George Washington Conger (1850-1934)

SEE "Timeline" for chronological order of life events including any photos and documents as available; SEE "Media" for any documents and photos included from "Timeline" as available.

MEMORIAL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=89540977

George Washington Conger was born on May 29, 1850 in Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, a son of Abraham Hayes Conger and Aurena "Rennie" (Willis) Conger. He was the brother of James B., William B., Nancy H., Charles Clayton, Barney William, Sarah Luvenia and Abraham "Shabe" Benjamin Conger. Later in life, he was known as "Pappy".

On Feb 25, 1874 (a), George W. Conger, age 23, married Martha Elizabeth Goff, age 15, performed by John B. Higdon, Notary Public. They were the parents of 21 children (b) including Bristol Ero (1874); James M (1876); William Lynch (1876); Reason S (1878); John Benjamin (1879); Abraham "Abe or Abram" C. (1880); George Washington, Jr. (1882); Demsey E (1883); Infant Girl (1884); Lulu G. (1885); Lettie Lee (1886); Jehu R. (1888); Euna C. (1890); Elijah F. (1892); Elbert Jackson (1893); Thomas Kibien (1895); Lucy A. (1896); Warren E. (1898); Infant girl (1899); Washington Columbus (1900) and Keith Carson Conger (1904).

He was a Justice of the Peace, farmer, cattleman, lumberman, and raised sheep. Also, he was a Notary Public and performed wedding ceremonies as he did on Feb. 28, 1897 for Edward Henderson and Annie Young.

On January 12, 1934, George Washington Conger, age 83, died in Tifton and buried in the Zion Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Tifton, Tift County, Georgia.

Footnotes: (a) Some references show marriage day as Feb. 20th, Irwin County Records have 25th. (b) Number of children varies with references of 18 to 23, but 21 is referenced in the Conger Family of America book.

References: 1906 "Conger Confab" family newsletter, George Washington Conger Genealogy document (1850-1934); History of Irwin County by J. B. Clements (1932, Irwin County Marriages); Conger Family of America by Maxine Crowell Leonard (1972); U.S. Census; SEE Documents as available under “Media” or “Timeline” events

Links: http://records.ancestry.com/george_washington_conger_records.ashx?p...; Link:http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/irwin/vitals/marriages/bride-gh.txt; Link:http://genealogytrails.com/geo/irwin/records/marriage-h.html; Link:http://www.southgeorgiagenealogy.com/marrfix1.htm

Note: Overview arranged by family researcher Jim Semple, Jr., subject to additions & corrections.