Greenbrier County, West Virginia         Biography of CHARLES E. CONNER

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History of Greenbrier County 
J. R. Cole 
Lewisburg, WV 1917 
p. 300-301

CHARLES E. CONNER.

The Conner family is an old one in the history of Greenbrier county. John 
Conner, the ancestor of this branch of the family, took up his residence on 
the Lewisburg turnpike, near Blue Sulphur, in an early day, and erected a 
house which is still standing. His son, Thomas, reared a family around that 
hearthstone and his grandson, Charles Conner, the father of the subject of 
this sketch, also lived and died on that place. He married Miss Ruth Vandell, 
who died not long after the birth of Charles E. Conner, her only son.  After 
the mother had gone, Charles was taken by Mrs. Henry George, and he remained 
under the guardianship of that home until manhood had been reached and an 
education obtained.

Mr. Conner began his business career as a merchant in a hardware store. For 
the past five years he has been engaged in the sale of automobiles. He is now 
in charge of the Lewisburg Garage, and is doing considerable business with 
the Overland car. He is a good business man, and the future looks bright for 
him. He is also proprietor of the Lewisburg Hotel, and under the management 
of Mrs. C. E. Conner, that venture is proving a success, also. Mrs. Conner is 
a daughter of John A. Handley. (See sketch of that history in another part of 
this work.)  Mr. Conner is a member of several societies. His family worship 
with the Methodists. The daughter, Miss Ruth Conner, is a young lady, now 
taking a literary course in the Lewisburg Seminary.