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From: Bill & Jean Reynolds <>
Subject: Nathan Conner Bio
Date: Tue, 03 Mar 1998 21:50:29 -0800


NATHAN CONNER, a respected Oregon pioneer of 1847, now deceased, was
born in Virginia, July 16, 1821. He was of Irish ancestry, four
generations of the family having been born in America. His parents were
Robert and Nancy (Maxon) Conner, both natives of Virginia. They removed
to Ohio, when he was a year old, and there he was reared and educated.
He was the sixth in a family of ten children. In 1836 they removed to
Washington county, Iowa. January 7, 1841, he married Miss Elizabeth
Buell, daughter of Elias Buell. The Buells trace their ancestry back to
English emigrants who landed in America, from the first vessel which
came over after the Mayflower. Great-grandfather Buell was a captain in
the Revolutionary war, and his son, Samuel Buell, also served in the
Revolution.

In 1847 Mr. and Mrs. Conner and their two children, her father and
mother, brother and six sisters, and an uncle and his family, all
crossed the plains together. They made the journey in safety, and spent
the following winter at Vancouver. Mr. and Mrs. Conner settled on their
donation claim, of 640 acres, in May, 1848. They built a little log
house, and began life here in a rude way, having but little furniture in
their cabin. By his honest and persistent efforts Mr. Conner succeeded
in clearing his land and developing it into one of the finest farms in
Polk county. He was a Republican in politics, and both he and his wife
were members of the Methodist church. Of their children, we make the
following record: Sarah Ann, the oldest daughter, married Rev. John
McCain, a Methodist minister. She died in her forty-first year, leaving
five children. Mary Jane, wife of George Hobert, has four children.
Joseph Kirk lives on a farm near Bellevue. Emeline first married
Benjamin Hasbrook, by whom she had three children, and after his death
she married Homer Atkins. Matilda, wife of Robert Dyer, died in her
nineteenth year, leaving one child. Nathan is married and resides on
the donation claim. Caroline, wife of Noah Gregg, resides in Dallas.
Mr. and Mrs. Gregg have four children. Jerusha, wife of James Ball, has
four children. They reside in Washington. Elias is married, has one
child, and resides on the home farm.

Mr. Conner's death occured of apoplexy, July 15, 1888. He had made a
will, dividing his part of the real estate between his three sons.
Everything else, he left to his wife. She, however, thought best to
sell the personal property and divide it with her daughters, which she
did. She resides on her own portion of the estate, in the home they
built in 1872, where she is surrounded by all the comforts of life and
where she enjoys the respect and esteem of all who know her.

Source: An Illustrated History of The State of Oregon by Rev. H. K.
Hines, D. D. 1893.

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Bill & Jean (Waters) Reynolds
http://www.rh2o.com (Family Genealogy)
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