James Edward CONKLIN ^172,525

   Another name for James was James Edward CONKLING.

  General Notes:

Per the Files of Eleanor Witt: James was born James Edward Conkling. At some point the "g" was dropped from the surname.
The 1880 Census lists the family's surname as "Conkling". In addition to James' wife and children, a nephew Frederic Conkling (age 12, b in IL) is a laborer; father b in NY, mother b in IL) living with the family. A Frederic Stillwell is living with the family as well. He is 19 and a laborer. His parents were both born in NY.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Residence, 1841, Orange County, New York. ⁴⁸⁷

• Residence, 1860, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. ⁴⁸⁸

• Occupation, 1860, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. ⁴⁸⁸ where he was a brick maker.

• Residence, 1870, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. ⁴⁸⁹

• Occupation, 1870, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. ⁴⁸⁹ as a Brick Manufacturer.

• Residence, 1880, Braceville, Grundy County, Illinois, USA. ¹⁷⁵

• Occupation, 1880, Braceville, Grundy County, Illinois, USA. ¹⁷⁵ as a brick manufacturer.

• Residence, 1888, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA. ⁴⁹⁰ as a boarder at the "Tremont House". James had these addresses in Omaha:
1889, 1890, 1891 at 35th & K Streets; 1892 at S45 & WF, 1894 at N33 and F

• Occupation, 1888, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA. ⁵²⁶ as a helper with the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad; in 1890 as a helper with Armour-Cudahy Pkg Co; 1891 and 1892 as a brickmaker; 1894 as a laborer.

James married Philemon BOUCHARD, daughter of Louis BOUCHARD Senior and Mary/Marie Couture BELLERIVE. (Philemon BOUCHARD was born in Sep 1841 in New York,^29,485 died in Jun 1915 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA ²⁹ and was buried 9 Jun 1915 in Graceland Park Cemetery; Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA ^29,486.) The cause of her death was Paralysis.