John
Conaway
Born in Monongalia County, Virginia, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Conaway
and Sarah (Dew) Conaway
Brother of
Jeremiah Conaway, Samuel Conaway, Daniel Conaway, Mary P. (Conaway) Hoge, Elizabeth Conaway, Eli Conaway, Andrew Dew Conaway, Sarah (Conaway) Yost, Charles Harvey Conaway and Polly Conaway
Husband of
Esther (Baker) Conaway
— married
5 Apr 1826 (to 11 Nov 1852) in Monongalia, Virginia, United States
Husband of
Amelia Ann (McIntire) Conaway
— married
18 Sep 1855 (to 21 Aug 1891) in Harrison, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Agzillia (Conaway) Higgins, Elizabeth Conaway, Mary Ann (Conaway) Higgins and Joshua Baker Conaway
Died
at age 86
in Marion County, West Virginia, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Mar 2016
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Biography
John was born 14 February 1805 in Monongalia County, Virginia.[1] He was the son of Thomas Conaway and Sarah Dew.
He married first Esther Baker on 5 April 1827 in Monongalia County in a ceremony performed by Rev. Jacob Foreman.[2]
He married second, as her second husband, Amelia Ann (McIntire) Moore on 18 September 1853 in Harrison County in a ceremony performed by A. Vincent.[3]
John died on 31 August 1891 in Marion County,[4] and he is buried there in the Rymer Cemetery.[5]
Sources
- ↑ John's full date of birth is carved on his grave stone. The date is only off by one day from the result calculated from his age at death in his death record. The registration of his second marriage provides his county of birth and the names of his parents. Glenda Eisenhour (maintained by David Munday), "John Conaway," Memorial no. 67234631, posted 21 March 2011; memorial with photograph, Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67234631/john-conaway : accessed October 2018). Marion County Death Register 1A: 88, no. 37, John Conaway, 31 August 1891; digital image, West Virginia Archives and History (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5815450&Type=Death : accessed October 2018). Harrison County Marriage Register 5: 4, John Conaway and Amelia Moore, 18 September 1853; digital image, West Virginia Archives and History (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=252107&Type=Marriage : accessed October 2018).
- ↑ Monongalia County Marriage Register A: 40, John Conway and Esther Baker, 5 April 1827; digital image, West Virginia Archives and History (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11331329&Type=Marriage : accessed October 2018).
- ↑ Harrison County Marriage Register 5: 4, John Conaway and Amelia Moore, 18 September 1853; digital image, West Virginia Archives and History (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=252107&Type=Marriage : accessed October 2018).
- ↑ Marion County Death Register 1A: 88, no. 37, John Conaway, 31 August 1891; digital image, West Virginia Archives and History (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5815450&Type=Death : accessed October 2018). John's grave stone erroneously states that he died on 21 August 1891.
- ↑ Glenda Eisenhour (maintained by David Munday), "John Conaway," Memorial no. 67234631, posted 21 March 2011; memorial with photograph, Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67234631/john-conaway : accessed October 2018).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Robert Conaway
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-Y45670, FTDNA kit #363504, MitoYDNA ID T12693 [compare] - William Conaway :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-BY10, FTDNA kit #363505
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~1.56%
Rex Tennant :
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~1.56%
Brittany Clegg :
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~0.78%
Mitchell Wilcox :
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch AC2848193 [compare], Ancestry member Mitchell_Wilcox
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~0.78%
Daniel Davis :
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~0.39%
John Friedenbach :
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