James Conning
(1815-1890)
Marion McCann
(1841-)
Andrew Conning
(1859-1936)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. May Eliza Richards

Andrew Conning 1 2 3

  • Born: 13 June 1859, Scotland, UNITED KINGDOM 1 2
  • Marriage (1): May Eliza Richards on an unknown date 1 2
  • Died: 14 February 1936, Seattle, WA at age 76 3
  • Buried: 18 February 1936, Washington 3
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Andrew Conning
Event Date: 14 Feb 1936
Event Place: Seattle, King, Washington
Gender: Male
Age (Formatted): 76 years 8 months 1 day
Birth Year (Estimated): 1860
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: May Conning
Father's Name: James Conning
Mother's Name: May Mckeand

Citing this Record
"Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N35R-B1D : 10 March 2018), Andrew Conning, 14 Feb 1936; citing Seattle, King, Washington, reference 665, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 2,023,359.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Seattle, WA on 12 June 1900. 1

1900 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 86, Family 164
Seattle, King, Washington, United States, Ward 2
914 Main Street; Home owned, with mortgage
Married 12 years
Andrew Conning..Head..Jun 1859..40..Scotland..Immigration 1880..Naturalized..Pattern Maker

(Living with wife and daughter.)
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Seattle, WA on 10 January 1920. 2

1920 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 68, Family 225, Roll 1925
Seattle, King, Washington, United States
5246 Twelfth Avenue NE; Home rented
Andrew Conning..Head..60..Scotland..Immigration 1872..Naturalized 1889..Pattern Maker, Brass Co.

(Living with wife and married daughter with her husband.)
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• Death Image: 14 February 1936, in Seattle, WA. 3


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Andrew married May Eliza Richards, daughter of Jason Bowman Richards and Sarah Jane Van Arnam, on an unknown date.1 2 (May Eliza Richards was born on 7 July 1861 in Nova, OH,1 2 4 5 died on 10 May 1956 in Seattle, WA 5 and was cremated on 12 May 1956 in Seattle, WA 5.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Seattle, WA on 12 June 1900. 1

1900 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 86, Family 164
Seattle, King, Washington, United States, Ward 2
914 Main Street; Home owned, with mortgage
Married 12 years
Andrew Conning..Head..Jun 1859..40..Scotland..Immigration 1880..Naturalized..Pattern Maker
Mary Conning..Wife..Jul 1861..38..Ohio..2/1
Lois Conning..Daughter..Mar 1889..11..Washington..At School
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Seattle, WA on 10 January 1920. 2

1920 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 68, Family 225, Roll 1925
Seattle, King, Washington, United States
5246 Twelfth Avenue NE; Home rented
Andrew Conning..Head..60..Scotland..Immigration 1872..Naturalized 1889..Pattern Maker, Brass Co.
May R. Conning..Wife..58..Ohio
Lois S. Nelson..Daughter..30..Washington
Walter E. Nelson..Son-in-law..32..North Dakota..Grocer
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


May and Andrew came to Seattle in 1887. He became the first Sunday-school superintendent at Bethany Presbyterian Church.
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Sources


1 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Seattle, King, Washington, United States, enumeration district (ED) 86, sheet 7B, family 164, Andrew Conning and May Eliza Richards; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 June 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

2 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Seattle, King, Washington, United States, enumeration district (ED) 68, sheet 9A, family 225, Andrew Conning and May Eliza Richards; index and images (accessed 16 June 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1925.

3 "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," database, FamilySearch.org (accessed 16 June 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N35R-B1D : 10 March 2018), Andrew Conning, 14 Feb 1936; citing Seattle, King, Washington, reference 665, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 2,023,359.

4 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 93, p. 233C, family 69, Jason Bowman Richards and Sarah J. Vanorman; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 30 Apr 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 991.

5 "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," database, FamilySearch.org (accessed 16 June 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N31Q-37H : 10 March 2018), May R. Conning, 10 May 1956; citing Seattle, King, Washington, reference cn 8618, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 2,033,619.


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