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.. :)
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
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.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
My Grandparents - Journey Begins
I didn't have much of a relationship growing up with my Maternal Grandparents. We kept in touch through letters, cards, and phone calls. We got Christmas presents in the mail. Grandma made goodies and sent them to us, but we lived on the East Coast. They lived on the West Coast. Neither of us ever really had a lot of money to make a trip as much as we would have liked.
Mom had 4 children to take care of. I was the youngest, and the one born with a Birth Defect I inherited from my Father's side of the family. So my early life was doctor visits and Surgeries.. and medical bills. It wasn't until I was older that Grandma and Grandpa M came out to visit. They came every few years. They came for My Sisters wedding. Grandma made her wedding cake. I can't remember if they came for my oldest Brother's wedding. They came for my High school Graduation. They came to see their great-grandkids, too.
It's on one of these trips out to see us that My sister and I start asking questions. Mom has always told me snippets of her childhood and family when I asked. I'm a curious person by nature. And I always wondered why they never really talked about family. Mom only knew a little bit about her Aunts, Uncles and Cousins. As they got older the families just kind of moved away. They all went their separate ways, not staying in touch with each other.
Grandpa gave me the names of his siblings... Lois Dean, Jewel "Jule" Allard, Mada Jeanette, Peggy Marie, and Richard Cavitt "M". He told me a little about his Mother, Ocie Ida Cavitt. Her mother was Florrie Dozier who married Richard Cavitt... Supposedly Richard Cavitt was a Native American who changed his name to Richard Cavitt when he got married. So far I have not found any proof to support that claim. I actually found proof of Richard Cavitt's parents... no Native American ties yet.
He told me about his Grandma Willie Mae Hodges... Her father was Ben Hodges who had a farm or ranch in Texas. His brother had a sheep ranch. He didn't know much though.
One thing that I thought was interesting was that Grandpa had a Sister named Peggy Marie. She supposedly was born between Mada Jeanette and Richard Cavitt. She died young but he wasn't sure when.
I started looking for Florrie Dozier Cavitt. I found a lot of Cavitts and Doziers. And I found some Florrie's. I just couldn't find the right one... I finally gave up on her for a bit. I started looking for other family names. Of coarse when I was doing this it was when I was still in High school. I was trying to research this online on free sites.. I didn't have any money of my own and no jobs while in school.
One day I came across 2 things... 1 was a posting about Benjamin Franklin Hodges... it had his children and grandchildren listed... lo and behold there was my Grandpa's sibings... of coarse the person who wrote it didn't have my Grandpa listed or his sister Peggy Marie. (Not many people know about Peggy so that was understandable). I contacted "Wrazzy" and told her who I was... I helped her add my line to her research and eventually she sent me hardcopies of her research on the Hodges family in snailmail. That was the start of my research.. that helped me Identify more people... It had my great-Uncles and Aunt... (Whom Mom later found a picture of when she visited Grandma and Grandpa a few years ago. It was when my Great-Grandpa and his siblings where young. It's a kewl old picture) Things were starting become a cohesive picture.
I was still wondering about Florrie Dozier Cavitt. I forget how I finally found her years and years later. She was Mary Florrie Dozier, daughter of Thomas Jones Dozier and Salena Palestine Hooker. I made contacts with the Dozier family researchers and Cavitt Researchers. And I had my Hodges Contact. I was well on my way.
I later added Bill Manire as a Contact... He was a distant cousin who helped me a lot. He and his wife had did a lot of research on the Manire family all the way back to 1700's. Though it was still limited in the lineage. I've used it as a stepping stone... I've since then added hundreds more names to the tree...
I'm always scouring the web for any mention of the Manire Family.... It's how I've come across obituaries and some historical websites that helped. Now that I work I'm able to pay for access to places like Ancestry.com and footnote.com. Both sites have really helped me. I love finding new pieces of lost history. Ancestry.com has a buncha stuff scanned. So you can see the actual Document like a Census. And I've gotten pretty good at reading the old writing.
It's been fun.. and I'm still at it. Though my one problem now is that I have too many notes. I need to organize them but sometimes I just get distracted or overwhelmed. Sometimes it's a bit sad as I get excited over something new but don't always have someone to share it with who will get just as excited about it.
Mom had 4 children to take care of. I was the youngest, and the one born with a Birth Defect I inherited from my Father's side of the family. So my early life was doctor visits and Surgeries.. and medical bills. It wasn't until I was older that Grandma and Grandpa M came out to visit. They came every few years. They came for My Sisters wedding. Grandma made her wedding cake. I can't remember if they came for my oldest Brother's wedding. They came for my High school Graduation. They came to see their great-grandkids, too.
It's on one of these trips out to see us that My sister and I start asking questions. Mom has always told me snippets of her childhood and family when I asked. I'm a curious person by nature. And I always wondered why they never really talked about family. Mom only knew a little bit about her Aunts, Uncles and Cousins. As they got older the families just kind of moved away. They all went their separate ways, not staying in touch with each other.
Grandpa gave me the names of his siblings... Lois Dean, Jewel "Jule" Allard, Mada Jeanette, Peggy Marie, and Richard Cavitt "M". He told me a little about his Mother, Ocie Ida Cavitt. Her mother was Florrie Dozier who married Richard Cavitt... Supposedly Richard Cavitt was a Native American who changed his name to Richard Cavitt when he got married. So far I have not found any proof to support that claim. I actually found proof of Richard Cavitt's parents... no Native American ties yet.
He told me about his Grandma Willie Mae Hodges... Her father was Ben Hodges who had a farm or ranch in Texas. His brother had a sheep ranch. He didn't know much though.
One thing that I thought was interesting was that Grandpa had a Sister named Peggy Marie. She supposedly was born between Mada Jeanette and Richard Cavitt. She died young but he wasn't sure when.
I started looking for Florrie Dozier Cavitt. I found a lot of Cavitts and Doziers. And I found some Florrie's. I just couldn't find the right one... I finally gave up on her for a bit. I started looking for other family names. Of coarse when I was doing this it was when I was still in High school. I was trying to research this online on free sites.. I didn't have any money of my own and no jobs while in school.
One day I came across 2 things... 1 was a posting about Benjamin Franklin Hodges... it had his children and grandchildren listed... lo and behold there was my Grandpa's sibings... of coarse the person who wrote it didn't have my Grandpa listed or his sister Peggy Marie. (Not many people know about Peggy so that was understandable). I contacted "Wrazzy" and told her who I was... I helped her add my line to her research and eventually she sent me hardcopies of her research on the Hodges family in snailmail. That was the start of my research.. that helped me Identify more people... It had my great-Uncles and Aunt... (Whom Mom later found a picture of when she visited Grandma and Grandpa a few years ago. It was when my Great-Grandpa and his siblings where young. It's a kewl old picture) Things were starting become a cohesive picture.
I was still wondering about Florrie Dozier Cavitt. I forget how I finally found her years and years later. She was Mary Florrie Dozier, daughter of Thomas Jones Dozier and Salena Palestine Hooker. I made contacts with the Dozier family researchers and Cavitt Researchers. And I had my Hodges Contact. I was well on my way.
I later added Bill Manire as a Contact... He was a distant cousin who helped me a lot. He and his wife had did a lot of research on the Manire family all the way back to 1700's. Though it was still limited in the lineage. I've used it as a stepping stone... I've since then added hundreds more names to the tree...
I'm always scouring the web for any mention of the Manire Family.... It's how I've come across obituaries and some historical websites that helped. Now that I work I'm able to pay for access to places like Ancestry.com and footnote.com. Both sites have really helped me. I love finding new pieces of lost history. Ancestry.com has a buncha stuff scanned. So you can see the actual Document like a Census. And I've gotten pretty good at reading the old writing.
It's been fun.. and I'm still at it. Though my one problem now is that I have too many notes. I need to organize them but sometimes I just get distracted or overwhelmed. Sometimes it's a bit sad as I get excited over something new but don't always have someone to share it with who will get just as excited about it.
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