Warren Conner

Born: January 1849 in Limestone County, Texas

Died: October 25, 1922 in Limestone County, Texas

Warren Conner (the first) was born in January 1849 in Limestone County, Texas. He was the son of Alfred Conner (1820 - 1892) and his wife, Eliza (nee Walker) Conner (d. bef. 1870). Warren was present for the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation on the Pleasant Retreat Plantation on June 19, 1865.

In 1898, Warren and his wife Candis (nee Tolbert) Conner donated the land for the Booker T. Washington Emancipation Park at Comanche Crossing. This was to help ensure that all future generations of African-Americans would have a permanent place to celebrate their freedom on the 19th of June each year.