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Oris Ellsworth Conner

Male 1900 - 1964  (64 years)


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  • Name Oris Ellsworth Conner  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Born 15 Apr 1900  Koshkonong, Oregon County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Gender Male 
    Buried 1964  Wilbur Park, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • New Saint Marcus Cemetery and Mausoleum
    Died 8 Nov 1964  St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jun 1934, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Ida Clementine Childers,   b. 4 Mar 1878, Oregon County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1958, Oregon County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 2 Nov 1898  Alton, Oregon County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorced 25 Nov 1910 
    Family ID F11773  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Clara Mabel McCullough,   b. 19 Nov 1907, Douglas County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1953, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Married 13 Apr 1926  Douglas County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Ora Luann Conner
     2. Orilee Ann Conner,   b. 28 Feb 1933, Granite City, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 2016, Hemet, Riverside County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)  [private]
     3. Joan Jeanette Conner,   b. 12 Aug 1938, Koshkonong, Oregon County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1990, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)  [private]  [natural]
     4. Imogene Gay Conner,   b. 29 Nov 1934, Granite City, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 2004, Greenfield, Weakley County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)  [natural]
    +5. Oris Ellsworth Conner, Jr.,   b. 2 Jan 1936, Granite City, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 2009, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)  [natural]
     6. Miriam Marie Conner,   b. 14 Dec 1928, Granite City, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 2010, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)  [private]  [natural]
    +7. Emogene Fay Conner,   b. 29 Nov 1934, Granite City, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 2002, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)  [private]  [natural]
     8. Nathan B. Conner,   b. 10 Jun 1928, Granite City, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1999, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)  [private]  [natural]
     9. Naomi Mae Conner,   b. 24 May 1926, Ava, Douglas County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 2000, St Charles, St Charles County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (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

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Apr 1900 - Koshkonong, Oregon County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 13 Apr 1926 - Douglas County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 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
    Oris Ellsworth & Clara Mabel (McCullough) Conner - Headstone

  • Sources 
    1. [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

    2. [S7] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    3. [S4945] Web: Missouri, St. Louis Public Library Obituary Index, 1880-2011, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).

    4. [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 Conner
      1930 United States Federal Census
      1930 United States Federal Census


    5. [S2946] Oregon County, Missouri Census 1910, 21.

    6. [S47] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).

    7. [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 States
      1940 United States Federal Census
      1940 United States Federal Census


    8. [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.

    9. [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.

    10. [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 Conner
      U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918