Descendants of Francis B. Conner(or)
Generation No. 1
1.� FRANCIS B.1 CONNER(OR) was born January 18, 1793 in Abbeville Co. Sc, and died July 20, 1877 in Mt Vernon, Tx.� He married SARAH CONNER(OR)).� She was born November 18, 1797 in Sc, and died September 26, 1858 in Houston Co, Tx.
Notes for FRANCIS B. CONNER(OR):
http://sibley.houston.tx.us/geneology.htm
http://www.io.com/~dwhite/taxroll2.html HOUSTON COUNTY, TEXAS 1839 Houston County Tax List�� Microfilm 111301,
Pages 1 - 4
http://www.io.com/~dwhite/taxroll.html� HOUSTON COUNTY, TEXAS 1840 Houston County Tax List�� Microfilm 111301
Title: 1850 Census, Texas Page: Houston County, pg 176
Another possible daughter: Mary A D CONNOR BIRTH: SC DEATH: Hodges, SC
http://campross.freeyellow.com/d0008/g0000015.htm#I01775
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/houston/land/houston.txt� HOUSTON County Texas Land
Children of FRANCIS CONNER(OR) and SARAH CONNER(OR)) are:
2.��������������� i.��� WILLIAM MADISON2 CONNER(OR), b. July 20, 1816, Sc; d. May 14, 1894, Ratcliff, Texas.
3.�������������� ii.��� SARAH CONNER(OR), b. 1833, Tx; d. Unknown.
4.������������� iii.��� DEBORAH C. CONNER(OR), b. 1838, Tx; d. Unknown.
Generation No. 2
2.� WILLIAM MADISON2 CONNER(OR)(FRANCIS B.1)was born July 20, 1816 in Sc, and died May 14, 1894 in Ratcliff, Texas.� He married (1) ELIZA ANN PATTON March 10, 1836 in Nacogdoches, Municipality, Texas, daughter of JAMES PATTON and REBECCA MCDONALD.� She was born January 29, 1818 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, and died January 11, 1844 in Tx.� He married (2) RHODA(RHODY) GREGG Bef. 1839, daughter of JOHN GREGG and SARAH GREGG).� She was born Abt. 1824 in Crawford Co. Il, and died Unknown.� He married (3) EMILY A. WARREN Abt. 1870.�
Notes for WILLIAM MADISON CONNER(OR):
*HOUSTON COUNTY, TEXAS 1839 Houston County Tax List�� Microfilm 111301, Pages 1 - 4
http://www.io.com/~dwhite/taxroll.html
*HOUSTON COUNTY, TEXAS 1840 Houston County Tax List�� Microfilm 111301
*Title: 1850 Census, Texas Page: Houston County, page 176
*CONNER CREEK. It was probably named for W. M . Conner, the original grantee of land near its head. The surrounding flat terrain is surfaced by clay and sandy loam that supports water-tolerant hardwoods, conifers, and grasses.
http://www.passportintime.com/summaries/tx98a_connerfarm.html
East Texas Frontier Life: Artifact Analysis from an 1846-1871 Farmstead Davy Crockett National Forest, Texas, 1998
by Velicia Hubbard, Assistant Forest Heritage Program Manager
William and Eliza Conner arrived in Houston County, Texas, 162 years ago, having moved from Abbeville, South Carolina. Once in Texas, they constructed a new home and began a family that would grow to include five children. Eliza died in 1844 and was buried in a small family cemetery just a short distance from the house, alongside several of their children. William remarried, and he and his second wife, Rhody, continued to live in the original house until the Civil War.
Shortly thereafter, William built a new house several miles away, where he and this third wife, Emily Warren, lived until his death in 1894. Other members of the Conner family lived in the original house until it and 100 acres of land were sold in 1871. Until recently, the only remaining signs of the Conners presence were the headstones and graves still present in the small cemetery. (More info at the website)
Notes for ELIZA ANN PATTON: Will Watson� [email protected]� or [email protected]
Marriage Notes for WILLIAM CONNER(OR) and RHODA GREGG: They lived in Hagarsville P.O., Houston County, TX
Child of WILLIAM CONNER(OR) and ELIZA PATTON is:
������������������ i.��� JOHN G.3 CONNER(OR), d. Unknown. married LUCRETIA JANE WARREN
Notes for LUCRETIA JANE WARREN: Lucretia Jane Warren's parents were William W. Warren and Lucretia Jane McLemore.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~barclay/WattBarclay.html
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Children of WILLIAM CONNER(OR) and RHODA GREGG are:
����������������� ii.��� JOHN3 CONNER(OR), b. 1839, Houston Cty., Tx; d. Unknown.
Notes for JOHN CONNER(OR): Title: 1850 Census, Texas Page: Houston County, page 176
���������������� iii.��� LEWIS(LINIS) CONNER(OR), b. 1840, Houston Cty., Tx; d. Unknown.
Notes for LEWIS(LINIS) CONNER(OR): Title: 1850 Census, Texas Page: Houston County, page 176
���������������� iv.��� LILITH(TELITH) CONNER(OR), b. 1841, Houston Cty., Tx; d. Unknown.
����������������� v.��� CINTHEY CONNER(OR), b. 1843, Houston Cty., Tx; d. Unknown.
���������������� vi.��� AMANDA CONNER(OR), b. 1844, Houston Cty, Tx; d. Unknown.
��������������� vii.��� LUCINDA CONNER(OR), b. 1845, Houston Cty., Tx; d. Unknown.
�������������� viii.��� JACOB CONNER(OR), b. 1846, Houston Cty., Tx; d. Unknown.
����������������� ix.��� SILUS CONNER(OR), b. 1849, Houston Cty., Tx; d. Unknown.
Child of WILLIAM CONNER(OR) and EMILY WARREN is:
������������������ x.��� LUCRETIA W.3 CONNER(OR), b. 1872, Houston County Texas; d. Unknown.
3.� SARAH2 CONNER(OR)(FRANCIS B.1) was born 1833 in Tx, and died Unknown.� She married SILAS(ALLIC) GREGG June 14, 1849, son of JOHN GREGG and SARAH GREGG).� He was born July 03, 1827 in Crawford Co. Il, and died Unknown.
Notes for SILAS(ALLIC) GREGG:
**Stephens County TX 1880 Federal Census
**1850 Houston County TX
Source:� Billy Jack Gregg - [email protected]
**Deborah, Sarah's sister died after giving birth to the third child. John and Deborah's three orphaned children were raised by Silas and Sarah After the Civil War Silas sold his land in Houston and Trinity Counties and moved to Harris County. Things apparently didn't go much better there since they had moved to Stephens County by 1880. Silas' listed occupation went from
farmer to laborer by the time of the 1880 census
**In Jan. 8,� 1863 He and Jacob joined the TX Militia, Co. Fof T.S.T. Volunteers for 3 months stationed at Camp Shiloh in Houston Cty. He enlisted as a 2nd Jr. Lieutenant (TX Militia Records)
**1870 HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS CENSUS PAGE 659�� POST OFFICE: HOUSTON��� ENUMERATED 15 JUL 1870
Marriage Notes for SARAH CONNER(OR) and SILAS GREGG: They lived in Hagarsville P.O., Houston County, TX
Children of SARAH CONNER(OR) and SILAS GREGG are:
������������������ i.��� WILLIAM3 GREGG, b. May 15, 1850; d. March 22, 1884.
Notes for WILLIAM GREGG: Title: 1850 Census, Texas Page: Houston County, page 175
����������������� ii.��� MARY ANN GREGG, b. February 21, 1852; d. Unknown.
���������������� iii.��� HERMAN(HARMON) GREGG, b. January 13, 1855, Tx; d. June 30, 1877, Tx.
���������������� iv.��� SARAH FRANCES GREGG, b. March 27, 1857; d. August 05, 1858.
����������������� v.��� RHODA JANE GREGG, b. November 09, 1858; d. June 22, 1860.
���������������� vi.��� SAM HOUSTON GREGG, b. December 18, 1860; d. June 08, 1901.
��������������� vii.��� SILAS GREGG, JR., b. October 22, 1862; d. February 07, 1896.
�������������� viii.��� JOHN GREGG, b. June 07, 1865; d. September 14, 1883.
����������������� ix.��� ELIZA S. GREGG, b. February 01, 1868; d. Unknown.
5.��������������� x.��� EDWARD L. GREGG, b. July 04, 1870; d. January 27, 1939.
����������������� xi.��� ELISABETH GREGG, b. July 21, 1872; d. September 19, 1909.
6.������������� xii.��� ELLEN GREGG, b. July 07, 1876, Tx; d. November 26, 1953, Ca.
4.� DEBORAH C.2 CONNER(OR)(FRANCIS B.1) was born 1838 in Tx, and died Unknown.� She married JOHN J. GREGG 1855, son of JOHN GREGG and SARAH GREGG).� He was born Abt. 1829 in Crawford Co. Il, and died 1862 in Austin, Ar.
Notes for DEBORAH C. CONNER(OR): Deborah inherited 480 acres on Hickory Creek from her father died after giving
birth to a third child. John and Deborah's three orphaned children were raised by Silas and Sarah (Conner) Gregg in 1864
Title: 1850 Census, Texas Page: Houston County, page 176
Notes for JOHN J. GREGG: June 11, 1862 he enlists at Crocket as private in Co. I, TX Lancers in the TX Militia.� The C o. is transfered to Co. I, 28th TX Calvary, CSA. (TX Militia Records) he enlisted for 3 years, the duration of the war. He initially ordered to rendezvous at Marshall, TX and is stationed at Camp Bassett on Aug. 3, 1862. In Sept. of 1862 they were ordered to Camp Nelson near Austin, AR and dismounted fighting as infantry. In Nov. 1862 he died in Camp Bayou Meto
near Austin, AR� from Measles and Dysentery, never firing at shot at the enemy
*Listed in Houston Cty TX 1850 census in the household of William B & Rhoda (Gregg) Conner.
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Children of DEBORAH CONNER(OR) and JOHN GREGG are:
������������������ i.��� GEORGE R.3 GREGG, b. 1856; d. Unknown.
Notes for GEORGE R. GREGG: In 1864 their uncle Silas was appointed guardian.
7.�������������� ii.��� JOHN FRANK GREGG, b. 1860, Houston Cty., Tx; d. January 23, 1934, N. Ft. Worth, Tx.
���������������� iii.��� MARGARET E. GREGG, b. 1863; d. Unknown.
Notes for MARGARET E. GREGG: In 1864 their uncle Silas was appointed guardian.
Generation No. 3
5.� EDWARD L.3 GREGG(SARAH2 CONNER(OR), FRANCIS B.1) was born July 04, 1870, and died January 27, 1939.� He married CAROLINE GREGG).� She died Unknown.
Child of EDWARD GREGG and CAROLINE GREGG) is:
������������������ i.��� OK4 GREGG, b. Private.
6.� ELLEN3 GREGG(SARAH2 CONNER(OR), FRANCIS B.1) was born July 07, 1876 in Tx, and died November 26, 1953 in Ca.� She married JAMES THOMAS SMITH October 25, 1896, son of JOHN SMITH and SUSAN NANCE.� He was born 1877 in Tx, and died May 1949 in San Joaquin, Ca.
Children of ELLEN GREGG and JAMES SMITH are:
8.��������������� i.��� PAULINE MILDRED4 SMITH, b. September 17, 1897; d. April 30, 1966.
9.�������������� ii.��� GROVER CECIL SMITH, b. April 29, 1899; d. February 12, 1966.
���������������� iii.��� ANNIE BELLE SMITH, b. April 30, 1901; d. Unknown.
���������������� iv.��� BABY BOY SMITH, b. December 08, 1903; d. Unknown, Died at Birth.
10.������������ v.��� AUSTIN TEMPLE SMITH, b. March 27, 1906, Tx; d. May 16, 1943, San Joaquin, Ca.
11.����������� vi.��� DAVID EDWARD SMITH, b. February 14, 1909, Lubbock, Eastland Cty, Tx; d. May 31, 1990, San Joaquin, Ca.
12.���������� vii.��� OPAL ODELL SMITH, b. July 17, 1913, Tx; d. November 12, 1997, Lodi, San Joaquin, Ca 95242.
7.� JOHN FRANK3 GREGG(DEBORAH C.2 CONNER(OR), FRANCIS B.1) was born 1860 in Houston Cty., Tx, and died January 23, 1934 in N. Ft. Worth, Tx.� He married BERRYONECE RHODES 1888 in Jacksboro, Tx.� She was born May 10, 1869 in Jacksboro, Tx, and died January 23, 1929 in Ft. Worth, Tx.
Notes for JOHN FRANK GREGG: In 1864 their uncle Silas was appointed guardian. When he was 15 in 1875 he left his uncles house to make it on his own. The great cattle drives north out of TX were reching theit zenith so he hired on to the cattle drives as a cooks boy.� He followed the drives for 13 years.� On his longest drive he took cattle to SD and had to
stay over the winter. He was known to be as mean as the devil, especially when drinking.� He treated his children like he treated cattle, beating them with a laariat when they disobeyed. He was a short man with one eye from an accident with a cow. He ran a wagon yard and boarding house in Quanah, TX. Then in 1898 he moved to the newly opened Oklahoma Territory (Gage, OK) and openned the Wagon Motel. In 1900 the family moved back to Quanah, TX but the railroad soon pushed on to Amarillo and the wagon yard business dried up.� In 1900 they headed towards east TX. They wandered around west TX for 6 months before finally arriving at Crystal Springs west of Ft Worth where White Settement Road crosses the Trinity River.� John started a truck farm on his property. When the boys had grown, JF and Berry moved to Forest Park Rd where he worked as a grounds keeper at Tidglea and Glen Garden Country Clubs. He would drive a mule drawn wagon with his tools in the back. When his wife died he moved in with his married daughter Daisy Dearing in North Ft Worth, where her family owned a gas station.� He would walk across the street each day to work at the station.� On 18 Jan 1934 he was hit by a car while crossing the street to work.
Notes for BERRYONECE RHODES:� She was kind and gentle.� She smoked a pipe and dipped snuff.�
Listed with her Step Father ? Census Place: Precinct 3, Jack, Texas Source: FHL Film 1255313 National Archives Film T9-1313 Page 46B - Berry Neace ROADS SDau F S W 11 TX� Fa: TN Mo: AR
Children of JOHN GREGG and BERRYONECE RHODES are:
������������������ i.��� ALFRED4 GREGG, b. 1889; d. Unknown.
����������������� ii.��� GOVERNOR ROSS GREGG, b. 1891; d. Unknown.
���������������� iii.��� BRUCE GREGG, b. 1893; d. Unknown.
���������������� iv.��� ROBERT GREGG, b. 1895; d. Unknown.
13.������������ v.��� K (BILLY) GREGG, b. August 11, 1897, Gage, Ok; d. Bef. March 19, 1949, Witchita Falls, Tx.
���������������� vi.��� DAISY GREGG, b. 1899; d. Unknown. m. Mr. DEARING.
��������������� vii.��� WILLIE GREGG, b. 1901; d. Unknown.
�������������� viii.��� DAVID GREGG, b. 1903; d. 1903.
����������������� ix.��� RADFORD GREGG, b. 1907; d. Unknown.
������������������ x.��� LUCILLE GREGG, b. Private.
Generation No. 4
8.� PAULINE MILDRED4 SMITH(ELLEN3 GREGG, SARAH2 CONNER(OR), FRANCIS B.1) was born September 17, 1897, and died April 30, 1966.� She married (1) WILLIAM BASIL MCCLURE Private, son of CHARLES MCCLURE and BEATRICE BRICE.� He was born October 25, 1888 in Ks, and died May 1972 in Victor, San Joaquin Co., Ca.� She married (2) HOMER KIMBERLING Private.� He was born Private, and died Unknown.
Child of PAULINE SMITH and WILLIAM MCCLURE is:
������������������ i.��� GLENN5 MCCLURE, b. Private.
9.� GROVER CECIL4 SMITH(ELLEN3 GREGG, SARAH2 CONNER(OR), FRANCIS B.1) was born April 29, 1899, and died February 12, 1966.� He married LOIS SMITH) Private.� She was born Private.
Children of GROVER SMITH and LOIS SMITH) are:
������������������ i.��� ALICE5 SMITH, b. Private.
����������������� ii.��� RICHARD SMITH, b. Private.
���������������� iii.��� SYBIL SMITH, b. Private.
���������������� iv.��� JR. GROVER(CHESTER) SMITH, b. Private.
����������������� v.��� EVELYN SMITH, b. Private.
10.� AUSTIN TEMPLE4 SMITH(ELLEN3 GREGG, SARAH2 CONNER(OR), FRANCIS B.1) was born March 27, 1906 in Tx, and died May 16, 1943 in San Joaquin, Ca.� He married RUBY KERRICK Private.� She was born Private.
Children of AUSTIN SMITH and RUBY KERRICK are:
������������������ i.��� MARIE5 SMITH, b. Private.
����������������� ii.��� LOUISE SMITH, b. Private.
���������������� iii.��� JERRY SMITH, b. Private.
���������������� iv.��� LORRAINE SMITH, b. Private.
����������������� v.��� ANETTA SMITH, b. Private.
11.� DAVID EDWARD4 SMITH(ELLEN3 GREGG, SARAH2 CONNER(OR), FRANCIS B.1) was born February 14, 1909 in Lubbock, Eastland Cty, Tx, and died May 31, 1990 in San Joaquin, Ca.� He married (1) BEATRICE ANNIE MCCLURE, daughter of CHARLES MCCLURE and BEATRICE BRICE.� She was born September 25, 1895 in Ca, and died May 12, 1997 in San Joaquin, Ca.� He married (2) INA FAY FISHER April 06, 1931, daughter of FREDERICK FISHER and RUTH SALEN.� She was born December 01, 1905 in Dawson, Mo, and died January 14, 2001 in Co Springs, Co.
Children of DAVID SMITH and INA FISHER are:
14.������������� i.��� FLOYD LEONARD5 SMITH, b. Private.
15.������������ ii.��� DAVID WILLARD SMITH, b. Private.
16.����������� iii.��� PAULINE HAZEL SMITH, b. Private.
12.� OPAL ODELL4 SMITH(ELLEN3 GREGG, SARAH2 CONNER(OR), FRANCIS B.1) was born July 17, 1913 in Tx, and died November 12, 1997 in Lodi, San Joaquin, Ca 95242.� She married (1) RAPHAEL SALEN FISHER Private, son of FREDERICK FISHER and RUTH SALEN.� He was born September 22, 1912 in Dawson, Mo, and died May 14, 2001 in Reedley, Ca.� She married (2) DELWIN GUSTAVE MAAS Private.� He was born August 13, 1923 in Ca, and died May 02, 1997 in San Joaquin, Ca.�
Child of OPAL SMITH and RAPHAEL FISHER is:
17.������������� i.��� JEAN ELLEN5 FISHER, b. Private.
13.� K (BILLY)4 GREGG(JOHN FRANK3, DEBORAH C.2 CONNER(OR), FRANCIS B.1) was born August 11, 1897 in Gage, Ok, and died Bef. March 19, 1949 in Witchita Falls, Tx.� He married RUTH WATKINS 1918.� She was born 1900, and died 1985.
Notes for K (BILLY) GREGG: 5th Child. His name was to be Oklahoma in honor of the state he was born in, however, all that was placed on his birth certificate was the letter K without even a period.� All his life he was known as Billy.� He got a job working for the Railway Express Agency out of Ft. Worth. On March 19,1949 while returning from a run to Amarillo, Billy was discovered shop dead in the baggage car when the train pulled into Wichita Falls.� Apparently, his gun had fallen from his holster when he went to put it on as they neared the train station.� The gun hit the floor and discharged, sending a bullet upwards through his heart and out his back.
Children of K GREGG and RUTH WATKINS are:
18.������������� i.��� JOHN PAUL5 GREGG, b. November 17, 1920; d. April 04, 1984.
����������������� ii.��� (TWIN) OSCAR GREGG, b. 1923; d. 1923, Next Day.
���������������� iii.��� (TWIN) ARTHUR GREGG, b. 1923; d. 1923, Next Day.
Generation No. 5
14.� FLOYD LEONARD5 SMITH(DAVID EDWARD4, ELLEN3 GREGG, SARAH2 CONNER(OR), FRANCIS B.1) was born Private.� He married (1) JANETTE LOUISE STRAIGHT Private, daughter of CHESTER STRAIGHT and LULA RUDY.� She was born January 14, 1938 in Hawthorne, Los Angeles, Ca, and died December 29, 1995 in Co Springs, Co.� He married (2) MYRNA PACK Private.� She was born Private.
Children of FLOYD SMITH and JANETTE STRAIGHT are:
������������������ i.��� SHERYL LOUISE6 SMITH, b. Private; m. (1) RICHARD PHILLIPS, Private; b. Private; m. (2) (TWIN) GARRY LEE BEIREIS, Private; b. Private.
����������������� ii.��� GREGORY LEONARD SMITH, b. Private; m. PHYLLIS ANNETTE SHERIDAN, Private; b. Private.
���������������� iii.��� DAWN LEE ANN SMITH, b. Private; m. JON KEVIN LANDIS, Private; b. Private.
15.� DAVID WILLARD5 SMITH(DAVID EDWARD4, ELLEN3 GREGG, SARAH2 CONNER(OR), FRANCIS B.1) was born Private.� He married CONSTANCE JOANNE MOORE Private.� She was born Private.
Children of DAVID SMITH and CONSTANCE MOORE are:
������������������ i.��� THEODORE DAVID6 SMITH, b. Private; m. KATHLEEN VOLMER, Private; b. Private.
����������������� ii.��� JOLENE LISA SMITH, b. Private; m. CHRISTOPHER EDWARD SEMRAU, Private; b. Private.
���������������� iii.��� JOEL ABRAM SMITH, b. Private.
16.� PAULINE HAZEL5 SMITH(DAVID EDWARD4, ELLEN3 GREGG, SARAH2 CONNER(OR), FRANCIS B.1) .� She married THOMAS EDWARD BRANDENBURG Private.� He was born Private.
Children of PAULINE SMITH and THOMAS BRANDENBURG are:
������������������ i.��� JULIE DENIS6 BRANDENBURG, b. Private; m. DONALD FREDERICK HAINGRAY, Private; b. Private.
����������������� ii.��� KIMBERLY LYNETTE BRANDENBURG, b. Private; m. ROBERT LEONARD, Private; b. Private.
���������������� iii.��� TERENCE ANDREW BRANDENBURG, b. Private; m. JENNIFER LYNN BARNES, Private; b. Private.
���������������� iv.��� TYLER MARK BRANDENBURG, b. Private; m. TORIANNE MEADOW COOK(E), Private; b. Private.
17.� JEAN ELLEN5 FISHER(OPAL ODELL4 SMITH, ELLEN3 GREGG, SARAH2 CONNER(OR), FRANCIS B.1).� She married WILLIAM GEIGLE.
Children of JEAN FISHER and WILLIAM GEIGLE are:
������������������ i.��� JOAN ELLEN6 GEIGLE, b. Private; m. DAVID BRUCE HECKENLAIBLE, Private; b. Private.
����������������� ii.��� JOHN WILLIAM GEIGLE, b. Private; m. LINDA BETH SCHMID, Private; b. Private.
���������������� iii.��� THOMAS DEL GEIGLE, b. Private; m. (1) BETTY LOU HAGELE, Private; b. Private; d. Unknown, Deceased; m. (2) JEANNE MARIE WALLENHAUPT, Private; b. Private.
���������������� iv.��� SANDY LYN GEIGLE, b. Private; m. JACK MART PAHN, Private; b. Private.
18.� JOHN PAUL5 GREGG(K (BILLY)4, JOHN FRANK3, DEBORAH C.2 CONNER(OR), FRANCIS B.1) was born November 17, 1920, and died April 04, 1984.� He married MARGARET SUE ENGLAND 1946.� She was born June 18, 1923, and died June 11, 1999.
Notes for JOHN PAUL GREGG: Keeping with tradition he also went to work for the Railway Express Agency after he returned from WWII service in the Coast Guard in New York City.� He worked with the REA until the last passenger train in TX was discontinued in 1969.
Notes for MARGARET SUE ENGLAND: Of Alvarado, TX. She was pregnant with their first child when her father in law was shot. they named the child after his grandfather and favorite uncle.
Children of JOHN GREGG and MARGARET ENGLAND are:
������������������ i.��� BILLY JACK6 GREGG, b. Private.
����������������� ii.��� JUDY BETH GREGG, b. Private.
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