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James Conner Jr. and his wife Anna Wise Conner
 Born
in 1866 in Florence County, South Carolina, James Jr. was the
eldest son of James Conner Sr. and Nellie.
Like his
brothers, James Jr. could read and write, a noted accomplishment
as many people, both black and white, of that day were illiterate.
James and Anna attended Wise Chapel African Methodist Episcopal
(A.M.E.) Church in Marion, South Carolina.
James Jr.
died on January 2, 1933 at the age of 66. He was noted as widowed
on his death certificate, so Anna must
have died earlier. He was buried in Graham Cemetery on the 4th
of January (undertaker was C.L. Pace, of Marion).
James Jr.
and Anna had 10 children: James ("Bosie"),
Lawrence, David,
Leroy, Mary Jane,
Nellie, Alice ("Missie"),
Hallie, Desdie ("Sissy"),
and Edward.
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Anna
Wise Conner
was born on April 3, 1875 in Marion County and died
August 3, 1928 at the age of 53 and buried
in Graham Cemetery.
 Deedy
"Mack or Mackie" Evans
(born in June, 1853) was Anna's mother (James Jr.'s mother-in-law)
. Anna's father was Robert Wise, a white man, never married to
Deedy. Deedy is found enumerated in the 1870
census along with Robert and their son Thomas, then 3 years
old. Robert Wise later allocated 570 acres of land to Deedy. After
Robert's death that land fell into the hands of a land baron named
E.I. Hughes. Wise Chapel was built by Robert Wise and the land
it stands on was later deeded to the church on August 27, 1886
by D. Murchinson for one dollar.
(note: the Wise Family burial site was
recorded)
Deedy
had 3 other children (Anna's brothers), Tom, Lawrence and Julius,
none of who were listed in the 1900
census enumerating the household of James Jr. where we see
Deedy and Anna listed. One son, Julius, married Lucy Wise. Julius
and Lucy are buried at Union Cemetery
in Florence along with their daughter, Marian and Marian's husband,
James Miller.
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