John Lewis Conner

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Personal and Family Information

John was born on 28 Mar 1868 in Woodruff County, Arkansas, the son of Bolivar B Conner and Eliza L. Hall.

He died on 11 Jan 1917 in Denver County, Colorado.

His wife was Emma Louis Clements, who he married on 18 NOV 1891 in Independence County, Arkansas. Their five known children were Kathleen (1892-1983), William Emerson (1894-1972), John Clements (1900-1935), Edwin Bonner (1901-1992) and Emma Erin (1903-2000).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

John Lewis Conner
(1868-1917)

 

Bolivar B Conner
(1829-1892)

   
 
   
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
   
 
 
     
 
 
   

Eliza L. Hall
(1834-1894)

   
 
   
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
   
 
 
     
 
 

Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth28 MAR 1868
Place: Woodruff County, Arkansas
Death11 JAN 1917
Place: Denver County, Colorado
Census24 JUN 1870
Place: Woodruff County, Arkansas
Address: dwelling 309 family 280. Conner, Boliver B, 40 mw farmer $10,000 $2,300, bron Tenn ___ Eliza L 35 fw, keeping house born Tenn next page, Conner William 14 mw farm labor born Ark __ Nettie 13, fw at school born Ark __ Emmison 11 mw farm labor Ark __ Cora 6 fw Ark __ Minnie 4 fw Ark __ Johhine 2 mw Ark Hall William F 27 mw farmer $3,000, $3,000 Tenn Norris, William N, mw farm labor Tenn and 2 black servants
Census12 JUN 1880
Place: Woodruff County, Arkansas
Address: Augusta, dwelling 200, family 209 Conner, Bolivia B wm age 51 married, farmer, born Tenn f Ky, m Tenn __ Eliza wf, age 45 wife, married, keeping house, born Virginia, f&m Va __ William wm 24, son single farmer, born Ark, f Tenn, m Va __ Cora wf 16 daughter single, at home, born Ark, f Tenn, m Va __ Minnie wf 14 daughter single, at home, born Ark, f Tenn, m Va __ John wm 11 son single, at home born Ark, f Tenn, m Va and 3 boarder and 1 servant
Census1 JUN 1900
Place: Woodruff County, Arkansas
Age: 31
Address: Augusta, dwelling 29 family 29 Conner, John L, head wm born Mar 1869, age 31 m 9 yrs, born Ark F&M Tenn “ Lewis, wife, wf born May 1872, age 28 married 9 yrs, mother of 3, 3 living, born Ark f&m Tenn “ Kathleen, daughter wf Sept 1892, age 7 single born Ark f&m Ark “ Wm E, son wm born April 1894, age 6, single born Ark f&m Ark “ John C son wm born July 1900, 3/12 single born Ark f&m Ark Stacy, Conner, nephew wm July 1884, age 15 single born Ark f&m Ark
Census22 APR 1910
Place: Woodruff County, Arkansas
Age: 42
Address: Augusta, 5th Street dwelling 165, family 175 Conner, John L , headmw age 42 married once for 18 yrs, born Ark, f Tenn, m Ark, occupation “Own Income” __ Louis, wife fw age 37 married once 18 yrs, mother of 5, 5 living born Ark f&m Tenn __ Kathlen, daughter fw age 17 single, born Ark, f&m Ark __ Emerson , son mw 15, single, born Ark, f&m Ark __ Clements, son mw 10, single, born Ark, f&m Ark __ Erin, daughter fw 6, single, born Ark, f&m Ark __ John C, Uncle, mw 73 widower, born Tenn, f North Carolina, m Tenn
BurialJAN 1917
Place: Woodruff County, Arkansas
Address: Augusta Memorial Park Cemetery http://www.arkansasgravestones.org/view.php?id=961343 Large family momument with samll individual markers E Louis Conner 1872-1962, J L Conner 1863-1917, JC Conner 1900-1935

Notes

Note 1

John L. Conner. Augusta, Jan 14- John L. Conner, aged 48, died at his home in Denver, Colo., where he had lived for the past two and a half years. Interment was made in the Augusta cemetery Sunday afternoon. He leaves a wife and five children.

He was an extensive rice and cotton planter, president of the Home Oil and Manufacturing Company and held other business offices. He was a member of the Methodist church.

The children include Mrs. E.B. Timmermieister of Wapokoneta: O.F. Conner of Augusta; Clements, Edwin and Erin Conner, Mrs Cora McDonald, and Mrs T Ed Conn are sisters

Find A Grave Memorial# 34690932

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

Sources

  1. Historical Southern Families, volume XXII a 29 volume series compiled by John Bennet Boddie
    Source: Historical Southern Families, volume XXII a 29 volume series compiled by John Bennet Boddie
    Authors: John Bennett Boddie and Mrs. John Bennett Boddie Emerson Cornelius Conner (1900-1978) of Augusta and Little Rock, Ark
    Publisher: GENEALOGICAL.COM INC