Conrad Cornelius Storm (1765 - 1849)

Born 16 Sep 1765 in Betwick, York County, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Huston (Hall) Storm — married 1785 in Henry County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 26 Apr 1849 at age 83 in Jessamine, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Conrad was the son of Peter Sturm and Maria Fickes. He was baptized in York County, Pennsylvania, in October, 1765. This part of York county is now Adams County, Pennsylvania.

In 1785, Conrad married Nancy Houston Hall in Virginia.^{[citation needed]}. Their children were:

1. Elizabeth Hall Storm -- judging from Conrad's will, this was a stepdaughter
2. Anna Frances Storm
3. Peter Storm
4. Sarah Storm
5. Conrad Storm
6. Barbara Storm
7. Nathan Hall Storm
8. Jonathan Storm
9. Asa Storm
10. Nancy Storm
11. William Storm
12. Randolph Huston Storm

By 1840, Conrad was a resident of Jessamine County, Kentucky^[1]

He died in 1849 in Kentucky. ^[2][3]

An abstract of Conrad's will -- complete transcription available at his Find A Grave memorial:

Will of Coonrod Storms Sr. in Jessamine Co., Ky. 1848”

Signed 19 Feb 1848. Bequests to: wife, Nancy Storms; Catherine Storms if she remains widow of Randolph H. Storms; stepdaughter Elizabeth Kidd; living children: Peter Storms Heirs, Polly and Alex Linsey. Anna Whitman, Sally East, Conrad Storms, Nathan Storms, Barberry Reynolds, Asa Storms, Jonathan Storms, Nancy Land, Willim {sic} Storms, Randolph Storms

Research Notes

Changing county lines: Adams "County was created on January 22, 1800, from part of York County, and was named for the second President of the United States, John Adams." From: Wikipedia entry on Adams County, Pennsylvania [3]. York "County was created on August 19, 1749, from part of Lancaster County." From: Wikipedia entry on York County, Pennsylvania [4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch ([1] : 24 August 2015), Kentucky > Jessamine > Not Stated > image 25 of 60; citing NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGY-JH84 : 7 July 2020), Conrad, 1849; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
3. ↑ Find A Grave memorial for Conrad (Coonrod) Storms [2]. No photograph of stone at website. There is a typescript transcription of his will

• Pennsylvania, Church Records - Adams, Berks, and Lancaster Counties, 1729-1881 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Citing Lutheran Record, Adams Co., PA [5]

27 Oct 1765, Reform Record, Adams County, Pennsylvania

Baptism of Conrad Sturm, son of Peter and Barbara Sturm. Sponsors: Conrad Scheagel and Susanna Fickes. Reverent: Jacob Lischy

• L4T9-V51

Title: Family Data Collection - Births

Author: Edmund West, comp.

Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.

Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records

Author: Edmund West, comp.

Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.

Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

Author: Yates Publishing

Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases.

• Ancestry.com Family Tree (link not functioning as of 24 Jan 2023): http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepool&h=2480403&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt