Joseph Henry Conatser

Brief Life History of Joseph Henry

When Joseph Henry Conatser was born in 1796, in Fentress, Tennessee, United States, his father, Johannes Nicolaus Knartzer, was 49 and his mother, Catherine Hainline, was 46. He married Nancy Thompson in 1813, in Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Missouri Township, Pike, Arkansas, United States for about 10 years and Arkansas, United States in 1870. He died in 1878, in Pike, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 82.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Henry Conatser
1796–1878
Nancy Thompson
1797–1878
Marriage: 1813
Mahala Drucilla Conatser
1822–1862
Elizabeth Jane Conatser
1830–1850
Nancy V. R. Conatser
1835–1862
Benjamin Jasper Conatser
1838–1880
James Isaac Newton Conatser
1839–1839
Sarah Catherine Conatser
1841–1880
Henry Alexander Conatser
1844–
John Francis M Conatser
1825–
William Pierce Conatser
1826–1862
Mary Ann Conatser
1828–after 1860
George Washington Conatser
1829–after 1860
Andrew Jackson Conatser
1831–
David Andrew Conatser
1833–1919
Moses Alexander Conatser
1841–1926

Sources (5)

  • Joseph Connatsor, "United States Census, 1840"
  • Henry Conetser in entry for David A Conetser, "Arkansas, Sevier County, Death Records, 1914-1923"
  • J H Conatser in household of David Mobley, "United States Census, 1860"

World Events (8)

1796 · Tennessee Becomes a State

On June 1, 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state.

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

Probably an altered form of a variant of German Konitzer .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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