Rachel (Anderson) Conder (1811 - 1891)

Born 10 May 1811 in Williamson, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Martin Luther Conder — married 13 Sep 1829 in Hickman County, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 13 Jul 1891 at age 80 in Hickman, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Rachel was born in 1811. She was the daughter of Azariah Anderson (1766 - 1850) and Rebecca Berry Anderson (1765 - 1850)

Rachel married Martin Conder (1805 - 1877) on 13 Sept. 1829. These are their known children:

1. William James Conder (1832 - 1911). He was named after his paternal grandfather
2. George Henderson Conder (1838 - 1915)
3. John Wesley Conder (1844 - 1863)
4. Rachel Catherine Conder Grimes (1850 - 1918)

Rachel passed away in 1891.^[1]

This branch of the family were central figures in the infamous Mormon Massacre of 1884 in which a mob disrupted a church service at the home of William and Melinda CONDER on Cane Creek in Lewis County, TN. In the ensuing gun battle five were killed including William Martin CONDER; his half-brother John Riley HUDSON; two Mormon missionaries, William BERRY and John H. GIBBS; and David HINSON, a member of the mob. Melinda CONDER was wounded by a shotgun blast and was crippled for life.

Research Notes

• The listing for Martin and Rachel in the 1870 Census is problematic with the names and ages of the household members listed with a lot of discrepancies; however, their son William James and his wife Malinda, along with their two daughters, were living just next door, helping to make it more certain that the census listing was correct. See Martin's profile for more information.^[2]

• The 1880 Census shows Rachel as the widowed head of the household. Three grandchildren were listed in her household, but at this point it's not clear who their parents were:^[3]
  • Rufus, age 12
  • Amanda A., age 3
  • Thomas W., age 3

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42376893/rachel-conder: accessed 30 November 2023), memorial page for Rachel Anderson Conder (10 May 1811–13 Jul 1891), Find A Grave: Memorial #42376893; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Patricia R. Major Miller (contributor 47014864).
2. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
   citing Page: 7; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 11; Digital film/folder number: 004276881; FHL microfilm: 000553037; Image number: 773; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01562-9
   (FamilySearch Record: MDD4-PLR : accessed 30 November 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-XCSZ-G2
   Rachel Condor (50) in District 12, Grainger, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
3. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
   citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00070; Digital film/folder number: 005162497; FHL microfilm: 1255263; Image number: 449; Sheet number: 355; Sheet letter: D
   (FamilySearch Record: MD7J-MP7 : accessed 30 November 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBP-QHJ
   Rachel Condor (68), widowed, Farming & Midwife, head of household in District 11, Grainger, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee, United States.

See also:

• Book: Bruce Crow, A Land of Strangers: Cane Creek Tennessee's Mormon Massacre and its Tragic Effects on the People Who Lived There
  United States: Lulu Press, Incorporated, 2012, page 8
  (Google Books : accessed 30 November 2023)

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDV-PSX : accessed 6 November 2015), Racheal Conder in household of Martin Conder, Hickman county, Hickman, Tennessee, United States; citing family 400, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TN-RY7 : accessed 10 February 2016), Rachel Conder in entry for Martin Conder, 1860.