1881 - 1960 (78 years)
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| Name |
Kenniston, Vivian Inez [1] |
| Birth |
27 Sep 1881 |
Amherst, ME  [1] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Occupation |
homemaker [1] |
| Death |
21 Jun 1960 |
Castine, Hancock, Maine [1] |
| Burial |
Castine, Hancock, Maine [1] |
| Notes |
- [dunbar_tree.FTW]
Vivian entered Eastern State Normal School (now Maine Maritime Academy) at Castine, Maine in 1898, teaching in small schools to pay for her tuition and graduating in June, 1901. In the fall of 1900 she met Ed Conner, a fellow student whom she married
in her family's living room. After the birth of their first child she returned to the normal school and finished
the Advanced Normal Course in 1905. She was organizer and president of the Goodyear Women's Club, Central High School PTA, the Women's Democratic Club and League of Women Voters, all in Akron, Ohio. She also belonged to the Sixth Ward Democratic
Club, Public Affairs Study Club, Cleveland Shakespeare Society (charter member), and the Cleveland South Side Women's Club. She was active in the Society of Mayflower Descendants, Daughters of the American Revolution (Regent of the Akron Chapter),
National Huguenot Society, Daughters of American Colonists, National Society of Women Descendants of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company (National Number 626), National Society of Magna Carta Dames and the New England Genealogical and Historic
Society. She was active in the Women's Suffrage Movement, Democratic Party State Central Committeewoman, served as a delegate to the National Democratic Convention in 1936 and vigorously engaged in local politics. She would have agreed with First
Lady Hillary Clinton ("It Takes a Village," 1996) in the "view of government that dates back to the Pilgrims. In this view, government is an instrument both to promote the common good and to protect the individual's rights to life, liberty, and the
pursuit of happiness." She was first president of the Mothers' Clubs of Kappa Kappa Gamma (her daughter Marian's sorority at The University of Akron) and of Chi Theta Tau. She is buried beside her husband in Castine.
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| Person ID |
I2234 |
Bratt Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
17 Jul 2016 |
| Family |
Conner, Edwin Solon, b. 15 Apr 1881, Penobscot, Hancock, Maine d. 26 Apr 1960, Stuart, FL (Age 79 years) |
| Marriage |
6 Dec 1901 |
Amherst, ME [1] |
| Children |
| + | 1. Conner, Edwin Kenniston, b. 11 Oct 1904, Amherst, ME d. 17 Feb 1958, Akron, OH (Age 53 years) |
| + | 2. Conner, Marian Helen, b. 23 Sep 1906, Amherst, ME d. 23 Jan 1985, Ormond Beach, FL (Age 78 years) |
| + | 3. Conner, Virginia Montez, b. 27 Jan 1910, Cleveland, OH d. 9 May 1985, New York, New York, USA (Age 75 years) |
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| Family ID |
F1126 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
22 Aug 2015 |
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| Sources |
- [S9] Albert E. Myers, Dunbar family tree.
Date of Import: Mar 1, 2003
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