His gravestone says 1858-1943.
2946  This must be wrong as the 1860 census recorded him as being 7 years old.  Likely someone misread 1853 as being 1858 when the gravestone (which appears to be recent) was carved.
1860 Census of Burnet, TX
Name                  	Age
Alford W Conner	35    AR
Lucinda Conner 	33    IL
Eliza A Conner    	14    AR
Sarah J Conner    	13    AR
Mary E Conner    	11    TX
Wm B Conner      	  7    TXMalinda C Conner	  5    TX
Samuel S Conner	  3    TX
Charles K Conner	  1    TX
Burnet County was founded in 1852 and later organized in 1854.[3] It is named for David Gouverneur Burnet, the first (provisional) president of the Republic of Texas. The population in 1860 was 2487.
2947
1870 Census of San Saba Co TX
Name                       	Age
Alfred Conner           	45
L Ann Conner           	40
William B Conner       	16Charlotte M Conner	14
John S Conner           	12
Andrew J Conner       	11
Charlie Conner          	10
S antny Conner          	  8
Aurelius Conner         	  2
In 1856 San Saba County was organized from Bexar County and named for the San Saba River. San Saba was selected as the county seat. The populatioin in 1860 was 913 and in 1870 was 1425.
2948
1880 Census of Brown Co TX
Name                        	Age
Wm. B. Conner          	27    TX  farmer
M. E. Conner             	22    TN
Dolly J. Conner         	  5    TX
Delila A. Conner     	  3    TX
E. S. Conner           	  1    TX
N. E. Eply                 	26    TN  (brother-in-law)
Brown County was formed on the western frontier in 1856 from Comanche and Travis counties and organized in 1858, with Brownwood designated as the county seat; the town was also awarded the county's first post office that year with Wiley B. Brown as postmaster.
2949
1900 Census of Lerdsberg, Grant Co NM
Name                        	Age
William R Conner        	47     Apr 1853   TX AR PA
Mary E Conner             	42     Mar 1858   TN TN KY
Ira C Conner              	16     Mar 1884   AZ TX TN
Charles Conner         	14     Nov 1886   AZ TX TN
Mary Conner             	11     Jun 1888    NM TX TN
W Henry Conner     	  3     Jul 1896     NM TX TN
Benjamin Dunigan     	  8     Mar 1892   NM TX TX   (grandson)
1910 Census of Hachita, Grant Co NM
Name                        	Age
Wm B Conner             	56   TX AR PA
Mary E Conner          	51   TN TN KY
Charles A Conner    	23   AZ TX TN
Henry Wm Conner      	13   NM TX TN
1920 Census of Animas, Hidalgo Co NM
Name                    	Age
William B Conner      	66    TX AR AR
1930 Census of Lordsburg, Hidalgo Co NM
Name                        	Age
Henry Conner              	33
Nettie Conner            	29
Laurford Conner     	10
Billie Conner              	  7
Eugene Conner          	  3 5/12
W B Conner               	76    TX TX TX (father)