Nathan M. Mcconkey

As printed in 1881

NATHAN M. McCONKEY, farmer and superintendent of the Orphans’ Home; P. O. Springfield. This well-known citizen of Clark Co. was born in Pleasant Township April 6, 1827, and is the son of Daniel and Matilda (Neer) McConkey, he a native of Kentucky, and she of Virginia. He is the grandson of Archibald McConkey, who settled on the farm yet owned and lived upon by Nathan M., in 1805. He grew to manhood on the old homestead, and was educated in the common schools of his township, afterward attending a select school at Mechanicsburg, Ohio, and began teaching at the age of 19, and has taught in the schools of Clark Co. about thirty years. He was married Oct. 19, 1848, to Mary J. Cartmell, daughter of Thomas,J. and Amanda (Fisher) Cartmell, of Pleasant Township, ta whom has been born three children— Mary F., Milton M. and Thomas G. In August, 186%, Mr. McConkey went into the army, but before going to the field was elected ist Lieut., Co. G, 94th O. V. I., serving until mustered out at the close of the war, in 1865. He served through Rosecrans’ campaign in 1862-63, went with the Fourteenth Army Corps in Sherman’s march to. the sea, participating in all the battles in that noted campaign, and what was singular, in his service of nearly three years, was never wounded. He was at the grand review at Washington, in 1865, and at that time was Senior Captain of his regiment. He, wife and family are members of tke M. P. Church, and he has represented his church in several of the Annual Conferences; in 1867; was a delegate to the General Conference at Princeton, Ill, and also a member of the General Conference in 1880, at Pittsburgh, Penn. He is a member of the Masonic Order, and of the Grand Army of the Republic. Politically he was a Whig, but since the formation of the Republican party, he has voted that ticket; he has filled the office of Township Clerk one term, Trustee several terms, Justice of the Peace one term and was one of the County Commissioners from 1870 to 1876. In the fall of 1879, he was elected to the Legislature, and took his seat in the Sixty-fourth General Assembly, and in April, 1880, he was. appointed Superintendent of the Orphans’ Home, which position he is now filling. Mr. McConkey is a well-informed, pleasant gentleman, who has hosts of friends throughout his native county.

As printed in The History of Clark County Ohio, (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.