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Conkling, C. A. (Charles Augustus), 1854-1944

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1854 - 1944

Biography

C.A. Conkling (1854-1944) was a photographer, dentist, and rancher in Utah.

C. A. Conkling was born Charles August Conkling on May 12, 1854 in Le Roy, New York to Elias Conkling and his wife. He married Ellen Crecia Terry on August 19, 1887 in Idaho; they had four children together. He worked as a dentist and a rancher. He was also a photographer; at one point he was the business partner of T. E. Daniels. He died August 5, 1944, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Citation:
FamilySearch, via WWW, February 2, 2024 (Charles Augustus Conkling; b. May 12 1854 in Le Roy, New York; father Elias Conkling; mother unknown; married Ellen Crecia Terry on August 19, 1887 in Idaho; had four children; d. August 5, 1944 in Salt Lake City, Utah). UPB files, February 2, 2024 (C. A. Conkling; worked as dentist and rancher; photographer; business partner of T. E. Daniels).

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

C. A. Conkling photographs and negative

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 324
Scope and Contents

Collection includes six photographs and one nitrate negative of people and buildings in Provo, Utah, taken by C.A. Conkling. The photographs are all albumen prints. Dated approximately 1870-1909.

Dates: approximately 1870-1909
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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