Roberts-Brown-2017 Research
Brown/Mannin Line
Ancestor #52

By Don Taylor

Enoch Mannin is one of my “go to” ancestors.  That is to say that if I find a new database or website I ask myself, should I find something about Enoch on that site?  It is also a person that I search for on a system I know little about.  Will Enoch be there? Enoch lived a really full life, he was born in Kentucky, he fought for the Union during the civil war. After the war, he migrated to Minnesota and homesteaded land there. So, there are many placed and records that mention him. Also, his name is helpful because is helps me understand the search criteria needed to be used. Are Mannin and Manning the same – Are Mannon and Mannan also included in the same search or do I need to use wildcards.

I think having a person whose life you know a lot about, so you can differentiate him from other people with the same or a similar name, and is a person that appears in many records helps to clarify a collection. For me, Enoch Mannin is that guy.  Do you have such a person in your tree that you can always “go to”?

List of Grandparents

• Grand Parent: Richard Earl Brown
• 1^st Great: Mary Elizabeth Manning
• 2^nd Great: John William Manning
• 3^rd Great: Enoch Mannin[i]
• 4^th Great: Meredith Mannin
• 5^th Great: John Bosel Mannin*
• 6^th Great: Samuel Mannin*
• 7^th Great: Meredith Mannin*

*Parentage unconfirmed but believed to be correct.

Enoch Mannin (1823-1907)

Enoch Mannin was born on 03 Jan 1823[ii] in Owingsville, Bath County, Kentucky. He was the first child of twelve children born to Meredith Mannin and Rachel (Fugate) Mannin.

Childhood

Enoch appears to have gained a kind of wanderlust while a child. He and his brothers, Isaac and Thomas, were born in Kentucky, presumably Bath county but the family didn’t stay there long.

About 1829 the family moved to Missouri. The 1830 Census finds the Meredith Manning family, with four boys, the three born in Kentucky and one, Tubill, was born in Missouri. They were living in St. Ferdinand, St. Louis, Missouri.[iii] St. Ferdinand is an area of Saint Louis just north of the city much of which is in the flood plain where the Missouri and Mississippi rivers meet. Siblings Reuben and Katherine were also born in Missouri in 1831 and 1833 respectively.

About 1835, the family moved to Indiana, where siblings John, Mahala, Elizabeth, and Sarah Jane were born. The 1840 Census finds the family in Boone County, Indiana.[iv] Oddly enough, one child appears to be missing from the 1840 Census. At the time, they should have had two boys from 10 to under 15 in the household, Thomas (age 13) and Tubill (age 10). However, the census shows only one male child in that age range.  I don’t know if one of them was just missed in the census or if one of them was elsewhere.  Both do appear in subsequent records.  All other children appear to be present in the 1840 census records.

About 1841, the family moved to Carter County, Kentucky.  There his two youngest siblings Zachariah in 1841 and Tarlton in 1842 were born.

So, it seems that Enoch’s wanderlust was developed as a child; he lived in at least four different locations in three states while he was growing up.

Marriage

When he was 20, he married Minerva Ann Tolliver, daughter of Tulion Tolliver and Martha Mannin, on 15 Oct 1843 in Grayson, Carter County, Kentucky. The ceremony was performed by Joseph Nichols who appears to have had a “Christian Church” in Morgan County.

Enoch and Minerva had nine children. They were:

1. Charlie was probably born circa 1844 and died about 1850.
2. John William Manning: born between 1845-1846 in Kentucky. He died on 25 Apr 1888 in Carter County, Kentucky. He married Elisa Jane Fannin before 1880 in Kentucky.
3. Isaac Wilson Mannin was born between 1845-1846 in Kentucky (Probably Owingsville, Bath County). He died on 01 Nov 1931 in Yakima, Yakima County, Washington. He married Hattie T. [Unknown] in 1868 in Kentucky.
4. Nancy Ann Mannin was born in Mar 1849 in Kentucky (She was age 10/12 during the 1850 Census). She died on 02 Feb 1913 in Ogema, Saskatchewan, Canada. She married Jessie Monroe Barnett on 22 Jan 1867 in Carter County, Kentucky.
5. Meredith Mannin was born between 1850-1851 in Kentucky.
6. Sarah Jane Mannin was born between 1854-1855 in Kentucky (Probably Owingsville, Bath County7). She died on 28 Jan 1942 in Medical Lake, Spokane, Washington14 (At age 88 & 4 Months). She married Joseph Hatfield Bryant in 1869 in Kentucky.
7. Mary Ermaline Mannin was born between 1855-1856 in Kentucky. She died after 1899. She married was married twice.

She married Thomas N Jones on 17 May 1875 in Cass, Minnesota.
She married again to George Washington Gates in 1899 in Cass, Minnesota.

8. Gresella Mannin was born between 1856-1857 in Kentucky. She died in 1897 in Bemidji, Beltrami, Minnesota.
9. Prudence Mannin was born between 1859-1860 in Kentucky. She died after Jul 1898. She married a McDonald on 12 May 1877 in Olive Hill, Carter, Kentucky.

Adult

The 1850 Census indicates Enoch is living in Bath County, Kentucky working as a laborer. He has a modest amount of real estate (valued at $50). He cannot read and write – a capability he doesn’t appear to ever achieve.  With him in the census records are his wife Minerva, and three children, John W, Isaac, and Nancy A.[v]

The 1860 Census indicates Enoch is still living in Bath County, Kentucky. He is a farmer whose real estate value is only $25. His personal property is $80. Living with him are his wife and six children, presumably all his and Minerva’s.[vi]  they were

• William (John William), age 15, who was working as a farm hand.
• Isaac, age 12
• Nancy, age 10
• Sarah, age 5
• Emaline, age 4
• Grasella, age 3

All were born in Kentucky.

The Civil War

The civil war broke out in April 1861 when the Confederates attacked Fort Sumter.  However, the war built up slowly as more and more men volunteered to serve in the Confederate and Union Armies. In April 1862, the Confederates enabled conscription (a draft). In July 1962, the Union also enabled conscription when a state couldn’t meet its quota with volunteers. Because Enoch was over 35, he probably would have never been drafted, but he did volunteer to serve on 29 Aug 1863. On that same day, he signed a parental consent for his son, and my 2^nd great-grandfather, John W. Mannin to enlist early.  John was only 17, but he was to turn 18 in the next couple months. Also, enlisting on the same day at Olive Hill with Enoch and John W. was a John N. Mannin. I have not determined the relationship between John N. and John W. or Enoch Mannin, yet, but their simultaneous enlistment cannot be a coincidence.

When Enoch enlisted, he was 40-years-old, however, he reported his age as 44. I don’t know if there was some sort of advantage to being older in his enlistment or not. He was 5’6” tall, had black hair and black eyes.[vii]

He mustered in at Grayson, Carter County, Kentucky on 28 September 1863. He serviced with Company E, 40^th Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry. I have not had a chance to follow the action of the 40^th. KY Vol, Mounted Inf. yet.

I do know that he was captured by Morgan in 1864 and was finally released.[viii]

He mustered out at Catlettsburg, Boyd County, Kentucky on 30 December 1864.[ix]

After the War

The 1870 Census found Enoch living near Grayson, in Carter County, Kentucky, as a farmer. His real estate value had risen to $250 and his personal property was now $350. Living with him is his wife, Minerva, and four children, Meredith (age 19), Mary (age 16), Gazella (age 13), and Prudence (age 10). All of the children had attended school in the past year.[x]

The 1880 Census finds Enoch and Minerva still together, however, living with them are his son Isaac, Isaac’s wife Tennessee, and five of their children, Samuel, Henry, Frances, James, and Phodeence (?).[xi]

The Move North

In the fall of 1882, Enoch led a group of 9 families from Kentucky to Minnesota. Besides he and his wife Minerva, there were 8 other families.[xii]

1. His daughter Sarah Jane and her husband Joseph Bryant
2. His daughter Nancy A. and her husband, Jesse Barnett.
3. His daughter Mary E. and her husband, Thomas Jones.
4. His son Isaac and his wife, Hattie.
5. His grandson, John T. Bryant and his wife Mary (Son of Sarah Jane)
6. His cousin, Joseph Fugate and his wife Eliza.
7. The nephew of his son-in-law (Joseph), Squire Bryant and his wife Elizabeth.
8. Finally, a friend and neighbor, John W. and Mary Horn.

And, of course, all their children.  I can only imagine the difficulties they faced on the long, 900-mile, trip from Grayson, Kentucky up to Holding Township, Stearns County Minnesota during the winter.  They arrived in February[xiii] and immediately set up households.

The 1885 Census is somewhat confusing.  Some oral history indicates that Phoebe Manning was raised by her aunt and uncle Mary E. (Mannin) and Thomas W. Jones and her sister Mary Manning was raised by their father, John William Manning.  Other oral history indicates that both Mary and Phoebe Manning were raised by Tommy and Mary E. Jones. In either event, both Mary and Phoebe, along with their older brother Robert, are all living with grandparents Enoch and Minerva Mannin in near Saint Anna in Holding Township, Stearns County, Minnesota.  Tomas and Mary Jones were also living in Holding Township, Stearns Count, Minnesota.[xiv] So, it is confusing when Mary and Phoebe lived with Tom and Mary Jones and when they lived with Enoch and Minerva. If any cousins can shed some light on this topic, I’d love to hear.

The Final Move

In the winter of 1887-1888, Enoch and several of the other families moved again – This time to Township 134 (May Township), Cass County, Minnesota.[xv] They began homesteading properties there. In February 1894, Enoch received a patent for 160 acres of land – The NE Quarter of Section 22 in township 134 North (later known as May Township) of Range 31 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian in Minnesota.[xvi]

John William Manning (Enoch’s oldest son and Mary and Phoebe’s father) died in April of 1888. By all oral accounts, the two children lived with the Jones’ after that.  Oral history from Mary Manning said that Enoch was very strict and stern. Apparently, getting out from under Enoch’s rule was enough motivation to marry young, very young. Mary married Arthur Durwood Brown on 19 October 1891 when she was only 13 years old. Phoebe apparently toughed it out longer

The 1895 Minnesota Census shows Enoch living in Township 134 (May Township), Cass County Minnesota with his wife Minova [Minerva]. In the same household is his grandson, Robert J. Mannin with his wife, Martha J, and two of their children, Perly and Ernest.[xvii]

The 1900 Census finds Enoch and Minerva still living in living in Township 134. The census confirms Enoch was born in January 1823 and that Minerva was born in February. It has an error in Minerva’s birth year indicating 1881 rather than 1821, but the mistake is clear as her age is 78 years old. The two had been married 57 years. Minerva had had nine children, five of whom were still living.[xviii]  All nine have been accounted for.

• Dead – Charlie Mannin died c. 1850
• Dead – John William died in 1888
• Dead – Gresella died in 1897

• Alive – Isaac Wilson died 1931.
• Alive – Nancy Ann died in 1913.
• Alive – Sarah Jane died in 1942.
• Alive – Mary Ermaline died in 1941.
• Alive – Prudence died in 1940.

• Dead (by deduction) – Meredith must have died before 1900.

On 24 October 1902, Meredith’s wife Minerva died. They had just celebrated their 59^th wedding anniversary.

The 1905 Minnesota Census shows the 82-year-old Enoch living alone in May Township[xix].

Death

Enoch died on 7 April 1907, in May Township, Cass County, Minnesota.  He is buried in Bridgeman Cemetery, May Township, with a marker showing his Civil War service in Company E, 40^th Kentucky Infantry.[xx]

Further Actions / Follow-up

• I need to follow the Civil War action of the 40^th. KY Vol, Mounted Inf.
• I also need to research the further moves of the nine families. (Some moved to Washington, some to Canada, others to Oregon.)

 Photos

Do you have a photo of Enoch Manning, his siblings or his children?  If so, I’d be very interested in getting a digital copy of it.  Please contact me using the comment form below.

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DNA

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Endnotes

[i] Mannin, Manning, Mannen, and Mannon are used interchangeably in various documents. My tendency is to use the variation used in the source/document I am citing from, however, occasionally I will use my preferred spelling regardless of the document.

[ii] Mannin Family Bible, Copy, Mannin Family Bible – Family Records – Births.

[iii] 1830 Census (A) (NARA), Ancestry.Com, 1830 Census – Meredith Manning – St Ferdinand. St Louis County, Missouri.

[iv] 1840 Census (A) (NARA), Ancestry.Com, Year: 1840; Census Place: Boone, Indiana; Roll: 74; Page: 138.

[v] 1850 Census (A), Ancestry.Com, Enoch Mannan – Division 2, Bath, Kentucky – Page 71, Family 486 – Line 26. Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 2, Bath, Kentucky; Roll M432_191; Page: 36A; Image: 453.

Accessed 4/25/2010.  http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?h=16880200&db=1850usfedcenancestry&indiv=1

[vi] 1860 Census (A) (NARA), Ancestry.Com, 1860 Census – Enoch Manning – Owingsville, Bath, Kentucky – Page 234. Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: , Bath, Kentucky; Roll M653_355; Page: 234; Image: 234; Family History Library Film: 803355. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?h=39181328&db=1860usfedcenancestry&indiv=1

[vii] Enlistment Papers – Enoch Mannin – 29 Aug 1863 http://dontaylorgenealogy.com/2017/01/enlistment-papers-enoch-mannin-29-aug-1863.html/

[viii] http://dontaylorgenealogy.com/2015/11/veterans-day-2015.html/

[ix] Adjutant General’s Report, PAGE 432 – Company E, 40th KY Vol Mounted Infantry. ROLL OF COMPANY “E,” FORTIETH KENTUCKY VOLUNTEER MOUNTED INFANTRY.

[x] 1870 Census (A) (NARA), Ancestry.Com, 1870 Census – Enock Mannon – Grayson, Carter, Kentucky – Page 10. Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 4, Carter, Kentucky; Roll M593_454; Page: 131B; Image: 266; Family History Library Film: 545953. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?h=17854241&db=1870usfedcen&indiv=1.

[xi] 1880 Census (A) (NARA), Ancestry.Com, 1880 Census – Enoch Mannin – Precinct 4, Carter, Kentucky – ED 15, Page 20. Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 4, Carter, Kentucky; Roll T9_408; Family History Film: 1254408; Page: 547.4000; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 0374. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi– bin/sse.dll?h=41986895&db=1880usfedcen&indiv=1.

[xii] e-mail, 2016-11-18 – Attachment “Bryant & Mannin Information” ., Email from B. (H.) Jones to Don Taylor – privately held.

[xiii] 1895 Minnesota Census (State of Minnesota), Ancestry.Com, 1895 Minnesota Census – Enock Mannie [Enoch Mannin] – Township 134, Cass, Minnesota – Page 19.

[xiv] 1885 Minnesota Census, Ancestry.Com, 1885 Minnesota Census – Enoch Mannin – Holding, Stearns County, Minnesota – Page 3, Line 30, Family 21.

[xv] 1895 Minnesota Census (State of Minnesota), Ancestry.Com, 1895 Minnesota Census – Enock Mannie [Enoch Mannin] – Township 134, Cass, Minnesota – Page 19

[xvi] General Land Office Records (U.S. Department of the Interior), Bureau of Land Management, Enoch Mannin – Homestead Certificate No. 8277, Application 14821. https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=MN2060__.280&docClass=STA&sid=demhmt3w.2lc#patentDetailsTabIndex=1.

[xvii] 1895 Minnesota Census (State of Minnesota), Ancestry.Com, 1895 Minnesota Census – Enock Mannie [Enoch Mannin] – Township 134, Cass, Minnesota – Page 19

[xviii] 1900 Census (A) (NARA), Ancestry.Com, 1900 Census – Enoch Mannin – Cass, Minnesota – Township 134, Range 31 – ED 48, Sheet 5B. Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 134, Cass, Minnesota; Roll T623_759; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 48. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?h=26154889&db=1900usfedcen&indiv=1.

[xix] 1905 Minnesota Census, Ancestry.Com, Enoch Mannin (Manner) – May Township, Class County, Minnesota. http://search.ancestry.com/search/collections/MNstatecen/2582361/printer-friendly?ssrc=pt&tid=40083876&pid=19447704566&usePUB=true.

[xx] Find a Grave – Memorial #60388199 – Enoch Mannin – https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=60388199.

[xxi] Note: DNA Testing results sometimes bring to light family relationships that were not previously known. Do not test if you prefer to be blissfully ignorant of the truth.