RECORDS: Martin Conder Bio, 1885, Boyle County, KY --------------------------------------------------- Submitted by Phyllis Hill Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 --------------------------------------------------- History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana Chicago: Goodspeed Bros. & Co., Publishers, 1885 Pike County, Washington Township, page 390 MARTIN CONDER, a native of Boyle County, Ky., came to this county in 1863. He bought 120 acres of the farm upon which he has since resided, and to which he has added until he now has 200 acres. He gives considerable attention to stockraising, and has been very successful in his business. Mr. Conder was born December 10, 1829, and is the seventh of ten children born to Peter and Lucinda (Hack) Conder, natives of Germany and Virginia respectively. The father, when an infant came to the United States with his parents who located in Tennessee, and later removed to Kentucky. There Peter Conder was married, and, with the exception of a few months in Indiana, passed the remainder of his life. He died in 1865, and his widow afterward came to this county, where she lived until her death, which occurred in August, 1875. Martin was reared at home, where he remained until attaining his majority. He then rented land for three years, after which he bought a farm. He chose for a wife Rachel A. Gray, whom he married January 22, 1852. Four children have been born to this union: John F., the eldest, married Carrie Hawkins; Margaret E. is now Mrs. Jefferson Hollon; Nancy J. is the wife of Amos C. Hawkins; and Anna E. married George W. Lawrence. She died leaving one child, Bettie B. Mr Conder is a good farmer, and recognized as an honest, upright citizen. Both he and his wife are members of the Christian Church. ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization orpersons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************