Descendants of Horace Omar "Homer" Conner

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  HORACE OMAR "HOMER"1 CONNER was born Abt. 1818 in NJ, and died July 15, 1870 in Linn Co, KS.  He married MARY C TERWILLIGER February 10, 1843 in Huron Co, OH.  She was born May 14, 1825 in NY, and died January 30, 1903 in Douglas Co, OR.

     

Children of HORACE CONNER and MARY TERWILLIGER are:

2.                i.       SARAH ELLEN "ELLA"2 CONNER, b. February 21, 1846, OH; d. May 05, 1876, Holland Twp, Shelby, IL.

3.               ii.    IRA CONNER, b. September 1847, OH; d. Aft. 1903.

4.              iii.       ELIZA JANE CONNER, b. February 28, 1854, Shelbyville, Shelby, IL; d. October 08, 1920, Lane Co, OR.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  SARAH ELLEN "ELLA"2 CONNER (HORACE OMAR "HOMER"1) was born February 21, 1846 in OH, and died May 05, 1876 in Holland Twp, Shelby, IL1.  She married GEORGE COMPTON February 18, 1864 in Holland Twp, Shelby, IL2, son of JONATHAN COMPTON and LUCINDA BRINKER.  He was born July 23, 1842 in Pickaway Co, OH, and died May 29, 1911 in Holland Twp, Shelby, IL3.

     

Children of SARAH CONNER and GEORGE COMPTON are:

5.                i.    IDA ALICE3 COMPTON, b. 1864, IL; d. 1910, Shelbyville, IL.

6.               ii.       MARY ELIZABETH COMPTON, b. September 09, 1866, Holland Twp, Shelby, IL; d. July 03, 1898, Decatur, Macon, IL.

7.              iii.       EMMA BELLE COMPTON, b. November 16, 1868, Butler, Montgomery, IL; d. January 07, 1940, Shelby Co, IL.

                 iv.       CHARLEY COMPTON, b. Abt. 1871, IL; d. 1880, Shelby Co, IL.

                  v.       ELLA COMPTON, b. Abt. 1873, IL; d. 1880, Shelby Co, IL.

                 vi.       JOSEPHINE COMPTON, b. Abt. 1875, IL; d. 1880, Shelby Co, IL.

 

 

3.  IRA2 CONNER (HORACE OMAR "HOMER"1) was born September 1847 in OH, and died Aft. 1903.  He married (1) MARGARET E "MAGGIE" ??? Abt. 1869 in Probably KS.  She was born Abt. 1851 in IL, and died Abt. 1881 in OR.  He married (2) SUSAN CAROLINE KIRK Abt. 1883 in OR, daughter of CHARLES KIRK and CAROLINE WITHROW.  She was born September 1859 in Adair Co, MO, and died November 1910 in Lane Co, OR.

     

Children of IRA CONNER and MARGARET ??? are:

8.                i.       WILLIAM C3 CONNER, b. Abt. 1871, KS.

                  ii.       EDWARD C CONNER, b. July 1874, KS; m. MYRTIE M BARRETT?, 1900, OR; b. June 1878, WI.

 

     

Children of IRA CONNER and SUSAN KIRK are:

                 iii.    IRA KIRK3 CONNER, b. July 1884, OR; d. August 24, 1916, Portland, OR.

                 iv.       HORACE T CONNER, b. June 1885, OR.

                  v.       CHARLES C CONNER, b. December 1889, OR.

                 vi.       HARRY BASIL CONNER, b. March 03, 1895, OR; d. October 28, 1950, Los Angeles Co, CA.

                vii.       ROBERT GUY CONNER, b. January 1897, OR.

 

 

4.  ELIZA JANE2 CONNER (HORACE OMAR "HOMER"1) was born February 28, 1854 in Shelbyville, Shelby, IL, and died October 08, 1920 in Lane Co, OR.  She married WILLIAM HENRY BEIDLER January 18, 1872 in LaCygne, Linn, KS, son of ABRAHAM BEIDLER and CATHERINA ZIMMERMAN.  He was born March 20, 1848 in York, Van Wert, OH, and died September 22, 1903 in Douglas Co, OR.

     

Children of ELIZA CONNER and WILLIAM BEIDLER are:

                   i.       ALFRED T3 BEIDLER, b. March 1873, Linn Co, KS; d. 1953, OR.

9.               ii.    IRA JAKE BEIDLER, b. October 04, 1876, Petaluma, Sonoma, CA; d. April 28, 1959, Cottage Grove, Lane, OR.

10.            iii.       FRED COMSTOCK BEIDLER, b. May 07, 1881, OR; d. June 27, 1965; Adopted child.

11.            iv.       CHARLES A BEIDLER, b. July 06, 1884, OR; d. January 08, 1965, OR.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

5.  IDA ALICE3 COMPTON (SARAH ELLEN "ELLA"2 CONNER, HORACE OMAR "HOMER"1) was born 1864 in IL, and died 1910 in Shelbyville, IL.  She married (1) JAMES W PRITCHARD October 26, 1887 in Effingham Co, IL4, son of JOHN PRITCHARD and ELIZABETH TODD.  He was born Abt. 1845 in Bourbon Co, KY, and died 1898 in IL.  She married (2) GEORGE W RICHARDSON July 14, 1903 in IL.  He died Aft. 1904 in IL.  She married (3) EDWARD DOSS Aft. 1905 in IL.  He was born Abt. 1850, and died Bef. 1910.

     

Child of IDA COMPTON and JAMES PRITCHARD is:

                   i.       RETA B "RETHA"4 PRITCHARD, b. July 27, 1888, IL; d. November 15, 1904, IL.

 

 

6.  MARY ELIZABETH3 COMPTON (SARAH ELLEN "ELLA"2 CONNER, HORACE OMAR "HOMER"1) was born September 09, 1866 in Holland Twp, Shelby, IL5, and died July 03, 1898 in Decatur, Macon, IL6.  She married WILLIAM EDWARD HOWELL November 15, 1883 in Shelbyville, Shelby, IL7, son of HENRY HOWELL and ELIZABETH BOOKER.  He was born June 12, 1860 in Decatur, Macon, IL8, and died April 22, 1933 in St Paul, Ramsey, MN8.

     

Children of MARY COMPTON and WILLIAM HOWELL are:

                   i.       GENEVA BEATRICE "NEVA"4 HOWELL9, b. August 26, 1884, Bethany, Moultrie, IL; d. June 03, 1939, Staten Island, Richland, NY; m. DR JAMES B MOUNT, Aft. 1904.

                  ii.       CECIL EARL HOWELL10, b. April 24, 1885, Bethany, Moultrie, IL11; d. July 29, 1963, Michigan City, LaPorte, IN; m. AMELIA A FREDERICK12, February 11, 1911, Newark, NJ; b. Abt. 1890; d. Abt. 1965, Michigan City, LaPorte, IN.

                 iii.       IOLA ETHEL HOWELL, b. June 24, 1887, Decatur, Macon, IL13; d. July 25, 1888, Decatur, Macon, IL13.

                 iv.       SYLVIA OTTICE HOWELL14, b. January 11, 1889, Decatur, Macon,  IL; d. July 22, 1974, Spring Lake, Itasca, MN; m. SAMUEL M JONES, December 25, 1912, Vincennes, Knox, IN15; b. December 03, 1884, Garvin, Lyon, MN; d. November 09, 1933, Spring Lake, Itasca, MN.

                  v.       MYRTLE IDORIS HOWELL16, b. July 28, 1890, Decatur, Macon, IL; d. January 26, 1940, Grand Rapids, Itasca, MN; m. EDWARD MILTON JONES17, February 18, 1915, Rolla, Rollette, ND; b. November 06, 1886, Garvin, Lyon, MN; d. January 11, 1979, Grand Rapids, Itasca, MN.

                 vi.       LESLIE DEFOE HOWELL18, b. January 05, 1894, Decatur, Macon, IL19; d. June 06, 1936, Manchester, St Louis, MO,19; m. ESTHER PETERSON, Abt. 1914, St Louis, St Louis, MO; b. March 16, 1893, St Louis, St Louis, MO19; d. April 14, 1976, St Louis, St Louis, MO19.

                vii.       BULTRIE RAYNALDO HOWELL20, b. October 02, 1896, Decatur, Macon, IL21; d. June 24, 1898, Decatur, Macon, IL21.

 

 

7.  EMMA BELLE3 COMPTON (SARAH ELLEN "ELLA"2 CONNER, HORACE OMAR "HOMER"1)22 was born November 16, 1868 in Butler, Montgomery, IL, and died January 07, 1940 in Shelby Co, IL.  She married WILLARD M PROSSER23 February 22, 1891 in Holland Twp, Shelby, IL, son of JOSEPH PROSSER and MARY CHAMBERLAIN.  He was born November 08, 1866 in Brown Co, IN, and died March 29, 1964 in Holland, Shelby, IL.

     

Children of EMMA COMPTON and WILLARD PROSSER are:

                   i.       CHESTER O4 PROSSER, b. October 03, 1894, Holland Twp, Shelby,  IL; d. December 1985, Mode, Shelby,  IL.

                  ii.       CLARENCE E PROSSER, b. January 12, 1896, Holland Twp, Shelby, IL; d. March 10, 1934, Clarksburg Twp, Shelby, IL; m. INEZ I ???, Abt. 1920; b. July 29, 1901; d. May 02, 1989, Stewardson, Shelby, IL.

                 iii.       ELMER PROSSER, b. 1898, IL; d. September 1899, IL.

                 iv.       LAURA E PROSSER, b. July 26, 1899, Holland Twp, Shelby, IL; m. ??? LARGENT.

                  v.       BEULA MABLE PROSSER, b. December 20, 1901, Holland Twp, Shelby, IL; d. January 11, 1902, Holland Twp, Shelby, IL.

                 vi.       OPAL FERN PROSSER, b. August 03, 1903, Holland Twp, Shelby, IL; d. December 1972, Stewardson, Shelby, IL; m. FREDERICK AARON MECHLING, Abt. 1923; b. August 02, 1898; d. December 1977, Stewardson, Shelby, IL.

                vii.       ERNEST MAX PROSSER, b. October 26, 1905; d. July 03, 1994, Strasburg, Shelby, IL.

               viii.       GOLDIE P PROSSER, b. October 05, 1908, Holland Twp, Shelby, IL; d. December 22, 1997, Effingham, IL; m. ??? MICHAELS.

                  ix.       MABLE PROSSER, b. Abt. 1910; m. ??? RINCKER.

 

 

8.  WILLIAM C3 CONNER (IRA2, HORACE OMAR "HOMER"1) was born Abt. 1871 in KS.

     

Child of WILLIAM C CONNER is:

                   i.       CLARE4 CONNER, b. November 08, 1899, OR; d. May 1981, Salem, Marion, OR.

 

 

9.  IRA JAKE3 BEIDLER (ELIZA JANE2 CONNER, HORACE OMAR "HOMER"1) was born October 04, 1876 in Petaluma, Sonoma, CA, and died April 28, 1959 in Cottage Grove, Lane, OR.  He married ANNA L RICHARDS September 25, 1904 in Oakland, Douglas, OR.  She was born March 06, 1883, and died May 1977 in Albany, Linn, OR.

     

Child of IRA BEIDLER and ANNA RICHARDS is:

                   i.       MARY KATHLEEN4 BEIDLER, b. July 22, 1914, OR; d. June 1977, Albany, Linn, OR; m. PARIS BREEDLOVE; b. May 20, 1913; d. November 27, 1997, Albany, Linn, OR.

 

 

10.  FRED COMSTOCK3 BEIDLER (ELIZA JANE2 CONNER, HORACE OMAR "HOMER"1) was born May 07, 1881 in OR, and died June 27, 1965.  He married MINNIE DALLAS.  She was born May 04, 1890, and died January 1963 in OR.

     

Child of FRED BEIDLER and MINNIE DALLAS is:

                   i.       WILLIS4 BEIDLER.

 

 

11.  CHARLES A3 BEIDLER (ELIZA JANE2 CONNER, HORACE OMAR "HOMER"1) was born July 06, 1884 in OR, and died January 08, 1965 in OR.  He married RACHEL JANE "JENNIE" SMITH December 10, 1913.  She was born November 23, 1891 in IL, and died December 29, 1983 in Portland, Mulnomah, OR.

     

Children of CHARLES BEIDLER and RACHEL SMITH are:

                   i.       MADELLE4 BEIDLER, b. October 24, 1914, Cottage Grove, Lane, OR; d. November 26, 1987, Portland, OR; m. HENRY S MOLINO, 1939, Cottage Grove, OR.

                  ii.       JANE BEIDLER, b. Abt. 1920, OR; m. GORDON NEIDEIGH.

 

 

 

Endnotes

 

1.  Mt. Carmel Cemetery Records.

2.  Illinois Marriage Records, Book C Pg 26.

3.  Mt. Carmel Cemetery Records.

4.  Illinois Marriage Records, Vol 1 Pg 154.

5.  Family Records of Winnie Jones.

6.  Boiling Springs Cemetery Record.

7.  Shelby County, Illinois Marriage Records.

8.  Death Certificate.

9.  Family Records of Winnie Jones.

10.  Obituary of Cecil E. Howell, Michigan City, Indiana Newspaper July 30, 1963.

11.  SSDI.

12.  Obituary of Cecil E. Howell.

13.  Death Certificate.

14.  Family Records of Winnie Jones.

15.  Knox County, IN Marriage Records, C-24 # 189.

16.  Family Records of Winnie Jones.

17.  Obituary.

18.  Family Records of Winnie Jones.

19.  Obituary.

20.  Family Records of Winnie Jones.

21.  Death Certificate.

22.  Obituary of Emma B Prosser, The Shelbyville Democrat Newspaper, January 11, 1940.

23.  Book titled "History of Shelby County", pg 952.