1899 - 1956 (56 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Gram Berry Conn was born on 26 Aug 1899 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 6 Jun 1956 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
In her annotated transcription of the Gravel Hill Cemetery, Kay Parker McCary notes that his headstone was inscribed "None knew thee but to love thee" and also shows that he had a Military Marker: Gram Berry Conn - Texas Cpl Co. D 143 Inf 36 Div WW I. She notes that he was a son of William Henry "Bill" Conn & Florence Ferguson - w Mary Williams - Gram had a twin brother, Green Berry Conn that died as a baby, buried in LA.
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Census Listings:
1940 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 1 May 1940
SD 42-2 ED 202-3
Gravel Hill Road
356
Conn, Graham B Head M W 40 m La Same Place Farmer
Conn, Mary Wf F W 30 M Mo Same Place
Conn, Catherine Dtr F W 10 S Tx Same Place
Conn, Joe Son M W 9 S Tx Same Place
Gram married Mary Rebecca Francis Williams before 1929. Mary was born on 9 Sep 1909 in Elmer, Macon County, Missouri; died on 6 Jun 2007 in Vidor, Orange County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Kathryn C. Conn was born on 19 Sep 1929 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 19 Oct 1967 in Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- 3. Kenneth Joe Conn was born on 13 Sep 1930 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 18 Jun 2014 in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
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Generation: 2
2. | Kathryn C. Conn (1.Gram1) was born on 19 Sep 1929 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 19 Oct 1967 in Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Pam Mahon shows that she married Sid Alcido Fecteau.
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3. | Kenneth Joe Conn (1.Gram1) was born on 13 Sep 1930 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 18 Jun 2014 in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Kenneth "Joe" Conn was born in La Plata on September 13, 1930. He passed away peacefully on June 18, 2014, in Springfield, Missouri. Joe's beloved wife, Mary Jane, preceded him in death in January 1996. He is survived by his three children (Debra Wilburn, Joan Petty, and Gram Conn), and eight grandchildren (Larry, Kenneth, and Jodie Wilburn; Connor, Hudson, and Makayla Petty; and Travis and Hunter Conn), and six great-grandchildren.
Joe was a Navy veteran who served his country during the Korean War. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Stephen F. Austin University. Joe taught agriculture and science at Hemphill High School, and served as a sales representative for Ralston Purina.
Since 2004, Joe lived in Springfield Missouri. Joe loved singing, His Lord Jesus Christ, and the anticipation of being reunited with his wife Mary Jane in heaven.
Visitation is scheduled Friday, June 20, at 2:00pm, at Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill, Texas. Funeral service will follow at 3:00pm in the chapel of Starr Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Gravelhill Cemetery near Hemphill.
Copied from Starr Funeral Home website
Kenneth married Dorothy Fay "Dot" Smith before 1955. Dorothy (daughter of Dalton "Shine" Smith and Lemmie Beulah Coussons) was born on 17 Oct 1936 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 14 May 2008; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Kenneth married Mary Jane Jones on 1 Aug 1962. Mary (daughter of Thomas James "Chief" Jones and Ida Irene "Snookie" Speights) was born on 21 May 1942 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 23 Jan 1996 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 3
Generation: 4
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