It's a hard and sad truth when confronted with actual proof that your ancestors had "slaves". Though it's in the past and can't be changed, you hope that your ancestors were the kind of people who treated them better than the horror stories that most often happened. I personally think they were the kind that were out there working along side them as they didn't have a whole lot of them. We also have to stop and think about the time period. It was the "norm" for the time period and location to have "slaves". Not that it made it right!
I came across scanned copies of the Will of Lemuel Manair (Manire). I knew there was a chance because of the time period and where the family came from that they would have "Slaves". Lemuel's Will confirmed some of the names... a man named Solomon, a woman named Mary with a girl child named Harriet, a boy named Edmond, a boy named Hardy, and a boy named Balam.
I wonder if they took on the Manire last name as some did. Lemuel left the ones named above to his beloved wife Susan Ann E. Manair during her natural life time or widowhood. He also left her the land he owned.. some 130 acres plus the 54 acres he bought from William McKay of Rutherford County in 1835.
When I found the Will, I also found other Documents. An Inventory in 1846 shows that Susan (listed as S.A.E. Manire) bought some furniture for total of $8.00 and a sugar chest for $5.00. A negro woman named Jinny (28 to 30 years old) was sold to Stephen J. Manire (son?) for what looks like $301.00. A boy named Samuel (7 or 8 years old) was sold to Y. W. Redmon for $349.00. A boy named Edmond (about 4 years old) was sold to John W. Manire (son?) for $240.00.
I found an 1860 Indenture (agreement) between Susan Ann E. and all her kids getting together for selling some land and "slaves". They were selling the 54 acres of land Lemuel had bought from William McKay. They also had listed to sell.. 30 year old Edmond, 27 year old Balam, 19 year old Jason, 17 year old Andy, 14 year old George, 1 sorrel mare, 1 yellow mare, 1 bay colt, 3 mules, ____ blacks, 1 bay, and a set of Blacksmithing tools.
I have found some info on a Jason and a Balam Manire. I'll have to look thru my notes. I believe they got married. Will post it when I find it again.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Nashville Manier Branch
I've been able to sort of trace one whole family Branch of Manires who lived mostly in Nashville, Tennessee. I saw a posting about a Sarah Rucker who married a Manire. It got me curious. So I started hunting around. Luckily the Nashville Manires were very prominent people and most stayed there in the Nashville Area most of their lives.
The line starts with a John B. Manier. I thought mayhaps that he could have been a son of Daniel Jackson Manire and Ann Bullock Vandyke. I just can't really find any proof. I keep holding out that I will find the connection but it's hard to find much paperwork for 1700's.
So I have a John B. Manier. On February 8, 1825, he married Mary Jane Evans (nee. Wyche) in Granville County, North Carolina.
Mary Jane was born November 2, 1787 in Henry County, Virginia to Peter Wyche and Elizabeth Jenkins. She married Daniel Lewis Evans December 10, 1810 in Brunswick, Virginia. They had 5 children: George, Elizabeth Jenkins, Davis Lewis, Thomas Wyche, and William Henry Evans. Daniel died in 1821 (the same year William Henry was born). Four years later she marries John B. Manier.
A 73 year old Mary is listed on the 1860 Census for Nashville Ward 5, Davidson County, Tennessee. I believe she was listed with her Son's family. Mary died December 20, 1873 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee at age of 86 years old.
I only have one son for them, a James Wyche Manier. He was born March 19, 1826 either in Granville County, North Carolina or Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. James Wyche married Sarah Rucker in 1856. They had 4 children: (1) Mary P., (3) James Wyche Jr., (2) William Rucker, and (4) Fanny Manier.
(1) Mary P. Manier was born about 1857 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. She was listed with the family on the 1860 Census for Nashville Ward 4, Davidson County, Tennessee (age 3). She was listed with the family on the 1870 Census for Nashville Ward 4, Davidson County, Tennessee (age 13).
(2) William Rucker Manier was born November 13, 1861 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. He married Mary Eliza Owsley November 1, 1883 in Lincoln County, Kentucky. Mary Eliza was born December 25, 1864 in Kentucky to John Samuel Owsley and Susan Malinda Miller. They had 4 children: William Rucker Jr., John Owsley, Mary Malinda, Thomas Miller Manier.
(3) James Wyche Manier Jr. was born March 19, 1868 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. He married Emmett Lee McWilliams sometime before 1891. They had 4 children: James Wyche III, Emmett, Sarah Rucker, and Nancy Manier.
(4) Fanny Manier was born about 1869 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. She was listed with the family on the 1870 Census for Nashville Ward 4, Davidson County, Tennessee (age 1).
I have more information on the families of William Rucker Manier (1861) and James Wyche Manier, Jr. (1868). For more information on this branch of the family I have a family tree with a whole buncha information on Ancestry.com .... Nashville Branch of Manier/Manire. There are a buncha documents and Pictures there.. :)
The line starts with a John B. Manier. I thought mayhaps that he could have been a son of Daniel Jackson Manire and Ann Bullock Vandyke. I just can't really find any proof. I keep holding out that I will find the connection but it's hard to find much paperwork for 1700's.
So I have a John B. Manier. On February 8, 1825, he married Mary Jane Evans (nee. Wyche) in Granville County, North Carolina.
Mary Jane was born November 2, 1787 in Henry County, Virginia to Peter Wyche and Elizabeth Jenkins. She married Daniel Lewis Evans December 10, 1810 in Brunswick, Virginia. They had 5 children: George, Elizabeth Jenkins, Davis Lewis, Thomas Wyche, and William Henry Evans. Daniel died in 1821 (the same year William Henry was born). Four years later she marries John B. Manier.
A 73 year old Mary is listed on the 1860 Census for Nashville Ward 5, Davidson County, Tennessee. I believe she was listed with her Son's family. Mary died December 20, 1873 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee at age of 86 years old.
I only have one son for them, a James Wyche Manier. He was born March 19, 1826 either in Granville County, North Carolina or Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. James Wyche married Sarah Rucker in 1856. They had 4 children: (1) Mary P., (3) James Wyche Jr., (2) William Rucker, and (4) Fanny Manier.
(1) Mary P. Manier was born about 1857 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. She was listed with the family on the 1860 Census for Nashville Ward 4, Davidson County, Tennessee (age 3). She was listed with the family on the 1870 Census for Nashville Ward 4, Davidson County, Tennessee (age 13).
(2) William Rucker Manier was born November 13, 1861 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. He married Mary Eliza Owsley November 1, 1883 in Lincoln County, Kentucky. Mary Eliza was born December 25, 1864 in Kentucky to John Samuel Owsley and Susan Malinda Miller. They had 4 children: William Rucker Jr., John Owsley, Mary Malinda, Thomas Miller Manier.
(3) James Wyche Manier Jr. was born March 19, 1868 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. He married Emmett Lee McWilliams sometime before 1891. They had 4 children: James Wyche III, Emmett, Sarah Rucker, and Nancy Manier.
(4) Fanny Manier was born about 1869 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. She was listed with the family on the 1870 Census for Nashville Ward 4, Davidson County, Tennessee (age 1).
I have more information on the families of William Rucker Manier (1861) and James Wyche Manier, Jr. (1868). For more information on this branch of the family I have a family tree with a whole buncha information on Ancestry.com .... Nashville Branch of Manier/Manire. There are a buncha documents and Pictures there.. :)
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
What's in a name...
Apparently the Manire family has their favorite letters of the alphabet for naming children.
Letters with the most names for the Manire families: "C", "E", "J", "L", "M", "W"
Other letters that have quite a few names: "A", "D", "R", "S"
Researching people can get a bit tricky sometimes. Starting with the early 1700's the family had their favorite names. These names were used just about in every generation. The closer to 1900's the more they started getting more creative with the names of their children.
Popular Manire names: Ann (Annie), Benjamin, Charles, David, Edmund (especially Edmund Henry), Elizabeth, George, James, John, Joseph, Lemuel, Martha, Mary (especially Mary J. or Mary Jane), Philip, Robert, Sarah, Stephen, Susannah, Thomas, and William.
By far the Winning name being JOHN... I have like 30 with John for their first name. Luckily a lot of them have different middle names and birthdates.
It gets a bit crazy when a John has sons named John and William. And they have sons named John and William. (just an example of what I mean) And they didn't always go by their names given at birth. There are a lot of nicknames I have yet to understand... like Polly for a Mary or Martha. Guess you had to have been there to understand it.
Letters with the most names for the Manire families: "C", "E", "J", "L", "M", "W"
Other letters that have quite a few names: "A", "D", "R", "S"
Researching people can get a bit tricky sometimes. Starting with the early 1700's the family had their favorite names. These names were used just about in every generation. The closer to 1900's the more they started getting more creative with the names of their children.
Popular Manire names: Ann (Annie), Benjamin, Charles, David, Edmund (especially Edmund Henry), Elizabeth, George, James, John, Joseph, Lemuel, Martha, Mary (especially Mary J. or Mary Jane), Philip, Robert, Sarah, Stephen, Susannah, Thomas, and William.
By far the Winning name being JOHN... I have like 30 with John for their first name. Luckily a lot of them have different middle names and birthdates.
It gets a bit crazy when a John has sons named John and William. And they have sons named John and William. (just an example of what I mean) And they didn't always go by their names given at birth. There are a lot of nicknames I have yet to understand... like Polly for a Mary or Martha. Guess you had to have been there to understand it.
Dynamite ... really?
Charles Edward Manire was born August 14, 1918 in Kentucky to Hanson Curtis Manire and Ivie Sarber Marque. His parents split up (if they were even married). His Father married Nola Wilson and they had 4 more children. His Mother married a Clarence Sharter.
Charles married Texie Mae Thompson. They had atleast 2 daughters, Maragretta Ann Manire and Wanda Jean Manire.
For whatever reason, about 8 years after his daughter Wanda was born, Charles decided he had an issue with his Mother and Stepfather.
(I will have to look thru some of my old documents I have on discs.. I could have swore I had another article describing that the dynamite was put under the bed.. but I could be wrong. I will have to go digging)
He was in the Kentucky State Penitentary in Eddysville, Lyons County, Kentucky when he died of a possible Coronary Occulsion April 12, 1950. He was 31 years old. His occupation had been a tool grinder and he was divorced at the time. (have a scanned copy of his Death Certificate)
His body was removed to be buried in the Haley's Mill Cemetery in Christian County, Kentucky where he use to live.
Charles married Texie Mae Thompson. They had atleast 2 daughters, Maragretta Ann Manire and Wanda Jean Manire.
For whatever reason, about 8 years after his daughter Wanda was born, Charles decided he had an issue with his Mother and Stepfather.
(I will have to look thru some of my old documents I have on discs.. I could have swore I had another article describing that the dynamite was put under the bed.. but I could be wrong. I will have to go digging)
He was in the Kentucky State Penitentary in Eddysville, Lyons County, Kentucky when he died of a possible Coronary Occulsion April 12, 1950. He was 31 years old. His occupation had been a tool grinder and he was divorced at the time. (have a scanned copy of his Death Certificate)
His body was removed to be buried in the Haley's Mill Cemetery in Christian County, Kentucky where he use to live.
Manire Family Index
I got the new Family Tree Maker 2012 Software not long ago. It's very kewl stuff. I can tailor it the way I want to in so many ways and it allows me to link the research to my family tree on Ancestry.com. I can look at info on Ancestry.com thru the software when working on a certain person. You can even save the documents from Ancestry to your database in the software.
I've found so many mistakes in some of my older research databases. So I'm redoing a "Manire Notebook" database in my Family Tree Maker. In this notebook I'm adding anything to do with the Manire family. Even stuff I haven't been able to connect to our family tree yet. I'm going to go thru all my notes and all my printed stuff I have in boxes and adding it to the database. It's gonna go a bit slow. I started but realized I have some names missing or some dates missing that keep me from finding the right people in my database to add the notes too. There are too many of the same name in some instances.. It gets very confusing when trying to make sure you have the right person.
I ended up getting a special notebook... and I made a page for each letter of the alphabet. I went thru several of my older databases and wrote down the first names and middle names of all my Manires. I added just their birth year for reference. It's my Manire Index Notebook. That way I can use the Index to help me put the names in my Database (I can connect the people to families later) and I can use it to reference if I found a new person or not when looking online.
I currently have about 605 people with the MANIRE last name in my database.... The total people in my database currently is 1,089.
I've found so many mistakes in some of my older research databases. So I'm redoing a "Manire Notebook" database in my Family Tree Maker. In this notebook I'm adding anything to do with the Manire family. Even stuff I haven't been able to connect to our family tree yet. I'm going to go thru all my notes and all my printed stuff I have in boxes and adding it to the database. It's gonna go a bit slow. I started but realized I have some names missing or some dates missing that keep me from finding the right people in my database to add the notes too. There are too many of the same name in some instances.. It gets very confusing when trying to make sure you have the right person.
I ended up getting a special notebook... and I made a page for each letter of the alphabet. I went thru several of my older databases and wrote down the first names and middle names of all my Manires. I added just their birth year for reference. It's my Manire Index Notebook. That way I can use the Index to help me put the names in my Database (I can connect the people to families later) and I can use it to reference if I found a new person or not when looking online.
I currently have about 605 people with the MANIRE last name in my database.... The total people in my database currently is 1,089.
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