[1][2] He moved to Waddams Township in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States in 1838.
The youngest child was a son named William Wylie Moore McConnell.
The graves of Elizabeth and Adeline are located at Silent Hill Cemetery in McConnell.
Robert McConnell's grave is located in the City Cemetery of Freeport, Illinois.
Lizzie McConnell's grave is also located there; the resting places of Laura, Ella and William are unknown.