William (Will) Conner

1791-1881
Kentucky - Indiana - Kentucky - Illinois
The names of the children, their birthdates and spouses, come from the Rootsweb file -
sometimes there is supporting evidence (censuses etc), sometimes not (that I know of).

Will and most of his children moved first to Kentucky, then to Massac County, Illinois

1792  - born probably Kentucky -
         some say Breckinridge County, but others say the family moved there ~1798 - before that they were in Washington County, Ky
~1809? m. Elizabeth Anna "Annie" Green (1797 - 1879)
1810 - son William born - m Mary Hyde
1818 - dau Jane born
1820 June 30 - son James G born (d. 1902) - m. Louisa Rayle
1820 Indiana Perry p. 227 - William Conner 100100 10100
        1m, 1f under 10 b. 1810-20   James, William - Jane 1818
        1m, 1f 16-26 b. 1794-1804
1824 Sept - daughter Margaret born (d. 1876) - m Unknown Mahan
1830 Kentucky Graves 293
        Jesse Green, Anthony Green, Joel Green
        Will Conner 110001 // 121001
              1m, 1f under 5 (1825-30)  unknown female, unknown male 1825-30
              1m, 2f 5-10 (1820-25)      James 1820, Margaret 1824, Jane 1818?
              1f 10-15 (1815-20)           William 1810
              1m, 1f 30-40                      William 38, Annie 33
1833 May - son Dade born - m Martha Unknown
1835 - son Torrance L born  (d. bef 1888)
1841 - son Robert Frank born
1840 census - not found
1850 census - not found
1860 Illinois Massac Metroppolis 818 (indexed as Canner)
        149 - William Conner 65 farmer Va
        Anna 60 seamstress Ky / James 30 carpenter Ind / Tarrants 27 farm hand Ky / Robert 19 farm hand IL
             John Jones/James/Banes 16 m farm hand Il (indexed as Banes)
1870 Illinois Massac Metropolis City 271
         Conner, William 75 mw farming VA
                 Anna 70 Ky / Terrance L 34 Ky
           Mahan, Margaret 45 KH Ind / Anna 14 / Maggie N 8
           Conner Albine 9 Ils
1880 Illinois Massac Metropolis Dist 60 p. 41
        Keebler, Jane 62 Ind
               Belle 22 Ils / Benjamin F 19 Ils
        Conner, Torrence 43 brother farmer KY
        Conner, William 85 father farmer VA
1881 Dec 8 - died - buried in Pell Cemetery, near Brookport,Massac County,Illinois

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Children of William

William 1810 -1881
1836 - m. Mary Hyde
        Connor, William  - Hyde, Mary 10 Jul 1836             Perry County Marriages website
1839 Ancelum Andrew b. (d 23 Dec 1907)
1840
1842 Mariah b.
1844 Robert W b (m Louisa Unknown)
1848 Susan Elizabeth (Jane) b.(m Benjamin Head)
1850 Jan 10 - Delphia Carolina b (d 8 Dec 1921 - m Henry L Kirkham)
1850 KY Graves Dist 1 - 424 Dist 2 - 392
           390 - W Conner 38 farmer IN / Mary 27 Arks
                       Mariah 8 / Susan 3 / Carolina 6/12 KY
                       Ansolum 11 / Robert 5 Ky
1851 June 1 William Morris b. (d 20 mar 1940 - m Eudora Isabella Warford)
1858 James M (Jim) b (d 1880)
1858 Mary E b.
1860 Ky Graves Mayfield 149
      1056-1056 William Conner 50 Ind
                                 Mary 38 Ind
                      Robert W 16 / Susan I 14 / Delpha C 12 / William M 8 / James M 6 / Mary E 2 - all Ky
        1057-1057 A Conner 22 m KY / Rebecca F 20 Ky
1870 Ky Graves Housmans Pct Boaz 149/50
       261-261Conner, William 60 Ind
                          Mary 47 Ark
                          Susan 22 / Caroline 20 / William 18 / James 15
        262-262 (p. 150)
                  Conner, Robert 24 farmer Ky
                        Louisa 27 / Thomas 4 / Ida 1
1881 March 12 - died

Jane 1818
1818 - born
18xx - married John Keebler
1834 son William born TN
1836 son Andrew born KY
1838 dau Eliza born KY
1840 son Samuel born KY
1840
1841 dau Mary born KY
1843 son Jasper A born Illinois
1840 son Mason born Illinois
1850 IL Massac 252
      529-529 John Keibler 36 farmer TN
          Jane 32 Ind
            William 16 TN / Andrew 14 KY / Eliza 12 Ky / Samuel 10 Ky / Mary 9 Ky
            Jasper A 7 Ils / Jane 4 Ils / Mason 1 Ils
        James Dayton 33 NY
1851 - ? Palinia Bina born Illinois
~1858  - daugher Belle born
1860 IL Massac Metropolis 933
      John Keebler 45
          Jane 42
          James J 16 / Mason Y 11 / Palinnia Bina 9 /Virginia Bell 2
~1861 - son Benjamin F born
1880 Illinois Massac Metropolis Dist 60 p. 41
        Keebler, Jane 62 Ind
               Belle 22 Ils / Benjamin F 19 Ils
        Conner, Torrence 43 brother farmer KY
        Conner, William 85 father farmer VA

James G 1820 - 1902
1820 June 30 - born
m Louisa Rayle (1834-1909)
1840
1850
1854 Apr 2 - son William Riley b. (d 21 Feb 1925 - m Anna Lee Weeks)
~1858 - son James A born
~1860 - daughter Ruth J born (m Wiley T Johnson)
1860 Illinois Massac Metroppolis 818 (indexed as Canner)
        149 - William Conner 65 farmer Va
        Anna 60 seamstress Ky / James 30 carpenter Ind / Tarrants 27 farm hand Ky / Robert 19 farm hand IL
             John Jones/James/Banes 16 m farm hand Il (indexed as Banes)
      I don't see how this can be him since he is married and a father of several children at this time!
      Also he's 10 years younger than he should be . . .
~1865 - son Thomas R born
~1868 - daughter Rosey M born
~1870 - daughter Minnia A born
1870 Illinois Massac Pellonia 277
        Conner, James G 49 farmer Ky
              Louvicy 37 Ind / William R 16 farming Ils / James A 12 / Ruth J 10 / Thomas 5 / Rosy A 2
              Minnie A 3/12 Feby
~1873 - daughter Nancy born
~1876 - daughter Loveda born
1880 Illinois Massac Jackson
        741 Conner, James G 60 Ind / Louisa 47 Inc
        James A 22 / Thomas R 15 / Rosey M 12 / Minnie A 10 / Nancy 7 / Louveda 4 - all b. Ils
1902 Nov 14 died

Margaret 1824 - 1876
1824 Sept - born
185x - married Unknown Mahan
~1856 daughter Anna born
~1862 - daughter Maggie born
1870 Illinois Massac Metropolis City 271
         Conner, William 75 mw farming VA
                 Anna 70 Ky / Terrance L 34 Ky
           Mahan, Margaret 45 KH Ind / Anna 14 / Maggie N 8
           Conner Albine 9 Ils
1876 Dec 27 died

Dade 1833
1833 May - born
18xx - married Martha Unknown
~1859 - son Willis born
1860 Il Massac Twp 15 R 5 p. 271
      Dade Conner 28 farmer Ky / Martha 20 seamstress IL / Willis 1 IL
~1860 - son Daniel born
~1862 - son Torrance D born
~1864 - daughter Mary A (Nancy A?) born
~1866 - daughter Rosey born
1869 Oct - daughter Fanny M born
1870 Illinois Massac Metropolis City 266 (Twp 15, Range 5)
        132 Conner, Dude 37 farming KY
               Martha 30 Ils / Willis 11 Ils / Daniel M 9 / Torrence 8 / Nancy A 6 / Rosey 4 / Fanny 7/12 Oct
~1873 - son Thomas born
~1876 - daughter Nellie born
~1878 - son Charley T born
1880 Illinois Massac Metropolis p. 12 (Dist 60)
      10th St - 89-102 Conner Dade 47 works ore shipyard Ky
                Martha 40 KH Il
                Daniel H 20 works in pottery / Torrence D 18 works in pottery / Mary A 16 school
                Fanny M 11 school / Thomas 7 school / Nelly 4 / Charles 2 - all b. Ils

Torrence L. 1835 -
1835 - born
1860 Illinois Massac Metroppolis 818 (indexed as Canner)
        149 - William Conner 65 farmer Va
        Anna 60 seamstress Ky / James 30 carpenter Ind / Tarrants 27 farm hand Ky / Robert 19 farm hand IL
             John Jones/James/Banes 16 m farm hand Il (indexed as Banes)
1870 Illinois Massac Metropolis City 271
         Conner, William 75 mw farming VA
                 Anna 70 Ky / Terrance L 34 Ky
           Mahan, Margaret 45 KH Ind / Anna 14 / Maggie N 8
           Conner Albine 9 Ils
1880 Illinois Massac Metropolis Dist 60 p. 41
        Keebler, Jane 62 Ind
               Belle 22 Ils / Benjamin F 19 Ils
        Conner, Torrence 43 brother farmer KY
        Conner, William 85 father farmer VA
1888 - died (before 4 Sept)

Robert Frank 1841 -
1841 born
1860 Illinois Massac Metroppolis 818 (indexed as Canner)
        149 - William Conner 65 farmer Va
        Anna 60 seamstress Ky / James 30 carpenter Ind / Tarrants 27 farm hand Ky / Robert 19 farm hand IL
             John Jones/James/Banes 16 m farm hand Il (indexed as Banes)

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