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Corp Richard A. Conner

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Corp Richard A. Conner

Birth
Butlerville, Jennings County, Indiana, USA
Death
15 Apr 1903 (aged 63)
West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA
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Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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WW I, West Central Section, Row E Grave 33
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Richard A. Conner, one of 13 children of pioneer settler of Jennings Co. IN, served in 6th IN Infantry in Civil War, wounded and captured at Chickamauga, 15 months in Confederate prisons, including Andersonville.Following War he co-owned Jennings Co. newspaper and served 4 year term as County Auditor. Served as Indiana State Librarian in 1877-79. Co-owned and operated Kentland Gazette in Newton Co. Indiana and had interests in newspapers in Chattanooga TN, Terre Haute Indiana and elsewhere. Died of TB as resident of Indiana Soldiers Home and was buried there in 1903. Married Louisa Burdge of Jennings Co., two children.
Richard A. Conner, one of 13 children of pioneer settler of Jennings Co. IN, served in 6th IN Infantry in Civil War, wounded and captured at Chickamauga, 15 months in Confederate prisons, including Andersonville.Following War he co-owned Jennings Co. newspaper and served 4 year term as County Auditor. Served as Indiana State Librarian in 1877-79. Co-owned and operated Kentland Gazette in Newton Co. Indiana and had interests in newspapers in Chattanooga TN, Terre Haute Indiana and elsewhere. Died of TB as resident of Indiana Soldiers Home and was buried there in 1903. Married Louisa Burdge of Jennings Co., two children.

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  • Created by: Richard L, Conner
  • Added: Feb 20, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10505308/richard_a-conner: accessed ), memorial page for Corp Richard A. Conner (20 Oct 1839–15 Apr 1903), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10505308, citing Indiana Soldiers Home Cemetery, Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Richard L, Conner (contributor 46779838).