Biography, CONLEY, JESSE FRANKLIN
Magoffin County, Ky
2004


Submitted by: Joe Conley 
Joe_Conley@HMIS.ORG
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JESSE FRANKLIN CONLEY 

Jesse Conley was the last of 9 children born to John Wallis and 
Rhoda E. (Caudill) Conley.  John W. and his family made their 
home in the Falcon community.  

John W. had several parcels of land and later in his life he had his 
surviving children draw straws for what parcel they would inherit
at that time.  The only child who did not do so was their only daughter, 
Mattie Jane Conley.  She would automatically be gifted the home located 
on Maple Street in Salyersville.  Aunt Mattie remained there almost up until
her death in May 1978. 

Jesse's straw provided him the home located in Falcon.  He and his 
family made their home there.  Jesse was married to Chrystal Lemaster, a daughter of Henry "App" and Nora (Prater) Lemaster.  Jesse and Chrystal 
had 4 sons:  Roy Hansel Conley, Ray Winfred Conley, John Henry Conley 
and Challis Peyton Conley.  The only surviving son is Roy, who lives in Lorain, Ohio.

Jesse worked as a chaufffer for Smith Adams, farmed and worked the oil 
lease on Horse Pen.  During the war he worked in a factory in Ypsilanti, 
Michigan.  He also ran a store, the Jesse Conley Grocery, on the homeplace property in Falcon.  At the time of his death in September 1963 he was
employed by Ashland Oil.  He was cranking a pump located on Mash Fork 
when he suffered a fatal heart attack at age 61, from the strain of cranking it.  

Jesse is buried in the Smith Adams Cemetery at Falcon alongside his 
wife and 2 sons, John Henry and Challis. 

  
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