| Henry Conn & Mary Jane Stultz |
| Henry Conn & Mary Stultz |
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| Henry Conn was born October 12, 1816 in Williamsport, Lycoming Co., PA. He was the son of Henry Conn and Elizabeth Sinclair. Henry married Mary Jane Stultz February 28, 1838 in Butler Co., OH. She was the daughter of George Stultz and Elizabeth Wallace and was born April 6, 1821 in Cincinnatti, Hamilton Co., OH. In 1854, Henry and Mary left with their family of six boys from Royal Center, Cass Co., IN to join a wagon train to Oregon in a covered wagon drawn by horses rather than oxen. No stops of any moment were made. They went by the Old Oregon Trail and down the Columbia River, then south through the Willamette Valley to Douglas County, Oregon. A seventh child, Mary Elizabeth was born on the way. For the most part the trip was uneventful, with a few incidences of Indian encounters. In the spring of 1855, Henry purchased and divided a donation land claim of 613 acres with Jacob Jones in what was known as the French Settlement. There, Henry with his sons built the Old Conn Homestead. Henry Conn died at his home ranch on May 2, 1896 and was buried at the Masonic Cemetery at Roseburg. Mary Jane died December 18, 1898 and is buried next to Henry |
| Children of Henry Conn and Mary Jane Stultz: George Conn, born January 31, 1840 in Cass Co, IN; died March 07, 1916 in Oakland, Alameda, CA. He married Margaret E. Sergent February 27, 1887 in Klamath Co., OR. George Conn was a school teacher in French Settlement during the Civil War. To cub the strong and sometimes overly exuberant feelings of Northern and Southern schoolboy sympathizers, he kept a loaded six-shooter in his desk at all times. There is no report of his using it, however. He later went to Paisley, Silver Lake, OR. He went into business in the first General Mercantile Store. He had a flour mill and developed a alfalfa ranch about 1890 across the Chewankan River just north of Paisly, OR. He irrigated it from the river. In early years George was a surveyor in the Fremont Expedition of the Oregon Military Rd from July 17, 1865 to Sept 17, 1865. Civil War - was a Private in J.M. McCalls Co A, First Regiment of Oregon Calvary, enlisted Mar 25, 1865. Honorably discharged at Fort Vancouver 1866. Served same as brothers Henry and Harmon. Henry Jr Conn, born May 19, 1842 in Cass Co, IN; died April 09, 1923 in Douglas Co., OR. He married Florence Alice Grigsby January 25, 1880 in Lake Co., OR. Served as a volunteer soldier in the Modoc and Rogue River Indian Wars. Civil War - was a private in J.M. McCalls Co. A, First Regiment of Oregon Cavalry, enlisted on Mar 25, 1865, honorably discharged at Fort Vancouver 1866. Served same with brother George and Harmon. Henry and wife lived on the part of the old Conn place that joined the piece which Harmon got. It was by the South Umpqua River, by the present Conn ford Bridge. Just across the road from that part that was Lafayettes. He sold this to his brother James William. Children of Henry Conn and Florence Grisby are; Annie, Oreolee, Roscoe, Kenneth, Alice, Keitha Harmon (Warron) Stultz Conn, born October 03, 1844 in Cass Co, IN; died June 28, 1925 in Portland, OR. He married Mary E. Driver June 29, 1871 in Portland, OR. Harmon lived in Klamath Falls, OR as a butcher. He and family arrived in Linkville (Klamath Falls) in 1872. His father deeded him part of the Conn estate so he came back. In later years he moved to Portland, OR, where he remained. It wasn't long before Harmon became ill, he had contracted pneumonia, and his father Henry Conn, Sr wanted him to come back home where he was. They left in due time when he was able to travel and arrived back at the old holdings. His father then deeded him that part of the farm lying along both sides of the road running up to Rocky Point. About half of it, the lower half was deeded to Henry Jr. The place was sold when his children were grown, to George Kruse, which is known as the Kruse Place. Children Alec and Henry were twins. Civil War - enlisted on March 25, 1865 as private in J.M. McCalls Co. A First regiment of Oregon Cavalry, honorably discharged at Fort Vancouver 1866. Served same as brother Henry and George. Children of Harmon Conn and Mary Driver are: Dolly, Eunice, Enos, Alec, Henry, Otis Virgil Conn, born January 31, 1847 in Logansport, Cass Co., IN; died February 27, 1931 in Douglas Co., OR. He married Mary Francis Long. Virgil owned a flour mill and General Mercantile Store at Paisly, OR. Later years he was deeded part of the Henry Conn estate, but he rented or leased it. Children of Virgil Conn and Mary Long are: Vera, Velma Francis Marion Conn, born May 24, 1849 in Cass Co, IN; died August 30, 1927 in Portland, OR. She married Orville Camp. Children of Francis Conn and Orville Camp are:Robin Conn, Ben Conn. Mary Elizabeth Conn, born July 18, 1854 in IN - OR Wagon Train; died September 10, 1893 in Douglas Co., OR. Ann E. Conn, born December 01, 1856 in Douglas Co., OR; died October 1909 in Douglas Co., OR. She married John McCurdy May 15, 1884 in Douglas County, OR. Children of Ann Conn and John McCurdy are: Charlie, Bliss John Creed Conn, born January 25, 1859 in Douglas Co., OR; died March 04, 1904 in Silver Lake, OR. John Creed had a General Mercantile Store and ranch at Silver Lake. He was killed by the Cattlemen during the Cattleman and Sheepmen War in 1905. He had sold the ammunition and guns to the cattlemen as they were his friends and they were afraid he would tell on them. They were believed to be the ones that did it so a stop was put on his telling on them. He ran a freight line called the Jerkline Team. The team usually ran from ten to twenty horses. The driver rode the near of left wheel horse with a long, small hard twist rope running along the entire team and ending in the bit rich of the left leader. A steady pull on this rope meant a left turn, a few sharp jerks, a right turn, hence the name jerk line. The rope passed through keepers on the harness of all the rear horses the wheelers and the team in front, usually called the swing team. In case of turns, the leaders might have to go off the road, but in spite of this the pull would be diagonal, tending to pull the wagons into a mountainside or over the outside. To combat this the swing horse on the inside of the turn had to jump the long draw chain to keep the wagon on the road. As the danger past he had to jump back. This together with training of the leaders took plenty of patient work. When trucks for hauling came it put the teamsters out of business. The world lost a group of people who did a hard job wonderfully well. You had to know your job if you couldn't operate a jerk line team you'd lose the whole outfit on he first trip. Creed owned a mule freight wagon line, with this. Lafayette Conn, born April 06, 1861 in Douglas Co., OR; died September 14, 1938 in Lakeview, Lake Co., OR. He married Lora Fern Butler May 21, 1902 in Lake Co., OR. She was born August 17, 1877. Lafayette Conn became a lawyer, lived in Lakeview, OR for many years. He served as Circuit Judge for several years. Children of Lafayette Conn and Lora Butler are: Mary, Theodore Narcisse La Rout Conn, born December 22, 1863 in Douglas Co., OR; died June 12, 1946 in Douglas Co., OR. Narcisses never married. He lived on part of the Henry Conn Sr farm all of his life. He studied to become a lawyer but never practiced. He chose to be a rancher, raising sheep, etc. James William Conn, born June 11, 1851 in Cass Co., IN; died February 06, 1920 in Roseburg, Douglas Co., OR. He married Sarah Catherine Denny December 13, 1878 in Table Rock, Jackson Co., OR (Rock Point), daughter of James Denny and Sarah Jones. She was born March 25, 1862 in Lake Co., California, and died March 24, 1918 in Roseburg, Douglas Co., OR. |
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| The Plaindealer, Roseburg, OR, May 7, 1896 OBITUARY Henry Conn, Sr, the subject of this memoir was born in Pennsylvania, October 12, 1816, where he was married to Miss Mary J. Stultz. From Pennsylvania he moved with his family to Cass County, Indiana. From there he went to Iowa for Oregon and crossed the plains in 1854, and arrived in Douglas county in the fall of that year and settled near where he lived and died. Mr. Conn was the father of eleven children, ten of whom survive him, viz; George and Virgil who reside at Paisley, Lake county; Henry, James, Harmon S., F. M., and Mary E., who died several years ago; Anne E., now Mrs. John McCurdy, of Yoncalla, J.C. Conn of Silver Lake, OR, and LaFayette and N.S. Conn. Mr Conn came to Oregon when it was comparatively a howling wilderness, and spent the vigor of his manhood in making Douglas county blossom as a rose. He reared a large and respectale family most of whom are well to do and influential citizens of Oregon. But all that is earthly must pass away under the operation of an immutable law of birth, life and death. Mr. Conn in his youth and adolescent years labored with might and main to do his duty as a father, friend, neighor and citizen and did his part well and went to his reward at the close of a long life of usefulness, with honors clustering like a mantel around hi |
| The Plaindealer Newspaper, Roseburg, OR, Dec 15, 1898 DIED CONN - At the family residence near this city, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 1898, Mary J. Conn, wife of the late Henry Conn, aged 77 years. Deceased was a native of Butler county, Ohio, and was married to Henry Conn in Feruary, 1837; came to Oregon with her husband in 1854, and located near Roseurg here she has since resided. She was the mother of eleven children, ten of whom survive her. She was an exemplary woman and leaves besides her family a large numer of friends who sincerely mourn her loss. Throughout her entire life she was a firm believer in the Christian religion, and accepted Christ as a personal Saviour about ten years ago, and united with the M.E. Church a short time after her conversion. When asked a few days before her death if she had lost faith in God, she replied: ";No, that is worth more than all the rest." Funeral services were held at the M. E. Church yesterday at one oclock, conducted by Elder . A. Wood of the Christian Church on account of the illness of the pastor, Rev. G. R. Arnold. Interment in Masonic cemetery. |
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