Person:Amos Conley (1)

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Amos Carroll Conley, M.D.
b.Nov 1836 Preston County, Virginia
d.1 Apr 1915 Tunnelton, WV
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1836
  1. Amos Carroll Conley, M.D.1836 - 1915
  2. Thornton Bonafield Conley1841 - 1929
  3. Marcellus H. Conley1849 - 1934
Spouse and Children
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m. 1 Apr 1859
  1. Rosaline Conley1860 - 1944
  2. Henry Carroll Conley, M.D.1862 - 1942
  3. Robert E. Lee Conley1864 - 1866
  4. Charles Eugene Conley1867 - 1911
  5. Ernest Francis Xavier Sullivan Conley1869 - 1939
  6. Clarence Alphonsus Conley1872 - 1933
  7. Mary Corita Conley1874 - 1875
  8. Mary Minette Conley1876 - 1972
  9. Bernard Montrose Conley, M.D.1878 - 1963
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Facts and Events
Name Amos Carroll Conley, M.D.
Alt Name[1] Amos C Conley
Gender Male
Birth? Nov 1836 Preston County, Virginia
Alt Birth[1] Abt 1836 Virginia
Residence[1] 1850 District 45, Preston, Virginia
Marriage 1 Apr 1859 Winchester, VAto Malverta Besore
Death? 1 Apr 1915 Tunnelton, WV

_DCAUSE: Chronic Bronchitis

_PHOTO:

According to John Amos Conley and Susan Conley Morris, his grandchildren, Amos Carroll Conley attended medical school at the Medical School of the Valley of Virginia in Winchester VA (1858-1859) prior to the Civil War. The duration of the course was for 6 months and cost $100 at that time.

Apparently, a relative of John Brown, the abolitionist, was killed near Winchester, VA, and his body was removed and brought to the medical school for use as an anatomy cadaver. John Brown was informed of this fact, and later burned the School of Medicine to seek revenge. Twenty-five year old Amos was apparently placed under "house arrest" during this time and was only permitted out when his services as a medical doctor were needed. (John Amos Conley)

Amos Carroll Conley finally received his doctorate degree from Facultas Medicus et Chirurgica in Baltimore, MD in 1870. (Listed as "A. C. Connely" on the diploma) He later received a Doctor of Psychology degree from a New York college in 1902. (Pat Chatham)

Amos' classmate in Medical School, William Thompson, married Malverta's sister, Olivia. These two married sisters were living at the home of Henry Besore in 1860. (US Census)

From 1870 through 1880, Amos was living in Piedmont, Mineral County, WV. (1870 and 1880 US Census)

Amos Carroll Conley was employed locally as a physician for the B&O railroad. (Susan Conley Morris) He treated 3 persons with smallpox, along with Dr. Manown, in 1882. (Wiley) It was soon after this time that he and his family moved to Moingona, Iowa. About 1900, he moved his family and the home itself to Boone, Iowa, about 6 miles away. This home still stands there.

Amos was listed as having a medical license in PA in 1881 and in Iowa in 1886.

Amos became homesick for West Virginia and eventually moved back there. His wife refused to move, and remained in Boone with her children. He was listed in the 1910 Census of Kingwood District in the town of Tunnelton. (April 20, 1910) He was noted to be a "doctor," but operated a drugstore there. He was age 73 and was staying as a boarder in a local home. (US Census 1910)

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census. (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;)
    Database online. District 45, Preston, Virginia, roll M432_969, page 366, image 208.

    Record for Amos C Conley

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