Willard Mitchell "Mike" Conner

William married Florence Beatrice "Bea" Johnson before 1947. Florence was born on 3 Aug 1923 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; died on 14 Jul 1994 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried on 16 Jul 1994 in Bronson Cemetery, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Bea Conn

Florence Beatrice "Bea" Conn, 70, of Bronson died at 12:40 p.m. Thursday, July 14 at Sabine County Hospital-Hemphill.

Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Saturday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. James Latham and Bro. W. Clarence Howell officiating. Interment followed at Bronson Cemetery.

Born Aug. 3, 1923, in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, she had lived in Sabine County since 1940. She was a homemaker.

Survivors: three daughters, Jackie Miller of Beaumont, Charlotte Henry of Bronson, and Cynthia Cook of Newton; three sons, Michael Conner of Bridge City, and Pete Conner and Euell Conner, both of Bronson; a sister, Bethel Hippler of Longview; a brother, W. P. "Jug" Johnson of Many; nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

The Sabine County Reporter, July 20, 1994, page 8

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDT5-JMN
name: Warner Conner
death date: 16 Aug 1948
death place: Bronson, Sabine, Texas
gender: Male
race: White
death age: 69 years 10 months 19 days
estimated birth date:
birth date: 29 Sep 1878
birthplace: Sabine Co., Texas
marital status: Married
spouse's name:
father's name: Fed Conner
father's birthplace: Sabine Co., Texas
mother's name: Nancy Travis
mother's birthplace: Sabine Co., Texas
occupation: Labor Saw Mill
place of residence: Bronson, Sabine, Texas
cemetery: S... Hill Cemetery
burial place: Texas
burial date: 17 Aug 1948
additional relatives:
film number: 2218964
digital film number: 4031447
image number: 3374
reference number: cn36465
Collection: "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," Warner Conner, 1948

(Research):

Census Listings:

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 27 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 131 Sheet 8B
137-139
Conner, Warner Head M W 31 M2 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Conner, Florence E Wf F W 19 m1 Tx Tn Tx
Conner, Drew Son M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Conner, Bertis E Son M W 4 S Tx Tx Tx
Whittlesey, Edward hiredhand 18 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer General Farm

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP One
Enumerated 15 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 168 Sheet 16B
329-347
Conner, Warner Head M W 42 m Tx La Tx Hauling General Hauling
Conner, Elizabeth F Wf F W 29 M Tx Tn Tx
Conner, Drew P Son M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx Hauling General Hauling
Conner, Bertis E Son M W 14 S Tx Tx Tx
Conner, Lessie M Dtr F W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Conner, William C Son M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Conner, Pearlie M Dtr F W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Conner, William B Son M W 2 11/12 S Tx Tx Tx

1930 Census
Texas, Jasper County, Jasper
Enumerated 18 April 1930
ED 121-3 SD 19 Sheet 8A Stamped 148
Main Street
158-175
Conner, Warner Head M W 54 M 33 Tx Tx Tx Laborer SawMill
Conner, Florence Wf F W 29 M 19 Tx Tx Tx
Conner, Lessie Mae Dtr F W 19 S Tx Tx Tx
Conner, Clifford Son M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx
Conner, PearleyMae Dtr F W 15S Tx Tx Tx
Conner, Riley Son M W 13 S Tx Tx Tx
Conner, Vivian Dtr F W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Conner, C. W. Son M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Conner, Robert Earl M W 4 S Tx Tx Tx
Conner, Hollis Son m W 1 S Tx Tx Tx

Warner married Florence Elizabeth Oliver on 15 Aug 1909 in Sabine County, Texas. Florence was born on 13 Jun 1890 in Texas; died on 21 Jan 1970; was buried in Bronson Cemetery, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Fed, along with his father Willis, and brothers William, John and Charles were indicted for the murders of Eli Low and Kit Smith after a short trial and based on a longstanding feud over free-ranging. Charles and Fed's trial was held first and they were found guilty. Charles was sent to prison for twenty-five years. Fed was given life in prison, but successfully appealed his case and was retried. He was again found guilty. He would never serve, however, as the jail was broken into and Willis, Fed, William and John escaped into the countryside- where they began a running war with the law enforcement of the day.
The Texas Rangers were called in to assist in arresting the Conners, but were ambushed and one Ranger, J.H. (Jim) Moore was killed. William Conner was also killed and many others were wounded. Willis, Fed and John escaped the battle. The Rangers, having suffered a grievous defeat, left Sabine County and did not return.
The people of the county, wanting to end the violence, began to pressure local officers to arrest the Conners. Eventually, a private investigator was hired and disguised as a cattle buyer went through the county looking for clues to the Conner's whereabouts. He learned that Willis and Fed's families left food and supplies for them on a trail somewhere deep in the woods. An ambush was set up and Fed Conner was killed. Willis escaped, but was killed a few weeks later, when his young grandson, a boy of twelve, was coming to give him food. The boy had been tracked and followed by a posse and in the ensuing gunfight, Willis and the boy were killed.
This sad situation finally ended the Low-Conner Feud which had divided the county for so long. For years, no one wanted to discuss what had occurred as it was simply too divisive and the families too intermingled to be considered a worthy subject of conversation. Courtesy of Ed Wetterman (edwetterman@hotmail.com), as posted on his website http://clikto/sabinefeud

(Research):

Census Listings:

1870 census
not located

1880 census
not located

Frederick married Nancy Pauline Travis after 1870. Nancy (daughter of James Cannon Travis and Sophronia Pauline White) was born on 2 Sep 1852 in Texas; died on 26 Sep 1927; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At the time of the 1910 Federal census, she was living with her son and daughter in law, William F. and Emma Conner, in Sabine County; and in 1920 she was living with son Willis and his wife Nora.

(Research):
Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Precinct No 1
Enumerated 19 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 68 Sheet 8A
125-129
Conner, Nancy W F Sept 1852 47 Wd 8/5 Tx La Miss Farmer
Conner, Robt W F Feb 1880 20 M 0 Tx Fla La Farm Laborer
Conner, Ada Dtr-in-Law W F Dec 1880 20 M 0/0 Tx Tx Tx