Laura was born on 24 Oct 1864 in Independence County, Arkansas, the daughter of William Cornelius and Arabella White.
She died on 27 May 1952 in Woodruff County, Arkansas.
Her husband was Emerson Hall Conner, who she married on 26 JUN 1886 in Woodruff County, Arkansas. Their seven known children were William Bolivar (1888-1947), Ara Pat (1890-1963), Ruth Elizabeth (1892-1981), Christine Nielson (1895-1994), Laura Shell (1898-1990), Emerson Cornelius (1900-1978) and Earl Harold (1901-1957).
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Birth | 24 OCT 1864 |
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Death | 27 MAY 1952 |
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Census | 5 JUN 1870 |
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Census | 2 JUN 1880 |
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Census | 1 JUN 1900 |
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Census | 16 JAN 1920 |
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Census | 15 APR 1930 |
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Census | 16 APR 1940 |
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Burial | MAY 1952 |
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Residence | 1905 |
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Conner, E.H. and Laura - house
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Will | 20 NOV 1903 |
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Note 1
The 1948 Devilaire, yearbook for Laura Conner School, Dedication to Laura Conner -"First a teacher, then a material benefactor, and always a constant and inspiring friend of the youth of Augusta."
Note 2
Architect Charles Louis Thompson (1868-1959) of Little Rock, < refer to Encyclopedia of Arkansas History &Culture> designed three houses in Augusta.
E.H. and Laura Conner - 3rd and Plum Streets
John L and Conner - 4th and Main Streets, later used as Maguire Clinic
Willian Nathan and Mary Noel Gregory 2nd and Plum Streets
Note 3
Laura Cornelius Conner (I 864-1952) L.C. Conner was the wife of E.H. Conner. L.C. Conner attended teaching school in Kentucky. She returned to Augusta in 1884. She taught in Augusta's first public school. It consisted of four large rooms, two above and two below. She was made a lifetime member o f the Augusta School Board . She also taught Sunday School in the Methodist Church for thirty years . Sometime between 1910 and 1912, she donated land for a new public school building. In addition to her education interests, L.C. Conner was the first woman to serve on the Arkansas Penitentiary Commission. While on the commission, she proposed better treatment of the prisoners. The proposal was defeated by a vote of five to one. She resigned in protest of the defeated proposal. It was widely publicized and made Arkansans conscious of the problem.
National Register of Historic Places, Augusta Memorial Park Historic Section, application dated 4/4/2003, listed 6/6/2003
http://www.bookofbowie.net//Augusta/HistoricRegister-AugustaMemorial.pdf