Biography of Bryan Connor Source History of Jo Daviess County -- 1904 CONNOR, BRYAN H. farmer, Vinegar Hill Township, Jo Daviess County, was born in St. Louis, Mo., August 24, 1850, the son of John Connor and wife, both of whom were natives of Ireland, the former born in 1806. In 1823 Mr. Connor's father removed to London, England, where he remained until 1831, when he emigrated to the United States and in 1844, in company with his brother (an uncle of the subject of this sketch), Thomas Connor and family, came to Vinegar Hill Township, Jo Daviess County, remaining there until after the Government land sale in 1847. The father then returned to St. Louis, leaving his brother Thomas and family on the farm, and here Thomas and his wife died of cholera in 1850. On April 4, John Connor and family returned to the farm at Vinegar Hill, the son Bryan H., being then about seven months old, and this has continued to be the family home to the present time. The father died here April 19, 1879. Bryan H. Connor served as Town Clerk in 1883-4, and held the office of Justice of the Peace eight years. In 1881 and in 1890, he was a member of the Jo Daviess County Board of Supervisors, and again in 1900 was appointed to fill an unexpired term in that body, being successively elected to the same position in 1901 and in 1903. ------------------------------------------------------------- UGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organiza- tions or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contri- butor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Dori Leekley