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Note: A. Conway, "Seaman", is listed on the 1860 Craven Census as liv i n g o n Middle St. in the home of Dr. McCollum. Albert married in t h e ea rl y 1860's but exact date has not been found. He is listed a s Am os Co nwa y, Fisherman, age 50 on the 1870 Craven Census, 6th War d. Un able t o re ad or write. Listed with him is his wife "EDY", ag e 32, an d two c hildr en; Mary E., age 7, and Julia A., age 7 months.
Albert "Connoway" is listed in the 1880/81 City Directory of Ne w B e r n as residing on Spring St, near New South Front.
Birth shown (ca. 1828) is based on Cemetery records. However, Cra v e n 1 870 census lists him as age 50 but burial records of Cedar Gro v e C emet ary (microfilm), New Bern, NC, indicates age 63 at time o f de at h in 18 92, indicating birth as ca. 1828/29. I believe the lat er t o b e more ac curate.
Name on Cemetery records reflects his name as Albert Connoway a n d h i s wife as Conway. Various records indicate spellings of thei r na m e a s Conoway, Conaway. Conway has been accepted based on th e deat h r ecor d of his daughter, Julia, as well as the marriage reco rd of t he o the r daughter, Mary, who married Helen Huff in 1889. T o furthe r compl icat e matters, Albert's name is shown as Conoway o n the Deat h Certifi cat e of his daughter Mary.
Further, it is not certain whether his given name was Albert Am o s o r A mos Albert.
Obituary (The New Bern Daily Journal (Sunday, 3 April, 1892) an d T h e W eekly Journal, Thursday, 7 April, 1892)
"Died, at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. Helen Huff on the ra i l r oad bridge Saturday morning, of pneumonia, Albert Conoway age d 6 3 ye ar s. The funeral will take place from his late residence o n Sout h Fro n t Street this (Sunday) afternoon at 5 o'clock."
Helen Huff was the Trent River Railroad bridge Tender at the time . L a t er, he became Caretaker of Cedar Grove Cemetery. The house whe re A lb er t died can be seen attached to the bridge in a postcard o f the p eri o d showing "The Shoo Fly" locomotive on the Trent River b ridge.
It is speculation that Albert parents may have been Stephen Conw a y a n d Elizabeth Yates who were married in Craven in 1819 but no ac ce ptab l e proof has been found.
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