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Descendants of John Conway - June 24, 2003

11. ELIZABETH³ CONWAY (SAMUEL², JOHN¹) was born 18 Oct 1786, and died 28 Jan 1824 in res in Kentucky. She married JAMES SMITH 17 Nov 1808 in Pendleton Co, KY; dates uncertain on children. He was born Unknown, and died Aft. 1835.

Notes for JAMES SMITH:
Information on this family comes from Mildred Belew in the mid 1980s.

Children of ELIZABETH CONWAY and JAMES SMITH are:

45.	i.	THOMAS HARRISON⁴ SMITH, b. Abt. 1810, See Notes!!!; d. 1851, d of cholera.
46.	ii.	EVALINE SMITH, b. Abt. 1811; d. 12 Sep 1844, Pendleton Co, KY.
	iii.	BETHANY SMITH, b. Abt. 1812; d. Unknown; m. JACOB SMITH, Unknown; b. Unknown, (or Jackson Smith); d. Unknown.
	iv.	NANCY SMITH, b. Abt. 1814; d. Unknown; m. .. BERRY, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
	v.	SUSANNA SMITH, b. Abt. 1816; d. Unknown; m. THORNSBERRY MABBITT, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
	vi.	MINNIE SMITH, b. Abt. 1818; d. Unknown; m. .. MARTIN, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
47.	vii.	LARKIN SMITH, b. Bet. 1820 - 1823; d. Unknown.

12. SUSANNA³ CONWAY (SAMUEL², JOHN¹) was born 16 Jan 1790, and died Bef. Jun 1837 in res Kentucky. She married NELSON W. BECKETT 15 Feb 1809 in Pendleton Co, KY (14 children). He was born Bet. 1780 - 1790, and died Unknown.

Notes for NELSON W. BECKETT:
Nelson W. Beckett and Susanna Conway had fourteen children, most of whom remained in Kentucky. Some of the family, however, followed the Conways to Missouri.

Alfred Beckett lived in Marion County, Missouri, for a while, but later returned to Kentucky. Another son, Woodford Beckett, followed his uncle, Simeon Conway, into Clark County and lived at Chambersburg, Missouri. Humphery Beckett also came to Missouri, but moved a little farther west. He lived in Caldwell County, Missouri, and was one of the early Justices of Peace at Kingston, Missouri. His son, William Beckett, lived at Polo, Missouri.

Information on this family comes from the Samuel Conway Bible, M. J. Hunt, and Evelyn Barclay.

Children of SUSANNA CONWAY and NELSON BECKETT are:

	i.	WOODFORD⁴ BECKETT, b. Bet. 1810 - 1820; d. Unknown, moved to Chambersburg, Clarke Co, MO.
48.	ii.	HUMPHERY BECKETT, b. Bet. 1811 - 1820; d. Unknown, Lived in Caldwell Co, MO.
49.	iii.	ALFRED BECKETT, b. Abt. 1812, Kentucky; d. Unknown.

13. SARAH³ CONWAY (SAMUEL², JOHN¹) was born 20 Mar 1792 in "Sally", and died 17 Jan 1818 in res Kentucky. She married WILLIAM SMITH 12 Nov 1811 in Pendleton Co, KY. He was born Unknown, and died Unknown.

Child of SARAH CONWAY and WILLIAM SMITH is:

SAMUEL C.⁴ SMITH, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

14. SAMUEL³ CONWAY, JR. (SAMUEL², JOHN¹) was born 10 Jun 1794, and died 14 Feb 1825 in Missouri. He married MARY GARDNER 14 Dec 1815 in Pendleton Co, KY, daughter of .. GARDNER. She was born Abt. 1787 in "Molly" b. Virginia, and died 31 Jan 1860 in Marion Co, MO.

Notes for SAMUEL CONWAY, JR.:
Samuel Conway, Jr. came to Marion County, Missouri prior to 1820, perhaps 1818 or 1819. One of the very early marriages in the county occurred at his home when his wife's sister, Margaret Gardner, became the wife of John Bush, who had also arrived from Kentucky.

Information on his family comes from the Samuel Conway family Bible, records of Mia K. Fleegel, M. J. Hunt, and Evelyn Barclay. Further information is obtained from Marion County, Missouri, marriage records.

Samuel Conway's widow, Mary, is found on the following census:

1830 US Census - Marion County, MO
      females: 1 under 5 yrs; 1 30-50; 1 60-70

1844 (county) Census - Marion County, MO, p. 5
      Two females age 18-21
      One female over 45 years.

1850 US Census - Miller Twp, Marion Co, MO p. 295 19 Sep 1850
      524/551 Conway, Mary 62F b. VA
      Conway, Jane 24 F b. MO

History of Marion County, Missouri, 1884, R. I. Holcombe, p. 636

"Among the first children born of white parents in this township (Miller) was James Coneway, son of Samuel and Mary Coneway, who was born January 2, 1820 and died in his youth. Lucinda Coneway, a daughter of the same parents, was born January 6, 1822. She was married to William Holland in 1843 and is still living."

Children of SAMUEL CONWAY and MARY GARDNER are:

50.	i.	ELIZABETH⁴ CONWAY, b. 27 Sep 1816, "Betsy" b. Kentucky; d. 01 May 1880, Marion Co, MO.
51.	ii.	MARGARET CONWAY, b. Abt. 1818, "Peggy" b. Kentucky; d. Unknown, Marion Co, MO.
	iii.	JAMES CONWAY, b. 02 Jan 1820, Miller Township, Marion Co, MO; d. Unknown, died young in Marion Co, MO.

Notes for JAMES CONWAY:
Said to be one of the first white children born in the present county of Marion County, Missouri.

52.	iv.		LUCINDA CONWAY, b. 06 Jan 1822, "Cindy" (headstone says b. 8th, Bible says 6th); d. 09 May 1903, Marion Co, MO.
	v.		JANE CONWAY, b. 09 Dec 1823, Missouri; d. 17 Oct 1866, Marion Co, MO; m. JACKSON STILLWELL, 09 Oct 1851, Marion Co, MO; B/90; b. Abt. 1815, Ohio; d. Unknown.

Notes for JANE CONWAY:
Jane Conway Stillwell was a very large woman, weighing about 400 pounds.

Notes for JACKSON STILLWELL:
Jackson and Jane Stillwell are found on the 1860 US Census of Marion County, MO:

525/551 Jackson Stillwell 45M b. OH Farm labor, $1200, $250 (illiterate)
Jane 38F b MO

53.

vi.

MARY CONWAY, b. 21 Nov 1825, Missouri; d. 29 Feb 1904, Marion Co, MO.

15. ANNA³ CONWAY (SAMUEL², JOHN¹) was born 21 Jul 1796 in Kentucky, and died 20 Nov 1866 in Marion Co, MO. She married (1) AARON THRASHER 08 Dec 1814 in Pendleton Co, KY. He was born Unknown, and died Bef. Nov 1817 in Pendleton Co, KY. She married (2) GIDEON MILLER 14 Apr 1817 in Pendleton Co, KY; (step-siblings), son of ABDEL MILLER and MARGERY ACKLES. He was born 24 Feb 1795 in Kentucky, and died 27 Apr 1864 in Marion Co, MO.

Notes for AARON THRASHER:
Mia Fleegel's notes show that Aaron died about August 1816 in Pendleton County, Kentucky.

Notes for GIDEON MILLER:
Gideon Miller and Anna Conway were married in Pendleton County, Kentucky in 1818, and are presumed to have moved shortly thereafter to Missouri. Their third child, Abdel, was born in St. Louis, Missouri, some distance north of Marion County. While their first two children may have been born in Kentucky, the others were almost certainly born in Missouri.

Gideon Miller lived in Section 3 of Marion County, Missouri in 1828. In 1848, he built a brick house "where Nichols brothers live." Gideon, in addition to farming, was a wheelright.

Gideon Miller appears on the following census:

1830 - Marion Co, MO, p. 34
      Gideon Miller
      Males under 5, two; 5-10, one; 10-15, two; 30-40, one
      Females under 5, one; 5-10, one; 10-15, one; 20-30, one
      no slaves

1840 - Marion Co, MO, Liberty Twp, p. 85
      Gideon Miller
      Males 10-15, one; 15-20, one; 20-30, one; 40-50, one
      Females 10-15, one; 15-20, one; 20-30, one; 40-50, one
      no slaves

1850 - Marion Co, MO, Liberty Twp, p. 419/441
      Gideon Miller      55M      b. KY
      Anna            54F      b. KY
      Melinda            22F      b. MO
      Joel            24M      b. MO
      Mary June      9F      b. MO
      Belinda Thrasher      9F      b. MO (daughter of Wm. Thrasher)
      Lewis Miller      25M      b. MO (farmer $200 real estate)

1860 - Marion Co, MO, Liberty Twp, p. 1 & 2
10/10      Gideon Miller      65M      b. KY      Farmer      $1000/$1000
      Anna            54F      b. KY
      Mary            18F      b. MO
      Ann Brandom      12 F      b. MO


Child of ANNA CONWAY and AARON THRASHER is:

54.

WILLIAM⁴ THRASHER, b. Abt. 1815, Pendleton Co, KY; d. Bef. 1850, Marion Co, MO.

Children of ANNA CONWAY and GIDEON MILLER are:

55.	ii.	ELIZABETH⁴ MILLER, b. 24 May 1818; d. Bef. 1850.
56.	iii.	ABDEL MILLER, b. 04 May 1820, on the Merimac, St. Louis Co, MO; d. 01 Sep 1869, Marion Co, MO.
	iv.	SUSANNAH MILLER, b. 13 Mar 1822; d. Unknown.
	v.	SON MILLER, b. Bet. 1825 - 1830; d. Unknown, died young?.
	vi.	JOEL MILLER, b. 05 Sep 1826; d. Unknown.
	vii.	BELINDA MILLER, b. 1828, (or Melinda?); d. Unknown; m. WILBURN HALL, Unknown; b. Unknown, (or Wilbur?); d. Unknown.
	viii.	JOHN ANDREW MILLER, b. 21 Dec 1831; d. Unknown.
57.	ix.	MARY JANE MILLER, b. 1843, Missouri; d. Unknown.
58.	x.	SAMUEL MILLER, b. 26 Feb 1824, Missouri; d. 15 May 1896, Marion Co, MO.

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