Descendants of John Conger

  I am descended from his daughter Mary who married Jesse Elston.
They left Smith County in the early 1800's and moved to Madison County, TN.

If you wish to discuss these families email  Roy Markham
 

Generation No. 1

1.  JOHN5 CONGER  (JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2 BELCONGER, JOHN1) was born 1734 in Rowan Co., NC, and died Mar 22, 1806 in Smith Co., Tn.  He married MARY ROSS Jan 05, 1769 in Rowan Co., NC, daughter of ISAAC ROSS and JEAN BROWN.
 
Children of JOHN CONGER and MARY ROSS are:
2. i. JONATHAN6 CONGER, b. 1770, Rowan Co., NC.
3. ii. ELIZABETH CONGER, b. 1772, Rowan Co., NC.
4. iii. JOSHUA CONGER, b. Oct 17, 1773, Rowan Co., NC; d. Aug 28, 1829, Smith Co., Tn.
5. iv. ELI CONGER, b. 1775, Rowan Co., NC; d. Butts Co., Ga.
6. v. JEAN CONGER, b. Oct 12, 1777, Rowan Co., NC; d. Nov 08, 1846, Fayetteville, Lincoln Co., Tn.
7. vi. ISAAC CONGER, b. Nov 08, 1779, Rowan Co., NC; d. Mar 04, 1847.
8. vii. JOSIAH CONGER, b. Jul 28, 1780, Rowan Co., NC; d. May 08, 1846, Preble Co., Ohio.
 viii. MARY CONGER, b. 1782; m. JESSEE C ELSTON.
 ix. JOHN B CONGER, b. 1784, Rowan Co., NC; d. 1853; m. ELIZABETH ARCHER.
 x. HANNAH CONGER, b. Apr 14, 1787, Rowan Co., NC; d. Mar 02, 1851; m. JOHN C RAILSBACK.
 

Generation No. 2

2.  JONATHAN6 CONGER (JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2 BELCONGER, JOHN1) was born 1770 in Rowan Co., NC.  He married MARGARET ELSTON Bef. 1790.
 
Child of JONATHAN CONGER and MARGARET ELSTON is:
 i. ELIZABETH7 CONGER, b. Aug 06, 1789.

3.  ELIZABETH6 CONGER (JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2 BELCONGER, JOHN1) was born 1772 in Rowan Co., NC.  She married STEPHEN COLE Oct 27, 1789.
 
Children of ELIZABETH CONGER and STEPHEN COLE are:
 i. ISAAC7 COLE.
 ii. FELIX COLE.

4.  JOSHUA6 CONGER (JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2 BELCONGER, JOHN1) was born Oct 17, 1773 in Rowan Co., NC, and died Aug 28, 1829 in Smith Co., Tn.  He married LUCINDA ROUNSAVAL Aug 28, 1799 in Smith Co., Tn.
 
Children of JOSHUA CONGER and LUCINDA ROUNSAVAL are:
 i. ELI7 CONGER, b. Aug 16, 1795, Rowan Co., NC; d. Abt. 1831.
9. ii. JOHN CONGER, b. Jun 09, 1798,  Rowan, North Carolina; d. 1853, Smith Co., Tn.
 iii. ELIZABETH CONGER, b. Apr 22, 1800, Rowan Co., NC.
10. iv. ISAAC CONGER, b. Mar 12, 1802, Rowan Co., NC.
 v. ELIHU CONGER, b. Abt. 1804, Rowan Co., NC.
 vi. ELISHA CONGER, b. Nov 02, 1805, Rowan Co., NC; d. Mar 12, 1895.
11. vii. WILLIAM CONGER, b. Jun 15, 1808, Smith Co., Tn; d. Apr 22, 1854, DeKalb Co., TN.
 viii. MARY POLLY CONGER, b. Nov 18, 1809, Rowan Co., NC.
 ix. NANCY CONGER, b. Dec 18, 1811, Rowan Co., NC.
 x. DELILAH CONGER, b. Feb 02, 1814, Rowan Co., NC.
 xi. WILEY CONGER, b. Jun 03, 1816, Rowan Co., NC.
 xii. NANCY CONGER, b. Aug 22, 1818, Rowan Co., NC; d. 1863.

5.  ELI6 CONGER (JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2 BELCONGER, JOHN1) was born 1775 in Rowan Co., NC, and died in Butts Co., Ga.  He married MARY.
 
Children of ELI CONGER and MARY are:
12. i. AMOS7 CONGER, b. Abt. 1810, Butts Co., Ga.
 ii. SUSANA CONGER, b. Abt. 1812, Butts Co., Ga.
 iii. ELI MARTIN CONGER, b. Jun 26, 1815, Butts Co., Ga.
 iv. JOHN CONGER, b. Abt. 1806, Butts Co., Ga.
 v. REBECCA CONGER, b. Abt. 1808, Butts Co., Ga.
 vi. SUSANA CONGER, b. Abt. 1812,  Butts, Georgia.

6.  JEAN6 CONGER (JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2 BELCONGER, JOHN1) was born Oct 12, 1777 in Rowan Co., NC, and died Nov 08, 1846 in Fayetteville, Lincoln Co., Tn.  She married (1) JOHN MOORES, son of HENRY MOORES and JEAN ROSS.  She married (2) MOORES.
 
Child of JEAN CONGER and JOHN MOORES is:
13. i. ELI7 MOORES, b. Mar 29, 1798, Fayetteville, Lincoln Co., Tn; d. Aug 17, 1855, Fayetteville, Lincoln Co., Tn.

7.  ISAAC6 CONGER (JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2 BELCONGER, JOHN1) was born Nov 08, 1779 in Rowan Co., NC, and died Mar 04, 1847.  He married MARY MOORES, daughter of HENRY MOORES and JEAN ROSS.
 
Children of ISAAC CONGER and MARY MOORES are:
 i. NANCY7 CONGER, b. 1803, Tn; d. infancy.
 ii. MALINDA CONGER, b. 1805, Tn; d. without iissue; m. DR. ROBERT MARTIN, Jul 20, 1824, Lincoln Co., Tn.
 iii. MATILDA CONGER, b. Apr 16, 1807, Lincoln Co., Tn; d. Oct 02, 1812, Lincoln Co., Tn.
 iv. DELILAH CONGER, b. Aug 11, 1808, Tn; d. Oct 14, 1837, unmarried.
14. v. SION MOORES CONGER, b. Mar 07, 1810, Tn; d. Abt. Jan 27, 1874.
 vi. FELIX H CONGER, b. Dec 14, 1812, Tn; d. Dec 04, 1834.
15. vii. ISAAC CONGER, b. 1837, Tn.

8.  JOSIAH6 CONGER (JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2 BELCONGER, JOHN1) was born Jul 28, 1780 in Rowan Co., NC, and died May 08, 1846 in Preble Co., Ohio.  He married CATHERINE RUNYON.
 
Children of JOSIAH CONGER and CATHERINE RUNYON are:
16. i. AARON ROSS7 CONGER, b. Nov 07, 1805, Preble Co., Ohio; d. Sep 22, 1896, Piscataway, Middlesex, NJ.
 ii. NANCY CONGER, b. Jul 02, 1804, Barren Co., Ky; d. May 09, 1877; m. THOMAS W. MARSHALL.
17. iii. MOSES CONGER, b. Aug 12, 1807, Barren Co., Kentucky; d. Aug 22, 1901, Preble Co., Ohio.
 iv. SARAH CONGER, b. Nov 18, 1811, <, Preble, Ohio>; d. Sep 08, 1877; m. ALEX RHEA.
 v. JOHN NEWTON CONGER, b. Mar 13, 1814, Preble Co., Ohio; d. Aug 06, 1841; m. RACHEL MARSHALL.
 vi. MARY ROSS CONGER, b. Aug 05, 1816, Preble Co., Ohio; d. Jun 08, 1875; m. THOMAS MCWHINNEY.
18. vii. ELI CONGER, b. Dec 20, 1819, <, Preble, Ohio>; d. Mar 12, 1901.
 viii. ELIZABETH M. CONGER, b. Dec 05, 1823, Preble Co., Ohio; d. Jan 16, 1845; m. HENRY OVERHOLSER.
19. ix. WILLIAM CONGER, b. Sep 26, 1826,  Preble Co., OH; d. Feb 16, 1915, Bundette, Pawnee, Kansas.
 x. EVELINE CONGER, b. Aug 09, 1831, Ohio; d. Dec 02, 1906; m. JACOB MARSHALL, Aug 28, 1851, Preble Co., Ohio.
 

Generation No. 3

9.  JOHN7 CONGER (JOSHUA6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2 BELCONGER, JOHN1) was born Jun 09, 1798 in  Rowan, North Carolina, and died 1853 in Smith Co., Tn.  He married JONCA PIGG in Smith Co., Tn.
 
Children of JOHN CONGER and JONCA PIGG are:
 i. JOSHUA8 CONGER, b. Abt. 1818, Smith Co., Tn; d. Abt. 1846, Smith Co., Tn; m. HANNAH BELL, Abt. 1839, Smith Co., Tn.
 ii. ISABELLA CONGER, b. Bef. May 20, 1821; d. May 20, 1821.
 iii. ELISHA CONGER, b. 1821; d. 1885; m. JANE, Bef. 1840, Smith Co., Tn.
 iv. LUCINDA CONGER, b. Bef. Oct 17, 1826.
 v. NATHANIEL CONGER, b. Bef. Sep 04, 1831; d. Sep 04, 1831.
 vi. JOHN CONGER.
 vii. LEMUEL CONGER, b. Apr 03, 1827.
 viii. JANE CONGER, b. May 17, 1828.
 ix. WILLIAM D CONGER, b. Oct 07, 1832.
 x. MILES CONGER, b. Mar 24, 1835.
 xi. ISAAC CONGER, b. Feb 27, 1837.
 xii. JOSIAH CONGER, b. Nov 27, 1840.

10.  ISAAC7 CONGER (JOSHUA6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2 BELCONGER, JOHN1) was born Mar 12, 1802 in Rowan Co., NC.  He married MELINDA COTTEE.
 
Child of ISAAC CONGER and MELINDA COTTEE is:
 i. WILLIAM J8 CONGER, b. 1826, Smith Co., Tn; d. 1884, Crittenden Co., Ky; m. JULIA SPURR, Mar 07, 1846, White Co., Tn.

11.  WILLIAM7 CONGER (JOSHUA6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2 BELCONGER, JOHN1) was born Jun 15, 1808 in Smith Co., Tn, and died Apr 22, 1854 in DeKalb Co., TN.  He married MARY NEWELL Abt. 1829.
 
Children of WILLIAM CONGER and MARY NEWELL are:
 i. ISAAC R8 CONGER, b. Jan 18, 1832, Smith Co., Tn; d. Abt. 1904, TX; m. LOUISA J LEE, Apr 06, 1854, DeKalb Co., TN.
 ii. JOHN B CONGER, b. Sep 27, 1848, DeKalb Co., TN; d. Mar 12, 1924, DeKalb Co., TN; m. ALTEMIRA D LEE, Aug 19, 1868, DeKalb Co., TN.

12.  AMOS7 CONGER (ELI6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2 BELCONGER, JOHN1) was born Abt. 1810 in Butts Co., Ga.  He married ROSANNA JENKS Abt. 1830 in Indian Springs, Butts Co., Ga.
 
Children of AMOS CONGER and ROSANNA JENKS are:
 i. ELVI8 CONGER, b. 1828, Butts Co., Ga.
 ii. ELIZABETH CONGER, b. 1830, Butts Co., Ga.
 iii. ELI AMOS CONGER, b. Mar 16, 1833, Indian Springs, Butts Co., Ga; d. Dec 17, 1876; m. SALLIE FORT.
 iv. BURRELL CONGER, b. 1836, Butts Co., Ga.
 v. WILLIAM CONGER, b. 1838, Butts Co., Ga.
 vi. SAMUEL W CONGER, b. 1840, Butts Co., Ga.
 vii. MARY CONGER, b. 1847, Butts Co., Ga.
 viii. SIMOEN CONGER, b. 1848, Butts Co., Ga.
 ix. JOHN B CONGER, b. Jul 04, 1852, Mississippi; d. Nov 03, 1910.
 x. MARION CONGER, b. 1856, Mississippi.

13.  ELI7 MOORES (JEAN6 CONGER, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2 BELCONGER, JOHN1) was born Mar 29, 1798 in Fayetteville, Lincoln Co., Tn, and died Aug 17, 1855 in Fayetteville, Lincoln Co., Tn.  He married (1) FINETTA HINES.  He married (2) AGNES BROADWAY.  He married (3) RACHEL HUNTER.
 
Children of ELI MOORES and FINETTA HINES are:
 i. ALEXANDER8 MOORES, b. Bef. 1828, Fayetteville, Lincoln Co., Tn.
 ii. JOHN D MOORES, b. Mar 27, 1830, Fayetteville, Lincoln Co., Tn; m. LUCY CALDWELL, 1859.
 iii. THOMAS J MOORES, b. Apr 03, 1832, Italy, Ellis Co., Tx; d. Feb 06, 1894, Italy, Ellis Co., Tx; m. ?, Jan 1859.
 iv. MARY MOORES, b. Feb 26, 1834, Fayetteville, Lincoln Co., Tn.
 v. ALEXANDER MOORES, b. <Fayetteville, , Tennessee>.
 vi. THOMAS J. MOORE, b. Apr 03, 1832, <Italy, , Tx>; d. Feb 06, 1894, Italy, , TX; m. NANCY PARTHENIA NICHOLS, Jan 1859.
 vii. MARY MOORE, b. Feb 26, 1834, <Fayetteville, , Tennessee>; d. Oct 28, 1844.
 
Children of ELI MOORES and AGNES BROADWAY are:
 viii. JAMES B.8 MOORES, b. <Fayetteville, , Tennessee>; m. EMMA DAVIS.
 ix. THOMAS MOORES, b. <Fayetteville, , Tennessee>.
 x. ELIZABETH DAMO MOORES, b. Jan 08, 1842, <Fayetteville, , Tennessee>; m. DAVIS.
 xi. MARTHA CONGER MOORES, b. Jan 08, 1844, <Fayetteville, , Tennessee>; m. CLAYTON.

14.  SION MOORES7 CONGER (ISAAC6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2 BELCONGER, JOHN1) was born Mar 07, 1810 in Tn, and died Abt. Jan 27, 1874.  He married BEALL NORTON Nov 23, 1859.
 
Children of SION CONGER and BEALL NORTON are:
 i. MARY GENELLA MONTENE8 CONGER, b. Oct 31, 1860; d. Sep 27, 1862.
 ii. SION ILIFF CONGER, b. Dec 22, 1861; m. WILLIE MOORE MALONE, Jun 14, 1893, Tullahoma, Tn.
 iii. DIXIE LAMARR CONGER, b. Feb 20, 1864; m. LOUISE SHOFFNER, Jan 16, 1901.
 iv. CHARLES HENRY CONGER, b. Oct 07, 1866.
 v. ROBERT ALONZO CONGER, b. Mar 13, 1869; m. OLA ASHLEY SHOFFNER, Jan 23, 1893.

15.  ISAAC7 CONGER (ISAAC6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2 BELCONGER, JOHN1) was born 1837 in Tn.  He married NANCY M. SWANSEY.
 
Children of ISAAC CONGER and NANCY SWANSEY are:
 i. JOHN S.8 CONGER, b. 1859; d. 1877.
 ii. JEFFERSON D. CONGER, b. 1861; d. 1861.
 iii. HENRY MILES CONGER, b. 1864, Johnson Co., Ar; m. MARGARET.
 iv. JAMES ANDERSON CONGER, b. 1868.
 v. MARY ELLEN CONGER, b. 1870.
 vi. ELI NEWON CONGER, b. 1871, Franklin Co., Ar; m. FRANCES HELEN HAMPTON.

16.  AARON ROSS7 CONGER (JOSIAH6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2 BELCONGER, JOHN1) was born Nov 07, 1805 in Preble Co., Ohio, and died Sep 22, 1896 in Piscataway, Middlesex, NJ.  He married (1) RUTH MARSHALL Feb 22, 1827 in Preble Co., Ohio.  He married (2) RHODA ROBINSON Oct 16, 1848.
 
Children of AARON CONGER and RUTH MARSHALL are:
 i. JOHN NEWTON8 CONGER, b. Oct 13, 1832, Ohio; d. Nov 06, 1903, Ohio; m. LOUISA KENNEY, Feb 14, 1856, Preble Co., Ohio.
 ii. MARSHALL A CONGER, b. Jul 10, 1828, Preble Co., Ohio; d. Oct 11, 1848.
 iii. THOMAS M CONGER, b. Apr 12, 1830, Preble Co., Ohio.
 iv. WHEELER M CONGER, b. Aug 19, 1834, Preble Co., Ohio; d. Sep 16, 1911.
 v. RACHEL CONGER, b. Oct 06, 1836, Preble Co., Ohio; d. Dec 24, 1896.
 vi. ANNA CONGER, b. Feb 04, 1839, Preble Co., Ohio.

17.  MOSES7 CONGER (JOSIAH6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2 BELCONGER, JOHN1) was born Aug 12, 1807 in Barren Co., Kentucky, and died Aug 22, 1901 in Preble Co., Ohio.  He married (1) MARINDA GARDNER.  He married (2) PHOEBE PRICE Nov 13, 1828 in Preble Co., Ohio.
 
Children of MOSES CONGER and PHOEBE PRICE are:
 i. ISAAC ROSS8 CONGER, b. Oct 07, 1829, Preble Co., Ohio; d. May 05, 1832, Preble Co., Ohio.
 ii. SARAH JANE CONGER, b. Feb 07, 1832,  Preble, Ohio; d. Mar 30, 1881.
 iii. ELIZABETH ANN CONGER, b. Sep 01, 1834,  Preble, Ohio; d. Jul 20, 1902.
 iv. MARY KATHERINE CONGER, b. Dec 12, 1836, Preble Co., Ohio; d. Apr 14, 1841, Preble Co., Ohio.
 v. ELI MOORE CONGER, b. Jul 16, 1838, Preble Co., Ohio; d. Aug 16, 1846, Preble Co., Ohio.
 vi. WILLIAM WIMS CONGER, b. Oct 18, 1841,  Preble, Ohio; d. Oct 09, 1882.
 vii. JOHN AMOS CONGER, b. Feb 03, 1847, Preble Co., Ohio.
 viii. HENRY CLAYTON CONGER, b. Aug 23, 1849, Preble Co., Ohio; d. Aug 21, 1906.

18.  ELI7 CONGER (JOSIAH6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2 BELCONGER, JOHN1) was born Dec 20, 1819 in <, Preble, Ohio>, and died Mar 12, 1901.  He married LUCINDA MCWHINNEY Nov 01, 1853.
 
Children of ELI CONGER and LUCINDA MCWHINNEY are:
 i. CAROLINE8 CONGER, b. Sep 13, 1840, Preble Co., Ohio.
 ii. JOHN NEWTON CONGER, b. Abt. 1842, Preble Co., Ohio.
 iii. JAMES HARVEY CONGER, b. Feb 18, 1845, Preble Co., Ohio.
 iv. ELIZABETH CONGER, b. Sep 22, 1847, Preble Co., Ohio; d. Aug 31, 1896.

19.  WILLIAM7 CONGER (JOSIAH6, JOHN5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2 BELCONGER, JOHN1) was born Sep 26, 1826 in  Preble Co., OH, and died Feb 16, 1915 in Bundette, Pawnee, Kansas.  He married SARAH PADDOCK Dec 02, 1847.
 
Child of WILLIAM CONGER and SARAH PADDOCK is:
 i. SAMANTHA JANE8 CONGER, b. Jul 06, 1857, Knoxville, Knox Co., Illinois; d. Aug 01, 1925, Baca Co., CO; m. (1) JOHN L. BLAKELY, Dec 10, 1874; m. (2) JACOB JASPER RIDDLE, Nov 24, 1881,  Bates County, MO.