Conley Stuard Maiden1

b. 15 June 1882
FatherWilliam Henry Maiden2,3 b. 31 May 1845, d. 27 Jul 1925
MotherAmanda E. Thayer2 b. Mar 1854
Birth15 Jun 1882 Conley Stuard Maiden was born on 15 Jun 1882 in Virginia.4,1 
Marriagecirca 1905 He married Josie Nora Griffin, daughter of (?) Griffin, circa 1905.5 
  Conley's cousin Daniel Maiden later married Josie's sister Minnie.6  
  Conley and Josie appear to have spent the early days of their marriage in Virginia as their first son, Earl, was born there in the spring of 1906.5 
Cens-191026 Apr 1910  However they then moved to Anderson County, Tennessee, where they were enumerated in 1910. At that time Conley was employed as a way boss at a mine; Josie tended the couple's three young children: Earl (4), Claude (2) and Novella (6 months).5 
Milit-Reg12 Sep 1918 On 12 Sep 1918 Conley registered for the World War I draft. He gave his address as Blue Diamond, Perry County, Kentucky. The community was named for the Blue Diamond Coal Company which was also listed as Conley's employer (he worked as a miner). The registration form described Conley as short in height and of medium build. He had brown eyes and black hair.1 
Cens-193010 Apr 1930  Later the family returned to Virginia where they rented a home for $20.50 a month on E. Main St. in Saltville. In 1930 both Conley and Claude worked at the Alkali Mines.7 

Family

Josie Nora Griffin
Children
  • Earl Leslie Maiden8 (18 Apr 1906 - Aug 1979)
  • Claude Maiden8
  • Novella Maiden8
  • Evelyn Maiden8
ChartsDescendants of John Maiden and Susanna Landis
Last Edited9 Dec 2010

Citations

  1. [S1620] "World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918", subscription database with images, Ancestry.com (http://www.Ancestry.com : Dec. 2010), Data for Conley Stuard Maiden.
  2. [S682] Wm Maiden household, 1900 U.S. cens., Smyth Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Saltville, ED 83, sheet 22A (p. 104 stamped), dwelling 343, family 352, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2007, image 43 of 50. Household includes: Wm Maiden, 55, b. May 1845, marr 28 yrs, day laborer, rents home; Manda, wife, 46, b. Mar 1854, marr 28 yrs, mother of 14 children, 12 are living; Emory, son, 21, b. Oct. 1878, day laborer; Chas, son, 19, b. Aug. 1880, day laborer; Conley, son, 16, b. June 1883; Maud, dau, 15, b. Dec. 1884; Julia, dau, 13, b. Jul 1886; Clara, dau, 11, b. May 1889; Susie, dau, 9, b. Oct. 1890; Benton, son, 6, b. Dec. 1893; Verlin, son, 3, b. Mar. 1897; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  3. [S1859] Sarah Finch Maiden Rollins, The Maiden Family of Virginia and Allied Families 1623-1991, p. 685-6.
  4. [S1859] Sarah Finch Maiden Rollins, The Maiden Family of Virginia and Allied Families 1623-1991, p. 685.
  5. [S2554] Conley Maiden household, 1910 U.S. cens., Anderson Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., District 13, ED 13, sheet 12A (p. 166 stamped), dwelling 188, family 189, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Dec. 2010. Household includes: Conley Maiden, 27, marr #1, marr 4 yrs, b. VA/VA/VA, way boss at mine; Josie, wife, 27, marr #1, marr 4 yrs, mother of 3 children, all living, b. TN/VA/TN; Erl [sic], son, 4, b. VA; Claude, son, 2, b. TN; Novella, dau, 6/12, b. TN.
  6. [S1859] Sarah Finch Maiden Rollins, The Maiden Family of Virginia and Allied Families 1623-1991, p. 676-8.
  7. [S693] Conley Maiden household, 1930 U.S. cens., Smyth Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Saltville, ED 87-8, sheet 8B, dwelling 144, family 148, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Dec. 2010. Household includes: Conley S. Maiden, 47, marr at 23, b. VA/VA/VA, processman at alkali plant, rents home for $20.50 a month; Josie N., wife, 47, marr at 23, b. TN/VA/TN; Claud G., son, 22, sgl, b. TN, machinist at alkali plant; Evelyn R., dau, 14, b. TN; resid on E. Main Street.
  8. [S2553] Mary Maiden, "Info On Connelly Maiden and descendants," e-mail to D. Powell, 7 Dec. 2010. Mary cites Donald Webb, son of Novella Maiden, for her information.