{"id":328,"date":"2019-10-28T15:05:28","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T15:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/?page_id=328"},"modified":"2019-11-05T17:35:26","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T17:35:26","slug":"biographies-wilson-township","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/portrait-gallery-1898\/biographies-wilson-township\/","title":{"rendered":"Biographies (Wilson Township)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"328\" class=\"elementor elementor-328\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cef1aff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cef1aff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bbdbf4\" data-id=\"2bbdbf4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77c8012 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77c8012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wilson Township <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1fcca0f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1fcca0f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-150a3d5\" data-id=\"150a3d5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2c9eda elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2c9eda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"conner\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Charles Hardin Conner, MD <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3e623d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3e623d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\">(Feb 1875 &#8211; 28 Jul 1942)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-773c9ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"773c9ca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0b65e4\" data-id=\"a0b65e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8103c27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8103c27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"144\" height=\"254\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/09\/ConnerCH.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-60\" alt=\"ConnerCH\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c07419\" data-id=\"1c07419\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64430df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64430df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr Conner, son of David J and Ann (Kinbrough) Conner, was born and raised in Salt Creek Township, Adair County. After establishing his medical practice in Gibbs, he married Myrtle Linder in Kirksville on May 2, 1897. The young couple relocated to Newport City, KY ca 1899 and eventually settled in Albuquerque, NM. Their three children were Edna Reba, Hugh Hardin and Elaine. <em>[Journal; Gibbs 100; 1880, 1900 &amp; 1920 Census; MO Death Certfs]<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cd5749 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cd5749\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/portrait-gallery-1898\/#kirksville\">Return<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c46df57 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c46df57\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c181e8e\" data-id=\"c181e8e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51abdea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51abdea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"hanks\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Warner Hanks<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7b524c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7b524c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\">21 Oct 1862 &#8211; 1 July 1927<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96c6de6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96c6de6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Angelina (Sublette) Hanks<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d174ad6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d174ad6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\">7 Aug 1862 &#8211; 19 Mar 1939<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d8eae1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d8eae1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-663907f\" data-id=\"663907f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99df498 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"99df498\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"174\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/09\/HanksW.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-91\" alt=\"HanksW\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b5c602\" data-id=\"3b5c602\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c136bec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c136bec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Warner, like his brother\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/portrait-gallery-1898\/biographies-east-salt-river-township\/#hanks\">James<\/a>, was born in Adair County but raised in Knox.\u00a0 He returned to the county as an adult and owned a large farm on the edge of Wilson.\u00a0 He was also the Wilson Postmaster from 1892 until the office was closed in 1902.\u00a0 He and Angie Sublette married in 1883 and raised four children, Cyrus, Myrtle, Virgil &amp; Leland. The two oldest are shown with them here.\u00a0<em>[Violette; KDE obit; Postmasters; Gibbs 100; MO Death Certfs]<\/em><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c936dec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c936dec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/portrait-gallery-1898\/#kirksville\">Return<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9551d34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9551d34\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad863be\" data-id=\"ad863be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55ed2cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55ed2cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"woods\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chester Woods<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cd1866 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cd1866\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\">5 Sept 1857 &#8211; 2 Sept 1932<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ee38b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ee38b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Margaret P (Sleeth) Woods<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf65b5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf65b5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\">5 Jan 1862- 29 June 1930<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-02d21be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02d21be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba37860\" data-id=\"ba37860\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7768154 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7768154\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"171\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/09\/WoodsC.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38\" alt=\"WoodsC\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a0137a\" data-id=\"6a0137a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-555e849 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"555e849\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chester Woods was originally from Mercer County. PA and came to southeast Adair County with his parents at about age 11.\u00a0 Maggie Sleeth was born in neighboring Knox County, MO.\u00a0 The couple married in 1882 and raised their four children, Edna, Wylie, May &amp; Etta, on their farm near Gibbs.\u00a0\u00a0<i>[Violette; KDE obits; Gibbs 100]<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee03aa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee03aa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/portrait-gallery-1898\/#kirksville\">Return<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wilson Township Charles Hardin Conner, MD (Feb 1875 &#8211; 28 Jul 1942) Dr Conner, son of David J and Ann (Kinbrough) Conner, was born and raised in Salt Creek Township, Adair County. After establishing his medical practice in Gibbs, he married Myrtle Linder in Kirksville on May 2, 1897. 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