4347. Adelia Marie Gardner
Adelia Marie GardnerPARENTS: David Gardner and Melissa Conger
BIRTH: 21/23 Sep 1838, Irving, NY
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 314 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)AKA: Marie (CFA II, p. 720)
7950. Fred Palmer
NO_ISSUE: No issue and both deceased by 1911.
4359. Washington Perry Conger
Washington Perry CongerPARENTS: Calvin Conger and Amanda P. Horton
MILITARY: Washington P. Conger enlisted for the Civil War from Center, Illinois on 18 Sep 1864 in Co. H, 146th Illinois Infantry, as did both his brothers, Benjamin Cortis and David H. The latter was killed while in service, 28 Nov 1867 [sic]. Washington was mustered out of service, 8 Jul 1865, at the close of the war.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 502 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)RECOLLECTIONS: Washington Conger was wealthy before the crash of 1929. He died just before he was 100 years old.
DEATH-CHILDREN: Washington P. Conger, 1834, died at the age of 99 years, 8 months. His wife, Mary Hands died three months before reaching the age of 101. They had 11 children.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 43a - Maxine Crowell Leonard)DIVORCE: The marriage of Washington and Mary Conger ended in divorce, after the children were raised.
REFERENCE:
Washington Perry CONGER. Born, abt. 1826, PA. [1870 Census].
Died, 29 Dec 1933, of Marshalltown, Marshall, IA.
Buried, Riverside Cem., Marshalltown, Marshall, IA.
[per Edna (HAND) BARNES (1906-1999)]Married, 26 Oct 1856, Marshalltown, Marshall, IA, Mary HAND. [IA,
Marshall Co., Marriage Index. Vol. A, pg. 10, Lic. #130 (FHL 0956737)]Military: Civil War. Union. H 146 IL Infantry. Filed in IA, Aug 1, 1889,
App. #720210, Cert. #518306, died 12/29/33. [Civil War Pension Claim
Index.]Census: 1870. IA, Marshall Co., Vienna Twp. (44y, b.PA, Washington Conger]
(Furnished by Sharon Iwanick)RESIDENCES: As of Dec 1928, Marshalltown, IA
Mary HandPARENTS: Peter Hand and Sarah Thornton
Problem: Was the surname, Hand or Hands? Both listed, in CFA I. Hand in CFA II, p. 77. Mary Hand, CFA I, p. 48. Mary Hands, CFA I, p. 43a & 502.
MARRIAGE: Esther Eaglin, granddaughter of Calvin Cortez and daughter of David Bruce Conger, said that Washington and Mary were divorced after their children were raised, and that Mary out-lived two other husbands. No mention of these marriages was given in the newspaper clipping about her 100th birthday.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 502 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)RESIDENCES: As of July 1916, Mrs. Mary Shroyer of Fairbury, NE
RESIDENCES: As of Dec 1926, Mrs. Mary Spencer of Beatrice, NE
RECOLLECTIONS: 100 Birthday at the Iowa Soldier's Home, Marshalltown, Iowa
Mrs. Conger, not only the oldest member of the home but also of Marshall county, also has another distinction; she has lived in what is not Marshall county for 90 years, probably longer than any other person.She was born, Mary Hands, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hands, March 12th, 1837, near Pittsburgh, PA. When 4 years old she moved with her parents to Ohio and when she was 10 years old they came to this part of Iowa. The family settled on a farm eight miles north of the present city of Marshalltown and that was Mrs. Conger's home until she entered the state institution here Oct. 14, 1930.
At the age of 17, Mary Hands became the wife of W.P. Conger, who served in Co. H, Illinois Infantry, during the Civil War.
They were the parents of 11 children, of whom four are still living. They are: Dave Conger, 302 South First Street; Calvin Conger, 511 West South Street; and Pearl Conger of Minnesota. Records at the home list G.W. Conger of Waterloo as another son. Her husband died a number of years ago.
Mrs. Conger's physical condition is so good that one might easily mistake her for a woman of 70 or less. She does not wear glasses, can hear well and moves around as spryly as any person 40 years her junior. Her mind is bright and alert and she takes a lively interest in all things about her.
[Note: Included a photograph.]
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 502 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
RESEARCHER: As of Aug 2000, Sharon (Scriven) Iwanick of Redding, Shasta Co., CA was working on the genealogy of the Hand family.
REFERENCE: Mary (HAND) CONGER:
Born, 12 Mar 1838, PA. [Edna (HAND) BARNES; Census].
Died, 18 Jul 1938, Marshall Co., IA.
Buried, Riverside Cemetery, Marshalltown, Marshall, IA. Buried under name of Mary Conger.Marriages: #2, John SAWYER/SHROYER. #3, Mr. SPENCER.
"James Riley Hand died Sunday, July 27, 1916...sister Mrs. Mary Shroyer of
Fairbury" [Obituary. Fairbury Journal. Jefferson Co., NE. Aug 3, 1916, pg.
1, Col. 2.];Sister, "Mrs. Mary Spencer of Beatrice, NE." [Obituary of brother Hezekiah
HAND (1836-22 Dec 1926, NE). Arapahoe Public Mirror. Dec 30, 1926, pg. 1,
Col. 5, 6];
(Furnished by Sharon Iwanick)
Census: 1850. OH, Hardin Co., McDonald Twp. (12y, b.PA, Mary Han);
Census: 1856. IA, Marshall Co., Marion Twp. (18y, b.PA, Mary Hand);
Census: 1870. IA, Marshall Co., Vienna Twp. (40y, b.PA, with Washington Conger);
Census: 1910. NE, Jefferson Co., Jefferson Pct. (72y, b.PA, parents b. NY, Mary
Conger, widow, married 16 years, 11 children/8 survive. In house hold of
Benjamin & Altana Conger).
(Furnished by Sharon Iwanick)
7955. George Washington Conger
George Washington CongerPARENTS: Washington Perry Conger and Mary Hand
RESIDENCES: Waterloo
MARRIAGE:
George W. Conger, Fairbury, NE. Age 25, born Marshall Co., IA. Son of, Washington P. Conger & Mary Hand. Married, 27 Nov 1889, at residence of bride's father. Minnie I. Hill, Jefferson Co., NE, Age 23, b. Washington Co., IA. Dau. of Lycurgus J. Hill & Mary E. Merchant. By John Bechtel, Min of Gospel. Witness, L.J. Hill, Lura Hill of Jefferson Co., NE.
[Marriage Records. Jefferson Co., NE. Jefferson Co., Gen. Soc. Book C, pg. 32. Page 361, No. 1438]
(Furnished by Sharon Iwanick)
7956. Rozillah Ann Conger
Rozillah Ann CongerPARENTS: Washington Perry Conger and Mary Hand
AKA: Roseanna
7957. Mary Ellen Conger
Mary Ellen CongerPARENTS: Washington Perry Conger and Mary Hand
DEATH-CEMETERY:
"Our Ella died Sept 14 1876 aged 13yrs 10mo 11ds. daughter of W.P. & M. Conger"
[Stone marker. Copy of Picture. Buried Green Mtn. Cem., same lot as Peter Hand.]
(Furnished by Sharon Iwanick)
7958. Aranda Fidelia Conger
Aranda Fidelia CongerPARENTS: Washington Perry Conger and Mary Hand
7961. Charlotte Conger
Charlotte CongerPARENTS: Washington Perry Conger and Mary Hand
AKA: Probably called, Lottie.
MARRIAGE: Lottie Conger, Fairbury, NE. Age 20, b. Marshall Co., IA, daughter of Washington P. Conger & Mary Hand. Married, 8 Oct 1890, Fairbury, NE. Willie F. Hackett, Fairbury, NE. Age 25, b. Carbon Co., PA, son of William Hackett & Joanna Meese. By J.R. Woodcock, Pastor of M C Church. Witness, James A. Jackson, Mrs. Grace Jackson of Fairbury NE. [Marriage Records. Jefferson Co., NE. Jefferson Co., Gen. Soc. Book C, pg. 43. Page 494, No. 1571]
(Furnished by Sharon Iwanick)
7964. Maude Conger
Maude CongerPARENTS: Washington Perry Conger and Mary Hand
4361. Benjamin Cortis Conger
Benjamin Cortis CongerPARENTS: Calvin Conger and Amanda P. Horton
HONORS: Benjamin Cortis Conger, 1840, was an Honor Guard for President Abraham Lincoln as he lay in state at Springfield, Illinois.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 39a & 41 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)MILITARY: Washington P. Conger enlisted for the Civil War from Center, Illinois on 18 Sep 1864 in Co. H, 146th Illinois Infantry, as did both his brothers, Benjamin Cortis and David H. The latter was killed while in service, 28 Nov 1867 [sic]. Washington was mustered out of service, 8 Jul 1865, at the close of the war.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 502 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)NAME-CONFLICT: According to records of Elmer Cortis Conger, the middle name is not, Cortez. (CFA I, p. 41)
RESIDENCES: As a boy he lived at Wyanet, IL. He moved to Marshalltown, IA. He moved to Nebraska in the mid-1870's. (CFA I, p. 41)
ANNIVERSARY: 59TH ANNIVERSARY - HARBINE COUPLE CELEBRATED HAPPY EVENT LAST SUNDAY - They have resided in Jefferson County for the past Forty-One Years.Mr. And Mrs. B. C. Conger of Harbin celebrated their fifty-ninth wedding anniversary at their home in that city last Sunday. A large number of relatives and friends were gathered to assist them on this joyful occasion and the day was one long to be remembered by all present.
Mr. Conger was born in Pennsylvania; in 1861, he united in marriage to Miss Altana Hand of Marshalltown, Iowa. To this union seven children were born, four of which are still living., three daughters and one son, they are Mrs. John Sisler and Mrs. Thomas Rand of Fairbury, Mrs. L. Oaks of Beatrice and E. C. Conger of Edgar.
Mr. and Mrs. Conger are old settlers here, coming to Jefferson County 41 years ago from the state of Iowa.
There were eighty guests at the Conger home last Sunday, including the children, their families and relatives, the W. R. C. and the G. A. R. of Plymouth. All present enjoyed a bountiful dinner which was served from 12 to 4, the bride and groom of fifty-nine years and their children were served from on table while their grand children and great grandchildren, occupied another table. They were the recipients of many valuable and useful presents.
Mr. And Mrs. Conger are a very spry old couple at the age of 80 years. The guests departed wishing them many more years of happy wedded life.
(Source: GAZETTE-Vol. 49 No. 9, Oct 1920, probably in Harbine or Beatrice, NE - Furnished by Diane (Sisler) Kupar)OBITUARY: BENJAMIN C. CONGER
Benjamin Cortis Conger was born at Wilkesville, PA. March 17, 1839. He passed away at his home in this city at 4am December 25, 1928. His age was eighty-eight years, ten months and twenty-three days. He was a son of Calvin Conger and Aranda Horton Conger.While a small boy, he moved with the family to Wyanet, IL., where he grew to manhood. He was married, at Marshalltown, IA., to Miss Altana Hand in 1861. They resided at Wyanet for a few years, then moved to Marshalltown. Some years later, they moved to Jefferson county, Nebraska, where they remained for forty-two years. Most of that time they lived on a farm. The last ten years of that period were spent in Harbine. Ten years ago, they moved to Beatrice and this city has been their home continuously since that time.
He served as a soldier in the Union army during the Civil war, enlisting in 1863 at Wyanet. He had the unusual experience of serving as a guard over the body of Abraham Lincoln when it lay in state at Springfield. He also accompanied the body to its last resting place.
He leaves his aged wife, Mrs. Altana Conger; four children, Mrs. Sarah Sisler of Fairbury, Mrs. Emma Oakes of Beatrice, Mrs. T. C. Rand of Beatrice, and Elmer Conger of Edgar, Nebraska; four brothers and sisters, Mrs. Susan [Moran] and Will Conger of Princeton, IL., Washington Conger of Marshalltown, IA., and Mrs. Mattie Sharp of Waterloo, IA.; nine grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.
Mr. Conger was a life long member of the United Brethren church. He was a good Christian man. He was a kind and loving husband and father, always thoughtful of the welfare of his wife and children. He was especially patient during his long period of illness.
Mr. Conger was a hard working man. He shared the experiences that were common among the pioneers a half century ago. Many friends living in the communities where he was best known, join sympathetically in the sorrow caused by his death. His last illness covered a period of about seven weeks.
The funeral service was held at the home, Thursday afternoon, December 27. Rev. C. O. Stuckenbruck had charge of the service. He was assisted by Rev. C. W. Olewine. Music was furnished by Mrs. H. Baker and Mrs. M. S. Calvin. Interment was in Evergreen Home cemetery.
"A precious one from us has gone,
A voice we loved is stilled;
A place is vacant in our home,
That never can be filled."
(Furnished by Diane (Sisler) Kupar)
Altana HandPARENTS: Peter Hand and Sarah Thornton
RECOLLECTIONS: SISLER HISTORY from 1921 by Mrs. Walter Vernon (Leona) Sisler -
Distributed at the Sisler Family reunion, August 7, 1977 at Fairbury, NebraskaWhen I met Grandma (Altania) and Grandpa (Benjamin) Conger sometime early in 1921, they were both 85 years old. The loveliest old couple anyone could ever meet. I hoped at that time Walter and I would be able to grow old together like that. Grandpa Conger was a retired farmer, living in Harbine, Nebraska, at that time. Later they moved to Beatrice where he passed away about 1923 at age 87. Grandma Conger then moved to Fairbury and lived to celebrate her 91st birthday. To this union were born four children: SARAH, EMMY, ELMER and DELLA. SARAH ANN, the oldest, we will leave until last as most of us are her descendants.
A daughter EMMY - married Loren Oakes; both deceased and buried in Fairbury cemetery. They were farmers in Nebraska and raised two children: Ethel and Allie. ETHEL, the oldest, married Roy Bridgwood and farmed around Tobias, Nebraska. They had no children. ALLIE Oaks, was a taxi drive between Beatrice and Fairbury when I met him. His first wife was named Laura Williams from Fairbury. They had one son, Vernon, whereabouts unknown. Allie's second wife named Maggie. Both deceased and buried in Harmony Cemetery near Strang, Nebraska. His sister Ethel and husband, Roy, are also buried in Harmony Cemetery. Allie and Maggie had one son, Leonard. He is married and has several children. Last heard of lived in Lincoln, Nebraska.
ELMER CONGER, the only son, married Ida Thurber. They too were farmers around Ong, Nebraska. Both deceased. They had two children, Merna and Vernon. Merna married L. H. Hansbury, a minister of the Methodist church. They had no children of their own, but he had some children by a former marriage. He has passed away, but Myrna lives in the Good Samaritan Home in Hastings, Nebraska. Vernon Conger married twice and had several children, but whereabouts are unknown.
The youngest daughter, DELLA, married Tom Rand who was a farmer when young, but later worked for Rock Island Railroad in Fairbury, Nebraska. They had no children of their own but adopted a girl Mary and a boy Richard. Tom and Della both deceased and buried in Fairbury Cemetery; whereabouts of children unknown.
SARAH ANN CONGER, the eldest of the Conger children, known to most of us as Grandma Sisler, married John Henry Sisler from Wynette, Illinois. He had five children from a previous marriage: Adelbert (Delbert), Elmer, Nellie and a boy and girl who died quite young from a peculiar epidemic. Their mother's name was Elizabeth Conger, a sister of Benjamin Conger formerly called Grandpa Conger. SARAH and JOHN's children were: Nora, Elsie, Elta, (Benjamin)Everett, and Walter.
(Furnished by Diane (Sisler) Kupar)
7967. Martha Jane Conger
Martha Jane CongerPARENTS: Benjamin Cortis Conger and Altana Hand
4362. Susan M. Conger
Susan M. CongerPARENTS: Calvin Conger and Amanda P. Horton
RESIDENCES: As of Dec 1928, Princeton, IL
James H. MoranMILITARY: Civil War, Co. F, 151st Illinois Volunteers from 11 Feb 1865 to 6 Feb 1866.
OCCUPATION: Butcher
4366. Elizabeth Conger
Elizabeth CongerPARENTS: Calvin Conger and Amanda P. Horton
RELATIONSHIP: Elizabeth Conger, the 1st wife of John Henry Sisler, was the aunt of his second wife, Sarah Ann Conger. Their common ancestor was, Calvin Conger. More work needs to be done to prove this relationship.
John Henry SislterAKA: John N. Sisler
7979. Nellie Bell Sisler
Nellie Bell SislerPARENTS: John Henry Sisler and Elizabeth Conger
NAME-CONFLICT: Also might have been called, Nora Mable
RESIDENCES: Remained in Illinois when the family moved to Nebraska.
7981. May Sisler
May SislerPARENTS: John Henry Sisler and Elizabeth Conger
DEATH: Died in childhood
7982. Henry Sisler
Henry SislerPARENTS: John Henry Sisler and Elizabeth Conger
DEATH: Died in childhood
4367. Martha Caroline Conger
Martha Caroline CongerPARENTS: Calvin Conger and Amanda P. Horton
Problem: CFA II, p. 417 lists the birth place as, Wynet, IL. In CFA I, the birth place was probably listed as Luzerne Co., PA.
RESIDENCES: As of Dec 1928, Mrs. Mattie Sharp of Waterloo, IA
Alonzo Perry SharpPARENTS: Christopher C. Sharp and Anny Byrley
BIRTH: 29 Jun 1843 at Eaton or Dayton, Preble Co., OH, per CFA II, p. 417.
CEMETERY: Buried in the Civil War Plot at the Elmwood Cemetery
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 417 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)MILITARY: Enlisted at Princeton, IL in Co I, 12th Illinois Regt, and served from 12 Sep 1861 to 10 Jul 1865.
OCCUPATION: Barber, veterinarian, postmaster at McCook, NE.
RESIDENCES: They were early pioneers of McCook, NE, traveling there by covered wagon.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 417 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
4371. George W. Conger
George W. CongerPARENTS: Calvin Conger and Amanda P. Horton
ADOPTION: George W. Conger was the legally adopted son of Calvin Conger, and is said to have had no brothers or sisters other than the children of Calvin. His former name is unknown. He may have been the George W. Conger who lived at Earlville, IL.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 202 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
4373. Omer N. Conger
Omer N. CongerPARENTS: Joseph P. Conger and Sarah Murphy
4375. Damon Hamlin Conger
Damon Hamlin CongerPARENTS: Joseph P. Conger and Sarah Murphy
RESIDENCES: Kenesaw, Adams Co., NE
RESIDENCES: As of Sep 1927, Colorado
OCCUPATION: Railroad worker; farmer
Jennie Cassingham OslerAKA: Jane
COMMENT: One lineage in this family goes back to 1740 when John Percy first came to America from England.
[Note: Not clear which family is being mentioned. REH]
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 91 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
7995. Iva Mae Conger
Iva Mae CongerPARENTS: Damon Hamlin Conger and Jennie Cassingham Osler
4377. Meleina Conger
Meleina CongerPARENTS: Joseph P. Conger and Sarah Murphy
OBITUARY:
An obituary found in Damon's Bible verifies he had a sister, Meleina, who died on 3 Sep 1927, the wife of Dr. J.W. Williams of Kenesaw, Nebraska. Her age was estimated to be 78 years.She was survived by her daughter, Mrs. Emma Brosins, five grandchildren, three great grandchildren and one brother, Damon Conger of Colorado.
She died at Hood River, Oregon.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 344 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
RESIDENCES: Kenesaw, Adams Co., NE