Frederick M. "Fed" Conner

1846 - 1887  (41 years)

• Name	Frederick M. "Fed" Conner  [1, 2, 3]
  Nickname	Fed
  Birth	26 Jul 1846	Tattnall County, Georgia   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Oct 1887	Texas   [3]
  Burial	Conner Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas   [3]
  Notes	Fed, along with his father Willis, and brothers William, John and Charles were indicted for the murders of Eli Low and Kit Smith after a short trial and based on a longstanding feud over free-ranging. Charles and Fed's trial was held first and they were found guilty. Charles was sent to prison for twenty-five years. Fed was given life in prison, but successfully appealed his case and was retried. He was again found guilty. He would never serve, however, as the jail was broken into and Willis, Fed, William and John escaped into the countryside- where they began a running war with the law enforcement of the day. The Texas Rangers were called in to assist in arresting the Conners, but were ambushed and one Ranger, J.H. (Jim) Moore was killed. William Conner was also killed and many others were wounded. Willis, Fed and John escaped the battle. The Rangers, having suffered a grievous defeat, left Sabine County and did not return. The people of the county, wanting to end the violence, began to pressure local officers to arrest the Conners. Eventually, a private investigator was hired and disguised as a cattle buyer went through the county looking for clues to the Conner's whereabouts. He learned that Willis and Fed's families left food and supplies for them on a trail somewhere deep in the woods. An ambush was set up and Fed Conner was killed. Willis escaped, but was killed a few weeks later, when his young grandson, a boy of twelve, was coming to give him food. The boy had been tracked and followed by a posse and in the ensuing gunfight, Willis and the boy were killed. This sad situation finally ended the Low-Conner Feud which had divided the county for so long. For years, no one wanted to discuss what had occurred as it was simply too divisive and the families too intermingled to be considered a worthy subject of conversation. Courtesy of Ed Wetterman (edwetterman@hotmail.com), as posted on his website http://clikto/sabinefeud (Research): Census Listings: 1870 census not located 1880 census not located
  Person ID	I7402	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Willis Conner,   b. 15 Mar 1822, Tattnall County, Georgia d. 13 Nov 1887, Sabine County, Texas (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Piercy Douglas,   b. 4 Apr 1824, Tattnall County, Georgia d. 22 Oct 1898, Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	1 Aug 1844	Tattnall County, Georgia   [5]
  Family ID	F3600	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Pauline Travis,   b. 2 Sep 1852, Texas d. 26 Sep 1927 (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	Aft 1870  [1]
  Children	1. Millie Conner,   b. 24 Sep 1873, Texas d. 18 Mar 1877, Texas (Age 3 years)   2. Monroe Conner,   b. 3 Mar 1876, Texas d. 24 Mar 1877, Texas (Age 1 year)   3. Warner Conner,   b. 29 Sep 1878, Sabine County, Texas d. 6 Aug 1948, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas (Age 69 years)   4. Robert A. Conner,   b. Feb 1880, Texas d. Abt 1921, Sabine County, Texas (Age 40 years)   5. Willis Cannon Conner,   b. 25 Nov 1881, Sabine County, Texas d. 1 Jun 1959, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas (Age 77 years)   6. William "Fed" Frederick Conner,   b. 26 Feb 1883, Sabine County, Texas d. 28 Feb 1946, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas (Age 63 years)   7. Fannie Conner,   b. 17 Jun 1886, Sabine County, Texas d. 24 Jul 1888, Sabine County, Texas (Age 2 years)
  Family ID	F3509	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 25 Oct 1887 - Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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