J. H. Conyers

Payette Enterprise
Thursday, March 21, 1935

J. H. CONYERS PASSES SATURDAY NIGHT

J. H. Conyers passed away Saturday night at his home on North second street, at the age of 84 years. Mr. Conyers was one of the founders of Payette, having pioneered to Idaho by covered wagon train in 1883, from Iowa. He was married to Elizabeth Jane Peasley, in Iowa at the age of 19. To this union were born twelve children, seven boys and five girls.

Mr. Conyers was a blacksmith by trade, and in 1888 moved from Payette to Long Valley, where he took up land and farmed for a number of years. Mrs. Conyers passed on in 1915, and Mr. Conyers moved back to Payette that year. In 1922 he was married to Mrs. Lucy Barnhart.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lucy Conyers, two daughters, Mrs. Will Wells of Payette, and Mrs. H. E. Miller of Seattle, four sons, Vet Conyers and S. W. Conyers of Cascade, John Conyers of Challis and Rufus Conyers of McCall; twenty-three grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Landon Funeral Home, with interment in the Riverside cemetery.

Six of the grandsons acted as pallbearers.

Payette Independent (Thursday, March 21, 1935)

Aged Blacksmith Passes Saturday

J. H. Connyers, 84, died at his home Saturday evening at 9 o'clock. He was one of the oldest settlers in Payette coming to this town when it was named "Boomerang", in a covered wagon from Iowa in 1882. He was born in Texas July 14, 1850.

Mr. Connyers came to Payette in 1883, and opened a blacksmith shop. In 1888 he moved to Long Valley, to a farm, which he ran for a number of years.

Surviving Mr. Connyers are two daughters, Mrs. Will Wells of Payette; Mrs. A. T. Miller, of Seattle; four sons, John Connyers, of Challis, Vet Connyers of Cascade, "Doc" Connyers, of Cascade, Rufus Connyers of McCall, 24 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Funeral services for Mr. Connyers were held Monday afternoon at the Landon Funeral Home at two o'clock. Rev. John Cato of Meridian officiated.