Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1891
BIOGRAPHIES
Page 897
GEORGE W. CONNYERS

George W. CONNYERS, who was a resident of section 2, Jackson Township, first located in Little Sioux Township in 1868. He ran a sawmill and leased land, coming to the country a poor man. After a period of five years in and about the sawmill, he bought the farm his widow now occupies, which then consisted of eighty acres of wild land. He constructed a dug-out, in which he lived while he was improving the place. After eight years he bought eighty acres more land, which had a frame on it for a house. He completed the building and put seventy acres of his land under the plow and surrounded it with a good fence, set out an orchard of seventy-five trees, added many shade trees, making a valuable place.   Just at a time when life seemed dearest to him, he was called from this earth. He died May 11, 1885.  

Our subject was born in Iowa, September 25, 1840. He was a son of George W. and Sarah W. CONNYERS, who had a family of twelve children; six of whom are living: Mary A., Matthew M., Jane, George (deceased), Harriett (deceased), Commodore R., Sarah, John, Arantha (deceased), Minerva (deceased), Emaline, and one who died in infancy.

Mr. CONNYERS was united in marriage December 25, 1863, to Mary GORDON, daughter of James and Mary GORDON, natives of Scotland, who has nine children -- Jenette, Joseph (deceased), Mary J., James, John, Marion, Elizabeth, Rachel and Peter.
Our subject and his wife were the parents of ten children; eight of whom still survive -- Mary (deceased), George, Sarah, Rachel, Elizabeth, Joseph (deceased), James, Nettie, Effie, and Pearl.   Mr. and Mrs. CONNYERS were members of the Latter Day Saint's Church.

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