William Jennings CONGER, Sr

BOWERS BURTLOW CAIN CONGER COON GREGERSON HITCHCOCK PARKER REYNOLDS ROLAND SKINNER

Posted By: DEE GRAY (email)
Date: 2/12/2013 at 18:43:44

NOTE: HE LIVED IN MAHASKA AND BENTEN COUNTIES BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR. AFTERWARDS, HE MOVED TO MICHIGAN. HIS IOWA DESCENDANTS RESIDED IN WAPELLO COUNTY.

From Ludington MI paper, dated August 4, 1887
Mr. William Conger died on the 31st ult., at the residence of Mr. Coon in the 2d ward, where he was boarding to receive medical treatment, aged 51 years. He has been in failing rapidly for several weeks from cancer of the stomach. Mr. Conger resided in this city several years but removed to
Scottsville where he followed the business of wagon making. He was an old soldier though not a member of the Post. He served in the 7th Iowa Infy. and again in the 13th Infty. The burial took place on Monday last at 10 a.m. Rev S. N. Hill preached at the funeral service.