William Oliver CONNELL b. 10 Dec 1816 Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA d. 17 May 1882 Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA: An Armstrong & A Heffernan

1816 - 1882 (65 years)

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Name	William Oliver CONNELL [1]
Born	10 Dec 1816	Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA [2]
Gender	Male
Census	9 Nov 1850	, Caldwell, Texas, USA
pg 474
hh #153 William Connel M 33 Tennessee Lumisa Connel F 28 Tennessee David Connel M 5 Texas James Connel M 3 Texas William Connel M 0 Texas John Graham M 21
Property	4 Jun 1852	, Bell, Texas, USA
(bought) property on Darrs Creek from James B Wills
Census	3 Jul 1860	Belton, Bell, Texas, USA
pg 321, f/d 350/351
Connel Wm. 42 M . farmer 4,400 4,575 Tennessee . . Connel Loumisa 37 F . . . . Missouri . . Connel D. 15 M . . . . Texas . X Connel Jas. 14 M . . . . Texas . X Connel Wm. 10 M . . . . Texas . X Connel Sampson 8 M . . . . Texas . X Connel G. 7 M . . . . Texas . X Connel Giles 4 M . . . . Texas . . Connel Wilson 2 M . . . . Texas . .
Census	26 Jul 1860	, Milam, Texas, USA
pg 70
Bryant Station Cornell William 43 m Farmer 1500 4385 TN Cornell Louisa 36 f TN Cornell David 15 m TX Cornell James 13 m TX Cornell William 11 m TX Cornell Sampson 9 m TX Cornell George 8 m TX Cornell Giles 4 m TX Cornell Wilson 2 m TX Western District Wm, Loumisa, David, James, Wm, Samson, George, Giles, Wilson
Census	24 Jul 1870	, Brown, Texas, USA
pg 5, dwell #36
San Saba PO CONNEL, William 52 M W Raising cattle 1200 2000 Tenn Eliza 49 F W Keeping house Mo George 16 M W At school Texas Gyles 14 M W At school Texas Wilson 12 M W At school Texas Mary J 8 F W At school Texas Missouri 6 F W At school Texas Sidney 1 M W At home Texas Clack, Missouri 17 F W At home Texas (Clark?) Washington, W ? 31 M B Work on farm Canada
Census	1880	, Brown, Texas, USA
ED 23, pg 15 (372C)
Precinct 1 Wm. CONNELL Self M M W 64 TENN Farming --- --- Loumissa CONNELL Wife M F W 57 MO Keeping House TENN VA Willson E. CONNELL Son S M W 22 TEX Stock Raising TENN MO Eliza CONNELL Dau S F W 16 TEX TENN MO Sidney CONNELL Son S M W 11 TEX Attends School TENN MO Thos. CONNELL GSon S M W 5 TEX TEX GA Dee CONNELL GSon S M W 3 TEX TEX GA
Membership	Mark Master Degree of Royal Arch Masonry
Died	17 May 1882	Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA
Buried	18 May 1882	, Brown, Texas, USA
	Address: Connell Cemetery Brown County Brown County, Texas
Person ID	I3679	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
Last Modified	22 May 2016

Father	Sampson CONNELL, b. 1793, , , South Carolina, USA , d. 27 Jul 1845 (Age 52 years)
Mother	Millie COOK, b. 1796, , , Alabama, USA , d. 1834, Mina, Bastrop, Texas, USA (Age 38 years)
Married	1812
Family ID	F1740	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Loumisa WILLS, b. 25 Nov 1822, Independence, Jackson, Missouri, USA , d. 29 Apr 1899, Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA (Age 76 years)

Married 31 Jul 1843 , Washington, Texas, USA [3]

Married by James Floyd, JP.

Children

	1. David Cook CONNELL, b. 25 May 1845, , , Texas, USA , d. 20 Apr 1883, , Brown, Texas, USA (Age 37 years)
	2. James Gibbs CONNELL, b. 3 Nov 1847, , , Texas, USA , d. Deceased
	3. William Archibald CONNELL, b. 17 Feb 1850, , , Texas, USA , d. 8 Mar 1866, , Brown, Texas, USA (Age 16 years)
	4. Sampson Oliver CONNELL, b. 2 Feb 1852, Lampasas, Lampasas, Texas, USA , d. 18 Apr 1883, , Brown, Texas, USA (Age 31 years)
	5. George Tinsley CONNELL, b. 15 Dec 1853, , Bell, Texas, USA , d. 24 Sep 1915, Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA (Age 61 years)
	6. Giles H CONNELL, b. 25 May 1856, , Bell, Texas, USA , d. 28 Feb 1929, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA (Age 72 years)
	7. Wilson Edward CONNELL, b. 12 Apr 1858, Belton, Bell, Texas, USA , d. 5 May 1936, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA (Age 78 years)
	8. Mary J CONNELL, b. 25 Aug 1861, , , Texas, USA , d. Deceased
	9. Missouri Elizabeth CONNELL, b. 25 May 1864, , , Texas, USA , d. 5 Dec 1941, , Brown, Texas, USA (Age 77 years)
	10. Milly Elizabeth CONNELL, b. 25 May 1864, d. Bef 1870 (Age 5 years)
	11. Sidney Johnson CONNELL, b. 12 Apr 1869, , Brown, Texas, USA , d. 11 Oct 1944, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA (Age 75 years)

Last Modified 13 Nov 2014

Family ID F1739 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

Connell Cemetery
Year Marker Erected: 1997
Marker Location: 3 mi. SE of Brownwood on FM 2525, right on CR just before FM 2126
Marker Text:
William Connell came to Texas with his family in 1834. He later served in the Republic of Texas Army, the Texas Rangers, and the Confederate Army. Connell Cemetery, believed to be one of the oldest in Brown County, was probably in use before 1861. When William and Loumisa Wills Connell buried their son William Archibald in 1866, they erected what is believed to have been the first headstone on this site. The last was that of Edward Bruce McCallum, dated 1949. Sixteen families are noted; over twenty graves remain unmarked. Connell Cemetery was deeded to Brown County in 1893. (1997)
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As a teenager in 1836, he and his father Sampson Connell, a wagonmaster for the Texian Volunteer Army delivered the last load of supplies before the siege and fall of the Alamo. William fought in the Waco Indian Wars. He later served in the CSA. He was the County Treasurer of Brown County prior to the fall of the Confederacy. Governor Davis appointed William Connell as the Treasurer of Brown County after the Civil War. He served in this capacity until he became a County Commissioner after many years of service. [Robert Connell]
(Research):Was Matilda his sister?

On July 30th, 1850, Mrs. Matilda F. ALLEN, nee CONNELL, conveyed to Bell County out of the Connell League, one hundred and twenty acres of land on which was to be located the permanent county seat of Bell County. It is in this land that Belton is now built. Mrs. ALLEN was the mother of Mr. John CONNELL. [This doesn't even make sense, her married name should have been Connell if she was John's mother.]

Sources
[S260] Connell, Robert, William Oliver Connell.

[S34] 1860 Bell, TX, pg 321.
age 43, Tennessee

[S582] Washington Co, Texas Marriage Book, book 1 page 8.