Person Page - 1984

     Phoebe Isabella McConnell was born in 1855. She was the daughter of Alexander McConnell and Elizabeth Tallman. Phoebe Isabella McConnell married Charles E. Purdy. Phoebe Isabella McConnell died in 1886.

     Ralph Waldo McConnell was born on 15 September 1897 at Center Twp., Guernsey Co., OH. He was the son of Palmer McConnell and Sarah Jane Forsythe. Ralph Waldo McConnell lived in 1942 at Rural Route 4, Cambridge, Guernsey Co., OH, farming, per WW II draft registration, listing his father as the person who would always know his address. He married Frances A. Batyik. Ralph Waldo McConnell died on 15 April 1972 at Cambridge, Guernsey Co., OH, at age 74. He was buried in April 1972 at Old Washington Cemetery, Old Washington, Guernsey Co., OH, Findagrave #66244089.

     Randolph Dool McConnell was born on 22 April 1851 at Clarington, Monroe Co., OH. He was the son of Alexander McConnell and Elizabeth Tallman. Randolph Dool McConnell married Emily Jane Carter, daughter of William Carter and Jemima Jane Hillyard, on 25 September 1872 at Henry Co., IA. Randolph Dool McConnell died on 6 May 1923 at Mt. Pleasant, Henry Co., IA, at age 72

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

R.D. McConnell
Mr. R.D. McConnell, aged 75 years, passed away at his home on East Monroe street Sunday afternoon about two o'clock after suffering with heart trouble for some little time past.

Mr. Connell was one of our best known and most highly respected citizens, having resided here for many years, and has a host of friends who will be sorry to hear of his death.

To mourn his death he leaves his wife and other near relatives.
The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 from the Presbyterian church with Rev. McFerran and Rev. Wilson in charge.

Mt. Pleasant Weekly News, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa Wednesday, May 9, 1923, Page 7.

He was buried in May 1923 at Forest Home Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Henry Co., IA, Findagrave #68618286.

     Sarah J. McConnell was born on 4 September 1847 at Macon Co. (probably), MO.¹ She was the daughter of James McConnell and Sarah Windle.¹
Note: May have taken the Windle surname. She is listed in the 1870 census, living with her mother under the Windle name.

In 1900 census, she gave her father's birthplace as Virginia, and her mother's as Illinois.² Sarah J. McConnell married Wesley Jordan Cherry, son of Wesley Cherry and Sarah (?), on 18 September 1870 at Macon Co. (probably), MO, Four children born to the marriage, three living as of 1900 census.³ Sarah J. McConnell died on 13 November 1914 at age 67. She was buried in November 1914 at Hull Cemetery, Callao, Macon Co., MO, Findagrave #76130043.

     Thomas Luverne McConnell was born on 9 April 1923 at Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS.¹ He was the son of Fred Nando McConnell and Anna Mary Garst.¹ Thomas Luverne McConnell began military service on 22 March 1943 at Ft. Riley, KS, WW II service, U.S. Army Air Corps, enlisted. He died on 10 July 1943 at Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, at age 20

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

They were the “Flying McConnells,” three brothers from the American heartland who gained lasting fame in air battles of World War II. Thomas L., Fred J., and Edwin M. McConnell, all natives of Kansas, today lend their illustrious surname to one of the Air Force’s largest bases.

The three all grew up in Wichita and attended North High School, where they excelled in academics and sports. Fred was 24, Edwin was 21, and Thomas was 19 when they joined the Army Air Forces as aviation cadets on the same day (March 22, 1943) at Fort Riley, Kan. They trained together in California and received their pilot’s wings on the same day at Luke Field, Ariz.

The brothers were a media sensation, billed as “Three of a Kind.” All three became B-24 copilots and joined the same squadron in the South Pacific theater, where they went into action on the same day. Yet the brothers fought together for only a few months.

Second Lt. Thomas McConnell, the youngest of the three, was killed in action on July 10, 1943, on his third combat mission. His B-24 had just bombed Japan’s Kahili airfield at Bougainville and was returning to base on Guadalcanal when the bomber, in dense fog, crashed into a mountainside. All 11 crew died. Thomas was 20.

The other two McConnells survived the war. Fred flew 61 missions and attained the grade of captain only to perish on active duty after returning home. He was a military flying instructor stationed at Cook Field, Neb., and was flying to a new assignment at Garden Plain, Kan., when his aircraft on Oct. 22, 1945, struck a power line and crashed. Fred was killed instantly. He was 27.

Edwin flew 56 combat missions and returned home with a Distinguished Flying Cross. He resigned from active duty in August 1945 and spent two years as a commercial airline pilot, eventually enrolling in college and taking a job in industry. Edwin remained in the Air Force Reserve and finally ended his military career in 1981. Retired Lt. Col. Edwin McConnell died at his home in Englewood, Colo., on Sept. 1, 1997. He was 76.

On April 12, 1954, Wichita AFB, Kan., was rechristened McConnell Air Force Base in honor of Tom and Fred. Edwin was not included due to policy against naming a base after a living person. At a rededication ceremony on June 14, 1999, Edwin’s name was added.

He was buried in 1943 at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu Co., HI, Findagrave #3784724.

     Wilbur M. McConnell was born on 4 November 1894 at Guernsey Co., OH. He was the son of Palmer McConnell and Sarah Jane Forsythe. Wilbur M. McConnell died on 16 December 1894 at Guernsey Co., OH. He was buried in December 1894 at Old Washington Cemetery, Old Washington, Guernsey Co., OH, Findagrave #66243821.

     Wilbur S. McConnell was born on 27 January 1884 at Monroe Co., OH.¹ He married Edna Pearl Robb on 9 August 1916 at Belmont Co., OH, Edna Robb was first married to Charles A. Irwin (1887-1945) on 29 SEP 1909, Belmont County, Ohio, and was using "Irwin" when she remarried to Wilbur McConnell. The first marriage didn't last long -- Charles was living with his parents as of the April 1910 census, and remarried in 1917 to Lucy E. Yost.

Wilbur S. McConnell lived on 1 April 1935 at Bellaire, Belmont Co., OH.¹ He lived on 23 April 1940 at Adams Twp., Monroe Co., OH, farming.¹ He died on 24 May 1962 at Marion Co., OH, at age 78. He was buried in May 1962 at Dennison Chapel Cemetery, Mt. Sterling, Madison Co., OH, Findagrave #79274561.

     Wilbur Vincent McConnell was born on 13 November 1913 at Indiana. He was the son of Athel McConnell and Nellie G. Windell. Wilbur Vincent McConnell died on 26 June 1979 at Ontario, San Bernardino Co., CA, at age 65.
Note: Two sons and a daughter.

     William Alexander McConnell was born on 31 October 1878 at Henry Co., IA. He was buried in November 1878 at Forest Home Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Henry Co., IA, Findagrave #75208965. He was the son of Randolph Dool McConnell and Emily Jane Carter. William Alexander McConnell died on 31 October 1878 at Mt. Pleasant, Henry Co., IA, Died in infancy.

     William James Riley McConnell was born on 1 June 1831 at Macon Co., NC. He married Mary Jane Webb. William James Riley McConnell died on 29 October 1902 at Clay Co., NC, at age 71.

     Aline A. McCord was born on 3 December 1884 at Hamilton Co., OH.¹ She was the daughter of Frank Lincoln McCord and Clara M. White.¹ Aline A. McCord died in 1950.

     Caroline Paralee McCord was born in March 1828 at Tennessee per 1900 census and consistent with 1850 census. Findagrave.com memorial shows 1826.^1,2 She married Robert Henry Burgess. Caroline Paralee McCord lived on 14 June 1900 at Elm Springs Twp., Washington Co., AR, with her grandson, Francis "Frank" M. Blackwell.² She died in 1907 at Arkansas.

     Dorothy Mae McCord was born circa 1916 at Ohio.¹ She was the daughter of Stanley White McCord and Esther (?)¹

     Dorothy Virginia McCord was born in April 1899 at Hamilton Co., OH.¹ She was the daughter of Frank Lincoln McCord and Clara M. White.¹ Dorothy Virginia McCord died in 1958.

     Frank L. McCord was born in September 1891 at Hamilton Co., OH.¹ He was the son of Frank Lincoln McCord and Clara M. White.¹

     Frank Lincoln McCord was born on 18 February 1860 at Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH.¹ He was the son of James Wright McCord Sr. and Lucy W. (?)¹ Frank Lincoln McCord married Clara M. White, daughter of Alfred Richard White Sr. and Mary Ann Cost, circa 1882, Eight children born, seven living as of the 1900 census.² Occupation: Safe Salesman in 1900.² Frank Lincoln McCord died on 1 March 1941 at 112 East Fourteenth Street, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH, at age 81.

     Grace McCord was born on 14 July 1876 at Fayette Co., OH.¹ She married Robert C. Rine in 1900.¹ Grace McCord died on 3 March 1960 at age 83.

     James W. McCord was born in July 1895 at Hamilton Co., OH.¹ He was the son of Frank Lincoln McCord and Clara M. White.¹

     James Wright McCord Sr. was born in 1833 at Ohio.¹ He married Lucy W. (?).¹ James Wright McCord Sr. died in 1918.

     Joe Sammie McCord was born in February 1912 at Texas. He married Oletha Doss, daughter of Bennie David Doss and Minnie Fuller Doss, on 4 February 1942 at Miller Co., AR. Joe Sammie McCord began military service WW II service, U.S. Army. He died on 29 January 1975 at age 62. He was buried in 1975 at Chapelwood Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum, Wake Village, Bowie Co., TX, Findagrave #137657978.

     Kathleen Virginia McCord was born on 4 June 1924 at Daybrook, Monongalia Co., WV. She married Harold Garnett Lemley on 10 May 1943 at Minnehaha Co., SD. Kathleen Virginia McCord died on 10 October 1983 at age 59. She was buried in October 1983 at Fairall Cemetery, Mt. Morris, Greene Co., PA, Findagrave #180073319.

     Lillie E. McCord was the daughter of Nancy E. Coil.

     Marie E. McCord was born in April 1887 at Hamilton Co., OH.¹ She was the daughter of Frank Lincoln McCord and Clara M. White.¹

     Ramon McCord was the son of Nancy E. Coil.

     Sidney White McCord was born in 1884 at Hamilton Co., OH. He was the son of Frank Lincoln McCord and Clara M. White. Sidney White McCord died in 1888. He was buried in 1888 at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH.

     Stanley White McCord was born on 17 March 1889 at Hamilton Co., OH.¹ He was the son of Frank Lincoln McCord and Clara M. White.¹ Stanley White McCord married Esther (?).² Occupation: Woodworking machinist, U.S. Navy Yard in 1920.² Stanley White McCord lived in January 1920 at 1224 Oregon Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA.² He lived in April 1930 at 2821 Rosella Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA. He died on 3 October 1958 at Los Angeles Co., CA, at age 69.

     Sydney Earl McCord was born on 29 December 1893 at Hamilton Co., OH.¹ He was the son of Frank Lincoln McCord and Clara M. White.¹ Sydney Earl McCord died on 29 September 1962 at Delaware at age 68.

     McCord was the daughter of Nancy E. Coil.

     Andrew McCorkle was born circa 1811 at Pennsylvania.¹ He married Eleanor (?).

     Catherine McCorkle was born circa 1840 at Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of Andrew McCorkle and Eleanor (?)¹ Catherine McCorkle married Jeremiah Yost, son of Alexander Yost and Katharine Schlichter, circa 1859.¹ Catherine McCorkle died in 1874.