George Washington Conn

1821 - 1888  (66 years)

• Name	George Washington Conn  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	18 Feb 1821	Mississippi   [1, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Feb 1888	Sabine County, Texas   [1]
  Burial	Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas   [1]
  Notes	Charter member of the Gravel Hill Antioch Baptist Church, also gave land for the Church. His tombstone reads "Father Married To Mariah A. Mulford 19 Sept 1847, Kind father of love thou are gone to thy rest, Forever to bask in the joys of the blest." Kay Parker McCary shows him as a son of James CONN and Martha A. GIBSON. He donated the property used to establish the Gravel Hill Cemetery. A deed to the property where the Church and cemetery are now located was given by Mr. George W. Conn, in August, 1875, but the Sabine County Court House burned in November and all records were destroyed, including the deed to the property. For some reason the deed was not refiled, but 97 years later, in 1972, a copy was found by a daughter-in-law looking through Mr. Conn's old trunk. Mrs. Allie Conn promptly filed the old deed. The church was organized on January 3, 1876, under the direction of Elders J. S. Lambert and J. J. Roundtree. Thirteen other men and women went into the organization, including George Conn, John Anderson, J. S. White, Hosie Baldaree, Ann Mason, M. A. Conn, T. D. Burkhalter, John Deweese, L. S. Hoard, Mary E. White, Sophie H. Wallace, Mrs. C. A. Hoard, and C. Baldaree. In their preamble to organization, signed by each member, the church stated that they had "been regularly baptized on the profession of our faith"..."under the name of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church of Christ holding to the doctrine contained in the sacred Scriptures to be predicated on republican principles..." On May 18, 1991, the new sanctuary was dedicated. In July, 1997, the church became incorporated under the name Gravelhill Antioch Missionary Baptist Church to distinguish it from another church in the state with the name Antioch. (Research): Census Listings: 1850 Census Mississippi, Pike County, Third Police District Enumerated 8 Nov 1850 443-444 George W. Conn 29 M Farmer Miss Mariah Conn 29 F Miss Martha A. Conn 1 F Miss 1860 Census Louisiana, Bossier Parish, PO Orchard Grove, Ward 6 Enumerated 15 Aug 1860 Page 41 294-294 G W Conn 35 M Planter 6000 711 Miss Mrs. Mriah Conn 30 F Miss Martha Conn 11 F Miss F B Conn 5 M La Henry Clark 20 M Helper on Farm Miss 1870 Census not located 1880 Census Texas, Sabine County Page 17 SD 1 ED 85 A. 232 Enumerated 29 Jun 1880 168-170 Conn, George W W M 59 Farmer Miss Miss NC Conn, Maria A W F 56 Wf Keeping House Miss --- NC Conn, Frank G. W M 23 Son 1 At School Louisiana
  Person ID	I6539	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	James Conn, Sr.,   b. Abt 1800, South Carolina d. Aft 1832 (Age 33 years)
  Mother	Martha Gibson,   b. Abt 1800, North Carolina d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	10 Mar 1820	Marion County, Mississippi   [2]
  Family ID	F12420	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mariah Mulford,   b. 7 Jul 1826, Mississippi d. 12 Oct 1888, Sabine County, Texas (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	19 Sep 1847	Marion County, Mississippi   [1, 3]
  	The transcription of this record at Ancestry.com shows her first name as Martha, not Mariah.
  Children	1. Martha Ann "Mattie" Conn,   b. 1 Sep 1848, Mississippi d. 28 Feb 1901, Sabine County, Texas (Age 52 years)   2. George Franklin "Frank" Conn,   b. 10 Oct 1856, Louisiana d. 9 Jul 1928, Texas (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F825	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Oct 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 18 Feb 1821 - Mississippi Marriage - 19 Sep 1847 - Marion County, Mississippi Death - 6 Feb 1888 - Sabine County, Texas Burial - - Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Conn, George W.

  
  

• Sources

  [S607] McCary, Kay P. "Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/. [S1390] Brust, Vermell Anderson--Family Researcher 11307 Sinclair Ave Dallas TX 75218. [S57] Ancestry.com - Mississippi, Compiled Marriage Index, 1776-1935 [database online]. [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.), Mississippi, Pike County, Third Police District Enumerated 8 Nov 1850 443-444 (Reliability: 3). [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.), Louisiana, Bossier Parish, PO Orchard Grove, Ward 6 Enumerated 15 Aug 1860 Page 41 294-294 (Reliability: 3).