Dr. G. V. Conn, LaHarpe veterinarian, was advised by telephone Saturday, February 21, 1948 of the rather sudden death at 12:30 p. m. that day of his brother, Charles Arthur Conn, Sr., at his home in Burlington, Iowa.  Funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon with interment in Kossuth cemetery.

Dr. and Mrs. Conn attended the services.

A son of Marlow and Mary Conn, he was born in Hancock county near Fountain Green on July 9, 1877.  At the age of 10 he and his family went to Kossuth, Iowa where the deceased attended grade school and the Academy.

On February 8, 1905 he and Eliza Downer were married at Kossuth, and the couple lived in and near Mediapolis, Ia., until 1937 when they went to Burlington and Mr. Conn worked as a gardner.

Surviving are the widow, two sons, John F. Conn and Charles A. Conn, Jr., both of Burlington; four daughters, Mrs. Evin Aicher of Mt. Pleasant, Mrs. Valentine Meyer of Burlington, Mrs. Raymond McCabe of New London, and Mrs. Dean Nelson of Burlington.  Two brothers, Dr. Conn of this city and J. T. Conn of Burlington, and a sister, Mrs. Della Elkjer of Trenton, New Jersey also mourn his death.

Eliza A. Downer, also buried at Kossuth Cemetery, was born in Iowa on July 13, 1885.  She died slightly more than a year after Charles, on May 18, 1949.  She appears to have been the daughter of Elisha (or Elijah) Downer and Addie Hannan, who were married about 1884.  He was originally from Ohio and had been married previously, Addie was born in Iowa.

E. Downer (January 27, 1850 - September 12, 1936) and Addie A. Downer (April 5, 1864 - August 15, 1924) are buried in the Kossuth Cemetery next to two little ones born to Charles and Eliza: Donovan and Louise.

Charles' and Eliza's children, apparently all born in Yellow Springs Township, were:

Conn, Marlow M, white, male, 34, married, farmer, born IL, both parents born NY
Mary E, white, female, 31, wife, married, keeping house, born IN, both parents born IN
Garah B, white, female, 11, daughter, single, attended school within the year, born IL, father born IL, mother born IN
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Conn, Samuel E, white, male, 10, son, single, attended school within the year, born IL, father born IL, mother born IN
Willson W, white, male, 7, son, single, attended school within the year, born IL, father born IL, mother born IN
John T, white, male, 5, son, single, born IL, father born IL, mother born IN
Charles A, white, male, 2, son, single, born IL, father born IL, mother born IN
Marlow C, white, male, 8/12, born Sept, son, single, born IL, father born IL, mother born IN

Conn, Chas A, head, male, white, 32, married (1st) for 5 years, born IL, father born IL, mother born IA, spoke English, line man, telephone, employee, whether out of work on April 15, 1910 - no, number of weeks out of work during 1909 - 0, could read and write, rented his home

Eliza, wife, female, white, 24, married (1st) for 5 years; mother of 3 children, 1 living; born IA, father born OH, mother born IA, spoke English, could read and write

Evelyn, daughter, female, white, 4, single, born IA, father born IL, mother born IA

Conn, Art, head, renter, male, white, 42, married, could read and write, born IL, father born IL, mother born IA, spoke English, farmer, general farming, working on own account, farm schedule 52

Eliza, wife, female, white, 36, married, could read and write, born IA, father born OH, mother born IA, spoke English, could read and write

Evalyn, daughter, female, white, 14, single, attended school after Sept. 1, 1919, could read and write, born IA, father born IL, mother born IA, spoke English

John, son, male, white, 9, single, attended school after Sept. 1, 1919, born IA, father born IL, mother born IA

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Helen, daughter, female, white, 7, single, attended school after Sept. 1, 1919, born IA, father born IL, mother born IA

Mary, daughter, female, white, 5, single, born IA, father born IL, mother born IA

Anna Jean, daughter, female, white, 4, single, born IA, father born IL, mother born IA

Charles, son, male, white, 2, single, born IA, father born IL, mother born IA

Maxean, daughter, female, white, 6/12, single, born IA, father born IL, mother born IA

Conn, Charles R, head, owner, home value 15000, did not own a radio, lived on a farm, male, white, 52, age at first marriage - 28, could read and write, born IL, father born IL, mother born IA, farmer, general farm, whether a veteran of the U.S. military or naval forces mobilized for any war or expedition - no, farm schedule 20

Eliza A, wife, female, 44, married, age at first marriage - 19, could read and write, born IA, father born IA, mother born OH

John F, son, male, white, 19, single, did not attend school after Sept. 1, 1929, could read and write, born IA, father born IL, mother born IA

Helen L, daughter, female, white, 17, single, did not attend school after Sept. 1, 1929, could read and write, born IA, father born IL, mother born IA

Mary E, daughter, female, white, 15, single, did not attend school after Sept. 1, 1929, could read and write, born IA, father born IL, mother born IA

Anna ? J, daughter, female, white, 13, single, did not attend school after Sept. 1, 1929, could read and write, born IA, father born IL, mother born IA

Charles Jr, son, male, white, 12, single, attended school after Sept. 1, 1929, could read and write, born IA, father born IL, mother born IA

Maxine U ?, daughter, female, white, 10, single, attended school after Sept. 1, 1929, could read and write, born IA, father born IL, mother born IA