TX Family Group Sheet for the William Oliver CONNELL Family *********************************************** Copyright © Gina Heffernan. All rights reserved. http://www.fgs-project.com/copyright.html *********************************************** Submitted by: Gina Heffernan Email address: ================================================================================ Husband: William Oliver CONNELL - (1) ================================================================================ Birthdate: 10 Dec 1816 - Fayetteville, Lincoln Co, Tennessee (2) Death date: 17 May 1882 - Brownwood, Brown Co, Texas Buried: 1882 - Connell Cemetery, Brown Co, Texas Father: Sampson CONNELL (1793-1845) Mother: Millie COOK (1796-1834) Marriage: 31 Jul 1843 Place: Washington Co, Texas (3) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Events -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Property, Darrs Creek, Bell Co, Texas - bought from James B Wills, 4 Jun 1852 2. Census, Bryant Station, Milam Co, Texas, 1860 3. Census, Belton, Bell Co, Texas, 3 Jul 1860 4. Occupation (2) , Farmer, 3 Jul 1860 5. Census, Western Dist, Milam Co, Texas, 26 Jul 1860 6. Occupation, Raising cattle, 1870 7. Census, San Saba, Brown Co, Texas, 24 Jul 1870 8. Census, San Saba, Brown Co, Texas, 1880 ================================================================================ Wife: Loumisa WILLS ================================================================================ Birthdate: 25 Nov 1822 - Independence, Jackson Co, Missouri (2, 4) Death date: 29 Apr 1899 - Brownwood, Brown Co, Texas Buried: 1899 - Connell Cemetery, Brown Co, Texas Father: James Buchanan WILLS (1798-1872) (5) Mother: Anna W SHACKLEFORD (1800-Bet 1860) ================================================================================ Children ================================================================================ 1 M David Cook CONNELL (1) Birthdate: 25 May 1845 - Texas (2) Death date: 20 Apr 1883 - Brown Co, Texas Spouse: Naoma Faytime LEE (1849-1924) (1, 6) Marr. Date: 25 Dec 1868 - Brown Co, Texas (1) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 M James Gibbs CONNELL (1) Birthdate: 3 Nov 1847 - Texas (1, 2) Death date: Deceased -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 M William Archibald CONNELL (1) Birthdate: 17 Feb 1850 - Texas (2) Death date: 1866 - Brown Co, Texas Buried: 1866 - Connell Cemetery, Brown Co, Texas -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 M Sampson Oliver CONNELL (7) Birthdate: 2 Feb 1852 - Texas (2) Death date: 18 Apr 1888 - Brown Co, Texas Buried: Apr 1888 - Connell Cemetery, Brown Co, Texas Spouse: Maybelle HARRIS (Abt 1862- ) Marr. Date: Abt 1875 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 M George Tinsley CONNELL (1) Birthdate: 15 Dec 1853 - Bell Co, Texas (2) Death date: 24 Sep 1915 Spouse: Frances ??? (Abt 1856- ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 M Giles H CONNELL (1) Birthdate: 25 May 1856 - Bell Co, Texas (1, 2) Death date: Deceased Spouse: A J ??? (Abt 1857- ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 M Wilson Edward CONNELL (1) Birthdate: 12 Apr 1858 - Belton, Bell Co, Texas (2, 8) Death date: 5 May 1936 - Ft Worth, Tarrant Co, Texas (8) Buried: May 1936 - Greenwood Cemetery, Tarrant Co, Texas (1) Spouse: Hattie Elizabeth MILLICAN (1862-1950) (9) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 F Mary J CONNELL Birthdate: Abt 1862 - Texas Death date: Deceased -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 F Missouri Elizabeth CONNELL (10) Birthdate: 25 May 1864 - Texas (10) Death date: 5 Dec 1941 - Brown Co, Texas (10) Buried: 7 Dec 1941 - Antioch Cemetery, Brown Co, Texas Spouse: William Thomas HAWKINS (1866-1935) (11, 12) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 F Milly Elizabeth CONNELL (1) Birthdate: 25 May 1864 (1) Death date: Bef 1870 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 M Sidney Johnson CONNELL (13) Birthdate: 12 Apr 1869 - Brown Co, Texas (13, 14) Death date: 11 Oct 1944 - San Antonio, Bexar Co, Texas (13) Buried: 12 Oct 1944 - Ft Worth, Tarrant Co, Texas Spouse: Oveta MILLICAN (1869-1931) (8) Marr. Date: 17 Mar 1886 - Brown Co, Texas (15) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ General Notes (Husband) ================================================================================ Was Matilda his sister? On July 30th, 1850, Mrs. Matilda F. ALLEN, nee CONNELL, conveyed to Bell County out of the Connell League, one hundred and twenty acres of land on which was to be located the permanent county seat of Bell County. It is in this land that Belton is now built. Mrs. ALLEN was the mother of Mr. John CONNELL. [This doesn't even make sense, her married name should have been Connell if she was John's mother.] 1860 Bell Co, TX Census p. 321, 350-351 Connel Wm. 42 M . farmer 4,400 4,575 Tennessee . . Connel Loumisa 37 F . . . . Missouri . . Connel D. 15 M . . . . Texas . X Connel Jas. 14 M . . . . Texas . X Connel Wm. 10 M . . . . Texas . X Connel Sampson 8 M . . . . Texas . X Connel G. 7 M . . . . Texas . X Connel Giles 4 M . . . . Texas . . Connel Wilson 2 M . . . . Texas . . 1860 Milam Co, TX Census, Bryant Station, pg 70 Cornell William 43 m Farmer 1500 4385 TN Cornell Louisa 36 f TN Cornell David 15 m TX Cornell James 13 m TX Cornell William 11 m TX Cornell Sampson 9 m TX Cornell George 8 m TX Cornell Giles 4 m TX Cornell Wilson 2 m TX 1870 Brown Co, TX Census, p.119, 7/24/1870, 36/36 CONNEL, William 52 M W Raising cattle 1200 2000 Tenn Eliza 49 F W Keeping house Mo George 16 M W At school Texas Gyles 14 M W At school Texas Wilson 12 M W At school Texas Mary J 8 F W At school Texas Missouri 6 F W At school Texas Sidney 1 M W At home Texas Clack, Missouri 17 F W At home Texas (Clark?) Washington, W ? 31 M B Work on farm Canada 1880 Brown Co, TX Census, Pct 1, pg 372c Wm. CONNELL Self M M W 64 TENN Farming --- --- Loumissa CONNELL Wife M F W 57 MO Keeping House TENN VA Willson E. CONNELL Son S M W 22 TEX Stock Raising TENN MO Eliza CONNELL Dau S F W 16 TEX TENN MO Sidney CONNELL Son S M W 11 TEX Attends School TENN MO Thos. CONNELL GSon S M W 5 TEX TEX GA Dee CONNELL GSon S M W 3 TEX TEX GA Connell Cemetery Year Marker Erected: 1997 Marker Location: 3 mi. SE of Brownwood on FM 2525, right on CR just before FM 2126 Marker Text: William Connell came to Texas with his family in 1834. He later served in the Republic of Texas Army, the Texas Rangers, and the Confederate Army. Connell Cemetery, believed to be one of the oldest in Brown County, was probably in use before 1861. When William and Loumisa Wills Connell buried their son William Archibald in 1866, they erected what is believed to have been the first headstone on this site. The last was that of Edward Bruce McCallum, dated 1949. Sixteen families are noted; over twenty graves remain unmarked. Connell Cemetery was deeded to Brown County in 1893. (1997) As a teenager in 1836, he and his father Sampson Connell, a wagonmaster for the Texian Volunteer Army delivered the last load of supplies before the siege and fall of the Alamo. William fought in the Waco Indian Wars. He later served in the CSA. He was the County Treasurer of Brown County prior to the fall of the Confederacy. Governor Davis appointed William Connell as the Treasurer of Brown County after the Civil War. He served in this capacity until he became a County Commissioner after many years of service. [Robert Connell] ================================================================================ Notes (Marriage) ================================================================================ Married by James Floyd, JP. Last Modified: 30 Jun 2008 ================================================================================ Source Citations ================================================================================ 1. Connell, Robert. 2. 1860 Bell Co, TX Census, 321. 3. Washington Co, Texas Marriage Book, book 1 page 8. 4. E A Limmer, Jr., Story of Bell County, Texas Vol 1 (Eakin Press, Austin, Texas), 1006. 5. 1860 Bell Co, TX Census, 324. 6. 1870 Brown Co, Texas Census. 7. 1860 Milam Co, TX Census, 70. 8. Death Certificate. 9. Ibid, 40205. 10. Ibid, 54072. 11. Ibid, 88634. 12. Ibid, 55095. 13. Ibid, 45439. 14. 1870 Brown Co, Texas Census, 119. 15. Brown Co, Texas Marriage Book, A/244. ================================================================================ My Notes ================================================================================ If there is no SOURCE, I have no PROOF! If the source is an INDIVIDUAL, the information is HEARSAY!