4082. Everett Lorentus Conger
Everett Lorentus CongerOCCUPATION-CHURCH_AFFILIATION: Universalist minister
ORGANIZATIONS: He was very active in the "Conger Union," serving as president.
RECOLLECTIONS: After a lady called him "Conjer," he once asked, "How much lonjer are you going to call me 'Conjer?'".
RESEARCHER: President of "The Conger Union" in 1905 Reverend Everett Lorentus Conger of Pasadena, CA was for several years (including 1905) the president of the Conger Union. Iliff Conger of Sewanee, TN was the Tresurer; Miss Wilhemina B. Conger, 65 West 95th Street, New York City, NY was Secretary; and Charles Greenwood Barker Conger, 1744 Willard Street, Washington, DC was editor. This "union" financed the publication in "Collamere's Historical Bulletin" in Washington, DC and in Fernald's "Genealogical Exchange" in Buffalo, NY.Apparently the Conger Family League [Does Mrs. Leonard mean, Conger Union"?] members up to 25 May 1905 were: Rev. Edward Bryan, 1530 52nd St., Brooklyn, NY; R.W.D. Bryan, Albuquerque, NM; Mrs. A.G. Conger, Litchfield, MI; Mrs. A.L. Conger, Irving Lawy, Akron, OH; Arthur Conger, Harrisonville, MO; Asbury Bernard Conger, Oak Ridge, LA; Charles G.B. Conger, 1744 Willard St., Washington, DC; Charles Henry Conger, Mulberry, TN; Charles L. Conger, McIntosh, MN; Chauncey Stewart Conger, Carmi, IL; Dixie Lamar Conger, Mulberry, TN; Frank H. Conger, 262 Prospect St., Cleveland, OH; Frederick Albert Conger, 499 Selby Ave., St. Paul, MN; George Henry Conger, 613 W. 147 St., New York, NY; Dr. H.A. Conger, Duncan Indian Territory; Hiram James Conger, Honesdale, PA; Iliff Conger, Sewanee, TN; Ira Conger, Cherokee, IA; John A. Conger, Goldfield, IA; Prof. John W. Conger, Arkadelphia, AR; Mrs. Martha Conger, Gouverneur, NY; Miss Olive Conger, 1028 16th St., Washington, DC; Robert Alonzo Conger, Mulberry, TN; Mrs. Martha J. Corley, RFD 1, Liberty, TN; Mrs. John Hays Harmer, Bancker Place, New Rochelle, NY; Mr. Jerit W. Hopkins, 2805 S. Grand, Los Angeles, CA; George Heston Miller, 620 Clinton Ave., Newark, NJ; Mrs. Ann Mims Wright, 408 State St., Jackson, MS.
Miss May Conger, Jonesville, MI; Frank H. Conger, Yates Center, KS: Mrs. Sophronia Conger Snell, Ozona, FL; Eugene D. Conger, 314 South College Ave., Grand Rapids, MI; Daniel Conger, Chisholm, MN; Mrs. Zilla Keziah Teeple, Marengo, IL; Charles Teeple, Marengo, IL; Cassius R. Conger, Dannebrog, NY.
This membership list was in Collomer's Historical Bulletin #56, published from December 1903 to August 1906. Mention was made that Charles L. Conger of McIntosh, MN was undertaking the tracing of the lines of Moses. (Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 1a - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
Amanda Ann SmithSPOUSE: Amanda Ann Smith was the 2nd spouse of Everett Lorentus Conger.
Harriet Atwood DrowneNAME-CONFLICT: Drowne and Drown both listed in CFA I. Harriett A. Drowne by Charles G.B. Conger
SPOUSE: Harriet A. Drowne was the 3rd spouse of Everett Lorentus Conger.
7646. Edwin Conger Williams
Edwin Conger WilliamsRELATIONSHIP: Edwin Conger Williams and his wife, Irene Louise Courtney, were 2nd cousins. Their common ancestor was Uzziah Conger.
4084. Edwin Hurd Conger
Edwin Hurd CongerPARENTS: Lorentus Everett Conger and Mary W. Hurd
PUBLIC_SERVICE: United States Minister to China during the Boxer Rebellion.
(CFA I, p. 40a)HISTORY:
CONGER ARRIVES FROM THE ORIENT
WILL LEAVE IMMEDIATELY FOR MEXICO
TALKS OF NEUTRALITY CASE
Says China Has Always Adhered Strictly to the Requirements of International Law
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 14 [1905].—
E.H. Conger, formerly American minister to China and who was recently appointed ambassador to Mexico, arrived today on the. steamer Siberia from the Orient. Mrs. Conger accompanied him. It is Mr. Conger's intention to proceed almost immediately to the City of Mexico, unless he receives orders to the contrary, but Mrs. Conger will first return to her home at Des Moines, lowa.Mr. Conger said that he left diplomatic matters in China in a very satisfactory condition. On the question of China's neutrality in the Russo-Japan-ese war he said:
"China has always been disposed to maintain the strictest neutrality between warring nations and although there has been considerable criticism from both Japanese and Russian sources, I believe that the Chinese government has never shown partiality one way or the other but has always adhered strictly to the requirements of International law."
Mr. Conger was asked concerning the periodic rumors of another boxer uprising and replied:
"There is absolutely no truth in such reports. There is no danger of another boxer outbreak. Of course there are occasional troubles in the interior, but they arise from purely local causes which have no bearing whatever upon the presence of foreigners. There is no organized movement in China against the foreign people. There never has been a time in the history of the country when the government was more ready, or better prepared to put down any incipient organized effort that might be directed against resident foreigners."
(Source: Los Angeles Hearld, 15 May 1905, Internet)DEATH: Edwin H. Conger, published 22 May 1907, former U.S. Minister to China, died Los Angeles.
(Source: Putnam Co., MO, Newsprint Death Index - furnished by Joyce Posey)BIOGRAPHY: CONGER, Edwin Hurd, 1843-1907
CONGER, Edwin Hurd, a Representative from Iowa; born in Knox County, Ill., March 7, 1843; was graduated from Lombard University, Galesburg, Ill., in 1862; during the Civil War enlisted as a private in Company I, One Hundred and Second Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and served until the close of the war; attained the rank of captain and received the brevet of major; studied law and was graduated from the Albany Law School in 1866; was admitted to the bar and practiced in Galesburg, Ill., until 1868; moved to Dexter, Dallas County, Iowa, in 1868 and engaged in stock growing, banking, and agricultural pursuits; elected treasurer of Dallas County in 1877 and reelected in 1879; elected State treasurer in 1880 and reelected in 1882; elected as a Republican to the Forty-ninth, Fiftieth, and Fifty-first Congresses and served from March 4, 1885, to October 3, 1890, when he resigned to accept a diplomatic mission; chairman, Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures (Fifty-first Congress); Minister to Brazil from September 27, 1890, to September 13, 1893; appointed Minister to China January 19, 1898, and served until his resignation on March 8, 1905, on which day he was appointed as Ambassador to Mexico and served until his resignation on October 18, 1905; died in Pasadena, Calif., May 18, 1907; interment in Mountain View Cemetery.
Bibliography DAB. (Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present)BIOGRAPHY: From a newspaper clipping in 1901 "Edwin H. Conger, United States Minister to China, was in Kansas City today on his way back to his post in Peking. He visited W.J. Buchan, former state senator in Kansas City, Kansas, and this revived rumors of a romance between Lt. Frederick E. Buchan, United States Army, and Mr. Conger's daughter, Miss Laura Conger, who met at the seige of Peking." (Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 136 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
BIOGRAPHY: Edwin Hurd Conger was graduated from Lombard University, Galesburg, Ill., in 1862. During the Civil War he enlisted as a Private in Co., I, 102nd Regt. Illinois Volunteer Inf., and served until the close of the war. He attained the rank of Captain, and received the Brevet of Major for gallant and meritorius conduct in the field.
He studied law and was graduated from Albany, New York Law School in 1866; was admitted to the bar and paracticed in Galesburg, Illinois until 1868. He moved to Dexter, Iowa in 1868 and engaged in stock raising, banking, agricultural pursuits. He was elected treasurer of Dallas county in 1877 and re-elected in 1879; elected state treasurer in 1880 and re-elected in 1882.
He was elected as a Republican to the 49th, 60th and 61st Congresses; served from 4 Mar 1885 to 3 Oct 1890 when he resigned to accept a diplomatic mission. He was made Minister to Brazil on 27 Sep 1890 and served to 13 Sep 1893.
Edwin Conger was appointed Minister to China on 19 Jan 1898, where he served during the Boxer Rebellion, and until his resignation on 8 Mar 1905, on which day he was appointed Ambassador to Mexico and served until his resignation 18 Oct 1905.
His biography is in the Congressional Biographical Dictionary, p. 467 and in Who's Who in America, 1902.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 136 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
7647. Laura V. Conger
Laura V. CongerMARRIAGE:
"Announcement is made that Lt. Fred Buchan of the United States Cavalry is to marry Miss Laura Conger in Chicago tonight (no date for this [20 Sep 1901]). They met in Peking, China during the Boxer uprising. Miss Conger is the daughter of United States Minister Conger, who was stationed in Peking. Buchan is the son of Wm. J. Buchan of Kansas City, Kans., former state senator."
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 136 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
Frederick E. BuchanMILITARY: 1st Lieutentant, 3rd Cavalry, served in Peking, China at the time of the Boxer uprising and there met his future wife.
FATHER: William J. Buchan of Kansas City, Kansas, former state senator.
7648. Lorentus P. Conger
Lorentus P. CongerDEATH: Died in childhood