CONNER
Richard Anderson Conner
April 22, 1827 - Feb. 27, 1885
Born: April 22, 1827, Georgia
Death: February 27, 1885, Carroll County, Georgia
Married: Martha Elizabeth Tidwell
Military Service: Private, Co. A 2nd Georgia Calvary State Guards Confederate States of America
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Conner Family plot. October 2019
L-R: Martha Conner, Richard Anderson Conner, and Nancy Conner.
Conner's predominance in the area, was event by his death being announced in
The Atlanta Constitution on March 1, 1885.
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The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia) March 1, 1885
A condensed version of Mr. Conner's obituary
appeared in The Carroll Free Press (Carrollton, Georgia)
on March 6, 1885.
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The Carroll Free Press (Carrollton, GA) March 6, 1885.
A longer version of Mr. Conner's obituary appeared in The Carroll Free Press (Carrollton, Georgia) on April 17, 1885. This version detailed Mr. Conner's life and remembered him as a man that was able to keep the peace amoung his brethren at the Villa Rica Baptist church. .
Discrepancy note: The longer obituary from April 17 gives Conner's first name as 'Andrew' and omits his first name, Richard.
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Family relations have been recorded as correctly as possible.
Please alert us to any genealogical errors you see.
HeadstoneS:
Andrew Conner has two stones:
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Style:
#1 is a government style flat marker from the SCV
#2 is a double roof top obelisk companion monument.
Conner shares the obelisk with Nancy C. Conner and Martha E. Conner. CONNER is in all caps on the obelisk base.
The Conner family plot is outlined with bricks.
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Symbols:
Iron Cross on the SCV marker
Square & compass: Freemasonry symbol
Swirls and flowers at the top of the obelisk. Once the marker is cleaned identification will be easier.
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Condition/Status:
Cleaned - October 2019
Structure - Leveling needed for obelisk SOON
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The Carroll Free Press (Carrollton, GA)
April 17, 1885.
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In the April 17, 1885 issue of The Carroll Free Press, notification was given that J E Conner had applied for letters of administration to handle Anderson's estate. Anderson's wife, Martha, had preceded him in death.
Anderson's footer
October 2019
An honest man's the noblest work of God.
Epitaph on Anderson's headstone
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October 2019
Martha Elizabeth [Tidwell] Conner
Jan 3,1833 - March 13, 1893
Born: January 3, 1833, Meriwether County, Georgia
Death: August 7, 1894, Villa Rica, Georgia
Married: Richard Anderson Conner, 1848
Children: Martha and Richard had 8 children, listed below as noted
on Find A Grave.com.
Mary Elizabeth Conner Ward
1850–1934
Barbara Ann Conner Hilderbrand
1852–1936
John Earl Conner
1860–1939
Sarah J. Conner Bagwell
1864–1943
Henrietta Conner Hamilton
1868–1942
Nancy Carrie Conner
1869–1875
Martha L. Conner Belcher
1872–1960
Hattie Eugenia Conner Smith
1873–1962
Headstone:
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Style: Martha shares an obelisk with her husband, Anderson Conner and daughter, Nancy C. Conner. Martha also has a foot-stone with her initials, M.E.C. Martha's plot is within the Conner family plot outlined with bricks.
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Symbols: Swirls and bars - may be purely decorative, still researching for any info on these images.
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Condition/Status:
Cleaned - October 2019
Structure - Secure headstone and footer
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Martha lays on left.
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Martha's foot-stone with her initials, M. E. C.
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Resting in hope of a glori-
ous resurrection
May 2019
Epitaph on Martha's headstone
The word glorious is continued onto the next line as typed.
Nancy Carrie Conner
Born: July 28, 1869, Meriwether County, Georgia
Death: May 13, 1875, Carroll County, Georgia
July 28, 1869 - May 13, 1875
Nancy Carrie was the daughter of Richard Anderson Conner
and Martha Elizabeth Tidwell Conner. Nancy Carrie was 5-years-old when she died.
Headstone:
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Style:
Nancy Carrie shares an obelisk with Anderson Conner and Martha Tidwell Conner. Nancy Carrie also has a foot-stone with her initials, N. C. C.
Nancy's plot is within the Conner family plot outlined with bricks.
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Symbols:
The swirls and bars are identical on each side of the obelisk.
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Condition/Status:
Cleaned - October 2019
Structure - Secure headstone & footer
Plot: the interior of the plot needs a fresh layer of
pebble rock.
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Nancy lays on the right.
October 2019
Nancy's foot-stone with her
initials, N. C. C.
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May 2019
The fairest flower we
fondly love.
How soon it fades and
dies!
Epitaph on Nancy's headstone.
Fannie S. [Floyd] Conner
Aug. 6, 1864 - Sept. 8, 1886
Born: August 6, 1864
Death: September 8, 1886, Carroll County, Georgia
Married: John E. Conner
Fannie died 12 days aftering giving birth to her daughter, Nellie. Fannie was 22 years old when she died.
Fannie's father was John Stovall Floyd.
Fannie's sister was Sallie Floyd Chambers.
Fannie's obituary appeared in the Carroll Free Press. Below Fannie's obituary was a short mention of Frank Ragan. A man that is also buried at the Old Villa Rica Cemetery.
Headstone:
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Style:
Fannie is buried beneath one of two false tombs at the cemetery. Fannie's plot is near Nellie Conner's but both are set apart from the bricked off area occupied by Nancy, Anderson, and Martha Conner.
Over the years visitors have moved the top slab piece of the tomb, this has moved and weakened the supporting pieces on each end. We plan on straightening the slab piece and replacing the dirt that was once around the end pieces, so once again, the slab will be supported.
At the north end of Fannie's tomb is a small concrete slab. It's not clear as to the purpose of the slab. Conservators have speculated that the slab was to support an additional monument never put into place.
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Condition/Status:
Cleaned - August 2019
Structure - Supporting corners and ends have shifted
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The Carroll Free Press (Carrollton, GA)
September 17, 1886.
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Epitaph on Fannie's headstone is not legible at this time.
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April 2019
At the cemetery the Floyds and Conners are laid close to one another.
3 cups
Blueberries
3 cups
Flour
Martha E. Tidwell Conner
1833 - 1894
Anderson't wife &
Nancy's mother
Sallie Floyd Chambers
1862 - 1886
Fannie's sister
2 tbsp.
Salt
1½ cups
Butter
Nellie Francis Conner
11886
Daughter of
J. E. Conner &
Fannie S. Floyd Conner
John Stovall Floyd
1820 - 1887
Children:
Mr. W. A. Floyd
Mr. B. F. Floyd
Mrs. B. R. Morrow
Mrs. Sallie Floyd Chambers
Mrs. Fannie S. Floyd Conner
Fannie S. Floyd Conner
1864 - 1886
Sallie's sister &
Nellie's mother
Richard Anderson Conner
1827 - 1885
Martha's husband &
Nancy's father
Nancy C. Conner
1869 - 1875
Richard & Martha's
daughter
The sudden postponement of the wedding between John E. Conner and Fannie Floyd played out in the newspapers like a soap opera.
The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, GA)
February 21, 1885.
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The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, GA)
February 18, 1885.
The Carroll Free Press (Carrollton, GA)
February 27, 1885.
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The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, GA)
February 27, 1885.
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L-R Sallie Floyd Chambers, Nellie Conner and Fannie Conner
Nellie F. Conner
Aug. 27, 1886 - Sept. 23,1886
Born: August 27, 1886
Death: September 8, 1886, Carroll County, Georgia
Parents: J. E. Conner and Fannie S. [Floyd] Conner
Nellie died 15 days after her mother, Fannie S. Conner died. Nellie was alive for 27 days. Nellie is mentioned in her mother's obituary.
Headstone:
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Style: Rounded top, upright headstone in a slotted base
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Symbols: Lily - flower representing virginity, purity and innocence
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Condition/Status:
Cleaned - May 2019
Structure - Secure headstone in base
Nellie F
dau. of J.E. & F.S. Conner
BORN
Aug 27, 1886
DIED
Sept. 28, 1886
Epitaph on Fannie's headstone
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