William McConnell

William McConnell, son of Robert and Martha (Scott) McConnell, was born in Down county, Ireland, in the year 1814. At the age of twenty-five years he married Miss Susanna Jelly, daughter of John and Margaret (McBride) Jelly. In 1854 they came to America and settled with the son of old Bishop Chase, at Jubilee, Peoria county, Ill. Here they spent nine years, then removed to Valley township, Stark county, and purchased a farm of eighty acres on section 1. Three children have come to their home, namely: Margaret (Mrs. S. Malone, of Stark county); Mary Ann (Mrs. J. Kelly, of Valley township), and Martha, residing at home. Mr. McConnell and his family are members of the old, Presbyterian church, in which faith he and his wife were both reared. He has always been a Democrat.