"The reason the Conner boys all came to Texas, was supposedly because the Civil War, which started April 12, 1861 and lasted until April 9, 1865, was going on. As their dad came in for the day with his wagonload of wood he had been cutting, a group of Union Soldiers rode up into the yard and one of the Union Soldiers shot Mr. Conner and killed him.
The boys were looking on; the older boys killed all of the soldiers involved in this action that they could. When the soldiers started getting hot on their trail, they fled to Texas leaving their mother and sisters behind, as well as William Chester, with orders for William to kill the soldier that killed their dad.
William was a young lad, but he found out where the soldiers were bedded down for the night. Early in the morning he went to the farm where they slept. He hid out by the barns. The rifle he had with him was too heavy for him to hold up, so he propped it up on the log fence near the barn, pointed it toward the house and waited. He waited for the soldier that killed their father to come out to feed the horses, he then fired the shot that killed the soldier.
Bill hooked up with a wagon train going to Texas. He cooked, washed dishes, or what ever they needed him to do to earn his way. At night he would sneak out and give provisions to the Indians along the way."
:: 
:: 
This site is an ongoing research project, so will be continuously updated with new information as it becomes available.
Conner Family History
