Joseph D. Conover was born on 19. Nov. 1798 at Somerset County, New Jersey. He was the son of
Dennis Conover and
Margaret Trim. Joseph D. Conover was baptized on 23. Jun. 1799 at Dutch Reformed Church, Harlingen, Somerset County, New Jersey. He married
Catherine Dilts, daughter of
Morris Dilts and
Catherine (Unknown). Joseph D. Conover married
Fanny Bacon, daughter of
Elijah Bacon and
Jalimah Milk.
Joseph D. Conover and
Fanny Bacon appeared on the census of 4. Oct. 1850 at District 19, Edgar County, Illinois. Joseph D. Conover died on 3. Jul. 1851 at Edgar County, Illinois, at age 52. He estate was administered Edgar County Deed Book #15, pps. 204-205 STATE OF ILLINOIS
Edgar County 1853 EDGAR COUNTY COURT, March Term 1854
John McKee administrator of JOSEPH CONOVER deceased vs. FANNY CONOVER, widow of said deceased, HENRY H. CONOVER, ANDREW D.W. CONOVER, James and CATHERINE McKee - adult heirs and ENOS B. CONOVER, DAVIES CONOVER, JALINA B. CONOVER, and WILLIAM L CONOVER, MINOR HEIRS OF SAID DECEASED
And now on this day came James McKee administrator of the Estate of Jospeh Conover, deceased, by Read and Black burn, his attorneys, and the said minor heirs by Henry Ganner their guardianadlitem and the said FANNY CONOVER, widow, of said deceased, and HENRY H. CONOVER, ANDREW D.W.S. CONOVER and James and Catherine A. McKee, adult heirs of said deceased, being three times solemny called and came not, but made default, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that lawful notice of the presentation this petition had been publication in the Wabash Valley Republican a weekly newspaper published in Paris, E,:L,ar Co., Ill, three weeks successfully commencing January 6th., A. 1854. Thus cause came on to be heard upon the petition schedule and an of the guardianadlitem aforesaid, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, that said administrator has exhausted all of the personal estate belonging to said deceased, in payment of debts against the estate, and that the remaining unpaid debts amounting to almost the sum of #214.60, and it further appearing to the Court that the said Joseph CONOVER deceased was siezed at one time of certain real estate in said county, hereinafter dissolved, and that the same was mortgaged to James Beard & Alexander Beard, and that by verdict of a decree of the Edgar Circuit Court setting in chancery, obtain at the April term 1853 it was sold on the 18th. day of June 1853, and there exhists in the heirs and administrator for JOSEPH CONOVER deceased, a right to redeem the same. It is therefor ordered adjucgec, and decreed by the Court that the said John McKee administrator of the estate of said deceased, proceed to sell the right of redemption in said lands in sa petition mentioned, towit: The N.W. gr. of the N.W. gr. of section 25 including 13 acres conveyed from Robert Nuchles to JOSEPH CONOVER, except 13 acres of the above named tract; also the S.W. gr. of the' S, L1. gr. of section 24 containing 40 acres, the S.E. gr. of the S.E, gr. of Section 23, containing 40 acres also the S.E. gr. of the S.W. gr. of section 24 containing 40 acres, also a part of the E. hald of the S.E. gr. of Section 55, commencing at Daniel Triplett's N.W. corner running south on his line 14 3/4 rods; thenc West 221/2 rods, thense north 143/4, and thence to 221/2 rods to the beginning containing 2 acres all in township 16 North of range 12 west after having first given notice of the time and place of such sale, for the space of six weeks of successively by putting up notice thereof, in at least four of the most public places. in said county and state and by causing a similar notice thereof of to be published in the nearest newspaper in this state, that he make such sale at public vender, between the house of 10 o'clock in the forenoon and five o'clock in the afternoon. that he sell the same on a credit of not less than sic. nor more than twelve months; that said administrator take bond with good security for the payment of the purchase money, together with a mortgage on thepremlsed, that he make and deliver to purchase a deed conveying all the right, title and interest of said deceased in said premices, setting forth this order wherein and that he report his proceedings the third Monday in June 18! to which time this Court is continued. NOW by virtue of the foregoing, Decreed J. John McKee administrator of said deceased, did on the 20th. day of May A.D. 1854 after having given the required notice, did sell at public auction in the town of Bloomfielc in said county of Edgar, to FANNY CONOVER, she being the highest and best b: for the same, the right to redeem thirteen (13) acres off the South end of the North East gr. of the North West quarter of section 25, twsp. 11 N. of range 10 West for the sum of $67.00 note. Now know all men by these present that by virtue of the aforesa: decree and sale for the consideration of J. John McKee administrator of JOSEPH CONOVER deceased, do hereby grant, bargain, sell and convey and by the presents have
grantor, bargain or sold and conveyed unto FANNY CONOVER and to her heirs and assign forever all the rights with interest of the administrator and heirs of the said JOSEPH CONOVER deceased in and to the land last described above, it being the right to redeem said land and or before the 18th. day of June A.D. 1854. from the sale made aforesaid under the order of the Circuit Court of the said County of Edgar as aforesaid: The said FANNY CONOVER to have and to hold said land with appurtrnsnves unto herself, her heirs and assigns forever. Witness my hand and seal the 21st. day of May A.D. 1854
John McKee Administrator
STATE OF ILLINOIS
EDGAR COUNTY vs. I Allen McClain .a Justice of the Peace in and for the said county of Edgar and state, , aforesaid, do hereby certify that this day John McKee who is persona] known to me to be the person whose name is-signed to the foregoing Doc., as having executed the same in his own person ame before me and asknowledged that he signed, seal( and delivered said Deed, for the uses and purpose therein mentioned.
Witness my hand and seal this 9th. day of June A.D. 1854 Allen McClain J. (seal) Filed and recorded February 5th. 1853. NM J. Gregg, recorder in Mar. 1853 at Edgar County, Illinois.