{"id":3166,"date":"2022-01-10T14:40:19","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T20:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/lauderdale\/?p=3166"},"modified":"2022-01-10T14:40:19","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T20:40:19","slug":"conner-champ-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/lauderdale\/2022\/01\/10\/conner-champ-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Conner, Champ C."},"content":{"rendered":"

Capt. Champ C. Conner<\/strong>, a farmer and lumber dealer, of Lauderdale County, is a
\nson of Champ C., and Ann E. (Slaughter) Conner, both natives of Virginia, the
\nfather born in 1811, and the mother in 1819. They married and lived in their
\nnative State until 1836, when they moved to Lauderdale County, then to Haywood
\nCounty, and then to Hernando, Miss. Two sons and four daughters were born to
\nthem. The father was an earnest and able minister, commencing when still a boy
\nto labor in the Master’s cause, and for over fifty years was actively engaged
\nas minister in the Missionary Baptist Church, being a man of rare pulpit
\noratory and of fine ability, his attainments being the result of his own
\nefforts and application. For many years he was president of the Mississippi
\nFemale College, at Hernando, Miss., at the same time continuing his
\nministerial work, and preaching often three sermons a day. After the college
\nburned, he gave all of his time to his church work, and, after zealously
\nworking in this cause, died at the age of sixty-four, and in 1883 his faithful
\nwife died. Capt. Conner, our subject, is of Irish, English and Welsh descent,
\nand the only surviving son; he was born April 21, 1841, in Lauderdale County;
\nwas educated at Madison College, at Brownsville, and the University of
\nMississippi. In 1861 he volunteered in a company of college boys, known as the
\nUniversity Grays, and after the first battle of Manassas he was transferred to
\nthe Army of the West, raised Company K, Fourteenth Tennessee Cavalry, and was
\nappointed captain, serving in that capacity until the close of the war. During
\nfour years’ faithful service, he was twice wounded — first at Lafayette, Ga.,
\nand at Athens, Ala., his horse was shot from under him, and he was severely
\nwounded at Sulphur Tressle, Tenn. Capt. Conner has, since the war, engaged in
\nfarming and merchandising, and in 1870 married Tillie Stephenson, and they
\nhave had four children: Hammett S., Champ C., Phillip S. and Hallie E. Capt.
\nConner is a Missionary Baptist; Mrs. Conner a Presbyterian. In politics he is
\nan ardent Democrat. As a business man he has been very successful. For thirty-
\nfive years he has been a resident of Lauderdale County. He is a man of fine
\nsocial standing and business qualifications.<\/p>\n

Goodspeed’s Biographies of Lauderdale Co., TN <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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