Son of William Conner and Sarah Kelly Conner. Husband of Mary "Polly" Taylor.
From the Journal of Sarah Elizabeth Conner Fleenor ...
John Conner married Mary "Polly" Taylor. He took a drove of cattle to Wisconsin in the year 1850. Before he started off with the cattle, one of the cows ran a horn through the cheek of a little boy, Willie White, that was living with him at the time. John Conner got sick and wanted to come home so bad. His cousin, William Conner, son of James Conner, had gone with him. William stayed with John until he was thought better and started home.
William was to hurry and send John's wife and his brother, Lewis Conner, back for him. He thought by the time it took for them to return, John would be able to travel. If John were to die, he was to brought back to Chili and be buried in the Chili Cemetery.
William started home and that same evening John was taken with a congestive chill.
The lady of the house sat by him with paper, pen and ink, to write his wife. He asked her to and every little while she asked what she should say and he would say, "I'll tell you directly," or "Wait a little while and I'll tell you." She sat by his side with pen in hand asking him until he died. He never did say what he wanted her to write.
As soon as John died a runner was sent to over-take William. They over-took him that night. The runner had asked for them not to bury John until he return and they promised the runner they would wait. William Conner said to bury him and his folks would come after the body. The people had the funeral preached.
Two months after John was buried, Lewis and Dr. Sutton of Gilead, Indiana, took a coffin made of tin or zinc and went after the body with a wagon. They put the body in the coffin, sawtered it up air tight, then filled it with alcohol through a small hole in the top of the coffin, then sawtered that up. The body was decomposing. The coffin was brought to father's house and the next day with neighbors following it was taken to his home.
His wife, Polly would have some new clothes made that night for him. The next day the coffin was taken to a river close by and set in the water to wash the body. It couldn't be handled. They laid the shroud over and about the body and closed it up tight again. There was another funeral ceremony preached after which he was laid to rest in the Chili Cemetery where he longed to be laid. His epitaph reads:
John Conner - Died September 4, 1850
Age 39 years, 19 days
His widow afterwards married Isaac Newman. She lies beside him. Her epitaph reads:
Mary Newman - Died March 21, 1889
Age 81 years
From the Journal of Sarah Elizabeth Conner Fleenor ...
John Conner married Mary "Polly" Taylor. He took a drove of cattle to Wisconsin in the year 1850. Before he started off with the cattle, one of the cows ran a horn through the cheek of a little boy, Willie White, that was living with him at the time. John Conner got sick and wanted to come home so bad. His cousin, William Conner, son of James Conner, had gone with him. William stayed with John until he was thought better and started home.
William was to hurry and send John's wife and his brother, Lewis Conner, back for him. He thought by the time it took for them to return, John would be able to travel. If John were to die, he was to brought back to Chili and be buried in the Chili Cemetery.
William started home and that same evening John was taken with a congestive chill.
The lady of the house sat by him with paper, pen and ink, to write his wife. He asked her to and every little while she asked what she should say and he would say, "I'll tell you directly," or "Wait a little while and I'll tell you." She sat by his side with pen in hand asking him until he died. He never did say what he wanted her to write.
As soon as John died a runner was sent to over-take William. They over-took him that night. The runner had asked for them not to bury John until he return and they promised the runner they would wait. William Conner said to bury him and his folks would come after the body. The people had the funeral preached.
Two months after John was buried, Lewis and Dr. Sutton of Gilead, Indiana, took a coffin made of tin or zinc and went after the body with a wagon. They put the body in the coffin, sawtered it up air tight, then filled it with alcohol through a small hole in the top of the coffin, then sawtered that up. The body was decomposing. The coffin was brought to father's house and the next day with neighbors following it was taken to his home.
His wife, Polly would have some new clothes made that night for him. The next day the coffin was taken to a river close by and set in the water to wash the body. It couldn't be handled. They laid the shroud over and about the body and closed it up tight again. There was another funeral ceremony preached after which he was laid to rest in the Chili Cemetery where he longed to be laid. His epitaph reads:
John Conner - Died September 4, 1850
Age 39 years, 19 days
His widow afterwards married Isaac Newman. She lies beside him. Her epitaph reads:
Mary Newman - Died March 21, 1889
Age 81 years
Son of William Conner and Sarah Kelly Conner. Husband of Mary "Polly" Taylor.
From the Journal of Sarah Elizabeth Conner Fleenor ...
John Conner married Mary "Polly" Taylor. He took a drove of cattle to Wisconsin in the year 1850. Before he started off with the cattle, one of the cows ran a horn through the cheek of a little boy, Willie White, that was living with him at the time. John Conner got sick and wanted to come home so bad. His cousin, William Conner, son of James Conner, had gone with him. William stayed with John until he was thought better and started home.
William was to hurry and send John's wife and his brother, Lewis Conner, back for him. He thought by the time it took for them to return, John would be able to travel. If John were to die, he was to brought back to Chili and be buried in the Chili Cemetery.
William started home and that same evening John was taken with a congestive chill.
The lady of the house sat by him with paper, pen and ink, to write his wife. He asked her to and every little while she asked what she should say and he would say, "I'll tell you directly," or "Wait a little while and I'll tell you." She sat by his side with pen in hand asking him until he died. He never did say what he wanted her to write.
As soon as John died a runner was sent to over-take William. They over-took him that night. The runner had asked for them not to bury John until he return and they promised the runner they would wait. William Conner said to bury him and his folks would come after the body. The people had the funeral preached.
Two months after John was buried, Lewis and Dr. Sutton of Gilead, Indiana, took a coffin made of tin or zinc and went after the body with a wagon. They put the body in the coffin, sawtered it up air tight, then filled it with alcohol through a small hole in the top of the coffin, then sawtered that up. The body was decomposing. The coffin was brought to father's house and the next day with neighbors following it was taken to his home.
His wife, Polly would have some new clothes made that night for him. The next day the coffin was taken to a river close by and set in the water to wash the body. It couldn't be handled. They laid the shroud over and about the body and closed it up tight again. There was another funeral ceremony preached after which he was laid to rest in the Chili Cemetery where he longed to be laid. His epitaph reads:
John Conner - Died September 4, 1850
Age 39 years, 19 days
His widow afterwards married Isaac Newman. She lies beside him. Her epitaph reads:
Mary Newman - Died March 21, 1889
Age 81 years
From the Journal of Sarah Elizabeth Conner Fleenor ...
John Conner married Mary "Polly" Taylor. He took a drove of cattle to Wisconsin in the year 1850. Before he started off with the cattle, one of the cows ran a horn through the cheek of a little boy, Willie White, that was living with him at the time. John Conner got sick and wanted to come home so bad. His cousin, William Conner, son of James Conner, had gone with him. William stayed with John until he was thought better and started home.
William was to hurry and send John's wife and his brother, Lewis Conner, back for him. He thought by the time it took for them to return, John would be able to travel. If John were to die, he was to brought back to Chili and be buried in the Chili Cemetery.
William started home and that same evening John was taken with a congestive chill.
The lady of the house sat by him with paper, pen and ink, to write his wife. He asked her to and every little while she asked what she should say and he would say, "I'll tell you directly," or "Wait a little while and I'll tell you." She sat by his side with pen in hand asking him until he died. He never did say what he wanted her to write.
As soon as John died a runner was sent to over-take William. They over-took him that night. The runner had asked for them not to bury John until he return and they promised the runner they would wait. William Conner said to bury him and his folks would come after the body. The people had the funeral preached.
Two months after John was buried, Lewis and Dr. Sutton of Gilead, Indiana, took a coffin made of tin or zinc and went after the body with a wagon. They put the body in the coffin, sawtered it up air tight, then filled it with alcohol through a small hole in the top of the coffin, then sawtered that up. The body was decomposing. The coffin was brought to father's house and the next day with neighbors following it was taken to his home.
His wife, Polly would have some new clothes made that night for him. The next day the coffin was taken to a river close by and set in the water to wash the body. It couldn't be handled. They laid the shroud over and about the body and closed it up tight again. There was another funeral ceremony preached after which he was laid to rest in the Chili Cemetery where he longed to be laid. His epitaph reads:
John Conner - Died September 4, 1850
Age 39 years, 19 days
His widow afterwards married Isaac Newman. She lies beside him. Her epitaph reads:
Mary Newman - Died March 21, 1889
Age 81 years
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