Robert McConnell

Last updated 16 Aug 2021 in Spear–Johnson Family.

Individual

Born: Bet 2 Jun 1790 and 1 Jun 1791 in , , Pennsylvania, United States

Died: 1878

Supporting evidence for:
name

book-history-of-dakota-territory-v5-1915: George Washington Kingsbury, George Martin Smith (editor), History of Dakota Territory: South Dakota: Its History and Its People, Volume 5; Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1915; book image (PDF), Google Books (http://books.google.com: accessed 21 Apr 2018), held by New York Public Library [This multi-volume series is a history of South Dakota. Volumes 4 and 5 are biographies of mostly contemporary notables.]

Reference Detail: Page 960 (PDF page 947)

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Robert McConnell).

census-us-1870-ps-il-henry-geneseo-13: 1870 U.S. Census, population schedule, Illinois, Henry County, Geneseo, page 13 (form) or page 454[A] (stamped); 1870 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 21 Feb 2021) ⟩ "Illinois ⟩ Henry ⟩ Geneseo" image 40; citing “Ninth Census of the United States, 1870, NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 229 (of 1761), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 545728]

Reference Detail: Line 10, dwelling 105

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Robt. McConnell).

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birth

census-us-1870-ps-il-henry-geneseo-13: 1870 U.S. Census, population schedule, Illinois, Henry County, Geneseo, page 13 (form) or page 454[A] (stamped); 1870 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 21 Feb 2021) ⟩ "Illinois ⟩ Henry ⟩ Geneseo" image 40; citing “Ninth Census of the United States, 1870, NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 229 (of 1761), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 545728]

Reference Detail: Line 10, dwelling 105

Comment Detail: Source includes age (79) and location (Pa. [Pennsylvania]). Using his age and the official census date of 1 Jun 1870 gives a birth date range from 2 Jun 1790 to 1 Jun 1791.

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death

book-history-of-dakota-territory-v5-1915: George Washington Kingsbury, George Martin Smith (editor), History of Dakota Territory: South Dakota: Its History and Its People, Volume 5; Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1915; book image (PDF), Google Books (http://books.google.com: accessed 21 Apr 2018), held by New York Public Library [This multi-volume series is a history of South Dakota. Volumes 4 and 5 are biographies of mostly contemporary notables.]

Reference Detail: Page 960 (PDF page 947)

Comment Detail: Source includes year (1878).

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Family

Spouse/Partner: Rebecca Talbott (1796 – 1891)

Married: ?

Supporting evidence for:
marriage

book-history-of-dakota-territory-v5-1915: George Washington Kingsbury, George Martin Smith (editor), History of Dakota Territory: South Dakota: Its History and Its People, Volume 5; Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1915; book image (PDF), Google Books (http://books.google.com: accessed 21 Apr 2018), held by New York Public Library [This multi-volume series is a history of South Dakota. Volumes 4 and 5 are biographies of mostly contemporary notables.]

Reference Detail: Page 960 (PDF page 947)

Comment Detail: Source identifies Robert McConnell and Rebecca Talbott as married.

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Child: Joseph A. McConnell (1824 – 1899)

Miscellaneous Facts

Attributes

Residence: at McConnellsville, Morgan County, Ohio, United States

Supporting evidence for:
attributes

book-history-of-dakota-territory-v5-1915: George Washington Kingsbury, George Martin Smith (editor), History of Dakota Territory: South Dakota: Its History and Its People, Volume 5; Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1915; book image (PDF), Google Books (http://books.google.com: accessed 21 Apr 2018), held by New York Public Library [This multi-volume series is a history of South Dakota. Volumes 4 and 5 are biographies of mostly contemporary notables.]

Reference Detail: Page 960 (PDF page 947)

Comment Detail: Source includes approximate year (1833) and location (near McConnellsville [, Morgan county, Ohio]). The year is based on the statement "when [Joseph McConnell] was about nine years of age" and Joseph's birth date of April 26, 1824, given in the same paragraph.

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General Notes and Anecdotes

The town of McConnellsville, Ohio was founded by members of Robert's family. [book-history-of-dakota-territory-v5-1915]

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general notes

book-history-of-dakota-territory-v5-1915: George Washington Kingsbury, George Martin Smith (editor), History of Dakota Territory: South Dakota: Its History and Its People, Volume 5; Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1915; book image (PDF), Google Books (http://books.google.com: accessed 21 Apr 2018), held by New York Public Library [This multi-volume series is a history of South Dakota. Volumes 4 and 5 are biographies of mostly contemporary notables.]

Reference Detail: Page 960 (PDF page 947)

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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)

FOLLOWUP

Robert's father was James McConnell, and his mother was Jennie Cunningham. [book-history-of-dakota-territory-v5-1915]

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research notes

book-history-of-dakota-territory-v5-1915: George Washington Kingsbury, George Martin Smith (editor), History of Dakota Territory: South Dakota: Its History and Its People, Volume 5; Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1915; book image (PDF), Google Books (http://books.google.com: accessed 21 Apr 2018), held by New York Public Library [This multi-volume series is a history of South Dakota. Volumes 4 and 5 are biographies of mostly contemporary notables.]

Reference Detail: Page 960 (PDF page 947)

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