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John McConaughy
(1795-1856)
Jane Duncan
(1807-1889)
John Ernsbarger
(1807-1875)
Adah Archer
(1810-Between 1846/1850)
Ard Duncan McConaughy
(1837-1905)
Minerva J. Ernsbarger
(1842-1917)
George Willis McConaughy
(1868-1916)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Jennie Madison

George Willis McConaughy 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 1868, , Jones County, IA 3 4 5
  • Marriage (1): Jennie Madison on 28 June 1906 in Des Moines, IA 1
  • Died: 1916 at age 48 7
  • Buried: 1916, Fairview, IA 7

bullet   Another name for George was George William McConaughy.8

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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA on 20 August 1870. 3

Page 16, Roll 401, Dwelling 106, Family 112
Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa
George W. McCanaughy..2..IA
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA on 23 June 1880. 4

1880 US Census
Page 472A, District 338, Dwelling 179, Family 181, Roll 0348
Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa
Willis McConaughy..Son..11..IA
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1885 Iowa State Census in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA on January 1885. 5

Page 363-364, Line 30, Dwelling 128, Family 128
Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa
Aillis McConaughey...16..Jones County, IA
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA on 14 June 1900. 8

Page 5B, District 54, Dwelling 97, Family 97
Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa
farm owned no mortgage
William G. McConaughy...Son..Nov 1870..29..IA..Farmer
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - His birth date should have been in 1868 instead of Nov 1870.
.



• He was buried in 1916 in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Fairview, IA.

Find A Grave Memorial #55927317

Note that his gravestone gives the incorrect year of birth: 1871 instead of 1868. George was listed with his parents on the 1870 census therefore it would be impossible for his year of birth to be 1871.
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George married Jennie Madison, daughter of Thomas Madison and Barbara Clark, on 28 June 1906 in Des Moines, IA.1 (Jennie Madison was born in 1876,9 died in 1911 9 and was buried in 1911 in Fairview, IA 9.)


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Sources


1 "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674842 : accessed 11 Apr 2014), Name: G. W. Mcconaughey; Spouse's Name: Jennie Hockridge; Event Date: 28 Jun 1906; Event Place: Des Moines, Iowa.

2 Margaret Saville, "Ancestors & Descendants," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ancientage : accessed 10 Apr 2014).

3 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa, p. 16, dwelling 106, family 112, Ard Duncan McConaughy and Minerva J. Ernsbarger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Apr 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 401.

4 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 338, p. 472A, dwelling 179, family 181, Ard Duncan McConaughy and Minerva J. Ernsbarger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Apr 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0348.

5 1885 Iowa State Census, Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa, p. 363-364, dwelling 128, family 128, line 30, Ard Duncan McConaughy and Minerva J. Ernsbarger; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803643 : accessed 11 Apr 2014).

6 1925 State Census, Iowa, population schedules, Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa, p. 39, line 148-150, Herbin Siden McConaughy and Jennie Mae Armstrong; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2224537 : accessed 11 Apr 2014).

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 11 Apr 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55927317.

8 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Greenfield Township, Jones County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 54, p. 5B, dwelling 97, family 97; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Dec 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 12 Apr 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55927354.


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