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Buxton Ryves Conerly

Born 5 Feb 1847 in Pike, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Son of Owen Lewis Conerly Jr and Ann Louisa (Stephens) Conerly

Brother of Chauncey Porter Conerly, Luke Ward Conerly, Mary Ann Conerly, Robert J. Conerly, Owen F. Conerly, Thomas Barnett Conerly, Samuel L.aney Conerly, F. L. Conerly, Frances Cecelia Conerly and Edward Stephens Conerly

Husband of Myra Jane (Collins) Conerly — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Descendants

Father of Thomas Preston Conerly and Mabel Conerly

Died 21 Apr 1913 at age 66 in Marshall, Harrison, Texas, United States

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Biography

Buxton Conerly served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Feb 10, 1864
Mustered out: 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 16th Mississippi Infantry Company E

Buxton Ryves Conerly (1847-1913). On February 10th 1864, a few days past his 17th birthday, he enlisted as a Pvt. with the 16th Mississippi Infantry Company E at Orange Court House, VA. Of 250 soldiers he was one of only 30 who survived the assault at Fort Gregg by five thousand Federal Troops of the 3rd Brigade of the 24th Army Corps. He later moved to Marshall, TX and married Myra Jane Collins (1860-1939) They lived in a stately white home facing the post office which is no longer standing. They had a son Thomas Preston Conerly(1878-1920) and a daughter Mabel. Thomas Preston Conerly married Elizabeth Davis(1878-1975) and had 5 children. Davis Edward (1903-1965), Christine, Ruth(1908-1994), Preston Jr.(1911-1989), Myra Jane(still living as of May 2010). Ruth Conerly became a famous artist and her painting of Col. Travis is hanging in the Alamo. Her daughter Sharon E. Wolf, M.D. authored the book "A Girl from Texas" about her mothers Ruth Conerly's life. Buxton's great granddaughter Sharon now lives in Costa Rica. Buxton Conerly's photo is on page 230 including his account of the Battle of Fort Gregg April 2nd, 1865.

Sources

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GD-JV7 : 18 February 2021), B R Conerly in entry for Owen Conerly, 1860.

Family Records
Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
Pike County by Luke Ward Conerly

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Buxton by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Buxton: