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William R. (Billy Strong) Connor 1801 – 1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Apr 1801

Birth Location: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 17 Feb 1866

Death Location: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA

Father: Jonathan CONNOR

Mother: Sarah REED

Spouse(s): Mary Poff

Children(s): Margaret Conner, Jacob Conner, Mary Conner, Peter Connor, Jonathan Connor, Albert Conner, Samuel Conner, Julina Conner, Martha Connor, Sally Conner

William R. (Billy Strong) Connor was born in 1801 in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA, the child of Jonathan CONNOR and Sarah Sally REED. In 1850, William R. (Billy Strong) Connor resided in Floyd County, Virginia, USA. In 1860, William R. (Billy Strong) Connor resided in Floyd, Virginia, USA. William R. (Billy Strong) Connor married Mary Elizabeth (Betsy) Poff, and had children including Margaret Peggy Conner, Jacob R. Conner, Mary Ann (Polly) Conner, Peter R. Connor, Jonathan Connor, Albert T Conner, Samuel Conner, Julina A Conner, Martha Connor, Sally Conner. William R. (Billy Strong) Connor passed away in 1866 in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William R. (Billy Strong) Connor was born in 1801 in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA, the child of Jonathan CONNOR and Sarah Sally REED.
  • In 1850, William R. (Billy Strong) Connor resided in Floyd County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1860, William R. (Billy Strong) Connor resided in Floyd, Virginia, USA.
  • William R. (Billy Strong) Connor married Mary Elizabeth (Betsy) Poff, and had children including Margaret Peggy Conner, Jacob R. Conner, Mary Ann (Polly) Conner, Peter R. Connor, Jonathan Connor, Albert T Conner, Samuel Conner, Julina A Conner, Martha Connor, Sally Conner.
  • William R. (Billy Strong) Connor passed away in 1866 in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan CONNOR
1775 – 1853
Birth Location: Loudoun, Virginia, USA
JC
Sarah REED
1775 – 1860
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
SR

Spouses(s)

Mary Poff
1801 – 1888
Birth Location: Alleghany, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
MP

Children(s)

Margaret Conner
1822 – 1858
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
MC
Jacob Conner
1825 – 1912
Birth Location: Montgomery Co., Virginia, USA
JC
Mary Conner
1826 – 1890
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, USA
MC
Peter Connor
1827 – 1900
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, USA
PC
Jonathan Connor
1831 – 1914
Birth Location: Copper Hill, Floyd, Virginia, USA
JC
Albert Conner
1831 – 1913
Birth Location: Floyd County, Virginia, USA
AC
Samuel Conner
1835 – 1889
Birth Location: Floyd County, Virginia, USA
SC
Julina Conner
1838 – 1906
Birth Location: Floyd, Floyd, Virginia, USA
JC
Martha Connor
1841 – 1859
Birth Location: Floyd, Virginia, USA
MC
Sally Conner
1843 – 1950
Birth Location: Floyd County, Virginia, USA
SC

William Connor's Ancestors

Self
William Connor
1801 – 1866
Birth Place: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Jonathan CONNOR
1775 – 1853
Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Sally) REED
1775 – 1860
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Daniel (I.) CONNER
1736 – 1814
Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) HAMBLETT
1740 – 1810
Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
William (Cornelius) REED
1751 – 1811
Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Huff) HOUGH
1752 – 1793
Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William CONNER
1705 – 1758
Sarah ROGERS
1710 – 1745
Susannah DURANT
Jonathan REED
1726 – 1791
Susannah (Todd)
1731 – 1791
Benjamin (HUFF)
1718 – 1791
Ruth BROWNSON
1723 – 1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James CONNER
1676 – 1725
Mary ESKEW
1690 – 1751
Peter ROGERS
1677 – 1724
MARY ARMISTEAD
1680 – 1724
William REED
1695 – 1749
Mary ALLEN
1698 – 1754
Jonathan HOUGH
1684 – 1734
Abigail TYRELL
1689 – 1743
Roger (BRONSON)
1680 – 1758
Dorcas UNDERWOOD
1682 – 1755

William Connor's Descendants

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William (R. (Billy Strong)) Connor (9 Apr 1801 – 17 Feb 1866) m. Mary (Elizabeth (Betsy)) Poff (1801 – 30 Dec 1888)
  1. 1. Margaret (Peggy) Conner (1822 – 1 Dec 1858)
  2. 2. Jacob (R.) Conner (Oct 1825 – 09 Mar 1912) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Martin (Apr 1820 – 24 Oct 1904) m. Matilda (E) Conner (Nov 1825 – Aft. 1904)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Conner (1853 – 28 Mar 1924) m. William McGhee (Jun 1834 – 07 Nov 1907)
      1. 1. Martha (Ann Lilly) McGhee (3 Jan 1868 – 12 Jan 1939)
      2. 2. John (C) McGhee (01 Sep 1870 – 21 Apr 1938) m. Malinda (Alice) Richards (17 Jan 1871 – 19 Dec 1936)
        1. 1. Lacey McGhee (Feb 1896 – )
        2. 2. Lena (Katherine) McGhee (23 Apr 1897 – 27 Nov 1986)
        3. 3. Elizabeth McGhee (1899 – )
        4. 4. Eva (Mae) McGhee (10 Sep 1898 – 24 May 1976) m. Joseph (Matthew Callahan) Shepherd (20 Aug 1892 – 10 Jan 1969)
        5. 5. John McGhee (1906 – )
        6. 6. Leonard (Robert) McGhee (10 Dec 1908 – 16 Apr 1969)
        7. 7. Albert (Hogue) McGhee (10 May 1910 – 11 May 1988)
        8. 8. Preston (Cleveland) McGhee (22 Feb 1913 – 12 Oct 1992)
        9. 9. Earnest (Howard) Mcghee (19 Jul 1918 – 14 Aug 1995)
      3. 3. Ahab McGhee (Jun 1872 – 30 Mar 1932)
      4. 4. Hiawatha McGhee (25 Sep 1872 – 18 May 1961)
      5. 5. Moses McGhee (12 Apr 1876 – 11 May 1970)
      6. 6. James (Washington) McGhee (25 Dec 1877 – 5 Feb 1963)
      7. 7. Ollie (Lee) McGhee (10 Jun 1881 – 2 Jun 1971)
      8. 8. Arthur (Cleveland) McGhee (12 Mar 1884 – 16 Nov 1968)
      9. 9. Morgan McGhee (15 Sep 1887 – 5 Aug 1967)
      10. 10. Adam (C.) McGhee (Abt. 1890 – )
      11. 11. Olive (S) McGhee (Dec 1890 – Jun 1971)
      12. 12. Eva (Alberta) McGhee (Dec 1890 – )
    2. 2. William (Mitchell) Conner (6 Nov 1854 – Aft 10 Apr 1930)
    3. 3. John (Quincy) Conner (30 Aug 1857 – 20 Dec 1935) m. Sarah (Sallie Ann Ferris) (Pharis) (15 Apr 1862 – 13 Feb 1936)
      1. 1. Bertha (Lizbeth) Conner (26 June 1877 – 31 Aug 1945)
      2. 2. Jacob (Valentine (Doll)) Conner (3 November 1880 – 8 January 1961)
      3. 3. Allen (Elbert) Conner (27 Aug 1884 – 1 December 1976)
      4. 4. Ernest (Robert) Conner (12 DEC 1886 – 25 FEB 1891)
      5. 5. Oliver (Lee) Connor (29 June 1890 – 30 Mar 1981)
      6. 6. Volena (Grace) Conner (18 Jun 1893 – )
      7. 7. Grace (C.) Conner (18 Jun 1894 – 16 Aug 1937) m. George (Lafayette) Smith (1 Aug 1878 – 31 Dec 1947)
        1. 1. George (LaFayette) Smith (1 Jul 1928 – 10 Feb 2009) m. Jacqulyn (A) Detata (24 Mar 1933 – )
      8. 8. Minnie Connor (01 Oct 1895 – 09 Aug 1979)
      9. 9. Roy (Jackson (Jack)) Conner (Jun 1898 – Jan 1972)
      10. 10. Ina (Marie Corrine) Conner (abt 1901 – 24 Oct 1990)
    4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Conner (abt 1860 – )
    5. 5. James (Washington) Conner (abt 1862 – 1890)
  3. 3. Mary (Ann (Polly)) Conner (1826 – AFT 1890)
  4. 4. Peter (R.) Connor (Oct 1827 – Aft. Jun 1900) m. Mary (Jane) MARTIN (Nov 1826 – 1910)
    1. 1. Sarah (Anne) Connor (13 Apr 1850 – 29 Nov 1914)
      1. 1. Ira (Ervin) Collins (25 Oct 1866 – Abt. 1930)
        1. 1. Hettie (Ramona) Collins (13 Sep 1891 – 28 DEC 1933)
        2. 2. Shannie (Pearl) Collins (Feb 1893 – )
        3. 3. Robert (Ennis) Collins (04 Jul 1894 – 29 MAY 1924)
        4. 4. Fred (Guy) Collins (19 May 1898 – 03 APR 1941)
        5. 5. Lillie (Coe) Collins (20 Jul 1899 – 19 MAY 1929)
        6. 6. Everta (Blanche) Collins (29 Aug 1906 – Sep1986) m. Frank (Monterville) Stegall (abt 1907 – )
        7. 7. Opal (Mae) Collins (01 May 1908 – 22 FEB 2002)
      2. 2. Elkanah (Lewis) Collins (12 Jun 1868 – )
      3. 3. Victoria (Alice) Collins (06 Dec 1869 – 1937)
      4. 4. Lucy (B.) COLLINS (22 Mar 1872 – 18 Jun 1886)
      5. 5. James (Peter) Collins (09 Dec 1873 – 27 Nov 1960)
      6. 6. Homer (H.) Collins (03 Dec 1875 – FEB 1966)
      7. 7. Mary (F.) Collins (29 Aug 1878 – 10 Aug 1886)
      8. 8. Robert (Walter) Collins (04 Dec 1881 – 25 Feb 1953)
      9. 9. Minnie (Odel) Collins (May 1886 – Aft. Apr 1930)
  5. 5. Jonathan Connor (20 Apr 1831 – 18 Apr 1914)
  6. 6. Albert (T) Conner (25 May 1831 – 9 Jan 1913) m. Eleanor ((Ellen)) Iddings (31 May 1831 – 26 Oct 1865) m. Mary (Jane) Iddings (1844 – 1941)
    1. 1. Elizabeth ((Liz) Jane) Conner (2 Feb 1856 – 28 Mar 1924) m. William (Isaac) Poff (14 Sep 1854 – 8 May 1922)
      1. 1. Luemma (Elizabeth) Poff (8 Sep 1876 – 24 May 1963)
      2. 2. Albert (Joshua) Poff (13 Apr 1878 – 19 May 1950)
      3. 3. Joseph (Henry) Poff (2 Dec 1880 – 20 Aug 1909)
      4. 4. Arminda (Ellen) Conner (12 Aug 1885 – 27 Nov 1945)
      5. 5. Victoria (A) Poff (Dec 1887 – 28 Aug 1980)
      6. 6. Nellie (Frances) Poff (Jul 1892 – 15 Oct 1953)
      7. 7. James (Lafayette) Poff (May 1894 – 3 Oct 1978) m. Ocie (A.) Wilson (1898 – 21 Feb 1984)
        1. 1. Edmund (Ezra) Poff (17 Aug 1917 – 15 Jun 1990) m. Mabel (Arlington) Conner (29 Oct 1915 – 24 Jul 1994)
        2. 2. Evelyn Poff (3 Apr 1919 – 25 Jan 2012)
        3. 3. Beulah (Mae) Poff (27 Jan 1921 – 21 Nov 2015)
        4. 4. Colean Poff (6 Sep 1923 – 19 Nov 2012)
        5. 5. Jaqueline Poff (7 Oct 1926 – 28 Feb 2016)
        6. 6. James (Murrie) Poff (21 Jul 1928 – 4 Mar 2002)
      8. 8. William (Hadley) Poff (Sep 1897 – 28 Aug 1972)
    2. 2. Octavia Conner (5 Nov 1856 – 9 Nov 1949) m. John (Henderson) Angle (29 Nov 1859 – 04 May 1932)
      1. 1. John (Fay) Angle (8 Apr 1894 – 24 Aug 1988) m. Leo (Mae) Janney (17 Nov 1902 – 25 Sep 1973)
        1. 1. Mildred (Elizabeth) Angle (12 Nov 1922 – 28 Oct 2017)
        2. 2. Frances (Octavia) Angle (12 Oct 1924 – 16 Sep 1998)
        3. 3. John (Fay) Angle (27 Feb 1926 – ) m. Lois (Ruby) Hale (Abt. 1928 – ) m. Janise Anderson (abt 1929 – )
        4. 4. Charles (Samuel) Angle (15 Feb 1928 – 24 Nov 2014)
        5. 5. Louis (Harvey) Angle (14 Oct 1929 – 6 Dec 2007)
      2. 2. Lola (Elizabeth) Angle (1900 – )
        1. 1. John (Tazwell) Martin
    3. 3. Virginia (A) Conner (18 July 1858 – 1 Nov 1937) m. Peter (Nathan) Collins (1852 – 1898)
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Collins (16 Aug 1878 – 23 Feb 1963)
      2. 2. J. (W.) Collins (1880 – )
      3. 3. Isaac (W) Collins (29 Feb 1880 – 16 Aug 1916)
      4. 4. Octavie (Jane) Collins (16 Aug 1881 – 26 Aug 1961)
      5. 5. Lula (Mae) Collins (24 Jan 1883 – 8 Jun 1961)
      6. 6. Ellen (Odell) Collins (Nov 1884 – 19 Dec 1914)
      7. 7. Alice (Maude) Collins (12 Feb 1888 – 2 Dec 1981)
      8. 8. Arletha (Gay) Collins (Mar 1888 – 6 Dec 1941)
      9. 9. James (R) Collins (12 May 1891 – )
      10. 10. George (Washington) Collins (16 Feb 1893 – 23 May 1924)
      11. 11. Ibra (Lee) Collins (12 May 1896 – 12 Aug 1978)
      12. 12. Susie (Ann) Collins (24 Nov 1897 – 19 Mar 1961) m. William (Brethard) Vest (22 Sep 1897 – 20 Nov 1971)
        1. 1. Warren (Pierce) Vest (11 Jan 1921 – 6 Sep 2004)
        2. 2. Lethia (E.) Vest (17 Aug 1923 – 16 Feb 1929)
        3. 3. Clinton (Elmer) Vest (19 Mar 1925 – 21 Sep 2002)
        4. 4. Evelyn Vest (26 Nov 1926 – 8 Jun 2018)
        5. 5. William (Brethard) Vest (9 Aug 1929 – 2 Sep 1995)
        6. 6. Berry (Wilford) Vest (11 Apr 1932 – 16 Jun 2015) m. Erma (Jean) Lawrence
        7. 7. Otha (Dean) Vest (13 Sep 1934 – 12 Aug 1985)
    4. 4. William (T) Conner (Abt. 1863 – Apr 1866)
    5. 5. Malinda (Ellen) Conner (22 Oct 1865 – 15 Feb 1866)
    6. 6. Charles (Lewis) Conner (26 Nov 1865 – 20 Jan 1941)
    7. 7. George (Washington) Conner (8 Mar 1868 – 04 SEP 1940)
    8. 8. Emma (Odell) Conner (22 Apr 1869 – 2 Oct 1937)
    9. 9. Tabitha (Frances) Conner (22 Apr 1870 – 25 Jan 1954)
    10. 10. Elvira (Alice) Conner (11 Nov 1871 – 4 Jun 1950)
    11. 11. Edward (Albert) Connor (25 May 1873 – 16 Jul 1934)
      1. 1. Vernon (Gladden) Connor (Abt. 1872 – 21 Jan 1974) m. Mamie (Elizabeth) Dowdy (22 Nov 1900 – 21 Apr 1994)
        1. 1. Daurice (June) Conner (18 Jun 1930 – 5 Oct 2009)
        2. 2. Helen Connor m. _____ Kitts
    12. 12. James (Mearmon) Conner (16 Sep 1874 – 2 Mar 1917)
    13. 13. Isaac (R.) Conner (14 Jul 1876 – 16 Apr 1877)
    14. 14. Angeline (R.) Conner (Abt 1878 – )
  7. 7. Samuel Conner (05 SEP 1835 – 7 Feb 1889)
  8. 8. Julina (A) Conner (1838 – 6 Jan 1906)
  9. 9. Martha Connor (1841 – 18 Aug 1859)
  10. 10. Sally Conner (ABT 1843 – before 1950)

William Connor's Timeline

4 Records

1801
9 Apr 1801
Birth of William R. (Billy Strong) Connor in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 49
William R. (Billy Strong) Connor resided here in Floyd County, Virginia, USA
Floyd County, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 59
William R. (Billy Strong) Connor resided here in Floyd, Virginia, USA
Floyd, Virginia, USA
1866
17 Feb 1866
Age 65
Death of William R. (Billy Strong) Connor in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1801
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Floyd, Virginia; Roll: M653_1345; Page: 498; Family History Library Film: 805345
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 15, Floyd, Virginia; Roll: M432_943; Page: 392B; Image: 388

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Floyd County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 15, Floyd, Virginia; Roll: M432_943; Page: 392B; Image: 388

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Floyd, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Floyd, Virginia; Roll: M653_1345; Page: 498; Family History Library Film: 805345

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1866
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Roll of Honor, 1861-1865, Roll of Honor, Vol. XVI

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Roll of Honor, 1861-1865, Roll of Honor, Vol. XVI
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