- Born March 22, 1832 in Scioto County, Ohio.
- His parents were WILLIAM McCONNELL and AREA ARMSTRONG.
- Married MARGARET A. BOWERS on October 7, 1857 in Delaware County, Indiana. She was born December 4, 1835 in Perry County, Ohio; died December 9, 1915 in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana. Her parents were GEORGE D. BOWERS and MARGARET FOSTER.
- Died November 29, 1903 in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana.
CHILDREN
- CHARLES E. McCONNELL, born about 1857 in Delaware County, Indiana; died October 5, 1865 in Delaware County, Indiana.
- OLIVER AARON McCONNELL, born June 30, 1858 in Delaware County, Indiana; died May 28, 1935 in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana. Married HANNAH ELIZA HINES in Delaware County, Indiana.
- WILLIAM R. McCONNELL, born in 1862 in Delaware County, Indiana; died September 29, 1865 in Delaware County, Indiana.
- LAURA McCONNELL, born in 1865 in Delaware County, Indiana; died February 27, 1947. Married LEVI ELMER STIPP on September 19, 1892 in Delaware County, Indiana.