Descendants of John Belconger JR

Notes


396. Jane Ross


Jane Ross

PROBATE: Mentioned in the will of her grandfather, John Conger.


397. Hannah Ross


Hannah Ross

DEATH: According to daughter, Hannah's death was in 1845 at the age of 102.
Birth date calculated, Abt. 1743.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 409 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)


Matthew Harris


Matthew Harris

MILITARY: He was in the Revolutionary War. [No source citation.]
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 328 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)


950. Ross Harris

NEVER_MARRIED: Never married.


952. John Nicholas Harris

NEVER_MARRIED: .


405. Isaac Conger


Isaac Conger

PARENTS: Jonathan Conger and Euphemia Ross

BIRTH: Probably Rowan Co., NC (CFA I, p. 240)

RESIDENCES: Isaac Conger settled near Bowling Green, KY; moved then to Missouri; a few years later moved to Springfield, IL; and then to McLean county, IL, about 1830. (CFA I, p. 240)

BIOGRAPHY:
The history of McLean county, Illinois has a feature of the Conger family that was written by Miss Emma Conger (b. 1841), daughter of Robert [Barrett] Conger, one of the earliest settlers of Stout's Grove. As is usually the case, "family tradition" will vary from statistical facts. Emma's story is as follows:

"Isaac Conger, an only son, was born in England, emigrated to America when young and settled near Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. (He was the son of Jonathan Conger, b. 1732, descendant of John Belconger.) He married Susan Barnett (Barrett) and they had four sons, Jonathan, Robert, Benjamin and Nicholas.

"In 1829 the family emigrated to Illinois and settled at Stout's Grove, in what is now McLean county. Isaac Conger and his wife died soon after coming here, at the age of eighty-three (in 1842).

"Jonathan, Robert and Nicholas Conger made farms adjoining each other.
(Source: Account of Miss Emma Conger in History of McLean County, IL - found in CFA I, p. 241)


Susanna Barrett


Susanna Barrett

QUESTION: CFA I, p. 240, asks if she might be the 2nd wife of Isaac Conger.

AKA: Susanna Barrett or Barnett (CFA I, p. 329); Susanna Barrett (CFA I, p. 240)


962. Nicholas Conger


Nicholas Conger

NAME-CONFLICT: Nicholson Conger

BIOGRAPHY:
Nicholas Conger improved his farm and built what was considered a nice house in those days. He was to have been married shortly afterwards, but was taken sick and died. This was in the year 1840. He was an industrious and promising young man and a good citizen.
(Source: Account of Miss Emma Conger in History of McLean County, IL - found in CFA I, p. 241)


Daniel Biles


Daniel Biles

PROBATE: CFA II, p. 259 has this notation, "w/p 1835." It is assumed that this means, "Will Probated in 1835".


Joseph Nichols


Joseph Nichols

RESIDENCES: "of Rowan county, NC" CFA II, p. 384

MILITARY: He was a Rev. War soldier of NC, Vol. XVI Recoreds of State; rejected pension, record R 7644 National Archives.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 384 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)


980. Abigail Nichols

Unmarried.


408. Zipporah Conger


Zipporah Conger

PARENTS: Jonathan Conger and Euphemia Ross

COMMENT: Listed in CFA II, p. 719; Zipporah, b. 11 Jan 1761 Rowan Co., NC, d. 23 Nov 1823 Madison Co., KY, md. Isaac Todd.

COMMENT: Missing from CFA I, but was confirmed by Paula Van Winkle of El Dorado, KS for DAR record.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 441 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)


Isaac Todd


Thomas Todd

AKA-CONFLICT: Thomas Todd, p. 724, CFA II; Isaac Thomas Todd by Robert Guilinger; Issac Todd by others. Thomas Todd by Ruth Ray Edwards. Looks like there is plenty of room for discussion. Can anyone prove his name?

BIRTH: 3 Jun 1761, Easton Co., PA

PARENTS-CONFLICT: Some say his parents were Thomas and Sally Todd (CFA II, p. 411). Ruth Ray Edwards says the parents were: Benjamin Todd and Sarah Giffin.

CONFLICT-RESEARCHER: There is some question about the name of the Todd who married Zipporah Conger. Based on the DAR application (current as of 1996) of Paula Van Winkle of El Dorado, KS the name of Issac Todd is include in the work of Richard E. Henthorn. Some Todd family researchers list the husband of Zipporah as, Thomas. Thomas was probably the father of Issac. More research and some citations to sources needs to be done before these links can be considered more than speculation.

RESEARCHER-RELATIONSHIP: Aldine Thurston, granddaughter of Andrew Dodd Todd was interested in family history and genealogy and shared her information with Ida Mae (Todd) Drommer. Aldine Thurston listed Thomas Todd as the husband of Zipporah Conger, which does not agree with what some of the other Conger family researchers have listed.

QUESTION: Did this family have two children named, Sally Todd, the first dying in infancy?


COMMENT: The Todd family held a family reunion at Minneapolis, KS on 27 May 1996.
(Furnished by Ida Mae Drommer)

DEATH-CONFLICT: 5 Apr 1843, Lawrence Co., IN (CFA II, p. 724). Where did he die?


983. Isaac Todd


Isaac Todd

MARRIAGE: Bondsman, Aaron Todd

DEATH: Bef 1850, possibly in Madison, KY or Illinois


Michael Woolery


Sally Francis Todd

MARRIAGE: Bondsman, Isaac Todd

Problem: A marriage date of 22 Mar 1805 has been listed. According to researcher, Ruth Ray Edwards the date of marriage to Michael Woolery was 28 Mar 1805.
(Source: Madison Co., KY Marriages, Historical Society - furnished by Ruth Ray Edwards)


Jacob Woolery


Jacob Woolery

MARRIAGE: Bondsman, Henry Woolery

Problem: Was the marriage date 20 May 1808 or 26 May 1808? Maxine Leonard's, CFA, Vol. II, p. 441 lists, 20 May 1808.

Problem: A marriage date of 20 May 1808 has been listed. According to researcher, Ruth Ray Edwards, the name of marriage to was 26 Mar 1808.
(Source: Madison Co., KY Marriages, Historical Society - furnished by Ruth Ray Edwards)

RESEARCHER: Ruth Ray Edwards is the great great granddaughter of Jacob Woolery and Hannah Todd.


987. Peter Todd


Peter Todd

MARRIAGE: Bondsman, George Kerr


988. Daniel Todd


Daniel Todd

MARRIAGE: Bondsman, Major Johnson

Problem: Was the date of marriage, 7 Apr 1817 or 17 Apr 1817?


990. Thomas Todd


Thomas Todd

Problem: The marriage date has been listed as, 23 Apr 1825 and 24 Apr 1825.


991. Sally Todd


Sally Todd

DEATH: Died in infancy


992. Moses Todd


Moses Todd

Problem: It has also been reported that he was born in 1807, in CFA, Vol. II, p. 441.


993. Sally Todd


Sally Todd

CONFLICT-RELATIONSHIP: It has been reported that Sally Todd Morrow was the grandmother of Samuel J. Crawford. He was the 3rd governor of Kansas and was of historical importance to Kansas history. If Sally Todd was indeed born in 1805 and she married William Morrow in 1859 she would have been Abt. 54 at the time of the marriage and therefore it is highly unlikely that there were children of this union. The names of the father and grandfather of Samuel J. Crawford were not given so it wasn't possible to determine if Sally Tood had been married previous to her marriage to William Morrow. No source citation for the relationsship statement was given. Unless proven by citations to sources this relationship should be considered only as speculation.


William Morrow


Willaim Morrow

Problem: Was his surname, Morrow, Morran or Moran? Maxine Leonard in CFA, Vol. II, p. 441 lists, Morran.


410. Jonathan Conger


Jonathan Conger

PARENTS: John Conger and Mary Ross

RESIDENCES: Rowan Co., NC; Claiborne Co., MS

LAND: A deed from Jonathan Conger to Leonard Smith, 3 Feb 1796, registered 12 Apr 1796, Book No. 14, page 261, says that this tract of land was obtained by John Conger, Sr., and has Jonathan and Margaret Conger's names signed to it.

This, and other deeds, indicate that the Congers owned near, or over, one thousand acres of land in this vicinity, now Davidson county, [NC], on both sides of Abbott's Creek.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 284 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)


RECOLLECTIONS: A note on this family says, "Jonathan and his family went to Mississippi from St. Louis, MO, on a flat boat about the year 1800 and settled near Natches, MS. He was a captain of the Claiborne Rifles under Andrew Jackson at the battle of New Orleans in 1812." Another note says he settled at Vicksburg or Port Gibson, MS.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p 332 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)


PROBATE: IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, Jonathan Conger of the state of Mississippi and county of Warren, being of advanced age and under bodily affliction, but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given unto God, calling into mind, the mentality of my body, and knowing that it is appointed unto all men once to die, do make and ordain this to be my last will and testament, Viz, principally and first of all I give and bequeath my soul to God.

Secondly, after my just debts are paid I wish my property to descend as follows, to my oldest daughter Elizabeth I have given in my lifetime stock money and a negro girl, Hetta, which is all that I alot her.

Thirdly, to John Labdelle, my son-in-law stock money and a negro boy named Prince and girl Maria to his part. (Mary's husband)

Fourthly, to Pheobe Sims, I have given stock and a horse, and a negro to the amount of what I intend to give her.

Fifthly, to William my son I give a negro girl named Belinda and a horse and one hundred dollars to his part.

Sixthly, I give my son Martin one hundred acres of land layed off south east end of my tract, and a negro boy Nelson to his part.

Seventhly, to Sally Thompson a negro girl named Rachel stock and two horses to her part.

Eigthly, to Jane I have given a negro girl named Elsy a mare and stock to her part.

Ninthly, to my son Wilson I give one hundred and twenty-five acres of land off the north end of my tract and negroes named Solomon, Jack and Cluney, to his part.

Tenthly, to my son Jonathan Lee I give the balance of aforesaid tract of land, the waggon and team together with all my farming utinsels, shop tools and negroes names Sam, Patsy, John, and a sorrel mare to his part.

Eleventhly, to my daughter Margaret I give certain negroes named Alford, Amos and Jack and Charlotte and a horse and her saddle, nmaed Toney together with a secretary, and case for to her part.

Twelfthly, I give to Jonathan Lee, Wilson, Martin and Margaret twenty head of cattle to be equally divided, and two steers apiece besides.

Thirteently, the balance of my horses and cattle are being sold whenever the crop shall be gathered with Matilda, Violet and Sall. Now when the estate is settled if any remnant, Margaret is to have four hundred dollars more, and the balance if any to be equally divided between the rest of my heirs.

As given under my hand this 14th day of March in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and twenty-three.
/s/J. Conger (seal)
I appoint Foster Cook, Jacob Hyland and Isaac Rapalge my executors and Foster Cook guardian for my son Jonathan Lee. Mr. Benjamin Smith I wish to be guardian for my daughter Margaret.

Attested by: Charles Lee, S.F. Fratwood, Allen Sharkey.
(No. 96 File #9, Probate Docket Pg 11, April Term 1823, Warren County, MS.
Proved in open court 14th April 1823, recorded in Book A, page 240.)
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 147-148 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)


996. Phoebe Conger


Phoebe Conger

PARENTS: Jonathan Conger and Margaret Elston

COMMENT: A Phoebe Sims was mentioned in the will of Jonathan Conger, father of Phoebe Conger.


1002. Margaret Conger


Margaret Conger

PARENTS: Jonathan Conger and Margaret Elston

COMMENT: Margaret Conger added to the family of Jonathan Conger based on his Will.


411. Elizabeth Conger


Elizabeth Conger

PARENTS: John Conger and Mary Ross


Stephen Cole


Stephen Cole

Problem: Was the date of marriage 27 Oct 1789 or as listed in CFA II, p. 282, 19 Nov 1789?


412. Joshua Conger


Joshua Conger

PARENTS: John Conger and Mary Ross

CONFLICT-DEATH: 28 Aug 1799 on page 285 of CFA I. 28 Aug 1829 at Smith Co., TN
on p. 345 of CFA I. Aug 1829, p. 345a of CFA I.

RESIDENCES: someplace in the area where Carthage, TN is located

CENSUS: Joshua Conger had four slaves in 1820. His son, Eli and John, appeared in this census as heads of their own homes. [Note: no place name cited.] (CFA I, p. 345)

RECOLLECTIONS: According to the Charles L. Conger records, J.E. Conger wrote: "We have in our family two hammers that belonged to Joshua Conger and wife, one of them marked N.C. and the other S.C. I think Joshua Conger came to Tennessee and settled in Smith county, in the year 1800.

"He died August 28, 1829, in what was known as the Conger Bottom, on Caney Fork River, near the mouth of Smith Fork Creek, and was buried on the south side of Hickman Creek, about one mile above the bridge.

"Lucinda, his wife, was born March 15, 1775 and died about 1856, after being insane for several years, and was buried in what is known as the Conger Graveyard in DeKalb county on Caney Fork River, about one mile above the mouth of Holmes Creek.

"Lucinda was living in the home of Andrew Wallace in 1850 in DeKalb county.

"All the above mentioned graves were move to Mt. Holley Cemetery when Center Hill Dam was built near Smithville.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 345 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)


PROBATE: In Jan 1832 Eli Conger filed a case in Chancery Court to sell some land as administrator of Joshua Conger and states that Joshua Conger died August 1829, leaving a widow, Lucy, Joshua, John, Elizabeth m/Obediah Lack, Elijah, William, Polly m/William Coffee, Delilah, Nancy, Isaac (deceased) with Jane, Elizabeth, William, Ira. The last four living in Jackson county, with Malinda, general guardian. [Note: Carthage, TN Chancery Records.]
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, 345a - Maxine Crowell Leonard)


Lucinda Rounsaval


Lucinda Rounsaval

AKA: Also listed as Rounseval in CFA I, p. 345.


1013. Eli Conger


Eli Conger

PARENTS: Joshua Conger and Lucinda Rounsaval

MILITARY: Eli Conger, born 16 Aug 1795, father Joshua Conger, mother Lucinda Rounseval Conger, enlisted in military service during the War of 1812. Date of enlistment 23 Dec 1813. Branch of service: Mounted gunman. Under Col. Wm. Higgins and Capt. Adam Dale. Brig. Gen. John Coffee was the top ranking officer. [State Library & Archives, Nashville, TN]
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 345a - Maxine Crowell Leonard)

CENSUS: Eli Congo [sic] was listed in the 1820 Smith Co., census as 1 male 20 to 30 and 1 female 16 to 18 years.

In 1830 under Eli Conger was 1 male 30 to 40, 1 male 5 to 10, 1 female 30 to 40, 1 female 5 to 10.
[Note: Charles Leslie Conger's records state he had no issue.]
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, 345a - Maxine Crowell Leonard)

PROBATE: Eli Conger was administrator of his father's estate. Several court records exist about that, the last of which was in 1832. Eli Conger filed guardian reports (one for George Pitt). A record in regard to guardian reports dated in 1834 stated Eli Conger died.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 345a - Maxine Crowell Leonard)

PROBATE: Court minutes of November 1834, John Conger appointed administrator of the estate of Eli Conger, deceased. John Lancaster and Spencer Kelly his securities. Commissioners were set apart and laid off provisions for widow and family of Eli Conger, deceased. First to buy at the sale was Elizabeth Conger (wife or sister?).
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 345a - Maxine Crowell Leonard)


1015. Elizabeth Conger


Elizabeth Conger

PARENTS: Joshua Conger and Lucinda Rounsaval


1017. Elihu Conger


Elihu Conger

PARENTS: Joshua Conger and Lucinda Rounsaval


1020. Mary Conger


Mary Conger

PARENTS: Joshua Conger and Lucinda Rounsaval

AKA: Polly


1021. Nancy Conger


Nancy Conger

PARENTS: Joshua Conger and Lucinda Rounsaval


1023. Wiley Conger


Wiley Conger

PARENTS: Joshua Conger and Lucinda Rounsaval


1024. Nancy Conger


Nancy Conger

PARENTS: Joshua Conger and Lucinda Rounsaval


413. Eli Conger


Eli Conger

PARENTS: John Conger and Mary Ross

RESIDENCES: 1810 in Mecklenburg, NC; 1840 in Houston Co., GA. He may have been the Eli Conger who was J.I.C. of Butts Co., GA, 19 Jan 1826.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 138 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)


1026. John Conger


John Conger

CENSUS: May be the John Conger shown in the 1860 census of Cherokee co., GA
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, 138 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)


414. Jean Conger


Jean Conger

PARENTS: John Conger and Mary Ross

NAME-CONFLICT: Jane (Jean) Conger in CFA II, p. 709


415. Isaac Conger


Isaac Conger

PARENTS: John Conger and Mary Ross

REFERENCE: CFA I, p. 241

RESIDENCES: Isaac Conger, 1779, obtained a government grant for about 2,000 acres near Fayetteville, TN. He built a brick home about 1810 which later was occupied by his son, Sion Illif Conger, 1810, grandson, Dixie Lamar Conger, 1864. The widow of Dixie Lamar died there in 1969. It is believed to be the oldest house in Lincoln county, TN. Isaac's great-grandson, John Beall Conger, 1905, later owned and lived in the house.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, 40-41a - Maxine Crowell Leonard)

DEATH-QUESTION: Did he die on the same date as his wife, 4 Mar 1857? (CFA I, p. 241)

RELATIONSHIP: Isaac Conger and his wife, Mary Moores were 1st cousins. (CFA I, p. 241)

CHURCH_AFFILIATION: Methodist

RESIDENCES: Isaac Conger lived on "Beachlawn," farm which he established about 1815, near Fayetteville, TN (CFA I, p. 472)

BIOGRAPHY:
Isaac Conger left his home in Rowan Co., NC after the death of his mother and lived for a short time with his uncle and aunt (Henry Moores and Jane (Ross)). He married Mary [Moores], his cousin, and went to Tennessee. There they settled in Lincoln county, which was a cane-break wilderness.

Isaac and Mary were both deeply religious and members of the Methodist church. Their home was about seven miles from Fayetteville [TN] and their nearest neighbor was four miles away. Jane Brown Moores (Mary's youngest sister, b. 1800) lived with them and died a spinster in 1858.

Isaac became convinced that he must preach the Gospel, and so decided. He made preparation and was licensed by the ELK Conference in 1811. The diaries kept while at this work indicate that his wife strongly opposed his missionary work, which greatly depressed him. He was deeply impressed with responsibility of saving sinners and persisted in the work while his health would permit -- preaching and teaching whereever he went. He preached three or four sermons a day, often two or three hours long -- all interspersed with taking in new converts, excommunicating reprobates and riding horseback fifteen or twenty miles. His usual circuit covered the territory now occupied by eight or more counties, but he preahed at times in almost every settlement in the state. It took thirty days to ride the circuit.

After a year of riding circuit, Isaac turned again to his farm. The last notation in the diary: "Nov 19 -- started to Georgia for my workman to finish the buildings. Got there in 10 days and returned in a few days over a month. I lost a __ hundred dollar mare and my wagon had liked to run over me but got but little hurt. Landed safe home the 22nd of December; find my family in health." This trip must have been made to his brother's home in Cobb county, Georgia.

Though deeply fond of his homestead, Isaac seemed to have had an inquiring mind and enjoyed travel. He also took occasional trips on horseback through Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois and back through Kentucky and Tennessee. One interesting trip he undoubtedly made was to his brother, John B. Conger, at Grand Gulf, Mississippi. This particular brother was the owner of 10,000 acres of rich delta land with not a hill on it. His land was worked by a thousand slaves. To house them, there was a mile-long stretch of cabins on the plantation.

Isaac obtained a government grant for about 2,000 acres of land. There is a family tradition that Isaac and Mary journeyed to Tennessee with little else besides a "Pigin,' a pot, and a johnny cake board." They lived in a log cabin until about 1808 when he had a brick house built for his growing family. This house is in use and has been extended -- and is probably the oldest house in Lincoln county, TN (by Mrs. Iliff Conger, Rt. 2, Louisville, TN, July 1967 -- filed with a diary by Isaac Conger in the State Archives at Nashville, TN)


Isaac employed a brick mason and together they built the house, using clay from the front yard to mold the oversize bricks for the structure. The two big second floor bedrooms were not connected by a door. One was for boys and the other for girls -- and they had separate stairways. Now (1965), with the addition of extra rooms over the years, it is a 14-room house, but all the woodwork, even the windowsills (made of black locust) of the original house is still intact. With 12-foot-high ceilings and foot thick walls, the house is still in a state of perfect preservation. There is no need for air conditioning. (Feature story on his great grandson, Dixie Lamar Conger, is in "The Chattanooga Times," 2 Aug 1965).

"The original house consisted of four rooms of the two-story brick part (still in use). The one story frame was added before the Civil War. It contained two rooms and an entrance hall, and I assume the porches were added at the same time, because the ornamental appointments seem to be in keeping. Also I assume that the original kitchen was still in use. According to the customs of the day, the kitchen was separate, and to the rear of the new addition. Some time after the Civil War the old kitchen was removed and a new kitchen, dining room, butler's pantry, etc. was added behind the new frame building.

"The bricks for the two story and full basement were burnt at the site, and I presume the dirt from the basement (rock lined) was used for the brick. The old lime kiln was discovered a few years ago about a quarter mile S.E. of the building. The sand had to be hauled in from Elk River some 8 miles away.

"Over the years, little changes have been made in the original brick portion, except large glass panes were substituted for the 8" x 10" glass sashes, and the floors were covered with hardwood flooring. Most of the window frames and doors and door frames are still sound. They are carved out of solid black locust." (John B. Conger, 1970 occupant of the house.)


A paper called, "Tempo" ran a feature story in October 1967, in which John B. Conger was interviewed about the house. He explained that "pingin'" was a leather bucket and the pail referred to by Mrs. Iliff Conger, above, was probably made of either wood or brass.

Isaac first built a lean-to on the creek, now called Hamestring Creek, which meanders through the farm. The area was mostly wooded then and extremely rugged. The stone and log house which the young Isaac built for his family stands directly behind the comfortable home constructed later. The rocks which line the ground floor of that first house are cut identically, inside and out. Rubble was used to fill between them. Walls of the house are two feet thick.

Forming the one room second floor are hand-hewn logs 40 feet long, 15 to 18 inches wide and about 8 inches thick. They are carefully notched and placed. The house itself measures 20 feet by 40 feet. On the lower floor is a large open fireplace in which Mrs. Conger did the cooking. The floor was dirt and small windows were placed in the stone portion of the walls.

Isaac Conger evidently had his mind set on making housekeeping as easy as possible for his wife. He installed "running water." Taking two-by-fours, the young settler cut a one-half by one-inch groove on one side. He did the same to another piece of wood, put them together and water flowed from a nearby spring through a one-inch pipe into the house.

Building the new house was a slow process, taking time out to make crops, to locate stones for the basement, and assemble crews of workmen. In 1813, according to Isaac's diary, he went to Georgia in search of more workmen. The house was finally finished in 1815. It had two rooms downstairs and two bedrooms upstairs, as mentioned, for the boys on one side and the girls on the other. The kitchen, added a little later was to one side of the main house. Walls of the house are 14 inches thick. Hugh fireplaces with fancy mantles were put in both rooms downstairs. The front door, still in its original state, has fancy woodworking and a glass pane.

After the main house was finished, the kitchen was added and a brick smokehouse was constructed. The smokehouse is now used as a refrigerated vault to hold cured hams which John B. Conger sells.

Two more wings have been added to the house and it how has 10 rooms and 2 baths. The Conger house has had running water throughout the house since 1901. Several pieces of furniture have been retained by family members over the years, and the Congers have added other antiques to keep the house as authentic as possible.

During the Civil War, Union soldiers "stripped the farm bare." However, the farm houses weren't burned. Before the war Sion Conger was quite a wealthy man. Property evaluation records showed Sion had nine slaves valued at $1,000 each and property valued at $14,000 with between 1,000 and 1,200 acres.

But things changed. After the Civil War, Sion's wife developed poor eyesight. She went to Dresden for treatments and letters found in the house, written to her by Sion, promised he would send her $10 "if he could get it together."

Four generations of Congers have owned the property. After Sion died, the farm was owned by his son, Dixie Lamar Conger. Dixie's son, John Beall Conger, is the present owner, and he has promised to sell part of it to his son, John Beal Conger, Jr.

The house is located on Route 5, Fayetteville, TN 37334.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 242-243 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)


Mary Moores


Mary Moores

CHURCH_AFFILIATION: Methodist


1032. Nancy Conger

NO_ISSUE: No issue


1033. Malinda Conger


Malinda Conger

PARENTS: Isaac Conger and Mary Moores

NO_ISSUE: There was no issue


Robert Martin

NO_ISSUE: There was no issue.


1034. Matilda Conger


Matilda Conger

PARENTS: Isaac Conger and Mary Moores

NO_ISSUE: No issue


1035. Delilah Conger


Delilah Conger

PARENTS: Isaac Conger and Mary Moores

NEVER_MARRIED: .

NO_ISSUE: No issue


1037. Felix B. Conger


Felix B. Conger

PARENTS: Isaac Conger and Mary Moores

NEVER_MARRIED:

NO_ISSUE: No issue