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Michael CONLEY

Michael CONLEY

Male 1809 -

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  • Name Michael CONLEY 
    Born CA 1809  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1, 2, 3
    Person ID I137061  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 16 Jul 2023 

    Family Susan BURNSIDE,   b. CA 1814, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 20 Jun 1837  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on July 26, 1850:
      Michael Conley, 41, farmer, value of real estate $600; Susan, 36; Mary, 12; Elizabeth, 10; Teressen, 2. All born in Virginia except Michael, born in Ireland.

      1860 Census, Lewis County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on July 19, 1860:
      Michael Conley, 50, farmer, value of real estate $700, value of personal estate $100; Susan, 41; Mary, 20; Elizabeth, 18; Theresa, 12; Catharine, 9; Michael B, 7. All born in Virginia except the elder Michael (b. Ireland) and Susan (b. Ohio).

      1870 Census, Doddridge County, West Virginia (Southwest Township), enumerated on August 23, 1870:
      Michael Conley, 66, farmer, value of real estate $800, value of personal estate $100; Susan, 51, cannot write; Teresy H, 21, cannot write; Catharine, 17; Michael, 15; John McClain, 1; Margaret Conley, 1. All born in Virginia/West Virginia except the elder Michael (b. Ireland) and Susan (b. Ohio).

      1880 Census, Doddridge County, West Virginia (Southwest District), enumerated on June 15, 1880:
      Suseanna Conely [sic], 62, b. Ohio (both parents b. Ohio), widowed, cannot write; dau Catherine, 23, b. Va (father b. Ireland, mother b. Ohio), single; grandson John, 10; granddau Margarette, 10.
      Note: Whereabout of Susan's daughter Theresa for this census is not known. The grandson John is presumably the John McClain with this family in 1870; his parentage is not known.

      1900 Census, Doddridge County, West Virginia (Cove District), enumerated on June 7, 1900:
      Susan Conley, 88, b. Apr 1812 in Ohio (both parents b. WVa), widowed, mother of 9 children (2 still living), cannot write; dau Catherine, 48, b. Jul 1851 in WVa (father b. Ireland, mother b. Ohio), single, mother of 1 child (not living).
      Note: The next enumerated household was that of Catherine's son John Conley and his family:
      John Conley, 30, b. Sep 1869 in WVa (father b. Ireland, mother b. WVa), farmer, married 6 yrs; wife Mary E, 28, b. Aug 1871, married 6 yrs, mother of 3 children (all still living); dau Indie M, 3, b. Jun 1896; son Charles B, 2, b. Dec 1897; dau Annie E, 3 months, b. Apr 1900.
    Children 
     1. Mary CONLEY,   b. CA 1838, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Elizabeth CONLEY,   b. CA 1840, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Theresa H. CONLEY,   b. CA 1848
    +4. Catherine CONLEY,   b. Jul 1851, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jul 1927, Willow Creek, Gallatin Co, MT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years)
     5. Michael B. CONLEY,   b. 20 Sep 1853, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Sep 1879, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
    Family ID F60662  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S242] 1850 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA.

    2. [S2130] 1860 Census, Lewis County, (W)VA.

    3. [S967] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (South West Twp).

    4. [S2567] West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).