Genealogy of the Bryan and Martin Families
Living
1. Living
Generation: 3
4. Carle Cotter Conway was born on 4 Jan 1907 in Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA (son of Carle Cotter Conway and Sylvia Gifford Norton); died on 20 May 1982 in Covina, Los Angeles County, California, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Education: Sorbonne, Paris, France
Notes:
Carle Cotter Conway, Jr., lived in Los Angeles County, California during the 1940s.
Carle married Olivia Miller Clarkson on 12 Nov 1927 in Paris, France. Olivia (daughter of Coker Fifield Clarkson and Lucy Miller Corkhill) was born on 23 Apr 1907; died on 11 Jan 1988 in California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Olivia Miller Clarkson was born on 23 Apr 1907 (daughter of Coker Fifield Clarkson and Lucy Miller Corkhill); died on 11 Jan 1988 in California, USA. Children:
- Lucy Miller Conway was born on 15 Dec 1928; died on 7 Dec 2011 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA.
- 2. Living
- Living
Generation: 4
8. Carle Cotter Conway was born on 19 Dec 1877 in Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA (son of Edwin Stapleton Conway and Sarah Ann Judson Rogers); died on 19 Aug 1959 in Lake Placid, Essex County, New York, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Hallett and Davis Piano Company
- Occupation: President and Chairman of the Board, Continental Can Company
- Education: 1899; Yale University
- Residence: 1918, 320 Park Avenue, New York, New York, USA
- Residence: 1920, 320 Park Avenue, New York, New York, USA
Notes:
Carle Conway is mentioned in the book, "Pianos and Their Makers", by Alfred Dolge (Covina Publishing Company, 1911), in a discussion of the history of the Hallett & Davis Piano Company: "After the death of George H. Davis on December 1, 1879, the business was incorporated. Under the management of E.N. Kimball as president, C.C. Conway, treasurer, and E.E. Conway as secretary, the concern has recovered its old-time prestige and is counted among the most progressive of the present day." Carle served as Chairman of the Continental Can Company from 1930 until 1950. Carle Cotter travelled frequently, as his name appears on many passenger lists.
Carle married Sylvia Gifford Norton in Dec 1900 in Maywood, Cook County, Illinois, USA, and was divorced in cir 1930. Sylvia was born on 24 Jun 1881 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 21 Jan 1955 in Westport, Essex County, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Sylvia Gifford Norton was born on 24 Jun 1881 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 21 Jan 1955 in Westport, Essex County, New York, USA. Children:
- Sylvia Gifford Conway was born in 1902 in Illinois, USA; died in 1976.
- Norton Conway was born on 12 May 1904 in Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 22 Apr 1984 in La Jolla, San Diego County, California, USA.
- 4. Carle Cotter Conway was born on 4 Jan 1907 in Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 20 May 1982 in Covina, Los Angeles County, California, USA.
- Cynthia Conway was born in cir 1911 in New York, USA.
10. Coker Fifield Clarkson was born in cir 1870. Coker + Lucy Miller Corkhill. Lucy was born in cir 1870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Lucy Miller Corkhill was born in cir 1870. Children:
- 5. Olivia Miller Clarkson was born on 23 Apr 1907; died on 11 Jan 1988 in California, USA.
Generation: 5
16. Edwin Stapleton Conway was born on 21 Mar 1850 in McGillivray Township, Huron County, Ontario, Canada (son of Patrick Conway and Margaret Cotter); died on 4 Nov 1919 in Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Education: Wesleyan Seminary
- Religion: Baptist
- Census: 1870, Gillford Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA
- Census: 1880, Cicero, Cook County, Illinois, USA
- Census: 1900, Cicero, Cook County, Illinois, USA
- Census: 1910, Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Notes:
At the time of the 1880 census, the Edwin Conway family was living in Cicero, Cook County, Illinois. Edwin was Vice-President of the Kimball Piano Company. According to the book "McNair, McNear, and McNeir Genealogies", Edwin Conway and his wife owned the Mason & Hamlin Piano Company (1923). The following is quoted from the website Greenline Wheels (http://www.greenlinewheels.com/poi/conway-grave) : Conway attended college intending to become a surgeon. He wed Sarah Rogers of Mauston, Wisconsin and they had three children. Quite by accident, Conway became involved with selling organs to farmers and was so successful that W.W. Kimball invited him to head Kimball's wholesale piano establishment in Chicago in 1875. Once settled, he became active in politics and served as president of the Cicero Town Board from 1883-1888. He later served on the Republican Central Committee in Cook County. Conway always remembered his early financial struggles and carried his lunch with him to the Kimball Piano Company office until he had $50,000 in the bank. He served as president of a railroad company, held top positions in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and became a leader in the Chicago Association of Commerce. He was also an early promoter of the first Historical Society in Oak Park, established in May 1898 but disbanded shortly afterwards. On his small gravestone is engraved "He loved his fellow men." He was a delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois in 1896 and a Presidential Elector for Illinois in 1900.
The following is quoted from the book "History of Illinois Republicanism: Embracing a History of the Republican Party in the State to the Prsent Time", by Green B. Raum:
Edwin S. Conway, the Secretary and Manager of the great W. W. Kimball Company of Chicago, is known as one of the best business men in the city. Mr. Conway is proud of the magnificent success which the house that he has so long managed has achieved. He is a guiding hand in one of the largest business enterprises in the West, its splendid instruments being favorably known almost throughout the civilized world. Mr. Conway is one of the most pronounced fac-
tors in Commercial Chicago ; he is a brainy man, who will brilliantly acquit himself in any position that he may assume. He is tactful, with an unusual endowment of good, common, practical sense. He has few equals and hardly a superior as an organizer of business, political and social courses. In the management of his vast business, in his political activity and as the head of social and fraternal organizations, he has been a power in directing toward the achievement of desired purposes. He is a man whose personality makes a deep impression and wins confidence.
Mr. Conway has always been a Republican and active in the campaigns of his party. But his activity in politics is the patriotism of a business man. He could have office if he desired it, but his political purpose is not of a selfish character. He believes that every citizen and business man should consider themselves important factors in popular government, and should perform active duty for the party of their choice. His loyalty to the Republic is evidenced by his loyalty to the doctrines of the Republican party, which he sincerely believes is the party that will perpetuate our beloved institutions. In all activities outside of his business, he is prompted by a public spirit, a sincere desire to promote the interests of the public. In accordance with this spirit he was for six years president of the Cicero Town Board, but after this long service concluded that he had done his duty in this respect, and resigned two years before the expiration of his term in order to give more attention to his business.
Mr. Conway is devoted to the principles of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and has given a large amount of time and energy to their advancement. He was a factor in the establishment of the Odd Fellows' Orphans' Home at
Lincoln, Ill., and no man has been more liberal in support of the Institutions controlled by the Order. He has been Grand Master of the State, serving during the World's Fair year. He is Grand Representative to the Sovereign Grand
Lodge serving from 1894 to date. He is a member of the Union League Club and was its Vice President ; and is also a member of Chicago Athletic Club.
Edwin S. Conway was married December 25, 1871, to Miss Sarah J. Rogers of Mauston, Wis., a very accomplished lady. They have three children, Earle E., now with the Kimball Company; and Carle C., who graduated from Yale
College in 1899, is also connected with the Kimball Company; and Sybil Sara. Mr. Conway resides in Oak Park, Ill., and has been intimately connected with the progress of that suburb for more than twenty-five years. He is a life trustee of the Scoville Institute of that town. Mr. Conway has been a member of the Republican State Central Committee and also of the Cook County Republican Central Committee. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention held in St. Louis, in 1896, and in 1900 was elected a presidential elector on the Republican ticket.
Buried:
Lot 90, Section 1Edwin married Sarah Ann Judson Rogers on 25 Dec 1871 in Wisconsin, USA. Sarah (daughter of William Reuben Rogers and Sally H. McNair) was born on 6 Sep 1850 in Elburn, Kane County, Illinois, USA; died after 1930; was buried in Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
17. Sarah Ann Judson Rogers was born on 6 Sep 1850 in Elburn, Kane County, Illinois, USA (daughter of William Reuben Rogers and Sally H. McNair); died after 1930; was buried in Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1920, 226 Maple Avenue, Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
- Census: 1930, 1120 Brookline Street, Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Notes:
Buried:
Lot 90, Section 1Children:
- Leon Lester Conway was born on 16 Nov 1872 in Mauston, Juneau County, Wisconsin, USA; died on 3 Apr 1876.
- Earle Edwin Conway was born on 15 Apr 1874 in Mauston, Juneau County, Wisconsin, USA; died in 1931 in Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
- 8. Carle Cotter Conway was born on 19 Dec 1877 in Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 19 Aug 1959 in Lake Placid, Essex County, New York, USA.
- Sybil Sara Conway was born on 3 Jun 1880 in Mauston, Juneau County, Wisconsin, USA; died on 10 Jan 1957 in Claremont, Los Angeles County, California, USA.
- Roy Rogers Conway was born on 6 Jan 1883 in Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 29 Dec 1885; was buried in Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
Generation: 6
32. Patrick Conway was born in cir 1810 in Dublin, Ireland; died in cir 1879. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: school teacher
- Census: 1851, McGillivray Township, Huron County, Ontario, Canada
- Census: 1860, Pepin, Pepin County, Wisconsin, USA
- Census: 1865, Gillford, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA
- Probate: 19 Jun 1879, Pepin County, Wisconsin, USA
Notes:
According to the obituary of his daughter, Mary Etta Conway Rogers, Patrick and Margaret Cotter Conway emigrated from Canada to Wisconsin in October 1857. Patrick Conway appears in an 1879 map of Dakota County, Minnesota, landowners in section 16. He is not on the 1874 map.
Patrick married Margaret Cotter in cir 1831. Margaret (daughter of Dr. Rogers Cotter and Arabella Lyon) was born on 13 May 1813 in Dublin, Ireland, or Sussex, England; was christened on 24 May 1813 in St. Peter the Great, Chichester, Sussex, England; died on 28 Sep 1869 in Gillford, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA; was buried in 1869 in Gillford Cemetery, Oak Center, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
33. Margaret Cotter was born on 13 May 1813 in Dublin, Ireland, or Sussex, England; was christened on 24 May 1813 in St. Peter the Great, Chichester, Sussex, England (daughter of Dr. Rogers Cotter and Arabella Lyon); died on 28 Sep 1869 in Gillford, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA; was buried in 1869 in Gillford Cemetery, Oak Center, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Also Known As: Margret
- Census: 1865, Gillford, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA
Notes:
Margaret (Mary) Cotter's baptism was recorded at the "Parish of St. Peter the Great alias Subdeanery, Sussex". The abode of her parents was "barracks", and her father's occupation was stated to be Surgeon of the West Meath Militia. The Rev. Bartholomew Middleton performed the baptism. Margaret Cotter Conway was "churched" (became a member) on 28 September 1844, in McGillivray Township, Middlesex County, Ontario. Her birthplace was stated to be Dublin on the death record of her son, William. Her will was probated in Wabasha County in 1869 (Will Book A, page 49).
Children:
- Anabell L. Conway was born on 19 Apr 1834 in Dublin, Ireland; died on 19 Mar 1896 in Lakeville, Dakota County, Minnesota, USA; was buried in Lakeville Grove Cemetery, Lakeville, Dakota County, Minnesota, USA.
- George Sackville Conway was born on 1 May 1836 in Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; died on 20 Feb 1903 in Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
- William E. Conway was born on 27 Oct 1839 in Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; died on 1 Oct 1902 in Menomonie, Dunn County, Wisconsin, USA; was buried in Walnut Hill Cemetery, Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA.
- Louisa Susannah Conway was born on 10 Feb 1843 in Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; died on 13 Mar 1928 in Lakeville, Dakota County, Minnesota, USA; was buried in Lakeville Grove Cemetery, Lakeville, Dakota County, Minnesota, USA.
- Mary Etta Conway was born on 10 May 1846 in McGillivray Township, Huron County, Ontario, Canada; died on 13 Dec 1903 in Farmington, Dakota County, Minnesota, USA.
- Francis Conway was born in cir 1848 in Canada.
- 16. Edwin Stapleton Conway was born on 21 Mar 1850 in McGillivray Township, Huron County, Ontario, Canada; died on 4 Nov 1919 in Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
- Florence Alma Conway was born in Jul 1853; died on 24 Aug 1932 in Lakeville, Dakota County, Minnesota, USA; was buried in Lakeville Grove Cemetery, Lakeville, Dakota County, Minnesota, USA.
- Catherine Conway was born in 1859; died in 1932.
34. William Reuben Rogers was born on 27 May 1811 in Scotland; died on 9 May 1886 in Mauston, Juneau County, Wisconsin, USA; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Mauston, Juneau County, Wisconsin, USA. William married Sally H. McNair in cir 1836 in Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA. Sally was born on 7 Jul 1809 in Venango, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 3 Nov 1878 in Lindina (now Mauston), Juneau County, Wisconsin, USA; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Mauston, Juneau County, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
35. Sally H. McNair was born on 7 Jul 1809 in Venango, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 3 Nov 1878 in Lindina (now Mauston), Juneau County, Wisconsin, USA; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Mauston, Juneau County, Wisconsin, USA. Children:
- Harvey Nehemiah Rogers was born on 1 Jun 1837 in Raymond, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA; died on 8 Sep 1926 in Farmington, Dakota County, Minnesota, USA; was buried in Lakewood Cemetery, Lake City, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA.
- David Rogers was born in 1839; died in 1862 in Harrison's Landing, Charles City County, Virginia, USA.
- 17. Sarah Ann Judson Rogers was born on 6 Sep 1850 in Elburn, Kane County, Illinois, USA; died after 1930; was buried in Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA.