His death certificate records Sylvester Conley, age 60 years 4 months 22 days, born 1 Jan 1855 in Kentucky, died 23 May 1915 in Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky, married, father David Conley, mother’s maiden name Celina Pelford, both born in Morgan Co, Ky, cause of death chronic heart disease, informant Noah Conley, burial in Hamilton Cemetery.

Morgan Co., Ky birth records list Margaret A. Brown, born 10 May 1852, father Nicholas Brown, mother’s maiden name Malinda Nickell.

The 1860 census records daughters Malinda age 6 and Angeline age 4. The age for Angeline is definitely wrong, since Morgan Co. birth and death records recorded an unnamed daughter born 14 Feb 1856 and died the following day, not a twin birth. So either Malinda is the daughter born as Margaret in 1852, with her parents changing their mind about her name, and Angeline was born about 1854, or the full name of the daughter born in 1852 was Margaret Angeline, and Malinda was born in 1850 or 1851. The former seems more plausible, since it makes the ages in the 1860 wrong by only two years instead of four.

Her death certificate records Malinda Brown Conley, age 61, born 1852 in Kentucky, died 28 May 1913 in Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky, married, father Nicolas Brown, born in Virginia, mother’s maiden name don’t know, cause of death chronic heart disease, informant Brack Conley, Eadston, Ky, burial in Tusey Cemetery.

1880 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Martinsburg precinct, enumerated 23 April, lists on p. 38B as family #274:
Conly, Sylvester, 25, farmer, b. Ky Ky Ky; Malinda, 25, wife, b. Ky Va Va; Martha J., 5, dau; Rebecca J., 4, dau; David, 2, son; Brown, Malinda, 59, mother in law, b. Va Va Va. All children born Ky Ky Ky.

1900 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hogtown precinct, enumerated 22 June, lists on p. 15B as family #258/265:
Vest Conley, 55, b. 1845, farmer; Kit, wife, 60, b. 1840; Wiley, son, 17, b. Dec 1882; Della, dau, 15, b. Oct 1884; Brack, son, 13, b. Mar 1887; Arvilla, son, 11, b. Dec 1888; Joshua, son, 8, b. Aug 1891; Virgy, dau, 4, b. Dec 1895. All born Ky Ky Ky.

(The usual order of names on this census is surname first, and all the ditto marks are on the left, causing it to appear that the family’s surname is Vest instead of Conley. The ages for Vest and Malinda are very inconsistent with other census years.)

1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, enumerated 10 May, lists on p. 16A as family #284/286:
Conly, S. V., 55, farmer; Malinda C., wife, 58, first marriage for both, married 37 years, mother of 11 children, 6 living; Breckenridge, son, 22; Josuha, son, 18; Mary, dau, 16; Mary, granddau, 7. All born Ky Ky Ky.