John Chapman Conner and Emily V. McClure

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Husband John Chapman Conner ^{1 2}

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           Born: 30 Jun 1831 - Indiana Co, PA 2
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           Died: 13 Feb 1909 - Burnside, Clearfield Co, PA 2
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   Other Spouse: Anne Widdowson (      -Bef 1880) 1 3

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Wife Emily V. McClure ⁴

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           Born: Abt 1843
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           Died: 12 Apr 1891 5
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         Father: Stansbury McClure (      -      ) 6
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Children

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1 M William M. Conner ⁷

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2 M Harry Charles Conner ⁴

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           Born: 7 Jul 1863 - Mitchell Mill, Indiana Co, PA 8
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         Spouse: Mollie M. Mahaffey (1863-      ) 9

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3 F Emma A. Conner ^{7 10}

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         Spouse: William Elmer Patchin (1856-Aft 1911) 7
           Marr: 28 Jan 1890 11

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General Notes: Husband - John Chapman Conner

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He was engaged in mercantile business in his native county and afterwards in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, coming to Burnside in 1868. He was also a member of the large lumber firm of Hopkins, Irvin & Conner, operating at Rock Haven, whose wealth and commercial interests were practically wiped out by the great Johnstown flood, whereby Mr. Conner lost most of his fortune. He died on the very day that he had been elected to the office of auditor.

For three years after leaving school he was a clerk in a general store in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, and then moved to Mitchell Mill, where he carried on a general mercantile business for four years. In 1868 he came to Burnside, Clearfield County, first as a clerk and later in business for himself.

When a young man he was engaged in mercantile business in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, and subsequently carried on a store of his own at Mitchells Mills, that county, for about four years. He came to Burnside in 1868, and was at first employed there as a clerk, but later opened a store of his own, being a member of the firm of Kime & Conner, general merchants. Two years after he bought out his partner's interest and continued the business under the name of J. C. Conner, adding thereto a lumber business. His son, Harry Charles Conner, was admitted as a partner in 1885.
He was also a partner in the lumber firm of Hopkins, Irvin & Conner, having heavy investments in that concern. Their business was wiped out at the time of the great Johnstown flood, May 31, 1889, which destroyed the town, causing great loss of life. In this, one of the memorable disasters in the world's history, he lost nearly all his fortune, and retired from active business life. [It was lost through the Consolidated Lumber Company on the Susquehannah River.]
He was active in politics and served as a justice of the peace in Indiana County and later at Burnside. He was elected on the Republican ticket for the office of county auditor. He was reelected justice of the peace, dying on the very day of his election. He was a member of the Baptist church.

1 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 493.

2 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 469, 667, 979.

3 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 652.

4 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 469, 667, 980.

5 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 668, 980.

6 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 469, 668.

7 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 469, 668, 980.

8 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 667.

9 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 668.

10 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 583.

11 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 469.