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Submitted: 8/29/19 • Approved: 8/29/19 • Last Updated: 9/1/19 • R821442-G821441-S3
George
Jul 19, 1842
Nov 13, 1902
Son of Jacob and Sarah (Bartlett) Conkle
Civil War Veteran Union and a member of The Grand Army of the Republic Post 214
Private
Company F
50th Missouri State Militia
Ann
Aug 6, 1819
Aug 6, 1911
Daughter of William C. and Mary M. (Hetzer) Steele
George W. Conkle was born in Ashland County , Ohio , July 19, 1842.
In 1857 he moved from the farm where he was reared, coming to Adair County with his parents, Jacob and Sarah (Bartlett) Conkle. On December 21, 1871, Mr. Conkle was married to Miss Anna E. Steele, a native of Washington County , Maryland . Mrs. Conkle was born August 6, 1842. She was a daughter of William C. and Mary M. (Hetzer) Steele. She came to Adair County in 1859.
Just before his marriage, Mr. Conkle bought a farm in the section where his parents settled, north of Brashear, and lived there till his death. He was killed November 13, 1902, on the streets of Brashear, by his son-in-law, Mr. [John] Robertson, who was afterward executed for the deed. The farm is still owned by his widow and son. They have 120 acres, one-half mile north of Brashear.
Mr. and Mrs. Conkle had three children: Bertha M., born May 5, 1873, now Mrs. Bertha Robertson; Nelson R., born September 10, 1878, lives in North Dakota; Dora E., born November 2, 1881, now Mrs. John Scott, of near Brashear.
Mr. Conkle was a member of the G.A.R."
--Violette's History of Adair County – 1911
Photo donated by Larry and Susan Olson
Contributed on 8/29/19
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