William Thomas Conrad (1862 - 1940)

Born 5 Dec 1862 in Harrison County, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Emma Mae (Dowd) Conrad — married about 1882 in Aberdeen, Brown County, Ohio, United States

Died 10 Jan 1940 at age 77 in Harrison County, Kentucky, United States

Biography

Native Kentuckian (born and died in Harrison County)

William Thomas Conrad was born on 5 Dec 1862 in Harrison County, Kentucky, United States, son of Jacob Thompson Conrad and Mariah Jane (Cleveland) Conrad.^[1]

In the 1870 census William Conrad (age 6) was an inferred son in the household of Jacob Conrad (33, farmer) and Mariah J. Conrad (30) in Harrison County with four inferred siblings.^[2]

In the 1880 census William (age 15) was the single son of Jacob Conrad (46, farmer) and Mariah J. Conrad (listed as Sarah J., age 39) in Magisterial District 7 Berry, Harrison County with four siblings in the home.^[3]

William and Emma Mae Dowd eloped in 1882 to Aberdeen, Brown County, Ohio (no documentation yet found, but was stated by daughter Nettie Louise Hill).^[4][5] Their children were:

1. Orie Conrad (1884-1980)
2. Lennah (Conrad) Dunn (1887-1982).
3. Anna Mae (Conrad) Criswell (1889-1985)
4. Ernest Irving Conrad (1892-1976)
5. Nettie Louise (Conrad) Hill (1895-1987)
6. Madeline (Conrad) Hicks (1897-1983)
7. Katherine Conrad (1899-1914)
8. Thomas Raymond (1901-1994)
9. Mabel (Conrad) _ (1906- )
10. Edna (Conrad) _ (1911-1985)

William and Emma continued to lived in Harrison County for the remainder of their lives.^[6][7]

William died on 10 Jan 1940 in Harrison County aged 77. He was buried in the Pythian Grove Cemetery in Berry, Harrison County where he shares a headstone with his wife.^[1][8]

Research Notes

• Was involved to some extent in the Alex Oder shooting of Volney Hall (under research).

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Death: "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967"
   citing Death, Harrison, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,913,371.
   FamilySearch Record: N9BW-GJL (accessed 11 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9YK-89X9-W Image number 392
   William Conrad death 1940, son of Jacob Conrad & Mariah Cleveland, husband of Mrs. Emma Conrad, in Harrison, Kentucky, United States.
2. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
   citing Page: 1; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 10; FHL microfilm: 000545967; Record number: 5943;
   FamilySearch Record: MXWW-TY8 (accessed 11 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D1JS-4GH Image number 00161
   William Conrad (6) in Harrison, Kentucky, United States.
3. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
   citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch Record: MCCP-DZJ (accessed 11 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YB7-K8X Image number 00487
   William Conrad (15), single son, in household of Jacob Conrad (44) in Magisterial District 7 Berry, Harrison, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky, United States.
4. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 73; FHL microfilm: 1240525; Record number: 36554;
   FamilySearch Record: M94D-N9Q (accessed 1 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6SF3-DVL Image number 00750
   William Conrad (38), married head of household in Magisterial District 7 Berry, Harrison, Kentucky, United States.
5. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 89, sheet 9A, family 134, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 479; FHL microfilm 1,374,492.
   FamilySearch Record: M2DC-RVP (accessed 1 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RVH-X4Y Image number 00598
   William Conrad (47), married head of household in Magisterial District 3, Harrison, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky.
6. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 571; Line: 94; FHL microfilm: 1820571; Record number: 25037;
   FamilySearch Record: MHL6-X2Z (accessed 1 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRXD-71F Image number 00527
   William Conrad (57), married head of household in Harrison, Kentucky, United States.
7. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 2A, line 40, family 32, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 750; FHL microfilm 2,340,485.
   FamilySearch Record: XM61-WV1 (accessed 11 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRHH-C16 Image number 00293
   William Conrad (67), married head of household in District 7, Harrison, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky.
8. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #46778751 (accessed 11 September 2022)
   Memorial page for William Conrad (5 Dec 1862-10 Jan 1940), citing Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry, Harrison County, Kentucky, USA (plot: Section A); Maintained by fosterx (contributor 48592470).