West Virginia Pioneers
Oris Ellsworth Conner
1900 - 1964 (64 years)-
Name Oris Ellsworth Conner [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] Born 15 Apr 1900 Koshkonong, Oregon County, Missouri, USA [1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10] Gender Male Buried 1964 Wilbur Park, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA [1, 2] - New Saint Marcus Cemetery and Mausoleum
Died 8 Nov 1964 St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA [1, 2, 3, 8, 9] Notes - Information on names, dates and locations from Monica Morris by email on September 2, 2004.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31091495
"According to my mother - Emogene - her father was a preacher. He would leave his family to preach, here and there. His mother was a preacher as well.
On his WWI Draft Card, dated 1918, he lists his occupation as 'farming for self' in Thayer, Oregon, MO
In 1920, per census, he has no occupation
In 1930, per census, he is listed as a fireman for Granite City, IL
In 1940, per census, he is listed as a stationary engineer, Illinois.
1st marriage to Clara M McCullough on 13 April 1926 Douglas MO - 12 children
2nd marriage to Louise - per my cousin - quickie wedding
3rd marriage to Faye Lois Trogdon, widow of Mr. William Franklin Blackwell, marriage date unknown at this time."
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42215825/oris-ellsworth-conner
Conner, Jr., Oris Joe E. Monday September 14, 2009. Beloved father of Carol (Robert) Malon, and Christopher Conner (deceased); grandfather of Steven Malon; beloved brother of May Brown, Miriam Coffel, Nic Conner (deceased), Orilee Young, Emogene Colley (deceased), Imogene Vaughn, Joyce Thomas, Joan Conner (deceased), Rita Wagner, Nita Gross and Richie Conner; and beloved uncle. Services and interment Monday at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery @ 11:00 a.m.
STL Post Dispatch 9/20/2009
Parents: Oris Ellsworth Conner Sr. and Clara Mabel McCullough
Wife: Elizabeth (Beth) Douglas (divorced) (deceased)
Siblings: Naomi Mae (Conner) Brown (deceased);
Miriam Marie (Conner) Coffel (deceased);
Nathan B. 'Nick' Conner (deceased);
Orilee (Conner) Young/Crawford;
Imogene (Conner) Vaughn;
Emogene (Conner) Colley (deceased) this is my mother;
Joyce (Conner) Thomas;
Joan (Conner) Phipps (deceased);
Rita (Conner) Wagner;
Nita (Conner)Gross;
and
Richard Robert 'Rickie' Conner.
Person ID I31150 Conner Family
Father Richard Robert Conner, b. 22 Feb 1868, Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 9 Jun 1934, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA (Age 66 years) Relationship natural Mother Ida Clementine Childers, b. 4 Mar 1878, Oregon County, Missouri, USA , d. 12 May 1958, Oregon County, Missouri, USA (Age 80 years) Relationship natural Married 2 Nov 1898 Alton, Oregon County, Missouri, USA Divorced 25 Nov 1910 Family ID F11773 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Clara Mabel McCullough, b. 19 Nov 1907, Douglas County, Missouri, USA , d. 18 Feb 1953, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA (Age 45 years) Married 13 Apr 1926 Douglas County, Missouri, USA Children 1. Ora Luann Conner 2. Orilee Ann Conner, b. 28 Feb 1933, Granite City, Madison County, Illinois, USA , d. 15 May 2016, Hemet, Riverside County, California, USA (Age 83 years) [private] 3. Joan Jeanette Conner, b. 12 Aug 1938, Koshkonong, Oregon County, Missouri, USA , d. 19 Jul 1990, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA (Age 51 years) [private] [natural] 4. Imogene Gay Conner, b. 29 Nov 1934, Granite City, Madison County, Illinois, USA , d. 22 Sep 2004, Greenfield, Weakley County, Tennessee, USA (Age 69 years) [natural] + 5. Oris Ellsworth Conner, Jr., b. 2 Jan 1936, Granite City, Madison County, Illinois, USA , d. 14 Sep 2009, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA (Age 73 years) [natural] 6. Miriam Marie Conner, b. 14 Dec 1928, Granite City, Madison County, Illinois, USA , d. 12 Mar 2010, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA (Age 81 years) [private] [natural] + 7. Emogene Fay Conner, b. 29 Nov 1934, Granite City, Madison County, Illinois, USA , d. 12 Oct 2002, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA (Age 67 years) [private] [natural] 8. Nathan B. Conner, b. 10 Jun 1928, Granite City, Madison County, Illinois, USA , d. 16 Jun 1999, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA (Age 71 years) [private] [natural] 9. Naomi Mae Conner, b. 24 May 1926, Ava, Douglas County, Missouri, USA , d. 1 Aug 2000, St Charles, St Charles County, Missouri, USA (Age 74 years) [private] [natural] 10. Joyce Conner 11. Rita Conner 12. Nita Conner Family ID F14143 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Faye Lois Trogdon Family ID F27578 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 3 Louise Conner Family ID F27577 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map Born - 15 Apr 1900 - Koshkonong, Oregon County, Missouri, USA Married - 13 Apr 1926 - Douglas County, Missouri, USA Died - 8 Nov 1964 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Photos Oris Ellsworth & Clara Mabel (McCullough) Conner - Headstone
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Sources - [S1142] Web: Missouri, Find A Grave Index, 1812-2012, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Database online.
Record for Oris Ellsworth Conner Sr - [S7] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
- [S4945] Web: Missouri, St. Louis Public Library Obituary Index, 1880-2011, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).
- [S97] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Database online. Year: 1930; Census Place: Granite City, Madison, Illinois; Roll: 542; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 66; Image: 235.0.
Record for Oris E Conner1930 United States Federal Census - [S2946] Oregon County, Missouri Census 1910, 21.
- [S47] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
- [S92] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Chouteau, Madison, Illinois; Roll: T627_848; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 60-28.
Birth date: abt 1900 Birth place: Missouri Residence date: 1 Apr 1940 Residence place: Chouteau, Madison, Illinois, United States1940 United States Federal Census - [S10565] Beta: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1940-1955, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2019;), The Springfield News-Leader; Publication Date: 9/ Nov/ 1964; Publication Place: Springfield, Missouri, United States of America; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/309180192/?article=f5b2e478-2c9c-4e53-83ba-ace33b5d78a8&focus=0.2517826,0.07659419,0.3651.
- [S33] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Database online. Number: 333-03-3623; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951.
Record for Oris Conner Sr. - [S405] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Database online. Registration Location: Oregon County, Missouri; Roll: 1683433; Draft Board: 0.
Record for Oris Elworths ConnerU.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- [S1142] Web: Missouri, Find A Grave Index, 1812-2012, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Database online.