in Towanda, Mc
Lean Co., IL, Smith Grove Cemetery.
644 F vii. Mary
Ellen CONGER was born on 11 Nov 1832 in Licking Co., OH and
died in 1844 at age 12.
General Notes:
Mary Ellen Conger
PARENTS: Aaron Conger and Mary McVey
+ 645 F viii. Sarah Jane CONGER was born on 14
Sep 1834 in Licking Co., OH and died on 16 Aug 1914 in Burr Oak,
Jewell Co., KS at age 79.
646 M ix. Edmond
Mc_Vey CONGER was born in 1837 in Licking Co., OH and died
in 1841 at age 4.
General Notes:
Edmond McVey Conger
PARENTS: Aaron Conger and Mary McVey
Birth: Batch #: 452002, Source Call #:
1836, Edmund McVey Conger, Licking, Licking Co., Ohio
NAME-CONFLICT: Was his first name, Edmond or Edmund?
Problem: Was the birth year, 1836 or 1837?
+ 647 M x. James Madison CONGER was born on 15
Jul 1839 in Newark, Licking Co., OH and died on 24 May 1901 in
Macomb, Mc Donough Co., IL at age 61.
+ 648 F xi. Martha W. CONGER was born on 4 Jul
1841 in Licking Co., OH and died on 31 Aug 1922 in Mitchell,
Wheeler Co., OR at age 81.
649 F xii. Harriet
Ann CONGER was born on 16 Sep 1844 in Licking Co., OH and
died in 1848 at age 4.
General Notes:
Harriet Ann Conger
PARENTS: Aaron Conger and Mary McVey
Birth: Film #: 170876, Page #: 926, Ordinance #: 31031
16 Sep 1844, Harriet Ann Conger of Norwalk, Licking, Ohio
DEATH: Harriet Conger died as a child.
226. Martha
CONGER was born in 1799 in Washington Co., PA.
General Notes:
Martha Conger
PARENTS: David Conger, Jr. and Sarah Welch
NAME-CONFLICT: Martha Conger; Mary Conger
Martha married John FARMER.
General Notes:
John Farmer
NAME-CONFLICT: John Farmer; John Fonner
Children from this marriage were:
650 F i. Sarah
FARMER .
Sarah married Joshua R. PAUDALE.
651 M ii. William
FARMER .
652 F iii. Experience
FARMER .
Experience married Adam SIRFEES.
228. Moses
CONGER was born between 1802 and 1806 in Washington
Co., PA and died between 1877 and 1881.
General Notes:
Moses Conger
PARENTS: David Conger, Jr. and Sarah Welch
BIRTH-CONFLICT: Maxine Crowell Leonard lists a birth date of 1797
which does not agree with the information in the various census
records which calculate to Abt. 1800-1810, Abt. 1791, Abt. 1802,
Abt. 1804 and Abt. 1806.
BIRTH-CONFLICT: The 1870 census of Appanoose Co., IA lists the
birth place as New Jersey. Joyce Posey thinks he was born in
Pennsylvania.
NAME-CONFLICT: Modis Conger in Orphan Court record (probably
Monroe Co., OH).
RESIDENCES: According to Robert Guilinger, Moses and Elizabeth
Conger resided in Monroe Co., OH in the 1830's.
LAND: Moses Conger acquired land in Monroe Co., OH
31 Nov 1833, Range 4, Township 3, Section 30
14 Nov 1834, Range 4, Township 3, Section 30
8 Oct 1836, Range 6, Township 5, Section 8
(Source: Early Ohio Settlers - Southeastern Ohio 1800-1840,
Purchasers of Land, Marietta Land Records, Marietta, Ohio by Ellen
and David Stanley Berry; Lits B, p. 41, 1831-1836 - furnished by
Joyce Posey)
LAND:
"Moses Conger was the first to own the east one-half of the
southwest quarter of Adams Township's section # 30. He purchased
the land Nov. 21, 1833, and received his deed from the U.S.
goverment with the date, July 1, 1934."
(SOURCE:Family Research in Monroe Co., Ohio; by Catharine Foreaker
Ferdorchak; Vol. 5, page. Spirit of Democracy. Woosfield, Ohio; 9
Oct 1981. Historical Sites & Structures, by Clyde Decker)
RESIDENCES: Cameron, OH
(Source: "Conger History 1664-1941," by Ethel Conger Heagler -
furnished by Robert Guilinger)
LAND: Moses Conger, Range 4, Township 3, Section 30, part section,
E 1/3 of the southwest 1/4 of section. 79.37 acres. Date of Entry:
Nov. 21, 1838.
Land Office where sold: Marietta
Residence at time of entry: Monroe County, Ohio, Adams Twp.
(Source: Ohio River Survey, page 21 - furnished by Joyce Posey)
Census: 1840, in Monroe Co., OH, Wayne Twp.
Moses Congar
Males:
00-05, 1; 05-10, 0; 10-15, 1; 15-20, 0; 20-30, 0; 30-40, 1;
40-50, 0; 50-60, 0; 60-70, 0; 70-80, 0; 80-90, 0; 90-100, 0;
100&up, 0
Females:
00-05, 1; 05-10, 3; 10-15, 0; 15-20, 0; 20-30, 0; 30-40, 1;
40-50, 0; 50-60, 0; 60-70, 0; 70-80, 0; 80-90, 0; 90-100, 0;
100&up, 0
[Note: Using this information we know that Moses Conger was born
between, 1800
and 1810. The 1791 date listed by Maxine Leonard is in error. REH]
(Source: The Federal Census Monroe County, Ohio 1820-1830-1840 -
Monroe County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society - furnished
by Joyce Posey)
Census: 1850, in Monroe Co., OH., Wayne Twp., 51/51, 24 Sep 1850
Moses Conger, 59, m. farmer, $375, PA; Elizabeth, 40, f. OH
Sarah, 17, f. OH; Levina, 15, f. OH; Harrison, 13, m. OH;
Elizabeth, 11, f. OH; Margaret, 9, f. OH; Rhoda, 7, OH
Moses, 1, m. OH
[Note: Is it possible that Moses, age 1, was the person later
known as, Elias Milton, and that his age in the census really was
"4" rather than "1"? Birth date calculated for the senior Moses,
Abt. 1791, indicates there could have been an error in extracting
his age. From later census data it seems more likely that he was
48-49 years old at the time of this census. REH] . MARRIAGE: 27
Mar 1854, Moses Conger, 53, married Mary Kitchen, 45, in Appanoose
Co., IA. Birth dates calculated: Abt. 1801 & Abt. 1809,
respectively.
(Source: Appanoose Co., IA Marriage Records, Book 1, p. 119 -
furnished by Joyce Posey)
Census: 1856, in Appanoose Co., IA, Caldwell Twp. Dwelling
14/Family 14
Note: Years in state shown in ()
Moses Conger, 54, b. PA, farmer, (5)
Lavina, 21, b. OH (5); Margaret E., 14, b. OH (5); Rhoda, 12, b.
OH (5)
Elias G., 10, OH (5)
[Note: If his age was listed as 54 in this census, his calculated
birth year would be Abt. 1802. This is not consistent with other
available data. It is more likely that the age 64 is recorded on
the census, which calculates to a birth year of Abt. 1792. Also,
it is not known who the parents of Elias G. Conger, age 10 might
have been. He was not shown in the 1850 Monroe Co., OH census
record of Moses Conger. If he married Mary Kitchen [sic Ketchum]
on 27 Mar 1854 where was she at the time of this census? REH]
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
DEATH-CONFLICT: It has been reported that he died in 1850 in
Appanoose Co., IA. No proof was given. Did he die in 1850 in
Appanoose Co., IA or Aft. 1860? He was living in Monroe Co., OH, 3
houses from his daughter, Mary (Conger) Early, in 1850.
Census: 1860, in Appanoose Co., IA, p. 226
Moses Conger, 56, PA
Margaret, 19, dau, OH; Elias J. (M), 14, son, OH
[Note: Birth date of Moses calculated: Abt. 1804]
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
MARRIAGE: On 7 Jan 1863, Moses Conger (no age listed) married
Lucinda [sic] Powell in Appanoose Co., IA.
(Source: Appanoose Co., IA Marriage Records Book 2, p. 111 -
furnished by Joyce Posey)
CENSUS: 1870 Census, Pleasant Twp., Appanoose Co., Iowa; dwelling
# 159; family # 152. Census record page # 21.
Conger, Moses, age 64; farmer; b. New Jersey
Lorinda, age 48, keepshouse, b. KY
Powell, Arimenda, age 14, b.Iowa.
Powell, Michael, age 13, b. Missouri
Conger, Moses, age 6, b. Iowa
[Note: The Powell children are from Lorinda's first marriage to
Abram Powell.]
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
QUESTION-DEATH: When and where did Moses Conger die? The
Biographical sketch of his son, E.M. Conger states he died at the
age of 75 years. If the date of birth was, Abt. 1791, the date of
death would be, Abt. 1866. If the date of birth was Abt. 1801 the
date of death would be Abt. 1876.
BIOGRAPHY:
The Moses Conger family was in Wayne Twp., Monroe Co., OH in 1850.
They removed to Appanoose Co., Iowa, where most of the family
died.
Moses is probably the Moses Conger who married Mary Ketchum on 27
Mar 1852 [sic] in Appanoose county, which would indicated that
Elizabeth died shortly after the 1850 census. The first 3 children
were listed in Mrs. Heagler's record, whereas she did not have
some of those listed in the 1850 census. It appears that Moses did
not marry until he was in his middle 30's. Had issue, some born in
VA.
(Source: The Conger Family of America - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
COMMENT:
In 1852, or thereabouts, "Mose" Conger, bought a barrel of
whiskey, and began business at his cabin. One Sunday, two men
approached "Mose" for a pint. "Mose" refused, replying, "I was
raised a Presbyterian and some of the old faith sticks to me yet!"
(Source: The History of Appanoose Co., Iowa, 1886, p. 730 -
furnished by Joyce Posey)
COMMENT:
In 1852 or thereabouts, "Mose" Conger bought a barrel of whiskey
and began business in a cabin.
One Sunday, two residents of the town called on Mose for a pint of
the article, and found him on his chair so inebriated that he
could not rise. The visitors asked him to furnish them, but he
refused pointblank, saying he would not sell on Sunday.
He explained, "I was raised a Presbyterian and some old faith
sticks to me yet."
But, so good a customer was Mose to himself that when his barrel
became empty, his circumstance did not admit of his obtaining a
fresh supply. [Note: These two items about Moses Conger and the
whiskey point out vividly how difficult it is to obtain exact
quotes from other documents unless the extractor can view the
original. REH]
(Source: The History of Appanoose Co., Iowa, 1886, p. 435 - found
in Conger Confab, Vol. XX, No. 4, Dec 1994)
EMIGRATION-CHILDREN: We know that, as adults, at least four of the
children of Moses Conger and Elizabeth Powell lived in Chariton
Co., MO.
George Washington Conger
Sarah Jane (Conger) Stevens
Rhoda (Conger) Potter
Elias Milton Conger
[Note: As of Sep 2000 no record has been found that would indicate
that Moses Conger ever lived in Missouri. Joyce Posey checked with
the State Archives at Jefferson, MO and with the Chariton County
Historical Society.]
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
COMMENT: How Many Moses Congers Were There in Appanoose Co., IA?
One or more men named Moses Conger lived in Appanoose Co., Iowa.
Three women married a man named Moses Conger. The research
challenge is to determine whether all three of these women married
the same Moses Conger? Can it be proven using the available
information that the three women married the same man? If so, in
what year was he born? In what state was he born? What was the
date of death?
Here's a summary of census information, with birth dates
calculated, which will then be discussed in more detail.
1840, age 30-40, b. Abt. 1800 to Abt. 1810
1850, birth state of PA, age 59, b. Abt. 1791
1856, birth state of PA, age 54, b. Abt. 1802
1860, birth state of PA, age 56, b. Abt. 1804
1870, birth state of NJ, age 64, b. Abt. 1806
It is troubling that the birth state listed in the 1870 census is
NJ, and not PA.
In the 1840 Monroe Co., Ohio census Moses Conger was between 30
and 40 years old. Using those two ages we can calculate an
earliest and a latest possible birth date . If he was 30, he would
be born Abt. 1810 (This is not likely in light of information we
have from later census records.). If he was 40, he would be born,
Abt. 1800. This gives us a range for the birth date, Abt. 1800 to
Abt. 1810.
Based on the 1850 Monroe Co., OH census record it appears that
Moses Conger, was born Abt. 1791 in Washington Co., PA. Maxine
Leonard in "The Conger Family of America" lists the date of birth
as Abt. 1797 with no source citation. Maybe the age, 59, listed in
the 1850 census, was in error, either when recorded or when
extracted. Perhaps his age was actually, 49, rather than 59. If
so, the calculated birthdate would be, Abt. 1801, which would be
more consistent with the ages listed in the other four census
records.
Using the birth dates calculated from the other censuses we have:
Abt. 1802 (1856 census), Abt. 1804 (1860 census), Abt. 1806 (1870
census), thus narrowing the birth date down to a period of 5 years
1802-1806. That's probably what should be entered in his record,
born Abt. 1802/1806, although Abt. 1801 also should be considered
as a possibilty for the first date in the range.
We know from a biographical sketch of his son, Elias Milton
Conger, that his father lived to be 75 years old. Adding 75 to the
birth range of Abt. 1802/1806 we arrive at Abt. 1877/1881 for the
date of death.
What do we know about the marriages?
Abt. 1828, in an unknown place, he married Elizabeth Powell, born
Abt 1810 in OH. Source: No citations for either date.
On 27 Mar 1854, at age 53 (b. Abt. 1801), he married, in Appanoose
Co., IA, to Mary Kitchen, age 45, who was born Abt. 1809. Source:
Appanoose Co., Iowa Marriage Records, Book 1, page 119.
On 7 Jan 1863 (no age listed) he married, in Appanoose Co., IA, to
Lucinda [sic, Lorinda] (Dale) Powell, who was born, Abt. 1822/1826
in Madison Co., KY. Source: Appanoose Co., Iowa Marriage Records,
Book 2, page 111.
Moses and Lorinda Conger have an 1870 census record which says he
was 64 and born in New Jersey which would make his birth year,
Abt. 1806. Why does the 1870 census record give the birthplace as
New Jersey?
Moses and Lorinda Conger had a child, Moses D. Conger born on 9
Apr 1864 in Appanoose Co., IA. Based on the 1870 census data, the
father would have been 58 years old when Moses D. Conger was born.
If the women didn't all marry the same man this would create
another research problem. For example, the Moses Conger who
married Lorinda (Dale) Powell, didn't just drop out of the sky at
the time of the 1870 census. If there was another Moses Conger why
haven't other records of his existence been found?
In this genealogy file the Appanoose Co., Iowa, Moses Conger, is
entered as one person with three marriages. His birth date is
entered as, Abt. 1802/1806 and the death date, Abt. 1877/1881. If,
and when, additional information becomes available this is subject
to change.
(Written by Richard E. Henthorn, 5 May 2004)
Moses married Elizabeth POWELL about 1828. Elizabeth was born about 1810 in Ohio.
General Notes:
Elizabeth Powell
RELATIONSHIP: It is not known if Elizabeth Powell had a
relationship to Charles
Powell. Joyce Posey doesn't think they were related.
DEATH: Date of death and burial is unknown as of May 2004. She was
living at
the time of the 1850 Monroe Co., Ohio census.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 653 M i. George Washington CONGER was born
on 23 May 1829 in Greene Co., PA, died on 28 Feb 1915 in Sumner,
Chariton Co., MO at age 85, and was buried on 1 Mar 1915 in
Sumner, Chariton Co., MO, Lakeside Cemetery.
+ 654 F ii. Mary Elizabeth CONGER was born on
10 Dec 1830 in Greene Co., PA, died in Adams Twp., Dallas Co., IA,
and was buried in Dallas Co., IA, Earlham Cemetery.
655 F iii. Jane
CONGER was born about 1831.
+ 656 F iv. Sarah Anne CONGER was born on 17
Feb 1833 in Monroe Co., OH, died on 23 Feb 1913 in Cunningham
Twp., Chariton Co., MO at age 80, and was buried in Sumner,
Chariton Co., MO.
+ 657 F v. Lovina CONGER was born about 12 Feb
1835 in Ohio, died about 28 Nov 1879 in Appanoose Co., IA about
age 44, and was buried about Nov 1879 in Franklin Twp., Appanoose
Co., IA, Livingston Cemetery.
658 M vi. Harrison
CONGER was born about 1837 in Ohio.
659 F vii. Elizabeth
CONGER was born in 1839 in Ohio.
660 F viii. Margaret
E. CONGER was born in Feb 1841 in Ohio.
661 F ix. Rhoda
CONGER was born on 15 Mar 1843 in Monroe Co., OH, died on 25
Apr 1931 in Sumner, Chariton Co., MO at age 88, and was buried on
27 Apr 1931 in Sumner, Chariton Co., MO, Lakeside Cemetery.
General Notes:
Rhoda Conger
PARENTS: George Washington Conger and Elizabeth Catherine Brown
Census: 1860, in Appanoose Co., Iowa
Solomon Howard, Sr; Mary E. (Conger) Early
Alexander Powell
Rhoda Conger
[Note: This is probably an incomplete extraction of this record.
REH]
Census: 1880, in Chariton Co., MO, Cunningham Twp
Milt Conger, 33
Rhoda Conger, 28, sister
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
OBITUARY:
This community was shocked Sunday morning when it become known
that Mrs. Rhoda Potter had passed away during the night as she was
only ill a short time. Rhoda Conger, daughter of Moses and
Elizabeth Conger, was born in Monroe County Ohio, March 15th,
1843, passed away at her home in Sumner, April 25, 1931 at the age
of 88 years, 1 month and 10 days.
When a small child she moved with her parents to Iowa where she
grew to womanhood later coming to Missouri making her home with
her brother Milton Conger for a number of years.
She was united in marriage to Frank Potter.
While she had never united with any church she was converted when
a young girl and had lived a Christian life and was a regular
attendant at church services as long as health would permit. She
was a firm believer in God's word and had read her Bible through
many times.
She was the last of a large family and leaves only nieces and
nephews to mourn her passing.
Funeral services were held from the home Tuesday morning at eleven
o'clock by F. L. Burton. Interment in Lakeside cemetery.
(Furnished by Luella Kinnison Conger)
CEMETERY: Buried in the Conger plot of the Lakeside Cemetery in
Sumner, MO.
The stone inscribed, "Aunt Rhoda, 1843-1931."
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 704 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
+ 662 M x. Elias Milton CONGER was born on 4
Feb 1846 in Monroe Co., OH, died on 19 Feb 1929 in Sumner,
Chariton Co., MO at age 83, and was buried in Feb 1929 in Sumner,
Chariton Co., MO, Lakeside Cemetery.
663 M xi. Moses
CONGER was born about 1849 in Ohio.
General Notes:
Moses Conger
PARENTS: George Washington Conger and Elizabeth Catherine Brown
COMMENT-QUESTION: This person was listed in the 1850 census as
age, 1, and born in OH. Could this be the person later known as,
Elias Milton Conger, who was born in 1846? Perhaps the census
extraction misread the age, 4, as age 1.
Moses next married Mary KITCHEN on 27 Mar 1854 in Appanoose Co., IA. Mary was born about 1809.
General Notes:
Mary Kitchen
NAME-CONFLICT: Mary Ketchum; Mary Kitchen
SPOUSE: Mary Kitchen was the 2nd spouse of Moses Conger.
Moses next married Lorinda DALE on 7 Jan 1863 in Appanoose Co., IA. Lorinda was born between 1822 and 1826 in Madison Co., KY, died on 19 Mar 1909 in Appanoose Co., IA, and was buried in Mar 1909 in Putnam Co., MO, Mendota Cemetery.
General Notes:
Lorinda Dale
MARRIAGE: First married to Abram Powell and had at least two
children, Arimeda and Michael. See 1870 census record for Moses
and Lorinda Conger of Pleasant Twp., Appanoose Co., IA.
MARRIAGE: Lorinda Dale was married to: Abram Powell, Moses Conger,
Mr. Worley, Mr. Livingston
NAME-CONFLICT: Lurinda Powell; Lucinda Powell on marriage record
to Moses Conger.
MARRIAGE: Lorinda Conger married twice more after the death of
Moses Conger. Apparently these marriages took place outside of
Appanoose Co., IA. Further research is required.
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
CENSUS: 1880 in Census Place: Pleasant Twp., Appanoose Co., Iowa.
Source : FHL
1254326 National Archives Film T9-0326 page 539C
LORINDA CONGER, sex-female; married-widow; race-white; age 50;
birthplace- Missouri.
MOSES D. CONGER, sex-male; son; single, white, age 25, born
Missouri.
MICHAEL POWELL, sex-male, son, single, white, age 22, born Iowa.
[Note: This 1880 census record does not agree with the information
in the 1870 census record. Lorinda Conger was listed as age 48 and
born in Kentucky. Moses Conger was listed as age 6 and born in
Iowa. Michael Powell was listed as age 13 and born in Missouri.
The birthplace for father & mother were left blank. Joyce
Posey & Dick Henthorn]
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
CENSUS: 1900, in Putnam Co., MO, Michael Powell. His mother
Lorinda Livingston was living with him. [partial extraction]
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
The child from this marriage was:
+ 664 M i. Moses D. CONGER was born on 9 Apr
1864 in Appanoose Co., IA, died on 13 Jul 1947 in Hammond, Lake
Co., IN at age 83, and was buried in Jul 1947 in Hammond, Lake
Co., IN.
229. David
CONGER was born on 12 Jan 1804 in Ten Mile Valley,
Washington Co., PA, died on 30 Jun 1892 in Prosperity, Washington
Co., PA at age 88, and was buried in Jul 1892 in Prosperity,
Washington Co., PA, Amity Presbyterian Cemetery.
General Notes:
David Conger
PARENTS: David Conger, Jr. and Sarah Welch
Census: 1870, in Washington Co., PA, Morris Twp., 68/68, (9 Jun
1870), p. 226
David Conger, 66, farmer, $8000/2000, PA
Mary, 56, keeps house, PA
Oliver, 27, farmer, $5000, PA
David A., 16, PA
[Note: Oliver is listed as age 27 (dob, Abt. 1843) in this census.
In the 1880 census he is listed as age 33 (dob Abt. 1847).]
(Furnished by Robert Guilinger)
Census: 1880, in Washington Co., PA, Morris Twp., p. 18, 158/171
David Conger, m. 76, farmer, PA, NJ, NJ, Catarrah
Mary, f. 68, wife, housekeeping, PA, PA, PA
Oliver, m. 33, son, single, farmer,PA, PA, PA
Nancy Bell, f. 25, niece, housekeeping, PA, PA, PA
[Note: Nancy Bell was probably related to Mary (Bell) Conger the
3rd wife of David Conger.]
(Furnished by JoNelle Linnaus)
PROBATE: Will at Washington Co., PA; copy in possession of JoNelle
Linnaus.
CHURCH_AFFILIATION: Presbyterian (CFA I, p. 200)
David married Nancy MATTOX,
daughter of John MATTOX and Unknown, about 1825.
Nancy was born in 1806 and died in 1826 at age 20.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 665 M i. Elias CONGER was born in 1826 in
Pennsylvania, died on 9 Aug 1865 in Pennsylvania at age 39, and
was buried in Aug 1865 in Morris Twp., Washington Co., PA, Upper
Ten Mile Cemetery.
David next married Maria PALMER about 1829. Maria was born in 1807 and died in 1832 at age 25.
General Notes:
Maria Palmer
SPOUSE: Maria Palmer was probably the 2nd wife of David Conger.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 666 F i. Maria CONGER was born about 1830
in Greene Co., PA, died on 17 Oct 1904 in Gilmer Co., WV about age
74, and was buried in Oct 1904 in Gilmer Co., WV, Pisgah Church
Cemetery.
David next married Mary BELL on 30 Aug 1834. Mary was born on 9 May 1811 in Pennsylvania, died on 6 Sep 1889 at age 78, and was buried in Sep 1889 in Prosperity, Washington Co., PA, Amity Presbyterian Cemetery.
General Notes:
Mary Bell
SPOUSE: Mary Bell was probably the 3rd wife of David Conger.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 667 M i. Henry Herschel CONGER was born
between 25 Sep 1835 and 1840 in Conger, Washington Co., PA and
died about 23 Mar 1912 in Hackney Station, Washington Co., PA.
668 M ii. George
W. CONGER was born on 26 Apr 1840 in Conger, Washington Co.,
PA and died on 19 Apr 1863 at age 22.
General Notes:
George W. Conger
MILITARY: Civil War soldier
MILITARY: Corporal in Co. K, 16th Reg. Penn. Cav, apparently died
in the war.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, 104 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
669 M iii. Oliver
CONGER was born between Jan 1843 and 1847 in Conger,
Washington Co., PA and died in 1913.
General Notes:
Oliver Conger
Census: 1880, in Washington Co., PA, Morris Twp., p. 18, 158/171
David Conger, m. 76, farmer, PA, NJ, NJ, Catarrah
Mary, f. 68, wife, housekeeping, PA, PA, PA
Oliver, m. 33, son, single, farmer,PA, PA, PA
Nancy Bell, f. 25, niece, housekeeping, PA, PA, PA
(Furnished by JoNelle Linnaus)
NEVER_MARRIED: Unmarried according to Maxine Leonard.
+ 670 M iv. David Allison CONGER was born on 19
Sep 1853 in Conger, Washington Co., PA and died on 6 Jan 1903 in
Conger, Washington Co., PA at age 49.
230. Sarah
CONGER was born on 20 Sep 1806 in Washington Co., PA
and died on 14 Aug 1880 in Union Co., IA at age 73.
General Notes:
Sarah Conger
PARENTS: David Conger, Jr. and Sarah Welch
Sarah married William DAY in 1830. William was born on 18 Dec 1810 in Allegheny Co., PA.
General Notes:
William Day
Census: 1850 in DeKalb Co., IN, Richmond Twp.,
William, 39; Sarah 40
EMIGRATION: After 1850 moved to Missouri and then to Union Co., IA
by 1854
Children from this marriage were:
671 F i. Emily
DAY was born in 1834 in Pennsylvania, died in Nov 1896 at
age 62, and was buried in Nov 1896 in Benton Twp., Union Co., IA,
Shaw Cemetery.
672 F ii. Mary
A. DAY was born in 1838 in Pennsylvania.
Mary married John OARD on 24 Dec 1868 in Clark Co., IA.
673 M iii. Elias
DAY was born between 1838 and 1840 in Pennsylvania.
General Notes:
Elias Day
NAME-CONFLICT: Elias (C.S.) Day in CFA II, p. 292
Elias married Mary Ann JACKSON on 24 Mar 1868.
674 M iv. Warren
B. DAY was born in 1841 in Pennsylvania.
Warren married Margaret RAINER on 18 Jun 1871 in Afton, Union Co., IA.
675 M v. Robert
M. DAY was born in 1843 in Pennsylvania.
Robert married Margaret UNKNOWN on 11 Apr 1863.
General Notes:
Margaret Rainer
AKA: Mrs. Margaret Baker
676 M vi. Charles
DAY was born in 1845 in Indiana and died on 10 Jul 1903 in
New Hope Twp., Decatur Co., IN at age 58.
General Notes:
Charles Day
DEATH: Charles Day died on 10 Jul 1903 at New Hope Twp., Decatur
Co., IN after being struck by a railroad train.
NEVER_MARRIED: Unmarried.
677 F vii. Minerva
J. DAY was born in 1847 in Indiana.
Minerva married William OARD on 6 Mar 1866.
678 M viii. William
DAY was born in 1849 in Indiana.
+ 679 M ix. Silas Henry DAY was born on 16 Jul
1851 in De Kalb Co., IN and died on 18 Jun 1933 in Bellwood,
Butler Co., NE at age 81.
231. Ephraim
CONGER was born on 8 Jan 1809 in Washington Co., PA,
died about 20 Nov 1893 in Prosperity, Washington Co., PA about age
84, and was buried in Nov 1893 in West Union, Greene Co., PA, West
Union Cemetery.
General Notes:
Ephraim Conger
PARENTS: David Conger, Jr. and Sarah Welch
CONFLICT: Records [Not cited. REH] stated that Ephraim Conger
married, Eleanor Parns. In 1968, Lillian Conger Minor of
Prosperity, PA said he married, Mary Ellen Iams in 1835 [Source
not cited. REH] Ethel Conger Heagler said he married Eleanor Panis
and had 12 children. Maxine Leonard listed both ladies as his
wives. As of Aug 1999 it appears to researchers that the surnames,
Parns and Panis are in error. The best guess as to the name of the
wife of Ephraim Conger is, Eleanor Iams.
QUESTION: Who can prove the spouse or spouses of Ephraim Conger?
(Source: The Conger Family of America - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
Census: 1870, in Washington Co., PA, Morris Twp., 78/78 (11 Jun
1870), p. 226
Ephraim Conger, 61, farmer, $10000/1500, PA
Ellen, 54, keeping house, PA
Martha, 17, attended school, PA; Hannah, 15, attended school, PA
Albert, 13, attended school, PA;
Hiram, 22, farmer, PA
Belle, 8, attended school, PA
(Furnished by Robert Guilinger)
Census: 1880, in Washington Co., PA, Morris Twp., p. 21, 188/205
Eph. Conger, m. 71, retired farmer, PA, PA, PA
Elen, f. 68, wife, housekeeping, PA, PA, PA
Hiram, m. 32, son, at home, PA, PA, PA
Albert, m. 24, son, at home, PA, PA, PA
Belle, f. 19, granddaughter, at home, PA, PA, PA
Martha Bruse, f. 28, dau. widowed, housekeeping, PA, PA, PA
Willie, m. 5, grandson
[Note: The surname of Martha Bruse has been listed as Breeze by
researchers. Researcher Robert Guilinger believes that Belle
Conger was the grand niece of Ephraim Conger, she being the
daughter of, Elias Conger, who was a nephew of Ephraim Conger.]
(Furnished by JoNelle Linnaus)
QUESTION-CENSUS: Who were the parents of, Belle Conger, age 19,
shown as a granddaughter of Ephraim and Eleanor Conger in the 1880
census? Could this have been Elizabeth B. Conger, daughter of
Elias and Hannah (Dunn) Conger? If so, she was listed in two 1880
census records.
CHILDREN: As of 1904, 12 children with 8 living, 21
great-grandchildren
CEMETERY: West Union Cemetery is located several miles south of
Prosperity, Washington Co., PA. According to JoNelle Linnaus it is
located at West Union, Greene Co., PA
CEMETERY: Ephraim Conger; b. 1/8/1809, d. 11/20/1893; West Union
Cemetery, Morris Twp., Greene Co., PA
(Source: Cemetery Records of Greene County, Pennsylvania, compiled
by Dorothy T. Hennen, Vol. 5, 1976, Franklin and Morris Townships,
p. 298 - furnished by JoNelle Linnaus)
PROBATE: Will of Ephraim Conger is in Vol. 14, pg 302, Washington,
Washington Co., PA, probated 20 Nov 1893.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 166 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Ephraim married Eleanor IAMS, daughter of Reason IAMS and Phoebe CLARK, on 25 Feb 1835 in Pennsylvania. Eleanor was born on 2 Apr 1815 in Cranes Creek, Greene Co., PA, died on 24 Feb 1907 in Morris Twp., Washington Co., PA at age 91, and was buried in Feb 1907 in West Union, Greene Co., PA, West Union Cemetery.
General Notes:
Eleanor Iams
Problem: Some researchers list the date of birth as 2 Apr 1814.
According to the 1904 newspaper article her date of birth was
clearly listed as April 2, 1815 at Cranes Creek, Greene Co., PA.
NAME-CONFLICT: Mary Ellen Iams; Eleanor Iams; Eleanor Parns;
Elenor Parns; Eleanor Panis. Eleanor (Iams) Conger in 1904
newspaper article. Take your pick.
Problem: What was the name of this person? Was this one person or
two persons? If two persons, what was the order of the marriages
and who was the mother of the children?
CHURCH_AFFILIATION: West Union Cumberland Presbyterian
RESIDENCES: As of 1904, near Dunns Station, Morris Township,
Washington, Co., PA.
ANNIVERSARY:
A social event that enlisted the hearty sympathy of a large number
of relatives and a host of friends as well, was the celebration
Saturday of the 89th anniversary of the birth of Mrs. Eleanor
(Iams) Conger which occurred at her home near Dunns Station,
Morris Township [Washington Co., PA]. Upwards of 30 (?) people
were in attendance at the celebration which has been an annual
event for several years past.
Mrs. Conger was born on Cranes Creek, Greene Co., PA on 2 Apr
1815, and when she was four she was removed with her parents to
Bakers Fork, where she resided till 1835, the year she was joined
in marriage to Ephraim Conger, who died in 1893. The newly wedded
couple went to the home that Mrs. Conger still occupies and there
for almost three score years and ten, set as the span of human
life by the Palmist, she resided, not only doing good as a
neighbor but also as a wife and mother. For over six decades she
has been an active and consistent member of the West Union
Cumberland Presbyterian congregation and old as she is, her seat
is seldom vacant in favorable weather. And this 89 year old lady
disdains the use of a horse and carriage but climbs the hill a
half mile long to the house of worship. She does her own
housekeeping too, and seems to resent any proffered assistance
from the younger people.
Twelve children blessed this union of Ephraim Conger and Eleanor
Iams, eight of whom are still living and most of whom were
gathered at the old home Saturday to be with their mother on her
natal day. They are: Hiram, Elias and Albert Conger and Mrs.
Hamilton Penn, all residing in the vicinity of the family home.
Mrs. Mary Longdon and Mrs. Oliver Mattox of Washington, [PA]; Mrs.
Joseph Dunn of Greene County and Mrs. Wm. Penn of Nebraska City,
Neb. Mrs. Conger has 21 great-grandchildren. She is the oldest
person residing in Morris Township and, with the single exception
of a slight deafness, retains all her faculties.
(Source: 1904 Washington Co., PA newspaper article, included
photograph - furnished by David Dodd and extracted by Robert
Guilinger)
CEMETERY: Eleanor Conger, b. 4/2/1814, d. 2/24/1907; West Union
Cemetery,
Morris Twp., Greene Co., PA
(Source: Cemetery Records of Greene County, Pennsylvania, compiled
by Dorothy T. Hennen, Vol. 5, 1976, Franklin and Morris Townships,
p. 298 - furnished by JoNelle Linnaus)
COMMENT: A webpage on the Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site lists
this person and her ancestors as:
Eleanor Iiams
Rezin
Richard
John
Richard
William
Robert I'ans
Alexander Innes
Robert
James
Children from this marriage were:
+ 680 F i. Emeline CONGER was born on 24 Jul
1836 in Prosperity, Washington Co., PA.
+ 681 F ii. Mary CONGER was born on 3 Dec 1838
in West Union, Greene Co., PA.
682 F iii. Debora
CONGER was born on 25 Sep 1840 in West Union, Greene Co., PA
and died before 1904.
General Notes:
Debora Conger
PARENTS: Ephraim Conger and Eleanor Iams
Birth: Film #: 170881, Page #: 456, Ordinance #: 26093
25 Sep 1840, Debora Conger, West Union, Greene, Pennsylvania
DEATH: According to David M. Dodd, she died in infancy.
+ 683 M iv. Elias CONGER was born on 21 Apr
1842 in West Union, Greene Co., PA, died on 24 Jan 1912 at age 69,
and was buried in Jan 1912 in West Union, Greene Co., PA, West
Union Cemetery.
+ 684 M v. John Calvin CONGER was born on 6
Apr 1844 in West Union, Greene Co., PA, died on 27 May 1892 at age
48, and was buried in May 1892 in West Union, Greene Co., PA, West
Union Cemetery.
+ 685 M vi. B. Frank CONGER was born on 3 Mar
1846 in West Union, Greene Co., PA, died on 8 Apr 1885 at age 39,
and was buried in Apr 1885 in West Union, Greene Co., PA, West
Union Cemetery.
+ 686 M vii. Hiram CONGER was born on 12 Feb
1848 in West Union, Greene Co., PA, died in 1912 at age 64, and
was buried in 1912 in West Union, Greene Co., PA, West Union
Cemetery.
+ 687 F viii. Phoebe Jane CONGER was born on 23
May 1850 in West Union, Greene Co., PA.
688 F ix. Sarah
Anne CONGER was born on 6 Aug 1852 and died in 1855 in West
Union, Greene Co., PA at age 3.
General Notes:
Sarah Anne Conger
PARENTS: Ephraim Conger and Eleanor Iams
RELATIONSHIP: Sarah Ann and Martha E. Conger were twins.
Problem: Were her dates, b. 6 Aug 1852, d. 1855 as suggested by
some or d. 4 Apr 1861 as read from the tombstone?
CEMETERY: Sarah Anne Conger, d. 4/4/1861, aged 11yr, 8mo, 12da,
dau. of E. & Ellen Conger; West Union Cemetery, Morris Twp.,
Greene Co., PA [Note: Calculated birthdate, 23 Feb 1849. REH]
(Source: Cemetery Records of Greene County, Pennsylvania, compiled
by Dorothy T. Hennen, Vol. 5, 1976, Franklin and Morris Townships,
p. 298 - furnished by JoNelle Linnaus)
+ 689 F x. Martha E. CONGER was born about 6
Aug 1852 in Prosperity, Washington Co., PA.
+ 690 F xi. Hannah CONGER was born on 25 Oct
1854 in West Union, Greene Co., PA.
+ 691 M xii. Albert Benton CONGER was born
about 31 Jul 1856 in West Union, Greene Co., PA, died on 11 Feb
1920 about age 63, and was buried in Feb 1920 in West Union,
Greene Co., PA, West Union Cemetery.
232. William
Henry Harrison CONGER was born on 25 Oct 1813 in
Washington Co., PA, died on 31 Mar 1852 in Prosperity, Washington
Co., PA at age 38, and was buried in Apr 1852 in West Union,
Greene Co., PA, West Union Cemetery.
General Notes:
William Henry Harrison Conger
PARENTS: David Conger, Jr. and Sarah Welch
AKA: Harrison Conger
Film #: 170878, Page #: 427, Ordinance #: 20712
25 Oct 1813, William Henry Harrison Cogner, Washington Co.,
Pennsylvania
MARRIAGE: William Henry Harrison Conger was married twice. His 1st
wife was Martha Auld and his 2nd wife was Eliabeth Longdon.
CEMETERY: William Henry Harrison, Conger, d. 3/31/1852, aged 33yr,
5mo, 7da; West Union Cemetery, Morris Twp., Greene Co., PA
(Source: Cemetery Records of Greene County, Pennsylvania, compiled
by Dorothy T. Hennen, Vol. 5, 1976, Franklin and Morris Townships,
p. 298 - furnished by JoNelle Linnaus)
William married Martha AULD in
Feb 1841. Martha was born in Jun 1818 in Washington Co., PA and
died on 28 Oct 1846 in Washington Co., PA at age 28.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 692 F i. Caroline CONGER was born on 17 Jan
1842 and died after 1934 in Ontario, San Bernardino Co., CA.
+ 693 F ii. Sarah Jane CONGER was born on 14
Jul 1843 in Washington Co., PA and died on 19 Aug 1891 in
Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA at age 48.
+ 694 M iii. James W. CONGER was born on 6 Aug
1845 in Washington Co., PA.
William next married Elizabeth LONGDON, daughter of John LONGDON and Mary MILLER, in 1848. Elizabeth was born on 2 May 1826 and died in 1914 at age 88.
General Notes:
Elizabeth Longdon
SPOUSE: Elizabeth Longdon was the 2nd wife of William Henry
Harrison Conger.
SPOUSE: William Loughman was the 2nd husband of Elizabeth
(Longdon) Conger.
She was his 2nd spouse. They were married Abt. 1853.
BIRTH-MARRIAGE: William Loughman, b. 22 Oct 1822, Morris Twp.,
Greene Co., PA;
s/o David and Christine (Fonner) Loughman. He was twice married
(1) 1846 to
Mary J. Day, she died in 1852 (2) Elizabeth (Longdon) Conger, d/o
John and Mary
(Miller) Longdon, the widow of Harrison Conger (William Henry
Harrison Conger).
The daughter of William and Elizabeth Loughman, Hannah C.
Loughman, married
John Conger.
(Source: Bates History of Greene Co., PA, p. 805 - furnished by
Joyce Posey)
Children from this marriage were:
695 F i. Mary
Anne CONGER was born on 28 Nov 1848 and died on 13 Jul 1883
at age 34.
Mary married Elias CAREY on 22 Nov 1873. Elias was born on 24 Jul 1842.
+ 696 F ii. Harriet N. CONGER was born on 6
May 1851 in Washington Co., PA.
233. Elizabeth
WRIGHT was born on 18 Dec 1799 in Virginia and was
buried in Homer, Champaign Co., IL, Old Homer Cemetery.
General Notes:
Elizabeth Wright
PARENTS: Reuben Wright and Mary E. Conger
AKA: Mary Reedman on headstone.
BIRTH: Birth also listed as, Abt. 1793
BIRTH: In the biographical sketch of Thomas and Nancy (Redman)
Freeman, the birth place of Elizabeth Wright is said to be
Virginia. This remains to be proven.
BIRTH-MOTHER: Death Certificate of Ruben Redman, LDS Film
#0196553, Grays Harbor, Record 132. Apparently lists the birth
place of his mother, Elizabeth Wright, as, New Jersey.
CENSUS-BIRTH: 1850, in Vermilion Co., IL, p. 260, lines 23-28,
listed as "head of the house." Apparently this record lists: b.
Abt. 1813, Pennsylvania.
Elizabeth married John REDMAN. John was born on 17 Jun 1792 in Virginia, died after 8 Jun 1846, and was buried after 8 Jun 1846 in Homer, Champaign Co., IL, Old Homer Cemetery.
General Notes:
John Redman
Problem: Was the surname, Redmond or Redman? CFA II, Redman. John
Redman in the 1820 census of Monroe Co., OH in Salem Twp., gone by
1830. Mary E. Palmer states the spelling primarily used was
Redman, sometimes Redmond or Redmon.
FATHER-QUESTION: Could this be the father of John Redman?
Census: 1820, in Monroe Co., OH, Salem Twp., p. 121a
Reubin Redman
Males:
00-10, 4; 10-16, 1; 16-18, O; 18-26, 0; 26-45, 0; 45&up, 1
Females:
00-10, 3; 10-16, 0; 16-26, 0; 26-45, 1; 45&up, 0
(Source: The Federal Census Monroe County, Ohio 1820-1830-1840 -
Monroe County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society)
Census: 1820, in Monroe Co., OH, Salem Twp., p. 121a
John Redman
Males:
00-10, 1; 10-16, 0; 16-18, O; 18-26, 0; 26-45, 1; 45&up, 0
Females:
00-10, 0; 10-16, 0; 16-26, 1; 26-45, 0; 45&up, 0
[Note: Next person listed was David Right [sic]
(Source: The Federal Census Monroe County, Ohio 1820-1830-1840 -
Monroe County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society)
EMIGRATION-CENSUS: The Redman family must have left Monroe Co., OH
very early as there is no record of any Redman families in the
1830 or 1840 census of this county.
RESEARCHER: Information about John Redman and Elizabeth Wright and
their children was submitted to World Family Tree, CD 2 #1985, by
Phyllis J. Freeman. Mary Ellen Palmer shared it with Richard E.
Henthorn.
BIOGRAPHY: Thomas Freeman on the 16th of August, 1849, was united
in marriage with Miss Nancy Redman, who was born in Monroe County,
Ohio, in the same year as himself [1826], and on the 16th of the
month following that of his own birth [April].
Her parents were John and Elizabeth (Wright) Redman, natives of
Virginia, the former born 1792, and the latter Dec. 18, 1779. They
passed to their long home years ago. The children of the parents
of Mrs. Freeman were born as follows:
Reuben, Feb. 10, 1820;
Mary, Sept. 11, 1821;
Sarah, Nov. 15, 1822;
Hettie, Dec. 28, 1824;
Nancy, March 16, 1826;
Rachel and Ruth (twins), Nov. 27, 1828;
John, Feb. 10, 1831;
Martha, March 4, 1833;
Elias, April 21, 1835;
Isaac, now deceased, July 22, 1837;
Rebecca, July 4, 1840;
and Clarinda, Jan. 4, 1844., and died June 08, 1846 in Illinois
[Note: This may or may not be an exact extraction of the biography
as found in the source cited below. REH]
(Source: Chapman Bros., Portrait and Biographical Album of
Champaign Co. (IL), (1887), p. 702/3)
DEATH: Probably died before 1850 as he is not listed in the census
of Vermilion Co., IL.
Noted events in his life were:
• Reschr:
Children from this marriage were:
+ 697 M i. Reuben REDMAN was born about 10
Feb 1820 in Ohio, died on 18 Apr 1917 in Melbourne, Grays Harbor
Co., WA about age 97, and was buried on 20 Apr 1917 in Melbourne,
Grays Harbor Co., WA, Melbourne Cemetery.
698 F ii. Mary
REDMAN was born on 11 Sep 1821.
Mary married Greene ATWOOD on 18 Nov 1840 in Vermilion Co., IL.
699 M iii. Sarah
REDMAN was born on 15 Nov 1822.
700 F iv. Hettie
REDMAN was born on 28 Dec 1824.
+ 701 F v. Nancy REDMAN was born on 16 May
1826 in Monroe Co., OH.
+ 702 F vi. Rachel REDMAN was born on 27 Nov
1828 and died on 16 Jan 1850 at age 21.
+ 703 F vii. Ruth REDMAN was born on 27 Nov
1828 and died on 3 Jun 1851 at age 22.
704 M viii. John
REDMAN was born on 10 Feb 1831 in Pennsylvania.
General Notes:
John Redman
CENSUS: 1850, in Vermilion Co., IL
705 F ix. Martha
REDMAN was born on 4 Mar 1833 in Illinois and died on 29 Nov
1898 at age 65.
General Notes:
Martha Redman
CENSUS: 1850, in Vermilion Co., IL
SPOUSE: Martha Redman was the 3rd spouse of Benjamin H. Towner.
Martha married Benjamin H. TOWNER on 13 May 1852 in Vermilion Co., IL. Benjamin was born on 19 Oct 1826 in Vigo Co., IL and died on 28 Sep 1903 in Rochester, Fulton Co., IN at age 76.
General Notes:
Benjamin H. Towner
RELATIONSHIP: Benjamin H. Towner was married to twin sisters,
Rachel and Ruth Redman, in that order. He later married their
sister, Martha.
706 M x. Elias
REDMAN was born on 21 Apr 1835 in Illinois.
General Notes:
Elias Redman
CENSUS: 1850, in Vermilion Co., IL
707 M xi. Isaac
REDMAN was born on 22 Jul 1837 in Illinois and died before
1887.
General Notes:
Isaac Redman
CENSUS: 1850, in Vermilion Co., IL
DEATH: Deceased at the time the biographical sketch of Thomas and
Nancy Freeman was written. Died between 5 Sep 1850 and 1887.
708 F xii. Rebecca
REDMAN was born on 4 Jul 1840 in Illinois and died on 21 Aug
1846 in Illinois at age 6.
General Notes:
Rebecca Redman
DEATH: Apparently not listed in the 1850 census of Vermilion Co.,
IL. Barbara Turner lists, death as, 21 Aug 1846 in Illinois.
709 F xiii. Clarinda
REDMAN was born on 4 Jan 1844 in Illinois and died on 8 Jun
1846 in Illinois at age 2.
General Notes:
Clarinda Redman
CENSUS: 1850, in Vermilion Co., IL
Clarinda married Samuel K. WRIGHT.
239. Hannah Jane
WRIGHT was born between 1804 and 1807 in Pennsylvania
and died after 1880 in Green Twp., Monroe Co., OH.
General Notes:
Hannah Jane Wright
PARENTS: Reuben Wright and Mary E. Conger
ERROR: The 1870 Monroe Co., OH census lists, OH as the place of
birth. She was born in PA.
BIRTH-MARRIAGE According to Robert Guilinger, Hannah Jane Wright,
b. 1804, married Jesse Henthorn.
Census: 1880, in Monroe Co., OH, Green Twp. 141.
Hannah married Jesse HENTHORN, son of William HENTHORN Jr. {3T4L-CL} and Margaret UNKNOWN, about 1828. Jesse was born on 15 Jan 1803 in Virginia and died on 29 May 1878 at age 75.
General Notes:
Jesse Henthorn
PARENTS: William Henthorn and Margaret
BIRTH: He was born according to one account in 1804 in VA, which
later became WV.
Problem: Was the date of birth, 15 Jan 1803 or in 1806?
Census: 1850, in Monroe Co., OH, Salem Twp. #5/5, 4 Sep 1850
Jesse Henthorn, 46, m. farmer, $300, VA; Hannah, 46, f. PA;
Merinda, 20, f. OH; Andrew, 18, m. farmer OH: Elijah, 15, m.
farmer, OH;
Isaac, 13, m. OH; Nancy, 7, f. OH; Julia, 4, f. OH
Census: 1860, in Monroe Co., OH, Salem Twp. (P.O. Clarington)
1003/1003, p.
146, 24 Jul 1860
Jesse Henthorn, 57, m. farmer, /500, VA; Hannah, 56, f. domestic,
PA
Marinda, 29, f. domestic, OH; Isaac, 22, m. farmer, OH; Nancy, 17,
f.
domestic, OH; Julianne, 14, f.OH
(Furnished by June Thompson and Gordon Paul)
Census: 1870, in Monroe Co., OH, Green Twp. #207/206, p. 99
Jesse Henthorn, 64, VA, farmer; Hannah, 61, OH, keep house
Marinda, 38, OH, help mother; Isaac, 31, OH, laborer; Nancy, 30,
OH,
help mother
[Note: the birth place of Hannah is in error in this census. She
was
born in PA not OH.]
(1870 Census data furnished by Estral Tennant)
RESIDENCES: They lived in Clarington, Monroe Co., OH.
PROBATE-LAND: Jesse Henthorn died in fee simple. A Quit Claim deed
by Andrew J. to Hannah Henthorn was recorded in Vol. 37, page 67.
A Quit Claim deed by Hannah Henthorn and all to Elijah Henthorn
was recorded 30 Jul 1880, Vol. 37, page 72. A Warranty deed from
Elijah Henthorn to John W. Shaw was recorded on 15 May 1884, Vol.
41, page 336.
(Furnished by Shirley J. Craib)
Children from this marriage were:
710 F i. Merinda
HENTHORN was born in Sep 1829 in Monroe Co., OH.
General Notes:
Merinda Henthorn
PARENTS: Jesse Henthorn and Hannah Jane Wright
Birth date of Sep 1829, Monroe, OH from the IGI which spells her
name Marinda.
Birth: Batch #: 8606401, Sheet #: 41, Source Call #: 1396167
Problem: Was her name, Marinda or Merinda?
Problem: Was the date of birth, Sep 1829 or in 1832?
+ 711 M ii. Andrew Jackson HENTHORN was born
about Oct 1832 in Monroe Co., OH and died on 18 Oct 1910 in
Jerusalem, Monroe Co., OH about age 78.
+ 712 M iii. Elijah HENTHORN was born about 1835
in Monroe Co., OH.
713 M iv. Isaac
HENTHORN was born in Jul 1838 in Monroe Co., OH.
General Notes:
Isaac Henthorn
PARENTS: Jesse Henthorn and Hannah Jane Wright
Birth month from the IGI.
Birth: Batch #: 8606401, Sheet #: 41, Source Call #: 1396167
+ 714 F v. Nancy HENTHORN was born between 1840
and 1843 in Monroe Co., OH and died about 1921.
+ 715 F vi. Julia Anne HENTHORN was born on 8
Apr 1846 in Monroe Co., OH and died on 30 May 1877 at age 31.
241. John
Conger WRIGHT was born on 16 May 1811 in Greene Co.,
PA, died on 14 Jul 1890 in Sharron Twp., Appanoose Co., IA at age
79, and was buried in Jul 1898 in Appanoose Co., IA, Wright
Cemetery.
General Notes:
John Conger Wright
PARENTS: Reuben Wright and Mary E. Conger
AKA: John C. Wright
RELATIONSHIP: John C. Wright was the great-great grandfather of
Charles Thomas "Tom" Stevens who researched the John Conger Wright
family.
RELATIONSHIP: John Conger Wright married McElroy sisters, Margaret
and Lucinda who were daughters of Jesse and Sarah McElroy.
RESEARCHER: Charles T. (Tom) Stevens; 1203 Fairview Road;
Columbia, MO 65203-0809 (as of July 1995)
Census: 1830, in Monroe Co., OH
John Conger was living in the home of Jesse McElroy, his future,
father-in-law.
(Furnished by Tom Stevens)
BIOGRAPHY:
John C. Wright married Margaret McElroy in 1833 and lived in Adams
Township, [Monroe Co., OH] for at least twelve years. We presume
her to be buried in Monroe Co., OH. Margaret's youngest daughter,
Mary Ann also died in Monroe Co. as did Margaret's uncle and aunt,
John and Nancy McElroy.
(Source: Monroe County Ohio Families, p. 238 - written by Eric A.
Stevens)
EMIGRATION: In 1847 John Conger Wright and his family left Monroe
Co., OH. They traveled via the Ohio River and the Mississipi River
to Keokuk, Iowa. From there they went overland by covered wagon to
Appanoose Co., IA. With him was his 2nd wife and 4 children from
his first marriage and 1 from his second marriage.
OCCUPATION: He was a cooper and could make good oak barrels to
sell for $1 each. CFA II, p. 458, farmer.
RESIDENCES: Upon arrival in Appanoose Co., IA he first settled
about six miles west of Moulton, near the old Goose Lake.
Census: 1850, in Appanoose Co., IA, Center Twp., 3/3
John C. Wright, 39, farmer, PA; Lucinda, 23, OH
Melissa, 16, OH; William, 14, OH; Reuben, 12, OH; Jesse, 11, OH
Isaiah, 4, OH; Margaret, 1, IA
[Note: In the next residence, 4/4, on the census Sarah McElroy,
age 55 was listed. This was probably the mother of Lucinda McElroy
Wright. REH]
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
OCCUPATION: The Appanoose Agricultural Society held a County Fair
on 5 Oct 1855. J.C. Wright took 2nd place prize for best mare
colt.
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
LAND: John C. Wright acquired land in Township 68, Range 17,
District of Chariton.
(Source: Land Patent Book 1, Purchasers of Land Before 1856 -
furnished by Joyce Posey)
Census: 1856, in Appanoose Co., IA, Caldwell Twp., #155/155
Note: () = years in state
John C. Wright, 49, PA (8); Lucinda, 28, OH (8)
Malissa, 22, OH (8); William, 20, OH (8); Reuben, 18, OH, (8)
Jesse, 16, OH (8); Isaiah, 10, OH (8); Milton, 5, IA (5)
Sarah, 2, IA (2); Elizabeth, 0, IA (0)
Note: The Gilbert McCoy family was recorded just prior to this
entry.
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
Census: 1860, in Appanoose Co., IA, Sharon Twp., 650/621
John C. Wright, 48, OH, farmer, $1800, $600; Lucinda, 32, wife,
OH;
Melissa, 25, OH; Reuben, 21, OH; Jesse, 19, OH; Isaiah, 14, OH;
Milton, 9, IA; Sarah, 6, IA; Elizabeth, 4, IA
[Note: Some say that this census shows the state of birth of John
C. Wright as PA. A photocopy of the census page, 637 clearly
indicates everyone in this household through Isiah, age 14 was
born in Ohio, with the word written out. REH]
(Furnished by Tom Stevens)
MARRIAGE: John C. Wright to Elizabeth Cochran, 8 Mar 1863 in
Appanoose Co., IA; Book 2, p. 13 [Note: This is Mrs. Thomas
Cochran. REH]
(Source: "Index to Grooms, Early Marriage Records, 1847-1900"
published by Appanoose County Genealogical Society, Centerville,
IA 52544, 1986 - furnished by Joyce Posey)
Census: 1870, in Appanoose Co., IA, Sharon Twp., 96/98
John C. Wright, 59, PA, farmer, $3200, $1288; Elizabeth, 53, OH,
keephouse
Milton, 19, IA, at home; Sarah, 16, IA, at home; Elizabeth, 14,
IA, at
home; Issac Cochran, 22, farmer, $130, IA; Samantha Cochran, 14,
IA
[Note: Issac Cochran and Samantha Cochran were probably children
of
Elizabeth Cochran from an earlier marriage.]
(Furnished by Tom Stevens)
Census: 1880, in Appanoose Co., IA, Sharon Twp., 408/425
[Note: father and mother's birth place listed with each person,
father first]
John C. Wright, 69, PA, farmer, MD, NJ; Elizabeth, 63, OH, wife,
keeps
house, PA, PA; Milton, 29, IA, farm hand, PA, OH;
Ellis, 10, IA, granddaughter?, at school, IA, IA (marked Maimed,
Crippled, Bedridden or other)
[Note: The name of the last person listed might have read, Ellis,
Samantha. REH]
(Furnished by Tom Stevens)
BIOGRAPHY:
John C. Wright, farmer, Sec. 10, P.O. Centerville, [IA]; born 16
May 1811, in Greene Co., Pa. When an infant, came to Monroe Co.,
Ohio, with his parents; in 1847, came to Appanoose Co., Iowa, he
being one of the oldest settlers of this county; owns 124 acres of
land, valued at $25.00 per acre.
Married Margaret McElroy in 1833, she was born in 1816, in Ohio,
died in 1845; they had five children, three living; Melissa,
William and Reuben.
Second marriage to Lucinda McElroy [first wife's sister] in 1845;
she was born 9 Jul 1827, died 24 July 1862, in Iowa; they had four
children: Isaiah, Milton, Sarah and Elizabeth.
Third marriage to, Mrs. Elizabeth Cochran, 8 March 1863, she was
born 9 Sep 1816 in Hamilton Co., Ohio; she came to this county
with her husband [John Wesley Cochran,] in 1845, he died 30 Sep
1855, in this township. [Elizabeth Cochran Wright died on 23 Mar
1902, age 85 years, 6 months, 14 days. She was buried in New Salem
Cemetery, Caldwell Twp., Appanoose Co., IA.] Democrat. (Sharon
Township)
[Note: Text in [] added by Robert Guilinger and Joyce Posey. REH]
(Source: History of Appanoose Co., Iowa 1878, page 544 - furnished
by Joyce Posey)
QUESTION: Delm Bayley reported that he died on 14 Jul 1890 in
Centerville, Appanoose Co., IA. Can anyone cite a source for
Centerville as the place of death?
CONFLICT-CEMETERY: Some say she was buried at the Wright Cemetery.
Duane L. Jones thinks that the cemetery is Brannon Cemetery. He
writes, From the book, Appanoose Co., IA Cemeteries of Sharon
Township that I found at the courthouse, there is a picture of the
tombstone of, Martha A., wife of William Wright, with the death
date of March 28, 1871, age 32y, 2m, 10d. Another picture on the
same page #1 is that of J. Wright's tombstone, stating that he
died July 14, 1890, age 79y, 1m, 28d.
CEMETERY: The Old Wright Cemetery became the Pleasant Hill
Cemetery in Pleasant Twp., Appanoose Co., IA
Noted events in his life were:
• Reschr:
John married Margaret Mc_ELROY, daughter of Jesse Mc_ELROY and Sarah UNKNOWN, about 1833 in Monroe Co., OH. Margaret was born on 23 Feb 1816 in Ohio and died about May 1844 in Monroe Co., OH about age 28.
General Notes:
Margaret McElroy
EMIGRATION: Parents emigrated from Monroe Co., Ohio to Appanoose
Co., IA.
REFERENCE: An article on the McElroy family appears in "Monroe
County Ohio Families," page 226, submitted by Charles "Tom"
Stevens. Much of the article deals with Samuel McElroy, brother of
Margaret. Apparently he had returned to Monroe Co., Ohio from
Appanoose County, Iowa in order to marry. Shortly after marriage
he became ill and died in Nov 1852. It is not clear why Samuel
McElroy chose to spent the last 5 weeks of his life living with
Stephen and Sarah Randall Henthorn in Washington Twp., Monroe Co.,
OH. He was most certainly sick and needed someone to care for him.
In 1853 Stephen Henthorn submitted a bill for $31.80 for
reimbursement of expenses incurred during the care of Samuel
McElroy. The bill was found in the estate papers of Samuel
McElroy. It was common to bill the estate for care given to a sick
person and the bills were usually honored by law as long as costs
were reasonable.
Problem: Did she die in Monroe Co., OH or as suggested by Tom
Stevens, in Preston, Randolph Co., IL?
Children from this marriage were:
+ 716 F i. Melissa WRIGHT was born on 8 Apr
1834 in Monroe Co., OH, died in 1881 in Henry Co., MO at age 47,
and was buried in 1881 in Henry Co., MO, Norris Cemetery.
+ 717 M ii. William M. WRIGHT was born on 11
May 1836 in Monroe Co., OH, died about 8 Mar 1921 in Dodge City,
Ford Co., KS about age 84, and was buried in Mar 1921 in Dodge
City, Ford Co., KS, Maple Grove Cemetery.
+ 718 M iii. Reuben WRIGHT was born on 14 May
1838 in Monroe Co., OH, died on 23 Aug 1919 in Exline, Appanoose
Co., IA at age 81, and was buried in Aug 1919 in Pleasant Twp.,
Appanoose Co., IA, Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
719 M iv. Jesse
WRIGHT was born on 30 Jul 1840 in Ohio.
General Notes:
Jesse Wright
NEVER_MARRIED-SEX: Mr. Jesse Wright never married. He was listed
as male in the 1850 Ohio census and the 1860 Iowa census according
to Robert Guilinger.
720 F v. Mary
Anne WRIGHT was born on 31 May 1843 in Monroe Co., OH and
died in 1843 in Monroe Co., OH.
General Notes:
Mary Anne Wright
DEATH: Died as an infant.
John next married Lucinda Mc_ELROY, daughter of Jesse Mc_ELROY and Sarah UNKNOWN, about 1845 in Ohio. Lucinda was born on 9 Jul 1827 in Ohio and died on 24 Jul 1862 in Appanoose Co., IA at age 35.
General Notes:
Lucinda McElroy
SPOUSE: Lucinda McElroy was the 2nd wife of John Conger Wright.
EMIGRATION: Parents emigrated from Monroe Co., Ohio to Appanoose
Co., IA.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 721 M i. Isaiah M. WRIGHT was born on 21
Aug 1846 in Monroe Co., OH and died on 19 Dec 1923 at age 77.
722 F ii. Margaret
WRIGHT was born on 15 Jan 1849 in Appanoose Co., IA and died
in 1850 at age 1.
+ 723 M iii. Milton WRIGHT was born on 24 Mar
1851 in Appanoose Co., IA.
+ 724 F iv. Sarah E. WRIGHT was born on 28 Dec
1853 in Appanoose Co., IA and was buried in Kay Co., OK, Mt. Olive
Cemetery.
+ 725 F v. Elizabeth WRIGHT was born on 30
Jan 1856 in Appanoose Co., IA.
John next married Elizabeth RICHARDS on 8 Mar 1863 in Appanoose Co., IA. Elizabeth was born about 9 Sep 1816 in Hamilton Co., OH, died on 23 Mar 1902 in Centerville, Appanoose Co., IA about age 85, and was buried in Mar 1902 in Caldwell Twp., Appanoose Co., IA, New Salem Cemetery.
General Notes:
Mrs. Elizabeth Cochran
EMIGRATION: John Wesley and Elizabeth Cochran came to Van Buren
Co., IA about 1840.
AKA: Elizabeth Richards; Mrs. Elizabeth Cochran; Granny Wright
QUESTION: How do we know that her maiden name was, Elizabeth
Richards?
Census: 1856, Iowa state census, in Appanoose Co., IA, Abt. Dec
1855, 162/162
Elizabeth Cochran, widow, f. 39, OH, 15 years in Iowa
Mary A., f., 20, OH, 15 years in Iowa
James, m., 18, OH, 15 years in Iowa
William, m. 15, IA, 15 years in Iowa
Harvey, m. 12, IA, 12 years in Iowa
Issac, m. 8, IA, 8 years in Iowa
Samantha, f. IA, less than a year old, 0 years in Iowa
(Furnished by Robert Guilinger)
SPOUSE-NO_ISSUE: Mrs. Elizabeth Cochran was the 3rd wife of John
Conger Wright.
They had no issue. Cochran was her surname from a previous
marriage to John Wesley Cochran who had died 30 Sep 1855 in
Appanoose Co., IA. (See 1870 census).
CHILD: Her son, Harvey Cochran married Rebecca McCoy, daughter of
Gilbert McCoy and Sarah Mellott. Tom Stevens reports that she had
many children before marrying John Conger Wright.
CEMETERY: New Salem Cemetery, Caldwell Twp., Appanoose Co., IA;
Row 19; listed on the gravestone, Elizabeth Cochran, Mar 23, 1902,
85 yr, 6 mo, 14 da; w/o JW.
[Note: J.W. probably stands for John Conger Wright, her 3rd
husband. Birthdate calculated is: Abt. 9 Sep 1816. REH]
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
242. Eunice
CONGER was born on 13 Jul 1794 in Cambridge,
Washington Co., NY and died on 13 Nov 1881 at age 87.
Eunice married William BAKER on
19 Oct 1815. William was born about 1790 in Pleasant Valley,
Dutchess Co., NY.
Children from this marriage were:
726 F i. Elizabeth
BAKER was born about 1816 in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess Co.,
NY.
727 F ii. Fanny
BAKER was born about 1817 in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess Co.,
NY.
728 M iii. Azariah
BAKER was born about 1819 in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess Co.,
NY.
729 M iv. Thomas
BAKER was born on 23 Dec 1821 in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess
Co., NY.
730 M v. Benjamin
Franklin BAKER was born on 8 Aug 1823 in Pleasant Valley,
Dutchess Co., NY.
731 M vi. Aaron
Younglove BAKER was born in 1827 in Pleasant Valley,
Dutchess Co., NY.
732 F vii. Mary
BAKER was born in 1831 in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess Co., NY.
244. Rachel
CONGER was born on 18 Jun 1798 in Cambridge,
Washington Co., NY.
Rachel married James TELFORD on 14 Nov 1821. James was born about 1790 in Washington Co., NY and died in 1846 in Crawford Co., OH about age 56.
General Notes:
James Telford
AKA: James Tilford, CFA II, p. 324
Children from this marriage were:
+ 733 F i. Mary C. TELFORD was born in 1824
in Steuben Co., OH.
734 M ii. James
TELFORD was born in 1825 in New York.
James married Hannah Mc_KINLEY on 13 Aug 1846.
+ 735 F iii. Ruth TELFORD was born in 1827 in
Steuben Co., OH.
+ 736 M iv. John Conger TELFORD was born on
13 Mar 1829 in Seneca Co., OH, died on 28 Mar 1896 in Olathe,
Johnson Co., KS at age 67, and was buried in Mar 1896 in Olathe,
Johnson Co., KS.
737 F v. M.
E. TELFORD was born about 1835 in New York.
M. married Joseph FLICKINGER on 20 Dec 1853.
738 F vi. Sarah
TELFORD was born about 1836 in New York.
Sarah married Valentine BRETZ on 22 Sep 1855.
739 F vii. Margaret
K. TELFORD was born about 1841 in New York.
Margaret married Edwin LEE on 24 Dec 1857.
247. John
Baker CONGER was born on 1 Oct 1806 in Hammondsport,
Steuben Co., NY and died in 1871 in Wyandot Co., OH at age 65.
General Notes:
John Baker Conger
Problem: Where was he born, Cambridge, Washington Co., NY or
Hammondsport,
Steuben Co., NY, as listed in CFA II, p. 138?
CENSUS: 1850, in Wyandot Co., OH
John married Beulah CARSON in 1830 in Bath, Steuben Co., NY. Beulah was born about 3 Sep 1806 in New York, died on 7 Mar 1881 in Ohio about age 74, and was buried in Mar 1881 in Sycamore, Wyandot Co., OH, Pleasant View Cemetery.
General Notes:
Beulah Carson
DEATH: 7 Mar 1881 at the age of 74 years, 6 months, 4 days. Birth
date
calculated: Abt. 3 Sep 1806.
Children from this marriage were:
740 M i. Azariah
Winfield CONGER was born on 12 Dec 1831 in Penn Yan, Yates
Co., NY and died on 20 Apr 1905 at age 73.
Azariah married Hester Ann HANKS on 25 Oct 1852.
741 M ii. William
CONGER was born in 1835.
+ 742 M iii. Abraham CONGER was born on 21 Jul
1836 in Seneca Co., OH and died on 31 May 1905 in Lewis Center,
Delaware Co., OH at age 68.
743 M iv. John
CONGER was born in 1838.
+ 744 M v. Myron B. CONGER was born on 15
Jan 1843 in New York, died on 24 Feb 1904 in Sycamore, Wyandot
Co., OH at age 61, and was buried in Feb 1904 in Sycamore, Wyandot
Co., OH, Pleasant View Cemetery.
745 M vi. W.
Scott CONGER was born in 1847.
746 M vii. Frank
CONGER was born in 1850.
249. Aaron
CONGER was born about 1812 in Cambridge, Washington
Co., NY and died on 22 Aug 1843 in Washington Co., IA about age
31.
Aaron married Electa FISHER.
General Notes:
Electa Fisher
SPOUSE: After the death of Aaron Conger she married, Daniel
Pringle and had a son, Amos Pringle. Both lived in Texas in the
1880s.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 3 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
NAME-CONFLICT: Electa Unknown, CFA I, p. 3; Electa Fisher, CFA II,
p. 300 & p. 713
Children from this marriage were:
+ 747 M i. William J. CONGER was born about
1834 in Cambridge, Washington Co., NY and died on 31 Jul 1887 in
Ludington, Mason Co., MI about age 53.
+ 748 F ii. Sarah Elizabeth CONGER was born
on 11 Jun 1839 in Ohio and died on 20 Apr 1914 in Sibley, Osceola
Co., IA at age 74.
749 M iii. John
CONGER was born in 1841.
General Notes:
John Conger
PARENTS: Aaron Conger and Electa Fisher
250. William
Dennis CONGER was born on 10 May 1814 in Cambridge,
Washington Co., NY and died on 1 Apr 1866 in Washington,
Washington Co., IA at age 51.
William married Araminta BISHOP
in 1840. Araminta was born in 1819 in Washington.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 750 M i. Dennis CONGER was born on 9 May
1842 in Washington, Washington Co., IA and died on 9 Nov 1914 in
Hazelton, Barber Co., KS at age 72.
William next married Mary LE_FEVER. Mary was born in 1825.
General Notes:
Mary LeFever
RESIDENCES: Lived in English Twp., Keokuk Co., IA in 1860
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, 515 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Children from this marriage were:
+ 751 F i. Sarah Elizabeth CONGER was born
on 12 Sep 1845 in Washington, Washington Co., IA and died on 21
Apr 1878 at age 32.
752 M ii. John
CONGER was born on 16 Feb 1847 and died on 23 Mar 1847.
+ 753 F iii. Clarissa CONGER was born on 5 Aug
1849 and died on 17 Feb 1869 at age 19.
+ 754 F iv. Rose Anna CONGER was born on 24
Mar 1851 in Washington, Washington Co., IA and died on 30 Jun 1895
at age 44.
+ 755 F v. Mary Jane CONGER was born on 12
May 1854 in Washington, Washington Co., IA.
+ 756 M vi. William Buchanan CONGER was born
on 8 Aug 1856 in Washington, Washington Co., IA and died on 23 Apr
1934 in Okaton, Jones Co., SD at age 77.
+ 757 F vii. Arena CONGER was born on 16 Apr
1859 in Washington, Washington Co., IA and died on 31 Jan 1884 at
age 24.
758 M viii. Dean
CONGER was born on 8 May 1861 and died on 8 May 1861.
759 M ix. James
CONGER was born on 23 Jun 1963.
253.
Jonathan Clark CONGER was born on 18 Sep 1819 in
Cambridge, Washington Co., NY and died on 2 Nov 1904 in
Washington, Washington Co., IA at age 85.
General Notes:
Jonathan Clark Conger
AKA: Listed as Clark Conger in wedding record of daughter,
Marietta.
RECOLLECTIONS: Jonathan Clark Conger House - Washington, Iowa
Ella Conger Hartmann of Davenport, Iowa sent a note card to Job C.
Conger. On the front was a very nice drawing labeled, "Home of
Washington County Historical Society - Since 1848."
On the backside is printed the following, "Jonathan Clark Conger,
an early pioneer in Washington County became wealthy buying and
selling land. He died in 1904 and bequeated the house to his
daughter, Clara (Mrs. C.J. Wilson).
For many years this house was the center of Washington's social
life. It is being restored to its former splendor and is
considered a showplace of 19th Century living.
The original brick farm house built in 1848, was enlarged after
the Civil War by Conger and is not the Museum and headquarters for
Washington County Iowa Historical Society.
(Source: Conger Confab, March 2000, p. 11)
Jonathan married Jane SLOAN on
30 Dec 1840. Jane was born in Washington, Washington Co., IA.
Children from this marriage were:
760 M i. Oliver
CONGER was born on 5 Apr 1842 in Washington, Washington Co.,
IA and died on 5 Sep 1845 at age 3.
+ 761 F ii. Marietta Elizabeth CONGER was
born on 31 Mar 1844 in Washington, Washington Co., IA.
+ 762 F iii. Florence Clarinda CONGER was born
on 25 Sep 1847 in Washington, Washington Co., IA.
763 U iv. Orvan
CONGER was born on 22 Jan 1850 in Washington, Washington
Co., IA and died on 19 Jun 1853 at age 3.
+ 764 F v. Clara CONGER was born on 23 Dec
1852 in Washington, Washington Co., IA and died on 24 Mar 1930 in
Washington, Washington Co., IA at age 77.
765 F vi. Medora
CONGER was born on 9 Feb 1854 in Washington, Washington Co.,
IA and died on 4 May 1881 at age 27.
General Notes: COMMENT: Underlined in CFA I, but there is no family group record.
Medora married W. O. MITCHELL.
254.
Clarissa CONGER was born on 3 Nov 1820 in Cambridge,
Washington Co., NY and died on 16 May 1887 at age 66.
Clarissa married Harrison R. STRATTON on 2 Jun 1841. Harrison was born in 1818 in Cambridge, Washington Co., NY.
General Notes: AKA: Harrison R. Stratton (CFA I, p. 333); Harrison B. Stratton (CFA I, p. 792)
Children from this marriage were:
766 F i. Mary
STRATTON was born on 6 Mar 1842 in Cambridge, Washington
Co., NY.
767 F ii. Eunice
A. STRATTON was born on 4 Feb 1844 in Cambridge, Washington
Co., NY.
768 M iii. David
W. STRATTON was born on 18 Feb 1845 in Cambridge, Washington
Co., NY.
769 M iv. John
C. STRATTON was born on 18 Feb 1854 in Cambridge, Washington
Co., NY.
770 F v. Alice
C. STRATTON was born on 17 Mar 1858 in Cambridge, Washington
Co., NY.
255. Allen
Fish CONGER was born on 3 Oct 1822 in Cambridge,
Washington Co., NY and died in 1899 in Kansas at age 77.
General Notes:
Allen Fish Conger
CENSUS: Family data in CFA II, p. 54 from 1880 census.
Allen married Elizabeth Jane YOUNG.
Elizabeth was born in 1832 in Kentucky.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 771 M i. Elmer Elsworth CONGER was born on
15 Oct 1854 in Washington, Washington Co., IA and died about 1947
in Kent, King Co., WA about age 93.
+ 772 M ii. Charles Fish CONGER was born on
17 Aug 1856 in Washington, Washington Co., IA.
+ 773 M iii. Allen Alonzo CONGER was born on 8
Dec 1857 in Washington, Washington Co., IA and died in 1927 in
Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., CA at age 70.
+ 774 M iv. William Henry CONGER was born on
8 Apr 1859 in Washington, Washington Co., IA.
775 M v. B.
R. CONGER was born in 1861 in Iowa.
General Notes:
B.R. Conger
SEX: Male
776 F vi. M.
B. CONGER was born in 1867 in Iowa.
General Notes:
M.B. Conger
SEX: Female
+ 777 M vii. Julius Albert CONGER was born on
23 Dec 1869 in Kansas and died in Sep 1969 at age 99.
778 M viii. A.
CONGER was born in 1870 in Kansas.
General Notes:
A. Conger
SEX: Male
+ 779 M ix. Murray Howard CONGER was born in
Mar 1872 in Kansas.
259. Henry
Reuben CONGER was born on 25 Mar 1818 in New York and
died in 1899 at age 81.
Henry married Orre M. LEWIS on
23 Sep 1847. Orre was born on 30 Aug 1818 and died on 13 Feb 1885
at age 66.
Children from this marriage were:
780 U i. Infant
CONGER was born on 26 Mar 1849 and died on 26 Mar 1849.
781 F ii. Harriet
A. CONGER was born on 4 Apr 1850.
Harriet married George LEWIS on 2 Jul 1869.
General Notes: RESIDENCES: CT (CFA II, p. 115)
782 M iii. William
H. CONGER was born on 1 May 1852.
General Notes:
William H. Conger
EMIGRATION: Went to Connecticut
William married Georgia NILES on 4 Jul 1880.
783 F iv. Mary
CONGER was born on 3 Jan 1856.
Mary married Edmund BENTLY on 2 Jul 1875.
+ 784 M v. Earl Allan CONGER was born on 14
Mar 1858 and died on 18 Feb 1926 at age 67.
785 F vi. Orre
Elizabeth CONGER was born on 15 Jan 1863 and died on 9 May
1953 at age 90.
Orre married Ethelbert THES on 23 Dec 1886.
262.
Jonathan CONGER was born about Aug 1817 in Pike Co.,
IN and died on 1 May 1859 in Klamath Lake, Klamath Co., OR about
age 41.
General Notes:
Jonathan Conger
PARENTS: Sebastian Conger and Matilda Davidson
LAND-RESIDENCES: Jonathan Conger took a donation land clain in
Lane county, Oregon in what is now Eugene, OR. He was killed by
Indians in S. Oregon. Hannah (Crow) Conger sold out and moved to
Eastern Washington, near her brothers. When son, John, was old
enough he returned and bought part of the land, now owned by his
granddaughter, Louise Nickels.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 334 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
BIRTH-CHILDREN: First 6 children born in Pike Co., IN, others
probably Lane Co., OR (CFA II, p. 148)
Jonathan married Hannah CROWE, daughter of John CROW and Elizabeth HOWELL, on 23 Feb 1840 in Pike Co., IN. Hannah was born in 1821 in Gibson Co., IN.
General Notes:
Hannah Crowe
NAME-CONFLICT: Hannah Crow; Hannah Crowe (CFA II, p. 387 &
717)
MARRIAGE: She was married 20 Sep 1861 at Lane Co., OR to Robert
Embrick. (CFA II, p. 717) Robert Emerick (CFA II, p. 719)
CENSUS-RESIDENCES: Living with her daughter, Charlotte, and
husband, James S. Wooley at the time of the 1870 census. [Place of
census not listed. REH]
Children from this marriage were:
786 M i. Columbus
Clayborne CONGER was born on 28 Jan 1842 in Pike Co., IN and
died on 23 Dec 1917 at age 75.
General Notes:
Columbus Clayborne Conger
NAME-CONFLICT: Claybourne Conger, CFA I; (Columbus) Clayborne
Conger (CFA II, p. 148)
Columbus married S. M. BOWERS on 15 Dec 1874.
787 M ii. Burl
CONGER was born about 1844 in Pike Co., IN.
General Notes:
Burl Conger
NAME-CONFLICT: Barian (Burl?) Conger (CFA II, p. 148)
Burl married Elizabeth GILBERT.
+ 788 F iii. Isabelle CONGER was born on 2 Dec
1846 in Pike Co., IN and died on 16 Sep 1935 in Duncan, Greenlee
Co., AZ at age 88.
789 M iv. Joseph
CONGER was born in 1849.
+ 790 F v. Charlotte CONGER was born in Mar
1850 in Pike Co., IN and died in 1916 in Oregon at age 66.
791 F vi. Christina
CONGER was born between 1850 and 1852 in Pike Co., IN.
792 M vii. Jonathan
CONGER was born about 1852 in Pike Co., IN.
Jonathan married Laura MURPHY.
793 M viii. Thomas
J. CONGER was born in 1854.
794 M ix. James
CONGER was born on 10 Jan 1854 in Pike Co., IN and died on
12 Mar 1863 at age 9.
General Notes:
James Conger
DEATH: At age 12, CFA I, p. 334
BIRTH-DEATH: b. 10 Jan 1854, d. 12 Mar 1863 (CFA II, p. 719); also
listed in CFA, b. Abt. 1857., d. Abt. 1863
+ 795 M x. John S. CONGER was born on 12 Aug
1855 in Lane Co., OR, died on 6 May 1921 in Eugene, Lane Co., OR
at age 65, and was buried in May 1921 in Eugene, Lane Co., OR.
796 M xi. Jonathan
G. CONGER was born on 17 Mar 1859.
Jonathan married Laura MURPHY in 1886.
263. William
Jay CONGER was born on 16 Feb 1822 in Clay Twp., Pike
Co., IN, died on 20 Jul 1900 in Pike Co., IN at age 78, and was
buried in Jul 1900 in Petersburg, Pike Co., IN, Walnut Hills
Cemetery.
General Notes:
William Jay Conger
PARENTS: Sebastian Conger and Matilda Davidson
RESIDENCES: According to Mrs. Jack Kinn, 640 Glenview Ave.,
Oconomowoc, WI 53066, "My mother said the Conger homestead was in
Clay Twp., Pike Co., IN between Princeton and Hazelton. There was
a creek running through the property known as 'Conger Creek' and a
Methodist Church near the farm was called, 'Conger Chapel.' There
was also a large farm in Madison Twp. which Alice inherited from
her parents, and is presently owned by her grandson." Mrs. Kinn's
mother was Florence V. Robling Shake, daughter of William Sherman
Robling and Essie Patterson.
COMMENT: Daniel Lockwood points out that both Princeton and
Hazelton are towns in Gibson county, Indiana and no point between
them lies close to Pike Co., IN, the next county to the east.
There is a Clay Twp. in Pike Co., IN. There isn't a Clay Twp. in
Gibson Co., IN. The homestead was in Clay Twp., Pike Co., IN
between Princeton and Petersburg.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 523 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
William married Frances STUCKEY on 17 Oct 1848. Frances was born in 1828 and died on 27 Sep 1856 at age 28.
General Notes:
Frances Stuckey
AKA: Fanny
DEATH: 28 Sep 1856, 28 years, 2 mos, with infant son (CFA I, p.
523)
Children from this marriage were:
+ 797 F i. Alice CONGER was born on 15 Sep
1849 in Indiana, died on 29 Apr 1925 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Co., CA at age 75, and was buried in Apr 1925 in Petersburg, Pike
Co., IN, Walnut Hills Cemetery.
798 F ii. Mary
CONGER was born on 10 Oct 1851.
799 M iii. John
CONGER was born on 23 Sep 1853 and died on 27 Feb 1876 at
age 22.
General Notes:
John Conger
NEVER_MARRIED: .
PROBATE: John Conger made a will, leaving his possessions to his
sister, Alice
Patterson. Three days later he died, supposedly killed by his own
gun in a
hunting accident.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 523 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
800 U iv. Infant
CONGER was born on 30 Mar 1856 and died on 30 Mar 1856.
General Notes:
Infant Conger
BIRTH-DEATH: Stillborn daughter. (CFA II, p. 724)
William next married Mary Frances MARTIN on 1 Mar 1858. Mary died on 10 Oct 1876.
General Notes:
Mary Frances Martin
SPOUSE: Widow of George Bates, probably had 2 daughters. Second
spouse of William J. Conger. (CFA II, p. 724)
NAME-CONFLICT: Mary E. Martin Bates, CFA II, p. 347; Mary Frances
Bates (CFA II, p. 724)
Children from this marriage were:
+ 801 F i. Francis E. CONGER was born on 24
Jan 1861 in Petersburg, Pike Co., IN, died on 5 May 1928 in
Petersburg, Pike Co., IN at age 67, and was buried in May 1928 in
Walnut Hills Cemetery.
802 M ii. William
J. CONGER was born on 10 Aug 1861 and died on 8 Feb 1862.
General Notes:
William J. Conger
REFERENCE: Appears in two places on this page, CFA II, p. 724
BIRTH-CONFLICT: b. 10 Aug 1862 (CFA II, p. 724); "b. 10 Aug 1861,
d. 8 Feb 1862" (CFA II, p. 724)
William next married Rachel RITTER. Rachel was buried in Bowman, White River Chapel.
General Notes:
Rachel Ritter
HEALTH_HISTORY-BURIAL: She lost her mind soon after William
Conger's death. She was committed to Evansville State Hospital.
Her son took care of her and the balance of her estate went to his
daughter. She is buried at White River Chapel near Bowman.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 523 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
SPOUSE: Third spouse of William J. Conger.
270. Indiana
CONGER was born between 1836 and 1838 in Pike Co., IN
and died in 1911.
General Notes:
Indiana Conger
PARENTS: Sebastian Conger and Matilda Davidson
BIRTH-CONFLICT: 1838 (CFA I, p. 459); 1836 (CFA I, p. 770)
Indiana married William NIXON, son of Abraham NIXON and Eliza WHIPPS, about 4 Nov 1855 in Pike Co., IN. William was born in 1832 and died in 1901 in Pike Co., IN at age 69.
General Notes:
William Nixon
MARRIAGE-CONFLICT: 4 Mar 1855 (CFA I, p. 770); 4 Nov 1855 (CFA I,
p. 459)
Children from this marriage were:
803 F i. Effie
NIXON was born in 1856 in Pike Co., IN.
Effie married Edward REEDY in 1873.
804 M ii. Otis
J. NIXON was born in 1857 in Pike Co., IN and died in 1925
at age 68.
Otis married Mollie SHAWHAN.
805 F iii. Laura
NIXON was born in 1868 in Pike Co., IN.
Laura married James MAYES.
806 F iv. Temperance
NIXON was born in Pike Co., IN.
Temperance married Edgar SNYDER.
807 M v. O.
Abraham NIXON was born about 1863 in Pike Co., IN.
General Notes:
O. Abraham Nixon
CENSUS: 17 years old in the 1880 census; he disappeared and was
never heard from again. (CFA I, p. 770)
273. Electra
Ann CATT was born on 22 Nov 1814 in Knox Co., IN and
died on 9 May 1856 in Cynthiana, Posey Co., IN at age 41.
Electra married William POLLARD, son of Joseph POLLARD and Elizabeth THORNTON, on 2 Aug 1831 in Carmi, White Co., IL. William was born on 25 May 1799 and died on 25 Aug 1872 in Cynthiana, Posey Co., IN at age 73.
General Notes:
William Pollard
REFERENCE: CFA I, p. 779
Children from this marriage were:
808 M i. Joseph
POLLARD was born in Jun 1832 in Mount Vernon, Posey Co., IN
and died in Jul 1832.
809 F ii. Pauline
POLLARD was born in Mount Vernon, Posey Co., IN and died in
Posey Co., IN.
Pauline married Unknown MALONE.
810 F iii. Emma
Jane POLLARD was born on 11 Jun 1836 in Mount Vernon, Posey
Co., IN and died on 13 Mar 1904 in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., IN
at age 67.
Emma married Samuel Hunter LEWIS on 16 Feb 1864.
811 U iv. Sebra
POLLARD was born about 1841 in Mount Vernon, Posey Co., IN
and died on 15 Aug 1856 about age 15.
812 F v. Flora
POLLARD was born in Mount Vernon, Posey Co., IN.
Flora married N. B. HOBSON.
813 M vi. Almanzar
Cola POLLARD was born about 1848 in Mount Vernon, Posey Co.,
IN and died in 1913 about age 65.
General Notes:
Almanzar Cola Pollard
AKA: Almanzar Cola (Colby) Pollard (CFA I, p. 779)
Almanzar married Catherine UNKNOWN.
814 F vii. Mary
Elizabeth POLLARD was born in Mount Vernon, Posey Co., IN
and died in Hot Springs, Garland Co., AR.
278. Richard
W. CONGER was born on 4 Nov 1833 in Knox Co., IN, died
on 23 Mar 1893 in Mason City, Mason Co., IL at age 59, and was
buried in Mar 1893 in Mason City, Mason Co., IL.
General Notes:
Richard W. Conger
AKA: Richard W. (Patrick) Conger, CFA I, p. 360
EMIGRATION: Richard and Martha Conger left Indiana in the spring
of 1838 with their children, James, b. Abt. 1859; Sarah Jane,
1863,; and Harriet, b. Abt. 1865. They moved to the Clay City area
of Clay county, Illinois and then lived in the area of Florina,
Xenia and Oskaloosa, all in Clay county, before moving to Mason
City, in Mason county, IL, where he was employed in a flour mill.
He died and was buried there.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 188 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
BURIAL-CONFLICT: Mason City, IA (CFA II, p. 703)
Richard married Martha DAVENPORT on 14 Mar 1858 in Knox Co., IN. Martha was born on 19 Jun 1840 in Kentucky, died on 23 Mar 1923 in Jonathan Creek Twp., Moultrie Co., IL at age 82, and was buried in Mar 1923 in Oskaloosa, Clay Co., IL, Oskaloosa Cemetery.
General Notes:
Martha Davenport
NAME-CONFLICT: Margaret Davenport, CFA I, p. 360; Martha
Davenport, CFA II, p. 188 and 296.
DEATH: Died at the home of her daughter, Sarah Drew, in Jonathan
Creek Twp., Moultrie Co., IL.
Children from this marriage were:
815 M i. James
CONGER was born about 1859.
General Notes:
James Conger
DEATH: At age, 58 (CFA I, p. 436)
816 F ii. Anna
CONGER was born about 1860 in Illinois.
General Notes:
Anna Conger
DEATH: At age, 18 in IL (CFA I, p. 436, CFA II, p. 188)
817 M iii. Thomas
CONGER was born in Illinois.
General Notes: DEATH: At age 10, (CFA II, p. 188)
+ 818 F iv. Sarah Jane CONGER was born on 15
Mar 1863 in Knox Co., IN and died on 2 Jun 1944 in Decatur, Macon
Co., IL at age 81.
+ 819 F v. Harriet CONGER was born in Nov
1865 in Vincennes, Knox Co., IN and died in 1903 in Missouri at
age 38.
279. Harriet
CONGER was born about 1835 in Pike Co., IN.
Harriet married Harrison RODERICK,
son of Francis RODERICK and Eleanor JOHNSON, on 1
Oct 1855. Harrison was born on 27 Dec 1829 in Knox Co., IN and
died on 19 Jan 1863 in Knox Co., IN at age 33.
Children from this marriage were:
820 F i. Josephine
RODERICK was born in 1858 in Knox Co., IN.
821 M ii. Levi
RODERICK was born on 21 Jan 1859 in Knox Co., IN and died on
21 Feb 1864 at age 5.
822 F iii. Ann
RODERICK was born in Knox Co., IN.
281. Keturah
CONGER was born on 11 Oct 1838 in Pike Co., IN and
died on 24 Dec 1905 in Knox Co., IN at age 67.
General Notes:
Keturah Conger
NAME-CONFLICT: Keturah (Catherine) Conger, CFA I, p. 701
Keturah married Thomas L. BECKES,
son of William P. BECKES and Margaret JORDAN, on 1
Dec 1864 in Knox Co., IN. Thomas was born on 18 Nov 1823 in Knox
Co., IN and died in Knox Co., IN.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 823 M i. Horace Clark BECKES was born on
30 Nov 1868 in Knox Co., IN.
+ 824 M ii. Norman Elsworth BECKES was born
on 13 Feb 1873 in Knox Co., IN.
+ 825 M iii. Duncan Le_Roy BECKES was born on
5 Mar 1872 in Knox Co., IN.
+ 826 F iv. Olive Ada BECKES was born on 15
Jun 1878 in Knox Co., IN.
+ 827 M v. Homer Marcus BECKES was born on
29 Jan 1867 in Knox Co., IN.
282.
Commodore Perry CONGER was born on 15 Dec 1839 in
Gibson Co., IN, died about 11 Aug 1911 in Clay Twp., Pike Co., IN
about age 71, and was buried about Aug 1911 in Gibson Co., IN, Old
Phillips Cemetery.
General Notes:
Commodore Perry Conger
AKA: Probably called, Perry
DEATH-CONFLICT: 11 Aug 1911 (CFA I, p. 424); 11 Aug 1900 (CFA I,
p. 361)
RESIDENCES: Couple lived in Illinois and Arkansas
CHURCH_AFFILIATION: Methodist
BIBLE: Data from the family Bible in the possession of Leona
Hoover Robertson.
Commodore married Lucinda PHILLIPS, daughter of John PHILLIPS and Sarah GARDNER, on 18 Nov 1861 in Gibson Co., IN. Lucinda was born on 12 Mar 1843 in Gibson Co., IN, died on 8 Nov 1924 in Washington, Daviess Co., IN at age 81, and was buried in Nov 1924 in Gibson Co., IN, Old Phillips Cemetery.
General Notes:
Lucinda Phillips
CHURCH_AFFILIATION: Methodist
Children from this marriage were:
+ 828 F i. Sarah Ellen CONGER was born on 17
Nov 1862 in Washington Twp., Gibson Co., IN and died on 2 Jun 1939
in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., IN at age 76.
829 F ii. Mary
Jane CONGER was born on 17 Sep 1865 and died on 23 Jul 1866.
+ 830 M iii. Joseph Clinton CONGER was born on
24 May 1868 in Gibson Co., IN and died on 17 Mar 1935 in
Marmaduke, Greene Co., AR at age 66.
831 F iv. Dora
Elizabeth CONGER was born on 8 Aug 1870 and died on 17 Aug
1885 at age 15.
832 M v. Robert
Willis CONGER was born on 22 Aug 1872 and died on 20 Aug
1872.
833 M vi. Levi
Crawford CONGER was born on 10 Jul 1874 and died on 6 Feb
1877 at age 2.
834 M vii. Charley
Homer CONGER was born on 4 Jan 1879 and died about 1930
about age 51.
General Notes:
Charley Homer Conger
NEVER_MARRIED:
835 M viii. Thomas
Perry CONGER was born on 24 Jan 1881 and died on 2 Oct 1885
at age 4.
285.
Napoleon Bonaparte EDWARDS was born on 20 Nov 1822 in
Knox Co., IN.
General Notes:
Napoleon Bonapart Edwards
OCCUPATION: Wagon and carriage maker, like his father; as of 1875
he was postmaster of Redcloud, Knox Co., IN.
RESIDENCES: Still living in Knox Co., IN as of 1880-1881
AKA: Called, N.B.
Napoleon married Sally ALMY,
daughter of Seneca ALMY and Elizabeth TICE, on 26
Oct 1848. Sally died on 15 Feb 1861 in Knox Co., IN.
Children from this marriage were:
836 M i. James
EDWARDS was born about 1850.
837 U ii. Seneca
EDWARDS was born about 1852 and died on 23 May 1875 about
age 23.
+ 838 F iii. Misouria Elizabeth EDWARDS was
born on 31 Aug 1858 in Knox Co., IN, died on 19 Feb 1904 in Nr.
Francisco, Gibson Co., IN at age 45, and was buried in Feb 1904 in
Gibson Co., IN, I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Napoleon next married Nancy WALKER on 3 Aug 1861. Nancy was born about 1838 and died on 29 Apr 1867 about age 29.
General Notes:
Nancy Walker
SPOUSE: Nancy Walker was the 2nd spouse of Napoleon Edwards.
DEATH: She died on 29 Apr 1867 at the age of 29. Birth date
calculated, Abt.
1838.
Napoleon next married Nancy P. CROW. Nancy was born about 1830 and died on 7 Feb 1876 about age 46.
General Notes:
Nancy P. Crow
SPOUSE: Nancy P. Crow was the 3rd spouse of Napoleon Edwards.
Children from this marriage were:
839 F i. Lillie
EDWARDS was born about 1870.
840 M ii. Vincent
EDWARDS was born about 1872.
Napoleon next married Eliza UNKNOWN in 1880. Eliza was born in 1829.
General Notes:
Eliza Unknown
SPOUSE: Fourth spouse of Napoleon Edwards.
NAME: Daniel Lockwood thinks her surname was either, Beadle or
Taylor. She had been married before and he thinks her maiden name
was Taylor and Beadle was her married name. Her mother was from NJ
and her father from NY.
286. Andrew
Jackson EDWARDS was born about 1826 in Knox Co., IN.
Andrew married Julia ALMY.
Children from this marriage were:
841 F i. Alice
EDWARDS was born in 1852 and died in 1935 at age 83.
Alice married Isaac HILL on 20 Mar 1872.
Alice next married George H. COLLINS.
General Notes:
Geroge H. Collins
SPOUSE: George H. Collins was the 2nd spouse of Alice Edwards.
842 M ii. Seth
EDWARDS was born in 1857.
843 F iii. Belle
EDWARDS .
844 F iv. Matilda
EDWARDS .
Matilda married Joseph HILL on 23 Jul 1873.
845 U v. Francis
EDWARDS was born in 1854.
287. John M.
EDWARDS was born on 2 Jul 1831 in Knox Co., IN and
died on 28 Jan 1862 at age 30.
John married Mary Jane ZIMMERMAN,
daughter of John ZIMMERMAN and Elizabeth UNKNOWN,
on 1 Jul 1858. Mary was born on 29 Apr 1838.
Children from this marriage were:
846 M i. Bill
EDWARDS was born on 8 Jun 1859 and died on 4 May 1914 at age
54.
Bill married Mary HILLMAN on 12 Nov 1890.
288. William
EDWARDS was born in 1835 in Knox Co., IN.
General Notes: COMMENT-DEATH: There was a
William Edwards who died of disease during the Civil
War, in 1862, at Helena, AR.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 730 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
William married Tabitha Ann UNKNOWN.
Children from this marriage were:
848 F i. Elizabeth
Ann EDWARDS .
General Notes:
Elizabeth Ann Edwards
AKA: Betty; Bettie (CFA I, p. 730)
Elizabeth married Joseph DEFFENDALL on 4 Feb 1870.
849 F ii. Anna
M. EDWARDS was born in 1862 and died on 14 Jul 1919 at age
57.
Anna married Benjamin F. PAUL on 18 May 1882.
290. Jesse
EDWARDS was born in Knox Co., IN.
Jesse married Lucinda MILLER on
1 Nov 1866.
Children from this marriage were:
851 F i. Lillie
EDWARDS .
852 M ii. Unknown
EDWARDS .
General Notes: SEX: Son.
296. James
Edward DAVIDSON was born on 7 Oct 1827 in Pike Co., IN
and died on 27 Feb 1895 in Pike Co., IN at age 67.
James married Elizabeth ADAMS
on 31 Jan 1853 in Pike Co., IN. Elizabeth was born on 7 Feb 1829
in Pike Co., IN and died on 17 Nov 1905 in Vincennes, Knox Co., IN
at age 76.
Children from this marriage were:
853 F i. Mary
Jane DAVIDSON was born on 6 Jan 1854 in Pike Co., IN and
died on 2 Sep 1870 at age 16.
General Notes:
Mary Jane Davidson
NAME-CONFLICT: Mary Jane (Isabelle) Davidson, CFA I, p. 726
+ 854 F ii. Elizabeth DAVIDSON was born on 21
Jan 1856 in Pike Co., IN.
+ 855 F iii. Alice DAVIDSON was born on 26 Jul
1858 in Pike Co., IN.
856 F iv. Thirza
E. DAVIDSON was born on 9 Jan 1861 in Pike Co., IN and died
on 16 Nov 1879 at age 18.
857 F v. Ettie
DAVIDSON was born on 17 Nov 1863 in Pike Co., IN.
Ettie married William LINGO.
858 F vi. Martha
DAVIDSON was born on 15 Jun 1866 in Pike Co., IN.
Martha married Thomas H. CUNNINGHAM on 28 Sep 1893.
+ 859 M vii. Lawrence Elmer DAVIDSON was born
on 16 Jan 1869 in Pike Co., IN.
+ 860 M viii. Joseph Adams DAVIDSON was born on
1 Dec 1871 in Pike Co., IN and died in 1939 at age 68.
297. Jane M.
DAVIDSON was born on 8 Jan 1831 in Pike Co., IN and
died in Aug 1912 at age 81.
Jane married Robert W. PHILLIPS
Dr., son of William PHILLIPS and Elizabeth
HARVEY, on 19 Dec 1847 in Pike Co., IN. Robert was born
about 1822 in Gibson Co., IN and died in 1885 in Pike Co., IN
about age 63.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 861 M i. Joseph R. PHILLIPS .
+ 862 F ii. Etta PHILLIPS .
+ 863 F iii. Mary PHILLIPS .
864 M iv. William
H. PHILLIPS was born in 1867 and died in 1883 at age 16.
865 F v. Hattie
PHILLIPS was born in 1852 and died in 1877 at age 25.
299. Joseph
DAVIDSON was born on 5 Apr 1835 in Pike Co., IN and
died on 3 May 1871 at age 36.
Joseph married Mary Jane PHILLIPS,
daughter of John PHILLIPS and Sally GARDNER, on 15
Sep 1859. Mary was born on 29 Sep 1837 in Gibson Co., IN and died
on 6 Oct 1901 in Gibson Co., IN at age 64.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 866 M i. Newton DAVIDSON was born in
Gibson Co., IN.
867 M ii. John
DAVIDSON was born about 1868 in Gibson Co., IN and died on
20 Oct 1886 about age 18.
General Notes: NEVER_MARRIED: .
868 F iii. Mary
Belle DAVIDSON was born in Gibson Co., IN and died in Gibson
Co., IN.
General Notes:
Mary Belle Davidson
BIRTH-DEATH: Born and died in the same day.
869 F iv. Flora
DAVIDSON was born in Gibson Co., IN and died in Gibson Co.,
IN.
300. Daniel
Boone DAVIDSON was born on 16 Nov 1836 in Pike Co.,
IN, died on 21 Jul 1899 in Pike Co., IN at age 62, and was buried
in Jul 1899 in Union, Pike Co., IN, Davidson Cemetery.
Daniel married Susanna ADAMS on 8 Oct 1860 in Pike Co., IN. Susanna was born on 11 Mar 1833 in Indiana, died on 27 Aug 1910 in Pike Co., IN at age 77, and was buried in Aug 1910 in Union, Pike Co., IN, Davidson Cemetery.
General Notes:
Susanna Adams
CEMETERY:
Susanna Adams Davidson
Birth: Mar. 11, 1833, Indiana, USA
Death: Aug. 27, 1910, Pike County, Indiana, USA
Spouse:
Wife of Daniel B Davidson
Burial:
Davidson Cemetery, Union, Pike County, Indiana, USA
Created by: Jon Rice
Record added: Mar 05, 2008
(Source: Find A Grave Memorial# 25085815)
Children from this marriage were:
+ 870 M i. George Culmer DAVIDSON was born
on 26 Oct 1870 in Pike Co., IN and died on 11 May 1931 at age 60.
871 F ii. Minnie
DAVIDSON was born on 26 Jul 1860 in Pike Co., IN, died on 2
Jan 1942 in Pike Co., IN at age 81, and was buried in Jan 1942 in
Union, Pike Co., IN, Davidson Cemetery.
General Notes:
Minnie Davidson
NEVER_MARRIED:
CEMETERY:
Minnie Davidson
Birth: Jul. 26, 1860, Pike County, Indiana, USA
Death: Jan. 2, 1942, Pike County, Indiana, USA
Burial:
Davidson Cemetery, Union, Pike County, Indiana, USA
Note: Date of birth and death are recorded on the tombstone of her
parents. REH
Created by: Jon Rice, Record added: Mar 05, 2008
(Source: Find A Grave Memorial# 25085715)
872 F iii. Kate
DAVIDSON was born in Pike Co., IN.
Kate married Unknown LOCKWOOD, son of James LOCKWOOD and Unknown,. Unknown was born in 1866.
873 F iv. Elizabeth
DAVIDSON was born on 30 Mar 1864 in Pike Co., IN and died on
31 May 1934 at age 70.
301. Jasper
Newton DAVIDSON was born on 13 Oct 1839 in Pike Co.,
IN, died on 4 Sep 1925 in Princeton, Gibson Co., IN at age 85, and
was buried in Sep 1925 in Princeton, Gibson Co., IN, Princeton
IOOF.
Jasper married Phavilla CUNNINGHAM,
daughter of John B. CUNNINGHAM and Phoebe Ann KEY,
on 31 Dec 1860 in Princeton, Gibson Co., IN. Phavilla was born on
13 Dec 1842 in Gibson Co., IN, died on 17 Oct 1898 in Princeton,
Gibson Co., IN at age 55, and was buried in Oct 1898 in Princeton,
Gibson Co., IN, Princeton IOOF.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 874 F i. Hope DAVIDSON was born on 29 Aug
1862 in Pike Co., IN, died on 17 Feb 1913 at age 50, and was
buried in Feb 1913 in Princeton, Gibson Co., IN, Princeton IOOF.
875 M ii. Newton
C. DAVIDSON was born in 1864 and died on 6 Nov 1864.
+ 876 F iii. Florence DAVIDSON was born on 25
Dec 1865 in Pike Co., IN, died on 9 Jan 1947 at age 81, and was
buried in Jan 1947 in Princeton, Gibson Co., IN, Princeton IOOF.
877 M iv. Charles
Luther DAVIDSON was born on 22 Nov 1867 in Pike Co., IN and
died on 6 Jul 1953 in Chicago, Cook Co., IL at age 85.
Charles married Augusta WINKLEMAN. Augusta was born on 1 Apr 1885 in Chicago, Cook Co., IL and died on 15 Jun 1960 in Chicago, Cook Co., IL at age 75.
+ 878 M v. Clarence Yancey DAVIDSON was born
on 15 Dec 1869 in Pike Co., IN, died on 29 Dec 1956 at age 87, and
was buried in Dec 1956 in Pike Co., IN, Davidson Cemetery.
+ 879 F vi. Phoebe Ann DAVIDSON was born on
21 Dec 1873 in Pike Co., IN, died on 6 Aug 1949 in Pike Co., IN at
age 75, and was buried in Aug 1949 in Union, Pike Co., IN, Union
IOOF Cemetery.
880 F vii. Octavia
DAVIDSON was born on 2 Feb 1877 in Pike Co., IN and died on
10 Oct 1901 at age 24.
881 F viii. Mary
Adna DAVIDSON was born on 20 Dec 1878 in Pike Co., IN and
died on 22 Feb 1915 at age 36.
+ 882 F ix. Gertrude DAVIDSON was born on 9
Mar 1833 in Pike Co., IN and died in Jan 1968 at age 134.
303. Mary
Ann EVANS was born on 5 Oct 1827 in Clay Co., IL and
died in Mar 1866 in Clay Co., IL at age 38.
Mary married Walter GILL on 15 Mar 1855. Walter was born about 1828 in England.
General Notes:
Walter Gill
MARRIAGE-CONFLICT: 27 Feb 1855 in Clay Co., IL, per WFT Vol. 4
Children from this marriage were:
883 M i. James
S. GILL was born about 1856.
884 M ii. William
E. GILL was born about 1858.
885 U iii. Francis
H. GILL was born about 1860.
304. Matilda
EVANS was born on 12 Nov 1829 in Clay Co., IL, died on
26 Dec 1922 in Stanford, Clay Co., IL at age 93, and was buried in
Dec 1922 in Foster Hill Cemetery.
Matilda married Jeremiah DEVORE, son of John DEVORE and Unknown, on 8 Jul 1850 in Clay Co., IL. Jeremiah was born on 21 Jan 1826 in Clay Co., IL, died on 21 Mar 1867 in Clay Co., IL at age 41, and was buried in Mar 1867 in Mt. Zion Cemetery.
General Notes:
Jeremiah Devore
OCCUPATION: Farmer
AKA: DeVore, CFA I, p. 731
Children from this marriage were:
886 M i. William
E. DEVORE was born about 1854.
887 M ii. Walter
DEVORE was born about 1856.
888 M iii. Seth
E. DEVORE was born about 1858.
305. Rachel
Lavina MORGAN was born on 16 Jun 1816 in Cabarrus Co.,
NC and died on 20 May 1887 in Lowndes Co., AL at age 70.
Rachel married John Lawrence
KIRKPATRICK, son of James KIRKPATRICK and Martha
Caroline BARR, on 23 Jul 1835. John was born on 7 Aug 1813
in Lancaster Dist., Lancaster Co., SC and died on 12 Sep 1891 in
Butler Co., AL at age 78.
Children from this marriage were:
890 M i. James
Archibald KIRKPATRICK was born on 15 Jun 1836 in Lowndes
Co., AL and died on 30 Jun 1862 in Chicago, Cook Co., IL at age
26.
General Notes:
James Archibald Kirkpatrick
MILITARY-DEATH: 30 Jun 1862 at Camp Douglas, Chicago, IL while a
prisoner of war.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 353 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
891 F ii. Emily
Jane KIRKPATRICK was born on 23 Jul 1838 in Lowndes Co., AL
and died on 12 May 1912 in Montgomery, Montgomery Co., AL at age
73.
Emily married Archibald Alexander Mc_FARLAND on 14 Dec 1860.
892 F iii. Mary
Elizabeth KIRKPATRICK was born on 15 Jun 1840 in Lowndes
Co., AL and died on 2 Apr 1844 in , Butler at age 3.
893 F iv. Minerva
Ann KIRKPATRICK was born on 19 Dec 1841 in Lowndes Co., AL
and died on 9 May 1868 in Lowndes Co., AL at age 26.
Minerva married William Henry MOORE on 19 Dec 1866.
894 M v. William
Morgan KIRKPATRICK was born on 3 Oct 1843 in Lowndes Co., AL
and died on 10 May 1917 in Belton, Bell Co., TX at age 73.
William married Mary Elizabeth ALEXANDER on 31 Dec 1867.
General Notes:
Mary Elizabeth Alexander
AKA: Probably called, Mollie
895 M vi. Martin
Witherspoon KIRKPATRICK was born on 23 Oct 1845 in Butler
Co., AL and died on 25 Nov 1919 in Lowndes Co., AL at age 74.
Martin married Martha Ellen SMITH on 19 Dec 1873.
896 M vii. Robert
Mc_Kemie KIRKPATRICK was born on 28 Jan 1848 in Butler Co.,
AL and died on 6 Aug 1888 in Westminster, Oconee Co., SC at age
40.
Robert married Laura Amelia FOSTER on 16 Nov 1876.
897 M viii. Milton
Randolph KIRKPATRICK was born on 16 Jun 1850 in Lowndes Co.,
AL and died on 24 Jan 1928 in Montreat, Buncombe Co., NC at age
77.
Milton married Laura Estelle HOLT on 26 Dec 1878.
Milton next married Amanda Mc_DIARMID on 15 May 1912.
+ 898 M ix. John Alexander KIRKPATRICK was
born on 2 Sep 1852 in Lowndes Co., AL and died on 24 May 1928 in
Pensacola, Escambia Co., FL at age 75.
899 M x. Infant
KIRKPATRICK was born on 24 Jul 1855 and died on 21 Sep 1855
in Lowndes Co., AL.
General Notes: SEX: Male child .
900 M xi. Willie
Preston KIRKPATRICK was born on 18 Aug 1856 in Lowndes Co.,
AL and died on 2 Jun 1857 in Lowndes Co., AL.
901 M xii. Junius
Watson KIRKPATRICK was born on 19 Nov 1858 in Lowndes Co.,
AL and died on 12 Mar 1940 in Lowndes Co., AL at age 81.
Junius married Martha Elvira BLACK on 9 Dec 1873.
312. Martha
Wylie LAKE was born about 20 May 1819 in Greene Co.,
GA and died on 27 Apr 1871 in Hickory Valley, Hardeman Co., TN
about age 51.
General Notes:
Martha Wylie Lake
BIRTH-CONFLICT: 20 May 1819 (CFA II, p. 356); 10 May 1819 (CFA II,
p. 327)
Martha married George Washington
HARRIS, son of Robert William HARRIS and Margaret
ROBB, on 10 May 1836 in Hardeman Co., TN. George was born on
13 Jul 1799 in North Carolina and died on 21 Mar 1867 in Hickory
Valley, Hardeman Co., TN at age 67.
Children from this marriage were:
902 F i. Margaret
Jane HARRIS was born on 18 Apr 1837 in Hardeman Co., TN and
died on 4 May 1907 at age 70.
General Notes: NEVER_MARRIED:
903 M ii. Robert
Justus HARRIS was born on 10 Jul 1838 in Hardeman Co., TN
and died on 4 Dec 1905 at age 67.
904 F iii. Mary
Elizabeth HARRIS was born on 10 May 1840 in Hardeman Co., TN
and died on 30 Mar 1860 at age 19.
Mary married Patrick M. K. PREVITT on 5 Jan 1860.
905 M iv. George
Washington HARRIS Jr. was born on 12 Aug 1844 in Hardeman
Co., TN and died on 8 Jan 1864 at age 19.
General Notes: NEVER_MARRIED:
906 M v. Matthew
Laird HARRIS was born on 12 Jul 1842 in Hardeman Co., TN and
died on 30 Jul 1864 at age 22.
General Notes: NEVER_MARRIED:
907 M vi. Charles
Edwin HARRIS was born on 28 Sep 1846 in Hardeman Co., TN and
died on 6 Dec 1935 at age 89.
Charles married Harriet Leona HAM on 13 Jan 1874.
908 F vii. Martha
Ann HARRIS was born on 7 Sep 1848 in Hardeman Co., TN and
died in 1891 at age 43.
General Notes:
Martha Ann Harris
NEVER_MARRIED:
AKA: Patty
909 F viii. Sarah
Temperance HARRIS was born on 24 Feb 1850 in Hardeman Co.,
TN and died in 1923 at age 73.
Sarah married John E. COX about 1876.
910 M ix. Richard
Henry HARRIS was born on 26 Nov 1853 in Hardeman Co., TN and
died in Aug 1860 at age 6.
+ 911 M x. Joseph John HARRIS was born on 6
Dec 1855 in Hickory Valley, Hardeman Co., TN and died on 23 Mar
1935 in Saulsbury, Hardeman Co., TN at age 79.
330.
Elizabeth Baxter HARRIS was born on 24 Jul 1832 in
Greene Co., GA, died on 15 Jun 1906 in Mount Pleasant, Titus Co.,
TX at age 73, and was buried in Jan 1906 in Green Hill Cemetery.
General Notes: RELATIONSHIP: Ephraim and Elizabeth Baxter Harris were twins.
Elizabeth married Alexander COBB, son of Samuel B. COBB and Mary (Polly) GRICE, in 1858 in Jefferson, Cass Co., TX. Alexander was born on 6 Nov 1827 in Traupe Co., GA, died on 29 Mar 1908 in Mount Pleasant, Titus Co., TX at age 80, and was buried in Mar 1908 in Green Hill Cemetery.
General Notes:
Alexander Cobb
MILITARY: Served in the Civil War, Co. F., 18th Regt., Texas Inf
SPOUSE: His first wife was Mary Jane Justice.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
Children from this marriage were:
912 F i. Mary
Ella COBB was born in 1860.
Mary married C. M. GINGLES.
913 F ii. Anna
COBB was born about 1862.
Anna married L. M. CROOKS.
914 F iii. Hettie
Lillian COBB was born about 1864.
Hettie married Arthur Twigg SMITH.
915 M iv. Larry
Mc_Camey COBB was born about 1866.
Larry married Dora PORTER.
916 M v. Ephraim
Harris COBB was born about 1868.
Ephraim married Cynthia RUTLEDGE.
Ephraim next married Sally Pope BROWN.
+ 917 F vi. Minnie Myrtle COBB was born on 24
Jan 1877 in Mount Pleasant, Titus Co., TX and died on 28 Jan 1968
in Mount Pleasant, Titus Co., TX at age 91.
331. Nancy
Ellen CONGER was born on 10 Jul 1834 in Springfield,
Sangamon Co., IL and died on 3 Apr 1923 in Butte, Jackson Co., OR
at age 88.
Nancy married Robert L. PARKER Dr.,
son of Wanton H. PARKER Dr. and Rosannah LEMMON,
about 19 Dec 1850. Robert was born on 5 Jan 1830 in Ohio and died
about 22 Apr 1907 in Butte Falls, Jackson Co., OR about age 77.
Children from this marriage were:
918 M i. William
W. PARKER was born on 11 Oct 1853 in Eldora, Hardin Co., IA.
General Notes:
William W. Parker
NAME-CONFLICT: William W. or Wanton Parker, CFA I, p. 772.
+ 919 F ii. Mary Lucretia PARKER was born on
25 Jan 1859 in Eldora, Hardin Co., IA, died about 9 Jan 1957 in
Lebanon, Linn Co., OR about age 97, and was buried in Jan 1957 in
Lakeview, Lake Co., OR.
920 F iii. Ellen
H. PARKER was born on 14 Feb 1867 in Eldora, Hardin Co., IA.
General Notes:
Ellen H. Parker
NAME-CONFLICT: First name was either, Ellen or Ella.
332. John D.
CONGER was born on 4 Apr 1836 in Springfield, Mc Lean
Co., IL, died on 31 Jul 1924 in Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA at
age 88, and was buried in Aug 1924 in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
General Notes:
John D. Conger
PARENTS: Jonathan Conger and Lydia Howell
Problem: Was the middle initial "B." or as listed in CFA II, p.
140, "D."?
John B. on p. 719 of CFA II.
MILITARY:
John Conger enlisted as 3rd Sgt. Co. A, Regt. Iowa Infantry. He
was described as: age 24, height 5 ft. 11 in., complexion dark,
eyes black, hair black, occupation farmer. He enlisted at Eldora.
He was promoted to 2nd Sgt. on 17 Apr 1863.
In action at Shiloh, TN on 6 Apr 1862; Corinth, MS wounded 3 Oct
1862; skirmish before Jackson, MS 14 May 1863. In action at
Vicksburg from May 19 to June 22, 1863; also at Jackson, MS from
10 Jul to 17 Jul 1863; also at Brandon, MS July 19.
He was promoted to Sgt. on 1 Jul 1863; enlisted as a Vet Vol 25
Dec 1863. He was in action at Moush White River 22 Jun 1864. In
action at Nashville, TN on the 15 & 16th of Dec 1864. Promoted
to 1st Sgt on 16 Jan 1865. While in Corinth, MS he was wounded in
the right thigh and spent some time in the hospital. He was
promoted from 1st Sgt. to 1st Lieut. on 16 Jan 1864 and to Capt.
on 18 Feb 1865. While in the service as a Vet Vol he spent some
time recruiting in Iowa. He was honorably discharged as a Captain
on 20 Jan 1866.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, 140 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
DEATH: The death certificate records the cause of death as
Senility. On his Declaration for Pension it states that "He is so
nearly helpless and blind as to require regular person aid and
attendance of another."
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, 140 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
John married Pinina Ann BENSON, daughter of John BENSON and Unknown,. Pinina was born on 6 Dec 1844 in Mc Lean Co., IL and died in Jan 1930 in Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA at age 85.
General Notes:
Pinina Ann Benson
AKA-ERROR: Pimona Benson in CFA I, which was in error. Pinina Ann
Benson, CFA II, p. 140. Penina Ann Benson in CFA II, p. 167.
Penina, CFA II, p. 140. Pemina Ann Benson, CFA I, p. 181. What was
the name of this person?
EDUCATION: Pinina could not write, as her signature on the
application for widow's pension was signed with her "X" and the
name written by her son, Max.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 140 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Children from this marriage were:
+ 921 M i. Fred Benson CONGER was born on 19
Aug 1868 in Eldora, Hardin Co., IA.
922 M ii. Frank
Reed CONGER was born on 14 Apr 1870 in Eldora, Hardin Co.,
IA and died on 28 Jan 1899 at age 28.
General Notes:
Frank Reed Conger
PARENTS: John D. Conger and Pinina Ann Benson
923 M iii. Harold
Riley CONGER was born on 17 Mar 1872 in Eldora, Hardin Co.,
IA.
General Notes:
Harold Riley Conger
PARENTS: John D. Conger and Pinina Ann Benson
NEVER_MARRIED : Unmarried.
AKA: Harry (CFA I, p. 561)
924 M iv. John
Samuel CONGER was born on 3 Jul 1875 in Eldora, Hardin Co.,
IA and died on 19 Dec 1965 in Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., CA at
age 90.
General Notes:
John Samuel Conger
PARENTS: John D. Conger and Pinina Ann Benson
REFERENCE: CFA I, p. 561
MILITARY: Retired as a Major in the U.S. Army in 1926
NO_ISSUE: There was no issue, CFA I, p. 561
John married Arlie LIPPETT. Arlie was born about 1884.
General Notes:
Arlie Lippett
BIRTH: Age 87 in 1971 (CFA I, p. 561)
+ 925 M v. Max Omar CONGER was born on 17
Oct 1881 in Eldora, Hardin Co., IA and died about 1 Dec 1968 in
Oakland, Alameda Co., CA about age 87.
336. Mary
Susan CONGER was born on 17 Jan 1830 in Springfield,
Sangamon Co., IL and died on 22 Oct 1856 in Eldora, Hardin Co., IA
at age 26.
General Notes:
Mary Susan Conger
PARENTS: Jonathan Conger and Lydia Howell
CHILDREN: 4 children, according to the Will of her father.
Mary married William Thomas BLAIR on 24 Dec 1846 in Bloomington, Mc Lean Co., IL. William was born in Kentucky.
General Notes:
William Thomas Blair
OCCUPATION: Farmer
Children from this marriage were:
+ 926 F i. Sarah Jane BLAIR was born on 12
Nov 1847 in Mc Lean Co., IL and died on 13 Feb 1919 in
Brownsville, Nemaha Co., NE at age 71.
927 F ii. Lydia
Ellen BLAIR was born on 18 Apr 1849.
928 M iii. William
L. BLAIR was born on 6 Feb 1851.
929 M iv. Jonathan
BLAIR was born on 23 Jul 1853 in Hardin Co., IA.
337. Samuel
Oscar CONGER was born on 30 Oct 1837 in Mc Lean Co.,
IL and died after 1911.
General Notes:
Samuel Oscar Conger
CENSUS: 1870 Eldora, Iowa
MILITARY: Enrolled at Danvers, IL in the 94th Illinois (?),
transferred to Co. F, 37th Illinois on 7 Feb 1875 [sic, probably
should read, 1865], mustered out 6 Feb 1866.
CHILDREN-HEALTH_HISTORY: A letter from him, dated 20 Jan 1911,
stated that he had only one daughter living at that time -- Susan
Opal Powlson, and that she had two girls and a boy.
He was suffering with rheumatism in his side and breast, which was
so severe he could not sleep in bed at night, but in a rocking
chair. He found no relief for his illness at Hot Springs, Ark. or
in Des Moines, Iowa.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 457 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Samuel married Ann RATHBONE on 7 Nov 1867 in Hardin Co., IA.
General Notes:
Ann Rathbone
AKA: Annie
Children from this marriage were:
930 M i. Robert
Lee CONGER was born about 1860 in Mc Lean Co., IL and died
before 20 Jan 1911.
General Notes:
Robert Lee Conger
QUESTION: Was Robert Lee Conger born in 1860 as listed in CFA II,
p. 209. He
is listed as the 2nd child which might mean his birth date was
1869.
931 F ii. Ellen
CONGER was born in 1868 in Mc Lean Co., IL and died before
20 Jan 1911.
932 F iii. Susan
Opal CONGER was born about 1870 in Mc Lean Co., IL.
Susan married Unknown POWLSON.
General Notes:
Unknown Powlson
CHILDREN: two girls and a boy
342. Benjamin
Franklin CONGER was born on 8 Sep 1848 in Mc Lean Co.,
IL and died in Sep 1916 in Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., IA at age 68.
General Notes:
Benjamin Franklin Conger
RESIDENCES: 1881, probably in Dallas Co., IA
BIRTH-CONFLICT: 11 Sep 1849 (CFA I, p. 41)
Benjamin married Mary Geneva SNEDAKER on 8 Mar 1876 in Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., IA. Mary was born on 11 Aug 1854 in Knox Co., OH.
General Notes:
Mary Geneva Snedaker
AKA: Mary Geneva Snedeker (CFA I, p. 41)
Children from this marriage were:
933 M i. Robert
Guy CONGER was born on 12 Dec 1876 and died on 16 Oct 1881
at age 4.
+ 934 M ii. Claude Merritt CONGER was born on
29 Oct 1881 in Milburn, Dallas Co., IA.
935 F iii. Emma
Mable CONGER was born on 13 Aug 1883 and died on 10 Jun
1884.
936 F iv. Cleo
Clare CONGER was born on 6 Nov 1897.
346.
Elizabeth CONGER was born in 1840 in Mc Lean Co., IL.
Elizabeth married Jesse BENSON on 24 Sep 1864 in Mc Lean Co., IL. Jesse was born in 1839 in White Oak Grove, Mc Lean Co., IL.
General Notes:
Jesse Benson
Problem: Was he Jesse or Jessie (CFA I, p. 704), both used in CFA
I?
Children from this marriage were:
937 F i. Nannie
BENSON was born on 12 Nov 1865 in Mc Lean Co., IL and died
in 1899 at age 34.
938 M ii. John
F. BENSON was born in 1688 in Mc Lean Co., IL.
939 M iii. Bruce
BENSON was born on 15 Aug 1872 in Mc Lean Co., IL.
940 M iv. Frank
BENSON was born on 23 Aug 1875 in Mc Lean Co., IL.
347. Robert
M. CONGER was born on 14 May 1843 in Mc Lean Co., IL
and died on 25 Sep 1911 in Waverly, Coffey Co., KS at age 68.
General Notes:
Robert M. Conger
RECOLLECTIONS: Robert M. Conger was one of 3 delegates to present
the 47th star (for Oklahoma) to the Union Flag in Philadelphia,
PA. [Note: No source citation. REH]
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, 42a - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
MILITARY: Robert M. Conger enlisted in the 84th Ill. Inf. on 14
Feb 1864, transferred to Co. F, 37th Ill. Inf. and was discharged
16 Jun 1866.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 446 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Robert married Melissa Ann BENSON on 5 Dec 1866 in Mc Lean Co., IL. Melissa was born on 24 Nov 1840 in Mc Lean Co., IL and died on 23 Dec 1921 in Bristow, Creek Co., OK at age 81.
General Notes:
Melissa Ann Benson
AKA: Melissa A. Benson in CFA I. Melissa Brown in CFA II, p. 196.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 941 M i. Isaac Darius CONGER was born on 27
Nov 1867 in Mc Lean Co., IL and died on 5 Oct 1932 in Waverly,
Coffey Co., KS at age 64.
+ 942 F ii. Nannie Belle CONGER was born on 23
Apr 1869 in Bloomington, Mc Lean Co., IL, died on 26 Jul 1942 in
Burlington, Coffey Co., KS at age 73, and was buried in Jul 1942
in Burlington, Coffey Co., KS, Stringtown Cemetery.
+ 943 M iii. Lorain B. CONGER was born on 12
Aug 1872 in Bloomington, Mc Lean Co., IL, died in 1935 in Bristow,
Creek Co., OK at age 63, and was buried in 1935 in Oak Lawn
Cemetery.
+ 944 M iv. Ollie D. CONGER was born on 6 Jul
1874 in Bloomington, Mc Lean Co., IL, died on 29 Jul 1935 in
Abilene, Dickinson Co., KS at age 61, and was buried in Jul 1935
in Garnett, Anderson Co., KS, Holy Angels Cemetery.
945 F v. Louella
CONGER was born on 24 Sep 1876 in Mc Lean Co., IL.
946 M vi. Robert
Watkins CONGER was born between 25 Jul 1880 and 1882 in
White City, Morris Co., KS, died on 7 Feb 1934 in Burlington,
Coffey Co., KS, and was buried in Feb 1934 in Burlington, Coffey
Co., KS, Graceland Cemetery.
General Notes:
Robert Watkins Conger
BIRTH: 25 Jul 1880, McLean Co. IL in CFA I. 25 Jul 1882, White
City, Morris
Co., KS in CFA II, from the obituary.
EDUCATION: Attended Kansas City Dental College; finished his
course in Denver,
CO.
OCCUPATION: Dentist
ORGANIZATIONS: 32nd degree Mason; Shriner; active in Rotary Club
NO_ISSUE: There was no issue.
Robert married Pearl Leona GRIMES on 25 May 1912. Pearl was born on 21 Mar 1883 in Burlington, Coffey Co., KS, died on 26 Jun 1953 in Emporia, Lyon Co., KS at age 70, and was buried in Jun 1953 in Burlington, Coffey Co., KS, Graceland Cemetery.
General Notes:
Pearl Leona Grimes
HOBBIES: Flowers
ORGANIZATIONS: Member of Bristow Garden Club
352. Thomas
A. BILES was born on 4 Oct 1818 in Wilson Co., TN and
died on 15 Sep 1888 in Mantura, , TX at age 69.
General Notes:
Thomas A. Biles
CHILD-DEATH: One child died in the Civil War. CFA II, p. 260
Thomas married Priscilla ARRINGTON,
daughter of Henry ARRINGTON and Nancy STOKES,.
Priscilla was born about 1821 and died in 1877 in Collins, Jasper,
TX about age 56.
Children from this marriage were:
947 F i. Nancy
Jane BILES was born about 1839.
948 M ii. James
I. BILES was born about 1844.
General Notes:
James Biles
AKA: Listed as James I. or Dallas Biles in CFA II, p. 260.
+ 949 F iii. Martha Ann BILES was born about
1846 and died on 25 May 1925 about age 79.
+ 950 M iv. Zachary Taylor BILES was born on
28 Sep 1849 and died in Jan 1932 in Madill, Marshall Co., OK at
age 82.
951 M v. William
H. BILES was born about 1850.
General Notes:
William H. Biles
AKA: CFA II, p. 260, points out that the middle name may have
been, Hugh.
952 M vi. Alfred
BILES was born about 1854.
953 F vii. Sarah
Elizabeth BILES was born about 1856.
Sarah married J. W. PATTIE on 13 Dec 1875.
954 F viii. Priscilla
BILES .
955 M ix. Joseph
Alexander BILES .
Joseph married Sara FRANCES.
956 M x. Daniel
BILES .
957 M xi. Brock
BILES .
958 M xii. Samuel
BILES .
Thomas next married Ellen C. WEATHERFORD in 1882.
General Notes:
Ellen C. Weatherford
SPOUSE: Ellen C. Weatherford was the 2nd spouse of Thomas A.
Biles.
357. John
Condra BILES was born on 8 Mar 1830 and died on 12 Oct
1902 at age 72.
John married Martha BROWNING. Martha was born on 10 Jan 1832 and died about Jun 1915 about age 83.
General Notes:
Martha Browning
Problem: Was her name, Martha Browney or Martha "Patsy" Browning?
CFA II, lists both on page 260.
AKA: Patsy
Children from this marriage were:
959 M i. William
Condra BILES was born on 6 Jun 1854 and died on 18 Jun 1942
at age 88.
William married Lavada E. YORK.
960 M ii. Scott
BILES was born on 4 Sep 1856 and died on 11 Apr 1911 at age
54.
Scott married Rebecca DECKARD.
961 F iii. Elizabeth
BILES was born on 18 Jan 1859 and died on 1 Oct 1947 at age
88.
Elizabeth married William CAPSHAW.
962 F iv. Katherine
BILES was born on 4 Feb 1861 and died on 20 Mar 1918 at age
57.
Katherine married Samuel DECKARD.
963 F v. Margaret
BILES was born on 26 Mar 1863 and died on 29 Nov 1953 at age
90.
Margaret married Anderson BROWNING.
964 M vi. James
BILES was born on 25 Apr 1866 and died on 4 Aug 1959 at age
93.
James married Floretta BROWN.
965 F vii. Emma
BILES was born on 30 Dec 1868 and died on 26 Nov 1902 at age
33.
+ 966 M viii. Pleasant T. BILES was born on 16
Mar 1871 in Hermitage Springs, Clay Co., TN, died on 14 Feb 1950
in Franklin, Simpson Co., KYKY at age 78, and was buried in Feb
1950 in Gamaliel Cemetery.
967 M ix. John
Condra BILES was born on 13 Nov 1873 and died on 8 Aug 1895
at age 21.
General Notes: Unmarried.
362. Jonathan
Conger TODD was born on 7 Jan 1820 in Madison Co., KY,
died on 12 Feb 1892 in Grant Twp., Ottawa Co., KS at age 72, and
was buried in Feb 1892 in Minneapolis, Ottawa Co., KS, Highland
Cemetery.
Jonathan married Mary Elizabeth HUBBARD on 4 Feb 1892 in Lawrence Co., IN. Mary was born on 25 May 1821 in Hardinsburg, Breckenridge, KY, died on 6 Apr 1901 in Grant Twp., Ottawa Co., KS at age 79, and was buried in Apr 1901 in Minneapolis, Ottawa Co., KS, Highland Cemetery.
General Notes:
Mary Elizabeth Hubbard
EMIGRATION: While yet a young girl, she moved with her parents,
settling at Salem, Washington Co., IN.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 968 M i. Leander L. TODD was born on 21 Oct
1841 in Lawrence Co., IN and died on 15 Oct 1910 at age 68.
969 M ii. William
Conger TODD was born on 26 Feb 1843 in Lawrence Co., IN and
died on 3 Dec 1864 at age 21.
General Notes: William Conger Todd never married.
+ 970 M iii. Jonathan Dodd TODD was born on 21
May 1845 in Putnam Co., IN, died on 26 Jan 1922 in Leavenworth,
Leavenworth Co., KS at age 76, and was buried on 29 Jan 1922 in
Minneapolis, Ottawa Co., KS, Highland Cemetery.
+ 971 M iv. Austin Hubbard TODD was born on 24
Feb 1847 in Putnam Co., IN.
972 F v. Jane
T. TODD was born on 21 Jul 1849 in Bedford, Lawrence Co., IN
and died on 30 Nov 1927 at age 78.
Jane married Thomas UNDERHILL on 8 Jan 1871.
973 M vi. Thomas
T. TODD was born on 27 Feb 1851 in Lawrence Co., IN and died
on 16 Jan 1860 at age 8.
974 M vii. John
Dodd TODD was born on 20 Apr 1852 in Lawrence Co., IN and
died on 9 Jan 1866 at age 13.
975 M viii. Smith
Hubbard TODD was born on 16 Sep 1854 in Lawrence Co., IN.
976 F ix. Sarah
M. TODD was born on 28 Oct 1856 in Lawrence Co., IN and died
on 9 Jul 1886 in Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS at age 29.
General Notes:
Sarah M. Todd
DEATH: 9 Jul 1886 at the mental home in Topeka, KS. Friends
claimed the body.
977 F x. Maggie
Belle TODD was born on 10 Apr 1859 in Kansas Territory,
Jefferson Co., KS and died on 25 Aug 1928 at age 69.
Maggie married John B. UNDERHILL on 24 Nov 1881.
978 M xi. Andrew
Dodd TODD was born on 4 Mar 1861 in Jefferson Co., KS and
died on 30 Jan 1934 at age 72.
General Notes:
Andrew Dodd Todd
RELATIONSHIP: Andrew Dodd Todd and his sister, Mary Elizabeth
Todd, married siblings, Helen Maria Goodfellow and Chauncey Albert
Goodfellow, respectively. George Lincoln Goodfellow, sibling of
Helen and Chauncey Goodfellow, married Ida May Todd, the daughter
of Jonathan Dodd Todd, who was a niece of Andrew Dodd Todd and
Mary Elizabeth Todd.
RESEARCHER-RELATIONSHIP: Aldine Thurston, granddaughter of Andrew
Dodd Todd was interested in family history and genealogy and
shared her information with Ida Mae (Todd) Drommer. Aldine
Thurston listed Thomas Todd as the husband of Zipporah Conger,
which does not agree with what some of the other Conger family
researchers have listed.
Andrew married Helen Maria GOODFELLOW, daughter of Henery GOODFELLOW and Sarah Roszellah MATTESON, on 14 Apr 1886.
General Notes:
Helen Maria Goodfellow
AKA: Nellie
979 F xii. Mary
Elizabeth TODD was born on 2 Jan 1866 in Jefferson Co., KS
and died on 19 Jan 1960 at age 94.
General Notes:
Mary Elizabeth Todd
AKA: Molly
RELATIONSHIP: Andrew Dodd Todd and his sister, Mary Elizabeth
Todd, married siblings, Helen Maria Goodfellow and Chauncey Albert
Goodfellow, respectively. George Lincoln Goodfellow, sibling of
Helen and Chauncey Goodfellow, married Ida May Todd, the daughter
of Jonathan Dodd Todd, who was a niece of Andrew Dodd Todd and
Mary Elizabeth Todd.
Mary married Chauncey Albert GOODFELLOW, son of Henery GOODFELLOW and Sarah Roszellah MATTESON, on 1 Nov 1885.
366. Andrew
D. TODD was born on 21 Apr 1834 in Lawrence Co., IN,
died on 19 Sep 1874 at age 40, and was buried in Sep 1874 in
Heltonville, Lawrence Co., IN, Gilgal Cemetery.
General Notes:
Andrew D. Todd
CEMETERY: Gilgal Cemetery is just outside of Heltonville, Lawrence
Co., IN
Andrew married Henrietta A. LUCAS,
daughter of Jesse LUCAS and Elizabeth PARK, on 19
Jun 1856 in Jackson Co., IN. Henrietta was born on 18 Nov 1837 in
Indiana, died on 29 Oct 1910 at age 72, and was buried in Oct 1910
in Heltonville, Lawrence Co., IN, Gilgal Cemetery.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 981 M ii. Mc_Clellen TODD .
+ 982 M iii. Unknown TODD .
372. Jeptha
CONGER was born about 26 Oct 1819 in Mississippi, died
on 5 Jun 1896 in Pattonville, Independence Co., AR about age 76,
and was buried in Jun 1896 in Ashdown, Little River Co., AR,
Paytonville Cemetery.
General Notes:
Jeptha Conger
FATHER: William Conger
Problem: Was the date of birth, 26 Oct 1819 or 19 Oct 1819 (CFA I,
p. 266)? Both dates listed in CFA I.
RELATIONSHIP: Jeptha Conger's father died when he was a small
child and he was raised by his uncle, Martin Conger. (CFA I, p.
267)
RECOLLECTIONS: Edmund Jackson Conger says, "My father was a
volunteer in the Mexican War and although a small slave owner he
was a staunch Unionist. He was as brave as the bravest, but the
kindest man, I think, I ever knew. My initials have no family
significance, is of local origin, as my father named me for a warm
personal friend."
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 267 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
LAND: Jeptha Conger's Louisiana Mexican War Patent land is iron
ore and was marginal agriculturally at best. It is now covered in
pine trees for use as pulp to make kraft paper. (CFA I, p. 267)
Jeptha married Cary Ann WARNER,
daughter of Nathan WARNER and Mary THIGPIN, about
1842. Cary was born on 1 Apr 1832 in Mississippi, died on 29 Jun
1899 in Pattonville, Independence Co., AR at age 67, and was
buried in Jun 1899 in Ashdown, Little River Co., AR, Paytonville
Cemetery.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 983 F i. Sarah Lauvil CONGER was born on
22 Jul 1850 in Louisiana.
+ 984 M ii. William Nathan CONGER was born on
24 Jun 1852 in Louisiana and died in 1936 in Arcadia, Bienville
Parish, LA at age 84.
+ 985 F iii. Viola Cassandra CONGER was born
on 4 Oct 1854 in Louisiana, died on 10 Dec 1944 in Duson,
Lafayette/Acadia Parish, LA at age 90, and was buried in Dec 1944
in Ruston, Lincoln Parish, LA, Greenwood Cemetery.
+ 986 M iv. Sidney Algernon CONGER was born
on 14 Jul 1856 in Old Woodville, Jackson Parish, LA, died on 14
Jan 1937 in Ruston, Lincoln Parish, LA at age 80, and was buried
in Jan 1937 in Arcadia, Bienville Parish, LA, Arcadia Cemetery.
987 F v. Mary
Athelia CONGER was born on 27 Aug 1858 in Louisiana.
General Notes:
Mary Athelia Conger
PARENTS: Jeptha Conger and Cary Ann Warner
AKA: Molly
+ 988 M vi. Samuel Warner CONGER was born on
6 Apr 1860 in Louisiana, died on 8 Nov 1912 at age 52, and was
buried in Nov 1912 in Mount Moriah, Pike Co., AR.
989 F vii. Elizabeth
Susan CONGER was born on 5 Jun 1861 in Arkansas and died on
23 Aug 1899 at age 38.
General Notes:
Elizabeth Susan Conger
PARENTS: Jeptha Conger and Cary Ann Warner
NEVER_MARRIED: Unmarried
+ 990 M viii. Edmund Jackson CONGER was born on
20 Feb 1864 in Louisiana and died on 29 Jan 1924 in Shreveport,
Caddo / Bossier Parish, LA at age 59.
991 F ix. Martha
Malissa CONGER was born on 31 Jan 1867 in Arkansas and died
on 27 Jan 1887 at age 19.
General Notes:
Martha Malissa Conger
PARENTS: Jeptha Conger and Cary Ann Warner
AKA: Mattie
NEVER_MARRIED: Unmarried
992 F x. Adelia
Jane CONGER was born on 1 Jul 1869 in Arkansas.
General Notes:
Adelia Jane Conger
PARENTS: Jeptha Conger and Cary Ann Warner
AKA: Delia
Adelia married Unknown DOOLEY.
Adelia next married Unknown BUSH.
+ 993 F xi. Annie May CONGER was born on 21
Nov 1872 in Arkansas, died on 17 May 1961 in Hugo, Choctaw, OK at
age 88, and was buried in May 1961 in Arkansas, New Ashdown
Cemetery.
+ 994 M xii. Asbury Bernard CONGER was born
between 13 Apr 1873 and 1875 in Arkansas, died on 28 Mar 1925, and
was buried in Mar 1925 in Old Ashdown Cemetery.
373. Sidney
CONGER was born in 1825 in Mississippi and died in Mar
1857 in Warren Co., MS at age 32.
General Notes:
Sidney Conger
FATHER: William Conger
Sidney married Mary BOLES in
Warren Co., MS. Mary was born in 1831 in Mississippi and died in
1859 in Mississippi at age 28.
Children from this marriage were:
995 M i. John
Jeptha CONGER died on 12 Nov 1878.
+ 996 F ii. Nancy Jane CONGER was born on 27
Sep 1853 in Warren Co., MS and died on 9 Feb 1917 in Carroll Co.,
MS at age 63.
997 F iii. Francis
CONGER was born in 1855 in Warren Co., MS and died in 1896
in Carroll Co., MS at age 41.
General Notes:
Francis Conger
SEX: Female
AKA: Called, Fannie
383. David
CUMMINGS was born in Aug 1827 in Carroll Co., MS and
died on 30 Aug 1862 in Camp Hope, , AR at age 35.
General Notes:
David Cummings
MILITARY-DEATH: Died at Camp Hope, Arkansas during the Civil War
David married Charlotte SHULTS, daughter of John SHULTS and Unknown, on 13 Nov 1850 in Shelby Co., TN. Charlotte was born in 1836 in Tennessee and died in 1861 in Rison, Cleveland Co., AR at age 25.
General Notes:
Charlotte Shults
SPOUSE: Charlotte Shults was the 2nd spouse of David Cummings.
AKA: Charlotte Schults by Stella Holt
Children from this marriage were:
+ 998 M i. Benjamin Lewis David CUMMINGS was
born on 2 Dec 1847 in Rison, Jefferson Co., AR, died on 1 Feb 1922
in Kirby, Pike Co., AR at age 74, and was buried in Feb 1922 in
Kirby, Pike Co., AR, Cummings Cemetery.
999 F ii. Martha
CUMMINGS was born in 1852 in De Soto Co., MS.
+ 1000 M iii. John Crockett CUMMINGS was born
on 15 Mar 1854 in De Soto Co., MS and died on 24 Mar 1924 in
Rison, Cleveland Co., AR at age 70.
1001 F iv. Perline
CUMMINGS was born in 1855 in De Soto Co., MS.
1002 M v. Wilson
Lee CUMMINGS was born on 12 Oct 1857 in De Soto Co., MS and
died on 18 Aug 1919 in Rison, Cleveland Co., AR at age 61.
Wilson married Treaser MASSEY.
1003 M vi. James
A. CUMMINGS was born on 4 Aug 1859 and died on 5 Jun 1910 in
Rison, Cleveland Co., AR at age 50.
387. Frances
Amanda CUMMINGS was born on 22 Sep 1839 in Desoto Co.,
MS and died on 3 Jun 1904 in Rison, Cleveland Co., AR at age 64.
Frances married John Lane CONGER, son of Jonathan Lee CONGER and Sara FAULKNER, in 1858 in Desoto Co., MS. John was born on 21 Jul 1835 in Black Hawk, Carroll Co., MS and died on 27 Sep 1893 in Rison, Cleveland Co., AR at age 58.
General Notes:
John Lane Conger
RELATIONSHIP: John Lane and Jonathan Conger were twins.
RELATIONSHIP: John Lane Conger and his wife, Frances Cummings were
first cousins. Their common ancestor was Jonathan Conger.
Children from this marriage were:
1004 M i. William
Lee CONGER was born on 9 Apr 1860 and died on 5 Oct 1932 at
age 72.
General Notes: RESIDENCES: Locust
Cottage, AR
NO_ISSUE: He had no issue.
William married Ella HENRY in 1877.
1005 F ii. Florence
CONGER was born in 1861.
General Notes:
Florence Conger
RESIDENCES: Stone, AR
Florence married A. J. SULLIVAN.
1006 M iii. Edwin
CONGER was born in 1864 and died in 1870 at age 6.
+ 1007 M iv. John Marvin CONGER was born in
1871 in Grant Co., AR and died on 26 Jul 1911 at age 40.
1008 M v. Benjamin
CONGER was born in 1873 and died in 1886 at age 13.
1009 F vi. Jewell
CONGER was born on 24 Jan 1873 and died on 13 Mar 1891 at
age 18.
General Notes:
Jewell Conger
FATHER: Probably John Lane Conger (CFA II, p. 702)
1010 F vii. Cora
E. CONGER was born on 22 Feb 1878 and died on 24 May 1969 at
age 91.
General Notes:
Cora E. Conger
NEVER_MARRIED: Unmarried.
+ 1011 F viii. May CONGER was born in 1885 in
Rison, Cleveland Co., AR.
390. Asbury
Bernard CONGER was born in Jan 1828 in Monticello,
Lawrence Co., MS and died on 5 Jan 1862 in Oak Ridge, Morehouse
Parish, LA at age 34.
General Notes:
Asbury Bernard Conger
Problem: Was he born at Warren Co., MS or at Monticello, Lawrence
Co., MS? Both places listed, in CFA I.
NAME-CONFLICT: Asberry Bernard Conger by Janell Wheeler
Asbury married Lena JONES in 1856. Lena was born in 1838 in Tennessee.
General Notes:
Lena Jones
NAME-CONFLICT: Lena Jones and Leann Jones are both listed in CFA
I. Laura [Jones ?] by Janell Wheeler
Children from this marriage were:
+ 1012 M i. Asbury Bernard CONGER II was born
on 22 Dec 1857 in Oak Ridge, Morehouse Parish, LA.
1013 M ii. John
Robert CONGER was born on 24 Feb 1860 in Oak Ridge,
Morehouse Parish, LA and died on 2 Jul 1887 at age 27.
+ 1014 M iii. William Edwin CONGER was born on
28 Feb 1862 in Oak Ridge, Morehouse Parish, LA, died on 5 Mar 1932
in Oak Ridge, Morehouse Parish, LA at age 70, and was buried in
Mar 1932 in Oak Ridge, Morehouse Parish, LA.
392. Susan
Margaret CONGER was born in 1832 in Clinton, Hinds
Co., MS and died in May 1898 in Chicago, Cook Co., IL at age 66.
Susan married Elisha B. LAMON in 1857. Elisha was born about 1828 in Clinton, Hinds Co., MS and died in Jan 1873 in Clinton, Hinds Co., MS about age 45.
General Notes:
Elisha B. Lamon
NAME-CONFLICT: E.B. Lamon; Surname might have been, Lemon. Elisha
B. Lamon by Janell Wheeler
CHILDREN: Married in 1857 and had several children. All died
before marriage except, Annie and Lauren G., a bachelor.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 370 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
MARRIAGE-CONFLICT: 7 Jan 1851 in Hinds Co., MS by Janell Wheeler
Children from this marriage were:
1015 F i. Annie
LAMON was born about 1858.
1016 M ii. Laurence
G. LAMON was born about 1860.
394. William
Wilson CONGER was born on 4 Jan 1833 in Chocot Co., AR
and died on 20 Nov 1888 in Vaiden, Carroll Co., MS at age 55.
General Notes:
William Wilson Conger
PARENTS: Jonathan Lee Conger and Sara Faulkner
MILITARY: Captain of the 30th Mississippi Regt.
William married Susan Ann HOLMES
on 6 Oct 1853 in Carroll Co., MS. Susan was born in 1832 in Union
Co., TN and died on 20 Nov 1905 in Black Hawk, Carroll Co., MS at
age 73.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 1017 F i. Mary Elizabeth CONGER was born on
10 Oct 1854 in Carroll Co., MS and died in 1903 at age 49.
+ 1018 F ii. Lucy Florence CONGER was born on
7 Feb 1856 in Carroll Co., MS.
1019 F iii. Martha
Hill CONGER was born on 5 Oct 1858 in Carroll Co., MS and
died on 3 Apr 1866 at age 7.
+ 1020 M iv. Lucius Lee CONGER was born about
5 Sep 1860 in Blackmonton, Carroll Co., MS, died on 2 Mar 1925 in
Winona, Montgomery Co., MS about age 64, and was buried in Mar
1925 in Vaiden, Carroll Co., MS.
1021 F v. Sarah
William CONGER was born on 16 Oct 1862 in Carroll Co., MS.
Sarah married J. E. PAGE.
General Notes:
J.E. Page
ERROR: His wife's name is underlined in CFA I, p. 536. There
doesn't seem to be a family group record for J.E. Page.
+ 1022 F vi. Susan Elnora CONGER was born on
12 Nov 1865 in Carroll Co., MS.
1023 F vii. Edna
Earl CONGER was born on 6 Apr 1867 in Carroll Co., MS and
died in 1885 at age 18.
General Notes:
Edna Earl Conger
DEATH-HEALTH_HISTORY: Died in 1885 of typhoid
1024 M viii. Benjamin
Luke CONGER was born on 29 Dec 1869 in Carroll Co., MS and
died in 1898 at age 29.
1025 F ix. Bessie
Athalia CONGER was born on 6 Apr 1872 in Carroll Co., MS and
died in 1885 at age 13.
395. John
Lane CONGER was born on 21 Jul 1835 in Black Hawk,
Carroll Co., MS and died on 27 Sep 1893 in Rison, Cleveland Co.,
AR at age 58.
General Notes:
John Lane Conger
RELATIONSHIP: John Lane and Jonathan Conger were twins.
RELATIONSHIP: John Lane Conger and his wife, Frances Cummings were
first cousins. Their common ancestor was Jonathan Conger.
John married Frances Amanda CUMMINGS, daughter of Wilson T. CUMMINGS and Jane CONGER, in 1858 in Desoto Co., MS. Frances was born on 22 Sep 1839 in Desoto Co., MS and died on 3 Jun 1904 in Rison, Cleveland Co., AR at age 64.
(Duplicate Line. See Person 387)
397. Sara
Lucinda CONGER was born on 11 Nov 1838 in Carroll Co.,
MS.
General Notes:
Sara Lucinda Conger
NAME-CONFLICT: Sara and Sarah in CFA I.
Sara married William R. TYLER
in Jun 1854. William was born on 5 Apr 1839 and died on 16 Apr
1869 at age 30.
Children from this marriage were:
1026 M i. William
Edwin TYLER was born on 16 Feb 1856 and died on 21 Jul 1925
at age 69.
William married Virginia SMITH on 28 Nov 1878.
1027 F ii. Carrie
TYLER was born in 1866.
398. Edward
Lee CONGER was born about 1846 in Carroll Co., MS.
Edward married Eliza CAIN in
1875. Eliza was born about 1848.
Children from this marriage were:
1028 F i. Eliza
Cain CONGER was born on 6 Apr 1876.
1029 F ii. Mattie
CONGER was born on 4 Jun 1878.
1030 M iii. Joe
Cain CONGER was born on 6 Mar 1884.
1031 M iv. Edwin
CONGER was born on 12 May 1886.
1032 F v. Mary
Elizabeth CONGER was born on 14 Oct 1891.
1033 M vi. Craig
CONGER was born on 8 Dec 1894.
400. Louisa
Jane SHIPP was born in 1821 in Fayetteville, Lincoln
Co., TN and died on 10 Mar 1890 in Knox Co., TN at age 69.
Louisa married Hiram FRANKLIN, son of John FRANKLIN and Unknown, on 19 Dec 1844 in Fayetteville, Lincoln Co., TN. Hiram was born in 1823 in Fayetteville, Lincoln Co., TN and died on 20 May 1910 in Guthrey, King, TX at age 87.
General Notes:
Hiram Franklin
MILITARY: Served during the Civil War in the First Frontier
District from Parker Co., TX.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 312 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Children from this marriage were:
+ 1034 M i. James Fletcher FRANKLIN was born
on 6 Feb 1846 in Lincoln Co., TN and died on 5 Jan 1885 in
Jacksboro, Jack Co., TX at age 38.
1035 F ii. Mary
Nell FRANKLIN was born on 21 Mar 1847 and died on 26 Nov
1857 at age 10.
1036 M iii. John
Austin FRANKLIN was born on 19 Mar 1849 and died on 16 May
1926 at age 77.
John married Sarah VANCE.
1037 M iv. Stephen
W. FRANKLIN was born on 31 Oct 1854 and died on 13 Jun 1930
at age 75.
Stephen married Margaret COLTHORP on 10 Apr 1878.
1038 F v. Sarah
Louise FRANKLIN was born on 7 Sep 1857 and died on 23 Jan
1880 at age 22.
Sarah married Frank J. WILLIAMS on 16 Apr 1874.
1039 F vi. Laura
Ann FRANKLIN was born on 30 Jul 1859 and died on 30 Oct 1930
at age 71.
Laura married Hamner COLTHORP on 3 Jan 1882.
1040 F vii. Nancy
Ellen FRANKLIN was born on 20 Dec 1862 and died on 28 Mar
1940 at age 77.
Nancy married C. C. GREGG on 18 Nov 1883.
1041 M viii. Hiram
Monroe FRANKLIN was born on 5 Jan 1866 and died on 18 May
1910 at age 44.
Hiram married Dora DRESSER on 24 Dec 1890.
405. Joshua
CONGER was born about 1818 in Smith Co., TN and died
in 1846 about age 28.
General Notes:
Joshua Conger
PARENTS: John Conger and Jonca Pigg
RESIDENCES: Joshua and Elisha Conger remained in Smithville,
[TN?]. (CFA I, p. 290)
Joshua married Hannah BELLAR. Hannah died on 17 Jul 1853 in Smith Co., TN.
General Notes:
Hannah Bellar
AKA: CFA II, p. 717 & 718 points out that her surname was
Bellar, not Bell, according to Nona Lowrey of Crittenden Co., KY.
CFA II, p. 390 lists her name as, Hannah Bell as does CFA I, p.
245 & 345.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 1042 F i. Sarah Jane CONGER was born on 23
May 1838 in Smith Co., TN.
1043 M ii. John
CONGER was born on 15 Aug 1840.
+ 1044 M iii. James Isaac CONGER was born on 12
Aug 1842 in Smith Co., TN and died in 1870 in Smith Co., TN at age
28.
1045 F iv. Rebecca
CONGER was born on 3 Jan 1844 and died in 1868 at age 24.
1046 F v. Pauline
E. CONGER was born on 12 Dec 1846.
General Notes:
Pauline E. Conger
NAME-CONFLICT: Pauline (Perliny) E. Conger, CFA I, p.345
Pauline married James PARIS on 11 Oct 1864.
407. Elisha
CONGER was born on 23 Aug 1820 in Smith Co., TN and
died on 20 Apr 1885 in Crittenden Co., KY at age 64.
General Notes:
Elisha Conger
PARENTS: John Conger and Jonca Pigg
RELATIONSHIP: Elisha Conger and his wife, Jane R. Conger were 1st
cousins. Their common ancestor was Joshua Conger.
EMIGRATION: Crittenden Co., KY
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 718 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
RESIDENCES: Joshua and Elisha Conger remained in Smithville,
[TN?]. (CFA I, p. 290)
DEATH: Elisha Conger and his son Paton (Peyton) kept the custom of
"sitting up" with a neighbor who died of typhoid fever. A short
time later they both died of the same disease. (CFA I, p. 151)
RESEARCHER-QUESTION: Geneva Love (Wilcox) Clark and her daughter,
Sylvia, were the compilers of the "<i>Crittenden County
Congers</i>" and spent many hours traveling and reading
census records. Where can a copy of this document be found?
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 715-716 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Noted events in his life were:
• Reschr:
Elisha married Jane R. CONGER, daughter of Isaac CONGER and Malinda COFFEE, on 19 Apr 1838 in Smith Co., TN. Jane was born on 1 Jan 1824 in Tennessee and died on 19 Apr 1898 at age 74.
General Notes:
Jane R. Conger
PARENTS: Isaac Conger and Malinda Coffee
PENSION: Jane Conger applied for a pension as follows:
"On this 15th day of Oct. 1888, personally appeared before me a
County Court Clerk of a Court of Recordd in and for the County and
State aforesaid, Jane Conger, resident in the county of Crittenden
and State of Kentucky, aged 64 years, who being duly sworn, makes
the following declaration, in order to obtain the Pension provided
by the Act of Congress approved July 14, 1862: That she is the
widow of Elisha Conger, who was a corporal in Co. "H" commanded by
Capt. T.M. Duvall in the 20th Reg of Ky, in the war of 1861; that
her maiden name was Jane Conger and that she was married to said
Elisha Conger on or about the 19th day of April 1836, at Malinda
Conger's the county of Smith and the State of Tenn., by John
Lancaster, Esq. She further declares that said Elisha Conger, her
husband, died on or about the 20th of April 1885, at home in
Crittenden County in the State of Ky, and the immediate cause of
his death was disease of heart."
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 151 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Children from this marriage were:
1047 M i. Joshua
CONGER was born on 8 Nov 1845 in Smith Co., TN and died on
22 Aug 1862 at age 16.
General Notes:
Joshua Conger
NEVER-MARRIED: Unmarried
MILITARY: Certificate for Disability Discharge from the Civil War
"Joshua Conger, a private of Capt. Thomas Jewell's Co. H. of the
20th Reg. of the U.S. Kentucky Volunteers was enlisted by Capt.
Hayner of the 20th Reg. of Ky Vol. at Smithland on the 5th day of
November 1861 to serve three years. He was born in Smith Co., in
the state of Tenn., is sixteen years of age, five feet five inches
high, blue eyes, light hair, and by occupation when enlisted a
farmer. During the last two months said soldier has been unfit for
duty 10 days.
"I certify that I have carefully examined the said Joshua Conger
of Capt. Thomas Jewell's Co. and find him incapable of performing
duties of a soldier because of extreme debility induced by chronic
diarrhea. He is only sixteen years of age and cannot soon perform
military duty, if ever. (signed) H.W. McCorm, Surgeon.
"Discharged this thirty-first day of May 1862 at Louisville, Ky."
[He died about three months later.]
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 151 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
+ 1048 M ii. Ira Thomas CONGER was born on 14
Aug 1848 in Marion, Crittenden Co., KY.
+ 1049 M iii. Lemuel P. CONGER was born on 19
Sep 1850 in Kentucky and died on 28 Jan 1900 in Marion, Crittenden
Co., KY at age 49.
+ 1050 M iv. Paten N. CONGER was born on 8 Oct
1853 in Tennessee, died on 8 Jan 1885 in Crittenden Co., KY at age
31, and was buried in Jan 1885 in Crooked Creek Cemetery.
+ 1051 F v. Malinda Jane CONGER was born on 3
Feb 1856 in Crittenden, KY and died on 17 Dec 1872 at age 16.
1052 M vi. Elisha
J. CONGER was born on 28 Apr 1858 in Kentucky.
+ 1053 F vii. Sarah E. CONGER was born on 28
Nov 1860 in Kentucky and died on 25 May 1891 at age 30.
+ 1054 M viii. Emanuel S. CONGER was born on 30
Apr 1866 in Kentucky and died on 17 Jun 1933 at age 67.
1055 M ix. Nathaniel
G. CONGER was born on 30 Apr 1866 in Kentucky.
General Notes: RELATIONSHIP: Emanuel S. and Nathaniel G. Conger were twins.
408. John P.
CONGER was born about Jan 1820 in Smith Co., TN and
died in 1861 in Clarksville, Johnson Co., AR about age 41.
General Notes:
John P. Conger
PARENTS: John Conger and Jonca Pigg
RESIDENCES: Smith Co., TN; Johnson Co., AR
CHURCH_AFFILIATION: Baptist
Census: 1850, in Johnson Co., AR
John P. Conger; Mary [Clubb] [sic]
Jincey, f. 8; Ozias, m. 6; John D., m. 4; Joshuad, m. 2
(Furnished by Gerald Gentry)
DEATH: Siblings: John, Jane, Miles and Isaac Conger died in
Johnson Co., AR.
(CFA I, p. 290)
John married Mary LAME in 1842 in Smith Co., TN. Mary was born in 1824 in Tennessee and died in 1885 in Clarksville, Johnson Co., AR at age 61.
General Notes:
Mary Lame
ERROR: CFA II, p. 181 points out that her name was mistakenly
listed as, Mary Clubb in CFA I.
CHURCH_AFFILIATION: Baptist
CENSUS: 1860, in Johnson Co., AR, Pittsburg, Twp.
RECOLLECTIONS: Mary Conger was left a widow early in the Civil
War. She and her children managed to make a living on the family
farm. She kept a small flock of sheep which she sheared. She spun
the wool into yarn and knitted men's socks which she sold as a
small source of income. Perhaps her most famous, or infamous,
customer was Jesse James.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 295 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Children from this marriage were:
1056 F i. Jincey
CONGER was born about 1842.
General Notes:
Jincey Conger
SEX: Female
+ 1057 M ii. Ozias Denton CONGER was born in
Jul 1844 in Tennessee and died on 18 Jan 1916 in Colorado Springs,
El Paso Co., CO at age 71.
+ 1058 M iii. John D. CONGER was born in Jul
1846 in Tennessee and died after 1912 in Hot Springs, Garland Co.,
AR.
1059 U iv. Joshuad
CONGER was born about 1848.
+ 1060 F v. Mary Elisabeth CONGER was born
about 1859 in Arkansas.
1061 M vi. Seth
CONGER was born between 1856 and 1858 in Arkansas.
General Notes:
Seth Conger
QUESTION-CENSUS: Can it be proven that the John D. Conger who was
living in
Logan Co., AR at the time of the 1880 census was this, John D.
Conger, the son
CENSUS: 1880 in Logan Co., AR
John D. Conger, m. 34, w, farmer, TN TN TN; Melvy, f. 33, w, TN TN
TN
keep house
John E., f. [sic], 6, dau, AR TN TN; Hattie, f., 3, dau, AR TN TN
Annie, f. 1, dau, AR TN TN
Seth, m. 22, brother, farmer, AR TN TN
(Source: Carole Tyler lookup volunteer, Logan Co., AR - furnished
by Elyce
Hughes on GenForum, 31 Dec 2000)
1062 M vii. Toby
CONGER was born in 1856 in Arkansas.
General Notes:
Toby Conger
DEATH: Accidently drowned in the Arkansas River when he was a
small child.
1063 M viii. James
CONGER was born in 1858 in Arkansas.
+ 1064 M ix. William Lemuel CONGER was born on
25 Jul 1860 in Clarksville, Johnson Co., AR, died on 15 Sep 1931
in Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ at age 71, and was buried in Sep 1931
in Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ, Greenwood Cemetery.
411. Lemuel
CONGER was born on 3 Apr 1827 in Smith Co., TN and
died in 1865 in Illinois at age 38.
General Notes:
Lemuel Conger
PARENTS: John Conger and Jonca Pigg
RESIDENCES: As of 1870, Marion, Crittenden Co., KY
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 357 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
EMIGRATION: Crittenden Co., KY; later moved to Arkansas
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 718 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
DEATH: Lemuel Conger died in Illinois. (CFA I, p. 290)
Lemuel married Sarah PARIS in
1845. Sarah was born in 1822 in Tennessee.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 1065 M i. Paul Walker CONGER was born in
1847 in Arkansas and died about 10 Oct 1890 about age 43.
+ 1066 M ii. Francis M. CONGER was born in
1849 in Marion, Crittenden Co., KY and died in Sep 1934 in Marion,
Crittenden Co., KY at age 85.
1067 F iii. Mary
(Molly) Margaret CONGER was born in 1853 in Kentucky.
Mary married William B. HUGHES on 9 Apr 1873.
+ 1068 F iv. Martha Jane CONGER was born on 17
Apr 1854 in Arkansas and died on 29 Oct 1948 at age 94.
+ 1069 M v. W. Daniel CONGER was born in 1859
in Kentucky, died in Marion, Crittenden Co., KY, and was buried in
Freedom Cemetery.
413. William
D. CONGER was born on 27 Oct 1832 in Smith Co., TN and
died on 21 Oct 1870 in Crittenden Co., KY at age 37.
General Notes:
William D. Conger
PARENTS: John Conger and Jonca Pigg
EMIGRATION: Crittenden Co., KY; later to Arkansas (Source: The
Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 718 - Maxine Crowell
Leonard)
RESIDENCES: William Conger went to Marion, KY. (CFA I, p. 290)
Problem: Did he die on 6 Sep 1869 or as listed in CFA I, p. 514,
21 Oct 1870, Crittenden Co., KY?
William married Martha J. PARIS on 17 Feb 1853 in Marion, Crittenden Co., KY. Martha was born in 1829 in Smith Co., TN and died on 24 Dec 1881 in Marion, Crittenden Co., KY at age 52.
General Notes:
Martha J. Paris
PARENTS: Father born, VA, mother, IN, CFA I, p. 514
COMMENT: Samuel Ross Gass, married a Martha Paris, daughter of
Jesse Paris and g. dau. of Obediah Paris, Abt. 1846 in Smith Co.,
TN. He died in 1852, leaving a daughter (who died 1862) and a son
born posthumusly on 20 Jan 1853. He was was named, Samuel Ross
Gass, Jr. and he married Martha Jane Conger, daughter of Isaac
Conger, b. 1842, and Elizabeth Hunt. This may be the same Martha
Paris who married William D. Conger.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, 514 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Children from this marriage were:
+ 1070 M i. John Benjamin CONGER was born on
25 Dec 1853 in Crittenden Co., KY and died on 25 Oct 1936 at age
82.
1071 F ii. Sarah
Jane CONGER was born in 1855.
Sarah married Winfield S. ROBINSON on 8 Aug 1874.
+ 1072 F iii. Louisa Ann CONGER was born about
1858 and died about 1888 about age 30.
1073 F iv. Mary
Elizabeth CONGER was born in 1861.
Mary married Louis SISCO on 9 Jun 1883.
1074 F v. Martha
F. CONGER was born in 1865.
+ 1075 F vi. Levona Edith CONGER was born in
1868 in Kentucky, died about 1913 about age 45, and was buried
about 1913 in Crittenden Co., KY, Crooked Creek Cemetery.
415. Isaac
R. CONGER was born on 28 Feb 1837 in Smith Co., TN and
died on 20 Jun 1875 in Johnson Co., AR at age 38.
General Notes:
Isaac R. Conger
PARENTS: John Conger and Jonca Pigg
CENSUS: 1860, Crittenden Co., KY
Isaac, Nancy and John S.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 246 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Problem: Was the year of death, 1865 or 1875? Both listed in CFA
I.
EMIGRATION: Arkansas
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 718 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
DEATH: Siblings: John, Jane, Miles and Isaac Conger died in
Johnson Co., AR. (CFA I, p. 290)
Isaac married Nancy M. SWANSEY on 23 Dec 1857. Nancy was born on 4 Jan 1842 in Smith Co., TN and died on 16 Apr 1873 at age 31.
General Notes:
Nancy M. Swansey
AKA: Nancy M. Swansey, not Swanson, according to marriage records,
23 Dec 1857, not, 24 Dec. Was listed as Nancy M. Swanson on p. 140
of CFA I.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 718 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Children from this marriage were:
1076 M i. John
S. CONGER was born on 21 Jul 1859 and died on 25 Jun 1877 at
age 17.
1077 M ii. Jefferson
D. CONGER was born on 14 Sep 1861 and died on 15 Sep 1861.
+ 1078 M iii. Henry Miles CONGER was born on 3
Sep 1864 in Smith Co., TN and died on 7 Jan 1911 at age 46.
1079 M iv. James
Anderson CONGER was born on 23 Jan 1868.
1080 F v. Mary
Ellen CONGER was born on 25 Apr 1870.
+ 1081 M vi. Eli Newton CONGER was born on 11
Oct 1872 in Johnson Co., AR and died on 25 Mar 1953 in Sand
Springs, Tulsa/Osage Co., OK at age 80.
416. Josiah
CONGER was born on 28 Nov 1840 in Smith Co., TN and
died on 20 Jan 1924 in Lexington, Henderson Co., TN at age 83.
General Notes:
Josiah Conger
PARENTS: John Conger and Jonca Pigg
RECOLLECTIONS: Josiah Conger wrote, "My father was in the War of
1812 (at age 14?). My brother, Elisha, was in the Union Army four
years. I was in the Confederate Army against my brother. We were
both in the Battle of Shiloh two days. He didn't kill me, nor I
him, so were we not very lucky?"
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 347 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
EMIGRATION: Crittenden Co., KY
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 718 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
RESIDENCES: As of 1911, lived in Lexington, KY (CFA I, p. 290)
Josiah married Arabella N. YOUNG
on 28 Sep 1865 in Smith Co., TN. Arabella was born on 13 Jan 1845
in , Putnam and died on 14 Jul 1885 in Marion, Crittenden Co., KY
at age 40.
Children from this marriage were:
1082 M i. John
R. CONGER was born on 22 Sep 1866 in Putnam Co., TN and died
on 5 Oct 1866.
+ 1083 M ii. Samuel Young CONGER was born on
26 Nov 1867 in Putnam Co., TN, died about 22 Feb 1955 in Linden,
Perry Co., TN about age 87, and was buried about 22 Feb 1955 in
Linden, Perry Co., TN.
+ 1084 F iii. Minnie Etta CONGER was born on 28
Oct 1869 in Tennessee, died on 23 Jun 1951 in Paramount, Los
Angeles Co., CA at age 81, and was buried in Jun 1951 in Rose
Hills Memorial.
+ 1085 M iv. William Frederick CONGER was born
on 3 Mar 1872 in Allen Co., TN, died on 5 Jun 1950 in Paris, Henry
Co., TN at age 78, and was buried in Jun 1950 in Paris, Henry Co.,
TN, Van Dyke Cemetery.
1086 F v. Emma
D. CONGER was born on 29 Aug 1873 in Allens, Haywood Co., TN
and died in 1902 at age 29.
General Notes:
Emma D. Conger
COMMENT: Underlined in CFA I, but there is no family group record.
+ 1087 M vi. James Robert CONGER was born on
15 Jun 1875 in Allen Co., KY, died about 26 Jun 1951 in Lexington,
Henderson Co., KY about age 76, and was buried about Jun 1951 in
Lexington, Henderson Co., KY.
+ 1088 F vii. Dede CONGER was born on 26 Aug
1877 in Allens, Haywood Co., TN and died on 28 Apr 1955 at age 77.
+ 1089 F viii. Carrie May CONGER was born on 9
Oct 1879 in Allens, Haywood Co., TN and died on 12 Feb 1923 in
Lexington, Henderson Co., TN at age 43.
1090 M ix. Josiah
CONGER was born on 7 Mar 1881 in Allens, Haywood Co., TN and
died on 21 Dec 1896 at age 15.
Josiah next married Martha
Mc_CONNELL on 30 Aug 1885 in Marion, Crittenden Co., KY.
Martha was born on 4 Apr 1852 in Crittenden and died on 21 Mar
1930 in Crittenden at age 77.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 1091 F i. Cora CONGER was born on 25 Jun
1886 in Marion, Crittenden Co., KY.
+ 1092 M ii. Smith CONGER was born on 1 Jul
1889 in Marion, Crittenden Co., KY and died on 7 Feb 1960 at age
70.
+ 1093 M iii. Elmer CONGER was born on 3 Oct
1890 in Marion, Crittenden Co., KY and died on 26 Aug 1964 in
Jackson, Madison Co., TN at age 73.
1094 F iv. Mary
CONGER was born on 15 Jun 1893 in Marion, Crittenden Co.,
KY.
Mary married Unknown STEVENSON.
1095 M v. Bryan
CONGER was born on 29 Feb 1896 in Marion, Crittenden Co., KY
and died on 21 Dec 1896.
417. Jane R.
CONGER was born on 1 Jan 1824 in Tennessee and died on
19 Apr 1898 at age 74.
General Notes:
Jane R. Conger
PARENTS: Isaac Conger and Malinda Coffee
PENSION: Jane Conger applied for a pension as follows:
"On this 15th day of Oct. 1888, personally appeared before me a
County Court Clerk of a Court of Recordd in and for the County and
State aforesaid, Jane Conger, resident in the county of Crittenden
and State of Kentucky, aged 64 years, who being duly sworn, makes
the following declaration, in order to obtain the Pension provided
by the Act of Congress approved July 14, 1862: That she is the
widow of Elisha Conger, who was a corporal in Co. "H" commanded by
Capt. T.M. Duvall in the 20th Reg of Ky, in the war of 1861; that
her maiden name was Jane Conger and that she was married to said
Elisha Conger on or about the 19th day of April 1836, at Malinda
Conger's the county of Smith and the State of Tenn., by John
Lancaster, Esq. She further declares that said Elisha Conger, her
husband, died on or about the 20th of April 1885, at home in
Crittenden County in the State of Ky, and the immediate cause of
his death was disease of heart."
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 151 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Jane married Elisha CONGER, son of John CONGER and Jonca PIGG, on 19 Apr 1838 in Smith Co., TN. Elisha was born on 23 Aug 1820 in Smith Co., TN and died on 20 Apr 1885 in Crittenden Co., KY at age 64.
General Notes:
Elisha Conger
PARENTS: John Conger and Jonca Pigg
RELATIONSHIP: Elisha Conger and his wife, Jane R. Conger were 1st
cousins. Their common ancestor was Joshua Conger.
EMIGRATION: Crittenden Co., KY
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 718 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
RESIDENCES: Joshua and Elisha Conger remained in Smithville,
[TN?]. (CFA I, p. 290)
DEATH: Elisha Conger and his son Paton (Peyton) kept the custom of
"sitting up" with a neighbor who died of typhoid fever. A short
time later they both died of the same disease. (CFA I, p. 151)
RESEARCHER-QUESTION: Geneva Love (Wilcox) Clark and her daughter,
Sylvia, were the compilers of the "<i>Crittenden County
Congers</i>" and spent many hours traveling and reading
census records. Where can a copy of this document be found?
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 715-716 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Noted events in his life were:
• Reschr:
(Duplicate Line. See Person 407)
418. William
J. CONGER was born in 1826 in Smith Co., TN and died
in 1884 in Marion, Crittenden Co., KY at age 58.
General Notes:
William J. Conger
PARENTS: Isaac Conger and Malinda Coffee
AKA: Dick; it is believed that he was called, "Uncle Dick" by
family members.
William married Julia A. SPURR. Julia was born in 1832.
General Notes:
Julia A. Spurr
AKA: Julia A. Spurr (Spear?) in CFA I, p. 523; Julia A. Spear;
Julia Spur(rier) in CFA II, p. 349.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 1096 F i. Angeline CONGER was born on 31
Oct 1848 in Tennessee and died on 1 Feb 1931 in Shady Grove,
Crittenden Co., KY at age 82.
+ 1097 M ii. Isaac CONGER was born in 1851 in
Tennessee.
+ 1098 F iii. Mary Jane CONGER was born in 1853
in Illinois.
1099 M iv. Wade
W. CONGER was born in 1855 in Kentucky and died in Illinois.
General Notes:
Wade W. Conger
AKA: Hamp
EMIGRATION-DEATH: "Hamp" Conger, believed to be, Wade, left home
at the age of 19 and died in Illinois.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 524 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
1100 F v. Nancy
CONGER was born in 1856 in Kentucky.
Nancy married William R. LANHAM on 21 Dec 1876.
1101 F vi. Malinda
CONGER was born in 1858 in Kentucky and died on 12 Oct 1876
at age 18.
General Notes:
Malinda Conger
NAME-CONFLICT: Matilda in CFA I, p. 524. Malinda in CFA II, p.
724.
QUESTION: What was the first name of his person?
Malinda married James C. ALEXANDER on 17 Dec 1874.
+ 1102 M vii. William Grigston CONGER was born
on 19 Apr 1860 in Kentucky and died on 31 Jul 1951 in Marion,
Crittenden Co., KY at age 91.
1103 F viii. E.
Manda CONGER was born in 1862 in Kentucky.
E. married George HORNING on 8 Dec 1881.
1104 M ix. Ira
Tom CONGER was born in 1865 in Kentucky.
General Notes:
Ira Tom Conger
NEVER_MARRIED: Unmarried.
1105 F x. Laura
Ann CONGER was born in 1868 in Kentucky.
Laura married Charles HORNING.
+ 1106 M xi. Francis Marion CONGER was born in
1870 in Crittenden Co., KY and died in 1950 in Crittenden Co., KY
at age 80.
+ 1107 M xii. Charles Utley CONGER was born in
1873 in Marion, Crittenden Co., KY and died about Jul 1906 in
Marion, Crittenden Co., KY about age 33.
419. Ira
Charles CONGER was born on 17 Aug 1827 in Tennessee,
died on 7 Aug 1908 in Castle Rock, Cowlitz Co., WA at age 80, and
was buried in Aug 1908 in Castle Rock, Cowlitz Co., WA.
General Notes:
Ira Charles Conger
PARENTS: Isaac Conger and Malinda Coffee
FATHER: CFA I, p. 239 states, He may have been the son of Issac
Conger, 1802, son of Joshua Conger, 1768. "Several child of
Isaac's brother, John 1798, moved to Johnson Co Arkn in the
1840's. Ira Charles moved to Arkn in 1845, abt age 18; emigrated
to Yamhill county Oregon in 1852 (abt age 25); moved to Cowlitz co
Wshn in 1868 and died there in 1908, age 81.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 239 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
CHILDREN-DEATH: Ira's 3rd, 4th and 5th child all died of scarlet
fever in a two week period.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 239 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Ira married Melissa O'NEAL, daughter of Abijah O'NEAL and Unknown, on 13 Apr 1848 in Batesville, Independence Co., AR. Melissa was born on 26 Sep 1828 in Independence Co., AR, died on 1 Oct 1895 in Portland, Multnomah Co., OR at age 67, and was buried in Oct 1895 in Castle Rock, Cowlitz Co., WA.
General Notes:
Melissa O'Neal
Problem: What was the surname, O'Neil or as listed in CFA II,
O'Neal?
Children from this marriage were:
1108 F i. Margaret
Malinda CONGER was born on 13 Feb 1850 and died on 27 Oct
1937 at age 87.
Margaret married James R. HENDERSON on 26 May 1866.
1109 F ii. Martha
J. CONGER was born on 13 May 1851 and died before 1895.
General Notes:
Martha J. Conger
DEATH: Died young
1110 U iii. Oriellen
CONGER was born in Sep 1856 and died on 30 Sep 1863 at age
7.
General Notes:
Oriellen Conger
DEATH: Died young, scarlet fever
RELATIONSHIP: Oriellen and Thomas Rita Conger were twins.
1111 U iv. Thomas
Rita CONGER was born on 7 Sep 1856.
General Notes:
Thomas Rita Conger
DEATH: Died young
RELATIONSHIP: Oriellen and Thomas Rita Conger were twins.
1112 M v. John
Medford CONGER was born on 24 Apr 1859 and died on 6 Oct
1863 at age 4.
General Notes:
John Medford Conger
DEATH: Died young, scarlet fever
1113 M vi. Charles
Newton CONGER was born on 4 Apr 1863 and died on 8 Oct 1863.
General Notes:
Charles Newton Conger
DEATH: Scarlet fever
RELATIONSHIP: Charles Newton and James Kelsey Conger were twins.
+ 1114 M vii. James Kelsey CONGER was born on 4
Apr 1863 in Newberg, Yamhill Co., OR and died on 19 Apr 1939 in
Castle Rock, Cowlitz Co., WA at age 76.
1115 F viii. Mary
Louise CONGER was born on 14 Oct 1865 and died on 28 Dec
1907 at age 42.
Mary married William Mc_COY.
1116 F ix. Melissa
CONGER was born about 1869.
1117 F x. Luella
CONGER was born about 1871.
Luella married William D. CURRY.
422. Eli
CONGER was born on 20 Jan 1832 in Smith Co., TN and
died on 18 Aug 1886 at age 54.
Eli married Elizabeth MERRITT on 24 Jul 1856. Elizabeth was born on 24 Sep 1834 and died on 27 Sep 1894 at age 60.
General Notes: RESIDENCES: "of DeKalb Co., TN"
Children from this marriage were:
+ 1118 M i. William P. CONGER was born on 18
Aug 1857 in De Kalb Co., TN and died in 1929 at age 72.
+ 1119 M ii. John Elisha CONGER was born on 6
Jan 1859 in De Kalb Co., TN, died on 4 Mar 1947 in Smithville, De
Kalb Co., TN at age 88, and was buried in Mar 1947 in Town
Cemetery.
+ 1120 M iii. Albert Manson CONGER was born on
26 Sep 1867 in Smithville, De Kalb Co., TN, died on 17 Aug 1929 in
Smithville, De Kalb Co., TN at age 61, and was buried in Aug 1929
in Town Cemetery.
423. Martha
CONGER was born on 24 Aug 1834 in Smith Co., TN and
died on 24 Aug 1885 at age 51.
General Notes:
Martha Conger
Problem: Was she born in Smith Co., TN or DeKalb Co., TN? CFA I,
lists both.
Martha married Archibald B.
CHEATHAM on 4 Nov 1852. Archibald was born about 1827 in De
Kalb Co., TN.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 1121 F i. Martha J. CHEATHAM was born on 30
Oct 1853 in De Kalb Co., TN.
427. Isaac
Ross CONGER was born on 18 Jan 1832 in De Kalb Co., TN
and died in 1904 in Texas at age 72.
General Notes:
Isaac Ross Conger
RESIDENCES: As of 1870, DeKalb Co., TN
Isaac married Louisa J. LEE on
6 Apr 1854.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 1122 F i. Mary J. CONGER was born on 18 Mar
1855.
1123 M ii. William
T. CONGER was born on 18 Aug 1858.
General Notes:
William T. Conger
CENSUS: Not found in the 1870 census.
1124 U iii. Kit
CONGER .
General Notes:
Kit Conger
CENSUS: Not found in the 1870 census.
1125 F iv. Nancy
CONGER was born in 1870.
428. Wiley
CONGER was born on 22 Apr 1836 in Tennessee, died
about 1919 about age 83, and was buried about 1919 in Wesley,
Atoka Co., OK.
General Notes:
Wiley Conger
MARRIAGE: The marriage to Drucilla Caroline White "probably at
Laurel Hill, DeKalb, Tenn," CFA I, p. 504.
RESIDENCES: Lived in Kentucky for a short time.
Wiley married Nancy M. GIBBS on
16 Jun 1859 in Kentucky.
Children from this marriage were:
1126 F i. Frankie
CONGER was buried in Tom Bean, Grayson Co., TX.
Frankie married Abraham GENTRY.
1127 F ii. Martha
Jane CONGER .
General Notes:
Martha Jane Conger
RESIDENCES: Remained in Tennesse when other members of the family
moved to Texas.
Martha married John DUNHAM.
Wiley next married Drucilla Caroline WHITE, daughter of William Jason WHITE and Unknown HILL, on 10 Nov 1870 in Kentucky. Drucilla was born in De Kalb Co., TN and died about 1923 in Weatherford, Custer Co., OK.
General Notes:
Drucilla Caroline White
SPOUSE: Drucilla Caroline White was the 2nd spouse of Wiley
Conger.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 1128 M i. William Jason CONGER was born on
14 Oct 1871 in Tennessee and died on 8 Nov 1963 in Weslaco,
Hidalgo Co., TX at age 92.
+ 1129 F ii. Ida CONGER was born on 24 Mar
1877 in Tennessee, died on 26 Dec 1932 in Clinton, Custer/Washita
Co., OK at age 55, and was buried in Dec 1932 in Colony, Washita
Co., OK.
+ 1130 M iii. John Braxton CONGER was born on
14 Oct 1882 in Laurel Hill, De Kalb Co., TN and died in Nov 1976
at age 94.
+ 1131 M iv. George Washington CONGER was born
on 7 Sep 1886 in De Kalb Co., TN, died on 11 Sep 1969 in Lufkin,
Angelina Co., TX at age 83, and was buried in Sep 1969 in
Beaumont, Jefferson Co., TX.
429. Nancy
CONGER was born on 17 Apr 1838 in De Kalb Co., TN.
General Notes:
Nancy Conger
NAME-CONFLICT: Mary Conger, CFA II, p. 311
Nancy married James F. HAMILTON, son of Green B. HAMILTON and Aletha UNKNOWN, in 1859. James was born in Mar 1835 in North Carolina.
General Notes:
James F. Hamilton
AKA: Bud
CENSUS: 1900 census says he was born in Fannin Co., TX
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 325 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Children from this marriage were:
1132 M i. John
S. HAMILTON was born in 1863.
1133 F ii. Mary
E. HAMILTON was born in 1866.
1134 M iii. James
T. HAMILTON was born in 1867.
1135 F iv. Martha
J. HAMILTON was born in 1868.
1136 M v. William
Riley HAMILTON was born in Apr 1870.
William married Ira Etta WINSTEAD in 1897.
1137 M vi. Leroy
HAMILTON was born in 1872 and died in 1919 in Fairlie, Hunt
Co., TX at age 47.
General Notes:
Leroy Hamilton
AKA: Lee
Leroy married Beulah UNKNOWN.
1138 M vii. Silas
HAMILTON was born about 1875.
General Notes:
Silas Hamilton
AKA: Si
+ 1139 F viii. Naomi HAMILTON was born on 28 Mar
1877 in Silver Point, Putnam Co., TN and died on 28 Aug 1948 in
Ladonia, Fannin Co., TX at age 71.
430. John B.
CONGER was born on 27 Sep 1848 in Tennessee.
John married Mary D. LEE on 18
Aug 1868.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 1140 M i. William Edward CONGER was born on
13 Jan 1882 in Lancaster, De Kalb Co., TN and died on 5 Apr 1938
in Van Alstyne, Grayson Co., TX at age 56.
431. John
James COFFEE was born on 9 Jan 1833 in Smith Co., TN
and died on 27 May 1927 in Lubbock, Lubbock Co., TX at age 94.
John married Nancy Christine
LAMBERSON on 1 Jul 1856. Nancy was born on 20 May 1830 and
died on 12 Jan 1895 in Howard Co., TX at age 64.
Children from this marriage were:
1141 M i. Richard
Cornelius COFFEE was born on 16 Apr 1857 in Texas.
Richard married Kate ANDERSON in Apr 1882.
1142 M ii. Thomas
Joshua COFFEE was born on 18 Oct 1858 and died on 10 Jun
1934 at age 75.
Thomas married Hannah DERN in 1895.
1143 M iii. Francis
Marion COFFEE was born on 11 Dec 1859.
Francis married Callie DOMAZHE in 1882.
1144 M iv. John
Leonard COFFEE was born on 25 Feb 1862 and died in 1946 at
age 84.
John married Dora BOURNE.
1145 M v. Robert
Taylor COFFEE was born on 9 Apr 1863.
Robert married Nancy SMITH in 1896.
1146 M vi. Samuel
Clark COFFEE was born on 26 May 1867.
Samuel married Clemmie KEEN in 1893.
1147 F vii. Mary
Elizabeth COFFEE was born on 28 Oct 1868 and died in 1870 at
age 2.
1148 M viii. William
Riley COFFEE was born on 14 Feb 1870.
William married Addie COX.
1149 M ix. Alfonso
James COFFEE was born on 15 Nov 1871 and died in 1905 at age
34.
433. Joshua
David COFFEE was born in 1839 and died in 1915 in
Brown Co., TX at age 76.
Joshua married Mary Lou BLANTON
on 20 Dec 1860. Mary was born in 1840 and died in 1884 at age 44.
Children from this marriage were:
1150 F i. Mary
A. COFFEE was born in 1864 and died in 1891 at age 27.
1151 F ii. Rosa
L. COFFEE was born in 1866 and died in 1888 at age 22.
1152 M iii. John
T. COFFEE was born in 1869.
John married Nora WHALEY on 5 Feb 1893.
1153 M iv. Hamby
D. COFFEE was born about 1871 and died in 1911 about age 40.
Hamby married Minnie WHALEY.
1154 M v. Leonard
S. COFFEE was born about 1873 and died in 1896 about age 23.
1155 F vi. Lucy
COFFEE was born about 1875.
Lucy married Unknown JACKSON.
1156 F vii. Nancy
COFFEE was born about 1897.
442. Mary C.
WALKER was born about 1824 in Georgia.
General Notes: AKA: Polly
Mary married D. B. WILLIAMS on
20 Sep 1853 in Tishomingo Co., MS.
The child from this marriage was:
1157 M i. Samuel
WILLIAMS was born in Feb 1855 in Texas and died in 1932 in
Fayette Co., TX at age 77.
444. Thomas
Eli CONGER was born about 12 Feb 1843 in Butts Co.,
GA, died on 31 Oct 1885 in Quitman, Wood Co., TX about age 42, and
was buried in Nov 1885 in Quitman, Wood Co., TX, Quitman Cemetery.
General Notes:
Thomas Eli Conger
PARENTS: Eli Martin Conger and Judith Burford
Problem: CFA I, p. 489 lists the date of birth as, 12 Feb 1843. A
date of 12 Feb 1842 has also be listed.
MILITARY: Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He
returned home after the war.
(Furnished by Robert Mark Conger)
MILITARY: In the summer of 1861, Thomas Eli Conger enlisted in the
Confederate Army, in Captain Wilson's Co. B, 10th Texas Cavalry,
Ector's Brigade, Tennesse Army. In Nov 1861 he re-enlisted in
Jacob Ziegler's. He was in battles on: Georgia Campaign,
Nashville, Tenn., and other small battles in Georgia. He also was
in battles in Richmond, KY, Corinth, MS, Cattanooga, TN,
Chickmauga, TN, Murfeesboro, TN, and many others. (CFA I, p. 489)
OCCUPATION: After the Civil War he was a merchant, in partnership
with his father. At the time of his death he was the Wood Co., TX
Tax Collector
DEATH: 1885, Mineola, TX, CFA I, p. 489
Thomas married Sarah Elizabeth
JONES on 21 Dec 1865 in Quitman, Wood Co., TX. Sarah was
born in 1844 in Indian Springs, Butts Co., GA.
Children from this marriage were:
1158 F i. Ada
CONGER was born on 5 Oct 1867 in Quitman, Wood Co., TX and
died on 2 Oct 1876 at age 8.
1159 F ii. Stella
CONGER was born on 9 Jul 1869 in Quitman, Wood Co., TX and
died on 12 Sep 1870 at age 1.
+ 1160 F iii. Eloise CONGER was born on 25 May
1872 in Quitman, Wood Co., TX.
1161 M iv. T.
Elmer CONGER was born on 31 Aug 1874 in Quitman, Wood Co.,
TX.
General Notes:
T. Elmer Conger
EMIGRATION: T. Elmer Conger moved to Greenville sometime around
1910, based on his mother's residence as found on her Confederate
Widow's Pension Application. He is known to have visited with the
family in 1934 at the time of the funeral of his cousin, Robert
Fowler Conger, as it was mentioned in the obituary which appear in
the Wood County Democrat.
(Furnished by Robert Mark Conger)
1162 M v. W.
Alvin CONGER was born on 8 Jan 1879 in Quitman, Wood Co., TX
and died on 9 May 1902 at age 23.
1163 F vi. Vivian
CONGER was born on 29 Dec 1881 in Quitman, Wood Co., TX and
died on 21 Jul 1883 at age 1.
General Notes:
Vivian Conger
NAME-CONFLICT: Vivien Conger, CFA I, p. 489
446. Mary
Ann CONGER was born on 27 Jul 1847 in Butts Co., GA.
General Notes:
Mary Ann Conger
PARENTS: Eli Martin Conger and Judith Burford
AKA: Mollie
Mary married James A. CALLAWAY in Dec 1868 in Quitman, Wood Co., TX.
General Notes:
James A. Callaway
AKA: James A. Callaway, CFA I, p. 139. James A. Calloway, Robert
Mark Conger.
Children from this marriage were:
1164 M i. Lorenzo
Dow CALLAWAY was born in Oct 1870.
Lorenzo married Lizzie WILLIAMS in 1892.
1165 F ii. Estelle
CALLAWAY was born in 1872.
Estelle married Unknown HARPOLE in 1898.
+ 1166 F iii. Sadie CALLAWAY was born in 1873.
1167 F iv. Vesta
CALLAWAY was born in 1879.
1168 M v. James
CALLAWAY was born in 1881.
447. Andrew
Jackson CONGER was born on 8 Dec 1849 in Butts Co.,
GA, died on 16 Dec 1925 in Kerrville, Kerr Co., TX at age 76, and
was buried in Dec 1925 in Quitman, Wood Co., TX, Quitman Cemetery.
General Notes:
Andrew Jackson Conger
PARENTS: Eli Martin Conger and Judith Burford
RELATIONSHIP: Siblings Andrew Jackson and Jefferson Davis Conger
married sisters Louzinka Minerva and Jemmie Sallie Haines,
respectively.
AKA: Bud; also called A.J.
EMIGRATION: He was a young boy when his parents moved from Georgia
to Wood Co., TX, prior to the Civil War.
OCCUPATION: Farmed the Conger and Haines farms for most of his
life. He was a highly respected farmer. He grew cotton, melons,
ribbon cane, sorghum, peas, beans and many other crops.
RESIDENCES: His family lived in the Lone Star Community, just
north of Quitman, TX. In Quitman there is a Conger street which
runs north to the location of the old high school. About 500 acres
in the vicinity of Quitman once belonged to the Conger family and
was farmed extensively by them. Gradually they sold off the land
as farming became less and less of the central means of support.
(Furnished by Robert Mark Conger)
HEALTH_HISTORY: In the early 1920s he contracted tuberculois and
went to live at the Texas Sanitariou in Kerrville, TX where he
died in 1925.
(Furnished by Robert Mark Conger)
Andrew married Louzinka Minerva HAINES, daughter of George Washington HAINES Colonel and Narcissa Ann FLOURNOY, in Dec 1876 in Quitman, Wood Co., TX. Louzinka was born on 3 Dec 1857 in Quitman, Wood Co., TX and died on 26 Aug 1900 in Quitman, Wood Co., TX at age 42.
General Notes:
Louzinka Minerva Haines
NAME-CONFLICT: Luisia Hayner, CFA I, p. 139; Louisa Hayner
(Haynes?), CFA I, p. 23 Louisinka Haynes, CFA I, p. 440
Children from this marriage were:
1169 M i. George
M. CONGER was born on 21 Dec 1877 in Wood Co., TX and died
on 22 Aug 1883 in Wood Co., TX at age 5.
1170 U ii. Perlan
CONGER was born on 24 Nov 1879 in Wood Co., TX and died on
21 May 1883 in Wood Co., TX at age 3.
General Notes:
Perlan Conger
NAME-CONFLICT: Pearla Conger, CFA I, p. 23
+ 1171 M iii. Robert Fowler CONGER was born on
1 Apr 1882 in Wood Co., TX, died on 10 Jun 1934 in Quitman, Wood
Co., TX at age 52, and was buried in Jun 1934 in Coke, Wood Co.,
TX, Clover Hill Cemetery.
1172 M iv. James
Kleber CONGER was born on 1 Jan 1885 in Wood Co., TX, died
on 12 Mar 1931 in Wood Co., TX at age 46, and was buried in Mar
1931 in Quitman, Wood Co., TX, Quitman Cemetery.
General Notes:
James Kleber Conger
NAME-CONFLICT: Pat; Kleber Conger in CFA I, p. 23
James married Louise LONG on 1 Nov 1910. Louise was born on 29 Sep 1888, died on 11 Jun 1927 at age 38, and was buried in Jun 1927 in Quitman, Wood Co., TX, Quitman Cemetery.
General Notes:
Louise Long
NAME-CONFLICT: Louisa Long, CFA I, p. 23
1173 M v. Thomas
Jefferson CONGER was born on 30 Aug 1888 in Wood Co., TX,
died on 14 Sep 1918 in Dallas, , TX at age 30, and was buried in
Sep 1918 in Quitman, Wood Co., TX, Quitman Cemetery.
General Notes:
Thomas Jefferson Conger
DEATH: 14 Sep 1918. Thomas Jefferson Conger was found dead inside
of a railroad boxcar in the Katy Railroad yard in Dallas, TX.
Apparently a load of lumber shifted and fell on him, crushing him
to death.
(Furnished by Robert Mark Conger)
1174 F vi. Lillie
CONGER was born on 5 Mar 1890 in Wood Co., TX.
Lillie married Wiley WILLIAMS.
+ 1175 F vii. Eloise CONGER was born on 19 Aug
1892 in Wood Co., TX, died in 1963 at age 71, and was buried in
1963 in Winnsboro, Wood/Franklin Co., TX, Lee Cemetery.
1176 M viii. John
H. CONGER was born on 17 Oct 1894 in Wood Co., TX, died on 7
Nov 1896 at age 2, and was buried in Nov 1896 in Quitman, Wood
Co., TX, Quitman Cemetery.
+ 1177 F ix. Mattie CONGER was born on 1 Mar
1897 in Wood Co., TX.
449. Rebecca
Spear CONGER was born on 20 Jan 1855 in Butts Co., GA.
General Notes:
Rebecca Spear Conger
PARENTS: Eli Martin Conger and Judith Burford
NAME-CONFLICT: Rebecca Spears Conger by Robert Mark Conger
Rebecca married Unknown UNKNOWN.
Rebecca next married Lycurgus B. BROWN on 7 Feb 1874 in Quitman, Wood Co., TX.
General Notes:
Lycurgus B. Brown
QUESTION: Was his middle name, Bonapart, like his son?
Children from this marriage were:
+ 1178 F i. Mattie J. BROWN was born on 1 Jan
1876 in Quitman, Wood Co., TX.
+ 1179 F ii. Loula BROWN was born on 25 Dec
1879 in Quitman, Wood Co., TX.
1180 F iii. Rosa
L. BROWN was born on 10 Aug 1883 in Quitman, Wood Co., TX.
Rosa married Henry J. RAY on 24 Oct 1903.
1181 M iv. Lycurgus
Bonapart BROWN was born on 16 Apr 1886 in Quitman, Wood Co.,
TX.
General Notes: COMMENT: Not found in the SSDI
Lycurgus married Jennie QUISENBURY on 19 Jan 1910.
451. Henry
Amos CONGER Dr. was born on 8 Apr 1860 in Quitman,
Wood Co., TX and died on 26 Mar 1928 in Duncan, Stephens Co., OK
at age 67.
General Notes:
Henry Amos Conger
PARENTS: Eli Martin Conger and Judith Burford
EDUCATION: 1886 graduated of Louisville Medical College,
Louisville, KY
OCCUPATION: Physician in Mineola, TX; Was a surgeon with two
railroads. Had a very successful medical practice in Duncan, OK.
He was also in the drug business, real estate and banking. It has
been reported that he became a millionaire by investing in the oil
business in Duncan, OK.
RESIDENCES: Mineola, TX; Celeste; Hunt Co., TX; moved to Duncan,
OK in 1892
Henry married Fanny ANDERSON on 25 Oct 1880 in Mineola, Wood Co., TX.
General Notes:
Fanny Anderson
NAME-CONFLICT: Fanny Anderson, CFA I, p. 139; Fannie Anderson by
Robert Mark Conger.
Children from this marriage were:
1182 F i. Essie
CONGER was born in 1887 in Mineola, Wood Co., TX and died in
1888 in Mineola, Wood Co., TX at age 1.
1183 U ii. Infant
CONGER was born in 1889 in Mineola, Wood Co., TX and died in
1889 in Mineola, Wood Co., TX.
452. Dr.
Jefferson Davis CONGER was born on 7 Mar 1864 in
Quitman, Wood Co., TX and died on 14 Jul 1936 in Quitman, Wood
Co., TX at age 72.
General Notes:
Jefferson Davis Conger
PARENTS: Eli Martin Conger and Judith Burford
RELATIONSHIP: Siblings Andrew Jackson and Jefferson Davis Conger
married
sisters Louzinka Minerva and Jemmie Sallie Haines, respectively.
OCCUPATION: Horse and buggy doctor in Quitman, TX
Jefferson married Jemmie Sallie HAINES, daughter of George Washington HAINES Colonel and Narcissa Ann FLOURNOY, on 30 Sep 1886 in Quitman, Wood Co., TX. Jemmie was born on 30 Oct 1867 in Wood Co., TX and died on 8 Jul 1918 in Wood Co., TX at age 50.
General Notes:
Jemmie Sallie Haines
NAME-CONFLICT: Jennie Hayner, CFA I, p. 139; Hyner and Haynes and
Hayner on p. 266 of CFA I. Jennie Haynes (CFA II, p. 697)
FATHER: The town of Hainesville, TX was named after her father.
CFA II, p. 94
Children from this marriage were:
+ 1184 M i. Eugene Martin CONGER was born on
20 Mar 1887 in Quitman, Wood Co., TX and died in 1939 at age 52.
+ 1185 F ii. Reba CONGER was born on 13 Oct
1888 in Quitman, Wood Co., TX and died on 19 Aug 1986 in Quitman,
Wood Co., TX at age 97.
1186 M iii. Andrew
Washington CONGER was born on 10 Sep 1890 in Quitman, Wood
Co., TX and died on 23 Feb 1941 in Calcasieu Parish, LA at age 50.
General Notes:
Andrew Washington Conger
AKA: Pete
MILITARY: WWI veteran, served in Army Air Corp, 2nd Wing Conc
Brigade
OCCUPATION: Worked in the oilfields of Texas and South Louisiana
DEATH: 23 Feb 1941 in an automobile accident in Calcasieu Parish,
LA
456. Sion
Iliff CONGER was born on 22 Dec 1861 in Rowan Co., NC
and died on 27 Dec 1933 at age 72.
General Notes:
Sion Iliff Conger
PARENTS: Sion Moores Conger and Rebecca Cordelia Clemantha_Beall
Norton
AKA: Called, Illif
BIOGRAPHY:
Sion Illiff Conger was educated at Barnitz school at Tullahoma,
Tenn. He entered apprenticeship in the drug business with Dr. S.W.
French in 1877. He later learned watchmaking. For a time he was
with Spurlock-Neal Co., wholesale drugs of Nashville, and then
became a buyer for the University of the South.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 237 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
RESEARCHER:
Iliff Conger was very active in trying to compile the Conger
genealogy and gave much assistance to Charles L. Conger of
McIntosh, Minnesota. A letter from him dated, 29 Aug 1906
indicates the organization had been established and a publication
was being considered.
"I have just learned with deep regret of the death of Charles G.B.
Conger of the 22d inst., and presume you have also been informed
of the sad fatality. The secretary wrote me about it, and I also
had a copy of the Washington Star, containing an account of his
death.
"The secretary was in favor of returning the subscriptions, and
making a settlement with the publishers of the Bulletin, and let
the affairs of the Union drop, but am not at all in favor of it.
It is a whole lot of trouble to get this sort of work started and
some member of the family can undoubtedly undertake to carry on
the work that has been inaugurated, and it is my impression that
your are the man to do it.
"The addresses of his brothers, as given in the STAR, are Clinton
B. Conger, Grand Rapids, Mich, Norman B. Conger of Detroit, and
Edmund D.R. Conger, Edenton, NC. I presume that one of these would
agree to carry on his work.
"I will write to them and recommend it, and you can specify your
willingness to undertake the work, if not permanently, at least
until a permanent editor can be found. Make a proper memorial
announcement of the death of our Chief in the Sept. number, and we
will soon have things in working order."
The next letter from him, dated 13 Sep 1906, indicates that
Charles L. [Conger] had accepted the recommendation. In another
letter, Iliff, mentioned that he had sketched some trees of the
different branches.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 238 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
RECOLLECTIONS: Sion Iliff Conger wrote the following about his
family, "As to a sketch of my grandfather, [Isaac Conger], I am
unable to give you very much. My father, Sion Moores Conger, died
when I was 12 years of age, and, being the last of his race -- a
very modest man, with quiet manner, seldom speaking except when
questioned -- it happened that I learned very little from him
about his father or antecedents."
In speaking of his grandfather, Iliff wrote, "He was an untiring
preacher, often preaching 12 to 12 sermons a week, and rarely less
than two hours at a time. He died in 1847. He was opposed to
slavery, and 'turned his members out of society' for 'trading in
black meat.'"
"My father was married at the age of 49. He was a planter, and
following the custom of the times, was a slave owner, as was also
his aunt, Jane Brown Moores. Being possessed of considerable lands
in cultivation, and having inherited the slaves belonging to his
aunt as well as his own, he had at the outbreak of the Civil War,
perhaps thirty slaves to till his soil."
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 472 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Noted events in his life were:
• Reschr:
Sion married Willie Moore MALONE, daughter of Charles Wesley MALONE Dr. and Caroline MOORE, on 14 Jun 1893 in Tullahoma, Coffee/Franklin Co., TN. Willie was born on 7 Jul 1866 in Memphis, Shelby Co., TN.
General Notes:
Willie Moore Malone
BIOGRAPHY: Willie Moore Malone Conger's mother died of yellow
fever in Memphis, [TN] in 1878. Her father was a physician and
went through the plague. He died about 1889. She lived with
relatives in Louisville for some time and began teaching in 1891;
then married.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 237-238 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
The child from this marriage was:
1187 F i. Caroline
Beall CONGER was born on 18 Nov 1894.
457. Dixie
Lamar CONGER was born on 20 Feb 1864 in Rowan Co., NC,
died on 4 Apr 1952 in Mimosa, Lincoln Co., TN at age 88, and was
buried on 5 Apr 1952 in Fayettville, Lincoln Co., TN, Rose Hill
Cemetery.
General Notes:
Dixie Lamar Conger
PARENTS: Sion Moores Conger and Rebecca Cordelia Clemantha_Beall
Norton
SEX: Male
EDUCATION: Educated at the Barnitz School, Tullahoma, TN.
OCCUPATION: Was in the drug business for a short time before
becoming a farmer in 1885.
RESIDENCES: Dixie Lamar Conger and his brother, Charles Henry
Conger, lived at "Beachlawn," the home established, about 1815, by
their grandfather, Isaac Conger, near Fayetteville, TN. Their
brother, Robert Alonzo Conger, lived on the adjoining farm called,
"Eeldon."
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 472 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
OBITUARY:
Birth: Feb. 20, 1864, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Death: Apr. 4, 1952, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Dixie L. Conger, Civic Leader, Died At Home April 4 [1952]--
Dixie Lamarr Conger, 88, died at his home in the Mimosa community
Friday afternoon.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Higgins
Funeral Home. The Rev. J. E. Wolfe and R. A. Largen officiated.
Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Conger was a native of Lincoln County. Except for 10 years
when he lived in Tullahoma, Tennessee as a young man, he had spent
his entire life on his farm at Mimosa. He was the son of Sion M.
and Beall Norton Conger. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
He was a former member of the county board of education and was
active in the school consolidation movement. He served as Vice
President of the Elk National Bank and President of the Lincoln
County Electric Membership Corporation for many years. He also
served as president of the farm bureau, and helped organize the
Producer's Livestock Association, and was a director of the
organization for many years.
Mr. Conger was instrumental in obtaining TVA power for Lincoln
County and having this county become the first county in the
nation to have TVA current.
As long as his health permitted, Mr. Conger was highly active and
influential in all civic movements of the county.
Mr. Conger was the grandson of Isaac Conger, the first Methodist
circuit rider in Tennessee who built the ancestral home in 1808
where the family resides. He died in the same room in which he was
born, as was his father before him and each of his children. The
home has always been a landmark in the county and a center for
civic and social affairs.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary Shofner Conger; two
daughters, Mrs. Bert Madden, Nashville, and Mrs. Robert Lamb,
Darien, Conn.; three sons, Iliff Conger, Knoxville, D. L. Conger,
Jr., Chattanooga, and John Conger, Lincoln County; and 10
grandchildren.
(Source: Lincoln County News, Fayetteville, Tennessee, April 10,
1952, found on FindAGrave)
Dixie married Mary Louise SHOFFNER, daughter of James SHOFFNER and Mary RUTLEDGE, on 16 Jan 1901. Mary was born on 5 Sep 1879 in Fayetteville, Lincoln Co., TN, died on 11 Apr 1969 in Lincoln Co., TN at age 89, and was buried in Apr 1969 in Fayetteville, Lincoln Co., TN, Rose Hill Cemetery.
General Notes:
Mary Louise Shoffner
Problem: Was the surname, Shofner or Shoffner? Both listed in CFA
I. Mary Louise Shofner Conger on FindAGrave.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 1188 F i. Glyndon Montene CONGER was born
about 22 Mar 1902 in Fayetteville, Lincoln Co., TN, died on 27 Jul
1982 about age 80, and was buried in Jul 1982 in Fayetteville,
Lincoln Co., TN, Rose Hill Cemetery.
+ 1189 M ii. Iliff Pillet CONGER was born on 9
Aug 1903 in Fayetteville, Lincoln Co., TN, died on 23 Dec 1990 in
Maryville, Blount Co., TN at age 87, and was buried in Dec 1990 in
Fayetteville, Lincoln Co., TN, Rose Hill Cemetery.
+ 1190 M iii. John Beall CONGER was born on 5
Nov 1905 in Fayetteville, Lincoln Co., TN and died in Apr 1995 at
age 89.
+ 1191 M iv. Dixie Lamar CONGER was born on 25
Jan 1910 in Fayetteville, Lincoln Co., TN.
+ 1192 F v. Mary Charlotte CONGER was born on
18 Aug 1915 in Fayetteville, Lincoln Co., TN.
459. Robert
Alonzo CONGER was born on 18 Mar 1869 in Rowan Co.,
NC, died on 28 Feb 1951 at age 81, and was buried in Mar 1951 in
Fayetteville, Lincoln Co., TN, Rose Hill Cemetery.
General Notes:
Robert Alonzo Conger
PARENTS: Sion Moores Conger and Rebecca Cordelia Clemantha_Beall
Norton
EDUCATION: Educated at Barntis School.
OCCUPATION: Worked in the drug and jewelry business in
Fayetteville, TN; later joined brothers, Dixie and Charles in
farming.
RESIDENCES: Dixie Lamar Conger and his brother, Charles Henry
Conger, lived at "Beachlawn," the home established, about 1815, by
their grandfather, Isaac Conger, near Fayetteville, TN. Their
brother, Robert Alonzo Conger, lived on the adjoining farm called,
"Eeldon."
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 472 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Robert married Ola Ashley SHOFFNER on 23 Jan 1893.
General Notes: RELATIONSHIP: Ola Ashley and Mary Louise Shoffner were cousins.
Children from this marriage were:
1193 F i. Bessie
Lynne CONGER was born on 4 Nov 1893 and died on 14 Feb 1940
at age 46.
General Notes:
Bessie Lynne Conger
RELATIONSHIP: Bessie Lynne and Jessie Beall Conger were twins.
1194 F ii. Jessie
Beall CONGER was born on 4 Nov 1893.
General Notes:
Jessie Beall Conger
RELATIONSHIP: Bessie Lynne and Jessie Beall Conger were twins.
1195 F iii. Nettie
Norton CONGER was born on 15 Mar 1896.
460. Josiah
Conger MARSHALL was born on 31 Aug 1830 in Preble Co.,
OH and died on 12 Jan 1902 at age 71.
Josiah married Sarah HOWELL.
Children from this marriage were:
1196 M i. Murray
Webster MARSHALL .
1197 M ii. Thomas
Austin MARSHALL .
General Notes:
Thomas Austin Marshall
RESEARCHER: Gary Marshall, member of the Washington, DC, CPAFUG,
(PAF User's Group) is the great grandson of Thomas Austin
Marshall.
1198 F iii. Phoebe
Ann MARSHALL .
1199 M iv. Isaac
Ross MARSHALL .
1200 M v. George
H. MARSHALL .
461. Jacob
Murray MARSHALL was born on 23 Aug 1832 in Preble Co.,
OH and died on 21 Mar 1886 at age 53.
Jacob married Caroline KENTON.
Children from this marriage were:
1202 F i. Sylvania
MARSHALL .
1203 F ii. Lulu
MARSHALL .
1204 M iii. William
MARSHALL .
465. John
Newton CONGER was born on 13 Oct 1832 in Preble Co.,
OH and died on 6 Nov 1904 in Preble Co., OH at age 72.
John married Louisa KENNEDY on 14 Feb 1854. Louisa was born on 20 Feb 1936 in Preble Co., OH.
General Notes:
Louisa Kennedy
NAME-CONFLICT: Louisa Kenney; Louisa Kennedy (CFA I, p. 313)
Children from this marriage were:
1205 F i. Mary
L. CONGER was born on 25 Feb 1859 in Preble Co., OH and died
on 16 Jul 1860 at age 1.
1206 M ii. Albert
A. CONGER was born on 3 Dec 1860 in Preble Co., OH and died
on 13 Apr 1901 at age 40.
Albert married Mattie E. WOOLMAN on 25 Feb 1896.
+ 1207 F iii. Carrie L. CONGER was born on 5
Nov 1862 in Preble Co., OH.
+ 1208 M iv. Joseph E. CONGER was born on 29
Sep 1865 in Preble Co., OH and died in Eaton, Preble Co., OH.
1209 M v. Herbert
A. CONGER was born on 6 Apr 1867 in Preble Co., OH.
Herbert married Lucy PARKER on 9 Jan 1902.
+ 1210 F vi. Catherine A. CONGER was born on 5
Jul 1870 in Preble Co., OH.
1211 U vii. Infant
CONGER was born on 18 Nov 1873 in Preble Co., OH and died on
18 Nov 1873 in Preble Co., OH.
+ 1212 F viii. Bertie A. CONGER was born on 11
Jan 1879 in Preble Co., OH.
466. Wheeler
M. CONGER was born on 19 Aug 1834 in Preble Co., OH
and died on 16 Sep 1911 at age 77.
Wheeler married Catherine HALDERMAN on 25 Aug 1857. Catherine was born on 15 Mar 1833 and died on 15 Jan 1893 in Preble Co., OH at age 59.
General Notes:
Catherine Halderman
Problem: Was the surname, Helderman or Halderman? Both listed, in
CFA I.
Children from this marriage were:
1213 M i. Lewis
CONGER was born in 1861 in Preble Co., OH.
1214 U ii. Infant
CONGER was born about 1863 in Preble Co., OH.
1215 F iii. Myrtie
CONGER was born on 29 Apr 1865 in Preble Co., OH.
468. Anna
CONGER was born on 4 Feb 1839 in Preble Co., OH.
Anna married George W. POTTER on 19 Aug 1862. George was born on 29 Oct 1834 in Preble Co., OH and died on 18 Jul 1904 at age 69.
General Notes:
George W. Potter
Problem: Was the middle initial, W. or N.?
Children from this marriage were:
1216 M i. Elmer
POTTER .
1217 U ii. Ollie
POTTER .
470. Sarah
Jane CONGER was born on 7 Feb 1832 in Preble Co., OH
and died on 30 Mar 1881 in Preble Co., OH at age 49.
Sarah married Meeker S. MORTON
on 22 Feb 1860. Meeker was born on 23 Dec 1832 and died on 3 Feb
1908 at age 75.
Children from this marriage were:
1219 F i. Stella
MORTON was born on 29 Mar 1861 in Preble Co., OH and died on
1 May 1964 at age 103.
1220 M ii. Charles
MORTON was born on 30 Oct 1863 in Preble Co., OH and died on
12 Mar 1903 at age 39.
Charles married Lena HUBBARD on 16 May 1888.
1221 M iii. James
MORTON was born on 12 Apr 1865 in Preble Co., OH and died on
22 Feb 1897 at age 31.
James married Annie UNKNOWN.
1222 M iv. Chester
MORTON was born on 16 Nov 1867 in Preble Co., OH and died on
24 Sep 1890 at age 22.
+ 1223 M v. Elmer MORTON Dr. was born on 9 Feb
1872 in Preble Co., OH.
+ 1224 M vi. Fred MORTON was born on 29 Nov
1873 in Preble Co., OH.
1225 M vii. Spencer
MORTON was born on 3 Aug 1877 in Preble Co., OH.
Spencer married Moranda GARDNER.
471.
Elizabeth Ann CONGER was born on 1 Sep 1834 in Preble
Co., OH and died on 20 Jul 1902 at age 67.
Elizabeth married Lemuel BENNETT
on 25 Dec 1854. Lemuel was born on 24 Dec 1829 in Preble Co., OH
and died on 27 Apr 1895 at age 65.
Children from this marriage were:
1226 M i. Harry
Clayton BENNETT was born on 11 Oct 1856 in Preble Co., OH
and died on 4 Oct 1907 at age 50.
1227 M ii. Arthur
B. BENNETT was born on 8 Jan 1859 in Preble Co., OH.
1228 F iii. Clara
Belle BENNETT was born on 14 Mar 1863 in Preble Co., OH.
Clara married Robert WRIGHT on 15 Jul 1883.
1229 M iv. Moses
Oscar BENNETT was born on 5 Dec 1865 in Preble Co., OH.
1230 F v. Phoebe
Leona BENNETT was born on 25 Dec 1867 in Preble Co., OH.
Phoebe married George BRASHER on 7 Jun 1900.
1231 F vi. Mary
Etta BENNETT was born on 12 Feb 1873 in Preble Co., OH and
died on 17 Aug 1907 at age 34.
Mary married Arthur HENDRICK on 24 Feb 1903.
474. William
Wims CONGER was born on 18 Oct 1841 in Preble Co., OH
and died on 9 Oct 1882 at age 40.
William married Julia WILKINSON
on 1 Oct 1863. Julia was born on 30 Jun 1843 in Preble Co., OH and
died on 27 Dec 1906 at age 63.
Children from this marriage were:
1232 F i. Emma
Constance CONGER was born on 22 Jul 1864 in Preble Co., OH
and died on 27 Mar 1885 at age 20.
Emma married Charles COX on 27 Jan 1885.
1233 M ii. Royal
E. CONGER was born on 27 Jun 1867 in Preble Co., OH and died
on 1 Jan 1885 at age 17.
+ 1234 M iii. Edwin Pearl CONGER was born on 3
Aug 1870 in Preble Co., OH.
1235 F iv. Lucy
Bertha CONGER was born on 27 Feb 1877 in Preble Co., OH and
died on 24 May 1904 at age 27.
1236 M v. George
Wilkinson CONGER was born on 27 Sep 1881 in Preble Co., OH.
475. John
Armour CONGER was born on 3 Feb 1847 in Eaton, Preble
Co., OH and died on 12 Aug 1927 in Goldfield, Wright Co., IA at
age 80.
General Notes:
John Armour Conger
NAME-CONFLICT: John Amos Conger in CFA I, p. 297 & 380. "John
Armour (Amos?) Conger" in CFA II, p. 138.
BIRTH: 3 Feb 1847, near Eaton, Preble Co., OH
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 138 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
MARRIAGE: 5 or 6 Oct 1869 at Preble Co., OH
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 138 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
OCCUPATION: Owner/operator of a brick and tile factory which
supplied northwest Iowa.
CHURCH_AFFILIATION: Methodist, active in church
CHILDREN-PUBLIC_SERVICE: His homw was open to foster children as
well as he own.
HOBBIES: Fishing was his hobby and in later years he went deep sea
fishing off the Florida coast.
John married Leah Ellen FELTON, daughter of Edward FELTON and Tillitha C. WRIGHT, about 5 Oct 1869 in Preble Co., OH. Leah was born on 19 Mar 1849 in Sugar Valley, Preble Co., OH and died on 31 Aug 1918 in Goldfield, Wright Co., IA at age 69.
General Notes:
Leah Ellen Felton
CHURCH_AFFILIATION: Methodist
Children from this marriage were:
1237 M i. Perry
G. CONGER was born on 12 Jun 1871 and died in 1892 at age
21.
+ 1238 F ii. Ethel Gertrude CONGER was born
about 5 Feb 1883 in Earlville, La Salle Co., IL and died on 1 Nov
1980 in Goldfield, Wright Co., IA about age 97.
476. Henry
Clayton CONGER was born on 23 Aug 1849 in Preble Co.,
OH and died on 31 Aug 1908 in Preble Co., OH at age 59.
Henry married Sarah SMITH on 5
Mar 1871. Sarah was born on 15 Jun 1849.
Children from this marriage were:
1239 M i. Oscar
CONGER was born on 8 Oct 1873 in Preble Co., OH and died on
5 Aug 1885 at age 11.
1240 M ii. Shelby
CONGER was born on 26 Jul 1875 in Preble Co., OH and died on
4 Apr 1883 at age 7.
1241 F iii. Della
May CONGER was born on 7 Mar 1880 in Preble Co., OH.
1242 F iv. Ruth
CONGER was born on 11 Nov 1881 in Preble Co., OH.
483. Robert
Milton RHEA was born about 22 Apr 1848 in Dixon,
Preble Co., OH and died on 30 Oct 1919 in Galveston, Galveston
Co., TX about age 71.
General Notes:
Robert Milton Rhea
EMIGRATION: In 1878 he moved from Ohio and settled in Garden
Plain, KS.
RESIDENCES: Goddard, KS (CFA I, p. 783)
Problem: Was the birth, 15 Apr 1848 or as listed in CFA II, p.
403, 22 Apr 1848?
BURIAL: Buried at Lakeview, a hurricane later carried the casket
into the Gulf of Mexico.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 404 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Robert married Sarah Elizabeth HARVEY, daughter of Samuel HARVEY and Sophronia HAZELTON, on 26 Jul 1868 in Dixon, Preble Co., OH. Sarah was born on 17 May 1848 in Dixon, Preble Co., OH and died in Oct 1909 at age 61.
General Notes:
Sarah Elizabeth Harvey
BIOGRAPHY: Devoted Christian and writer of many beautiful verses.
Children from this marriage were:
1243 F i. Samantha
Leora RHEA was born on 4 Jul 1869 in Dixon, Preble Co., OH
and died on 24 Dec 1878 in Kansas at age 9.
1244 M ii. Rolandus
Everheard RHEA was born on 25 Feb 1872 in Dixon, Preble Co.,
OH and died on 3 Jul 1888 at age 16.
+ 1245 M iii. Royal Conger RHEA was born on 24
Nov 1874 in Dixon, Preble Co., OH, died on 27 Aug 1942 in Denver,
Denver Co., CO at age 67, and was buried in Aug 1942 in Seiling,
Dewey Co., OK, Seiling Cemetery.
1246 U iv. Orvie
RHEA was born on 28 Feb 1885 in Dixon, Preble Co., OH.
487. Sarah
Ellen Mc_WHINNEY was born in Jan 1838 and died on 7
Feb 1871 at age 33.
Sarah married J. C. AYDELOTTE.
J. was born in 1833 and died in 1901 at age 68.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 1247 F i. Emma AYDELOTTE was born in 1861
and died on 26 Jul 1908 at age 47.
+ 1248 M ii. Halstead AYDELOTTE was born in
1863.
+ 1249 F iii. Mary AYDELOTTE .
488. Issac
Newton Mc_WHINNEY was born on 16 Jun 1845 and died on
10 Nov 1904 at age 59.
Issac married Emma DUTTON on 18
Dec 1866.
Children from this marriage were:
1250 F i. Emma
Mc_WHINNEY .
Emma married Unknown PEPPER.
1251 M ii. Thomas
Mc_WHINNEY .
490. Caroline
CONGER was born on 13 Sep 1840 in Preble Co., OH and
died on 30 Sep 1922 at age 82.
Caroline married Andrew Lietner HARRIS on 17 Oct 1865. Andrew was born on 17 Nov 1835 and died on 13 Sep 1915 at age 79.
General Notes:
Andrew Lietner Harris
BIOGRAPHY: Andrew Leitner Harris of Preble Co., Ohio was Governor
of Ohio from 1906 to 1909. He was a lawyer by profession and
occupied many positions of honor and trust.
He was a Colonel in the Civil War and at the close was made a
Brigadier General for bravery.
In a Democratic county of over 4,000 majority he was only defeated
by about 100 votes when he ran for Congress. He was
Lieutenant-Governor under McKinley and a close friend of his.
He was an extensive land owner and spent most of his leisure time
on his farms in Preble Co., OH.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 745 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
The child from this marriage was:
1252 M i. Walter
A. HARRIS was born on 17 Aug 1870.
Walter married Ethelwyn SHERMAN on 17 Oct 1898.
492. James
Harvey CONGER was born on 18 Feb 1845.
James married Emma Jane LOCKWOOD.
General Notes:
Emma Jane Lockwood
COMMENT: Apparently there is confusion about whether Emma Jane
Lockwood was married to James Harvey Conger or John Newton Conger.
CFA I lists Emma as the spouse of James Harvey and they are listed
as a couple in this genealogy file as well.
Children from this marriage were:
1253 M i. Harry
B. CONGER was born on 10 Sep 1876 and died on 11 Oct 1884 at
age 8.
1254 F ii. Grace
CONGER was born on 7 Feb 1879.
Grace married Wilbert MILLER on 17 Jan 1900. Wilbert was born on 30 Jul 1873.
+ 1255 F iii. Jessie CONGER was born on 15 Aug
1885.
493.
Elizabeth CONGER was born on 22 Sep 1847 in Preble
Co., OH and died on 31 Aug 1896 at age 48.
Elizabeth married Barney W. HUFFMAN
on 30 May 1865. Barney was born on 25 Oct 1844 and died on 20 Feb
1910 at age 65.
Children from this marriage were:
1256 F i. Mary
HUFFMAN was born on 23 Mar 1868 and died on 4 Jan 1884 at
age 15.
1257 M ii. Charles
HUFFMAN was born on 7 Jun 1867 and died on 11 Feb 1881 at
age 13.
1258 M iii. William
HUFFMAN was born on 24 Aug 1869.
William married Ollie KINNARD on 5 Mar 1890.
1259 M iv. Frank
HUFFMAN was born on 8 Jan 1873.
Frank married Jennie SILVER.
1260 M v. Harvey
HUFFMAN was born on 5 Nov 1882.
494. Sarah
Jane OVERHOLSER was born on 9 Jun 1842 and died on 6
Feb 1874 at age 31.
Sarah married Samuel FESSLER about Jan 1860 in Johnson Co., IA. Samuel was born about 1840 and died on 17 Feb 1906 about age 66.
General Notes:
Samuel Fessler
MILITARY: Served 3 1/2 years in the Union Army, Co., K, 22nd Iowa
Reg; wounded in the knee. (CFA I, p. 733)
Children from this marriage were:
1261 F i. Ida
M. FESSLER was born on 29 Mar 1862.
Ida married William C. LEE on 17 Feb 1885.
+ 1262 F ii. Estella FESSLER was born on 22
Oct 1865.
1263 M iii. Elmer
FESSLER was born on 21 Apr 1867.
1264 F iv. Addie
FESSLER was born on 30 Jun 1870.
495. Stephen
R. OVERHOLSER was born on 15 Oct 1859.
Stephen married Mary E. SCHAEFFER
on 1 Apr 1882. Mary was born on 14 Nov 1863.
Children from this marriage were:
1265 M i. Ora
OVERHOLSER was born on 1 Jul 1883.
Ora married Maria PECKOVER on 9 Jun 1909.
1266 M ii. Arnold
OVERHOLSER was born on 29 Dec 1885.
1267 M iii. Willard
OVERHOLSER was born on 6 Nov 1902.
497. Eli
CONGER was born on 27 Oct 1848 in Indianapolis, Marion
Co., IN.
Eli married Lenora LAKE.
Children from this marriage were:
1268 F i. Liene
Etta CONGER was born about 1875.
1269 F ii. Osa
Estella CONGER .
1270 M iii. William
Ellis CONGER .
498. Mary
Catherine CONGER was born on 8 Jan 1850 in
Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN and died on 2 Mar 1885 at age 35.
General Notes:
Mary Catherine Conger
PARENTS: William Alexander Conger and Sarah Paddock
AKA: Kate
Mary married Taylor D. BLAKELY,
son of Herbert BLAKELY and Sarah (Sally) KENNEDY,
on 1 Oct 1867 in Osceola, Clarke Co., IA. Taylor was born on 24
Feb 1842 in Plymouth, Marshall Co., IN and died on 1 Jul 1923 in
Osceola, Clarke Co., IA at age 81.
Children from this marriage were:
1271 M i. William
BLAKELY was born on 30 Aug 1868 in Ford Co., IL.
+ 1272 M ii. Chester Eli BLAKELY was born on
29 Nov 1869 in Ford Co., IL and died on 1 May 1954 in Grants Pass,
Josephine Co., OR at age 84.
1273 F iii. Onetta
BLAKELY was born in 1871.
1274 M iv. Sylvester
BLAKELY was born on 2 Dec 1873 in Harrisonville, Case, MO
and died on 1 Dec 1953 at age 79.
1275 F v. Ethelbert
BLAKELY was born on 28 Jan 1875 in Bates Co., MO and died on
12 Dec 1960 at age 85.
Ethelbert married Garnie CURTIS.
1276 M vi. Claude
BLAKELY was born on 14 Jan 1878.
General Notes: RELATIONSHIP: Claude and Clyde Blakely were twins.
1277 M vii. Clyde
BLAKELY was born on 14 Jan 1878 and died on 16 Oct 1947 at
age 69.
General Notes: RELATIONSHIP: Claude and Clyde Blakely were twins.
1278 M viii. Charles
BLAKELY was born on 28 Feb 1880 in Cass Co., MO and died on
11 Feb 1911 in Larned, Pawnee Co., KS at age 30.
1279 M ix. Walter
BLAKELY was born on 24 Jun 1884 and died on 1 May 1917 at
age 32.
502.
Samantha Jane CONGER was born on 6 Jul 1857 in
Knoxville, Knox Co., IL and died on 1 Aug 1925 in Baca Co., CO at
age 68.
General Notes:
Samantha Jane Conger
PARENTS: William Alexander Conger and Sarah Paddock
AKA: Maybe called Mattie Conger, see CFA II, p. 456.
REFERENCE: Conger Confab, Vol. XIV, No. 2, June 1988
MARRIAGE-CONFLICT: Was the date of marriage to John J., Blakely, 2
Sep 1874 or as listed by Roy Markham, 10 Dec 1874?
Samantha married John J. BLAKELY
on 2 Sep 1874. John was born about 1855 and died on 9 Oct 1879
about age 24.
Children from this marriage were:
1280 F i. Zella
M. BLAKELY was born on 15 Dec 1875.
1281 F ii. Emma
N. BLAKELY was born on 27 Dec 1877.
1282 F iii. Anna
L. BLAKELY was born on 24 Sep 1879.
Samantha next married Jacob Jasper RIDDLE on 27 Mar 1881 in Bates Co., MO.
General Notes:
Jacob Jasper Riddle
SPOUSE: Jacob J. Riddle was the 2nd spouse of Samantha Jane
Conger.
Children from this marriage were:
1283 F i. Carrie
L. RIDDLE was born on 3 Nov 1882.
1284 F ii. Eva
Mary RIDDLE was born on 3 Jul 1884.
1285 F iii. Sadie
F. RIDDLE was born on 29 Jun 1885.
1286 M iv. William
A. RIDDLE was born on 6 Mar 1888.
+ 1287 M v. Fred Alvin RIDDLE was born on 28
Mar 1890.
+ 1288 M vi. Clyde Raymond RIDDLE was born on
24 Jun 1892.
1289 F vii. Ida
M. RIDDLE was born on 22 Jul 1895.
1290 M viii. Guy
G. RIDDLE was born on 7 Nov 1897.
505. Sarah
Etta CONGER was born on 3 Dec 1863 in Galesburg, Knox
Co., IL.
Sarah married Frank M. KEETON
on 29 Jan 1882. Frank was born about 1860.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 1291 F i. Sallie D. KEETON was born on 9
Nov 1882 in Amsterdam, Bates Co., MO.
1292 M ii. William
O. KEETON was born on 31 May 1885.
William married Eunice M. CLINTON on 23 Dec 1909.
1293 F iii. Bessie
May KEETON was born on 25 Apr.
Bessie married Charles HENSON on 11 Aug 1909.
509. John
MARSHALL was born on 13 Aug 1852 and died on 6 Feb
1892 at age 39.
John married Katherine LESLIE.
Children from this marriage were:
1294 F i. Minnie
D. MARSHALL .
1295 M ii. Virgil
MARSHALL .
1296 F iii. Ruby
I. MARSHALL .
510.
Katherine Alice MARSHALL was born about 1854.
Katherine married John W. LEASE.
The child from this marriage was:
511. Mary Ann
MARSHALL was born on 26 Oct 1856 and died on 25 Oct
1880 at age 23.
Mary married Nelson BOUTA.
Children from this marriage were:
1298 M i. Homer
BOUTA .
1299 M ii. Charles
BOUTA .
513. Lucinda
Clementine MARSHALL was born on 26 Feb 1865.
Lucinda married Parker Mc_GRIFF Jr.
on 3 Oct 1880.
The child from this marriage was:
1301 F i. Evaline
Mc_GRIFF was born on 29 Jun 1884.
514. Daisy
Dean MARSHALL was born in 1867.
Daisy married Valentine TILLMAN.
Children from this marriage were:
1302 F i. Ina
H. TILLMAN .
1303 F ii. Lela
M. TILLMAN .
1304 U iii. Gale
TILLMAN .
1305 M iv. Russell
TILLMAN .
1306 M v. Paul
TILLMAN .
515. Mary
Elizabeth ELSTON was born on 14 Mar 1837 in Bolivar,
Hardemon Co., TN and died in Henderson Co., TX.
Mary married Andrew Jackson
GUTHRIE, son of Joseph GUTHRIE and Sarah JONES,.
Andrew was born on 9 Nov 1834 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg Co., SC
and died between 1863 and 1870 in Henderson, Rusk Co., TX.
Children from this marriage were:
1308 F i. Annie
Julia GUTHRIE was born on 16 Oct 1857 in Henderson Co., TX
and died on 21 Sep 1949 in Shreveport, Caddo/Bossier Parish, LA at
age 91.
Annie married Benjamin F. WINDERWEEDLE on 1 Oct 1881 in Kaufman, Kaufman Co., TX.
1309 M ii. Jonathan
Wesley GUTHRIE was born in 1859.
+ 1310 M iii. James David GUTHRIE was born on 8
May 1860 in Henderson Co., TX and died on 28 May 1929 in Kaufman
Co., TX at age 69.
1311 F iv. Sarah
Lucinda GUTHRIE was born in 1862 in Henderson Co., TX.
519. David
Elias ELSTON was born on 18 Sep 1843 in Madison Co.,
TN, died on 6 Dec 1893 in Kaufman Co., TX at age 50, and was
buried in Dec 1893 in Peel Cemetery.
General Notes:
David Elias Elston
OCCUPATION: Farmer
David married Sarah Elizabeth PEEL,
daughter of James Turner PEEL and Martha HILL, on
24 Dec 1868 in Henderson Co., TX. Sarah was born on 21 May 1846 in
Tishomingo Co., MS, died on 17 Jan 1902 in Kaufman Co., TX at age
55, and was buried in Jan 1902 in Peel Cemetery.
Children from this marriage were:
1312 M i. Jesse
James ELSTON was born on 22 Oct 1869 in Henderson Co., TX
and died about 1871 about age 2.
1313 F ii. Sarah
Frances ELSTON was born on 26 May 1872 in Henderson Co., TX
and died on 14 Sep 1873 at age 1.
+ 1314 M iii. William David ELSTON was born on
30 Jun 1875 in Henderson Co., TX, died on 13 Aug 1948 in
Chickasha, Grady Co., OK at age 73, and was buried in Aug 1948 in
Rose Hill Cemetery.
1315 F iv. Martha
Alice ELSTON was born on 27 Apr 1878 in Henderson Co., TX
and died on 17 Dec 1959 at age 81.
Martha married Samuel PYLE on 24 Dec 1899.
1316 M v. Alford
ELSTON was born on 4 Aug 1880 in Henderson Co., TX and died
about 1882 about age 2.
1317 M vi. Oscar
Frank ELSTON was born on 1 Apr 1885 in Henderson Co., TX.
523. Juliette
A. RAILSBACK was born on 6 Feb 1835 and died on 27 Feb
1886 at age 51.
Juliette married James EVERSON
on 1 Jun 1857. James died on 4 Jul 1863.
Children from this marriage were:
1318 F i. Georgia
E. EVERSON was born on 2 Apr 1860.
1319 U ii. Vestella
A. EVERSON was born on 12 Apr 1862.
Juliette next married Thomas
Mc_CLANNAHAN.
The child from this marriage was:
1320 M i. Thomas
Melton Mc_CLANNAHAN .
526. Martha
A. RAILSBACK was born on 19 Feb 1850 in Eaton, Preble
Co., OH.
Martha married James M. DAVIS
on 8 Nov 1870.
Children from this marriage were:
1321 M i. William
M. DAVIS was born on 15 Aug 1871 and died on 12 Nov 1882 at
age 11.
1322 F ii. Edna
E. DAVIS was born on 30 Dec 1874 and died on 15 Feb 1875.
530. John
Overton ROSS was born on 9 Sep 1849 in Morehouse
Parish, LA and died on 22 Jun 1940 in Rusk, Cherokee Co., TX at
age 90.
General Notes:
John Overton Ross
OCCUPATION: Teamster, farmer
John married Roxie Ann PARKS,
daughter of William S. PARKS and Martha Ann Robinson
HOLCOMB, about 1881 in Rusk, Cherokee Co., TX. Roxie was
born on 5 Nov 1865 in Rusk, Cherokee Co., TX and died on 11 Oct
1952 at age 86.
Children from this marriage were:
1323 M i. Willie
ROSS was born on 12 Aug 1882 in Rusk, Cherokee Co., TX and
died on 6 Aug 1885 at age 2.
1324 F ii. Robertia
ROSS was born on 17 Feb 1885 in Rusk, Cherokee Co., TX and
died on 5 Jun 1886 at age 1.
1325 M iii. Lawrence
Sullivan ROSS was born on 6 Jan 1887 in Rusk, Cherokee Co.,
TX and died on 24 Mar 1951 at age 64.
General Notes: AKA: Lonnie
Lawrence married Nettie COLEMAN on 14 Oct 1914.
1326 M iv. Henry
Grady ROSS was born on 13 Dec 1889 in Rusk, Cherokee Co., TX
and died on 22 Oct 1971 at age 81.
Henry married Mabel BUSH.
Henry next married Unknown UNKNOWN.
Henry next married Lantya Cbarker HANSON.
1327 M v. Frank
Parks ROSS was born on 14 Mar 1892 in Rusk, Cherokee Co., TX
and died on 25 Jul 1971 at age 79.
+ 1328 M vi. John Belve ROSS was born on 19
Sep 1894 in Rusk, Cherokee Co., TX.
534. Elias
Elihugh HAFER was born between 1817 and 1819 in
Pennsylvania, died on 10 Aug 1870 in Bebee, Wetzel Co., WV, and
was buried in Aug 1870 in Wetzel Co., WV, Highland Cemetery.
General Notes:
Elias Hafer
PARENTS: Israel Hafer and Hannah J. Conger
CENSUS: 1870, in Wetzel Co, WV, Proctor Dist., #194-194
Elias Hafer, 53, PA, Stonemason; Sarah J., 46, VA, Keeping House
John, 21, VA; Washington, 17, VA; Adaline, 11, VA; Hetty, 9, VA
Rachel, 7, VA; Bruce, 5, WV; Elias, 2, WV
(Furnished by Linda (Goddard) Stout)
CEMETERY:
Elias Elihugh Hafer
Birth: 1819, USA
Death: Aug. 10, 1870, Bebee, Wetzel County, West Virginia, USA
Family links:
Parents:
Israel Hafer (1781 - 1865)
Hannah J. Conger Hafer (1790 - 1868)
Spouse:
Sarah Jane Miller Hafer (1824 - ____)
Children:
John P. Hafer (1849 - 1934)*
James H. Hafer (1857 - 1884)*
Heta (Hattie) Elizabeth Hafer Newman (1860 - 1937)*
Siblings:
Joseph Hafer (1814 - 1892)*
Elias Elihugh Hafer (1819 - 1870)
John Hafer (1824 - 1898)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Highland Cemetery, Wetzel County, West Virginia, USA
Created by: Ken Childers, Record added: Apr 22, 2003
(Source: Find A Grave Memorial# 7374306)
Elias married Sarah Jane MILLER on 20 Oct 1844 in Marshall Co., VA/WV. Sarah was born on 16 May 1824 in Marshall Co., VA, died before 1880 in Marshall Co., WV, and was buried before 1880 in Wetzel Co., WV, Highland Cemetery.
General Notes:
Sarah Jane Miller
NAME-CONFLICT: Sarah Jane Morrison by some researchers; Sarah Jane
Miller on FindAGrave.
CEMETERY:
Sarah Jane Miller Hafer
Birth: May 16, 1824, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA
Death: unknown, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA
Death:
before 1880...
Marriage-Children:
Married Elias Elihugh Hafer in Marshall County on Oct. 20, 1844.
They were the parents of:
Sabina Jane Hafer (1848–1894)
John P. Hafer (1849–1934)
George Washington Hafer (B: 1852)
Adaline Hafer (B: 1858)
Hester Hafer (B: 1860)
Heta Hattie Elizabeth Hafer (1860–1937)
Rachel M. Hafer (1863–1939)
Bruce Hafer (B: 1865)
Matilda Blake (1868–1896)
Elias Hafer (B: 1868)
SOURCE: [Probably requires a paid subscription. REH]
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/12881853/person/1689740960
Family links:
Spouse:
Elias Elihugh Hafer (1819 - 1870)*
Children:
John P. Hafer (1849 - 1934)*
Heta (Hattie) Elizabeth Hafer Newman (1860 - 1937)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Highland Cemetery, Wetzel County, West Virginia, USA
Created by: Ruth (Hickman) Wicks
Record added: Nov 01, 2012
(Source: Find A Grave Memorial# 100020667)
Children from this marriage were:
1329 F i. Sabina
Jane HAFER was born in 1848 and died in 1894 at age 46.
1330 M ii. John
P. HAFER was born about 1849 in Virginia and died in 1934
about age 85.
1331 M iii. George
Washington HAFER was born ABT 1852–1853 in Virginia.
1332 F iv. Adaline
HAFER was born ABT 1858–1859 in Virginia.
1333 F v. Hester
HAFER was born ABT 1860–1861 in Virginia.
+ 1334 F vi. Heta Elizabeth HAFER was born on
26 Apr 1860 in Wetzel Co., WV, died on 28 Dec 1937 in Terrapin
Ridge, Wetzel Co., WV at age 77, and was buried on 30 Dec 1937 in
Peabody, Wetzel Co., WV, Antioch Christian Church Cemetery.
+ 1335 F vii. Rachel Matilda HAFER was born
about 1863 in Proctor District, Wetzel Co., VA, died on 22 May
1939 in New Martinsville, Wetzel Co., WV about age 76, and was
buried in May 1939 in Magnolia District, Wetzel Co., WV, Kendall
Cemetery.
1336 M viii. Bruce
HAFER was born about 1865 in West Virginia.
General Notes:
Bruce Hafer
PARENTS: Elias Elihugh Hafer and Sarah Jane Miller
RESIDENCES: As of Jun 1939, Jackson Co., WV
1337 F ix. Matilda
HAFER was born in 1868 and died in 1896 at age 28.
1338 M x. Elias
HAFER was born about 1868 in West Virginia.
535. John
HAFER was born on 19 Aug 1824 in Washington Co., PA,
died on 13 Feb 1898 in Wetzel Co., WV at age 73, and was buried in
Feb 1898 in Peabody, Wetzel Co., WV, Antioch Christian Church
Cemetery.
General Notes:
John Hafer
PARENTS: Israel Hafer and Hannah J. Conger
BIOGRAPHY:
JOHN HAFER of Proctor District, Wetzel Co., WV and Jane MCBRIDE
were united in marriage in Marshall county, Virginia, May 7, 1850,
and made their home in Wetzel county, April 5, 1855. The country
was then in an unsettled condition and they experienced many
pioneer hardships. He engaged in business as a stone and brick
mason, and in farming, they prospered and reared a family of ten
children: now settled as follows: Israel S., born August 19, 1851;
Samuel N., March 13, 1852; Hannah J., September 25, 1853; John W.,
April 15, 1855, these four living in Wheeling, Ohio county, West
Virginia; James H., March 8, 1857, lives at home, Susanna, January
3, 1859, lives in Marshall county, this State; Jefferson B.,
January 26, 1861; Robert E. L., February 28, 1863; Joseph E.,
January 28, 1866; Elle Z., December 6, 1869 - the four last named
at home.
John HAFER was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, November
22, 1824, and his wife was born in the same State and county, May
15, 1825. His parents were Israel and Hannah J. (CONGER) HAFER,
and they died in Guernsey county, Ohio. Joseph HAFER, his father's
brother, was a soldier in 1812 from "Old Virginia." The wife of
Mr. HAFER was a daughter of Samuel and Margaret (MCCRADY) MCBRIDE.
Her mother is still living in Centre district, this county, at the
age of 83 years.
John HAFER has been six years justice of the peace in this county.
His post office address in Proctor, Wetzel County, West Virginia.
His post office address in Proctor, Wetzel County, West Virginia.
(Source: Hardesty's History of West Virginia Counties - furnished
by Darlene Bacon)
RESIDENCES: Proctor, Wetzel Co., WV
BIRTH-DEATH-CONFLICT:
There is a conflict between the date of birth in the Biography, 22
Nov 1824, and the date of birth on the FindAGrave tombstone
photograph, 19 Aug 1824. The date of death on the photo reads, 13
Feb 1898 but the Age on the tombstone reads, 73y 5m 24d which is
off by one day, 73y 5m 25d when the two dates from the tombstone
are used.
(Furnished by Richard E. Henthorn)
CEMETERY;
John Hafer
Birth: Nov. 22, 1824, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: Feb. 13, 1898, Wetzel County, West Virginia, USA
Spouse-Parents:
John Hafer, husband of Jane McBride and son of Israel and Hannah
J. Conger Hafer.
Family links:
Parents:
Israel Hafer (1781 - 1865)
Hannah J. Conger Hafer (1790 - 1868)
Spouse:
Jane McBride Hafer (1825 - 1899)*
Children:
Jefferson Bueregard Hafer (1861 - 1943)*
Robert E. L. Hafer (1863 - 1895)*
Siblings:
Joseph Hafer (1814 - 1892)*
Elias Elihugh Hafer (1819 - 1870)*
John Hafer (1824 - 1898)
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Antioch Christian Church Cemetery, Peabody, Wetzel County, West
Virginia, USA
Created by: Ken Childers
Record added: Mar 23, 2004
(Source: Find A Grave Memorial# 8550205)
John married Jane Mc_BRIDE, daughter of Samuel Wesley Mc_BRIDE and Margaret Mc_CRADY, on 7 May 1850 in Marshall Co., VA. Jane was born on 15 May 1825 in Washington Co., PA, died on 10 Mar 1899 in Wetzel Co., WV at age 73, and was buried in Mar 1899 in Peabody, Wetzel Co., WV, Antioch Christian Church Cemetery.
General Notes:
Jane McBride
CEMETERY:
Jane McBride Hafer
Birth: May 15, 1825, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: Mar. 10, 1899, Wetzel County, West Virginia, USA
Spouse:
Jane McBride, wife of John Hafer.
Family links:
Spouse:
John Hafer (1824 - 1898)
Children:
Jefferson Bueregard Hafer (1861 - 1943)*
Robert E. L. Hafer (1863 - 1895)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Antioch Christian Church Cemetery, Peabody, Wetzel County, West
Virginia, USA
Created by: Ken Childers
Record added: Mar 23, 2004
(Source: Find A Grave Memorial# 8550217)
Children from this marriage were:
1339 M i. Israel
S. HAFER was born on 19 Aug 1851.
1340 M ii. Samuel
N. HAFER was born on 13 Mar 1852.
1341 F iii. Hannah
J. HAFER was born on 25 Sep 1853.
1342 M iv. John
Wiley HAFER was born on 15 Apr 1855 in Virginia/West
Virginia.
General Notes:
John Wiley Hafer
PARENTS: John Hafer and Jane McBride
AKA-CENSUS-OCCUPATION: Probably called, Wiley. He was living with
his brother, Jefferson Beauregard Hafer in Wetzel Co., WV at the
time of the 1900 census. Sales Mang. Optical
1343 M v. James
H. HAFER was born on 8 Mar 1857.
+ 1344 F vi. Susannah HAFER was born on 3 Jan
1859 in Wetzel Co., VA, died on 12 Aug 1938 in Short Creek,
Marshall Co., WV at age 79, and was buried on 14 Aug 1938 in Fish
Creek, Marshall Co., WV, Graysville Cemetery.
+ 1345 M vii. Jefferson Beauregard HAFER was
born on 26 Jan 1861 in Virginia/West Virginia, died on 21 Jun 1943
at age 82, and was buried in Jun 1943 in Peabody, Wetzel Co., WV,
Antioch Christian Church Cemetery.
1346 M viii. Robert
E. L. HAFER was born on 28 Feb 1863, died on 29 Jun 1895 at
age 32, and was buried in Jun 1895 in Peabody, Wetzel Co., WV,
Antioch Christian Church Cemetery.
General Notes:
Robert E.L. Hafer
PARENTS: John Hafer and Jane McBride
CEMETERY:
Robert E.L. Hafer
Birth: Feb. 28, 1863
Death: Jun. 29, 1895
Parents:
Robert E. L. Hafer was the son of John and Jane McBride Hafer.
Family links:
Parents:
John Hafer (1824 - 1898)
Jane McBride Hafer (1825 - 1899)
Sibling:
Jefferson Bueregard Hafer (1861 - 1943)*
Robert E. L. Hafer (1863 - 1895)
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Antioch Christian Church Cemetery, Peabody, Wetzel County, West
Virginia, USA
Created by: Ken Childers, Record added: Apr 21, 2009
(Source: Find A Grave Memorial# 36159633)
1347 M ix. Joseph
E. HAFER was born on 28 Jan 1866.
1348 F x. Ella
Z. HAFER was born on 6 Dec 1869 in Wetzel Co., WV.
General Notes:
Ella Z. Hafer
PARENTS: John Hafer and Jane McBride
SPOUSE: Ella Z. Hafer was first married to an unknown Tayler. She
was the 2nd spouse of Wilford Moore Garner.
NAME-CONFLICT: Elle Z. Hafer
RESIDENCES: As of Aug 1938, Mrs. W.M. Garner of Moundsville, WV.
Ella married Unknown TAYLOR.
Ella next married Wilford Moore GARNER, son of Henry GARNER and Eleanor KECK, on 11 Jul 1896 in Wetzel Co., WV. Wilford was born on 16 Jun 1856 in Wetzel Co., VA/WV, died in 1946 in Glen Dale, Marshall Co., WV at age 90, and was buried in 1946 in Riverview Mausoleum.
General Notes:
Wilford Moore Garner
NAME-CONFLICT: Wilfred Moore Garner
Problem: Was he born on 26 Jul 1856 or as listed in the obituary,
16 Jul 1856?.
MARRIAGE: Book 1, page 249 to Harriet Ann Arnold. Ethel Briggs did
not cite a marriage location.
MARRIAGE: Book 7, page 495 to Ella Hafer Taylor. Ethel Briggs did
not cite a marriage location.
MARRIAGE: Wilford M Garner age 20 b Wetzel Co, WV res
Wetzel Co WV Harriet A Arnold age 18 b Wetzel Co, WV res Wetzel
Co, WV mrd 19
May 1877 at res. of Melissa Arnold by David Budey?
(Source: WETZEL CO., WV MARRIAGES - EXTRACTED FROM MARRIAGE
LICENSES;LDS Film #839982, Vol. 1, Page 249 - Extracted by Darlene
Bacon)
MARRIAGE: Wilford Garner age 39 b Wetzel Co, WV res Wetzel Co, WV
Ella Taylor age 27 b Wetzel Co, WV res Wetzel Co, WV mrd 11 Jul
1896 at res of brides father by G F Strickling
(Source: WETZEL CO., WV MARRIAGES - EXTRACTED FROM MARRIAGE
LICENSES;LDS Film #839984, Vol. 7, Page 495 - Extracted by Darlene
Bacon).
Census: 1900, in Wetzel Co., WV, (West) Proctor Dist., #138
Wilford M. Garner, Jul 1856, 43, 3 years, WV WV WV
Ella Z., Dec 1869, 30, 0/0, WV PA PA
Clarence L., Feb 1878, 22, WV WV WV;
Lawrence H., Jun 1885, 14, WV WV WV
Amanda F. Hall, Sep 1886, 13, WV WV WV, boarder
Census: 1910, in Wetzel Co., WV, Proctor Dist., #65-66
Wilford Garner, 53, m2, 13 years, WV WV WV, farmer
Ella, 39, m2, 0/0, WV PA PA.
RESIDENCES: As of Mar 1923, Moundsville, WV.
OBITUARY: W.M. Garner
W.M. Garner, 90, a resident of Marshall and Wetzel counties his
entire life, died Saturday morning at 6:45 o'clock at Glen Dale
hospital, following a lengthy illness. His home was at 1011
Tomlinson avenue.
He was born July 16, 1856, in Wetzel county, a son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Garner. He was married to Harriet Ann Arnold to
which union were born three children, and after her death in 1895
he married Ella Hafer. He was a farmer all his life, operating a
farm near Antioch church until age forced his retirement, when he
moved to Moundsville only a few years ago.
He was a member of the Christian Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ella Garner; a son, C.I. [sic] Garner
of Moundsville; a grandson, Joseph Earl Garner of Wheeling and a
half-brother, Albert Garner of Proctor.
The body is at the Grisell funeral home, where services will be
held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. I. Clifford Bucy,
pastor of the First Christian Church, and Rev. O.J. Howearth of
Wellsburg, former pastor, will officiate and entombment will be in
Riverview mausoleum.
(Source: Wetzel County, WV Obituaries, Volume IV, 1994, p. 27,
published by Wetzel County Genealogical Society - furnished by
Darlene Bacon).
542. Elias
Milton CONGER was born on 2 Aug 1812 in Pennsylvania,
died before 1880 in Bluff Creek, Monroe Co., IA, and was buried
before 1880 in Bluff Creek, Monroe Co., IA, Farm Cemetery.
General Notes:
Elias Milton Conger
PARENTS: David S. Conger and Rebecca Sharp
Problem: Was he born in Monroe Co., OH or as the 1860 and 1870
census states, in PA? Allan Mustard lists, 12 Aug 1813, PA from
hand written notes of his mother.
Film #: 170878, Page #: 427, Ordinance #: 20669
Abt 1816, Elias Milton Conger
BIOGRAPHY:
Elias Milton Conger, Manchester, Dearborn Co., Indiana was a
resident of the Ohio Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, Columbus,
Ohio (Known today as, School for the Deaf) according to records of
the period 1829-1850. He was born on 2 Aug 1812. Date of
admission: 23 Nov 1834. Cause of deafness: fever at age 2 years.
Parents: David Conger. Date of discharge: 1 Aug 1839. Remarks: a
farmer and cooper, married deaf mute. Absent before final
discharge date. Entry $69.
(Published in the OGS quarterly, "The Report," Vol. 24, No. 3,
1984, page 130 - furnished by Joyce Posey)
BIOGRAPHY:
Elias Milton Conger had Scarlet Fever when a child of three and
lost his hearing. Consequently he never learned to talk. He went
to school in Columbus, Ohio and there met Mary Jane Hatton.
(Source: The Conger Family of America - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
RESIDENCES: Manchester, Dearborn Co., IN; Monroe Co., IA;
Appanoose Co., IA
CENSUS: 1860, in Monroe Co., IA, Bluff Creek Twp., 592
David Conger, 69, [sic, 71], farmer, NJ
Elias, 47, farmer, PA
Mary J., 26, domestic, IN
Jacob, 3, IA; Amanda, 1, IA
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
Census: 1870, in Appanoose Co., IA, Pleasant Twp.
Elias Conger, m. 58, b. PA, farmer, deaf and dumb, RE $1200, PE
$431
Mary J. (Hatton) f. 34, b. Ind., hskp, deaf and dumb
Jacob D., son, 13, b. IA; Clara A., dau., 11, b. IA; Halleck G.,
son, 7,
b. IA
David S. Conger, father, 79, b. NJ, farmer
Robert Kee, boarder, 29, b. NY, carpenter, deaf and dumb
REFERENCE: "Conger Family of America," Vol. 2
DEATH: Elias Conger is buried with his parents on their homestead
at Bluff Creek, Monroe Co., IA.
(Source: The Conger Family of America - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
Elias married Mary Jane HATTON on 8 Nov 1851 in Kankakee, Kankakee Co., IL. Mary was born on 16 Oct 1835 in Indiana and died on 16 Jun 1921 in Billings, Yellowstone Co., MT at age 85.
General Notes:
Mary Jane Hatton
BIOGRAPHY: Mary Jane Hatton was born mute. She went to Illinois to
live with her sister, Elizabeth Osgood, until marrying Elias.
After Mary Jane was widowed she lived with her daughter, Clara, in
Montana until her death.
(Source: The Conger Family of America - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
Census: 1880, in Appanoose Co., IA, Pleasant Twp., #172/180
Mary J. Conger, 46, IN, keephouse
Clara, 21, domestic servant IA PA IN
Mary, 8, dau, IA PA IN
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
RESIDENCES: 1880, widowed and still living in Pleasant Twp.,
Appanoose Co., IA.
RESIDENCES: 1900, lived in Vermillion Twp., Appanoose Co., with
Lewis F. Phillips and daughter, Clara.
RESIDENCES: As of 1910, Centerville, Appanoose Co., IA; Phillip E.
and Mary S. Wells and his mother-in-law, Mary Jane (Hatton)
Conger.
RESIDENCES: As of 1920, Musselshell Co., MT; Lewis and Clara
Phillips and his mother-in-law, Mary Jane (Hatton) Conger aged 85
years.
DEATH: Allan Mustard lists the place of death as Roundup, MT, from
the notes of his mother.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 1349 M i. Jacob David CONGER was born on 1
May 1857 in Bluff Creek, Monroe Co., IA and died on 21 Dec.
+ 1350 F ii. Clara Amanda CONGER was born on 22
Feb 1859 in Bluff Creek, Monroe Co., IA, died on 25 Apr 1948 in
Roundup, Musselshell Co., MT at age 89, and was buried on 29 Apr
1948 in Roundup, Musselshell Co., MT, City Cemetery.
1351 F iii. Lenora
Bell CONGER was born on 17 Mar 1861 in Monroe Co., IA, died
on 22 Jul 1863 in Iowa at age 2, and was buried in Jul 1863 in
Monroe Co., Iowa, Hayden Chapel.
General Notes:
Lenora Bell Conger
NAME-CONFLICT: Senora B. Conger; Lenora Bell Conger by Allan P.
Mustard
CEMETERY: Senora [sic, Lenora] B. Conger, d. 22 Jul 1963, d/o E.M.
& M.J. Grave Designation: HDC 188.
(Source: 2000 Hayden Chapel Cemetery Census, Monroe Co., IA -
furnished by Joyce Posey)
+ 1352 M iv. Halleck Gettis CONGER was born on
17 Jan 1863 in Bluff Creek, Monroe Co., IA, died on 27 Jul 1933 in
Centerville, Appanoose Co., IA at age 70, and was buried in Jul
1933 in Pleasant Twp., Appanoose Co., IA, Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
1353 M v. Elias
Benoni CONGER was born on 1 Mar 1866 in Monroe Co., IA, died
on 30 Apr 1870 in Iowa at age 4, and was buried in May 1870 in
Cincinnati, Appanoose Co., IA, Evergreen Cemetery.
General Notes:
Elias Benoni Conger
NAME: Elias B. Conger; Elias Benoni Conger by Allan P. Mustard
QUESTION-DEATH: Can anyone prove that siblings, Elias B. and
Rachel Jane Conger died on the same day, 30 Apr 1870?
CEMETERY: Elias B. Conger, s/o E.M. & M.I. [sic M.J.], d. 30
Apr 1870; 4 yr, 3 mo; Row 7, Evergreen Cemetery, Cincinnati,
Pleasant Twp., Appanoose Co., IA
(Furnished by Dortha Walters to Joyce Posey)
1354 F vi. Rachel
Jane CONGER was born on 31 Aug 1869 in Monroe Co., IA and
died on 30 Apr 1870.
General Notes:
Rachel Jane Conger
QUESTION: Can anyone prove that siblings, Elias B. and Rachel Jane
Conger died on the same day, 30 Apr 1870?
+ 1355 F vii. Mary Sophia CONGER was born on 15
Aug 1871 in Cincinnati, Appanoose Co., IA.
543. Isaac W.
CONGER was born about 1818 in Manchester, Dearborn
Co., OH.
General Notes:
Isaac W. Conger
PARENTS: David S. Conger and Rebecca Sharp
CONFLICT: It has been reported that he was born in Manchester,
Dearborn Co., IN. This is not supported by the 1850 census of
Monroe Co., OH.
Census: 1850, in Monroe Co., OH, Adams Twp., 44/44, 19 Jul 1850
Isaac Conger, 32, m. Cooper, OH; Caroline, 26, f. PA
Napoleon, 3, m. OH; Sarah, 2, f. OH
OCCUPATION: May have been the Isaac W. Conger, 1818, who was
Clothing store owner in Cincinnati, OH.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 37a - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Isaac married Caroline FALWELL. Caroline was born about 1824 in Pennsylvania.
General Notes:
Caroline Falwell
RELATIONSHIP: The parents of Caroline Falwell might have been:
Frettle and Jane Fallwell, who were living next door to Isaac and
Caroline Conger at the time of the 1850 census of Monroe Co., OH.
RESIDENCES: Caroline Conger and children were living in
Cincinnati, OH in 1911.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 246 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Children from this marriage were:
1356 M i. Napoleon
B. CONGER was born in 1847 in Ohio.
1357 F ii. Sarah
CONGER was born about 1848 in Ohio.
General Notes:
Sarah Conger
NAME-CONFLICT: Sarah (Emma Jane?) Conger
(Source: The Conger Family of America Vol. I, p. 246 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
544. Mary
CONGER was born on 8 Jun 1814 in Monroe Co., OH, died
on 19 May 1884 in Monroe Co., IA at age 69, and was buried in May
1884 in Eddyville, Monroe Co., IA, Hayden Chapel. User ID:
51DK-CP.
General Notes:
Mary Conger
PARENTS: David S. Conger and Rebecca Sharp
EMIGRATION:
It appears that Mary Conger Croel's parents [David S. and Rebecca
Sharp Conger] preceded her to Iowa and settled in Monroe County,
Iowa. Her uncle, Elias Gregory Conger, b. 1806, had settled in
Appanoose county, Iowa.
A year after the death of her husband [in July 1853], Mary Conger
Croel sold the land [in Indiana] and with her nine children (the
youngest born 4 months after Hiram's death) emigrated to Monroe
county, Iowa in a covered wagon with her son-in-law, Omer Palmer,
and her brother, Edward, to assist her on the journey. She settled
at Bluff Creek Township, [Monroe Co., IA] where her children grew
to maturity.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 720 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
BIOGRAPHY:
Mary bought 160 acres of land at $1.25 per acre and cleared it
with oxen. She deeded an acre of land on the corner for a
Methodist Church. Across the road was a grocery store, cheese
factory and school. In later years, her son Wilber, attended the
store and once a week drove to Oskaloosa for the mail. This little
community was known as "Bluff Creek," in the township of the same
name. This was near the prosperous town of Buxton, a mining town
of about 5,000 people. For many years the only remnants of the
town were the abandoned railroad tracks and the rebuilt
schoolhouse which was razed in 1963.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 720 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Census: 1860, Monroe Co., IA
LAND:
The Monroe County, Iowa census of 1860 revealed that Mary Crowel
had 60 acres of improved land, 140 acres unimproved with cash
value of $2,500, implements worth $750, also 2 horses, 1 milk cow,
2 oxen, 8 sheep, 5 swine valued at $160, 35 bu wheat, 300 bu corn,
48 lbs wool, 200 lbs butter, 8 tons of hay, 30 gal molasses, value
of animals slaughtered, $50.
In 1870 her real estate was valued at $6,300 and personal property
at $1,580.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 720 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Census: 1880, Las Vegas, NM
At the age of 66, Mary (Conger) Crowell was shown in the Las
Vegas, New Mexico census, visiting her daughter, Electa Jane
Sutfin, accompanied by her son, Wilber Fish Crowell.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 720 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
LAND: Mary willed 40 acres a piece to her sons, Wilber and Hiram,
and the remaining land was divided equally among the other
children. David (D.G.) acquired his 80 acres by buying and trading
with others -- in one instance, giving a sewing machine to one of
his sisters for her land. Recipient of the 40 separate acres of
timber land is not known.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 720 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
CEMETERY: The Ancestral File says the Hayden Chapel cemetery is
near Albia, IA.
Mary married Hiram S. CROWELL {51DK-BJ} between 1832 and 1834. Hiram was born in 1809 in Chautauqua Co., NY and died on 29 Jul 1853 in Manchester, Dearborn Co., IN at age 44.
General Notes:
Hiram S. Crowell
NAME-CONFLICT: Hiram S. Croel & Hiram S. Crowel; Crowell
Problem: Was the surname, Croel, Crowel or Crowell? Maxine Crowell
Leonard lists all three. (CFA I, p. 719)
BIRTH: 1809 in New York state, supposedly in Chautauqua, Co. (CFA
I, p. 719)
RELATIONSHIP: So far as is known, Hiram had one brother named,
Sylvanus, who was a mill-wright and sisters Martha (Starkey &
Acres), Elizabeth (Newkirk), Lorena and Elmira (Stebbans).
According to some family notes, the mother died enroute to the
"west," and the father died soon after arriving in Ohio. The
father had brothers, John and Royal Crowell, who stayed in New
York.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 719 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
BIOGRAPHY:
Hiram Croel seemed to prefer spelling his name CROEL, as shown by
a letter he wrote in 1847. However, on his property deed he
spelled it CROWEL on one page and CROEL on another.
Hiram was a cooper by trade and he worked in a shop on his home
place until his death in 1853.
According to his obituary, Hiram, "came with his parents to the
West when but a child of 9. At the age of 20 he united with the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and a few months later he experienced
religion." Also, "After his physician had informed him that he
must soon die, he called his family around him, he gave them his
last counsel and advice, solemnly charging each of them to meet
him in heaven; and when he could no longer articulate, he
conversed by signs with his deaf and dumb brother-in-law (Elias
Milton Conger, b. 1816) about his prospect of soon getting to
heaven."
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 720 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Children from this marriage were:
+ 1358 F i. Martha Ann CROWELL was born in
1834 in Manchester, Dearborn Co., IN and died on 19 May 1882 at
age 48.
+ 1359 F ii. Electa Jane CROWELL was born on 20
Sep 1836 in Manchester, Dearborn Co., IN, died on 27 Mar 1923 in
Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO at age 86, and was buried in May 1923
in Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO, Forest Hill Cemetery.
1360 F iii. Mary
Rebecca CROWELL was born on 28 Mar 1840 in Manchester,
Dearborn Co., IN and died on 7 Jun 1915 at age 75. User ID:
51DL-RW.
Mary married Dyas NEILL {CXNC-S1} on 20 Feb 1868. Dyas was born about 1840.
1361 F iv. Rhoda
Helen CROWELL was born in 1841 in Manchester, Dearborn Co.,
IN and died on 11 Apr 1876 at age 35. User ID: 51DL-S3.
General Notes:
Rhoda Helen Crowell
Problem: Was her first name, Rhoda or Rohda? The Ancestral File
lists, Rohda.
Rhoda married William LEWIS {CXNC-T6} in 1860. William was born about 1841.
1362 M v. John
William CROWELL was born in 1843 in Manchester, Dearborn
Co., IN, died on 2 Dec 1862 in St. Louis, , MO at age 19, and was
buried in Dec 1862 in St. Louis, , MO, Jefferson National. User
ID: 51DL-T8.
General Notes:
John William Crowell
NEVER_MARRIED: John William Crowell never married
MILITARY: Drummer boy at the age of 18. He was in the service only
four months when he died of Spotted Fever.
CEMETERY: Jefferson National Cemetery, Jefferson Barracks, St.
Louis, MO
RECOLLECTIONS: Of Electa Jane Crowell Sutfin
My oldest brother, John William Crowell, and 18 years old, was a
drummer boy in the same company and regiment as my husband (Co. D.
36th Reg. Iowa Volunteer Infantry). He died at Jefferson Barracks,
in St. Louis, Dec. 2, 1862, four months after leaving home. He was
only sick about 12 hours until death came and claimed him. The
disease was Spotted Fever.
(Source: The Conger Family of America - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
MILITARY: Co. D., 36th Reg. Iowa Volunteer Infantry, Aug - Dec
1862. Died while in the service.
+ 1363 F vi. Victor Belfort CROWELL was born on
30 May 1846 in Manchester, Dearborn Co., IN, died on 27 Sep 1911
at age 65, and was buried in Sep 1911 in Albia, Monroe Co., IA,
Albia Cemetery.
+ 1364 M vii. David Goble CROWELL was born on 7
Dec 1847 in Manchester, Dearborn Co., IN, died on 2 Oct 1919 in
Wapello Co., IA at age 71, and was buried in Oct 1919 in Ottumwa,
Wapello Co., IA, Mc Intosh Cemetery.
+ 1365 M viii. Wilber Fisk CROWELL was born on 24
Feb 1852 in Manchester, Dearborn Co., IN, died on 4 Nov 1902 in
Bluff Creek, Monroe Co., IA at age 50, and was buried in Nov 1902
in Eddyville, Monroe Co., IA, Hayden Chapel.
+ 1366 M ix. Hiram Sylvanus CROWELL was born on
11 Nov 1853 in Manchester, Dearborn Co., IN, died on 27 Apr 1938
at age 84, and was buried in Apr 1938 in Bethel, Mahaska Co., IA.
546. John
Spencer CONGER was born on 24 Oct 1819 in Manchester,
Dearborn Co., IN and died on 19 Jul 1907 in Marshalltown, Marshall
Co., IA at age 87.
General Notes:
John Spencer Conger
PARENTS: David S. Conger and Rebecca Sharp
Birth: Film #: 170878, Page #: 427, Ordinance #: 20670
24 Oct 1819, John S. Conger, Monroe Co., Ohio
Problem: Was the place of birth, Monroe Co., OH or Manchester,
Dearborn, IN?
RECOLLECTIONS:
Cora Conger Henry said that her father, John Spencer Conger was
sheriff for one term at Lawrenceburgh, IN. Her uncle, Ed, served
the next term. She also said he was in the Mexican War from 1846
to 1848.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 118 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
MILITARY: John S. Conger enlisted in 1847 in the 3rd Regt. Ind.
Co. L. The following notation is from Vol. 5, pg 168, Waupaca Co.,
Wis. which may refer to the above John, although the birth and
death dates are different than on the family record: "David Conger
born New Jersey, son: JOHN SPENCER b. Dec 1825 at Lawrenceberg,
Ind. d. 2 Jul 1907." Also, "John S. Conger, Pvt, 49th Inf. Reg Co.
E; res--Prairie du Sac, enlisted Feb. 4, 1865 (Civil War)."
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 317 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
MILITARY: John Spencer Conger kept a diary during his time in the
Mexican War. The diary covered the period 10 Jun 1846 to 8 Jul
1847. The first few lines of the diary are given here (See: Maxine
Crowell Leonard's book, p. 318 for the full text).
1846
June 10-- The Dearborn volunteers started from Lawrence-burgh,
Indiana, on the S.B. Pike No. 7. Landed at Louisville, KY the same
evening.
June 11-- Cross the river next morning to North Albany, Ind. The
Rendevous for the Indian[a] Troops.
June 18-- Mustered into the service of the United States for the
term of
12 months. So much for the start. We rather took the shine of the
other
companies--at least the North Albany girls said so.
June 25-- This day the Election of Officers for the three
regiments took
place. The election for the 3rd Regiment resulted as follows:
Lane,
Colonel, McCarty, Lt. Colonel, and Gorman, Major.
1847
Feb 22-- The long roll beat, and we sprang to arms to meet Santa
Anna,
who was advancing with 21,000 men, and we did meet him and gave
him a
hearty welcome.
Feb 23-- Early in the morning the strife recommenced, and the
greatest
victory of America was won this day. The Mexicans numbered 21,000
and
the Americans about 4,500.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 41a and others -
Maxine Crowell Leonard)
RECOLLECTIONS: Electa Jane Crowell Sutfin (daughter of Mary Conger
Crowell) spoke of her uncle as follows: "When visiting at Madison,
Indiana, sometimes my uncle John would take me with his wife and
baby out in a skiff to ride the waves of the big steamboats.
Sometimes we would be eight or ten feet up -- and then down to the
level -- then up again. My, I wonder how I ever did such a thing!
Sure thought it fine fun then."
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 318 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
BIOGRAPHY: The family records state that John died at the
Soldier's Home at Waupaca, Wis. and Charles L. Conger records say
Marshalltown, [IA]. Prior to going to the Soldier's Home he lived
with his son, Robert, and was remembered as "a fine looking
aristocratic old gentleman." John must have removed back to
Manchester, [IN], because at one time he was the sheriff.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 318 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
John married Corintha Jane PALMERTON after 1848. Corintha was born on 10 Nov 1830 in Delhi, Hamilton Co., OH and died on 26 Nov 1867 at age 37.
General Notes:
Corintha Jane Palmerton
Problem: Was the surname, Palmerton or Palmorton?
Children from this marriage were:
+ 1367 M i. Rolla P. CONGER was born on 17 Jan
1849 in Manchester, Dearborn Co., IN and died on 30 Sep 1881 in
Franklin, Johnson Co., IN at age 32.
1368 M ii. Wayne
CONGER was born on 2 Aug 1850 in Manchester, Dearborn Co.,
IN.
General Notes:
Wayne Conger
Birth: Batch #: 442581, Source Call #:
2 Aug 1850, Wayne Conger, Manchester, Dearborn, IN
1369 F iii. Cora
L. CONGER was born on 16 Dec 1852 in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn
Co., IN.
General Notes:
Cora Conger
Birth: Batch #: 442588, Source Call #:
16 Dec 1852, Cora L. Conger, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn, Indiana
RECOLLECTIONS:
Excerpts from letters written by Cora Conger Henry to Charles L.
Conger, dated July 1911: "Soon I will write and give you what data
I have regard to my father's sisters and brothers, but enclosed
you find a book of the beginning and ending of the Mexican War,
which my father was a member of, from 1846 to 1848, before father
was married.
Now you will see in this little old book where the lead pencil
begins, the death of his brother, David Conger. I have several
letters from his father and sisters and brothers while he was in
the Mexican War, but not place mentions their deaths.
One of his sisters, Hannah Jane Conger, died in 1854. I will find
out for certain through some old letters that were sent to my
father when he was in the Mexican War. Please send the letters and
book back, as I think when I die I will have them placed in my
coffin or confined to the four winds." (See data for John Spencer
Conger)
My cousins are scattered everywhere and they are so long in
answering my letters. I will write again to them, and a cousin
Edward Conger in Phoenix, Ariz. His father, Edward Conger, was my
father's youngest brother, and the youngest of David Conger's
children. He died somewhere about 1870, I think, or about 1868.
..."
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 118-119 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Cora married Isaac B. HENRY on 16 Sep 1886.
+ 1370 M iv. Robert Owen CONGER was born on 30
Sep 1859 in Shelbyville, Shelby Co., IN, died on 29 Jan 1914 in
St. Marys, Auglaize Co., OH at age 54, and was buried in Feb 1914
in St. Marys, Auglaize Co., OH.
547. Amanda M.
CONGER was born in 1822.
General Notes:
Amanda M. Conger
PARENTS: David S. Conger and Rebecca Sharp
MARRIAGE: The name of Amanda Conger's husband is unknown. The
names of her children were known.
Amanda married Unknown UNKNOWN.
Children from this marriage were:
1371 M i. William
UNKNOWN .
1372 M ii. Luther
UNKNOWN .
1373 F iii. Anna
UNKNOWN .
1374 M iv. James
UNKNOWN .
548. Rachel H.
CONGER was born on 3 Mar 1824 in Dearborn Co., IN,
died on 31 Mar 1899 in Bluff Creek, Monroe Co., IA at age 75, and
was buried in Apr 1899 in Eddyville, Monroe Co., IA, Hayden
Chapel.
General Notes:
Rachel H. Conger
PARENTS: David S. Conger and Rebecca Sharp
Birth: Batch #: 452097, Source Call #:
31 Mar 1824, Rachel H. Conger, Dearborn Co., Indiana
Problem: Was the date of birth, 3 Mar 1824 as listed by Maxine
Leonard or 31 Mar 1824 as listed in the IGI?
RECOLLECTIONS:
Rachel H. Conger was the widow of Columbus I. Peas and had 2
daughters. They went to Iowa and lived in the first house her
father built in Bluff Creek, Monroe Co., Iowa. Rachel needed a man
to help with the farming. She proposed to Daniel Brewington, who
was five years her junior.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 707 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Rachel married Columbus I. PEAS Dr. in 1842. Columbus was born about 1820.
General Notes:
Columbus I. Peas
Problem: Was his middle initial, "I." or "C."?
Children from this marriage were:
+ 1376 F i. Electa Melissa PEAS was born on 17
Aug 1843 and died on 15 Dec 1862 at age 19.
+ 1377 F ii. Isabella PEAS was born on 29 Jan
1847.
1378 F iii. Infant
PEAS .
General Notes: SEX: Female child
1379 M iv. Infant
PEAS .
General Notes: SEX: Male child
Rachel next married Daniel Ryan BREWINGTON, son of Elijah BREWINGTON and Elizabeth HANCOCK, on 29 Aug 1855 in Bluff Creek, Monroe Co., IA. Daniel was born in 1829 in Dearborn Co., IN, died in 1904 in Monroe Co., IA at age 75, and was buried in 1904 in Eddyville, Monroe Co., IA, Hayden Chapel.
General Notes:
Daniel Ryan Brewington
CENSUS: Ceciley and Cecil Brewington are both listed in the 1870
census, but the family records do not have a Ceciley.
RECOLLECTIONS: Daniel Brewington was remembered by Henry N.
Crowell (father of Maxine Crowell Leonard) as being exceptionally
kind and dignified. He usually walked to Albia (about 15 miles)
for supplies, and would carry the flour on his shoulder. The only
time he was ever known to use a swear word was when he stumbled
over a piece of wire, frozen in the ground.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 707 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
CEMETERY: Daniel and Rachel Brewington are both buried at Hayden
Chapel Cemetery, S.W. of Eddyville, Iowa.
(Source: The Conger Family of America - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
Children from this marriage were:
+ 1380 M i. John Cecil BREWINGTON was born on
27 Jul 1856 and died in 1918 at age 62.
1381 M ii. Ralph
Daniel BREWINGTON was born on 12 Jan 1861 and died on 12 Jan
1861.
+ 1382 M iii. Walter Conger BREWINGTON was born
on 29 Jul 1865, died on 29 Jan 1898 in Boise, Ada Co., ID at age
32, and was buried in Feb 1898 in Eddyville, Monroe Co., IA,
Hayden Chapel.
550. Sophia
Rebecca CONGER was born in 1829 in Manchester,
Dearborn Co., IN.
General Notes:
Sophia Rebecca Conger
PARENTS: David S. Conger and Rebecca Sharp
NAME-CONFLICT: Jane Holsclaw in a piece written about Henry Norton
Crowell by Maxine
Leonard.
Sophia married Samuel HOLSCLAW
in 1850. Samuel was born in 1830 in Kentucky.
Children from this marriage were:
1383 M i. Arthur
S. HOLSCLAW was born in 1851 and died on 11 Jan 1887 at age
36.
General Notes:
Arthur S. Holsclaw
RESIDENCES: Alliance, NE
1384 M ii. Oliver
Le_Roy HOLSCLAW was born in 1853.
1385 M iii. John
F. HOLSCLAW Dr. was born in 1855.
General Notes:
John F. Holsclaw
RESIDENCES: Albia, IA
1386 F iv. Mary
Edith HOLSCLAW was born in 1857.
1387 M v. Frederick
HOLSCLAW was born in 1858.
1388 M vi. Edward
HOLSCLAW was born in 1861.
1389 M vii. Charles
HOLSCLAW Dr. was born in 1863.
General Notes:
Charles Holsclaw
RESIDENCES: Lovilia, IA
1390 M viii. Wesley
HOLSCLAW was born in 1865.
552. Sabrina
M. CONGER was born on 2 Sep 1833 in Manchester,
Dearborn Co., IN, died in Feb 1911 in Rush Co., KS at age 77, and
was buried in Feb 1911 in Nichol.
General Notes:
Sabrina M. Conger
PARENTS: David S. Conger and Rebecca Sharp
Problem: Was her first name, Sabrina or Sabina?
APPEARANCE-TRAITS: Talented pianist and taught music.
Sabrina married Marcus L. BARBER, son of Philemon BARBER and Phebe UNKNOWN, on 21 Feb 1856 in Monroe Co., IA. Marcus was born about Jul 1826 in Ohio, died in 1898 in Rush Co., KS about age 72, and was buried in 1898 in Nichol.
General Notes:
Marcus L. Barber
BIRTH: Age 43 in 1870
MARRIAGE: Marcus L. Barber and Sabrina M. Conger, b. 1833, IN,
daughter of David S. and Rebecca Sharp Conger were married on 21
Feb 1856 in Monroe Co., IA
(Source: Marriage Records 1845-1862, page 64 - furnished by Joyce
Posey)
Problem: Was his first name, Marcus or Markus? Markus L. Barber on
page 698 of CFA I.
RESIDENCES: In 1860 & 1870, Albia, Monroe Co., IA
CENSUS: Malvina and Henry were not listed in the 1870 census.
COMMENT-BIRTH-CHILDREN: It is not clear in what year most of the
children were born. Further research is needed.
Children from this marriage were:
1391 F i. Emma
Florence BARBER was born about 1856 in Monroe Co., IA.
Emma married Samuel S. NICHOL on 11 Mar 1875.
1392 F ii. Mary
Emily BARBER was born on 6 Oct 1857 and died on 2 Dec 1928
in Albia, Monroe Co., IA at age 71.
Mary married Robert FORD on 15 Jan 1874.
1393 F iii. Adelaide
BARBER was born about 1861.
General Notes:
Adelaide Barber
AKA: Adelaide (Adeline?) Barber, CFA II, p. 462
BIRTH-QUESTION: She was 9-1860. CFA II, p. 462. What does this
mean?
Adelaide married Tom Mc_CLURE.
1394 M iv. Benjamin
BARBER was born about 1864.
General Notes:
Benjamin Barber
BIRTH: 6-1860, CFA II, p. 462.
1395 M v. Edward
BARBER was born about 1865.
General Notes:
Edward Barber
BIRTH: 5-1860, CFA II, p. 462
1396 F vi. Eveline
BARBER was born about 1868.
General Notes:
Eveline Barber
AKA: Eva
Eveline married Ben HENSLEY.
1397 F vii. Malvina
BARBER was born about 1861.
1398 M viii. Henry
BARBER was born about 1863.
553. Edward
Arington CONGER was born between 1835 and 1837 in
Manchester, Dearborn Co., IN and died between 1868 and 1870.
General Notes:
Edward Arington Conger
PARENTS: David S. Conger and Rebecca Sharp
Problem: Was the middle name, Arlington or Arington?
Birth: Batch #: 471435, Source Call #:
Abt. 1837, Edward Arlington Conger, Manchester, Drbrn, Indiana
EMIGRATION: Moved to Bluff Creek Twp., Monroe Co., IA with his
sister, Mary Conger Croel and her son-in-law, Omer Palmer, about
1854.
CENSUS: 1860 in Indiana Edward A. Conger in Dearborn County,
Lawrenceburgh City, page 019
(Furnished by Myra McDonald)
REFERENCE: "Family Search Ancestral File v4.19"
DEATH: Myra McDonald reports that he died in Indiana.
Edward married Mary CORDRAY.
General Notes:
Mary Cordray
NAME-CONFLICT: Mary Cordry from family records; Mary Cordray in
CFA.
(Furnished by Myra McDonald)
Children from this marriage were:
1399 M i. Lewis
Kent CONGER was born about 1860 and died in 1911 about age
51.
General Notes:
Lewis Kent Conger
MILITARY: U.S. Army QM at Fort Leavenworth, KS in 1914
1400 F ii. Mary
C. CONGER was born about 1862.
General Notes:
Mary C. Conger
DEATH: Died in childbirth in early 1800's.
1401 F iii. Lillian
M. CONGER was born about 1864.
General Notes:
Lillian M. Conger
CHILDREN: Had 2 children in 1911.
QUESTION: Who was her husband and what were the names of the
children?
+ 1402 F iv. Leah Rebecca CONGER was born in
Apr 1864 in Indiana, died on 15 Jun 1939 in Harmon, Ellis Co., OK
at age 75, and was buried on 17 Jun 1939 in Harmon, Ellis Co., OK.
1403 M v. Edward
Arington CONGER was born about 1866.
General Notes:
Edward Arington Conger
RESIDENCES: Phoeniz, AZ
CHILDREN: Had 2 children in 1911.
QUESTION: Who was his wife and what were the names of the
children?
554. James M.
CONGER was born on 17 Feb 1820 in Cameron, Monroe Co.,
OH, died on 25 Jan 1911 in Codell, Rooks Co., KS at age 90, and
was buried in Jan 1911 in Codell, Rooks Co., KS, East Paradise.
General Notes:
James Conger
PARENTS: Stephen Elijah Conger and Mary Jane Piatt
Birth: Batch #: 7806802, Sheet #: 53, Source Call #: 1126241
Film #: 170878, Page #: 427, Ordinance #: 20679
17 Feb 1820, James Conger, Cameron, Monroe, Ohio
Census: 1850, in Monroe Co., OH, Wayne Twp., 82/82, 25 Sep 1850
James Conger, 29, m. farmer, $200; OH; Elizabeth, 24, f. OH
Mary, 6, f. OH; Isaac, 4, m. OH; Stephen, 1, m. OH
RECOLLECTIONS:
In the 1800s "the grass was greener farther west" (and the land
was free).
James Conger, b. 1820, and Elizabeth Lowe left Monroe county, Ohio
and moved west, settling in the Appanoose county Iowa and Putnam,
county Missouri area.
In 1873, they moved to Jewell Co., KS and five years later to
Rooks Co., KS where they died in 1911. Most of their children
settled in this area or in Nebraska. Three of their sons moved
back to Ollie, Jackson Twp., Keokuk Co., Iowa: (John) Sherman,
Elias, and William. Sherman and Elias died there. William moved to
Fairfield, Jefferson Co., IA and then in 1911 he moved to Lyons,
Burt Co., NE.
(Source: Written by Willis Hollingsworth, 9 Apr 1998)
RESIDENCES: 1860, Liberty Twp., Putnam Co., MO
RESIDENCES: 1870, Polk Twp., Nodaway Co., MO
RESIDENCES: 1880, Paradise Twp., Rooks Co., KS
RESIDENCES: 1900, Jackson Twp., Keokuk Co., IA
ages 80 and 74, trapper, parents of 13 (sic) children, owned home
free and
clear
OBITUARY:
James Conger, son of Stephen and Mary (Piatt) Conger. The subject
of this sketch was born in Monroe Co., Ohio, Feb. 17, 1820, and
died Jan. 25, 1911 at the home of his son, Isaac Conger, near
Codell, [Rooks Co.], Kansas. At the time of his death he was 91
years of age. In July 1843 he married to Elizabeth Lowe, with whom
he was permitted to live in congenial companionship for nearly 68
years.
In 1873 they came to Jewell county, Kansas, and five years later
to Rooks county, where they have made their residence during the
greater part of the time since. To them were born 12 children, 10
of whom, with the aged wife, survive him. All, but four, were
present at the hour of his death.
Besides his family he had 46 grandchildren, 38 great
grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. His mind was
clear to the last, and he had quite rugged health for a man of his
age until about three weeks before his death. At that time he
fell, hurting himself badly. From that time he failed rapidly
until the close of life came about 1 o'clock on the date mentioned
above. Every effort was made by friends and family that his life
might be prolonged. But it was evident that they soon must bid him
good-bye.
He was much respected as a citizen and neighbor, and friend. He
was faithful and loyal in his devotion to this family, and they
loved him, and cherished his presence. Funeral services were
conducted Friday, Jan. 17, from the home of M.D. Ross, Pastor of
the Methodist Church, and the body interred in the neighborhood
cemetery. (Note: His wife, Elizabeth, died one month later.)
Isaac Conger was a great stock buyer and shipper. Jane lived at
Superior, Neb., Melvina at Blair and Florence at Natoma. Jock was
"a soldier in Iowa," Elias and Sherman lived in Ollie (Olin?)
Iowa, Addie at Mankato, Kans., William at Fairfield, IA and
Rebecca at Sigourney, Iowa.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 252 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
RESIDENCES: Monroe Co., OH; 1873, Jewell Co., KS; 1878 near
Codell, Rooks Co., KS
CEMETERY: The East Paradise Cemetery is located 3.2 miles east of
Codell, Rooks Co., KS on the north side of Highway 18. The graves
are along the fence, west of the gate. (Furnished by Willis
Hollingsworth)
COMMENT: James Conger was a trapper. He and his wife moved about
in later years and retired at their son Isaac's ranch.
(Furnished by Janine Shirley)
James married Elizabeth LOWE, daughter of Isaac LOWE and Mary UNKNOWN, in Jul 1843 in Monroe Co., OH. Elizabeth was born on 22 Nov 1826 in Belmont Co., OH, died on 21 Feb 1911 in Codell, Rooks Co., KS at age 84, and was buried on 22 Feb 1911 in Codell, Rooks Co., KS, East Paradise.
General Notes:
Elizabeth Lowe
NAME-CONFLICT: Elizabeth Low in her obituary.
CHURCH_AFFILIATION: Member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
OBITUARY: Obituary of Mrs. James Conger
Elizabeth Low was born in Bellemont [Belmont] county, Ohio,
November 22nd 1826. In 1843, she was married to James Conger. They
came to Jewell county in 1873 and five years later to Rooks
county, [KS]. She passed away February 21st, 1911, being past 85
years of age.
It is seldom indeed that people are permitted to live together in
companionship so long a time as did Grandpa and Grandma Conger.
And an unusual occurance when their lives drew to a close so
nearly the same time. For some years they have been making their
home among their children. Last summer they came to live with
their son Isaac near Codell, [KS].
Although grandpa was past 90 and his companion 85, it seemed they
had strength for some years yet. But on account of a fall some
weeks ago grandpa began to decline and passed away on January
25th. Grandma though ill at the time seemed to improve for a
while, but became worse and partially paralyzed and passed away on
February 21st, surviving her companion less than one month. Had
they lived until July they would have celebrated their 68th
wedding anniversay.
To them were given twelve children. The ten now living are: Mrs.
Jane Caster, Superior, Nebraska; Jack Conger, Soldier, Iowa; Mrs.
Adda Cline, Mankato, Kansas; Elias and Sherman Conger, Ollie,
Iowa; Mrs. Mella Lemon, Blair, Nebraska; Mrs. Florence Clair,
Natoma, Kansas; Wm. Conger, Fairfield, Iowa; Isaac Conger, Codell
and Mrs. Rebecca Brogg, Sigourney, Iowa.
Besides their own family they left 46 grandchildren, 88 great
grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren.
She became a Christian and united with the Methodist Episcopal
church when but about seventeen years and has lived a consistant
Christian throughout her life. And her closing hours were hours of
peace. To measure the life, one must estimate the worth of a
Christian mother, true and loyal to her family, faithful to the
Master and a friend to all.
The funeral services were conducted from the home February 22, by
M.D. Ross pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, assisted by
Rev. Lundey of Natoma and the body was laid to rest in the
neighborhood cemetery.
Her course in life has been finished,
Her labors on earth have been blessed,
She received her reward life eternal
And now is enjoying sweet rest.
(Source: undated clipping - furnished by Willis Hollingsworth)
Children from this marriage were:
1404 F i. Mary
J. CONGER was born about 1844 in Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH
and died before 1911.
General Notes:
Mary J. Conger
PARENTS: James M. Conger and Elizabeth Lowe
Problem: Was she born in Wayne Twp., Monroe Co., OH or in
Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH?
+ 1405 M ii. Isaac CONGER was born on 26 Jul
1847 in Maryette, Monroe Co., OH, died on 28 Mar 1932 in Codell,
Rooks Co., KS at age 84, and was buried on 31 Mar 1932 in Codell,
Rooks Co., KS, East Paradise.
1406 M iii. John
CONGER was born on 26 Jul 1847 in Maryette, Monroe Co., OH.
General Notes:
John Conger
PARENTS: James M. Conger and Elizabeth Lowe
RELATIONSHIP: Isaac and John Conger were twins.
DEATH: Janine Shirley reports that he died at birth.
+ 1407 M iv. Stephen Jackson CONGER was born on
2 Jul 1849 in Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH, died on 10 Nov 1923 in
Soldier, Monona Co., IA at age 74, and was buried in Nov 1923 in
Soldier, Monona Co., IA, Jordan Cemetery.
1408 F v. Jane
M. CONGER was born about 1851 in Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH.
General Notes:
Jane M. Conger
PARENTS: James M. Conger and Elizabeth Lowe
RESIDENCES: Feb 1911, Superior, NE
Jane married James CASTER.
General Notes:
James Caster
AKA: Jim
+ 1409 F vi. Adaline CONGER was born on 4 Oct
1854 in Clinton, , OH, died on 18 Jan 1935 in Otego, Jewell Co.,
KS at age 80, and was buried in Jan 1935 in Burr Oak, Jewell Co.,
KS, Burr Oak Cemetery.
+ 1410 M vii. Elias Gregory CONGER was born on
27 Apr 1859 in Exline, Appanoose Co., IA and died on 10 Dec 1934
in Ollie, Keokuk Co., IA at age 75.
+ 1411 F viii. Rebecca CONGER was born on 27 Apr
1859 in Exline, Appanoose Co., IA.
+ 1412 M ix. William M. CONGER was born on 16
Aug 1861 in Putnam Co., MO, died on 4 May 1950 in Ollie, Keokuk
Co., IA at age 88, and was buried on 6 May 1950 in Lyons, Burt
Co., NE, Lyons Cemetery.
1413 M x. John
Sherman CONGER was born in May 1865 in Putnam Co., MO.
General Notes:
John Sherman Conger
PARENTS: James M. Conger and Elizabeth Lowe
CONFLICT:
Birth: Batch #: 444868, Source Call #:
Abt. 1852, Sherman Conger, Belmont Co., OH, son of James Conger
and Elizabeth Lowe. [Note: if this IGI record reads as listed here
it is obviously in error. None of the siblings of John Sherman
Conger were born in Belmont Co., OH. The last sibling to be born
in Monroe Co., OH was probably Jane M. Conger, born Abt. 1851 in
Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH. REH]
AKA: Sherman in the obituary of his mother. According to Janine
Shirley he was called, Sherman.
Census: 1900, in Keokuk Co., IA, Jackson Twp
married 6 years, no children
(Source: The Conger Family of America - Maxine Crowell Leonard,
Vol. 2)
RESIDENCES: Feb 1911, Ollie, IA
RESIDENCES: Mar 1932, Ollie, Iowa
(Source: The Conger Family of America - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
John married Marguerite M. BOROUGH about 1894. Marguerite was born in Jan 1874.
General Notes:
Marguerite M. Borough
AKA: Maggie
+ 1414 F xi. Florence Emma CONGER was born
about Jul 1866 in Putnam Co., MO.
+ 1415 F xii. Melvina CONGER was born in Jun
1869 in Putnam Co., MO.
1416 F xiii. Emma
CONGER was born in 1871 in Putnam Co., MO.
General Notes:
Emma Conger
PARENTS: James M. Conger and Elizabeth Lowe
555. William
CONGER was born about Jun 1825 in Monroe Co., OH and
died on 1 Mar 1896 in Nr. Hillsdale, Miami Co., KS about age 70.
General Notes:
William Conger
PARENTS: Stephen Elijah Conger and Mary Jane Piatt
QUESTION: Is this the William Conger living at 87/87, Wayne Twp.,
Monroe Co., OH at the time of the 1850 census? According to Maxine
Crowell Leonard the answer to this question is, yes.
He was 24 at the time of the 1850 census and 29 at the time of the
1860 census.
(Source: The Conger Family of America - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
Census: 1850, in Monroe Co., OH, Wayne Twp., 87/87, 25 Sep 1850
Wiliam Conger, 24, m. farmer, OH; Catharine, 24, f. OH
David, 4, m. OH; Stephen, 2, m. OH
Census: 1860, in Appanoose Co., IA
(Source: The Conger Family of America - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
QUESTION-CHILD: "son John M. age 4 in 1870 census, not listed in
CFA." (CFA II, p. 724) Was this a son of William and Catherine
Conger? What census is CFA II talking about?
DEATH:
"Mr. & Mrs. J. M. Conger, of Lincoln township, called
yesterday, They had just received a letter from their nephew,
Stephen Conger, stating the latter's father was killed by a train
near Hillsdale, Kansas, on the 1st instant [1 Mar 1896]. Mr.
Conger was a cripple and was crossing a bridge when the train
overtook him. He was instantly killed."
[Note: Mr. & Mrs. J.M. Conger were James Conger and his wife,
Elizabeth Lowe. REH]
(Source: Unionville Republican, Unionville, Putnam Co., Missouri.
Issue date: March 11, 1896 - furnished by Joyce Posey)
William married Catherine UNKNOWN.
Catherine was born in 1826 in Wayne Twp., Monroe Co., OH.
Children from this marriage were:
1417 M i. David
CONGER was born in 1846 in Wayne Twp., Monroe Co., OH.
+ 1418 M ii. Stephen CONGER was born on 5 May
1848 in Wayne Twp., Monroe Co., OH, died on 18 Nov 1915 in
Rockville, Bates Co., MO at age 67, and was buried in Nov 1915 in
Rockville, Bates Co., MO.
1419 F iii. Mary
CONGER was born in 1857 in Appanoose Co., IA.
556. Sarah
CONGER was born on 8 Oct 1827 in Monroe Co., OH and
died on 19 Apr 1899 at age 71.
General Notes:
Sarah Conger
PARENTS: Stephen Elijah Conger and Mary Jane Piatt
QUESTION: Was this Sarah Smith living in Wayne Twp., Monroe Co.,
OH at the time of the 1870 census?
Census: 1870, in Monroe Co., OH, Wayne Twp., 177-177
Sarah Smith, 42, OH, keep house
Pleuma, 15, OH, help mother
CENSUS: 1880, in Monroe Co., OH, Wayne Twp., 222/224
David H. Devore, 20, OH OH OH; Pluma, 24, w, OH OH OH
Emmadela, 1, d, OH OH OH
Sarah Smith, 54, mil, OH VA MD
(Furnished by REH)
Sarah married Riley SMITH, son of Basil SMITH and Mary HOWELL, about 1846. Riley was born on 19 Apr 1827 in Ohio and died on 3 Apr 1855 in Monroe Co., OH at age 27.
General Notes:
Riley Smith
Census: 1850, in Monroe Co., OH, Wayne Twp., 183/183
Riley Smith, 23, m. farmer, OH; Sarah, 21, f. OH
Mary, 3, f. OH; Elizabeth, 1, f. OH
RELATIONSHIP: Surnames appearing in this line: Conger, Williams,
Nalley, and Devore. [Fedorchak gives no source citations. REH]
(Source: "Family Research in Monroe County, Ohio," by Catharine
Foreaker Fedorchak, Vol. V, p. 162)
Children from this marriage were:
1420 F i. Mary
SMITH was born in 1847 in Ohio.
1421 F ii. Elizabeth
SMITH was born in 1849 in Ohio.
Elizabeth married Jacob WILLIAMS.
+ 1422 F iii. Juliet SMITH was born in 1851.
+ 1423 F iv. Pluma SMITH was born on 29 Jun
1854 in Ohio and died on 3 May 1927 at age 72.
557. Mary
CONGER was born in Oct 1830 in Monroe Co., OH, died on
18 Oct 1904 in Morgan Co., OH at age 74, and was buried in Oct
1904 in Center Twp., Morgan Co., OH, Cross Roads Cemetery.
General Notes:
Mary Conger
PARENTS: Stephen Elijah Conger and Mary Jane Piatt
NAME-CONFLICT: Barbara Conger, born Abt. 1829, by some
researchers, with no husband or children found as of Sep 1998.
NAME-CONFLICT: Mary Conger in CFA II, p. 249. Maxine Leonard
wrote, "She was probably the "Barbara" listed with the family.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 249 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Mary married John Warner ALLEN Sr., son of James ALLEN and Jane UNKNOWN, on 19 Aug 1848 in Morgan Co., OH. John was born on 17 Oct 1819 in Belmont Co., OH, died on 9 Jun 1898 in Morgan Co., OH at age 78, and was buried on 11 Jun 1898 in Center Twp., Morgan Co., OH, Cross Roads Cemetery.
General Notes:
John Warner Allen, Sr.
PARENTS: The parents of John Warner Allen, Sr. were James and Jane
Allen.
OCCUPATION: Farmer
COMMENT-CEMETERY: Maxine Leonard states that "most of the family
bd at Crossroads Cem." It is not clear what this means. According
to Robert Guilinger this cemetery is in Morgan County, OH. Mrs.
Zeta M. Young points out that the cemetery is in Center Twp.,
Morgan Co., OH and that John and Mary Allen just have foot stones.
OBITUARY:
John Allen was born in Belmont Co., Ohio, Oct. 17th, 1819; was
married to Mary Conger Aug. 19th 1848, died after a lingering
illness, June 9, 1898, aged 78 years, 7 months and 23 days.
He was united with the Baptist church, when a young man and
afterward with the M.P. church at Reinersville, [OH]; of which he
was a member at the time of his death.
To Mr. and Mrs. Allen were born fifteen children, of whom seven
sons and three daughters survive him.
The aged wife and children have the sympathy of the entire
community. He was respected by all.
On Saturday June 11, the funeral services were held at Cross Roads
Presbyterian church and the body was laid away in the cemetery
near by, to await its reunion with the soul at the resurrection.
(Source: undated Morgan Co., OH newspaper - furnished by Zeta
Young)
Children from this marriage were:
+ 1424 M i. Benoni O. ALLEN was born on 9 Oct
1848 in Manchester Twp., Morgan Co., OH, died on 12 Aug 1917 in
Bristol Twp., Morgan Co., OH at age 68, and was buried on 14 Aug
1917 in Center Twp., Morgan Co., OH, Cross Roads Cemetery.
+ 1425 F ii. Mary Jane ALLEN was born on 15
Feb 1850 in Morgan Co., OH, died on 10 Apr 1898 in Morgan Co., OH
at age 48, and was buried in Apr 1898 in Center Twp., Morgan Co.,
OH, Cross Roads Cemetery.
+ 1426 M iii. Stephen J. ALLEN was born on 21
Sep 1851 in Center Twp., Morgan Co., OH, died on 1 Dec 1881 in
Morgan Co., OH at age 30, and was buried in Dec 1881 in Center
Twp., Morgan Co., OH, Cross Roads Cemetery.
+ 1427 M iv. William Henry ALLEN was born in
1853 in Center Twp., Morgan Co., OH and died on 4 Mar 1896 in
Morgan Co., OH at age 43.
+ 1428 F v. Pluma ALLEN was born in 1855 in
Center Twp., Morgan Co., OH.
+ 1429 M vi. Dennis ALLEN was born in Sep 1856
in Center Twp., Morgan Co., OH, died on 2 Jun 1936 in Manchester
Twp., Morgan Co., OH at age 79, and was buried in Jun 1936 in
Center Twp., Morgan Co., OH, Cross Roads Cemetery.
+ 1430 M vii. George Washington ALLEN was born
on 10 Apr 1858 in Center Twp., Morgan Co., OH and died on 7 Jul
1935 in Morgan Co., OH at age 77.
1431 M viii. Isaac
ALLEN was born in 1861 in Center Twp., Morgan Co., OH, died
on 23 Sep 1877 in Morgan Co., OH at age 16, and was buried in Sep
1877 in Center Twp., Morgan Co., OH, Cross Roads Cemetery.
General Notes: Unmarried.
+ 1432 M ix. John Warner ALLEN Jr. was born on
2 Apr 1862 in Center Twp., Morgan Co., OH, died on 27 Mar 1908 in
Reinersville, Morgan Co., OH at age 45, and was buried in Mar 1908
in Center Twp., Morgan Co., OH, Cross Roads Cemetery.
+ 1433 F x. Elizabeth Ann ALLEN was born on
17 Apr 1865 in Center Twp., Morgan Co., OH, died on 30 Dec 1947 in
Reinersville, Morgan Co., OH at age 82, and was buried in Jan 1948
in Reinersville, Morgan Co., OH, Reinersville Cemetery.
1434 M xi. Zachariah
ALLEN was born in Apr 1867 in Meigs Twp., Morgan Co., OH and
died in Dec 1928 in Manchester Twp., Morgan Co., OH at age 61.
General Notes: Unmarried
RESIDENCES: As of Aug 1917, Reinersville, OH area.
+ 1435 M xii. Emanuel ALLEN was born on 11 Sep
1869 in Meigs Twp., Morgan Co., OH and died on 13 Nov 1908 at age
39.
+ 1436 M xiii. Evangalist ALLEN was born about
11 Aug 1869 in Meigs Twp., Morgan Co., OH, died on 15 Feb 1940 in
Center Twp., Morgan Co., OH about age 70, and was buried in Feb
1940 in Morgan Co., OH, Centerville Cemetery.
1437 M xiv. Joseph
Morris ALLEN was born on 4 Jun 1872 in Meigs Twp., Morgan
Co., OH.
+ 1438 F xv. Orilla W. ALLEN was born about 24
Feb 1873 in Center Twp., Morgan Co., OH, died in 1957 in Morgan
Co., OH about age 84, and was buried in 1957 in Center Twp.,
Morgan Co., OH, Cross Roads Cemetery.
558. Benoni G.
CONGER was born about Feb 1831 in Wayne Twp., Monroe
Co., OH, died in 1918 about age 87, and was buried in 1918 in
Reinersville, Morgan Co., OH, Reinersville Cemetery.
General Notes:
Benoni G. Conger
PARENTS: Stephen Elijah Conger and Mary Jane Piatt
Birth: Film #: 170878, Page #: 427, Ordinance #: 20666
1828, Benoni Conger, Monroe Co., Ohio
QUESTION: Does this IGI entry pertain to this Benoni Conger?
Batch #: 7222289, Sheet #: 91, Source Call #: 822001
1831, Benoni Conger, son of Stephen Conger
RESIDENCES: As of 1880, Bristol Twp., Morgan Co., OH
Benoni married Sarah Jane ALLEN
on 1 Nov 1856 in Morgan Co., OH. Sarah was born about Jun 1835 in
Morgan Co., OH, died on 5 Oct 1918 about age 83, and was buried in
Oct 1918 in Reinersville, Morgan Co., OH, Reinersville Cemetery.
Children from this marriage were:
1439 M i. John
C. CONGER was born in 1857 in Manchester Twp., Morgan Co.,
OH.
1440 F ii. Mary
Ann CONGER was born from about 1859 to 1860 in Manchester
Twp., Morgan Co., OH.
Mary married Unknown HARRIS.
General Notes:
Unknown Harris
RESEARCHER: Descendant, Joan E. Harris Blanton was interested in
the family of Benoni G. Conger and Sarah Jane Allen.
Noted events in his life were:
• Reschr:
Mary next married Unknown THOMPSON.
1441 M iii. Cornelius
CONGER was born on 8 Apr 1865 in Center Twp., Morgan Co., OH
and died on 15 Dec 1923 at age 58.
Cornelius married Sarah FOGLE, daughter of Elijah FOGLE and Hannah Maria OLIVER,.
Cornelius next married Martha KUNTZ.
+ 1442 F iv. Matilda CONGER was born on 19 Feb
1868 in Center Twp., Morgan Co., OH and died on 25 Sep 1920 in
Zanesville, Muskingum Co., OH at age 52.
1443 F v. Melissa
CONGER was born on 19 Feb 1868 in Center Twp., Morgan Co.,
OH.
General Notes: RELATIONSHIP: Matilda and Melissa Conger were twins
Melissa married Washington FERGUSON.
Melissa next married Emmett WOODWARD.
1444 M vi. Benjamin
CONGER was born on 10 Jul 1871 and died in 1944 at age 73.
Benjamin married Cora HARMON.
1445 M vii. William
CONGER was born on 5 Jun 1875.
General Notes:
William Conger
BIRTH-CONFLICT: A birth year of 1872 has also been listed.
William married Sarah Martha FOGLE.
559. Stephen
Jackson CONGER was born in 1833 in Monroe Co., OH,
died on 10 Apr 1862 in Beverly, , VA at age 29, and was buried in
Apr 1862 in Marietta, Washington Co., OH.
General Notes:
Stephen Jackson Conger
PARENTS: Stephen Elijah Conger and Mary Jane Piatt
Census: 1860, living with his mother, Mary. His father, Stephen
had died on 12 May 1859. Perhaps he had gone to his mother's to
help with the farm work.
[Note: His wife, Mary, was listed in the next dwelling with their
children. REH]
(Source: The Conger Family of America - Maxine Crowell Leonard,
Vol. 2)
RESIDENCES: According to granddaughter, Ottice Anna Bell Conger
Ridgley he lived near Marietta, OH.
MILITARY-DEATH: Private, he died on 10 Apr 1862 in Beverly, VA of
typhoid fever.
Stephen married Mary Jane SMITH, daughter of Basil SMITH and Mary HOWELL, on 24 Nov 1852. Mary was born about Jun 1835 in Washington Co., OH, died about Apr 1913 in Athens, Athens Co., OH about age 77, and was buried about Apr 1913 in Dalzell, Washington Co., OH, Dalzell Cemetery.
General Notes:
Mary Jane Smith
BIRTH: Abt. 1844 according to the 1880 census of Monroe Co., OH
RELATIONSHIP: Surnames appearing in this line: Conger, Dearth
[Fedorchak gives no source citations. REH]
(Source: "Family Research in Monroe County, Ohio," by Catharine
Foreaker Fedorchak, Vol. V, p. 162)
PARENTS-QUESTION: Andrew Smith and Julian Forshey. [What was the
source of this information? Wasn't this couple the brother and
sister-in-law of Mary Jane Smith? REH]
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 718 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
CENSUS: 1860, in Monroe Co., OH, Wayne Twp., 1114/1114, p. 160, 19
Jul 1860
Mary [no surname], 24, f. domestic, OH
Hulda, 7, f. OH; Nazel, 5, m. OH; Zachariah, 3, m. OH; Enos, 1, m.
OH
[Note: This is probably Mary Jane (Smith) Conger who was married
to Stephen Conger. Stephen was not listed in this household. He
was listed in the household of his mother, in the household just
previous to this one. REH]
SPOUSE: The first husband of Mary Jane Smith was Stephen Jackson
Conger who died on 10 Apr 1862 as a result of his service during
the Civil War.
SPOUSE: According to Robert Guilinger she later married, John
Conger, the brother of her first husband. Researchers have listed
the date of this marriage as, 28 May 1866.
Census: 1870, in Monroe Co., OH, Wayne Twp., 121-121
Mary Conger, 34, OH, keep house
Huldah, 17, OH, help mother; Basil, 15, OH, farm work;
Zacharia, 13, OH, farm work; Enos, 11, OH, school; Joseph M., 9,
OH,
school
CONFLICT-QUESTION: If Mary Jane Smith was married a 2nd time on 28
May 1866 to John Conger and they had children: Louisa born 20 Feb
1867 and John born 28 Nov 1870, why isn't the marriage and two
children reflected in the 1870 census of Monroe Co., OH?
RESIDENCES: 1880, Washington Co., OH with sons, Enos, Joseph and
John
(Source: The Conger Family of America - Maxine Crowell Leonard,
Vol. 2, p. 215)
PENSION: On 25 Oct 1909, Mary applied for widow's pension, stating
she had no children under 16. (#222744)
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 296 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
DEATH: 1913 Athens Mental Hospital, Athens, OH
Children from this marriage were:
+ 1446 F i. Huldah CONGER was born on 22 Apr
1852 in Lewisville, Monroe Co., OH and died on 1 Sep 1919 in
Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH at age 67.
1447 M ii. Basil
CONGER was born about 1855 in Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH.
General Notes:
Basil Conger
RELATIONSHIP: Basil and Stephen Conger were twins.
Basil married Rachel UNKNOWN.
1448 M iii. Stephen
CONGER was born about 1855 in Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH.
General Notes: RELATIONSHIP: Basil and Stephen Conger were twins.
1449 M iv. Zachariah
CONGER was born about Aug 1857 in Woodsfield, Monroe Co.,
OH.
1450 M v. Enos
CONGER was born about 1859 in Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH.
General Notes:
Enos Conger
NEVER_MARRIED: Enos Conger probably never married.
+ 1451 M vi. Joseph Maurice CONGER was born on
3 Apr 1861 in Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH and died on 18 Apr 1930
in Warren, Trumbull Co., OH at age 69.
560. Eliza
Jane CONGER was born on 20 Apr 1834 in Ohio and died
on 27 Sep 1915 at age 81.
General Notes:
Eliza Jane Conger
PARENTS: Stephen Elijah Conger and Mary Jane Piatt
Eliza married Basil SMITH Jr., son of Basil SMITH and Mary HOWELL,. Basil was born on 28 Dec 1833 in Ohio and died on 24 Apr 1917 at age 83.
General Notes:
Basil Smith, Jr.
Census: 1870, in Monroe Co., OH, Wayne Twp., 118-118
Basil Smith, 37, OH, farmer; Eliza J., 35, OH, keep house
Mary, 13, OH, help mother; Matilda, 11, OH, school; John, 8, OH,
school
Harriet, 6, OH, school; Huldah, 3, OH; Sarah, 1, OH
CENSUS: 1880, in Monroe Co., OH, Wayne Twp., 66/66
Bazil Smith, 46, OH PA PA; Eliza J., 45, w, OH OH OH
Matilda, 21, d, OH OH OH; John, 19, s, OH OH OH
Harriet, 17, d, OH OH OH; Hulda, 13, d, OH OH OH
Sarah E., 10, d, OH OH OH; Asberry, 8, s, OH OH OH
Lilly M., 6, d, OH OH OH; Margaret E., 4, d, OH OH OH
James F., 5/12, grandson, OH OH OH
(Furnished by REH)
Children from this marriage were:
1452 F i. Mary
SMITH was born about 1857 in Ohio.
Mary married Cornelius ALLEN on 20 Aug 1876.
1453 F ii. Matilda
SMITH was born about Sep 1858 in Ohio.
Matilda married Nathan BEDFORD on 22 Apr 1875.
+ 1454 M iii. John B. SMITH was born in Nov 1861
in Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH, died in 1934 at age 73, and was
buried in 1934 in Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH, Oaklawn Cemetery.
1455 F iv. Harriett
SMITH was born about 1864 in Ohio.
Harriett married John Carpenter UNKNOWN on 1 Jul 1882.
1456 F v. Hulda
SMITH was born about 1867 in Ohio.
1457 F vi. Sarah
E. SMITH was born about 1869 in Ohio.
1458 M vii. Asberry
SMITH was born on 26 May 1871 in Ohio.
Asberry married Mary J. DAUGHERTY on 20 Aug 1892.
1459 F viii. Lila
May SMITH was born on 1 Mar 1873 in Ohio.
1460 F ix. Margaret
E. SMITH was born in 1876 in Ohio.
1461 M x. James
F. SMITH was born in 1879 in Ohio.
General Notes:
James F. Smith
RELATIONSHIP: Probably the grandson of Basil Smith, see the 1880
census of Monroe Co., OH.
BIRTH: Listed as 5/12 years old in the 1880 census of Monroe Co.,
OH.
561. John
CONGER was born on 14 Oct 1836 in Wayne Twp., Monroe
Co., OH and died on 14 Oct 1909 in Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH at
age 73.
General Notes:
John Conger
PARENTS: Stephen Elijah Conger and Mary Jane Piatt
MILITARY: Civil War, Private in Co. D, 116th Ohio Vol. (CFA I, p.
296)
CENSUS: 1880, in Monroe Co., OH, Washington, Twp. 69/70
John Conger, 43, OH OH OH; Mary J., 36, w, OH OH OH
Louisa J., d, OH OH OH
Elizabeth Smith, 28, sil, OH OH OH; Eunice, 2, ni, OH OH OH
(Furnished by REH)
CENSUS: 1900, in Monroe Co., OH, Washington, Twp.
John and Mary Jane Conger and daughter Louisa.
[Note: not a complete extraction as far as the names and data on
the family
members. REH]
John married Mary Jane SMITH, daughter of Basil SMITH and Mary HOWELL, on 28 May 1866 in Edwina, Monroe Co., OH. Mary was born about Jun 1835 in Washington Co., OH, died about Apr 1913 in Athens, Athens Co., OH about age 77, and was buried about Apr 1913 in Dalzell, Washington Co., OH, Dalzell Cemetery.
General Notes:
Mary Jane Smith
BIRTH: Abt. 1844 according to the 1880 census of Monroe Co., OH
RELATIONSHIP: Surnames appearing in this line: Conger, Dearth
[Fedorchak gives no source citations. REH]
(Source: "Family Research in Monroe County, Ohio," by Catharine
Foreaker Fedorchak, Vol. V, p. 162)
PARENTS-QUESTION: Andrew Smith and Julian Forshey. [What was the
source of this information? Wasn't this couple the brother and
sister-in-law of Mary Jane Smith? REH]
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 718 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
CENSUS: 1860, in Monroe Co., OH, Wayne Twp., 1114/1114, p. 160, 19
Jul 1860
Mary [no surname], 24, f. domestic, OH
Hulda, 7, f. OH; Nazel, 5, m. OH; Zachariah, 3, m. OH; Enos, 1, m.
OH
[Note: This is probably Mary Jane (Smith) Conger who was married
to Stephen Conger. Stephen was not listed in this household. He
was listed in the household of his mother, in the household just
previous to this one. REH]
SPOUSE: The first husband of Mary Jane Smith was Stephen Jackson
Conger who died on 10 Apr 1862 as a result of his service during
the Civil War.
SPOUSE: According to Robert Guilinger she later married, John
Conger, the brother of her first husband. Researchers have listed
the date of this marriage as, 28 May 1866.
Census: 1870, in Monroe Co., OH, Wayne Twp., 121-121
Mary Conger, 34, OH, keep house
Huldah, 17, OH, help mother; Basil, 15, OH, farm work;
Zacharia, 13, OH, farm work; Enos, 11, OH, school; Joseph M., 9,
OH,
school
CONFLICT-QUESTION: If Mary Jane Smith was married a 2nd time on 28
May 1866 to John Conger and they had children: Louisa born 20 Feb
1867 and John born 28 Nov 1870, why isn't the marriage and two
children reflected in the 1870 census of Monroe Co., OH?
RESIDENCES: 1880, Washington Co., OH with sons, Enos, Joseph and
John
(Source: The Conger Family of America - Maxine Crowell Leonard,
Vol. 2, p. 215)
PENSION: On 25 Oct 1909, Mary applied for widow's pension, stating
she had no children under 16. (#222744)
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 296 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
DEATH: 1913 Athens Mental Hospital, Athens, OH
Children from this marriage were:
+ 1462 F i. Louisa J. CONGER was born on 20
Feb 1867 in Edwina, Monroe Co., OH.
+ 1463 M ii. John CONGER was born on 28 Nov
1870 in Washington Co., OH and died on 18 Jan 1953 in Dalzell,
Washington Co., OH at age 82.
562. Elias
Darby CONGER was born on 2 Apr 1837 in Monroe Co., OH,
died on 5 Mar 1913 in Sandyville, Jackson Co., WV at age 75, and
was buried in Mar 1913 in Drift Run Cemetery.
General Notes:
Elias Darby Conger
PARENTS: Stephen Elijah Conger and Mary Jane Piatt
OCCUPATION: farmer
RESIDENCES: Jan 1855, Wayne Twp., Monroe Co., OH
MARRIAGE: Married on the 25th ult. by Robt. Cree Esq., Mr. Elias
Conger and Miss Rachel Smith, all of Wayne Twp.
(Source: Spirit of Democracy, 7 Feb 1855 - Fedorchak, Vol. IV, p.
63)
QUESTION-CENSUS: Where was Elias Darby Conger living at the time
of the 1860 census of Monroe Co., OH?
MILITARY: In the Civil War, Pvt, Co. E, 9th Regt., West Virginia
Vol.
RESIDENCES: Post Office address is Route 2, Sandyville, Jackson
county, WV
MILITARY-PENSION:
Department of the Interior
United States Pension Agency
Washington, D.C., Apr. 21, 1913
Pensioner Dropped, Certificate No. 71122
ELIAS D. CONGER, Pvt E. 9 W. Va Inf and B. 1 W VA Vet Inf.
Last paid at $20, to March 4, 1913, has been dropped because of
death March 5, 1913.
General Affidavit
State of West Virginia, County of Mason
In the matter of increase claim No. 71, 122 of ELIAS D. CONGER,
Co E 9th W.VA Infantry Vols., on this 26 day of April 1887
personally appeared before me a Notary Public in and the aforesaid
county authorized to administer oaths, Oliver Phelps aged 43
years, a resident of Mason in the County Mason and state of West
Viginia
I remember that sometime in July, 1862, Elias D. Conger, who was
then a member of Co. E 9 W.VA Vol Inf, was afflicted with sore
eyes and was sometime under treatment for his eyes. I had been a
member of the Company for some 4 or 5 months previous to this and
had not known him to have any trouble with his eyes previous to
this time. He was afterwards treated for sore eyes frequently,
during the remainder of his service and was rejected as a veteran
at the time the Company re-enlisted on account of his eyes. He
wore green glasses during the remainder of this service nearly all
the time.
Sometime in April 1864 said Conger was treated in regimental
Hospital at Fayetteville, W.VA for swollen leges and being unable
on this account to accompany us on to Lynchburg Raid was left back
at Fayetteville in May 1864. Did not see him again until about the
6th of July, 1864, when he joined his company at Martinsburg West
VA and accompanied it up the valley. He was wounded in battle on
the 24th of July and I do not remember seeing him again during our
term of service
Oliver Phelps
Late Capt Co E 9th W VA Inf
Declaration for Pension
County of Jackson
State of West Virginia
On this 4th day of April A.D. One thousand nine hundred and twelve
personally appeared before me, a Notary Public within and for the
county and State aforesaid, ELIAS D. CONGER, who, being duly sworn
according to law, declares that he is 75 years of age, and a
resident of Sandyville county of Jackson State of West Virginia;
and that he is the identical person who was enrolled at
Ravenswood, W.VA under the name of ELIAS D. CONGER on the 19th day
February, 1862, as a Private, in Company E., 9 Regt. West Virginia
Vol. Infantry in the service of the United States, in the Civil
War, and was Honorably discharged at Wheeling, W.VA on the 19th
day of February, 1865.
Height, 5 feet 7 inches; complexion, dark; color of eyes; brown
hazel; color of hair, dark; that his occupation was farming; that
he was born April 2nd, 1837, at Monroe county, Ohio.
Applied for pension number of certificate 71122.
Post Office address is Route 2, Sandyville, Jackson county, West
VA.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 87-88 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
CEMETERY-COMMENT: All of the children were buried in Drift Run
Methodist Cemetery.
QUESTION: Who can prove this statement? Where is this cemetery
located?
(Source: The Conger Family of America - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
CEMETERY: Drift Run Methodist Cemetery [Note: no location given.
REH]
Elias married Rachel SMITH, daughter of Basil SMITH and Mary HOWELL, on 25 Jan 1854 in Monroe Co., OH. Rachel was born on 12 Dec 1838 in Wayne Twp., Monroe Co., OH, died on 31 May 1855 at age 16, and was buried in Jun 1855 in Wayne Twp., Monroe Co., OH, Barber Ridge Cemetery.
General Notes:
Rachel Smith
Problem: Was Rachel Smith married twice? If so, who was her first
husband? CFA II, p. 421 says Elias Darby Conger was her 2nd
spouse, but doesn't list the name of the first husband.
RESIDENCES: Jan 1855, Wayne Twp., Monroe Co., OH
Children from this marriage were:
+ 1464 M i. Stephen Jackson CONGER was born on
22 May 1855 in Graysville, Monroe Co., OH, died on 20 Jan 1920 in
Ashland, Ashland Co., OH at age 64, and was buried in Jan 1920 in
Memorial Cemetery.
+ 1465 M ii. Samuel CONGER was born about 1874
in Monroe Co., OH and died about 1926 about age 52.
Elias next married Margaret Jane BAKER. Margaret was born in 1837 and died in 1913 in Sandyville, Jackson Co., WV at age 76.
General Notes:
Margaret Jane Baker
SPOUSE: Margaret Jane Baker was the 2nd wife of Elias Darby
Conger.
QUESTION: Who were the parents of Margaret Jane Baker?
Children from this marriage were:
+ 1466 M i. David M. CONGER was born in 1864 in
Sandyville, Jackson Co., VA and died about 1941 about age 77.
+ 1467 F ii. Hannah CONGER was born between 1865
and 1867 in Sandyville, Jackson Co., WV and died in 1905.
+ 1468 M iii. Charles Ulysiss CONGER was born on
31 Oct 1870 in Sandyville, Jackson Co., WV and died on 24 Nov 1941
in Drift Run, Jackson Co., WV at age 71.
1469 M iv. Samuel
CONGER was born about 1874.
+ 1470 F v. Martha Althenia CONGER was born
about 20 Dec 1875 in Sandyville, Jackson Co., WV and died on 26
Dec 1942 about age 67.
+ 1471 M vi. Edward Marshall CONGER was born on
14 Jan 1878 in Sandyville, Jackson Co., WV, died on 16 Apr 1949 in
Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV at age 71, and was buried in Apr 1949 in
Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV, I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
1472 M vii. Harvey
CONGER .
General Notes:
Harvey Conger
NEVER_MARRIED: Harvey Conger never married.
563. Enos
CONGER was born on 19 Nov 1838 in Woodsfield, Monroe
Co., OH, died on 20 Dec 1905 in Palco, Rooks Co., KS at age 67,
and was buried in Dec 1905 in Marcotte Cemetery.
General Notes:
Enos Conger
PARENTS: Stephen Elijah Conger and Mary Jane Piatt
Problem: Was he born in Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH or Wayne Twp.,
Monroe Co., OH?
Batch #: 7728004, Sheet #: 80, Source Call #: 1126130
Batch #: 7222289, Sheet #: 91, Source Call #: 822001
QUESTION: Maxine Crowell Leonard stated that the children of Enos
and Emily were born at Prinston. Where is this place located?
Could it be, Princeton, Franklin Co., KS? In her Volume 2 she
lists, Prinston, OH. The IGI lists the place name as, Princeton,
Butler Co., OH which agrees with the Rand McNally Commercial
Atlas.
CENSUS: Enos and Emily were shown in the 1860 census living with,
Sidney Southers, 60, Benjamin and Samuel Southers. They had been
married within the year. The place of the census was not listed.
(Source: The Conger Family of America - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
CENSUS: 1860, in Monroe Co., OH, Center Twp., 243/243, p. 33, 11
Jun 1860
Sidney Southers, 60, m. /100, DE
Benjamin, 27, m. OH; Samuel, 23, m. OH
Enos Conger, 20, m. OH; Emely, 18, f. OH (married within the year)
Samuel, 8/12, m.
[Note: Sidney Southers could have been the father of Emily
Southers Conger. REH]
RESIDENCES: Paradise Twp., Rooks Co., KS
COMMENT: In 1900 David was a widower, with 4 children, living with
his father, Enos.
QUESTION: Where is the Marcotte Cemetery located?
Enos married Emily SOUTHERS in 1859. Emily was born in 1842 in Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH.
General Notes:
Emily Southers
CENSUS: She was 18 at the time of the 1860 census.
RELATIONSHIP: She may have been the daughter of, Sidney Southers.
Children from this marriage were:
1473 M i. Samuel
CONGER was born in Nov 1859 in Princeton, Butler Co., OH and
died in 1872 at age 13.
General Notes:
Samuel Conger
PARENTS: Enos Conger and Emily Southers
Birth: Batch #: 8205003, Sheet #: 26, Source Call #: 884755
Birth: Batch #: 7222289, Sheet #: 88, Source Call #: 822001
Nov 1859, Samuel Conger, Princeton, Butler, Ohio
+ 1474 M ii. David CONGER was born about 1 Jan
1861 in Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH, died on 8 Jul 1939 in
Tremonton, Box Elder Co., UT about age 78, and was buried in Jul
1939 in Tremonton, Box Elder Co., UT, Riverview Cemetery.
+ 1475 F iii. Ella CONGER was born on 2 Sep 1865
in Princeton, Butler Co., OH and died on 11 Dec 1954 at age 89.
1476 F iv. Harriet
CONGER was born in 1868 in Iowa.
General Notes:
Harriet Conger
PARENTS: Enos Conger and Emily Southers
1477 M v. William
CONGER was born in 1870 in Iowa.
General Notes:
William Conger
PARENTS: Enos Conger and Emily Southers
+ 1478 F vi. Levina J. CONGER was born on 9 Feb
1871 in Monroe Co., IA and died on 14 Oct 1928 in Friday Harbor,
San Juan, WA at age 57.
1479 M vii. Harry
Brown CONGER was born on 11 Mar 1874.
General Notes:
Harry Brown Conger
PARENTS: Enos Conger and Emily Southers
NAME-CONFLICT: Harry Brown Conger, b. 11 Mar 1874 (CFA I, p. 107);
Harry Brown (Conger?) in CFA II, p. 91.
COMMENT:
There was a question about whether Harry Brown Conger was the son
of David Conger, b. 1861. He was David's brother. He was listed as
the son of Enos Conger, b. 1838, in the 1880 census. He probably
went to live with his brother, David, after the death of his
mother.
In 1900 Harry was living with Bert Cahail and his wife, Mabel E.
(she was David's daughter). Harry was identified as brother-in-law
of Bert.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 717 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Enos next married Julia Ann Mc_CONKEY.
General Notes:
Julia Ann McConkey
MARRIAGE: Julia Ann McConkey was first married to, William Combs.
Her 2nd husband was a Mr. Smith. Enos Conger was her 3rd husband
and she was his 2nd wife. She was shown as the wife of Enos and
age 49 in 1880.
564. David
CONGER was born on 3 Mar 1841 in Wayne Twp., Monroe
Co., OH, died on 21 Jul 1926 in Friendly, Tyler Co., WV at age 85,
and was buried in Jul 1926 in Sistersville, Tyler Co., WV, Locust
Grove Cemetery.
General Notes:
David Conger
PARENTS: Stephen Elijah Conger and Mary Jane Piatt
MILITARY: Pvt, Co. D 116th Regt. Ohio Vol; War Dept. Record
252694. His 1890 pension application lists son, James, not
otherwise given in family record.
Batch #: 7806802, Sheet #: 53, Source Call #: 1126241
Batch #: 7222289, Sheet #: 91, Source Call #: 822001
CENSUS: 1880, in Monroe Co., OH, Wayne Twp., 210/212
David Conger, 35, OH OH OH; Margaret, 30, w, WV WV WV
Charles, 13, s, WV OH WV; Florida E. 12, d, WV OH WV
Stephen J., 7, s, OH OH WV; Rosetta, 5, d, OH OH WV
Mary D., 2, d, OH OH WV
(Furnished by REH)
RESIDENCES: According to the 1880 census David Conger must have
been living in WV during the first years of his marriage.
David married Margaret Jane HUGHS
on 25 Aug 1865 in Ravenswood, Jackson Co., WV. Margaret was born
in 1848 in Washington Twp., Monroe Co., OH and died in May 1885 in
Edwina, Monroe Co., OH at age 37.
Children from this marriage were:
1480 M i. Charles
M. CONGER was born on 29 Jun 1866 in Washington Twp., Monroe
Co., OH.
General Notes:
Charles M. Conger
CENSUS: 1880, in Monroe Co., OH, Wayne Twp., 68/68
Charles M. Conger, 13, OH OH VA
[Note: Living with Jno. W. & Juliett Nalley.]
1481 F ii. Florida
Ellen CONGER was born about Aug 1867 in Washington Twp.,
Monroe Co., OH.
Florida married William W. DALRYMPLE Jr., son of William W. DALRYMPLE Sr. and Unknown, on 9 Sep 1896 in Monroe Co., OH.
1482 F iii. Louisa
CONGER was born in 1868 in Washington Twp., Monroe Co., OH.
General Notes:
Louisa Conger
COMMENT: Not listed with her parents and siblings in the 1880
Monroe Co., OH census.
Louisa married Andrew POWELL, son of Reuben POWELL and Margaret PRYOR, on 20 Mar 1889 in Monroe Co., OH. Andrew was born in 1839 in Monroe Co., OH.
1483 M iv. Stephen
J. CONGER was born about 1873 in Ohio.
1484 F v. Rosetta
CONGER was born about 1875 in Ohio.
Rosetta married Unknown BAKER.
1485 F vi. Mary
D. CONGER was born about 1878 in Ohio and died before 1916.
Mary married Unknown HOOD.
1486 F vii. Rhoda
Ann CONGER was born in 1883.
Rhoda married Unknown OFHOLTER.
1487 F viii. Laura
A. CONGER was born about 1885 and died before 1916.
1488 M ix. Maywood
CONGER was born about 1887 and died before 1916.
1489 M x. James
CONGER was born about 1889.
565. Joseph
Morris CONGER was born on 14 Jun 1843 in Wayne Twp.,
Monroe Co., OH, died on 18 Oct 1896 in Howland, Putnam Co., MO at
age 53, and was buried on 20 Oct 1896 in Mendota, Putnam Co., MO,
Mendota Cemetery.
General Notes:
Joseph Morris Conger
PARENTS: Stephen Elijah Conger and Mary Jane Piatt
Problem: It has also been reported that he was born Abt. 1827 in
Cameron, Monroe Co., OH.
AKA: Morris Conger; Maurice Conger; Maurice (Morris) Conger (CFA
I, p. 373)
RESIDENCES: Saline Twp., Ellis Co., KS; Lincoln Twp., Howland,
Putnam Co., MO
MILITARY: 167-167 Joseph M. Conger, Private, Co. I, 3rd Iowa Cav
in Civil War
(Source: 1890, Putnam Co., MO Civil War Census - furnished by
Joyce Posey)
MARRIAGE: Joseph M. Conger married Margaret A. Oden on 25 Dec 1864
at Appanoose Co., IA
(Source: Appanoose Co., IA, Index to Grooms, Marriage Records Book
2, p. 138 - furnished by Joyce Posey)
OCCUPATION: farmer
Census: 1870, in Putnam, Co., MO, Lincoln Twp., #181
Joseph Conger, 27, farmer, OH; Margaret, 23, OH
Mary, 4, OH; Stephen, 3, OH, James E., 2, MO
[Note: It seems very doubtful that children, Mary and Stephen were
born in Ohio. The parents were married in Appanoose Co., IA and
there is no evidence that they ever lived in Ohio as a married
couple. Joseph and Mary Conger lived in Saline Twp., Ellis Co., KS
before settling at Howland, Putnam Co., MO. It seems likely that
the first two children were born while they were living in Kansas.
REH]
[Note: Living next door at #182 was John R. and Louisa (Rice)
McGee. Their daughter, Savilla (various spellings) would later
marry Moses D. Conger, b. 9 Apr 1864. REH]
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
MARRIAGE: Joseph M. Conger, 49, and Emily Powell, 44, were married
on 30 Mar
1893 in Putnam Co., MO.
(Source: Putnam Co., MO, Marriage Records Vol. 2, pg 414 -
furnished by Joyce Posey)
COMMENT: The birth dates for Mary, Elizabeth and Margaret were in
the 1900 census, under A.J. Warren.
(Source: The Conger Family of America - Maxine Crowell Leonard,
Vol. 2)
ERROR: Date of death is reported as Feb 1898 in CFAII, p. 151.
This is in error.
OBITUARY: J. Morris Conger - Suicides by Cutting his Throat from
Ear to Ear with a Razor
Word reached this city early Monday morning [19 Oct 1896] that J.
Morris Conger, one of Lincoln townships aged citizens, had taken
his own life at his home about two and a-half miles northwest of
Howland, [MO] shortly after noon the previous day [18 Oct 1896].
From all the information received from an interview of the family,
deceased had been in a fit of despondency for several days. This,
however, is brought more impressively upon the minds of the family
since he took his life than before. His seven-year old daughter,
Margaret E., has been seriously afflicted with diptheria and
Sunday just before he left the house he stated to Mrs. Conger that
for Maggie to die would be more than he could stand. He then drew
his purse from his pocket, handed it to his wife with the remark,
"Take this and provide for the children for I am going away." He
bade Mrs. Conger good bye and started from the house. The wife
followed and made every effort she could to have him remain, but
the more she insisted the faster he would step from her. She
pursued him as rapidly as she could, but found that her efforts to
have him return were in vain. She screamed and cried out for help
from the little boys who had gone to the sawmill a short distance
south of the residence. The little sons heard her cries and ran as
fast as they could to learn what was the trouble. They stated that
their first impression was that their little sister was dying. But
it was a great or even greater misfortune. They were informed that
the father had left and after being told of what had happened,
Joseph, the eldest son at home ran to the cornfield half a quarter
distant and tracked the parent to a straw stack in the same field
where he found him with a gasping wound in his throat and inch or
more deep from ear to ear in length, and breathed his last before
he could give an alarm. The work was done with a razor, which he
used to do his own shaving.
The neighbors were notified of what had taken place after
consulting the family called Justice Anderson McKinley to the
scene and an inquest was held. The verdict of the jury being that
deceased came to his death by his own hands.
Deceased was born in Monroe county, Ohio, June 14, 1843, and came
to Missouri in the 60's. He was wedded to Margaret Oden and to
this union were born ten children, nine of whom were living at his
death, namely, Mary Wellman and Lizzie Norman of Adair County, MO;
Stephen Conger of Rooks Co., Kansas; John Conger of Keokuk, Iowa;
Ezra, Joseph, Charles, Sherman and Margaret Conger of this county.
The mother of these children died several years ago and later he
married Emily Powell, who survives him.
Deceased was a member of the ? Christian Church and served his
county faithfully and well for three years in the late war.
The funeral took place yesterday, [20 Oct 1896], the remains being
taken to the Mendota cemetery.
(Source: Unionville Republican, Unionville, Missouri, Wednesday 21
Oct 1896 - furnished by Joyce Posey)
DEATH: Conger, J. Morris Obit & Suicide, published 21 Oct
1896; Born 14 Jun 1843, Died 18 Oct 1896, Buried Mendota
(Source: Putnam Co., MO, Newsprint Death Index - furnished by
Joyce Posey)
CEMETERY: J. Morris Conger, b. 14 Jun 1843, d. 18 Oct 1896, no
headstone, buried at Mendota Cemetery, Mendota, Putnam Co., MO.
(Source: Mendota Cemetery Records, Mendota, MO - furnished by
Joyce Posey)
PROBATE: Joseph M. Conger, filed 12 Nov 1896, #1110, p. 26
Widow Emily F. Conger. Heirs: Mary Wellman of Adair Co., Mo.;
Stephen J. Conger of Rooks Co., Kan.; James E. Conger of Appanoose
Co., Ia.; John W. Conger of Keokuk Co., Ia.; Elizabeth Norman of
Adair Co., Mo.; Joseph M. Conger of Putnam Co., Mo.; Charles
Conger, Sherman Conger, Margaret E. Conger all of Putnam Co., Mo.
(Last 4 are minors).
(Source: Putnam Co., MO Estate Records 1845-1909, compiled by
Sarah Lemen Phillips - furnished by Joyce Posey)
PROBATE: Conger Minors, filed 24 Nov 1896, #1111
Joseph M., Charley, Sherman and Maggie E. Conger minors, children
of Joseph M. Conger, dec'd.
(Source: Putnam Co., MO Estate Records 1845-1909, compiled by
Sarah Lemen Phillips - furnished by Joyce Posey)
Joseph married Margaret A. ODEN, daughter of Thomas L. ODEN and Nancy H. BRYAN, on 25 Dec 1864 in Appanoose Co., IA. Margaret was born on 8 Aug 1846 in Ohio, died on 22 Feb 1891 in Putnam Co., MO at age 44, and was buried in Feb 1891 in Mendota, Putnam Co., MO, Mendota Cemetery.
General Notes:
Margaret A. Oden
DEATH: Conger, Margaret A., Local & Died 3/18 published 25 Feb
1891; Born 8 Aug 1846; Died 22 Feb 1891; Buried Mendota; Nee ODEN;
Wf of J.M.
(Source: Putnam Co., MO, Newsprint Death Index - furnished by
Joyce Posey)
Children from this marriage were:
+ 1490 F i. Mary CONGER was born in Dec 1865.
+ 1491 M ii. Stephen Jackson CONGER was born on
22 May 1868 in Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH and died on 23 Jan 1951
in La Crosse, Rooks Co., KS at age 82.
+ 1492 M iii. James Ezra CONGER was born in 1870
in Howland, Putnam Co., MO.
+ 1493 M iv. John Wesley CONGER was born on 5
Sep 1873 in Putnam Co., MO and died in Nov 1963 at age 90.
1494 F v. Nancy
CONGER was born in 1876.
+ 1495 F vi. Elizabeth CONGER was born in Mar
1878 in Rooks Co., NE and died in Lansing, Ingham Co., MI.
1496 M vii. Joseph
M. CONGER was born in 1880.
General Notes:
Joseph M. Conger
RESIDENCES: As of Oct 1896, Putnam Co., MO
COMMENT: John, Sherman, Joe and Charles Conger were "of Iowa."
(Source: The Conger Family of America - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
Joseph married Hattie ADAMS on 21 Jan 1902.
+ 1497 M viii. Charles CONGER was born in Dec 1882
in Putnam Co., MO.
+ 1498 M ix. Sherman Logan CONGER was born on
14 Feb 1886 in Centerville, Appanoose Co., IA, died on 23 Jun 1973
in Centerville, Appanoose Co., IA at age 87, and was buried in Jun
1973 in Pleasant Twp., Appanoose Co., IA, Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
1499 F x. Margaret
E. CONGER was born on 17 Oct 1889 and died in Burbank, Osage
Co., CA.
General Notes:
Margaret E. Conger
AKA: Maggie
RESIDENCES: As of Oct 1896, Putnam Co., MO
HEALTH_HISTORY: Was suffering from diptheria at the time her
father took his life.
QUESTION: What was the order of marriages?
CENSUS: 1900, in Putnam Co., MO, Lincoln Twp.;
A. Jefferson Warner family. Also living with the family were
Elizabeth Warner's sisters, Margaret (10) and Mary Welman (34),
with her son, Guri (3).
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 446 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Margaret married Lee BOUGHMAN on 26 May 1906.
Margaret next married Ross Mc_BURNEY.
General Notes:
Ross McBurney
E. Conger.
1500 M xi. Ezra
CONGER died in Modesto, Stanislaus Co., CA.
General Notes:
Ezra Conger
RESIDENCES: As of Oct 1896, Putnam Co., MO
Joseph next married Emily Frances POWELL, daughter of Abram POWELL and Lorinda DALE, on 30 Mar 1893 in Putnam Co., MO. Emily was born on 24 Jan 1848 in Madison Co., KY, died on 5 Feb 1936 in Putnam Co., MO at age 88, and was buried in Feb 1936 in Unionville, Putnam Co., MO, Unionville Cemetery.
General Notes:
Emily Frances Powell
PARENTS: Abram Powell of Kentucky and Lorinda Dale of Kentucky
SPOUSE: Emily Powell was the 2nd wife of Joseph Morris Conger.
MARRIAGE: Emily Frances (Powell), Mr. Flanigan, James B. Powell,
Joseph M.
Conger, Mr. Bragg (or Boggs) per Joyce Posey.
MARRIAGE: The various marriages of Emily Frances Powell
Charles Flanigan to Emily Powell; 5 Aug 1861; [book 1 page 236]
James B. Powell to Mrs. Emily Flanigan; 13 Dec 1863; [book 1 page
287]
Joseph M. Conger age 49 to Emily Powell age 44; 30 March 1893;
[Vol. 2 page
414]
John Bragg age 69 to Emily F. Conger age 52; 14 June 1900; [Vol. 4
page 261]
All Marriages took place in Putnam County, Missouri
(Furnished by Joyce Posey)
CEMETERY: Emily Frances Bragg, b. 24 Jan 1848, Madison Co., KY;
d/o Abram and
Lucinda Powell. d. 5 Feb 1936.
(Source: Unionville Cemetery Index, p. 75, Unionville, Putnam Co.,
MO -
furnished by Joyce Posey)
566. Pluma
CONGER was born on 6 Apr 1846 in Wayne Twp., Monroe
Co., OH and died on 14 Mar 1917 in Monroe Co., OH at age 70.
General Notes:
Pluma Conger
PARENTS: Stephen Elijah Conger and Mary Jane Piatt
Batch #: 7222289, Sheet #: 91, Source Call #: 822001
1846, Pluma Conger
RELATIONSHIP: Pluma and Juliette Conger were twins.
Problem: Was her first name, Pluma or Plunara?
MOTHER-RESIDENCES: After the death of her husband, Mary Jane
(Piatt) Conger lived with her daughter, Pluma Shafer.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 416 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
Pluma married Isaac Wilford SHAFER, son of Michael SHAFER and Mary UNKNOWN, on 15 Mar 1863 in Wayne Twp., Monroe Co., OH. Isaac was born on 28 Aug 1838 in Belmont Co., OH, died on 7 Dec 1916 in Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH at age 78, and was buried in Dec 1916 in Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH, Oaklawn Cemetery.
General Notes:
Isaac Wilford Shafer
BIRTH: Maxine Leonard in CFA II, p. 416, lists the birth place as
Monroe Co., OH.
MARRIAGE: Married on the 15th ult. Isaac Shafer and Miss Pluma
Conger, all of Wayne Twp.
(Source: "Spirit of Democracy," 1 Apr 1863 - appeared in the
Monroe Co., Ohio Navigator, Vol. 6, No. 4, pg. 13 - furnished by
Joyce Posey)
OCCUPATION: Farmer
Census: 1870, in Monroe Co., OH, Wayne Twp., 138-138
Isaac Shafer, 31, OH, farmer; Plunara, 24, OH, keep house
John, 4, OH; Asher C., 1, OH
Mary Conger, 68, OH, help daughter
Pheby E. Shafer, 23, OH, domestic
EMIGRATION-QUESTION: It has been stated that he moved to Vernon
Co., Wisconsin after 1870. Can this be proven? He was still in
Monroe Co., OH at the time of the 1880 census.
CENSUS: 1880, in Monroe Co., OH, Wayne Twp., 86/86
Isaac Shafer, 41, OH VA OH; Pluma, 34, w, OH OH OH
John, 14, s, OH OH OH; Horace [sic] S., 11, s, OH OH OH
Stephen J., 9, s, OH OH OH; Hannah E., 3, d, OH OH OH
Mary Conger, 78, mil, OH OH OH
(Furnished by REH)
Children from this marriage were:
+ 1501 M i. John C. SHAFER was born on 22 Apr
1866 in Monroe Co., OH.
1502 M ii. Asher
C. SHAFER was born about Sep 1868 in Monroe Co., OH.
1503 M iii. Horatio
S. SHAFER was born about 1869 in Monroe Co., OH.
1504 M iv. Stephen
J. SHAFER was born in Aug 1871 in Monroe Co., OH.
+ 1505 F v. Hannah Elizabeth SHAFER was born
in Aug 1878 in Wayne Twp., Monroe Co., OH and died in Jan 1930 in
Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH at age 51.
1506 F vi. Mary
E. SHAFER was born in Oct 1880 in Monroe Co., OH.
1507 F vii. Ellen
J. SHAFER was born in May 1883 in Monroe Co., OH.
567. Juliette
CONGER was born on 6 Apr 1846 in Ohio and died on 3
Aug 1915 at age 69.
General Notes:
Juliette Conger
PARENTS: Stephen Elijah Conger and Mary Jane Piatt
RELATIONSHIP: Pluma and Juliette Conger were twins.
Juliette married David SMITH, son of Basil SMITH and Mary HOWELL, on 22 Jun 1865. David was born on 14 Mar 1846 in Ohio and died on 16 Jul 1919 in Ashland City, Ashland Co., OH at age 73.
General Notes:
David Smith
Census: 1870, in Monroe Co., OH, Wayne Twp., 178/178
David Smith, 24, OH, farmer; Juliet, 24, OH, keep house
Roda E., 2, OH; Riley, 5/12, OH
CENSUS: 1880, in Monroe Co., OH, Wayne Twp., 221/223
David Sm