Mertz Genealogy - Person Sheet
Mertz Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameWilliam C McConnell 
Spouses
Birthabout 1860
Memo(1860 Census)
FatherNathaniel F Martz (P2d2) (1820-1911)
MotherElizabeth Samuels (1827-1908)
My Comments notes for Ida V B (Spouse 1)
J L Floyd said this about William C McConnell: "William C McConnell was born in Halifax, Dauphin Co on the 4th day of Apr 1860. His family was one of the oldest in that section, both his father and mother being natives of the county. His parents were George Washington and Sarah (Marsh) McConnell, both of whom are now deceased.
In 1877 he entered Franklin and Marshall Academy, located at Lancaster.
Thoroughly imbued with the conviction that it is the duty of every citizen to show his public spirit by participating to the greatest extent possible in the political affairs of the country, Mr. McConnell early allied himself with the Republican party and has always been a stalwart member of that great political organization. In 1892 he represented the Seventeenth Congressional District of Pennsylvania in the Republican National Convention held at Minneapolis, which renominated Benjamin Harrison for the presidency of the Union. At the election in November, 1908, Mr. McConnell was chosen as the nominee of the Republican party in the Twenty-Seventh senatorial district, comprising the counties of Northumberland, Snyder and Union, to represent the same during the sessions of 1909 and 1911.
On June 9, 1881, he was married to Ida V Martz, daughter of Nathan F and Eliza (Samuels) Martz, of Sunbury. Mrs. McConnell is a native of Northumberland County. She is the mother of two children, William Donald (deceased) and Katharine Martz. Senator McConnell and his family are members of the Trinity Lutheran Church of Shamokin."
In 1877 he entered Franklin and Marshall Academy, located at Lancaster.
Thoroughly imbued with the conviction that it is the duty of every citizen to show his public spirit by participating to the greatest extent possible in the political affairs of the country, Mr. McConnell early allied himself with the Republican party and has always been a stalwart member of that great political organization. In 1892 he represented the Seventeenth Congressional District of Pennsylvania in the Republican National Convention held at Minneapolis, which renominated Benjamin Harrison for the presidency of the Union. At the election in November, 1908, Mr. McConnell was chosen as the nominee of the Republican party in the Twenty-Seventh senatorial district, comprising the counties of Northumberland, Snyder and Union, to represent the same during the sessions of 1909 and 1911.
On June 9, 1881, he was married to Ida V Martz, daughter of Nathan F and Eliza (Samuels) Martz, of Sunbury. Mrs. McConnell is a native of Northumberland County. She is the mother of two children, William Donald (deceased) and Katharine Martz. Senator McConnell and his family are members of the Trinity Lutheran Church of Shamokin."