Washington C. YoakumAKA: William C. Yoakum; Washingtion C. Yoakum, CFA II, p. 460
OCCUPATION: Carpenter; farmer
CHILDREN: Probably born in Athens, GA
DEATH-QUESTION: Should the place of death be spelled, Fairmount, KS?
1489. Elizabeth Ayres Conger
Elizabeth Ayres CongerPARENTS: Abijah Conger and Phoebe Tappan
Lewis Meyers FowlerNAME-CONFLICT: Lewis Mires Fowler; Lewis Meyers Fowler
RELATIONSHIP: Stephen Conger Talmadge and his wife, Cynthia Conger were
cousins. Their common ancestor was David Conger.
3351. Annie Talmadge
Unmarried.
3355. Ernest Talmadge
Unmarried
3356. Stephen Talmadge
Stephen TalmadgeDEATH: Died young.
3357. Emmie Talmadge
Emmie TalmadgeDEATH: Died young.
3358. Abigail Talmadge
Abigail TalmadgeDEATH: Died young.
Edward Lewis DaytonSPOUSE-NO_ISSUE: Emma Bassett was the 2nd spouse of Edward Lewis Dayton. There was no issue.
1499. Henry Halsey Conger
Henry Halsey CongerProblem: Was he born at Pleasant Valley, NJ (CFA I, p. 227) or Rockaway NJ? Both listed in CFA I.
PROBATE: The will of Henry Halsey Conger, dated 17 December 1895 and proved 6 Apr 1899, mentions a son, Hal Conger, to whom he leaves land in Neosho Township, Newton county, Missouri, and also a son, Chillion D. and a son, Stephen, to whom he leaves $100 and divides the residue of the estate among "my seven children," Maria Louise, Clara O., Robert, Adeline M., and Charles D.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 227 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)CEMETERY: Both Henry and his wife, Jane, are buried in the old church yard of the Presbyterian Church at Rockaway, NJ.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 227 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
Jane Tuttle DeCampRELATIONSHIP: Jane Tuttle DeCamp's father, Chillion Ford DeCamp was the son of Joseph DeCamp and Jane Ford Tuttle. She (Jane [Ford Tuttle]) was the daughter of Moses Tuttle and Jane Ford. Jane Ford was the daughter of Jacob Ford, Sr., who built Washington's Headquaters at Morristown, NJ. The foundation was laid in 1772 and completed in 1774 and was occupied from that year by Mr. Ford and his family until he died. [Note: no source citation in CFA. REH]
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 227 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)REFERENCE: The featured article in the June 2001 issue of Conger Confab was a transcribed letter of 2 Jul 1852 written by Jane Tuttle (DeCamp) Conger to her husband Henry Halsey Conger who was in the gold fields.
Luther Thompson StowellREFERENCE: Stowell Genealogy, p. 388
1504. Samuel Lewis Southard Conger
Samuel Lewis Southard CongerProblem: Was the date of death, 20 Apr 1866 or 29 Apr 1866?
1510. David Conger
David CongerMARRIAGE: New York City, NY or Bloomfield, NJ, CFA I, p. 105
EDUCATION: The Princeton General Catalog for 1896 shows that David Conger graduated from the institution with a B.A. in 1837.
EMIGRATION: He left New York City at an early date and settled in Prairie du Sac, WI.
Adeline Margaret SeaburyRELATIONSHIP: Adeline Margaret Seabury was a descendant of Samuel Seabury, D.D., the distinguished Tory clergyman who later became the first Protestant Episcopal Bishop in America.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 105 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
3386. Ann Palmer Conger
Ann Palmer CongerBIRTH-ERROR: Born 11 Apr 1840, not 8 or 18 Apr. (CFA II, p. 715)
3391. Margaret Volloten Conger
Margaret Volloten CongerNAME-ERROR: Middle name, Volloten, not Vallator or Vollotor. (CFA II, p. 715)
BIRTH-ERROR: Born 2 Feb 1852, not 20 Feb. (CFA II, p. 715)
1511. John Conger
John CongerEDUCATION: Princeton catalog 1896 shows that he graduated in 1840, B.A. and in 1843, A.M.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 294 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)PROBATE: John Conger was mentioned in his father's will, dated 1858, as owning land in Fort Wayne, IN, upon which his father held a mortgage.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 294 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
1512. Stephen Halsey Conger
Stephen Halsey CongerEDUCATION-RESIDENCES: Stephen Halsey Conger, according to the Princeton catalog for 1907, was graduated in 1839, B.A. and from the College of Physicians of New York City in 1843, M.D. This last degree was also listed in Columbia College Catalog.
Dr. Conger practiced medicine in New York City until about 1875 and then removed to Summit, NJ, where he resided until his death.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. I, p. 478 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)