Thomas M. Conley and Miss Martha F. Carroll married in
Livingston County, Kentucky 14 March
1875. His age was 23, he was born in Kentucky but lived in Cairo, Illinois and was a cooper by
occupation. His father was born Ohio and his mother was born South Carolina. The bride was age 20 and born Kentucky. Her father was born Tennessee
and her mother was born Kentucky. [1]
The 1880 Alexander County, Illinois Census shows Thomas M.
and Martha F. Conley living in the 4th Ward of Cairo. After the death of his wife, Thomas remarried
to a lady named Eunice and moved to Missouri, where they are found on the 1900 Jasper
County census. By 1910, they had moved back to Alexander County, Illinois and
had a daughter, Eunice M., who was born about 1902 in Missouri.
Thomas M. Conley died in 1910 and is buried beside his first
wife in Smithland Cemetery, Livingston
County.
Thos. M. Conley
Born Aug. 8, 1851
Died June 25, 1910
A loving husband, a father dear
A faithful friend lies buried here.
In Memory of
Frank
Wife of
T.M. Conley
Born
Aug. 23, 1854
Died
Mar. 24, 1895
[Epitaph unreadable]
[1] Livingston
County Bond Book:357-358 and Marriage Register:352.
Published 29 July 2016, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog, http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/
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