1899 - 1990 (90 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Emma Elizabeth Conn was born on 10 Nov 1899 in Texas (daughter of Elisha Leonidas Conn and Melissa Ella Ferguson); died on 2 Jan 1990 in Harris County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. Emma married James Emmett Fenley on 15 Mar 1919. James was born on 13 Jan 1896 in Swift, Nacogdoches County, Texas; died on 21 Mar 1961 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Emma Corinne Fenley was born about 1921 in Texas; died on 18 Jun 1973 in Houston, Harris County, Texas.
- Kathryn Fenley was born on 26 Oct 1923 in Texas; died on 4 Sep 1990.
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- Eva Jeanette Fenley was born on 24 Oct 1936 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; died on 25 May 2013 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.
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Generation: 2
2. | Elisha Leonidas Conn was born on 15 Dec 1867 in Arkansas (son of Henry Patrick Conn and Clarissa "Clarrisee" Gibson); died on 12 Feb 1909 in Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
(Research):
Census Listings:
1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 5 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 68 Sheet 2B
33-34
Conn, Elisha Head W M Dec 1867 32 M10 Ark Miss Miss Farmer
Conn, Ella Wf W F Jun 1870 29 M 10 2/1 Tx Tx Tx
Conn, Emma Dtr W F Nov 1899 6/12 S Tx Ark Tx
Ferguson, Nancy J Mother-in-law W F July 1846 53 Wd 1/1 Tx Tenn Tx
Elisha married Melissa Ella Ferguson about 1890. Melissa (daughter of Jeremiah Alexander Ferguson and Nancy Jane Griffin) was born on 22 Jun 1870 in Texas; died on 23 Sep 1930 in Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Melissa Ella Ferguson was born on 22 Jun 1870 in Texas (daughter of Jeremiah Alexander Ferguson and Nancy Jane Griffin); died on 23 Sep 1930 in Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
(Research):
Census Listings:
1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 4 May 1910
SD 2 ED 131 Sheet 14A
Hemphill and San Augustine Road
231-233
George and Fanny Conn family
235-237
William and Florence Conn family
236-238
Conn, Malissa E Hd F W 38 Wd 5/4 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Conn, Emma E Dtr F W 10 S Tx Ark Tx Laborer Home Farm\\
Conn, Clarrisa L Dtr F W 8 S Tx Ark Tx
Conn, Mary E. Dtr F W 6 S Tx Ark Tx
Conn, Edward L Son M W 2 S Tx Ark Tx
Ferguson, Nancy J Mother F W 623 Wd 4/2 Tx Tenn Tx
1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP One
Enumerated 16 Feb 1920
SD 326 ED 168 Sheet 36B
721-704
Conn, Ella M Head F W 49 Wd Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Conn, Lorena C Drt F W 17 S Tx Ark Tx Farm Laborer
Conn, Mary E Dtr F W 15 S Tx Ark Tx
Conn, Edward L Son M W 11 S Tx Ark Tx
Furguson, Nancy J Mother F W 73 Wd Tx Tenn Tx
1930 Census
Texas, Harris County, Part of JP 2, Houston City
Enumerated April 8, 1930
ED 101-125 SD 26 Sheet 19A
6727-241-283
T/Fenley James E Head M W 34 m 23 Tx Tx Tx Machinist Tool Factory
T/Fenley, Emma Wf F W 30 m 19 Tx Tx Tx
T/Fenley, Corinne Dtr F W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
T/Fenley, Kathryn Dtr F W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Conn, Ella Mother-in-law F W 58 W 19 Tx Tx Tx
Conn, Edward Brother-in-law M W 21 Un Tx Tx Tx Operates rigs Garage Shell
Children:
- Adrian Elisha Conn was born on 10 Aug 1892 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 4 Apr 1899 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- 1. Emma Elizabeth Conn was born on 10 Nov 1899 in Texas; died on 2 Jan 1990 in Harris County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- Clarissa Lorena Conn was born on 27 Apr 1902 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 7 Oct 1923; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- Mary Eva Conn was born on 10 Feb 1904 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 8 Nov 1928 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- Edward Leonidas Conn was born on 1 Apr 1908 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 5 May 1932; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
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Generation: 3
4. | Henry Patrick Conn was born on 22 Mar 1832 in Jefferson County, Mississippi (son of James Conn, Sr. and Martha Gibson); died on 24 Sep 1910 in Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Kay Parker McCary writes: "Born in Jefferson Co. Miss. Moved to Copiah Co in 1833, Moved to Arkansas in 1854, Married to Miss Clarrissa Gibson 2 Jan 1859, Moved to Texas in 1869 - Only sleeping [FS: H. P. C.] (Henry Patrick Conn - Son of James Conn & Martha A. Gibson - CSA - Originally this grave & his wife Clarissa Conn's grave were surrounded by a wrought iron fence)."
At the time of the 1850 Federal census, an 18 year old Henry Conn, born in Mississippi and working as a laborer, was living in the home of Farrish and Martha Kendrick of Copiah County, Mississippi.
(Research):
Census Listings:
1860 Census
not located
1870 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Beat No. 3, PO Brookeland
Enumerated 14 Aug 1870
Page 14
603-603
Conn, H P 38 M W Farmer 1000 1000 Miss
Clarissa 29 F W Keeping House Miss
Mary E 10 F W Ark
Elisha 3 M W Ark
Martha A 1/2 F W Tx
Gleason M 22 F W La
1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 1
Enumerated 26 Jun 1880
Page 16 SD 1 ED 85
162-163
Conn, Henry P W M 49 Farmer Miss Miss Miss
Conn, Clarissa W F 39 Wf Keeping House Miss SC SC
Conn, Elisha L W M 11 Son At School Ark
Conn, Martha W F 10 Dtr At School Tx
Conn, Willie H W M 9 Son At School Tx
Conn, George W M 7 Son At School Tx
Conn, Clarissa A W F 2 Dtr Tx
Conn, Abbie W F 5/12 Jan Dtr Tx
Travis, Martha W F 29 Servant Miss Miss Miss
1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 5 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 68 Sheet 2B
29-30
Conn, Henry Head M M Mar 1832 68 M 40 Miss Miss Tenn Farmer
Cobb, Clarcy Wf W F Mar 1841 59 M 40 10/7 Miss Miss Miss
Cobb, Abbie E Dtr W F Jan 1880 20 S Tx Miss Miss
Henry married Clarissa "Clarrisee" Gibson on 2 Jan 1859 in Lafayette County, Arkansas. Clarissa was born on 12 Mar 1841 in Marion County, Mississippi; died on 30 Jan 1932 in Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Clarissa "Clarrisee" Gibson was born on 12 Mar 1841 in Marion County, Mississippi; died on 30 Jan 1932 in Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
Kay Parker McCary writes: "Born Marion Co, Miss. Moved to Arkansas 1854, Married H. P. Conn 2 Jan 1859, Moved to Sabine Co. Tex 1869, Daughter of Thomas Gibson & Anna Adams"
Did she marry second a DICKERSON? The death certificate of daughter Martha Conn Boyett lists her mother as Clarrisa Dickerson. She is also shown as Clarissa (Dickerson) CONN on the FindAGrave memorial for Martha Conn Boyett.
FindAGrave instead lists her date of death as 30 Jan 1902, but there is not a photo of the tombstone to verify this earlier date.
Notes:
Married:
The transcription of this Arkansas Marriage record on Ancestry.com shows him as Henry P. COMEY.
Children:
- Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Conn was born on 13 Sep 1859 in Arkansas; died on 23 Mar 1928; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- 2. Elisha Leonidas Conn was born on 15 Dec 1867 in Arkansas; died on 12 Feb 1909 in Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- Martha "Mattie" Ann Emerentha Conn was born on 29 Mar 1870 in Texas; died on 12 Aug 1939 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- William Henry "Bill" Conn was born on 13 Oct 1871 in Texas; died on 28 Jun 1926 in Texas; was buried in Lott Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- George Washington Conn was born on 25 Mar 1873 in Texas; died on 12 Dec 1916 in Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- Clarissa L. Abi Conn was born on 22 Jul 1877 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 7 Mar 1935 in Junction, Kimble County, Texas; was buried on 8 Mar 1935 in Junction Cemetery, Junction, Kimble County, Texas.
- Abbie Ella Conn was born on 15 Jan 1880 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 5 Mar 1963 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
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6. | Jeremiah Alexander Ferguson was born about 1845 in Sabine County, Texas (son of Roland Ferguson and Mahuldah Latham); died on 12 Feb 1912 in Sterling County, Texas. Notes:
From the notes of Katherine D. Freistat:
Abstract of Civil War Pension Applications, Sabine County, Texas (Mrs. Nancy Jane Ferguson, widow's application)
Her husband (Jeremiah Alexander Ferguson) enlisted February 17, 1862 and was discharged 1865. He served with Company F, 11th Texas Regiment Infantry. T.R. Smith, County Judge. W.M. Fullen and W. H. Cooper were witnesse
Jeremiah married Nancy Jane Griffin on 4 Oct 1866. Nancy (daughter of Thomas J. Griffin and Rebecca Clark) was born on 25 Jul 1846 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 6 Jun 1928 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Nancy Jane Griffin was born on 25 Jul 1846 in Sabine County, Texas (daughter of Thomas J. Griffin and Rebecca Clark); died on 6 Jun 1928 in Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
From the notes of Katherine D. Freistat:
Abstract of Civil War Pension Applications, Sabine County, Texas: Mrs. Nancy Jane Ferguson, widow's application for pension number 26250, field March 14, 1912, approved December 1, 1913, allowed from March 1, 1914. Date of pension November 9, 1912. She is the widow of Jeremiah Alexander Ferguson who departed this life on February 12, 1912 in Sterling County, Texas. They were married on October 14, 1866 in Sabine County, Texas. She has not remarried. Her age is 66 years and she was born in Sabine County, Texas. She has lived in Sabine County, Texas for 62 years and her post office address is Hemphill, Texas. Mr. (sic) Nancy Jane Ferguson died June 6, 1928 in Sabine County, Texas.
At the time of the 1910 Census, she was living with the family of her widowed daughter, Melissa Ferguson Conn, in Precinct 1 of Sabine County.
(Research):At the time of the 1920 Federal Census, she was living with her widowed daughter, Melissa Ella Conn.
Children:
- 3. Melissa Ella Ferguson was born on 22 Jun 1870 in Texas; died on 23 Sep 1930 in Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
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Generation: 4
9. | Martha Gibson was born about 1800 in North Carolina; and died. Notes:
Martha Gibson was born about 1800 in North Carolina, daughter of Stafford Gibson and Mary Ann Sumrall. Stafford Gibson died in 1805 in North Carolina. He may have died in Chesterfield District. South Carolina, as in Drawer 7, Case # 278, Nancy Ann Gibson was granted letters of Administration.
In 1829 in Marion County, Ms., Drawer 71, Case 278, Calvin Sumrall and wife Elizabeth (Gibson) Sumrall, Purson Powell and wife Sarah (Gibson) Powell and Thomas Gibson
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William H. Graham and wife, Nancy, late Nancy Gibson widow of Stafford Gibson.
Stafford Gibson and Nancy Sumrall had four children: Elizabeth Gibson married her cousin Calvin Sumrall, Sarah Gibson married Purson Powell, Martha Gibson married 1st. James Conn ,2nd. Allen McDaniel and Thomas Gibson married Anna Adams.
Martha Gibson Conn McDaniel was the only child that did not sue her Mother and stepfather, William H. Graham. Thomas Gibson was the father of Clarissa Gibson that married Henry Patrick Conn, son of James & Martha. Henry Patrick Conn & Clarissa Gibson were first cousins.
James Conn & Martha Gibson were married March 10, 1820, page 179 Book A. Richard Conn, Jr. was a witness. They were married by James Phillips, Minister of Gospel.
Martha Gibson-Beneficiary of Stafford Gibson, page 109, March 15, 1820, as well as Sarah & Elizabeth, received their full share of the estate of Stafford Gibson, decreased, from Ann Graham.
Martha married 2nd. Allen McDaniel in Copiah County Ms. on July 28, 1835. Then Allen McDaniel was made guardian of the six children of James Conn & Martha Gibson Conn. They were George, Nancy, William, James, John and Henry Conn. Dated 24th. August 1835 in Copiah Co., Ms. Recorded in Bond as Guardian-Filed 24th. August 1835.
Proof that this Martha Conn was the same Martha Gibson that married 1st. James Conn, then 2nd. Allen McDaniel. See Transcribed Deed Record J, Copiah County, Page 82. William Graham for love and affection that he felt for his stepdaughte Martha McDaniel, late Martha Gibson. Wm. Graham was like a father to Martha as her father died when she was young.
William H. Graham married February 10, 1809 to Nancy Ann Sumrall Gibson, widow of Stafford Gibson.
They had five children: Leonidas Graham b April 21, 1810, Clarissa Graham b Dec. 18, 1813, John Graham b Dec. 15, 1815, William Henry Graham, Jr. b Oct 28, 1817 and Polly Graham b July 18, 1819.
Martha Gibson Conn McDaniel and Allen had two children: Leonidas b ca 1838 d April 1860 in Marion Co., Tn. and Martha Ann born ca 1840.
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11307 Sinclair Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75218-1947
Children:
- George Washington Conn was born on 18 Feb 1821 in Mississippi; died on 6 Feb 1888 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- William Williams Conn was born about 1824 in Mississippi; and died.
- Nancy Conn was born about 1826 in Mississippi; and died.
- James Conn, Jr. was born about 1828 in Mississippi; and died.
- John M. Conn was born on 19 Mar 1830 in Mississippi; died on 7 Dec 1862 in Washington County, Arkansas.
- 4. Henry Patrick Conn was born on 22 Mar 1832 in Jefferson County, Mississippi; died on 24 Sep 1910 in Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
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12. | Roland Ferguson was born about 1823 in Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana (son of Olly A. Ferguson and Drucilla Cook); died in Feb 1861 in Orange, Orange County, Texas. Notes:
(Research):
Census Listings:
1850 Census
Texas, Sabine District
Enumerated 13 and 15 Nov 1850
Pages Handwritten 29 and 30 Stamped 225
225-225
Drucilla Lowe 47 F Ga
William Furguson 23 M Farmer Tx
James Furguson 21 M Farmer Tx
Allonder Furguson 19 M La
Emily Lowe 16 F Tx
Malinda Lowe 14 F Tx
Jackson Lowe 1p M Tx
226-226
Roland Furguson 28 M Farmer La
Huldah Furguson 26 F Ark
James E Furguson 6 M Tx
Jeremiah A Furguson 5 M Tx
Nancy A Furguson 4 F Tx
Green B Furguson 1 M Tx
Granbury Furguson 1 M Tx
Roland + Mahuldah Latham. Mahuldah (daughter of Lewis Latham and Unknown Wife Of Lewis Latham) was born about 1822 in Illinois; died about 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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14. | Thomas J. Griffin was born about 1815 in Tennessee; died about 1901 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Griffin Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. Notes:
In a 1966 article about the Golden Wedding anniversary of Onie Griffin and Imboden Boyd, Virgie Speights wrote that Onie's great grandfather was W. H. Griffin, who came as a boy of 17 years with the Boyd family to Texas (circa 1835).
Thomas married Rebecca Clark in 1844. Rebecca (daughter of William Clark and Elizabeth Isaacs) was born about 1826 in Texas; died before 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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15. | Rebecca Clark was born about 1826 in Texas (daughter of William Clark and Elizabeth Isaacs); died before 1880. Children:
- Frances Louisa "Babe" Griffin was born on 22 Jun 1844 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 17 Sep 1931; was buried in Griffin Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- 7. Nancy Jane Griffin was born on 25 Jul 1846 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 6 Jun 1928 in Sabine County, Texas.
- Rebecca Griffin was born on 20 Feb 1852 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 22 Dec 1919; was buried in Griffin Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- Thomas Franklin "Mann" Griffin was born between 1849 and 1853 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
- William Alfred Griffin was born on 2 Jul 1854 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 11 Apr 1937.
- Lewis Griffin was born about 1857 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
- Martha "Patsey" Townsend Griffin was born on 17 Nov 1860 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 15 Dec 1930 in Sabine County, Texas.
- Wiley Griffin was born on 2 Aug 1865 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 23 Aug 1931; was buried in Griffin Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
- James Monroe Griffin was born about 1869 in Sabine County, Texas; died about 1935.
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