Leona Laverna (Moore) Conner (1902 - 1942)

Born 29 Dec 1902 in Guyan Township, Gallia, Ohio, United States

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Died 22 Feb 1942 at age 39 in Newport, Campbell, Kentucky, United States

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Name

Verna /Moore/^[1][2][3]

Birth

Dec 1902

Gallia, Ohio, USA^[4][5][6]

Death

with her sister, Arley, from accidentally drowning after a towboat (the G.W. McBride) she was employed on struck a pier and capsized

22 Feb 1942

Newport, Campbell, Kentucky, USA^[7][8]

Residence

1930

Guyandotte, Cabell, West Virginia, USA^[9]

Jan 1942

Miller, Lawrence, Ohio, USA

Ohio, USA^[10]

Burial

Miller Memorial Gardens

Miller, Lawrence, Ohio, USA

Verna (Moore) Conner's Headstone

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Occupation

Maid on Riverboat

Feb 1942

Note

G. W. McBride

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G W McBride Towboat Accident

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G. W. McBride

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Verna Moore Conner

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Arley Georgia Moore Henderson and Verna Moore Conner- Tugboat Accident - article 2

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Verna Moore Conner with sister Arley Moore Henderson

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Old Miller Cemetery Sign

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Arley Georgia Moore Henderson and Verna Moore Conner- Tugboat Accident - article 1

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Verna (Moore) Conner's Headstone

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Monzona "Mon" Moore with wife and children

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iPhone Photo

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28 Dec 1893

Gallia, Ohio, USA^{[11][12][13][14][15][16]}

Swollen Ohio Currents Dash Boat Against Pier in Ohio River

NEWPORT, Ky. - From the splintered tugboat G.W. McBride, rivermen sought today to recover 16 persons trapped when the swollen Ohio river dashed the boat against the stone bridge pier before dawn Sunday.

Two men in a johnboat rescued five crewmen who scrambled atop the portside of the towboat which broke in half against the pier and rolled on its side. One of those rescued Earnest Easter, 37-year-old Buena Vista, O., deck hand, said:

"She went down just as fast as it takes you to climb from the first to the second floor."

The bodies of 13 men and three women were believed still to be in the 170-foot boat that swirling channel waters pinned against the upriver side of the pier near midstream, leaving only a small part above the waters.

Ross Smith, a professional diver, volunteered help for today's renewal of an effort to recover the missing.

Rivermen recalled the tragedy as the worst on the Ohio in more than 20 years.

The victims were: Capt. Peter Oliver Lallance, 60, of Ashland, Ky.; Capt. Roy Edgington, 49, pilot, of Augusta, Ky.; James Crum, mate, of Catlettsburg, Ky.; Kenneth Pesk, 45, chief engineer, of Henderson, W. Va.; Charles Sayre, 38, engineer, of Henderson; Hurley Burchfield, 33, deck hand, of Henderson; Clarence James, watchman, of Huntington, W. Va.; Charles Medley, 42, and his brother, Sam, firemen, both of Huntington.

James Foulks, fireman, and his wife, Jessie, second cook, both of Huntington; Mrs. Arley Henderson, 40, and her sister, Mrs. Verna Conner, 38, cooks, both of Miller, O.; Hartzell Brown, fireman, of Buena Vista, O.; Robert Kinkaid, boiler deck hand, of Portsmouth, O.; Keneth McLean, deck hand, of Concord, Ky.

Joe Haas and Bill Pierman rowed from the Southern Ohio Yacht club through the hazy darkness to the wrecked boat and saved five crewmen as they huddled together on the side of the gunwale calling for help.

Rescued were Easter and George Harrison, 28, both of Buena Vista; Raleigh W. Hierman, 33, engineer, of Huntington; George Woomer, 30, engineer, of Henderson; and John W. Cain, 18, deck hand, of North Kenova, O.

The McBride, owned by the Ohio River company, approached the first of the five bridges connecting Cincinnati and northern Kentucky with four barges loaded with 1,000 tons of coal each and a fuel flat. This bridge, the recently toll-freed Louisville and Nashville railroad span, is in one of the most difficult stretches of the entire Ohio river to navigate, rivermen said, as the current shifts at high river stages and pushes boats toward the pier.

Making ready for this run, the McBride left five loaded barges a few miles upstream.

The McBride struck the pier broadside. Engineer Woomer said "five minutes before the crash we received a signal to back off. The boat backed full head, stopped right quick, changed rudder and was backing full head again at the time she broke in two."

Cut loose, the four barges floated downstream. One sank, two were picked up by the Union Barge line towboat "Peace," and a third was breached.

"A thorough investigation" was promised by E.J. Gutzwiller of Huntington, superintendent of the company. Arch L. Long, Cincinnati superintendent of the firm, estimated the destroyed boat's value at $100,000.

Source: "Boatmen Save Five as Craft Smashes Up." The Mansfield News-Journal. Page 3. Published 23 Feb 1942. Accessed on Newspapers.com on 15 Mar 2013.

Also appears: "Seek Bodies of 16 Drowned in Ohio River: Towboat Hits Pier; Only 5 are Rescued." The Sandusky Register-Star News. Page 2. Published 23 Feb 1942. Accessed on Newspapers.com on 15 Mar 2013.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-2067411983 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=kyvital&h=505701&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1903 Birth place: Death date: 22 February 1942 Death place: Campbell, Kentucky Residence date: Residence place: Ohio APID: 1,3077::505701
2. ↑ Source: #S-2067411985 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=kydeaths&h=338254&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: Dec Birth place: Gallia, Ohio Death date: 22 Feb 1942 Death place: Campbell, Kentucky Residence date: Residence place: Kentucky APID: 1,1222::338254
3. ↑ Source: #S-2067412037 Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Guyandotte, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: 2529; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 45; Image: 1111.0. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1930usfedcen&h=99664091&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1903 Birth place: Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Guyandotte, Cabell, West Virginia APID: 1,6224::99664091
4. ↑ Source: #S-2067411983 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=kyvital&h=505701&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1903 Birth place: Death date: 22 February 1942 Death place: Campbell, Kentucky Residence date: Residence place: Ohio APID: 1,3077::505701
5. ↑ Source: #S-2067411985 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=kydeaths&h=338254&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: Dec Birth place: Gallia, Ohio Death date: 22 Feb 1942 Death place: Campbell, Kentucky Residence date: Residence place: Kentucky APID: 1,1222::338254
6. ↑ Source: #S-2067412037 Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Guyandotte, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: 2529; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 45; Image: 1111.0. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1930usfedcen&h=99664091&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1903 Birth place: Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Guyandotte, Cabell, West Virginia APID: 1,6224::99664091
7. ↑ Source: #S-2067411983 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=kyvital&h=505701&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1903 Birth place: Death date: 22 February 1942 Death place: Campbell, Kentucky Residence date: Residence place: Ohio APID: 1,3077::505701
8. ↑ Source: #S-2067411985 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=kydeaths&h=338254&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: Dec Birth place: Gallia, Ohio Death date: 22 Feb 1942 Death place: Campbell, Kentucky Residence date: Residence place: Kentucky APID: 1,1222::338254
9. ↑ Source: #S-2067412037 Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Guyandotte, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: 2529; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 45; Image: 1111.0. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1930usfedcen&h=99664091&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1903 Birth place: Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Guyandotte, Cabell, West Virginia APID: 1,6224::99664091
10. ↑ Source: #S-2067411983 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=kyvital&h=505701&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1903 Birth place: Death date: 22 February 1942 Death place: Campbell, Kentucky Residence date: Residence place: Ohio APID: 1,3077::505701
11. ↑ Source: #S-2067412016 Page: Ohio 1910 Census Miracode Index Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1910ohmir&h=1145958&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Name: Monzona Moore Birthplace: Ohio State: OH Age: 42 Color: W Enumeration District: 0038 Visit: 0032 County: Gallia Relation: Head of Household Other Residents: Relation Name Color Age Birth Place Wife Phoebe L 36 Ohio Daughter Zella 14 Ohio Daughter Wilma C 13 Ohio Son John L 12 Ohio Son Arthur M 10 Ohio Daughter Anley G 08 Ohio Daughter Leona L 07 Ohio Daughter Lenora L 05 Ohio Son Owyes A 03 Ohio Son Charles B NR Ohio 2 non-relatives APID: 1,5135::1145958
12. ↑ Source: #S-2067412018 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Guyan, Gallia, Ohio; Roll: T623_1271; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 33. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=40080527&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Number of Dwelling: 95 Number of Family: 95Name: Monzona Moore Relation: Head Color or Race: White Sex: Male Birth date: Apr 1868 Age at last birthday: 32 Marital Status: Married Number of years married: 6 Birth place: Ohio Father's birth place: Ohio Mother's birth place: Ohio Occupation: Sawyer Months not employed: 0 Can read: Yes Can write: Yes Can speak English: Yes Owned or Rented: Rented Farm or Home: Farm Number of farm schedule: 81Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Guyan, Gallia, Ohio APID: 1,7602::40080527
13. ↑ Source: #S-2067412023 Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Guyan, Gallia, Ohio; Roll: T624_1184; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 38; Image: 865. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1910uscenindex&h=21703018&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Number of Dwelling: 32 Number of Family: 32Name: Monzona Moore Relation: Head Sex: Male Color or race: White Age at last birthday: 42 Years married: 16 Birth place: Ohio Father's birth place: Ohio Mother's birth place: Ohio Language spoken: English Occupation: Farmer Industry: General Farm Type or Worker: Own Accord Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Owned or Rented: Owned Owned free or mortgaged: Owned Free Farm or Home: Farm Number of farm schedule: 31Residence date: 1910 Residence place: Guyan, Gallia, Ohio APID: 1,7884::21703018
14. ↑ Source: #S-2067412036 Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Rome, Lawrence, Ohio; Roll: T625_1400; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 105; Image: 658. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1920usfedcen&h=21151538&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: House number or farm: Farm Number of Dwelling: 209 Number of Family: 209Name: Monzona Moore Relation: Head Home owned or rented: Owned Owned free or mortgage: Owned free Sex: Male Color or race: White Age at last birthday: 50 Marital Status: Married Able to read: Yes Able to write: Yes Birth place: Ohio Father's birth place: Ohio Mother's birth place: Ohio Able to speak English: Yes Occupation: Farmer Industry: Farm Type of work: Own accord Number of farm schedule: 134Residence date: 1920 Residence place: Rome, Lawrence, Ohio APID: 1,6061::21151538
15. ↑ Source: #S-2067412037 Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Rome, Lawrence, Ohio; Roll: 1827; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 491.0. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1930usfedcen&h=71414317&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Number of Dwelling: 189 Number of Family: 183Name: Monzona Moore Relation: Head Home owned or rented: Owned Does this family live on a farm? Yes Sex: Male Color or race: White Age at birthday: 61 Marital condition: Married Age at first marriage: 26 Attended school in the past year: No Able to read and write: Yes Birth place: Ohio Father's birth place: Ohio Mother's birth place: Ohio Able to speak English: Yes Occupation: Farmer Industry: General Farm Class of worker: Employer Employed: Yes Veteran: No Number or farm schedule: 118Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Rome, Lawrence, Ohio APID: 1,6224::71414317
16. ↑ Source: #S-2067411961 Page: Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=ohmarr&h=138881&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Name: Moore, Monzona Spouse: Watson, Louisa Marriage Date: 28 Dec 1893 County: Gallia State: OH APID: 1,5194::138881

• Source: S-2067411961 Repository: #R-2139939163 Title: Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900 Author: Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.Original data - See extended description for original data sources listed by county.Original data: See extended description for original data sources listed by county. Note: APID: 1,5194::0
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• Source: S-2067411983 Repository: #R-2139939163 Title: Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.Original data - Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Divisision of Epidemiology and Health Planning. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present. Frankfort, KY, USA: Kentucky Department Note: APID: 1,3077::0
• Source: S-2067411985 Repository: #R-2139939163 Title: Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - Kentucky. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910). Microfilm rolls #994027-994058. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Note: APID: 1,1222::0
• Source: S-2067412016 Repository: #R-2139939163 Title: Ohio 1910 Census Miracode Index Author: National Archives and Records Administration Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.Original data - National Archives and Records Administration. Ohio Miracoda. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T1272, 418 rolls.Original data: National Arc Note: APID: 1,5135::0
• Source: S-2067412018 Repository: #R-2139939163 Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18 Note: APID: 1,7602::0
• Source: S-2067412023 Repository: #R-2139939163 Title: 1910 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United Note: APID: 1,7884::0
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