William Conn

Brief Life History of William

When William Conn was born on 1 February 1833, in Henry, Kentucky, United States, his father, Richard Alexander Conn, was 40 and his mother, Lucy Matilda Powell\Conn married 1811, was 44. He married Mary Ann Blackerby on 25 September 1855, in Henry, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Bedford, Trimble, Kentucky, United States in 1880 and Magisterial District 2 Bedford, Trimble, Kentucky, United States in 1900. He died on 3 November 1900, in Henry, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Pendleton, Henry, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Conn
1833–1900
Mary Ann Blackerby
1838–1921
Marriage: 25 September 1855
James R Conn
1857–1927
John Blackerby Conn
1860–1940
Robert Lee Conn
1864–1956
Nancy Catherine Conn
1867–1950
William Thomas Conn
1870–1941
Jesse Clarence Conn
1877–1962

Sources (15)

  • William, "United States Census, 1880"
  • William Conn, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • William Conn, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1840

Historical Boundaries 1840: Henry, Kentucky, United States

1861

Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.

Name Meaning

Scottish and Irish (Armagh, Derry): back-formation from Mac Coinn ‘son of Conn’, the early Gaelic personal name usually interpreted as ‘reason, wisdom’ or ‘head, chieftain’; its genitive in surnames is Coinn[e], see Quinn .

Irish: shortened form of McConn .

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

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