Conner, Harold Dean 'Baldy'

1928 - 1997  (69 years)

• Name	Conner, Harold Dean 'Baldy'
  Birth	25 Aug 1928	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1940 Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, page 01a 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 02, page 01a The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
  		1930 Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, page 02a 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 03, page 02a
  Occupation	Oil Field Laborer  [1]
  Reference Number	CONN.H001
  _FGRAVE	18300807
  Death	17 Oct 1997	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 5]
  	Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Funeral	20 Oct 1997	Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	Korean War, Private First Class, United States Air Force  [1, 6, 7]
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		United States Air Force Shield
  		United States Air Force
  		United States Air Force Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Korean War (Generic) NOTE: This is a generic list of awards for Korean War Veterans This veteran may be entitled to fewer or more awards than shown here Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Korean War (1950-1953)
  		Korea
  Burial	20 Oct 1997	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 8, 9]
  		Headstone, Conner, Harold D. and Margaret D.
  Person ID	I378	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Graham - Hornick John Riley Graham and Rebecca Isabelle 'Bell' Hornick Descendants, Hornick - Baity Christopher Columbus Hornick and Rachel Baity Descendant, Luke - Fuller Thomas Luke and Drusella Cossal Fuller Descendants, Luke - Harrington William David Luke and Barbara Harrington Descendants
  Last Modified	17 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Conner, Everett 'Bab',   b. 3 May 1903, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois d. 30 Mar 1974, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Luke, Nica Millie,   b. 25 Aug 1907, Richland County, Illinois d. 29 Apr 1989, Richland County, Illinois (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	28 Feb 1924	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [3, 4, 10]
  Age at Marriage	He : 20 years and 9 months - She : 16 years and 6 months.
  Family ID	F128	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Myers, Margret Betty,   b. 31 Aug 1932, Roscommon, Roscommon County, Michigan d. 10 Nov 1988, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	12 Apr 1951	Grayling, Crawford County, Michigan   [5]
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years and 8 months - She : 18 years and 8 months.
  Children	> 1. Conner, Rosalee > 2. Conner, Harold Dean Jr.   3. Conner, Brenda Sue > 4. Conner, Linda Ann + 5. Conner, Dorothy Jean,   b. 21 Dec 1951, Grayling, Crawford County, Michigan d. 12 Dec 2021, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F424	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Aug 1928 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 12 Apr 1951 - Grayling, Crawford County, Michigan Death - 17 Oct 1997 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Funeral - 20 Oct 1997 - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 20 Oct 1997 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Harold Connor, Patsy Herdes, and Dorothy McDowell From the Dorothy Lois 'Dot' (McDowell) Bricker (1927-2004) collection Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Letter I Found, page 001 of 003 pages Letter from Grace McDowell to her son Glenn dated May 21, 1968, page 1 of 3 pages Contributed by Pam Johnson
  		Letter I Found, page 002 of 003 pages Letter from Grace McDowell to her son Glenn dated May 21, 1968, page 2 of 3 pages Contributed by Pam Johnson
  		Letter I Found, page 003 of 003 pages Letter from Grace McDowell to her son Glenn dated May 21, 1968, page 3 of 3 pages Contributed by Pam Johnson

  
  

• Sources

  [S544] Obituary, Conner, Harold D. "Baldy", none. (Reliability: 2). [S545] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Conner, Harold D. and Margret B., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18300807/harold-dean-conner) (Reliability: 2). [S225] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 02, page 1a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp) (Reliability: 2). [S248] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 03, page 2a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S545] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Conner, Harold D. and Margret B., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18300807/harold-dean-conner). [S538] Obituary, Conner, Lester Dale, (January 29, 1948), none. (Reliability: 2). [S546] httsp://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Conner, Harold D., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18300807/harold-dean-conner) (Reliability: 2). [S15424] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Conner, Harold D., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18300807/harold-dean-conner) (Reliability: 2). [S15425] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Conner, Harold D. and Margaret D., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18300807/harold-dean-conner) (Reliability: 2). [S246] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Conner, Nica and Everett, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18363902/nica-mille-conner) (Reliability: 2).