4226. Ida Conger Miller
Ida Conger MillerProblem: Was the date of birth, 18 Feb 1868 or 19 Feb 1868. Charles G.B. Conger lists both.
4231. Sidney Potter Conger
Sidney Potter CongerPARENTS: John Conger and Hannah Beals
7803. Robert Arthur Conger
Robert Arthur CongerPARENTS: Sidney Potter Conger and Rose Anna McIlwain
7805. Mary Belle Conger
Mary Belle CongerPARENTS: Sidney Potter Conger and Rose Anna McIlwain
7806. Allie Blanche Conger
Allie Blanche CongerPARENTS: Sidney Potter Conger and Rose Anna McIlwain
AKA: Probably called, Blanche
ORGANIZATIONS: Member of DAR, National Number 60794
Frederick C. BryanAKA: Fred G. Bryant.
7807. Nelson Conger
Nelson CongerPARENTS: Sidney Potter Conger and Rose Anna McIlwain
4234. John Croghan Conger
John Croghan CongerPARENTS: John Conger and Hannah Beals
OCCUPATION: Farmer
MILITARY: Served with the 2nd Ohio Cavalry during the Civil War. (CFA I, p. 303)
EDUCATION: Completed high school after the Civil War.
HOBBIES: Loved horses and Fox terriers
COMMENT: Cast the first vote in Boston Twp. for Abraham Lincoln. No source cited. (CFA I, p. 303-304)
RESIDENCES: He and his family lived in the house built by his father in 1840. It was later occupied by his granddaughter, Elizabeth (Conger) Bender.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 304 & CFA II, p. 135 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
BIOGRAPHY:
John C. Conger, our subject, received a good common education in the district school of Boston, Ohio and learned brickmaking and farming.He enlisted, aged twenty years, at Peninsula, Boston township, [OH], August 10, 1861, in Capt. George A. Purrington's Company A, Second Ohio Cavalry, for three years, or during the war, and was honorably discharged at Columbus, Ohio on April 8, 1863, for disability and injury to his eyesight. His service was in southern Kansas and in the Indian Territory and on scouting duty in Arkansas, Kansas and southwestern Missouri and Kansas, after the guerilla Quantrell and Gen. Price and in fights at Newtonia, Neosha, Sarcoxie, Lone Jack and in many skirmishes with the guerillas -- all very dangerous service.
The first fight Mr. Conger was in, was at Independence, MO with Quantrill's men, among whom were the notorious James brothers. Mr. Conger was taken sick in the Indian Territory while on the Indian Expedition to re-instate the Union Cherokee. He was on this expedition four months and was in several fights. His eyes began to trouble him, inflammation set in, and he was nearly blind for five months, but remained on duty, and finally, after reaching Ohio, was in the hospital two months, but his sight not returning, he was discharged, and it was nearly two years before he recovered.
In the meantime, he had been promoted, on the organization of his company, to be a quartermaster-sergeant, and served in this capacity until discharged. He was always an active soldier until disabled and was in all the campaigns, marches, battles and skirmishes in which his company was engaged. This service was very severe and wearisome, it being in a new country, very sparsely settled, covered with heavy oak thickets in Missouri, and in Kansas bad water and hard winds prevailing.
Mr. Conger was always prompt and cheerful in the discharge of his duty and was never wounded nor a prisoner. After the war, he returned to Ohio and engaged in farming, and September 17, 1867, he married, in Boston township, on the farm where he now lives, Eunice M. Stillman, born in Potter Hill, R.I., January 23, 1844, daughter of Ephraim and Pamela (Potter) Stillman.
Mr. and Mrs. Conger settled on their present farm of 135 acres, and have erected a tasteful residence and other buildings.
The[ir] children are: Fannie S.; Luen J.; Elmer B.; Pamela P.; Mary G.; John C., Jr.; and Emily. All the children are well educated and are highly respected. Elmer and Pamela are graduates of the Peninsula High School, Elmer of the class of 1894 and Pamela of the class of 1896 and Miss Mary will finish in the class of 1899; also John C. Jr. will graduate in the same class.
In politics, Mr. Conger is a Republican, cast his first presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln, and has served as township trustee and township clerk, has been a member of the school board ten years in succession, and a member of the council at Peninsula ten years. Mr. and Mrs. Conger are Seventh Day Adventists, and members of the city of Akron church. Fraternally he is a Royal Arch Mason of Richfield, Ohio and of Hudson; also of George L. Waterman Post, G.A.R. 272, of which he was a charter member and adjutant many years. Mr. Conger is a man of strict integrity of character and stands high as a citizen and belongs to one of the best families of the county.
(Source: Portrait and Biographical Record of Portage and Summit Counties, [Ohio], p. 725-727 - The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 134 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
COMMENT: John's middle name was "Croghan." Of all his grandchildren who started their families in Peninsula, [OH], Elmer Bronson [Conger], 1919 is the only one remaining there, in this father's house. His sister, Elizabeth [Conger] Bender, bought the home that John, their great grandfather, built in 1840, restored in 1969. She and husband, Henry, spent many thousands of dollars and personal manhours in the restoration -- and then rented the house. It is pictured in CFA I.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 135 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
Eunice Melissa StillmanOCCUPATION: School teacher before marriage.
CHURCH_AFFILIATION: Seventh-day Adventist
RECOLLECTIONS: She was a graduate of Alfred University and talented in music.
She came to Ohio in 1867 to teach music. Her great grandfather, George
Stillman, was a wealthy merchant who came from England. Eunice inspired her
children and grandchildren to further their education.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 304 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)BIOGRAPHY: Mrs. Conger received a good education in New York State, at Alfred
University, Alfred Center, Allegany county, N.Y., graduating in 1864 and came
to Ohio as a music teacher in 1867.
(Source: Portrait and Biographical Record of Portage and Summit Counties,
[Ohio], p. 725-727 - The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 135 - Maxine
Crowell Leonard)
4235. Arthur Latham Conger
Arthur Latham CongerPARENTS: John Conger and Hannah Beals
MILITARY: Co. G, 115th Ohio Inf., buried Glendale Cemetery, Summit Co., OH
(Source: Ohio Civil War Genealogy Journal, Vol. 6, No. 2, 2002, page 89 - furnished by Joyce Posey)REFERENCE: Half sitting view of 1st Lt. Arthur L. Conger, Co. G, 115th Reg OVI - RG98S-CWP112.97
[This is a photograpgh, that can be ordered from the Military History Institute, Special Collections Branch, 22 Ashburn Dr., Carlisle, Pa., 17013-5008. Email: MHI-SC@carlisle.army.mil. Or mail request to address above, include "RG" order number. They will send a photocopy, If you want a hard copy, they will give you charges and other instructions.]
(Source: Ohio Civil War Genealogy Journal, Vol. 6, No. 2, 2002, page 76 - furnished by Joyce Posey)REFERENCE:
Arthur Latham Conger Papers. Arthur Latham Conger. Transcripts (typewritten). Army officer. Diary describing camp life during Conger's Civil War service with the 104th and 115th Ohio Infantry Regts. in Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee. Includes speeches relating to the presentation of a sword to Conger. 2 items. Call# MS 76-1254. U.S. Army War College Library. Carlisle Barracks. Pennsylvania [Note: This item has not been seen by researcher, Richard E. Henthorn.]OCCUPATION: Founder of the S.S. Still Osteopathic College in Des Moines, Iowa and president of numerous business ventures. CFA I, p. 36a.
OCCUPATION: Arthur Latham Conger, 1838 and his son, Latham Hubbard Conger, 1878 were industrialists in Akron, OH.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, 38a - Maxine Crowell Leonard)BIOGRAPHY:
Arthur Latham Conger was a scion of a sterling old pioneer family of Ohio, born in Boston Twp., Summit County on 19 Feb 1838. His parents, John and Hannah Beals Conger, were natives of the state of Vermont, and both were descended from Revolutionary ancestry. They were honest, hospitable, hard-working people, who came to Summit County in an early day and through their industry and good management became well established.On the farm home, Arthur Latham Conger spent his boyhood years and received a meager education, in the rural schools of the neighborhood. While still a mere boy he began supporting himself by working in a brick yard for ten cents per day. Though early deprived of the educational facilities that he so ardently desired, he largely made up for this lack by persistent study at home during his leisure moments, thus forming habits of study which remained one of his notable characteristics throughout his life.
So well did he equip himself, that he was qualified to teach school. He also spent two years in canal boating. When the Civil War broke out he evinced his patriotism and loyalty by enlisting in 1862 in Co. G, 115th Reg., Ohio Inf, of which he was elected 2nd Lieutenant. Later he was promoted to 1st Lt., and finally was placed in command of his company. For the years he saw service with the Army of Cumberland, he won the confidence of his men, and the approval of his superior officers. General Thomas, who commanded the great army, recommended him for promotion to the rank of Captain and commissary of subsistence, but the war ended before his appointment could be confirmed.
He served efficiently at Asst. Adj. General and Provost Marshall of Covington, KY and as assistant inspector of railroad defenses under James R. Willett. He received an honorable discharge and returned home, and thereafter gave his attention to civil pursuits.
In 1866, Col. Conger was elected treasurer of Summit County and was re-elected at the expiration of his first term. Desiring to enter upon a business career, he moved to Akron, Ohio, in 1867, and soon became identified with various businesses. In 1870, he became a stock holder and director of the Whiteman and Miles Mfg. Company. At the close of his service as County Treasurer, he became a traveling salesman for the company. In 1876, he was elected vice-president.
In 1877, Whiteman and Miles Co., consolidated with George Barnes and Co. of Syracuse, NY, under the name of Whiteman and Barnes Mfg. Co., and of this concern Mr. Conger was elected vice-president, and later president, which position he held until 1888. In 1890, he became president of the Akron Steam Forge Co., which was afterward moved to Muncie, IN. He was also largely interested in the American Strawboard Co., the Enterprise Mfg. Co., and the Thomas Lumbering and Building Co.
He was also one of the largest stock holders and president of the Diamond Plate Glass Co. of Kokomo, IN; the Elwood Tin Plate Co. of Elwood, IN; and the Hartford Glass Co. Eventually he was one of the organizers of the Plate Glass Trust, into which the Diamond Plate Glass Company was merged, and he became director of the consolidated company.
He was also interested financially in the Zanesville Street Railway Company and was one of the organizers of the American Harvesting Machine Company and served as president of the National Association of Agricultural Implement and Vehicle Manufacturers. He was a director of the Second National Bank of Akron, Ohio and was interested in the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., the Akron Woolen and Felt Co., various street railway systems, and most every important industry in Akron, Ohio.
Mr. Conger was one of the promoters of the Pittsburgh and Akron Railroad, a director of the Cleveland, Akron and Columbus Railroad and was associated with the late Senator Calvin S. Brice in the purchase of the Pittsburgh, Akron and Wheeling Railroad, being interested in Mr. Brice's scheme to secure an East and West front-line through Akron.
Arthur Latham Conger was the founder of the S.S. Still College of Ostepathy at Des Moines, Iowa. This, like all of his undertakings, proved to be a great success and he became the editor of the Cosmopolitan Osteopathy.
Col. Conger never relinquished his interest in military matters. He became influential in the work of the Grand Army of the Republic, of which he was a Department Commander in 1886. He was a member of the military order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. He was prominent in the States Militia, and in 1884 was commissioned a Colonel of the 8th Regiment, Ohio National Guard. He was a member of the Masonic Order having attained the Knight Templars Degree, in the York rite, and the 32nd degree in the Scottish rite.
He was a member of the Episcopal Church. For several years he was president of the Akron Charity Association, placing the same on a good financial basis.
Col. Conger was active in political matters, as he was in business. He was one of the National Leaders of the Republican Party, wielding a wide influence in the middle west. His advice was frequently sought by candidates for office, high or low. And his counsel was followed with gratifying results. For a period of twenty years, he was chairman of the Summit County Republican Committee, during which time he was largely responsible for the success of the party. He was chairman of the State Central Committee 1880 and 1882, and was several times chairman of the State Executive Committtee.
In 1884, and again in 1888, he was the Ohio member of the Republican National Committee, and had much to do in directing these two important campaigns. He was always a delegate to Republican local, state, and national conventions, and was always a leader, making his influence felt for the good of his party, in all the gatherings which he attended, from county caucuses to the great national conventions.
He enjoyed a close personal friendship with many of the leading men of the nation, such as James B. Blaine, Joseph B. Foraker, William McKinley, J.S. Clarkson, Joseph H. Manley and other leaders in the Republican Party.
He also served as a member of the staff of Gov. Asa Bushnell.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 28-29 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
7816. Erastus Irving Conger
Erastus Irving CongerPARENTS: Arthur Latham Conger and Emily Bronson
7817. Arthur Latham Conger
Arthur Latham CongerPARENTS: Arthur Latham Conger and Emily Bronson
AKA: Born, Arthur Whiteman Conger, he changed his name to Arthur Latham Conger.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 29 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)MILITARY: He enlisted at New York City in 1898 in the 12th Regt. as a Sergeant and was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant later that year. In 1907 he was promoted to Captain. He accompanied General John J. Pershing to France in May 1917 as a member of the General Staff, as a Captain, and was promoted to Colonel by the end of WWI in November 1918. Colonel Conger returned to the U.S. in 1919 and retired in 1928, with 30 years of military service.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 29 - Maxine Crowell Leonard, with additions by Robert Guilinger)NO_ISSUE: No record of issue.
BIOGRAPHY: Colonel Arthur L. Conger and James A. Long
Theosophical Topics in Depth - Material by and about A. L. Conger and James A. LongArthur L. Conger -- humanitarian, scholar, musician, and military officer -- was Leader of The Theosophical Society from 1945-1951. Those who worked with him remember particularly his kindness, perception, and strength of character; for many, he was truly a spiritual mentor and friend. Joining the Theosophical Society under William Q. Judge in 1892, Colonel Conger actively participated in the administrations of Katherine Tingley and G. de Purucker. Three years after Dr. de Purucker's death, he was elected Leader of the TS. Although confined to a wheelchair by Parkinson's disease, he revitalized the Society's public activities and supervised a vigorous publishing program, stressing that the TS "must be turned from the receiving end of theosophy to the giving end."
James A. Long was Leader of The Theosophical Society from 1951-1971. He was born August 27, 1898, at York, Pennsylvania. Following a career in private business, he worked during WWII as a management consultant in the office of the Quartermaster General in Washington, DC, and was later transferred to the Department of State where he assisted in the change over to peacetime responsibilities. While there he was sent as an Advisor to the US Delegation to the United Nations at the opening of the Second Session in 1946. Mr. Long joined the Theosophical Society in 1935 and was appointed business manager of its American Section in 1939. Upon retirement from government service in 1947, he moved to the Society's headquarters in California where he continued to work closely with Colonel Arthur L. Conger, whom he succeeded as international head in 1951. That same year he founded Sunrise magazine as a vehicle for better understanding among all peoples.
* "Colonel Arthur L. Conger" by Alan E. Donant (illustrated)
* Review of the above, by Jean B. Crabbendam
* "Adventuring in Brotherhood" by Arthur L. Conger* "Expanding Horizons" by James A. Long (book on
www.theosociety.org/pasadena site)
* "The Compassionate Mission" by James A. Long
* "The Individual and the World" by James A. Long
* "Inner and Outer Karma " by James A. Long
* "Our Divine Potential" by James A. Long
* "Thoughts and Their Influence" by James A. Long
* "The Harm of Preaching: On a Question of King Milinda" by James A. Long---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Adventuring in Brotherhood By Arthur L. Conger
How are we to make practical use of our faith in universal brotherhood? One answer is by adventuring in brotherhood. Perhaps you object: "I have no time to practice idealism in daily life -- I have a family to provide for!" Or, "The people I come in contact with have no interest in spiritual human values -- I should be laughed at were I to broach the subject of brotherhood!"
These points of view, valid though they appear at first blush, make us wonder if those who offer them have not missed something, a vital something. In fact, the chances are that one who so holds is like the man who builds his house on shifting sands, without a substantial foundation. Before we can safely enter upon our adventures in brotherhood we must begin by being a brother.
Unless we base our quest on the solid rock of self-understanding, and have learned to restrain by the higher self the selfish impulses of the lower mind, we may as well expect disappointment.
Let us then make our first brotherhood adventure an inquiry into the basic spirit underlying our enterprise. A simple method of doing this is to ask "to how large a circle of family, friends and acquaintances, am I really brother-minded?" We may find that there are very many degrees of brotherly feeling, from the "greater love" that no man can exceed to the mere tolerance with which we contemplate our fellowmen. Then there is the type of character known as the good hater because of his strong antipathies to persons or groups who have incurred his displeasure.
In the former case we discover at once that the easy method to apply is systematically to enlarge our sympathies with the ever-broadening circles of our human brotherhood. In case we find ourselves afflicted with hatreds, be they "good" ones or otherwise, each must be cured by sowing the seeds of love in our own minds: for hatred, love is the one and only positive cure.
We have now considered in outline the intensity and extent of our spirit of brotherhood; there remains to be brought under the spotlight its quality. To pass muster our brotherliness must be free from the taint of selfishness. If we hope for a return for our brotherly acts, whether it be in financial or other material terms, or merely in human applause, and whether we are aware or not in our conscious thinking that such a wish for self-benefit exists in our minds, we cannot expect to adventure far.
The cure for selfishness is to seek those objectives only which are pleasing to the higher self -- duty, truth, love!
But long before the purifying of our motives has been completed, the higher self will begin to act through the lower, impelling us to venture forth upon some quest. We shall then view the world and its creatures in a new light. The higher self in us will sound its clarion call to invoke the higher self in our brother. To the spirit in man conventionalities seem as trivial as do gradations of rank in a democracy. Despite all obstacles "Deep will call unto deep," be it in the office or in the home, in the marketplace or on a streetcar.
Once the spirit of adventure has taken hold of a man he will not for long have to wait for the next brother who needs help to appear. And as he learns to understand and to be able to assist others, so in turn does this strengthen his knowledge of his own inner being and make him more truly a worker for the sacred cause of universal brotherhood.
(Reprinted from Sunrise magazine, August/September 1995. Copyright 1995 by Theosophical University Press)---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Book Review By Jean B. Crabbendam
Colonel Arthur L. Conger by Alan E. Donant, Theosophical University Press,
Pasadena, 1999; ISBN 1-55700-139-1, 32-page booklet, $5.00.This concise biography is a highly recommended addition to the history of the theosophical movement that throws new light on the man who became the fifth leader of the Theosophical Society. Arthur Conger, Jr., was born in 1872 in Akron, Ohio, to well-to-do parents, eminent citizens ambitious for this second son. It was during his years at Harvard University that he found theosophy, which gave him a lifetime desire to study, live, and spread its teachings. He attended theosophical meetings in Boston and Cambridge where he met Margaret Loring Guild, his future wife, who later became known for her chronology of the Mahatma and Blavatsky letters to A. P. Sinnett. He made many friends who shared his interest in Oriental religions, good books, and music -- he was an accomplished organist.
After graduation Conger announced his determination to work for theosophy, and his parents were devastated. Both had visualized him as a Christian minister, and to pacify them he dutifully enrolled in a seminary. While there he continued his musical studies with composer Edward McDowell, who treated him like a son, including him in a family trip to Switzerland in 1895. During his second year, however, school authorities discovered he was active in theosophic circles and ordered him to stop. Instead, he resigned and went to work at the Theosophical Society's headquarters in New York City in 1896. He stayed at the headquarters for two years and formed a friendship with Katherine Tingley that deepened through the years.
His parents' displeasure with his devotion to theosophy ultimately led him to choose a military career, as they cut him off financially in April 1898. He joined the army during the Spanish-American War and served with distinction in World War I in the Department of Intelligence. General George C. Marshall later referred to him as one of the "best minds in the army," and his Harvard 50th Anniversary Class Report described him as:
Our foremost army officer, with a training based on a study of
the Classics and of oriental religions and practice in musical
composition; military historian; adept in the acts of friendship
and foreign diplomacy; well-deserving servant of our country.The major portion of the biography deals with the period beginning in the 1920s when Colonel Conger reconnected actively with theosophy, while serving in the army both in the United States and in Europe. After his retirement from the army in 1928, he and his wife lived in Takoma Park, Maryland, near Washington, DC, where they held study groups and welcomed all seekers and inquirers to their home. Katherine Tingley died in 1929, and her successor, G. de Purucker, asked his old friend Conger to run for president of the American Section in 1932, which he did with success. However, he had developed a severe case of Parkinson's disease for which there was then no adequate treatment, so he was forced to resign in 1933. When his health improved, he was reelected in 1939 and held the presidency of the American Section till his election as Leader.
Several years before Dr. de Purucker's sudden and unexpected death in 1942, he had given instructions to the members of his Cabinet about choosing a new Leader without relying on preconceived ideas or plans. Should no Leader appear in three years, they must elect one. Only after three years did Colonel Conger come forward. The days surrounding his election were emotional and chaotic, as Donant documents. I remember well when Colonel Conger came to the Covina headquarters in 1945. My younger sister and I were students at Theosophical University and very new theosophists. We were confused and astonished at the furor his candidacy aroused in some of the staff, most of whom we knew well, though it was easy to see why they doubted. Here was an elderly man, wheelchair bound, and his speech affected by advanced Parkinson's, a complete contrast to their former eloquent and physically dynamic leader. However, when we learned of the vile accusations his opponents were making against Colonel Conger and of their efforts to influence negatively as many members as they could, we joined those who supported him. A passage in The Mahatma Letters states that the greatest weakness of most Westerners is their habit of judging everything by appearance and adds that the pulp of an orange is inside the rind, and that within the homely, encrusted shell of an oyster lies the pearl.
The storm eventually subsided, and the public work and publishing program received particular emphasis in Colonel Conger's efforts to turn the Society "from the receiving end to the giving end of theosophy." He issued a three-volume set containing the minutes of Purucker's meetings with esoteric students, The Dialogues of G. de Purucker, and shortly before his death closed down the Esoteric Section of the Theosophical Society. Sometimes it is difficult to let go of the familiar status quo, yet invariably decay sets in without the inflow of fresh impulses. Colonel Conger ushered in new attitudes and methods, thereby permitting needed change.
Reading Alan Donant's booklet brought to mind many personal recollections of Colonel Conger. A few months after my marriage in 1946, my husband and his brother were sent to do theosophical work in New York City without financial backing. I had a small income from a stock investment and sent most of it to them. One day a dear friend told me she had unintentionally run up a large bill and asked me to help her out, which I did. It left me penniless, and that night I lay awake a long time worrying about how I could earn some money. The next morning when I picked up my mail, I found a card from Colonel Conger. It purported to be congratulations on my marriage (although he had been our best man) as well as a belated wedding gift. Enclosed was a $100 check, a lot of money in those days! On several other occasions he also seemed attuned to my thoughts and feelings.
In his last year he began moving the headquarters in stages from Covina to the Pasadena area, where it remains and where his guidelines hold fast. In October 1950, Colonel Conger and his immediate staff moved to the Pasadena headquarters, my husband and myself among them. On February 21 we all knew Colonel was dying, and household members gathered by his bedside. I chose to sit in a nearby room, listening to the softly playing music on the classical radio station. Shortly after midnight, suddenly -- whoosh -- a strong current came from Colonel's room. As it passed over my head it paused and dipped, a final blessing, before sweeping out the north window. I lost ever after all fear of death, for I had felt the vibrant joy of his soul as it sped to its inner home. I also sensed the reality of entities and spheres invisible to our mortal eyes and incomprehensible to our mundane minds.
Colonel Conger's fervent hope, like Blavatsky's, was that the 21st century would allow the ancient wisdom to spread widely and awaken the hidden spiritual qualities in increasing numbers of people, for only the effort and will of enlightened individuals can help loosen materialism's tenacious hold. We therefore salute Colonel Conger and all like him who devote their lives to the welfare of humanity, an arduous choice but spiritually supreme.
(From Sunrise magazine, June/July 1999. Copyright 1999 by Theosophical University Press.)
COMMENT: Theosophy
Theosophy is "the doctrine and beliefs of a modern school or sect, following in the main, Buddhistic and Bramanic theories especially in teaching a pantheistic evolution and the doctrine of reincarnation."
(Furnished by Robert Guilinger)
Margaret Loring GuildPROBLEM: CFA I, p. 29, lists her birth date as 23 Sep 1888 and the date of marriage as 8 Feb 1902. Is this correct? She would have been only about 13 1/2 years old at the time of the marriage and he would have been 30 years old. Perhaps there is a typo in the year of her birth. A date of 1878, would make more sense in light of the fact that Arthur was born in 1872.
4236. Lucy Jannette Conger
Lucy Jannette CongerPARENTS: John Conger and Hannah Beals
NAME-CONFLICT: Lucy Jeannette Conger Cole on FindAGrave
BIRTH: Probably born in Boston, Summit Co., OH. See the biographical sketch of her father.
MARRIAGE:
Lucy married 1st William H Truscott on 29 May 1867 in Summit County, Ohio. They had two children.As a widow, she married Dr Arthur Monteith Cole on 20 January 1876 in Summit County, Ohio. They had two children.
(Source: FindAGrave)
William H. TruscottSPOUSE-CHILDREN: William H. Truscott was the 1st spouse of Lucy Jannette Conger. They had two children.
Arthur Monteith ColeOCCUPATION: Physician
SPOUSE-CHILDREN: Arthu Monteith Cole was the 2nd spouse of Lucy Jannette Conger. She was a widow. They had two children.
(Source: FindAGrave)
4237. Helen L. Conger
Helen L. CongerProblem: Was her name, Helen or Hellen? Both listed, in CFA I.
7824. Minnie Conger
COMMENT: Not listed in the SSDI
Rubertie Glidden MoonSPOUSE: Rubertie Glidden Moon was the 2nd spouse of Franklin Potter Conger.
Problem: Was her surname, Moore or Moon? According to Ruth Fluerange (Holzer) Conger her surname was, Moon.
7825. Nelson Franklin Conger
COMMENT: Not listed in the SSDI
7826. Louis Clinton Conger
Louis Clinton CongerDEATH: Died as a young man, while still in his teens, according to Franklin Potter Conger in Jan 2001.
Sidney John CongerRELATIONSHIP: Sidney John Conger and his wife, Harriet E. Conger, were 1st cousins, 1 generation removed. Their common ancestor was Potter Conger.
4247. William Potter Conger
William Potter CongerOCCUPATION: Dealer in bank safes.
Jessamine LeeSSN:
Individual: Conger, Jessamine
Social Security #: 407-68-1112
Issued in: Kentucky
Birth date: Apr 20, 1870
Death date: Mar 15, 1966
ZIP Code of last known residence: 40258
Primary location associated with this ZIP Code:
Louisville, Kentucky
[Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1 A-K, Ed. 7, Social Security Death
Index: U.S., Date of Import: Nov 11, 2000, Internal Ref. #1.111.7.54150.49]
4249. Frederick L. Conger
Frederick L. CongerPROBLEM-DEATH: CFA II, p. 716 says the death date of 1 Jun 1862 probably was the death date of his sister, Nettit [sic].
OCCUPATION: Merchant in Dickenson census record.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 716 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)AKA: Fred
4252. Mary Jane Conger
Mary Jane CongerPARENTS: Job Conger and Harriet Jane Jewell
RESIDENCES: After the death of her husband, Newell Bailey, she lived alone in her home at Flint, MI until she died at the age of 82 years, 5 months.
BIRTH: "b. 1843, not 1842." (CFA II, p. 718)
Gordon S. HavenDIVORCE: The marriage of Gordon S. Haven and Mary Jane Conger ended in divorce.
Newell BaileySPOUSE: Newell Bailey was the 3rd spouse of Mary Jane Conger.