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William Van McConnell |
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East Pease Street, Crockett,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
31° 19' 14.74947000012",
-95° 27' 39.70509000012"
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Texas State Historical Marker |
(April 18, 1855 -- March 17, 1919) A native of Crockett, William V. McConnell was the son of Irish-born blacksmith John McConnell. After helping his father with that trade, McConnell opened a mercantile store on the square and developed there a family business that lasted nearly a century. McConnell was a charter member of the First Christian Church. After the death of his first wife, Jennie McLean (1868-1888), McConnell married her sister Daisy (1875-1935).
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
William Van McConnell Historical Marker Location Map, Crockett, Texas
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