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Descendants of John Conway - June 24, 2003

53. MARY⁴ CONWAY (SAMUEL³, SAMUEL², JOHN¹) was born 21 Nov 1825 in Missouri, and died 29 Feb 1904 in Marion Co, MO. She married JOHN MINOR 05 Oct 1848 in Marion Co, MO; B/21. He was born 09 Apr 1818 in (calculated by death); born Kentucky, and died 14 Jun 1887 in 69y 2m 5d; Marion Co, MO.

Notes for JOHN MINOR:
The Minor Cemetery is located off old 61 Highway west of Hannibal on the property of Marion Parker. Take the road up to the house, go through the horse lot and across the ridge (with permission from the owner, of course). The cemetery is about 1/2 miles from the house under cedar trees. The plots are rougly laid out in three rows, with two graves in the corners.

Not all the graves have been identified as close family members, including:

Sandlidge, Mary b. 23 Mar 1857 d. 16 May 1916
      (cement slab, written by hand)
Howard, Charlie d. 28 Sep 1889 68y 3mo 3d
      (erected by sons Cyrus & Harry)
Strange, Lula D. b. 24 Jan 1909 d. 27 Jan 1909
Minor, Raymond G. b. 9 Jan 1923 - 14 Feb 1929
Baker, Raymond G. son of W. J. & G. H. Baker 1904-1922
      (grave off to side)
Whitelock, Georgia Mae (Wessinger) "Mother" 1885 - 1946
Dalton, Martin V. 17 Oct 1876 - 20 May 1910 (in corner)
Conner, J. J. 1875 - 1928
Conner, William L. 1874 - 1934
Conner, Pearl L. 1877 -1940
Walker, Margaret 1811 - 1862/7 (sister of Richard Walker??)

John Minor and wife appear on the following census:

1850- Marion Co, MO - Miller Twp., p. 294, 19 Sep 1850
512/559      John Minor      32M       Farmer      b. KY      $200
      Mary             24 F            b. MO
      John T.            8/12M            b. MO

1860 - Marion Co, MO - Miller Twp., p. 77, 28 Jul 1860
506/532      John Minor      42M       Farmer      b. KY      $5300      $600
      Mary            35F            b. MO
      John T.            11M      School      b. MO
      Mary E.            9F      School      b. MO
      James S.            8M      School      b. MO
      Joseph W.      6M      School      b. MO
      Geo. N.            4M            b. MO

Children of MARY CONWAY and JOHN MINOR are:

	i.	JOHN T.⁵ MINOR, b. Abt. 1849, Marion Co, MO; d. Unknown.
	ii.	MARY E. MINOR, b. Abt. 1851, Marion Co, MO; d. Unknown.
	iii.	JAMES S. MINOR, b. 07 Aug 1852, (calculated from death); b. Marion Co, MO; d. 20 Mar 1873, 20y 7m 13d; d. Marion Co, MO.
140.	iv.	JOSEPH W. MINOR, b. 1854, Marion Co, MO; d. 1920, Marion Co, MO.
	v.	GEORGE N. MINOR, b. Abt. 1856, Marion Co, MO; d. Unknown.
	vi.	HENRY U. MINOR, b. Jun 1858, (b. 3 or 4 Jun) Marion Co, MO; d. 07 May 1860, 1y 11m 2/3da; d. Marion Co, MO.

54. WILLIAM⁴ THRASHER (ANNA³ CONWAY, SAMUEL², JOHN¹) was born Abt. 1815 in Pendleton Co, KY, and died Bef. 1850 in Marion Co, MO. He married MARY MILLER 25 Jan 1838 in Marion Co, MO; A/128 (other children?), daughter of JOHN MILLER and ELIZABETH MULLINS. She was born Abt. 1817 in Pendleton Co, KY, and died Bef. 1850 in prob Marion Co, MO.

Notes for WILLIAM THRASHER:
Gideon Miller was appointed guardian for William Thrasher November 1817 in Pendleton County, KY.

Child of WILLIAM THRASHER and MARY MILLER is:

141.

BELINDA⁵ THRASHER, b. Abt. 1841, (or Melinda?) b. Missouri; d. Unknown.

55. ELIZABETH⁴ MILLER (ANNA³ CONWAY, SAMUEL², JOHN¹) was born 24 May 1818, and died Bef. 1850. She married ELLIOT BRANDOM Abt. 1840. He was born 1815 in Iowa, and died Unknown in a brick maker.

Notes for ELLIOT BRANDOM:
Elliott Brandon and family appear on the following census:

1850 - Marion Co, MO, p. 286
413/435      Elliot Brandon      35M      Brickmaker      b. IA      $800
      Hamilton            7M      b. MO
      Gideon            5M      b. MO
      Ann/e            3F      b. MO

1860 - Marion Co, MO p. 11
10/10      Ann Brandom      12F      b. MO
      living with Gideon Miller & family

11/11      Gideon Brandom      15M      b. MO
      living with Samuel Miller & family

13/13      Hamilton Brandom      17M      b. MO
      living with Adbel Miller & family

Children of ELIZABETH MILLER and ELLIOT BRANDOM are:

HAMILTON⁵ BRANDOM, b. 04 Jul 1843, Missouri; d. 1863.

Notes for HAMILTON BRANDOM:
Hamilton was a Confederate soldier. He was a prisoner at Kirksville, Missouri, and was shot in 1863 while a prisoner.

142.	ii.		GIDEON BRANDOM, b. Abt. 1845, Missouri; d. Unknown.
	iii.		ANN E. BRANDOM, b. Abt. 1847, Missouri; d. Unknown.

56. ABDEL⁴ MILLER (ANNA³ CONWAY, SAMUEL², JOHN¹) was born 04 May 1820 in on the Merimac, St. Louis Co, MO, and died 01 Sep 1869 in Marion Co, MO. He married SARAH MARY JONES 05 Feb 1846 in Marion Co, MO; A/286; md by Wm. Fuqua, daughter of WILLIAM JONES and JANE BOWEN. She was born 14 Aug 1828 in Worcester Co, MD, and died 24 Jul 1872 in Marion Co, MO.

Notes for ABDEL MILLER:
Records on this family come from the Miller family Bible in possession of William Gideon Miller of Macon, Missouri. After his death in 1924, the Bible became the property of his daughter, Mrs. George Pohlman, who also lived in Macon. Mia Fleegel had correspondence with Mrs. Pohlman in the late 1970s or early 1980s and obtained the record.

Abdel Miller appears on the following census:

1850 - Marion Co, MO p. 286
412/434      Abdel Miller      30M      b. MO      $500
      Sarah Ann      21F      b. MO
      Mary Ellen      ?F      b. MO
      William G.      4M      b. MO

1860 - Marion Co, MO, Palmyra P.O., Liberty Twp, p. 2
13/13      Abdel Miller      40M      b. MO      Farmer      $4000/$1000
      Sarah            32F      b. MO
      Hamilton Brandom      17M      b. MO
      Wm. Miller      13M      b. MO
      Alfred            8M      b. MO
      Anna            6F      b. MO
      Medora            1/2F      b. MO

1870 - Marion Co, MO, Palmyra, Liberty Twp, p. 82

535/560      Sarah Miller      41F      b. MD      keeps house
      William G.      23M      b. MO      stock dealer
      Alfred B.            18M      b. MO      at home
      Modora A.      11F      b. MO      at home
      Anna            15F      b. MO      at home
      Jones, Hattis      15F      b. MO      at home
      Reillorau?, Rob?      28M      b. IRE      ?

Notes for SARAH MARY JONES:
Mia Fleegel shows the following physician's bill with notes that the original is in possession of Mary Jo White Hunt:

Mrs. A. Miller to B. A. Jaudon Dr.
1871
May 27, 28, 29      3 visits      self      $4.50
Dec 24, 25, 26      3 visits      self      $4.50

1872
Jan 5, 6, 7            3 visits      self      $4.50
Feb 26, 28, 29      3 visits      self      $4.50
Mar 1, 6, 8, 9, 10      5 visits      self      $7.50
Mar 12, 16, 30      3 visits      self      $4.50
April 13            1 visit      self      $1.50
April 28            1 visit      self      $1.50
May 1, 4            2 visits      self      $2.00
May 5, 8            2 visits      self      $6.00
May 19, 24      2 visits      self      $7.00
June 8, 21            2 visits      self      $7.00
July 14, 18, 20      3 visits      self      $10.00
July 21, 23      2 visits      self      $7.00

1875
Dec 20            Received Payment

Children of ABDEL MILLER and SARAH JONES are:

143.	i.	WILLIAM GIDEON⁵ MILLER, b. 11 Feb 1847, Marion Co, MO; d. 20 Jul 1924, Palmyra, Marion Co, MO.
	ii.	MARY ELLEN MILLER, b. 12 Jan 1849, Missouri; d. 28 Aug 1850, Marion Co, MO.
	iii.	ALFRED BECKETT MILLER, b. 01 Feb 1852, a physician; b. Liberty Township, Marion Co, MO; d. 24 Jun 1928, age 76; Macon, Ralls Co, MO; m. LILLIAN RUSH, 09 Oct 1879, no children; b. Bet. 1850 - 1860; d. Unknown.

Notes for ALFRED BECKETT MILLER:
Alfred Miller was a physician, and according to obituaries, was one of Marion County's best known men and her best physician.

He died at his home on Duff Street from a throat infection (in Macon, MO?). He had been ill 4 days.

Funeral services were held at the Pearl Street Methodist Church, and he was buried at Oakwood Cemetery.

He was survived by his wife, three nieces, Mrs. E. C. Morgan of Venice, California, Mrs. George Pohlman of Macon, and Mrs. George Rice of Hannibal; four nephews, Alfred Hayden of Oakwood, MO, Leslie Hayden, Oscar Hayden and R.L. Hayden of Palmyra, MO.

He was born on a farm in Liberty Towhsip near the village of Palmyra in Marion County, Missouri and was the son of one of the honored pioneer families of the community. He grew up on the old homestead farm in Marion County and his early educational training was secured in the public schools of the community and Palmyra seminary at....(cut off here)

(...resumes, but some is lost...) He was president of an organization (not named in the part that remains, but named as president in another obituary of the Missouri State Medical Society), the capital stock of which had grown from $100,000 to over $1 million. He was a Democrat. The Governor of Missouri in 1901 appointed him a member of the board of managers of the state hospital for the insane at Fulton, but he resigned after one year. He was a Mason affiliated with Censer Lodge 172 AF & AM, and also with Macon Chapter 22 Royal Arch Masons; Central Council No. (34?) (AP?) & SM, and Emmanual Commandery No. 7, Knights Templar.

He married Lillian Rush, daughter of Rev. Lilburn Rush.

The MIllers moved to Macon in June 1882 and on the Sunday following, transferred church membership to ... (cut off).

Notes for LILLIAN RUSH:
Lillian Rush Beckett was a member of the Pearl Street Methodist Church.

144.	iv.		MADORA ANN MILLER, b. 29 Feb 1860, "Dora" b. Miller Township, Marion Co, MO; d. 06 Feb 1918, Levering Hospital, Hannibal, Marion Co, MO.
	v.		ANNA MILLER, b. 1854, Missouri; d. Unknown.

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