Unmarked...should be buried next to his parents in Old Section.
William Montgomery McConnell married Mary Jane Isabelle Fritz early in the year of 1865 in Parker County, Texas.
William McConnell was apparently in the Civil War; however, the family has no record of when he enlisted.
Obviously, William returned from the war and lived with his wife for a while because the your couple had their first and only child on Sept 22, 1866. They named her Sarah "Sadie" McConnell.
According to family legend, there was something wrong with William. Some say he was hurt in the war, but we have no record of that. Oral history has it that at some point, his parents told Mary Jane that she should go back to her parents and that they would keep William with them and take care of him. According to the family, at some point a brother of William visited with Belle and told her that she should leave and make a new life for herself. In about 1867 or so, the Fritts family returned to Arkansas, and Belle went with them.
William Montgomery McConnell died in Parker County on May 14, 1871, at the age of 27. He was buried in Springtown, Texas
William Montgomery McConnell married Mary Jane Isabelle Fritz early in the year of 1865 in Parker County, Texas.
William McConnell was apparently in the Civil War; however, the family has no record of when he enlisted.
Obviously, William returned from the war and lived with his wife for a while because the your couple had their first and only child on Sept 22, 1866. They named her Sarah "Sadie" McConnell.
According to family legend, there was something wrong with William. Some say he was hurt in the war, but we have no record of that. Oral history has it that at some point, his parents told Mary Jane that she should go back to her parents and that they would keep William with them and take care of him. According to the family, at some point a brother of William visited with Belle and told her that she should leave and make a new life for herself. In about 1867 or so, the Fritts family returned to Arkansas, and Belle went with them.
William Montgomery McConnell died in Parker County on May 14, 1871, at the age of 27. He was buried in Springtown, Texas
Unmarked...should be buried next to his parents in Old Section.
William Montgomery McConnell married Mary Jane Isabelle Fritz early in the year of 1865 in Parker County, Texas.
William McConnell was apparently in the Civil War; however, the family has no record of when he enlisted.
Obviously, William returned from the war and lived with his wife for a while because the your couple had their first and only child on Sept 22, 1866. They named her Sarah "Sadie" McConnell.
According to family legend, there was something wrong with William. Some say he was hurt in the war, but we have no record of that. Oral history has it that at some point, his parents told Mary Jane that she should go back to her parents and that they would keep William with them and take care of him. According to the family, at some point a brother of William visited with Belle and told her that she should leave and make a new life for herself. In about 1867 or so, the Fritts family returned to Arkansas, and Belle went with them.
William Montgomery McConnell died in Parker County on May 14, 1871, at the age of 27. He was buried in Springtown, Texas
William Montgomery McConnell married Mary Jane Isabelle Fritz early in the year of 1865 in Parker County, Texas.
William McConnell was apparently in the Civil War; however, the family has no record of when he enlisted.
Obviously, William returned from the war and lived with his wife for a while because the your couple had their first and only child on Sept 22, 1866. They named her Sarah "Sadie" McConnell.
According to family legend, there was something wrong with William. Some say he was hurt in the war, but we have no record of that. Oral history has it that at some point, his parents told Mary Jane that she should go back to her parents and that they would keep William with them and take care of him. According to the family, at some point a brother of William visited with Belle and told her that she should leave and make a new life for herself. In about 1867 or so, the Fritts family returned to Arkansas, and Belle went with them.
William Montgomery McConnell died in Parker County on May 14, 1871, at the age of 27. He was buried in Springtown, Texas
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