of Crawford County, Iowa · documented from the public record
The family in the record
Alfred B. Conyne d. 1871
Alfred B. Conyne⚭ Cordelia Martin
childrenSilas Conyne · Alfred M. Conyne · Ada Conyne
Their story
What the record says
History of Crawford County, Iowa, a record of settlement, or.
Came from near Watertown, New York.
Married Cordelia Martin near St. Joseph, Missouri, and the following year removed to Iowa, coming as far as Council Bluffs by boat then driving to Crawford county, where he entered land.
Among the very early pioneers.
Homestead deed signed by President Franklin Pierce in 1855.
Justice of the peace.
Urged the incorporation of Denison and helped frame the articles.
Constructed many bridges spanning the Boyer river near Denison.
Died August 1871.
Buried in Oakland cemetery near Denison.
Three children: Silas, Alfred M., and Ada.
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