Glenn Alton Connell ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11}

  Noted events in his life were:

• He worked as a Farmer/Mail Carrier. ¹

• He appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Warren Township, Poweshiek County, IA on January 1895. ⁶

Page 778, Line 3, Dwelling 1, Family 1
Warren Township, Poweshiek County, Iowa
Glenn A. Connell..3..Poweshiek, IA
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Victor, IA on 12 June 1900. ⁷

Sheet 4B, District 110, Dwelling 70, Household 70
Victor, Poweshiek County, Iowa
Farm owned, no mortgage
Son..Glenn A. Connell..Aug 1891..8..IA..At School
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Warren Township, Poweshiek County, IA on April 1910. ⁸

Sheet 6B, District 127, Household 106
Warren Township, Poweshiek County, Iowa
Son..Glen Alton Connell..19..IA
(Living with parents.)
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• On 5 June 1918, he registered for the World War I Draft at Warren Township, Poweshiek County, IA.

Name: Glenn Alton Connell
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States
Birth Date: 30 Aug 1891
Birthplace: Carnforth, Iowa, United States
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Warren Township, Poweshiek County, IA on January 1920. ³

Sheet 4A, District 139, Household 75
Warren Township, Poweshiek County, Iowa
Head..Glenn A. Connell..28..IA
(Living with wife and 2 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Warren Township, Poweshiek County, IA on April 1930. ⁹

Sheet 4B, Roll 680, District 0028, Household 83
Warren Township, Poweshiek County, Iowa
Head..Glenn A. Connell..38..IA..Widowed
Son..Rollin L. Connell..14..IA
Daughter..Pauline E. Connell..12..IA
Son..Warren L. Connell..8..IA
Servant..Ella M. Klenk..31..IA
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• His obituary was published in the Unknown newspaper in May 1975 in Brooklyn, IA.

GLENN CONNELL SERVICES HELD
Funeral services for Glenn Connell, 83, of 707 Broadway, Brooklyn, were held at 10:30 AM, Monday in the United Presbyterian Church. Mr. Connell died Thursday night in his home.

Rev. Earl Cater, pastor of the Church of the Brethren, officiated. The organist was Mrs. Beverly Vaverks. Flowers attended by Mr. and Mrs. _____and Mrs. ____ Manatt. Honorary casket bearers were George Dale, Nelson Korns, Ray Robey, G. W. Manatt, Henry Manatt, and Walter Stoker. Casket-bearers were Leo Rhinehart, Clarence Rhinehart, Bruno Van Eravelde, Henry DeMeulenaere, Don Ent, and Lyman Case. Interment was in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery. The Nevenhoven Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

(Source on this family from Obit of Lona M. Connell and Glenn Connell.)
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• His obituary was published in the Unknown newspaper in May 1975 in Brooklyn, IA.

Glenn Alton Connell, son of Lloyd and Rose Keysor Connell, was born in Carnforth, Iowa, on August 30th, 1891. He moved with his parents to the Connell farm in Section 20 of Warren Township in the fall of 1894. He attended Warren #9 School and graduated from Brooklyn High School in 1910. Mr. Connell taught country school for a few years and farmed also. He was united in marriage in October of 1913 to Verna Pearl Erannian. To this union four children were born, Rollin, Pauline, John and Warren. She died in January, 1929. On June 28, 1930 he was united in marriage to Lona Margaret Duffus. To this union one child, Harold, was born. Mr. Connell was a rural letter carrier from Brooklyn for almost 31 years. He retired in 1957. He was a clerk at Miles and Warfela Clothing Store. Mr. Connell was a member of the Church of the Brethren and was a deacon; a member of the Rural Mail Carriers Association; and a 50 year member of the Farm Bureau.

Surviving Mr. Connell are his wife, Lona, three sons, Rillin of Hudson, Iowa. Warren of Englewood, Colorado, and Harold of Pauline, Mrs. Rex Rohrer of Fairfax, Iowa; 2 sisters, Gertrude, Mrs. W. J. Siemens of Sequin, Wash., and Ina, Mrs. Harvey Jones of Brooklyn; 9 grandchildren; and 8 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Verna; 1 son, John; 1 brother, Harold; and 1 grandchild.

(Source: unknown newspaper)
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• He was buried after 8 May 1975 in the Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery in Brooklyn, IA.

Plot: Lot 38 Block VIII

Find A Grave Memorial #58653742
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Glenn married Verna Pearl Brannian, daughter of John William Brannian and Laurel R. Johnston, on 5 October 1913.^{1 2 3} (Verna Pearl Brannian was born on 15 October 1888 in Montezuma, IA,^{1 3} died on 10 March 1929 in Brooklyn, IA ^{1 14 15} and was buried on 12 March 1929 in Brooklyn, IA ^{1 14}.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Warren Township, Poweshiek County, IA on January 1920. ³

Sheet 4A, District 139, Household 75
Warren Township, Poweshiek County, Iowa
Head..Glenn A. Connell..28..IA
Wife..Pearl Connell..31..IA
Son..Rollin Connell..4..IA
Daughter..Pauline Connell..2..IA
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  Marriage Notes:

Glenn Alton Connell was born on August 30, 1891 in Carnforth, Poweshiek Co. IA. He died on May 8, 1975 in Poweshiek Co. IA. He was buried in Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery, Brooklyn, IA. Funeral services were held at the United Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, IA, officiated by Rev. Earl Cater, Pastor, Church of the Brethren. Sec. 9, Row 3. Glenn moved with his parents to the Connell farm in Section 20 of Warren Twp in the fall of 1894. He attended Warren No. 9 and graduated Brooklyn High School in 1910. He taught country school and was a rural mail carrier for 31 years. He retired in 1957. He belonged to the Church of the Brethren, RR Brooklyn, IA.

He was married to Verna Pearl Brannian (daughter of John W. Brannian and Laurel R. Johnston) on October 5, 1913. Verna Pearl Brannian was born on December 24, 1888 in Montezuma, IA. She died on March 10, 1929 in Brooklyn, from complications associated with tuberculosis. She was buried in Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery, Brooklyn, IA. Sec. 9, Row 3. Funeral services at the Brethren Church, March 12, with Rev. J. Schechter officiating. Pearl became a member of the Brethren Church in December, 1914.

Glenn Alton Connell and Verna Pearl Brannian had the following children:

i. Rollin Lavon Connell (born on July 14, 1915).
ii. Pauline "Peggy" Connell (born on July 22, 1917).
iii. John Lloyd Connell was born in Dec. 1920.
iv. Warren Leon Connell (born on November 21, 1921).

(Source: Ancestry.com, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~connell/index38.htm, Accessed 9 Feb 2014)
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Glenn next married Lona Margaret Duffus, daughter of A. Duffus and M. Carmichael, on 28 June 1930 in Vale, IA.¹ (Lona Margaret Duffus was born on 12 October 1909 in Madison Township, Poweshiek County, IA,^{1 16 17} died on 8 December 1994 in Brooklyn, IA ^{1 16 17} and was buried on 10 December 1994 in Brooklyn, IA ^{1 16}.)

  Marriage Notes:

Married: 28 Jun 1930 in Little Brown Church, Nashaua, Chickasaw County, Iowa.
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Glenn Connell was married to Lona Margaret Duffus (daughter of A. L. "Rene" Duffus and M. Ethel Carmichael) on June 28, 1930. Lona was born on October 12, 1909 in Madison Twp. Poweshiek Co. IA. She died on December 8, 1994 in Brookhaven Nursing Home, Brooklyn, IA of complications from cancer. She was buried in Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery, Brooklyn, IA. Sec. 9, Row. Services held at Nevenhoven Funeral Home, Brooklyn, IA, officiated by Rev. Dorie Hanson, Grace United Methodist Church. Glenn and Lona had one child.
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