4665. Mary Emily Conger
Mary Emily CongerNAME-CONFLICT: Mary Emma Conger, CFA II, p. 439
Problem: Was she born in Milton Co., VA or as listed in CFA II, p.439, Cass Co., GA?
Problem: Did she die at Palmetto, GA or as listed in CFA II, p. 439, Fairburn, Fulton Co., GA?
RELATIONSHIP: Mary Emily and Martha Conger were twins.
John Henry TeateCEMETERY: Rammah Baptist Church Cemetery, Palmetto, GA.
8321. Maggie Victoria Teate
Maggie Victoria TeateNEVER_MARRIED: Unmarried
RESEARCHER: Was interested in genealogy of Benjamin F. Conger and Emily E. Daniel. (CFA I, p. 38)
Lorena BurkeAKA: Lorena Burke; Lorene Burkes in CFA II, p. 439
8326. Allie Clara Teate
Allie Clara TeateProblem: Was the date of birth, 28 Jul 1900 or as listed in CFA II, p. 439, 26 Jul 1900?
8327. Nora Gertrude Teate
Nora Gertrude TeateDEATH: lived 19 days. Death date calculated, Abt. 23 Jul 1903. Death date listed as, 23 Jul 1903 in CFA II, p. 439.
8329. Mary Lucille Teate
Mary Lucille TeateDEATH: lived 15 days. Death date calculated, Abt. 27 Jul 1909. (CFA I, p. 797) Death date listed as 27 Jul 1909, Palmetto, GA in CFA II, p. 439.
4669. James Benjamin Conger
James Benjamin CongerAKA: Probably called, Benjamin
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 40, 780 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)OCCUPATION: Mail carrier; sheriff of Cobb Co., GA for many years
RESIDENCES: Living in Cobb Co., GA in 1880
Laura Hameter HannonHOBBIES: sewing
4670. Tandy Allen Conger
Tandy Allen CongerOCCUPATION: Electrician
HOBBIES: Played baseball in younger days, raised chickens, vegetagles, fruit, flowers
APPEARANCE-TRAITS: Loved his family and was liked by all who knew him
8341. Fred Allen Conger
Fred Allen CongerSSN:
Individual: Conger, Fred
Social Security #: 260-34-9422
SS# issued in: Georgia
Birth date: Dec 9, 1897
Death date: Jan 1962
[Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1 A-L, Ed. 5, Social Security Death
Index: U.S., Date of Import: Nov 4, 2000, Internal Ref. #1.111.5.48092.169]
4672. Theron Seymour Conger
Theron Seymour CongerMILITARY: Enlisted Aug 1863 in Co. L, 15th Regt. Kansas Cavalry; mustered out Nov 1865
DEATH: 12 Nov 1922 at the Old Soldiers Home at Fort Dodge, KS
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 485 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)RESIDENCES: Spent many years pioneering new lands in various states.
Cynthia America WhitcombAKA: Betty McMurphy; 1354 Mustang Street; Ridgecrest, CA 93555 wrote in Conger Confab, December 1999, p. 11, "I descend from Theron Seymour Conger & Cynthis Whitcomb (I have found out her last name was Pearson. She was taken in by a Whitcomb family when hers died)."
8351. Chester Clyde Conger
Chester Clyde CongerCHILD: He had one child
8352. Unknown Conger
SEX: Male child .
8353. Marjorie Adella Conger
Marjorie Adella CongerRELATIONSHIP: Marjorie Adella Conger had a twin brother that died at birth.
4674. Charles Locke Conger
Charles Locke CongerOCCUPATION: Storekeeper and farmer
EMIGRATION: He moved his family from Hesper, KS to Lawrence when the youngest child, Erie, was about 5 years old so the children could go to school in Lawrence. (CFA I, p. 167)
Minerva Caroline CoateProblem: Was her name, Minerva Coates as listed on p. 295 of CFA I? or Manerva Caroline Coate as listed on p. 66 of CFA I? Minerva, not Manerva (CFA II, p. 714).
4675. Alexander Lotus Conger
Alexander Lotus CongerEDUCATION: Alexander Lotus Conger, removed with is father's family to Rio, Columbia, WI about 1848.
MILITARY: He enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Wisconsin Cav and served in the Civil War.
RESIDENCES: "of Vermont," CFA I, p. 16
4677. William Charles Conger
William Charles CongerOCCUPATION: Railroad Engineer
RESIDENCES: Wells, MN; Marion, IA; Chilicothe, MO
MILITARY: Enlisted in Co. C, 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry in the Civil War.
RESIDENCES: A Catherine Conger, age 63, was living with them in 1870, and the first 5 children--DeKalb Co., MO.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 514 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
4678. Jennie May Conger
Jennie May CongerOCCUPATION: Teacher
8373. Ruth Pendell
RESIDENCES: 80 Wext Grixdale; Detroit, MI 48203
4679. Eugene Daniel Conger
Eugene Daniel CongerPUBLIC_SERVICE: Eugene D. Conger was appointed by President McKinley in 1898 as a member of the Industrial Commission. His biography is in "Who's Who in America," in 1902. (CFA I, p. 171)
RESIDENCES: Grand Rapids, MI
8374. Helen Eugenia Conger
Helen Eugenia CongerADOPTION: This person was adopted.
Harvey Baldwin BrownDIVORCE: The marriage of Harvey Baldwin Brown and Helen Eugenia Conger ended in divorce.
8375. Chester Conger
Chester CongerADOPTION: This person was adopted.
4682. Luella D. Conger
Luella D. CongerDEATH-QUESTION: In what county did the death take place? The 1995 Rand McNally Commercial Atlas doesn't list a Horner, MI.
8378. George Edward Shepard
NO_ISSUE: There was no isssue of the marriage of George Edward Shephard and
Merta M. Cook.
4684. Elsie Cordelia Shepard
Elsie Cordelia ShepardAKA: Middle name listed as, Cordellia and Cordelia, on p. 787 of CFA I.
Frank A. VernorProblem: Was the surname, Vernor or Verner? CFA I, lists both on p. 787.
8379. Richard Edward Vernor
NO_ISSUE: He married and had no issue.
8380. F. Dudleigh Vernor
F. Dudleigh VernorAKA: Dud; Dudleigh Vernor in CFA 1
OCCUPATION: Organist at Albion College. He wrote [the music for] "The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi."
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 787 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)NEVER_MARRIED: Unmarried
COMMENT: Often called the most beloved and popular of college fraternity songs, "The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi" was written in 1911 by Byron D. Stokes (Albion, Class of 1913) and F. Dudleigh Vernor (Albion, Class of 1914). Stokes had written the words while in class one June day that year, and presented them that afternoon to Vernor, who was practicing the piano in a local house, and composed the music at that time. The song has since become a favorite among ballroom orchestras and was used in two movie musicals of the same name, in 1933 and 1946. When asked about the song's inspiration, Stokes replied, "The 'Sweetheart' is the symbol for the spiritual ingredient in brotherhood. It was the Sigma Chi Fraternity itself that inspired the song. I wrote the words not long after my initiation, and the magic of our Ritual with its poetic overtones and undertones was, I suppose, the source of my inspiration".The song was first sung by Harry Cliford (Albion '11), who later drew the cover for the original sheet music published by Vernor's brother Harry Vernor (Albion '13). The song became a big band hit, has in film and television, and continues to be recognized around the world. Through the years many people have tried to pin the title of "original sweetheart" on many women, however the two most likely candidates are Elsie Munro (Vernor's girlfriend) and Helen Beall Russell, who lived next to the old chapter house. Either way since then the concept of the Sweetheart of Sigma Chi has gained popularity all across the world with the adoption of sweethearts at every chapter and even an international sweetheart.
Performers:
Ted Lewis and His Band (1926?) "The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi" Columbia Records 1296-D
Gene Austin (1925-1936), "Voice of the Southland"
Burt Bales (1959), "On the Waterfront"
Bing Crosby (?), "On Treasure Island"
Dean Martin (1946)
Muzzy Marcellino (?)
Charles Kullman (c.1959?), Philips 45 rpm, 'Musical Gems' series, SBF 286
Fred Waring and The Pennsylvanians (1956), "College Memories" Decca Records DL 8222
Ben Webster (1960), "The Warm Moods"
SIGnificant (2007), downloadable from SigmaChi.org
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir: Stars and Stripes Forever; March Favorites and College Songs, (1973, 1978)Lyrics: The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi Words by Byron D. Stokes, Albion 1913
When the world goes wrong, as it's bound to do
And you've broken Dan Cupid's bow
And you long for the girl you used to love the maid of the long agoWhy light your pipe, bid sorrow avaunt,
Blow the smoke from your alter of dreams
And wreathe the face of your dream-girl there
The love that is just what it seems.The girl of my dreams is the sweetest girl
Of all the girls I know
Each sweet co-ed, like a rainbow trail
Fades in the after glowThe blue of her eyes and the gold of her hair
Are a blend of the western skyAnd the moonlight beams
On the girl of my dreams
She's the Sweetheart of Sigma Chi.The girl of my dreams is the sweetest girl
Of all the girls I know
Our sweet romance
Like a timeless dance
Dwells in my heart and soulThe love in her eyes and the warmth of her smile
Endure as the years go byAnd the moon still beams
On the girl of my dreams
Like a bright shining star in the sky
My sweetheart of Sigma Chi.
(Source: WikiPedia)