4108. Clarence La Forest Conger
Clarence LaForest CongerPARENTS: Lucien West Conger and Elizabeth Everett Brown
BIOGRAPHY: History of Northeast Missouri - Walter Williams, ED, Vol. II Clarence LaForest Conger, postmaster of Unionville, Putnam county, Missouri, was born on June 16, 1855 in Galesburg, Illinois, and is the son of Lucien W. and Elizabeth (Everett) Conger.
The father was born in 1823 in New York state and is the son of Uzziah Conger of the same place, a man of German ancestry. (This is debatable and inconclusive.) He migrated from his native state of Illinois in 1839, and settled on a farm near Galesburg with his family.
Lucien W. Conger did not establish his home in Unionville until 1873 and in that year he organized the first bank ever established in Putnam county, that institution being named the Putnam County Bank. In recent years it has merged with the Marshall National Bank. Mr. Conger was officially connected with the bank until 1878, when he retired from active business pursuits. He died in 1902.
There were three children born to Lucien Conger and his wife, namely: Emma N.H. of Orange CA; Laura Cordelia, the wife of R.H. Spicer of Viola, IL and Clarence of this brief review.
Lucien W. was reared in the state of Illinois and there married Elizabeth Everett. For a number of years they moved about considerably, before they finally became established in Unionville. For 3 years after their marriage they lived in Peoria, then returned to Galesburg for a year, whereupon they moved to Kewanee, and in 1866 to Chicago. He was engaged in the jewelry business, and in the great fire of 1871 he lost everything. Soon thereafter he located in Oneida, IL there engaging in the banking business, where he continued until he located in Unionville.
Clarence Conger was educated in the public schools of Chicago and Kewanee, for a period of five years afrter he left school he was employed as cashier of the Putnam County Bank and from 1878 to 1880 he was employed in Chicago. On returning home to Unionville he engaged in farming pursuites and was thus occupied for a few years in which organized the Republican Printing Co., in 1902, becoming secretary and treasurer of the concern, as well as general manager of the business, and he has since to be thus associated with it.
In 1906 Mr. Conger was appointed postmaster of Unionvill, and he is still the incumbent of that position. The office is of the second class variety, and maintains eight rural free delivery routes.
Mr. Conger is fraternally identified with the Masonic Order, is a Royal Arch Mason, and a Knight of Pythias, also a member of the Modern Woodmen of America and the Knights of the Macabees. He is a member of the Universalist Church, and politically, he renders allegiance to the Republican party.
In 1878 Mr. Conger was united in marriage with Frances V. Cook, a resident of Oneida, Illinois, and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.M. Cook of that place. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Conger, Erwin C. who is foreman of the Republican Printing Company, of which is father is the head, and Bertha, who shares the home of her parents yet.
Mr. Conger is on of the dependable citizens of Unionville, and the family is one which is held in the highest esteem in the community which has represented their home for so many years. (Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 69 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
DEATH: Clarence Conger, Obit published 28 Oct 1925, born 16 Jun 1855, buried Unionville. (Source: Putnam Co., MO, Newsprint Death Index - furnished by Joyce Posey)
Frances Vincent CookRESIDENCES: At the time of marriage she was "of Oneida, IL." Her parents lived there.
DEATH: Frances V. Conger, Wf of Clarence, published 20 Oct 1926, born 20 May 1856, died 19 Oct 1926, buried Unionville.
(Source: Putnam Co., MO, Newsprint Death Index - furnished by Joyce Posey)
7682. Lucien Cook Conger
Lucien Cook CongerPARENTS: Clarence LaForest Conger and Frances Vincent Cook
DEATH: Lucian Conger death published 29 Nov 1883, died 20 Oct 1883, age 2y, 4m, 20d.
(Source: Putnam Co., MO, Newsprint Death Index - furnished by Joyce Posey)BURIAL: Lucien Conger, Local item & 29 Nov published 1 Nov 1883, buried Unionville.
(Source: Putnam Co., MO, Newsprint Death Index - furnished by Joyce Posey)
7684. Bertha Conger
Bertha CongerPARENTS: Clarence LaForest Conger and Frances Vincent Cook
Michael Louis CourtneyMILITARY: Major, U.S.A.
Edwin Conger WilliamsRELATIONSHIP: Edwin Conger Williams and his wife, Irene Louise Courtney, were 2nd cousins. Their common ancestor was Uzziah Conger.
4112. Alice Shove Conger
Alice Shove CongerRESIDENCES: At one time lived in a retirement home in Des Moines, IA
RESIDENCES: Lived in Des Moines, IA
CHILDREN: Had girl children.
4114. Elizabeth May Conger
Elizabeth May CongerNAME-CONFLICT: Elija May Conger, probably by Maxine Leonard. Elizabeth May Conger by Charles G.B. Conger.
ADOPTION: Adopted her niece, Betty Sharp, after her mother died giving birth.
4115. Hazel Conger
Hazel CongerCHILD: She had a daughter, Mary Louise Skinner Ross. [Note: See CFA II, p. 330 where she is listed as, Mary Louise Heaton. REH]
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 717 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)BIOGRAPHY: She was one of the first women to have a management position in Younker Bros. Dept. Store in Des Moines, IA. She was also transferred to Kansas City with the company. She taught school in Montana. Active in community service.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 330 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
Roy Henry HeatonNAME-CONFLICT: R. Rex Heaton (CFA II, p. 717); Roy Henry Heaton (CFA)
OCCUPATION: Mechanical engineer, teacher, photographer, rancher; retired head of the drafting room Civil Aeronautics Administration, Seattle.
EDUCATION: Graduate of University of Nebraska in Engineering, 1905
7691. Mary Louise Heaton
Mary Louise HeatonEDUCATION: B.S. from University of North Dakota, 1935; M.P.H. from University
of California, Berkeley, 1947OCCUPATION: Was commissioned officer in the USPHS
COMMENT: Had a wide range of interests
RESIDENCES: As of March 2000, Issaquah, WA
Howard Edward SkinnerDIVORCE: The marriage of Howard Edward Skinner and Mary Louise Heaton ended in divorce in 1948.
Charles Philip RossAKA: Probably called, Philip.
EDUCATION: B.A. from University of West Virginia
PUBLIC_SERVICE: Active in community services, U.S.O., YMCA and was a United Way Fund Raiser.
SPOUSE: Charles Philip Ross was the 2nd spouse of Mary Louise Heaton.
4116. Emma B. Conger
Emma B. CongerBIRTH: Died at the birth of her daughter, Betty.
7692. Betty Sharp
Betty SharpADOPTION: When her mother died, giving birth to her, she was adopted by her aunt, Elizabeth May (Conger) Heaton. (CFA II, p. 716)
4117. Charles Curtis Conger
Charles Curtis CongerPARENTS: Norman Hurd Conger and Mary Angeline Wheeler
Abigail Adelia GrantAKA: Probably called, Abby or Abbie.
SPOUSE-RELATIONSHIP: Charles Curtis Conger, 1851, married Abbie Grant, a niece of Ulysses S. Grant. CFA I, p. 39a.
[Note: Can this relationship be proven? U.S. Grant had two brothers who lived. I think they were: Samuel Simpson Grant and Orville Lynch Grant. As of September 2014, I couldn't find any information on the Internet about either man having children. As a matter of fact, it appears that Samuel might not have married. There is evidence that Orville married but no one lists any children. Written by Richard E. Henthorn on 9 Sep 2014.]
7693. Norma Grant Conger
Norma Grant CongerProblem: Was the date of birth, 20 Dec 1873 or as listed by Charles G.B. Conger, 30 Dec 1873?
4118. Clara Elizabeth Conger
Clara Elizabeth CongerPARENTS: Norman Hurd Conger and Mary Angeline Wheeler
Problem: Was she born at Long Island or at Oneida, IL? CFA I lists, both.
4119. Newton Alvah Conger
Newton Alvah CongerPARENTS: Norman Hurd Conger and Mary Angeline Wheeler
Problem: Was he Newton Alvin or Newton Alva Conger? CFA I, lists both. Charles G.B. Conger lists, Newton Alvah Conger.
Problem: Was he born in Oneida, IL or Knoxville, IL? CFA I, lists both.
OCCUPATION: Farmer and rancher
7698. Lee Atwood Conger
Lee Atwood CongerSSN:
Individual: Conger, Lee
Social Security #: 557-16-4725
Issued in: California
Birth date: Oct 6, 1905
Death date: Dec 1964
[Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1 A-K, Ed. 7, Social Security Death
Index: U.S., Date of Import: Nov 12, 2000, Internal Ref. #1.111.7.54150.199]
4120. Ralph Edward Conger
Dr. Ralph Edward CongerPARENTS: Norman Hurd Conger and Mary Angeline Wheeler
NO_ISSUE: There was no issue of the marriage of Ralph Edward Conger and Harriet King.
OCCUPATION: Country doctor
Problem: Was the date of the marriage to Margaret Rogers, 22 Feb 900, or as listed by Charles G.B. Conger, 14 Feb 1900?
Margaret VanCoit RogersFATHER: Her father was a Universalist Minister.
SPOUSE: Margaret Rogers was the 2nd wife of Ralph Edward Conger.
AKA: Margaret Van Cott Rogers
Problem: Was the date of birth, 16 Mar 1878 or as listed by Charles G.B. Conger, 15 Dec 1876?
Frederick Zina WikoffAKA: Frederick Mykokk, probably in CFA. Frerderick Zina Wicoff by Charles G.B. Conger.
QUESTION: What was the surname of this person?