John Conger

CONGER, ATKINSON, MICHAEL, HARVEY, HENKLE

Posted By: Renee Rimmert (email)
Date: 10/7/2021 at 13:25:46

Centerville Citizen
Wednesday, August 15, 1883
Page 3

Died

At his residence in Seymour, Wayne county, Iowa, Aug. 8th, 1883, John Conger.

Deceased was born in Green county, Pennsylvania, June 8th, 1808, and consequently was 75 years and two months old. He emigrated with his father in 1812 to Monroe county, Ohio; married Elizabeth, daughter of Chas. Atkinson in 1828; moved to Appanoose county, Ia., in 1849, lived in and near Centerville till 1870, when he moved to Wayne county, where he has since lived. He was the father of 8 children, 4 of whom and his aged companion are still living. Of the four deceased children, one son died in the war of the rebellion. Three of the surviving children, consisting of C. A. Conger, Mrs. N. C. Michael and Mrs. W. M. Harvey were almost constantly at his bedside, Mrs. I. B. Henkle, of Oregon, could not be present owing to the great distance. Deceased has stood identified with the Christian church for a number of years. Several times during rational moments he expressed the belief that the end was near, and once said "I am not afraid to die."

Thud another aged though active citizen has passed away, who will be remembered in the various communities where he has lived as an honest, upright man in all his business transactions; but he will be missed most by the aged companion and the children and grand-children in the home he loved so well and over which a dark shadow has fallen. But they sorrow not as those that have no hope.

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