Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 3rd ed., 1886. Allen County. WILLIAM M. CONNER was born June 20, 1837, in Allen County, Ky., where he grew to manhood. He was a member of Company B, Fifty-second Kentucky Mounted Infantry. His father, Elijah Conner, was born August 1, 1813, in Halifax County, Va. At the age of four yers he removed with his parents to Allen County. He was a son of William Conner, also a native of Virginia. His father was Charles Conner, who was of English descent. Elijah Conner married, about 1833, Mary, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Wood) Bright, of Allen County, who was born February 14, 1813. From their union sprang Catherine (Supenia), William M., Jacob, Charley, James T., Rebecca (deceased), Willis L., Parmelia E. (Cockrill) and John E. December 24, 1859, William M. Conner was joined in marriage with Cynthia, daughter of Thomas and Parmelia (Lynn) Ayers, of Allen County. They have no children. Mr. Conner received an ordinary English education and is well posted in the current topics of the day. He is the owner of a partnership in a good store, well stocked with marketable goods; is a thorough, self-made man, and in politics an unswerving Republican. Ayers Bright Cockrill Conner Lynn Supenia Wood = Halifax-VA http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/allen/conner.wm.txt