— born in NE, possibly in Danbury Pct., Red Willow Co., NE:
2.  John Wesley McCONNELL, b. 1877/8
3.  William H. McCONNELL, b. Aug 1879

1.  Howard County Indiana Marriages - 1874 (online at the Howard County INGenWeb site):

The following list of Howard County Indiana Marriages is taken from monthlists published in the Kokomo Democrat.  The original lists can be found in the Kokom-Howard County Public Library Genealogy and Local History Room... Marriage licenses were issued to the following persons by the County Clerk during the month of October [1874]... Robt. MCCONNELL to Phebia J. TOLLER...

2.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  Phoebe J. TOLL (æ 2, b. MO) is living in Sims Twp., Grant Co., IN (p. 260), with her parents, Elijah TOLL (æ 23, b. IN) and Susan (æ 23, b. OH).

3.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  There are seven Robert McCONNELL's born in Indiana, but none living in Howard County.  Can't find the TOLLE family.

4.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #2 of 12):  Danbury Pct., Red Willow Co., NE, Roll T9_754, p. 351C, PN 11, SD 1, ED 7, enumerated 12 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

11

24

25

26

104

109

McConnell Phebe

W

F

22

/

MO

IN

OH

"     James A

W

M

4

Son

/

IN

IN

MO

"     John W

W

M

2

Son

/

NE

IN

MO

"     William H

W

M

10/12

Aug

Son

/

NE

IN

MO

Listed next to Phoebe's parents, Elijah & Susanna TOLLE.

5a.  1885 Nebraska State Census Index/Extraction (online at Ancestry.com):  can't find Phoebe, and I really looked, including a page-by-page search of Glenville Pct.

5b.  1885 Nebraska State Census Index/Extraction (online at Ancestry.com):  Midway Borough, Glenville, Clay Co., NE, ED 140, p. 1, enumerated 1 Jun 1885:

Name	Age	Birthplace	Location	Date
Elizah Tolle	48	Indiana	Glenville,Clay,Nebraska	01 Jun 1885
Susanna Tolle	48	Ohio	Glenville,Clay,Nebraska	01 Jun 1885
David W. Tolle	25	Indiana	Glenville,Clay,Nebraska	01 Jun 1885
Mary A. Tolle	22	Indiana	Glenville,Clay,Nebraska	01 Jun 1885
James H. Tolle	17	Missouri	Glenville,Clay,Nebraska	01 Jun 1885
John W. Tolle	15	Indiana	Glenville,Clay,Nebraska	01 Jun 1885
Lillia F. Tolle	14	Indiana	Glenville,Clay,Nebraska	01 Jun 1885
Frank Tolle	9	Indiana	Glenville,Clay,Nebraska	01 Jun 1885
Minnie D. Tolle	4	Nebraska	Glenville,Clay,Nebraska	01 Jun 1885
James A. McConnell	8	Indiana	Glenville,Clay,Nebraska	01 Jun 1885
John W. McConnell	71	Nebraska	Glenville,Clay,Nebraska	01 Jun 1885
William H. H. McConnell	5	Nebraska	Glenville,Clay,Nebraska	01 Jun 1885

Elizah should obviously be Elijah; he and Susanna are Phoebe's parents.  John W. McCONNELL should obviously be age 7, not 71.

6.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

7.  1895 Kansas State Census Index/Extraction (online at the Kansas State Historical Society web site; missing columns contained no data):¤•

Name	Age	Sex	Color	Birthplace	County	City/Township	Vol.	Page
Straub, Daniel	37	M	W	PA	Rawlins	City of Atwood	300	12
Straub, P J	36	F	W	IN	Rawlins	City of Atwood	300	12
Straub, Rosilla	7	F	W	NE	Rawlins	City of Atwood	300	12
Straub, Albert	5	M	W	NE	Rawlins	City of Atwood	300	12
Straub, Florence	3	F	W	NE	Rawlins	City of Atwood	300	12
McConnell, Arthur	18	M	W	IN	Rawlins	City of Atwood	300	12
McConnell, John	17	M	W	NE	Rawlins	City of Atwood	300	12
McConnell, Wm	15	M	W	NE	Rawlins	City of Atwood	300	12

8.  Email from Will Lewis, who suggests that our subject may be the Robert McCONNELL who grew up in Miami County (just north of Howard County).