Manning Deep Dive – Part 2

Posted on May 1, 2022 by Don Taylor

Mannin(g)’s in Carter County during the 1880 Census.

Census Sunday
Brown-Mannin(g) Line
By Don Taylor

The first step in doing a Deep Dive is to confirm the use of my initial sources. The first items to review are items in Family Search for Carter County, including Biographies. It included a Book, Heritage of Carter County, Kentucky. I had not reviewed it. Also, it doesn’t appear to be available online. I contacted the Carter County Historical and Genealogical Society to see if they do lookups.

Next, there are four items under Cemeteries. None of the items listed there appear to be available remotely. However, I did look at Find-a-Grave and found several confusing and erroneous entries in the memorials. I hope that Census Records might help clear up some of my questions regarding those family units. I’ll return to it after I look at the Census records and Vital Records.

Third, are the US Census Records. Starting at the most recent and working back from the 1880 Census.

1880 Census – Carter County – Mannin(g)

There were 5 Mannin families, which included 37 entries. They are as follows:

Family 1 – Precinct 4, ED 15 – Page 4

All were born in Kentucky except for Elizabeth.

Tubal Mannin 50 Self (Head) Farmer (parents born in VA)
Elizabeth J. Mannin 44 Wife – Keeps House – Born VA
John L. Mannin 22 Son – Farm Laborer
Valandinghan Mannin 16 Son – Farm Laborer
James S. Mannin 14 Son – At Home
Sarah C. Mannin 10 Daughter
Amanda L. Mannin 7 Daughter
Willie Mannin 1 Son
Killie Mannin 1 Daughter – Twins

Tubal was my 4th great uncle.

Family 2 – Precinct 4, ED 15 – Page 17.

All were born in Kentucky.

Wm. C. Mannin 34 Self (Head) Farmer
Martha E. Mannin 30 Wife Keeping House
Alvin Mannin 10 Son
Montaville Mannin 9 Son
Silas Mannin 8 Son
Arminta Mannin 5 Daughter
Asbury Mannin 2 Son
William C. Mannin 7/12 Son

My relationship with William C Mannin is unknown.

Family 3 – Precinct 4, ED 15 – Page 17

All were born in Kentucky.

Thos. H. Mannin 52 Self (Head) – Farmer
Rachal Mannin 42 Wife – Keeping House
John J. Mannin 21 Son – Farmer
Samuel T. Mannin 19 Son – Farm Lr.
Mary D. Mannin 17 Daughter – at home
Zachariah W. Mannin 15 Son – Farm Lr.
Eliza F. Mannin 5 Daughter

Thomas H. Mannin is my 4th great uncle

Family 4 – Precinct 4, ED 15, Page 18

All were born in Kentucky.

Merideth A. Mannin 24 Self (Head) – Farmer
Sousan F. Mannin 25 Wife – Keeping House
Rachal E. Mannin 3 Daughter
Sarah M. Mannin 1 Daughter

My relationship with this Merideth Mannin is unknown.

Family 5a – Precinct 4, ED 15, Page 20[i]

All were born in Kentucky.

Enoch Mannin 57 Self (Head)
Manerva Mannin 59 Wife

Enoch and Manerva are my 3rd great-grandparents.

Family 5b – Precinct 4, ED 15, Page 20 – Same house as Enoch Mannin’s house

All were born in Kentucky.

Isaac Mannin 32 Self (Head) – Farmer
Tenisee Mannin 32 Wife – Keeping House
Sam Mc Kee Mannin 12 Son – At Home
Henry M. Mannin 9 Son
Frances P. Mannin 7 Son
James H. Mannin 5 Son
Phodeena Mannin 2/12 Daughter

Isaac Wilson Mannin is my 3rd great uncle.

I confirmed all Mannin’s in Carter County during the 1880 Census are in my database, and all appropriate facts are identified. However, there are two Mannin families, Merideth and William C., in the 1880 Census that I do not know how they relate to me. I suspect I’ll be able to determine that relationship when I review the 1870 and 1860 Censuses.

Endnotes

[i] In terms of indexing, Enoch and Manerva [sic] were enumerated without relationship to subsequent individuals but were listed as in the same household. From other research, I know that Enoch and Minerva were the parents of Isaac Mannin.

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Happy Birthday Samuel Sanford

Posted on April 30, 2022 by Don Taylor

30 April – Samuel Sanford – #3200

Brown-Sanford Line

Today, I remember my 9th Great-grandfather, Samuel Sanford. He was born on 30 April 1643 in Milford, New Haven Colony (Now Connecticut). He died on 27 November 1691 in Connecticut Colony.

For more information on FULLNAME see:

There are no known photos, paintings, or drawings of FULLNAME. If you have an image of Samuel or know more about his life, I would love to hear from you.

If Samuel Sanford is your ancestor, I would love to share information with you. Please let me know how we are related. Also, like me on Facebook, follow me on Twitter, or comment at the bottom of this post.

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Ethel Wight Collection – Part 78

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Don Taylor

Lekousi, Lessard, Levesque, & Libby

Photo Friday
Ethel Wight Collection
By Don Taylor

Photo of Don Taylor with cat Nasi.This week, for Photo Friday, I identify the people in five more envelopes from the Ethel Wight Studio Collection[i]. The envelopes contain the names who paid for the photos, not necessarily of the individual portrayed in the image. As such, it is vital to analyze the pictures and information to identify the individual therein.[ii] My goal is to reunite the photos with family members who may have never seen the image.

Dr. Perley Lessard, circa 1934.

The envelope this negative was in says, “Dr. Lessard, 548 ½ Congress #24.”

Why I believe this to be the individual.

  • Dr. Perley Lessard, circa 1934.

    The 1934 Portland City Directory lists Perley J Lessard as a dentist at 458½ Congress, rm 4, and living at 447 Cumberland. His wife is Rose.

  • The 1940 Census lists the 42-year-old Perley Lessard living at 16A Deering Street. His occupation is Dentist. Rose, his 36-year-old wife, is a dentist’s assistant. Both were born in Maine. Living with them is their 11-year-old daughter, Jacqueline,

This photo is of Perley Lessard about 1934 before he and Rose moved to Deering Street.

Ancestry has nine public trees that refer to Pearl “Perley” Joseph Lessard “Lessor.”  Family Search has profile L5ZM-2TN for Perley Joseph Lessard. I uploaded two photos of him to his Family Search Memories. 

Jacqueline Lessard, circa 1935 (age 6)

This negative envelope says, “Dr. Perley Lessard, Deering St., #820.”

Why I believe this to be the individual.

  • Jacqueline Lessard, circa 1935 (age 6)

    Based upon the photo package number (#820), the photo was taken about 1935.

  • The 1940 Census lists the 42-year-old Perley Lessard, his wife Rose, and his 11-year-old daughter, Jacqueline living at 16A Deering Street. They lived in the “same house” in 1935.

This is a photo of Jacqueline Lessard about 1935 when she was about six years old.

Family Search has profile L5CL-ZQ6 for Jacqueline Lessard, born 12 July 1928 to Perley Joseph and Rove (Gagnon) Lessard. Jacqueline died in 1970, according to her profile. Interestingly enough, a search for Jacqueline Lessard yielded no results; however, Perley Joseph Lessard appears in five public Ancestry trees, one of them includes Jacqueline. So, it seems something is wrong with Ancestry’s record indexing. In any event, I uploaded a photo of Jacqueline to her Family Search Memories.

I also uploaded one additional photo of her to my Flickr photostream.

Lillian Levesque, circa 1935.

This negative envelope says, “Miss Lillian Levesque, 551 Cumberland Ave, #310.”

Why I believe this to be the individual.

  • Lillian Levesque, circa 1935.

    1934, 1935, and 1936 Portland City Directories list no Lillian Levesque and no one with the Levesque surname living at 551 Cumberland any of those years.

  • A review of the 1930 Census found 33 Lillian Levesque’s in the United States during 1930—three in Maine and one in New Hampshire.
    • Lillian, the 26-year-old wife of Omer Levesque, lives in Lisbon, Maine.
    • Lillian, the 19-year-old daughter of Joseph and Blanchette Levesque, lives in Auburn, Maine.
    • Lillian, the nine-year-old daughter of Louis & Mabel Levesques, lives in Van Buren.
    • Lillian, the 17-year-old-daughter of Anna Levesque, lives in Hooksett, New Hampshire.

This photo, taken about 1934 or 1935, is of a young woman probably in her late teens or early 20s. It could be either the Auburn or the Hookset Lillian. Also, it could be one of the many other Lillian Levesque’s in the United States and Canada. As such, I cannot identify the Lillian Levesque in this photo.

I have added her photo to Dead Fred. If you can identify which Lillian Levesque this is, I’d love to hear from you. 

Mary Lekousi, circa 1935.

This negative envelope says, “Miss Mary Lekousi, 1005 Congress, #418.”

Why I believe this to be the individual.

  • Mary Lekousi, circa 1935.

    The 1935 Portland City Directory lists Eustace, his wife Helen, and a George Lekousi living at 1005 Congress.

  • Ancestry Family Trees suggest this is Mary Eustace Lekousi, daughter of Eustace and Helen Lekouski, born 5 April 1916.

Although Mary’s face is slightly out of focus in this photo, the flowers and her dress are crisp. A view of the 1934 Portland High School yearbook confirms this is the same young woman.

Ancestry has four public trees that refer to Mary Eustace Lekousi. Family Search does not have a profile for Mary or her parents.

So, I have added her photo to Dead Fred. 

Joan Libby, circa 1936.

This negative envelope says, “Mrs. Elton Libby, 69 Sherman St #993.”

Why I believe this to be the individual.

  • Joan Libby, circa 1936.

    The 1936 Portland City Directory lists Alton J. Libby and his wife Elinor C, living at 69 Sherman.

  • The 1940 Census lists Elton J Libby and his wife Elenor, living in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. It also indicates the couple was living in Portland in 1935. With them is their six-year-old daughter, Joan A. Libby.
  • Ancestry Family Trees suggest this is Joan L Libby, born 20 July 1933.

This photo was taken about 1936 when Joan was about three years old.

Ancestry has five public trees that refer to Joan L. Libby. Family Search has profile G88N-J6Q for Joan A Libby, daughter of Elton J and Elinor (Tebbetts) Libby. So, I uploaded this photo of her to her Family Search Memories.

Confirmed to be Joan Libby by a grandson.

 Conclusion

  • I fully identified four of the five Three of them have Family Search profiles, so I uploaded their images to their Family Search Memories.
  • I identified one individual that did not have a Family Search profile but did appear in Ancestry trees, so I posted her image to Dead Fred.
  • There was one individual that I could not differentiate from several people with the same name in the same location. I uploaded her photo to Dead Fred.

If any of these photos are of your family member, I would love to hear your reaction. Especially if this photo is of a loved one for whom you hadn’t seen this photograph before.

Due to software limitations, the images uploaded to Family Search, Dead Fred, and Flickr have a higher image quality than the images linked here.

For all postings of the Ethel Wight Collection, please see here.

Endnotes

[i] The Wight Studio was in Portland, Maine. Many thanks to Ethel Wight’s family for access to and permission to use the collection of their great aunt.

[ii] These images were converted to positives using a lightbox, a Nikon camera and computer software.

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Happy Birthday Asa Taft

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Don Taylor

29 April – Asa Taft – Ancestor# 84

Roberts-Barnes-Taft Line

Today, I remember my 4th Great-grandfather, Asa Taft. He was born on 29 April 1774 in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts Colony.

Asa married Sarah Whitney on 18 September 1794 in Peru, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. After Sarah died in 1813, Asa married Lucy Fuller in Triangle, Broome County New York. Asa may have married a third time, to Lucy Wilson, sometime after 1825.

He died on 17 March 1839 in Triangle, Broome County, New York and was buried in the Taft Cemetery in Triangle.

For more information on Asa Taft see:

There are no known photos, paintings, or drawings of Asa Taft (1774-1839). If you have an image of Asa or know more about his life, I would love to hear from you.

If Asa is your ancestor, I would love to share information with you. Please let me know how we are related. Also, like me on Facebook, follow me on Twitter, or comment at the bottom of this post.

 

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Donna Darling Collection – Part 88

Posted on April 28, 2022 by Don Taylor

Treasure Chest Thursday
By Don Taylor

This week, for Treasure Chest Tuesday, I look at clippings from a page of the Donna Darling Collection.

Clipping: Plaza – Let’s Go – Donna Darling Collection

“Plaza – Let’s Go” showed the movie “The U. P. Trail” from Zane Grey’s great novel. For Vaudeville, “Donna Montran and Her ‘Bathing Beauties’ is the headliner. This ad doesn’t say when or where the show occurred. However, Donna went by Montran in her Bathing Beauties shows during 1920 and 1921. Along with Donna on the bill were:

  • Billy and Eddie Gorman – Passing Songs of 1920
  • Bo Peep and Jack Horner – Kathlyn Arnold and George L. Cohan.
  • Bart Doyle – Chesterfieldian Entertainer
  • The Great Richards.

It also mentions the show played Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday. And in the margin between two clippings was a handwritten note that said “Worchester Mass.”

Image rotated horizontally for readability.

Analysis

Worchester Evening Gazette 27 Dec 1920 via Genealogy Bank.

My review of available online newspapers found an ad, via Genealogy Bank, from the Worchester Evening Gazette, 27 December 1920, that is almost identical. It advertised “Plaza – Let’s Go” and included the same vaudeville acts. Other newspaper issues and pages indicated that Donna’s show played at the Plaza in Worchester on December 27, 28, & 29, 1920.

That fills a gap I had in her show schedule from her playing at the Palace Theater in Hartford, CT, December 22-25 and playing the Plaza Theater in Bridgeport, CT, between 30 December 1929 and 1 January 1921.

Actions

  • I added the following to her list of shows:

December 27-29, 1924 – “Donna Montran and Her ‘Bathing Beauties’” played Plaza-Let’s Go in Worchester, MA.

  • There are four more clippings from the Donna Darling Collection which relate to this show. Additionally, I found six articles in three newspapers on Genealogy Bank that document the show even more. I will include them in detail when I write about this show in detail.
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