George W. Connor

CONNOR

Posted By: Lynn McCleary (email)
Date: 9/14/2014 at 13:19:56

Muscatine Daily Journal Tues. February 9, 1886, pg 2

The death of George W. Connor followed immediately upon our notice yesterday of his illness. He died last evening at 8 o’clock, of congestion of the lungs.

Deceased came to Muscatine from Orange county, New York, about the year 1855, with a large family of brothers, who survive him. He was early interested in stock matters and became quite an authority on the turf. Fond of public and social movements, George has figured in our local politics, always ready with a speech or a song, according as the demand was made upon him, and his songs in the Fremont and Lincoln campaigns will not soon be forgotten. It might almost, if not quite be said of him, that he had no enemy but himself. Of late years he has followed the occupation of a gardner on the Island. He leaves six children, one daughter and five sons, all of age, we believe, but one, who is 15 years old. The funeral will take place from the Island residence at 1 p.m. to-morrow.