Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1891
BIOGRAPHIES
Page 909
COMMODORE R. CONNYERS

Commodore R. CONNYERS, a representative farmer and good citizen of Jackson Township, whose pleasant home is situated on section 10, came to Harrison County, in July, 1868 in company with his parents, who first located in Little Sioux Township, and bought forty acres of wild land near the Little Sioux River. Our subject remained at home until he was eighteen years of age, and then went to Utah and Montana where he engaged in teaming and mining for three years, after which he came back to Iowa, and lived on rented land for nine years, when he purchased sixty acres of partly improved land. He now has one hundred and twenty acres under the plow and the balance in pasture and meadow land. He built a good house 16x31 feet, together with other building improvements, set out shade trees, and a good orchard.

Mr. CONNYERS, was born in Jefferson County, Iowa, the son of George W. and Sarah CONNYERS, natives of Tennessee and Illinois, respectively, who had a family of twelve children: Mary A., deceased; Rebecca J., Marion M., George W., deceased; Harriet A., deceased; Commodore R., Sarah M., William D., deceased; John H.; Arantha, Minerva E., and Emeline, deceased.

Our subject lived with his parents in Lastern Iowa, until he came to Harrison County. He was united in marriage September 25, 1867, to Nancy A. Patterson, the daughter of Berril and Patricia PATTERSON, natives of Illinois, who had the following seven children: Sarah, Alma, Hulda, Nancy A., Etta, Emma, James and Alfred.

Our subject and his wife are the parents of twelve children: Sarah E., William D., Charles H., Joseph, Guy A., Marion, Clarence, Lillie, Pearly, Roy and John. Mr. and Mrs. CONNYERS are acceptable members of the Latter Day Saints Church.

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