Lewis Conner

Abt 1804 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Lewis Conner  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	Abt 1804	South Carolina   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	Julie Fontenot shows him as born on 25 Dec 1814 (sic) in Marlboro, SC, and dying on 30 Dec 1871 in Sabine County, Texas. On the "Kent Family Tree" a public tree on Ancestry.com, he is shown as being born 25 Dec 1804 in Marlboro, to Lewis Conner II and Margaret McLaurin. In the book, "Glimpses of Newton County History," it was noted that minutes of an early meeting of the county court showed that transportation in the new county was of the highest priority. A Petition for the road leading "from Hadden's Ferry to Zavalla be granted, and that Col. Joseph Thompson, Sr., Sterling McGraw, Joseph B. Colville, Lewis CONNER, and W. H. Mattox be appointed reviewers to review said road the nearest and most practible route by way of John L. Trotti's to Zavalla." (Research): Census Listings: 1850 Census Texas, Newton County Enumerated 21 Oct 1850 54-54 Lewis Conner 46 m Farmer 2000 SC Joshua Harley 15 M Fl John Westley 15 M Fl Elizabeth 11 f Fl Robert Thomas 9 M Fl Lawrence Hampton 5 M Miss 55-55 B. and Cynthia Garlington 1860 Census Texas, Newton County, PO Newton Enumerated 29 Jun 1860 Page 20 119-119 Lewis Conner 54 M Farmer 3400 4115 SC Martha A Conner 28 F Miss Robert Conner 18 M Domestic Fl Lawrence H Conner 15 M Miss Christopher C Conner 8 M Tx James M Conner 7 M Tx Cicero Conner 5 M Tx Nelson Conner 3 M Tx J L Brandon 19 M Hireling Tx Joseph Way 59 M Hireling Pa
  Person ID	I41546	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	29 May 2013

  
  

  Family 1	Martha Elizabeth Harley,   b. Abt 1802, South Carolina d. Jan 1850, Newton County, Texas (Age ~ 48 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1832
  Children	1. Joshua Harley Conner,   b. Abt 1833, Florida d. Yes, date unknown   2. John Westley Conner,   b. Abt 1835, Florida d. Yes, date unknown   3. Elizabeth Conner,   b. Abt 1839, Florida d. Yes, date unknown   4. Robert Thomas Conner,   b. Abt 1841, Florida d. Yes, date unknown   5. Lawrence Hampton Conner,   b. 8 Apr 1845, Mississippi d. 22 Feb 1928, Altus, Jackson County, Oklahoma (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F12487	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2012

  
  

  Family 2	Martha Weeks,   b. Abt 1832, Mississippi d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	29 May 1851	Newton County, Texas
  	I do hereby certify that I celebrated and solemnized the rites of matrimony Mr. Lewis Conner and Miss Martha Weeks on this the 29th day of May----1851 given under my hand30th day of May 1851 R L Williams http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/9332682/person/-803086585/photo/325ed0d5-5626-4e87-874d-1eaff1834668?src=search
  Children	1. Christopher C. Conner,   b. Abt 1852, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   2. James M. Conner,   b. Abt 1853, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   3. Cicero Conner,   b. Abt 1855, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   4. Nelson Conner,   b. Abt 1857, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F12490	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2012

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1804 - South Carolina Marriage - 29 May 1851 - Newton County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S144] 1850 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census.), Texas, Newton County Enumerated 21 Oct 1850 54-54 (Reliability: 3). [S1401] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, "Julie's Family" (Owner: JulieFontenot1). [S98] 1860 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1860 United States Federal Census, the Eighth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1860 Federal Census.), Texas, Newton County, PO Newton Enumerated 29 Jun 1860 Page 20 119-119 (Reliability: 3). [S1590] Newton County Historical Commission, "Glimpses of Newton County History" (Nortex Press, Burnet, Texas, copyright 1982), p. 26 (Reliability: 3).