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Amos Lurton Conklin

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Amos Lurton Conklin

Birth
Reily, Butler County, Ohio, USA
Death
26 Mar 1921 (aged 71)
Jerseyville, Jersey County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Jerseyville, Jersey County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec.23
Memorial ID
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Age 71
Amos Lurton Conklin, son of Joseph and Charlotte (Ross) Conklin was born on 27 October 1849 in Reily Township (Butler County), Ohio. In 1863, he moved to Jerseyville, Illinois with his parents. It was in Jerseyville on 27 October 1874 that he married Sarah Vincent, daughter of William and Ellen (Mark) Vincent. Sarah was born on 11 July 1855 in Hastings (Dakotah County), Minnesota. Sarah and others alternately spelled her name as Vincent and Vinson. Sarah's mother died when she was four and Sarah grew up in the home of Sanford Ross in Jerseyville. Her father had left the family earlier and moved west. Amos was a farmer. He is said to have liked horses, as did many men of his time and had several trotters. His son, Ted always spoke highly of him and held him in high regard. Amos died on 23 March 1921 in Jerseyville. Amos and his wife are buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville.
Age 71
Amos Lurton Conklin, son of Joseph and Charlotte (Ross) Conklin was born on 27 October 1849 in Reily Township (Butler County), Ohio. In 1863, he moved to Jerseyville, Illinois with his parents. It was in Jerseyville on 27 October 1874 that he married Sarah Vincent, daughter of William and Ellen (Mark) Vincent. Sarah was born on 11 July 1855 in Hastings (Dakotah County), Minnesota. Sarah and others alternately spelled her name as Vincent and Vinson. Sarah's mother died when she was four and Sarah grew up in the home of Sanford Ross in Jerseyville. Her father had left the family earlier and moved west. Amos was a farmer. He is said to have liked horses, as did many men of his time and had several trotters. His son, Ted always spoke highly of him and held him in high regard. Amos died on 23 March 1921 in Jerseyville. Amos and his wife are buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville.


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