Documents and Stories of Our Condit Ancestors
My Ancestors Stories
The following stories are directly from my ancestors or their immediate kin. In some cases these stories have been passed to me from other family members and sometimes they are compilations of parts from several stories.
- Sheldon Everett Condit-My Story - My Father, Sheldon Everett Condit's life story, growing up, the depression, World War II, and life as a husband.
Parker Smith Condit's Stories
Written by Parker Smith Condit, son of Silas Whitehead Condit, and shared with family and the Condit archivist.
- Sketch of Parker Smith Condit - son and first child of Silas and Julia.
- Sketch of Silas Whitehead Condit - from the battle of Nauvoo to the settlement of Little Sioux, Iowa.
- Silas Whitehead Condit's Home - Picture of Silas Whitehead Condit's home in Nauvoo, Illinois as it currently exists. Built in 1844 before the death of Joseph Smith.
- The death of Charlotte Condit - Silas' mother and Parker's grandmother and how they kept her in the back room for three weeks after she died.
- The death of Amos Condit - Silas' brother and an account of the circumstances of his death.
Gooding County (Idaho) Sketches
Sketches of my Great Grandfather, Grandfather, Great Uncle. and family of my Great Great Uncle.
- Sketch of John Henry and Francis Parks Condit - Iowa to Washington and back to Idaho
- Sketch of John Winford "Win Condit - a short bio of his life.
- Sketch of Ervin and Jennie Dennis Condit - Iowa to Idaho and the following years.
- Leonard Merry Condit's Family written by Lucille Jackson - The trip west from Iowa to Idaho along with Bible records, newspaper articles and a picture of the family home in Malta, Idaho.
- Picture of Leonard Merry Condit's Family, Malta, Idaho Fall 1906 - Leonard's sons and daughters along with his grandchildren.
Stories and Histories of My Ancestors and Where They Lived
- Early History of Little Sioux, Iowa - includes how Silas became the first postmaster, by T. B. Neely an early pioneer.
- Pioneer History of Hagerman Valley - by J. W. "Win" Condit (Copyright ©1997 David E. Condit).
- Autobiography of James Ervin Condit - Ervin's autobiography from growing up in Little Sioux, Iowa to the trip west to Idaho along with marriage and life in Idaho.
- Lucille Gilmore's Story - Marriage, loss, travel and her life story as told by her and added to by Margie and Rich Runser.
- Settler's Bread - a story of life on the frontier in Washington State by Winona Porter, my first cousin once removed.
Condits and Cousins Documents and Stories
Wills
- Will of Jonathan Condit proved 1823 - Identifies eight children of Captain Jonathan Condit and distribution of his assets.
- Info on Jemima Condit's Diary - Newspaper article on Jemima Condict's Diary.
Historical Documents
- Signatures & Seal - The signatures on John Cundict's and Peter Cundict's Wills and the Seal attached to the signatures
- First Condit Homesteads in Essex County, New Jersey - Dr. Norman I. Condit provided me with a hand drawn map of the Newark and Orange New Jersey area with the location of the first Cundict/Condit homesteads. These are located, to the best of his ability, based on the information available to the Condit Family.
- 99th PA Volunteers.pdf - 99th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War. Description of the battle at The Salient at Spotsylvania, VA where my wife's ancestor Asa Fowler was wounded and died a few days later. Also included is With the Colors in War Time, recollections of Captain Harvey Munsell of the 99th PA Infantry during the Civil War.
Documents on the Lives of Condits and Cousins
- Doris Kingsley Condit Lantz - A Tough Old Bird - Notes, and a transcript, from conversations with Doris Kingsley Condit Lantz, who grew up near Soldier Creek, Grants Pass, Oregon, and later moved to Medford, Oregon.
- Reminiscences of Eben Condit - one of the original authors of the Condit Family Genealogy.
- The Condit-Powers Family History - Written by Edwin H. Condit it includes notes on the Leonard M. Condit family trip from Iowa to Idaho, family history of the Powers and Grey families and extensive recollections of his family.
- Mary Carmelia Hawley Condit by Pearl Condit Handy - Mary Carmelia Hawley Condit's history including her trip west in 1881 and the loss of a child on the way.
- Anniversary of Reverend Ira Condit's Years as a Missionary - Celebration in San Francisco of the many years Rev. Ira M. Condit and wife support the Christian mission to the Chinese people.
- Information on the Day Family - Information on the Day family that married into the Condit family. Copied from the notebook of Mrs. John Parker.
- Munn Family Bible information from 1730-1822 - Benjamin Munn (1730) family Bible pages copied from the Bible printed in 1793
- Information on the Jonas Halstead Family - Information received by Oscar Condit, Condit Family Archivist in 1897 on the Halstead family.
Documents on Others in my Genealogy
- Dispelling Hannah Evans and Mary Herrick as wives of Lt. Jonas Parks - Many family genealogies list either Mary Herrick or Hannah Evans as a wife of Lt. Jonas Parks (1738-1800). This document provides proof he married neither of these women.
- Proof that Sarah F. Pope is the first wife of James David MorrowCompilation of information supporting the lineage of Sarah F. Pope as the first wife of James David Morrow.
- Proof document for the James Mathews familyIndications that James Mathews/Matthews is the Father of Jesse, Joseph, John and George Washington Matthews
- Analysis of Parentage of William ScritchfieldAnalysis of Parentage of William Scritchfield, my maternal GG Grandfather.
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