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The ivVanahan Family 1750 - 1950
And Allied Tamiliea
THE M A N A H A N FAMILY
(1750 — 1950)
And Allied Families
of
Cassell, Ogg, Frizzell, Arrington, Buhrman, Denham, Marken, Easterly, Hann, Leister, Scott, Root, Groh, Griffith, Shields, Birely, Willard, Bair, Naugle, Portner, Smith, McGuire, Kemp, Hensly, Bruce, Phillips, Brown, Harbaugh, Wilhide, Crawford, Springle, Zangle, Miller, Fackler, Stoops, Brillhart, Eby, Kendall, Kipe, Martin, Ayers, Stupes, Ambrose, Dierdorff, Shoemaker, Althoff, Watson, Lantz, Meyer, and Flanagan.
A Sketch by
John Eacott Manahan, Ph. D.
Radford, Virginia
Second Edition
May, 1952
THE M A N A H A N FAMILY
(1750 — 1950)
Sketch by John Eacott Manahan, Radford, Virginia
Our coat of arms is a blue shield with a gold chevron between three gold stars. The crest is a man in full armor with left hand on the hip and holding in the right a silver forked pennon charged with a shield of the arms as above.
Our motto, FELIS DEMULCTA MITIS, means "The Stroked Cat is Meek."
Although our name, one of the oldest in Europe, dates from the year 866 A. D. when there flourished in Ireland a noted warrior named Manachan, the chieftains who bore his name on the banks of the Shannon—Ignatius, Muireadhach, Teige, Cathal, and Donn—proved no match for the mighty clan of the O'Beirnes, whose chief on June 6, 1249 killed O'Monahan with a blow of the fist. To O'Beirne we lost the Chieftainship of Hy-Briuin-na-Sionna and the Lordship of the Three Tuathas in the fateful year 1249, as recorded in the Annals of the Four Masters of Ireland, since which time, according to Rev. P. Woulfe of Dublin, our name has been scattered. The American Manahans have little from the past except the tradition that their forefathers were Orangemen in Erin, migrants to Canada, and in some way descended from personages prominent at the court of Mary, Queen of Scots, beheaded by her cousin Elizabeth of England. In the opinion of the present writer this legend comes from mixed sources. Probably the Monahans were Hibernian Catholics who were shipped for political reasons either to Virginia or Maryland and there they intermarried with the families of Crawford and Lescallete, one Scotch from whom the legend and the other French from whom the black eyes of the early Manahans in Maryland. The Crawfords figured largely in the annals of the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots, were Orangemen in Ireland where Alexander Crawford of Killybegs lived, and some of his descendants may have come by way of Canada. The Lescalletes may have been Irish Huguenots, or what is more likely, Acadian Catholics in the Baltimore Acadian Church following the uprooting in Nova Scotia of "Evangeline" and her race. Doubtless the Crawfords were descended from the Sandi-lands family in Chester County, Pennsylvania, one of whom bore the title, Viscount Canada. From conjecture as to origins, we come to solid fact as nearly as it can be arrived at:
THOMAS M A N A H A N of Baltimore County, Maryland (who may have been son of the James Monahan who in 1768 voted to move the county seat from Joppa to Baltimore Town) b. ca. 1750, d. 1787. The Journal of the Committee of Observation of the Middle District of Frederick County shows Thomas Manahan as an Associator and as a Corporal in Capt. Henry Baker's Company in the American Revolution, Sept. 12, 1775-Oct. 24, 1776. His creditors in 1787 included Jameis Crawford, Matthias Cralwford, John Crawford, Martin Winter, George Winter, Jacob Winter, and Michael Heans. Joshua Howard and Conrad Dudderer appraised his estate, which was administered by his widow, Margaret Manahan. Listed as his next of kin were Sarah Manahan and Mary Manahan. His name appears as witness to the marriage of Jacob Loewele to Salome Pitersen on August 13 ( ) in the records of Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick City. Lived at "The Barrens," near Libertytown.
m. Margaret, possibly sister of James, Jonas, Matthias, and John Crawford. As Margaret Manaham she was living in 1790 at the Census in Lower Delaware Hundred, Baltimore County, where her sons later list themselves as having been born. In 1790 Margaret appears with a family of 1 male over 16, 3 males under 16, and 3 females including herself. Alexander Crawford of Montgomery County and Prince-George's Maryland may have been her father.
c. 1. John Manahan, b. ante 1774, d. ante 1814. c. 2. Rachael Manahan, b. 1772 (Buhrman Bible Record). c. 3. Thomas Manahan, b. 1765-84. c. 4. James Manahan, b. February 14, 1783, d. 1855. c. 5. Jonas Manahan, b. 1786-7, d. 1861. c. 6. Jane Manahan, m. Flanagan (presumably Malachi).
JOHN M A N A H A N , b. Baltimore County ante 1774, d. ante 1814; called John Molahawn in the will of his father-in-law, Michael Haines, proved 10 April 1818 in Frederick County,
m. Mary, b. 1774-84 d. of Michael Haines; she remarried George Tener or Tenner and her sister Cathy was wife of John Lusqulit or Lescallete, d. June 26, 1826 aged 43 Y. 2 M .
c. 1. Sarah Manahan, b. 1-31-1794, m. Mr. CASSELL. c. 2. David, b. 11-14-1795, m. (1) Sarah Gerhart, (2)
Sophia Prugh. c. 3. Abraham, b. 7-18-1796, d. a bachelor. c. 4. Michael, b. 4-7-179—(last digit indecipherable) c. 5. Julia or Juliet, b. 1-23-1801 (All of dates from old
Manahan Family Bible in possession of Manahans of 143 Green St., Westminster, Maryland).
SARAH MANAHAN m. Mr. CASSELL of Frederick County, Md.
c. unknown. DAVID M A N A H A N , b. 1795, d. 1826 in Frederick County, Md.
He must have been a merchant, as many persons were in his debt at the time of his death, among them John Haines, Richard Lescallete, Michael Baile, Dennis Warfield, Thomas Manahan, Ludwick Baile, Jonas Manahan, Ann Bellison, Henrietta Bellison, John Lescallete, Andrew Barnes, Peter Manachan, George Lescallete, Abraham Manachan, Jacob Haines, Frederick Winters, Daniel Haines, James Emmitt, Peter Becraft, Joshua Howard, and William Lescallete (of Senah).
m. (1) Sarah Gerhart, June 3, 1818. c. unknown.
m. (2) Sophia Prugh, Sept. 29, 1823, d. Frederick & Catherine (Baile) Prugh.
c. 1. Levi Manahan, b. 1824, d. 1898. LEVI M A N A H A N , b. October 29, 1824; lived Carroll County,
Maryland; d. April 16, 1893, aged 68 Y. 5 M. 17 D.; buried Old Stone Chapel,
m. Eliza Jane Baile, b. Feb. 13, 1832, d. June 25, 1923, aged 91 Y. 4 M. 12 D.; d. Abner Bade of Carroll County,
c. 1. William Henry Manahan, went to Ohio, c. 2. Charles F., b. 1860, d. 1947. c. 3. Jesse, m. H. Olivia Gosnell. c. 4. Addie c 5. Fannie, aged 97 in September 1949, of 143 Green
St., Westminster, Maryland, c. 6. Annie, aged 94 in September 1949, m. Mr. OGG. c. 7. Laura, m. BOWERSOX. c. 8. Mary Catherine, b. Dec. 22, 1862, d. Jan. 15, 1932
buried Old Stone Chapel. WILLIAM HENRY M A N A H A N , went to Ohio; died in Iowa,
m. c. unknown.
CHARLES F. M A N A H A N , b. 1860, d. 1947; buried Westminster, Maryland.
m. Ada Rebecca Nicodemus, b. 1868, d. 1934, buried Westminster.
c. 1. Maud, unm. _c. 2._Ethel B., b. 1890, d. 1938
c. 3. Martha Manahan, Registrar of Western Maryland College, 1951.
MARTHA M A N A H A N , Registrar of Western Maryland College.
JESSE T. M A N A H A N , living 1895. m. H. Olivia Gosnell, d. Aaron & Kitty Gosnell.
c. 1. Bertie m. Harvey FRIZZELL of Salem Church, Carroll County,
c. 2. Clarence Levi Manahan, b. April 15, 1887. BERTIE M A N A H A N
m. Harvey FRIZZELL of Salem Church, Carroll County, c. unknown.
CLARENCE LEVI M A N A H A N , Judge of Court, Westminster, Maryland, b. 1887, lives at New Windsor, Maryland,
m. (1) Viola Bond (by whom all c ) , (2) Carrie Hess, living 1950.
c. 1. Griffith m. Alice Crumpacker c. 2. Herman of Eldersburg, has 5 girls c. 3. Levere, of Baltimore, unm. 1950. c. 4. Wilfred of Sykesville, unm. 1950. c. 5. Bernetta, m. Herman ARRINGTON of Mayberry.
GRIFFITH M A N A H A N m. Alice Crumpacker
c. 1. Griffith Manahan, Jr., b. ca. 1938. GRIFFITH M A N A H A N , JR. HERMAN M A N A H A N of Eldersburg father of 5 girls,
m. (1) Mary Rakes (2) Madeline Shipley, c. 1. Doris Lee c. 2. Norma Jean c. 3. Anna Mae c. 4. Rose Marie c. 5. Faye, only dau. by (2).
L E V E R E M A N A H A N of Baltimore, 1950 WILFRED M A N A H A N of Sykesville, 1950 BERNETTA M A N A H A N
m. Herman ARRINGTON of Mayberry, Md. No c. ADDIE M A N A H A N of Westminster, Md., aged 85-90 in 1949,
unm. FANNIE M A N A H A N , b. 1852, d. January 13, 1951, aged 98;
buried Old Stone Chapel. Her full name was Fannie Jane Manahan.
ANNIE M A N A H A N , aged 94 in September 1949. m. Mr. OGG.
c. 1. Florence Belle Ogg of Radford College, Radford, Va. FLORENCE B E L L E OGG, for many years professor of Radford
College, Radford, Va. L A U R A M A N A H A N
m. Mr. BOWERSOX. c. unknown, except Harry Bowersox, buried at Washington, D. C.
MARY CATHERINE M A N A H A N , b. 1862, d. 1932, unm. Buried Old Stone Chapel, (Mollie).
A B R A H A M M A N A H A N , b. 1796; living as Abraham Manachan in 1826, d. a bachelor.
MICHAEL M A N A H A N , b. 179—. Al l traces lost. JULIET M A N A H A N , b. 1801. Al l traces lost. RACHAEL M A N A H A N , b. 1772, d. August 29, 1852, buried at
Chestnut Bethel Churchyard near Garfield, Frederick County, Maryland. Often called Regina.
m. Jonas Williar or John Willjahr, b. 1776 of Graceham Moravian Church, d. 1822.
c. 1. Ann Barnes (father's name unknown—an Englishman) b. October 11, 1799, m. Henry BUHRMAN, Jr.
c. 2. Anna Maria Williar, b. May 7, 1815, bapt. Graceham, June 25, 1815.
A N N BARNES, b. 1799, d. October 28, 1883, of Frederick County, aged 84 Y. 17 D.
m. 1821. Henry Buhrman Jr., b. 1796, d. 1872, buried Chestnut Bethel.
c. 1. Dr. Hiram Buhrman, b. 1822, m. 1851 Elmirah Toms (2) Rebecka Beems.
c. 2. Upton Buhrman, b. 1824, m. 1851 Elizabeth Routzahn.
c. 3. Rev. Alfred Buhrman, b. 1826, d. 1877, m. 1851 Elizabeth Ann Shultz.
c. 4. Silas Buhrman, b. 1828, m. 1852 Leah Anne Stottlemyer.
c. 5. Ann Buhrman, b. 1830 m. Josiah M A R K E N . c. 6. Titus Buhrman, b. 1832, d. 1832. c. 7. Elias Buhrman, b. 1833, d. 1856. c. 8. Rev. Emory Buhrman, b. 1836, m. Ada Chenny-
worth. c. 9. Catharine Buhrman, b. 1838, m. 1856 Conrad P.
EASTERLY. c. 10 Dr. Harvey Buhrman, b. 1840, m. 1873 Molly A. S.
Fox. DR. HIRAM BUHRMAN, b. 1822, d.
m. 1851 (1) Elmirah Toms (2) Rebecka Beems. c. unknown.
UPTON BUHRMAN, b. 1824, a great politician who worked with Lewis Crawford to obtain the new Frederick County Courthouse and the Monte View Hospital; held political office under President Harrison. Voted against Secession of Maryland from the Union,
m. 1851, Elizabeth Routzahn. c. unknown.
REV. ALFRED BUHRMAN, b. 1826, d. 1877. m. 1851 Elizabeth Ann Shultz.
c. unknown. SILAS BUHRMAN, b. 1828 of Frederick Co., Md., d. Oct. 9, 1892,
aged 64 Y. m. 1852 Leah Anne Stottlemyer.
c. 1. Sida H. Buhrman, d. 1943. c. 2. Manzella Buhrman m. BUHRMAN. c. 3. Elias Buhrman, d. in California. c. 4. Lincoln Buhrman. c. 5. Reno Buhrman. c. 6. Minnie Buhrman m. DENHAM. c. 7. Kate Buhrman, unm. c. 8. Ada Buhrman m. BUHRMAN. c. 9. Vernon Buhrman, collector and preserver of all
family records of the Buhrmans; restorer of the gravestones and owner of the old account book containing records of the Manahans and Buhrmans who dealt at Henry Buhrman's general store from 1813 to 1835; d. ante 1950, an old bachelor.
SIDA H. BUHRMAN, of Frederick Co., Md., b. 1854, d. 1941. m. Mary Jane Buhrman, d. David Buhrman son of Jacob
Buhrman, b. 1783, d. 1854, m. 1809 Catherine Fox (aunt and uncle to Henry Buhrman, Jr., grandson of John Poorman and Ellen Martin from Germany to Md.) She b. 1854, d. 1886.
c. 1. Elsie Buhrman m. Harvey SIPE of Tiffin, Ohio, c. 2. Harry Buhrman.
ELSIE BUHRMAN m. Harvey SIPE of Tiffin, Ohio,
c. unknown. HARRY BUHRMAN of Garfield, Frederick County, Maryland,
m. c. 1. Ted Buhrman, young married man in 1950.
TED BUHRMAN of Garfield, Frederick County Maryland, m.
c. 1. Bobbie Buhrman. c. 2. Jere Buhrman. c. 3. Donald Buhrman.
BOBBIE BUHRMAN JERE BUHRMAN DONALD BUHRMAN MANZELLA BUHRMAN
m. Mr. BUHRMAN c. unknown.
ELIAS BUHRMAN, died in California, m.
c. unknown. LINCOLN BUHRMAN RENO BUHRMAN MINNIE BUHRMAN
m. Mr. DENHAM c. unknown.
K A T E BUHRMAN, unm. ADA BUHRMAN
m. Mr. BUHRMAN c. unknown.
VERNON BUHRMAN, historian of the Buhrman family, died a bachelor ante 1950.
A N N BUHRMAN, b. 1830. m. Josiah M A R K E N .
c. unknown. TITUS BUHRMAN, b. 1832, d. 1832. ELIAS BUHRMAN, b. 1833, d. 1856. REV. EMORY BUHRMAN, b. 1836
m. Ada Chennyworth. c. unknown.
CATHARINE BUHRMAN, b. 1838 m. 1856 Conrad P. EASTERLY,
c. unknown. DR. HARVEY BUHRMAN, b. 1840
m. 1873 Molly A. S. Fox of Foxville. c. unknown.
THOMAS M A N A H A N , b. 1765-84, of Frederick Countv Maryland. Lfeted in Census of 1810 with a famfly of himself L o W O ° 0 " 1 0 ' W i f e b ° r n 1 7 6 5 " 8 4 a n d 2 d a V h t e r s X S
m August 18 1801 Ruth Porters of Frederick County fnossi-
T f o e * w ™ » ^ u h f $ l e s c e ? d e d from Peter Porter oi me liger, 1621, and the Maryland Howards.
County m ' a n d h a d f a m i l y i n C a r r o 1 1
c. 2. Peter Manahan, m. (1) 1824 Elizabeth Condon (2) oarah Miller,
c. 3. James Manahan, m. 1831 Phoebe Nicholson, c. 4. John H. Manahan, m. 1834 Catherine Beleson. c. 5. Sarah Manahan. She had 4 bros. including Peter c.6 Thomas Manahan III. (?)
1 Q ^ ( f 0 t ? i S £ ° P 5 o f . t h e a b o v e f a m i J y l e f t Sabillasville, Md. in 1849 for the California gold rush. One was drowned in the Ohio River and the other two pushed on to Leadville, Colorado, where their descendants live today.)
AARON M A N A H A N , b. 1800-10, living in Carroll County, District 2, 1840, with family of 3 males born 1810-20, 1 female born 1810-20, 1 female born 1830-5 and 1 female born 1835-40. the three males may have included 2 brothers,
m. wife unknown. c. 1. daughter (Catharine ?) born 1835-40.
CATHARINE M A N A H A N , listed in 1850 census as 18 years old; lived near Libertytown, where Thomas Manahan I had settled.
PETER M A N A H A N , b. ca. 1810, of Frederick and Carroll Co. m. (1) June 30, 1824, Elizabeth Condon of Frederick County.
He is listed among debtor; to David Manahan in 1826 as Peter Manachan; had 4 brothers, 1 sister,
c. unknown. Possibly 1 son 1 daughter, m. (2) August 22, 1827, Sarah Miller of Frederick County, b.
Sept. 1, 1803, d. Nov. 6, 1876. c. 1. Benjamin Manahan, d. young, c. 2. Frances Manahan, d. young, c. 3. Mary Katherine, d. 1916, m. Daniel LEISTER c. 4. George Washington Manahan, killed near Columbus,
Ohio, in Civil War or one of Morgan's Raiders who switched fighting units during war and disappeared,
c. 5. Jane K. Manahan, buried Westminster, Md. c. 6. Francis Thomas Manahan, b. October 8, 1841/2;
d. April 4, 1917. c. 7. Eurith, Eurouth, or Urath Manahan m. HANN,
HORN, or HOEN c. 8. John Wesley Manahan, called "Wesley," d. Nov. 1,
1870, aged 21 Y . MARY KATHERINE M A N A H A N , b. Warfieldsburg, Md.,
d. 1916. m. Daniel LEISTER of Baltimore, at whose home in Baltimore
Addie Manahan lived when she taught in the Baltimore schools; Daniel was b. Feb. 11, 1833.
c. 1. Emma Leister c. 2. Ida Leister c. 3. Edward Leister, m. and has c. c. 4. Rachel Leister of Baltimore c. 5. Bertha Leister of Baltimore
JANE K. M A N A H A N (d. of Thomas III) b. Sept., 1889, d. Westminster, Md.
m ' c. 1. Anna Manahan of Balto. Dept. Store; m. & has c. buried Westminster,
c 2 Flora (Florence) Manahan for whom Flora Root was named, b. May 27, 1868, d. Feb., 1923.
FRANCIS THOMAS M A N A H A N , b. Oct. 8, 1841/2, d. April 4, 1917 in Adams County, Pennsylvania; born near Warfields-burg, Carroll Co., Md.; cousin of the Millers who induced him to buy his Pennsylvania farm,
m. Cinderella Saubel, b. April 12, 1844, d. December 5, or 8, 1908, d. Samuel Saubel and his wife Mary Myerly. Her sister Iowa Saubel m. Joshua Zepp.
c. 1. Louella May, b. Feb. 10, 1869, m. Abe SCOTT of Hardwick, Minnesota,
c. 2. Francis McClellan, b. July 8, 1872. c. 3. Samuel Ernest of Gettysburg, Penn., b. June 27,
1877. c. 4. George Washington, of Dayton, Ohio, b. Sept. 15,
l o o l . c. 5. Ada Manahan of Piqua and Portsmouth, Ohio, m.
Mr. GROH. She b. July 4, 1885, d. Nov. 1, 1914. L O U E L L A MAY M A N A H A N , b. ca. 1868, at Westminster,
Maryland; dead by 1951. m. Abe SCOTT of Hardwick, Rock County, Minnesota,
c. 1. Byron Scott, of Hardwick Minn, c. 2. Fred Scott, d. ante 1939, no c. c. 3. Bert Scott, d. ante 1939, no c.
BYRON SCOTT of Hardwick, Minn, m.
c. 2 boys and 3 girls. FRED SCOTT BERT SCOTT FRANCIS M C C L E L L A N M A N A H A N , b. July 8, 1872 West
minster, Maryland. Moved to Adams County, Pennsylvania Ayith his parents; went West in 1902; settled in Dixon, Illinois; employed by Medusa Portland Cement Company for many years; visited John E. Manahan at the home of President J . P. Whitt of Radford College in August, 1951; a great traveler,
m. (1) Bertha Fair, d. John Fair of Adams County, Penn. c. 1. Mary Manahan, head mailing clerk in Chase &
Sanborn Coffee Dept., Chicago, Illinois; certified teacher in Illinois schools; went overseas in 1918; never heard from again,
c. 2. Boys who died, c. 3. Boys who died,
m. (2) Anna Kime, d. Jacob Kime of Gettysburg; d. 1938 c. 4. Child who died.
SAMUEL ERNEST M A N A H A N of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,
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b. June 27, 1877, d. Feb. 22, 1940. m. (1) Sallie Staub, d. ante 1951.
c. 1. Child who died, m. (2) Minnie Denger, a widow,
c. 2. Child who died. GEORGE WASHINGTON M A N A H A N , born at Westminster,
or Adams Co., Penn. Went West to Ohio, first to Miami County and then to Dayton, Ohio; b. Sept. 15, 1881.
m. (1) Mary C , d. 1950; (2) a widow. c. 1. Flora Manahan m. G. L. ROOT of 6861 Desmond,
R. F. D. 7, Pontiac 7, Michigan, c. 2. Helen Manahan of Tulane University Social Welfare
Dept, New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1952; a graduate of Ohio State University,
c. 3. Joseph Manahan of San Francisco and Los Angeles, California; graduate with degree of aeronautical engineer from University of Detroit; employee of Douglas Aircraft Co., living in Los Angeles.
FLORA M A N A H A N m. G. L . ROOT of Pontiac, Michigan, accountant with General
Motors. c. 1. Janice Joann, art major in second year at Mich.
State College (1952). JANICE JOANN ROOT, sophomore (1952) at Michigan State
College. H E L E N M A N A H A N of Tulane University, New Orleans,
Louisiana; traveled in 1951 to Macchu Picchu in Peru. JOSEPH M A N A H A N of San Francisco and Los Angeles, aero
nautical engineer with Douglas Aircraft, m.
c. 1. Warren Manahan of Los Angeles, California. WARREN M A N A H A N of Los Angeles, Calif., last male repre
sentative of Francis Thomas Manahan of Carroll County, Maryland.
ADA MANAHAN of Piqua, Ohio, buried in Portsmouth, O. m. Mr. GROH.
c. 1. Allene Groh, m. and has c. EUROUTH M A N A H A N , whose name may reveal the ancestry of
this line as the spelling is obviously a variant of URATH, a given name in the B A L E and OWINGS families of Maryland; one would surmise that Eurouth Manahan was descended like her cousins from the Bailes of Carroll County, hence the name Urath-Eurouth.
m. Mr. HANN, HOEN, or HORN c. 4 children, names unknown.
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JAMES M A N A H A N of Frederick and Carroll Counties, m. December 20, 1831, Phoebe Nicholson of Frederick County,
c. unknown. Descendants probably Leadville, Colo. JOHN H. M A N A H A N , of Frederick and Carroll Counties,
Maryland, b. 1800-10? m. June 14, 1834, Catherine Beleson of Frederick County,
c. unknown. Descendants probably Leadville, Colo. SARAH M A N A H A N , all traces lost. THOMAS M A N A H A N III. (?) JAMES M A N A H A N , b. February 14, 1783, d. November 25,
1855, aged 72 Y. 9 M. 11 D., b. Baltimore County; lived Graceham and Foxville, Frederick Co., Md. Probably a soldier with his brother Jonas in Fort McHenry when it was being bombarded by the British in the War of 1812 at the time Francis Scott Key wrote the "Star Spangled Banner." Member of Graceham Moravian Church. A shoemaker by trade, whose name appears with many entries in the old Buhrman Account Book; vinegar and whiskey were his chief purchases from the general store and at the sale of John Newey in 1831 he purchased two hay stacks for $46.
m. September 27, 1813, Mary Hafely, d. John and Magdalena (Alter) Hafely of Washington and Frederick Counties; Peter Hoeflich, trustee of the old St. John's Lutheran Church in Hagerstown was John Hafely's uncle and his father Michael married Eva Catharina Stortzmann or Starzman, sister of Henry Starzman. Michael Hafely's father was the immigrant Johannes Karl Haffelee whose wife was Eva Kern. Magdalena Alter was daughter of Samuel and Mary Alter, as appears from deeds at Hagerstown, Maryland. Maria Magdalena Hafely Manahan was born Nov. 10, 1787 and died May 30, 1837, she lies buried with her husband at Old Mt. Zion Graveyard, Frederick County, Maryland, d. aged 49 Y. 6 M. 20 D.
c. 1. Henry, b. August 1, 1815, baptized Graceham, Feb. 8, 1816, by Pfarrer Carl Gottlieb Blech,
c. 2. David, b. March 17, 1817, bapt. Aug. 31, 1817. John und Regina Willjar, waren Taufzeugen.
c. 3. Barbara, b. February 4, 1819, bap. Aug. 18, 1819. c. 4. John, b. January 21, 1821. c. 5. Daughter, b. 1820-5. c. 6. James, b. 1823, moved to Mont Alto, Pennsylvania. c. 7. Rachel, b. 1827. c. 8. Margaret, b. 1825-30. c. 9. Mary E., b. June 27, 1830. c. 10 William, b. August 26,1832, d. January 1, 1870, aged
37 Y. 4M. 6D.
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HENRY M A N A H A N , b. August 1, 1815, baptized 8 Feb. 1816, Graceham Moravian Church by Minister Blech; Sponsors: Jakob and Barbarah Huber; farmer and sexton of Foxville Lutheran Church; listed as stock raiser of Frederick County in 1876 Atlas; lived on the old road from Foxville to Thurmont; d. October 25, 1885; buried at Foxville.
m. Lydia , born 1819, d. about 1852. c. 1. Ephraim, b. 1841, a coal miner who moved to
Clearfield, Penn. c. 2. Cyrus Benton, b. June 25, 1844. c. 3. Sophia Elizabeth, b. 1846. c. 4. Daniel I., b. 1848. c. 5. Mary L., b. 1851. c. 6. John, b. 1852.
EPHRAIM M A N A H A N , b. 1841, a coal miner who moved to Clearfield, Pennsylvania (Some say to Clear Spring, Penn.).
m ' c. 1. Lillian Manahan m. Mr. GRIFFITH of Buffalo, New York.
c. 2. Henry Manahan. c. 3. Alice Manahan.
LILLIAN M A N A H A N m. Mr. GRIFFITH of Buffalo, New York.
HENRY M A N A H A N of Clearfield, Pennsylvania. ALICE M A N A H A N of Clearfield, Pennsylvania. CYRUS BENTON M A N A H A N , b. June 25, 1844 near Foxville,
Md. m. Martha Virginia Cline, b. July 6, 1867.
c. 1. John Winfield, b. Feb. 27, 1887. c. 2. Dennis Calvin, b. April 9, 1889. c. 3. Charles C , b. July 21, 1891. c. 4. Laura M., b. July 13, 1892. c. 5. Allen Ervin, b. June 7, 1894. c. 6. Dorothy E., b. May 24, 1896. c. 7. Alvie R., b. October 18, 1901.
JOHN WINFIELD M A N A H A N , b. 1887, living near Highfield & Pen Mar, Md. in 1950.
m. c.
DENNIS CALVIN M A N A H A N , b. April 9, 1889, of Emmitsburg, TVTfiT v l fi n d
m. March 28, 1908, Delia Smith, d. Hulda John Smith & Mary Susan d. Hiram Zimmerman,
c. 1. Calvin Dennis, b. May 22, 1912. c. 2. Cyrus Levi, b. May 24, 1910. c. 3. Mary Emaline, m. SHIELDS.
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CALVIN DENNIS M A N A H A N , b. 1912 CYRUS LEVI M A N A H A N , b. 1910, d. 1941
m. Grace Cool. c. 1. Cyrus Levi Manahan, Jr. c. 2. Catherine Elizabeth Manahan.
CYRUS LEVI M A N A H A N , Jr. CATHERINE ELIZABETH M A N A H A N MARY EMALINE M A N A H A N
m. Mr. SHIELDS, c. unknown.
CHARLES C. M A N A H A N , b. 1891. L A U R A M. M A N A H A N , b. 1892. A L L E N ERVIN M A N A H A N , b. 1894. DOROTHY E. M A N A H A N , b. 1896. ALVIE R. M A N A H A N , b. 1901. SOPHIA ELIZABETH M A N A H A N , b. 1846. DANIEL I. M A N A H A N , b. 1848 of Lantz, Md. d. Apr. 20, 1912
aged 62 Y. 6 M. 28 D. m. Amanda Ellen Buhrman, d. Daniel Buhrman; she was b
April 2, 1851, d. Oct. 15, 1908, aged 57 Y. 6 M. 13 D. c. 1. Maurice or Morris Manahan. c. 2. Reuben Manahan, died on the Eastern Shore of
Maryland, c. 3. Arby R. Manahan, b. 1884 c. 4. Mamie Manahan, m. Thomas BIRELY, She b. 1880 c. 5. Myrtle m. William HARBAUGH of Thurmont, Md c. 6. Guy Ivan Manahan of Deerfield m. Jennie Willard c. 7. Walter Manahan of Pen Mar, b. June 14, 1892. c. 8. Victor Ivan Manahan c. 9. Bertha May Manahan, d. July 17, 1872, aged 6 M
24 D. MAURICE OR MORRIS MANAHAN REUBEN MANAHAN, who died on the Eastern Shore of Mary
land. J
ARBY R M A N A H A N , b. 1884, lived at Deerfield and Lantz, Maryland.
m. Bessie E , b. 1883, d. 1949. c. 1. Larry c 2. Charles c. 3. Leo
L A R R Y M A N A H A N , living 1950. CHARLES M A N A H A N , living 1950. LEO M A N A H A N of Deerfield, Md., living 1950. MAMIE M A N A H A N of 138 Ridge Avenue, Waynesboro, Penn
sylvania. m. Thomas BIRELY, grandson of John M. Brown of Foxville.
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c. 1. Max Birely of Rouzerville, Penn. c. 2. Carroll Birely, dead by 1950. c. 3. Madeline Birely m. Leon Bair of Alexandria, Va. c. 4. Daughter m. Mr. Wishard of Waynesboro, Penn.
M A X BIRELY of Rouzerville, Penn, m.
c. CARROLL BIRELY MADELINE BIRELY
m. Leon BAIR of Alexandria, Va., 53 Fort Drive, c.
BIRELY m. Mr. WISHARD of Waynesboro, Penn.
MYRTLE M A N A H A N r
m. William HARBAUGH of Thurmont, Maryland. c. 1. Amabel Harbaugh m. Ray NAUGLE of the Bank m
Thurmont, Md. A M A B E L HARBAUGH
m. Ray NAUGLE of Thurmont, Md. c. 1. c. 2. , ,
GUY IVAN M A N A H A N of Deerfield, Maryland, m. Jennie Willard, d. Robert Willard & Lottie Kipe.
c. 1. Catherine Marie m. L E E PORTNER & has no c. c. 2. Stanley of Frederick, Md., m. Evelyn Phillips and
has no c. c. 3. Lloyd of Deerfield m. Ruth Bowman
CATHERINE MARIE M A N A H A N m. Lee PORTNER
STANLEY M A N A H A N of Frederick, Md. m. Evelyn Phillips
LLOYD M A N A H A N of Deerfield m. Ruth Bowman
c. 1. Junior Lloyd c. 2. Robert Franklin c. 3. Richard Stanley c. 4. Martin Urben c. 5. Janet Ruth c. 6. Bettie Marie
JUNIOR LLOYD M A N A H A N ROBERT F R A N K L I N M A N A H A N RICHARD STANLEY M A N A H A N MARTIN URBEN M A N A H A N JANET RUTH M A N A H A N BETTIE MARIE M A N A H A N
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MARY M A N A H A N , b. 1851. 1 J
JOHN M A N A H A N , b. 1852. m.
c. unknown. DAVID M A N A H A N , b. 1817.
m. Sarah Lichty, related to old Mose Lichty c. 1. Lewis, b. May 23, 1841. c 2. Hiram, b. Sept. 14, 1842. c. 3. Susan E., b. Apr. 30, 1844.
Md £ ; C w ° e T Manahan of Howard County and Baltimore, 7 h ' \ & ^ 7 \ & ¥ a " a h a n o f E 1 I i c o t t C i t ^ c h i ldren of Louis (b. 1852) & Annie M. Williams Manahan (b. 1857) married 1875 may descend from this David and Sarah).
™ i 3 J 2 L b u n e d a t Foxville Lutheran Church, m. Mr. SMITH c. 1. Lewis Smith (father's name unknown), b. 1859
d. 1936, aged 77. c. 2. James A McGuire (father's name unknown), d.
July 17, 1872, b. 1851. LEWIS SMITH of Foxville, Maryland, lived to an advanced age.
c many children, names unknown. One was probably Ran-nie Smith, who kept up the old Mt. Zion Graveyard after Dennis Manahan died.
JOHN M A N A H A N born Mount Zion, Frederick County, Maryland January 21 1821, moved to Fountaindale Adams H ' T P ' W , h e r e *i e
A
m e t- h i s w i f e w h o w o r k e d ^ the S T ^ n - ( H e r ^ e l a n d - / n n i
1
e E I i z a F ^guson Buhrman); arter_Johns death his widow helped to feed and nurse Genera Lee s soldiers at the Battle of Gettysburg, where General Lee shook her hand and thanked her for her humanitarian aid to his men. John Manahan was killed as a result U n a i a r ^ C f C l d e n t ' - A u ^ s t
T
2 > 1 8 6 2 J buried in the Methodist Union Cemetery given by Jacob Buhrman at Fountaindale Pennsylvania TheL children went to the old stone school in Harbaugh Valley beside old St. Jacob's Reformed Church.
^ T - f * B £ n S h 0 ° f ' k A ? r i l 1 4 ' 1827> d- Jan»ary, i 9 i 5 , i J ? p 2 S S u fanna (Tresler) Benchoof, he a Dunkard and she Reformed of Greencastle and Blue Ridge Summit Franklin County, Penn. David Benchoof lies buried at St Jacob's, b. August 15, 1782, d. Oct. 12, 1854, aged 72 Y
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1 M. 27 D. His father Christopher (1728-1831) was a believer in trine immersion and died aged 103. Susanna Tresler (d. Jacob and gddau. George of York Co., Penn.) was b. October 10, 1797, d. August 23, 1867 and lies buried at Mt. Zion with her daughter Lydia Taggart, who inherited the old Benchoof Bible. Jacob Tresler was murdered with the Neweys in 1831 by Flautt, who confessed in the California Gold Rush that he had incriminated Markley, hanged in Frederick for the murder, by placing one of Newey's handkerchiefs in Markley's bundle after burning the dead Tresler and the Neweys in their house. Margaret remarried Joseph Myers and has 1 daughter Bertie May Myers, b. March 9, 1869, m. Harry F. Forney of California, c. 1. Laura Ellen, b. Sept. 13, 1846, d. Nov. 9, 1863, unm. c. 2. James Alvin, b. May 4, 1848, moved to Kansas, c. 3. Lewis Franklin, b. July 7, 1850, d. Nov. 29, 1871,
unm. c. 4. John Winfield, b. June 21, 1852, moved to Arrow-
smith, Illinois. c. 5. Anna Mary, b. Sept. 12, 1855, d. Feb. 10, 1868, unm. c. 6. William Henry, b. December 26, 1857; moved to
Belle Center, Ohio, c. 7. Margaret Virginia, b. October 24, 1859, d. Feb. 18,
1861, unm. c. 8. Edward Sumwalt, b. October 8, 1861; moved to Belle
Center, Ohio. LAURA E L L E N M A N A H A N , b. 1846, d. 1863. Buried at Foun
taindale. JAMES A L V I N M A N A H A N , b. 1848, moved to Tecumseh, Kan
sas. m. Jeanette — .
c 1. Resiel or Riesel Manahan (confused with his nephew Kemp?)
c. 2. Alice Manahan m. Stephen Kemp RESIEL OR RIESEL MANAHAN (?) ALICE MANAHAN
m. Stephen KEMP in Kansas c. 1. Riesel or Resiel Kemp
RIESEL KEMP LEWIS F R A N K L I N M A N A H A N , b. 1850, d. 1871, buried at
Fountaindale, Penn. JOHN WINFIELD M A N A H A N , b. 1852, moved to Arrowsmith,
niinois, living at an advanced age in Bloomington Hospital in 1937.
m. (1) Miss Newcomb c. 1. John Benton Manahan, called "Jay," died in Kansas
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before 1937. m. (2)
c. 2. Bill Manahan c. 3. Frank Manahan c. 4. Benton Manahan, d. 1922 c. 5. Eunice Manahan m. Henaly c. 6. Hattie Manahan m. twice, no c. c. 7. Bertie May Manahan, d. at birth, c. 8. Albert Manahan, d. at birth
JOHN BENTON MANAHAN, "Jay," d. in Kansas before 1937; never married.
BILL M A N A H A N m.
c. 1. Douglas Manahan, unm. in 1937. c. 2. Lelia Manahan, m. c. 3. Hyrol Manahan, unm. in 1937. c. 4. John Manahan, unm. in 1937. c. 5. Ailene Manahan, m. c. 6. Recile, unm. in 1937.
DOUGLAS MANAHAN LELIA MANAHAN HYROL MANAHAN JOHN MANAHAN AILENE MANAHAN RECILE MANAHAN FRANK MANAHAN
m. c. 1. Verlin m. c. 2. Estil m. c. 3. Lucile m.
VERLIN MANAHAN m.
c. unknown ESTIL MANAHAN
m. c. unknown
LUCILE MANAHAN m.
c. unknown BENTON MANAHAN, d. 1922
m. Wife remarried and had 2 daus. and 1 son. c. 1. Marguerite Manahan, b. October 13, 1916. c. 2. Eugene Manahan, b. 1919, unm. in 1937. c. 3. Louis Junior Manahan, b. 1922, unm. in 1937.
MARGUERITE MANAHAN, b. 1916. EUGENE MANAHAN, b. 1919. LOUIS JUNIOR MANAHAN, b. 1922.
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EUNICE M A N A H A N m. Mr. HENSLY
c. 1. Lena Hensly c. 2. Wayne Hensly
L E N A HENSLY WAYNE HENSLY HATTIE M A N A H A N , m. twice, no c. BERTIE MAY M A N A H A N , d. at birth. ALBERT M A N A H A N , d. at birth. WILLIAM HENRY M A N A H A N , b. December 26, 1857, d. April
17, 1929; born in Adams County, Pennsylvania, lived in Belle Center, Ohio, Logan County; will probated 20 April 1929, witnesses S. A. Workman and H. J. Mack, executor W. Boyd Ramsey; d. Belle Center, Ohio, April 17, 1929. A notably fine speller; once won an old-fashioned spelling bee by spelling correctly the motto of the Order of the Garter, "Honi Soit Qui Mai Y Pense."
m. 29 March 1881 by Rev. Henry Baldwin, D. D. at Silver Creek, Hardin Co., Ohio in presence of Levi and David Deer to Amanda Maria Pickering, b. August 12, 1861, d. March 29, 1920 at Belle Center, Ohio; She was d. Samuel Holloway and Catharine (Sherman) Pickering of Hardin County. Samuel Pickering's grandfather, James Lacy New from Charles City, Co., Va. to Ohio in 1808 was an old soldier of the Revolution born February 12, 1764 in Bedford Co., Va. and died September 21, 1832 at Zane Tp., Logan Co., Ohio. He served under Mad Anthony Wayne in the Battle of Yorktown, October, 1781, and saw the British General O'Hara surrender Cornwallis's sword to General Benjamin Lincoln; he helped to dismantle the British fort and assisted in the raising of the British vessels in York River. He settled in 1808 in Columbiana Co., Ohio, and his daughter Susanna, born March 15, 1792 kept the old Pickering Bible now in the possession of John Eacott Manahan. The Pickerings were from Coventry, England, to Salem, Massachusetts, to Bucks Co., Penn. to Frederick Co., Va. to Belmont and Logan Cos., Ohio. They were Quakers descended from the Scarbor-oughs, Cromwells, Aldermans, Stackhouses, Gilberts, Heatons, Ellises, Coulsons, and through John Hugh of Gwynedd, Penn. they descended from King Henry IV of England. The Shermans were German Shoumans from Rockingham and Shenandoah Counties, Va., descended from George Zeigler, the hero against the Indians mentioned in Wayland's Shenandoah history and from Mathias and Philip Ludwig Sivy, of Huguenot extraction.
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i
c. 1. Asher Leroy Manahan, b. Sept. 23, 1882, d. Feb. 1, 1883.
c. 2. Henry Alvin Manahan, b. April 16, 1884. c. 3. John Levi Manahan, b. Feb. 12, 1887. c. 4. William Leonard Manahan, b. February 24, 1890. c. 5. Harry Raymond Manahan, b. October 8, 1892. c. 6. Lewis Franklin Manahan, b. July 9, 1895. c. 7. Anna Marguerite Manahan, b. June 8, 1898, m. Mr.
BRUCE. c. 8. Child d. at birth, March 7, 1901.
HENRY A L V I N M A N A H A N , b. 1884, graduate Ohio Northern University; minister Methodist Church at Ada, Ann Arbor, Iron Mountain, Romeo, and Pigeon Michigan; living at Box 35, Pigeon, Michigan in 1952.
m. June, 1912, Mary Divine of Bellefontaine, Ohio, c. 1. Dorothy Manahan, a teacher at River View,
Michigan. c. 2. Mary Lucile Manahan, a teacher at Walled Lake,
Michigan. c. 3. William Manahan, a pilot who flew 105 missions in
an F-84 Thunder Jet in war in Korea; living in 1952 at air base in Austin, Texas.
DOROTHY M A N A H A N of River View, Michigan. MARY LUCILE M A N A H A N of Walled Lake, Michigan. WILLIAM M A N A H A N of USAF, stationed in Austin, Texas;
veteran of Korean War. m.
c. JOHN LEVI M A N A H A N , b. Feb. 12, 1887, graduate Ohio
Northern University, Ph. D. Harvard University, Dean Education Dept. University of Virginia, 29 years; professor of educational administration,
m. September 1, 1917, at Mattoon, Illinois, Lucile Becker, b. October 24, 1894, d. Frederick William & Myrtle (Cop-page) Becker of Mattoon. Fred W. Becker, City Clerk of Mattoon, was son of Wilhelm Becker from Gelnhausen, Hessen-Cassel to California in the Gold Rush, son of Johann Philipp son of Friedrich son of Johann Christoph Becker, all masters of the Zinngieszer Guild. Lucile Becker's ancestors include Herr Johannes Huhn, Mayor of Gelnhausen, Ernest Bradmerckel of St. Louis, Mo.; William Copegge, Chaplain of Queen's College, Oxford University; Col. Richard Lee; Sir Thomas Lunsford; Col. Raleigh Travers; Col. William Ball; Maj. James Ball; (to whose home George Washington made his first childhood visit) William Downman, Mayor of Plymouth, England; James
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Pope; Col. William Underwood; Anthony Scott; Edmond Basye; William Death, Principal of Staple Inn, London; Daniel Root, Sr., John Larkin of Patapsco, Thomas Kersey of Md., Sir Davy Gam; William Eacott of Gloucestershire; and Heinrich Volk, astronomer and cabinetmaker. Myrtle Coppage Becker's father, William Richard Coppage was postmaster of Company B, 35th Ohio Volunteers, Civil War, member G. A. R. and Life Trustee of Mattoon Presbyterian Church. c. 1. John Eacott, b. December 11, 1919.
JOHN EACOTT M A N A H A N , b. 1919 (author of present sketch), B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Virginia; Harvard Law School; address Radford College, Radford, Va., in 1952; life member A.H.A., S.H.A., V.H.S., N.N.H.S., A.P.S.A., I.P.S.A., V.A.S., S.P.E., P.B.K., P.G.M., M.O.L.L. Registered genealogist with the Genealogical Helper of Logan, Utah; Va. Treas., I.W.L.A., unm.
WILLIAM LEONARD M A N A H A N , b. 1890, Supt. of Schools, Defiance, Ohio; State Representative, Ohio Legislature; living 710 North High Street, Defiance,
m. (1) Veda Goodwin c. 1. Betty c. 2. Jean c. 3. Gwen c. 4. Larry c. 5. Freddie
m. (2) Nelle no c.
BETTY MANAHAN JEAN MANAHAN GWEN MANAHAN LARRY MANAHAN FREDERICK MANAHAN HARRY RAYMOND MANAHAN, b. October 8, 1892.
m. Clara Heren c. 1. Miriam c. 2. Eleanor c. 3. William c. 4. Merle c. 5. Gene c. 6. Phyllis c. 7. Jimmy, d. young, c. 8. Richard c. 9. Joan c. 10 Carol Jean c. 11 Harold
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MIRIAM MANAHAN ELEANOR MANAHAN WILLIAM MANAHAN MERLE MANAHAN GENE MANAHAN PHYLLIS MANAHAN JIMMY MANAHAN RICHARD MANAHAN JOAN MANAHAN CAROL JEAN MANAHAN HAROLD MANAHAN LEWIS F R A N K L I N M A N A H A N , b. July 9, 1895
m. Mae Ridgway Lewis c. 1. Robert, died in auto wreck shortly after World
War II. c. 2. Alice Mae c 3 JctnicG JG3.II
ROBERT MANAHAN, served in Pacific Area in World War II. m. in service a bride from Australia.
ALICE MAE MANAHAN JANICE JEAN MANAHAN ANNA MARGUERITE M A N A H A N , b. June 8, 1898, at Belle
Center, Ohio. William H. Manahan, her father, died at her home in 1929.
m. Judd T. BRUCE of Belle Center, Ohio, manager Kroger Store. c. 1. Virginia Jean Bruce m. Elden PHILLIPS
VIRGINIA JEAN BRUCE m. Elden PHILLIPS of Belle Center, Ohio.
EDWARD SUMWALT M A N A H A N , b. 1861 at Fountaindale, Penn. Alive at Belle Center, Ohio in 1952, aged 90.
m. Mary A. Lowery, b. 1869, d. 1929 (by whom all c.) (2) Eunice c. 1. Clayton, died in army in World War I. c. 2. Cletus Pearl, married twice c. 3. William Guy, married Carpenter c. 4. James Ennis
CLAYTON MANAHAN, died in Army in World War I, b. 1890, d. 1918, 71st Hors. Co., m. Minnie A. , b. 1888.
CLETUS P E A R L m. (1) (2)
c. 1. Mary Emma c. 2. Betty Joann c. 3. Martha Mae
MARY EMMA MANAHAN BETTY JOANN MANAHAN MARTHA MAE MANAHAN
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WILLIAM GUY M A N A H A N , m. Miss Carpenter c.
JAMES ENNIS M A N A H A N , proprietor of printery, Belle Center, Ohio,
m. c.
JAMES M A N A H A N , b. 1823, moved to Mont Alto Iron Works, Penn.
RACHEL M A N A H A N , b. 1827 MARGARET M A N A H A N , b. 1825-30
m. Mr. BROWN (probably Daniel), c. unknown
MARY E. M A N A H A N , b. June 27, 1830, d. February 21, 1900, buried at Foxville, aged 69 Y. 7 M. 24 D.
m. Levi BROWN, b. 1830, d. Aug. 1, 1899, Aged 69 Y . c. 1. Alfred Brown m. Emma Harbaugh c. 2. Joseph Brown m. c. 3. Annie Brown m. Oliver HARBAUGH c. 4. Jennie Brown m. Mr. WILHIDE c. 5. Ella Brown m. Curtis WEDDLE c. 6. Alberta Brown, m. Lewis C. HARBAUGH c. 7. Emma Brown m. Harry HARBAUGH c. 8. Melissa May Brown, d. young, Aug. 24, 1894, aged
23 Y. 4 M. 10 D. c. 9. James Brown
A L F R E D BROWN m. Emma Harbaugh
c. unknown JOSEPH BROWN
m. c. unknown
ANNIE BROWN m. Oliver HARBAUGH
c. unknown JENNIE BROWN
m. Mr. WILHIDE c. unknown
E L L A BROWN m. Curtis WEDDLE
c. unknown ALBERTA BROWN
m. Lewis C. HARBAUGH c. unknown
EMMA BROWN m. Harry HARBAUGH
c. unknown
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MELISSA MAY BROWN, d. 1894, aged 23 Y. 4 M. 10 D. JAMES BROWN WILLIAM M A N A H A N , b. 1832, d. 1870. JONAS M A N A H A N , b. 1786-7, d. August 23, 1861, aged 75;
buried Mt. Zion Churchyard, Frederick Co., Md., called "Jones Mellhorn" in the Detrow Family Bible. He was a soldier inside Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor in the War of 1812 when Francis Scott Key wrote the "Star Spangled Banner." He testified in the Census that he was born in Baltimore County. His will, in Frederick County, Md., was dated 27 April 1861, executor was Lewis Crawford,
m. Sarah Dudderer (Detrow) b. 1779, d. February 12, 1849, buried at Mt. Zion, d. of Jacob and Marcillus Dudderer and gddau. of Conrad and Magdalena (Schweitzer) Dudderer; great gddau. of George Philip and Veronica Dudderer of Society Run, Penn. Reformed Church. The immigrants of this family lived for a time in houses made of turf. Jonas m. Sarah Sept. 3, 1808. c. 1. James m. Sydney Anne Nichols, c. 2. Dennis, d. 1879 with Lewis Crawford as executor,
b. 1811-12. c. 3. Samuel, b. 1810, m. Judith Eyler of Eyler's Valley, c. 4. Margaret, b. June 1, 1815, unm. lived with Ellen
Crawford, baptized 8 Feb. 1816 at Graceham. c. 5. Sarah, unm., d. young 1848. c. 6. Anna, b. Dec. 27, 1817, m. John SHIELDS. John und.
Regina Willjar waren Taufzeugen. c. 7. Ellen, b. 1824, m. Lewis CRAWFORD, probably her
cousin, c. 8. Eliza, unknown, c. 9. Jane m. SPRINGLE.
JAMES M A N A H A N , b. 1810, d. March 1, 1871; moved to Ohio with his family in 1835.
m. Sydney Anne Nichols, d. 1891, aged 78, sister of Mathias Nichols, descended from the original inhabitants of America. c. 1. Samuel, m. Sarah A. Lones; he was b. March 8,
1837, d. July 22, 1919. c. 2. Lucinda m. ZANGLE, related in some way to Wat
son Manahan. c. 3. Alfred W. of Union Army, m. Sarah Jane Myers, c. 4. Silas. c. 5. John in Ohio, lived at least to age 61. c. 6. Elizabeth, d. unm. c. 7. Adeline, d. unm. c. 8. James, d. unm.
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c. 9. Barbara, d. unm. SAMUEL M A N A H A N of Bucyrus, Ohio; collator of family his
tory; b. 1837; d. 1919, b. Frederick Co., Md. m. December 17, 1874, Sarah A. Lones, d. Oct. 16, 1931.
c. 1. Clara B. m. Jacob MILLER, c. 2. Jane Lones m. Irvin FACKLER c. 3. Adelia, b. April 28, 1883, unm.
CLARA B. M A N A H A N , b. February 1, 1876 m. January 21, 1903, Jacob MILLER
c. 1. Beatrice Muriel Miller c. 2. Sarah Catherine Miller
BEATRICE MURIEL MILLER SARAH CATHERINE MILLER JANE LONES M A N A H A N , b. Sept. 2, 1878
m. Irvin Fackler; c. unknown. ADELIA M A N A H A N , b. April 28, 1883, unm. of Bucyrus, Ohio. LUCINDA M A N A H A N , related in some way to Watson Mana
han m. Mr. ZANGLE; c. unknown.
A L F R E D W. MANAHAN, b. October 18, 1835, d. July 21, 1901, aged 65 Y. 9 M. 3 D., Co. K. 86 Regt. Ohio Infantry, Co. C 49 Regt. Ohio Infantry, Co. I 13 Regt. Md. Infantry, Civil War; buried Sabillasville, Maryland,
m. June 13, 1865 Sarah Jane Myers, b. April 4, 1845, d. May 8, 1915, aged 70 Y. 1 M. 4 D., d. Martin & Mary (Fuss) Meyers. c. 1. George Willis Myers Manahan, b. April 8, 1866,
schoolteacher 46 yrs. c. 2. Sydney Annie Mary m. Grant STOOPS c. 3. Charles Francis, b. 1869, d. 1930 c. 4. John Samuel Clayton, b. 1872, d. 1944. c. 5. Edward Winfield Scott Hancock Manahan of
Hagerstown c. 6. Lena Manahan m. Mr. BRILLHART at Hagerstown
GEORGE WILLIS MYERS M A N A H A N , b. April 8, 1866, baptized July 1, 1866 by Moravian Minister at Graceham Moravian Church, schoolteacher in Frederick County for 46 years (1885-1931).
m. Virginia Ketorah Miller, d. Washington & Martha Forest (Keadle) Miller. c. 1. Mabel m. Earl EBY of Sabillasville c. 2. Emma of Thurmont c. 3. Florence m. Oliver KIPE of Sabillasville. c. 4. Paul of Decatur, Georgia
MABEL M A N A H A N m. Earl EBY, proprietor of Eby's Store, Sabillasville, Md.
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c. 1. Lucille Eby m. Mr. MARTIN LUCILLE EBY
m. Mr. MARTIN of Sabillasville EMMA M A N A H A N of Thurmont, Md. FLORENCE M A N A H A N
m. Oliver KIPE at Sabillasville c. 5 children.
PAUL M A N A H A N of Decatur, Georgia, in insurance business, m.
c. 1. Stanley m. Norma Browns c. 2. Fred m. Loree Batton
STANLEY MANAHAN m. Norma Browns
FRED MANAHAN m. Loree Batton
SYDNEY ANNIE MARY MANAHAN m. Grant STOOPS
c. 1. c. 2. c. 3. c. 4. c. 5. c. 6 c. 7. c. 8.
CHARLES FRANCIS M A N A H A N , b. 1869, d. 1930 of Sabillasville
m. c. 1. Mary m. Mr. AYERS of New Jersey c. 2. Francis, Postmaster at Sabillasville c. 3. Susie m. Mr. SMITH c. 4. Col. William T. Manahan of Blue Ridge Summit, Pa.
MARY M A N A H A N m. Mr. AYERS of New Jersey
c. unknown FRANCIS M A N A H A N , postmaster at Sabillasville, Maryland,
m. c. unknown
SUSIE MANAHAN m. Mr. SMITH
c. unknown COLONEL WILLIAM T. MANAHAN of Blue Ridge Summit,
U. S. Army m.
c. unknown JOHN SAMUEL CLAYTON MANAHAN, b. August 28, 1872, d.
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1944. m. Ida Elizabeth , (1873-1944).
c. 1. Edwin Samuel, b. February 11, 1915. c. 2. Lorraine. c. 3. Ruth c. 4. Catherine. c. 5. Jane m. FREY. c. 6. Wilbur C , b. Aug. 10, 1898, d. May 12, 1922.
EDWIN SAMUEL M A N A H A N , b. 1915 of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania,
m. c.
LORRAINE M A N A H A N RUTH M A N A H A N CATHERINE M A N A H A N JANE M A N A H A N EDWARD WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK M A N A H A N , of
Hagerstown, Md. m.
c. 1. Vesta, c. 2. Mabel. c. 3. Helen of Pennsylvania. c. 4. Charlotte of Connecticut. c. 5. Ted of Hagerstown.
VESTA M A N A H A N MABEL M A N A H A N H E L E N M A N A H A N of Pennsylvania CHARLOTTE M A N A H A N of Connecticut. TED M A N A H A N of Hagerstown, Md. L E N A M A N A H A N
m. Mr. BRILLHART of Hagerstown. c. unknown.
SILAS M A N A H A N , descendants in Ohio unknown. JOHN M A N A H A N , descendants in Ohio unknown, lived to
DENNIS M A N A H A N , b. 1811-12, d. December 2, 1879, aged 66 Y. 11 D.; he kept up the old graveyard for years at Mt. Zion; then Rannie Smith kept it up. Charles Smith was in charge in 1950 when John E. Manahan visited it.
m (1) March 5, 1832 Nancy Brown (2) Elizabeth Brown, b. 1808 d. July 6, 1897, aged 90.
c. 1. Diana, b. Dec. 8, 1833, d. June 18, 1872 m. Wm. D. Smith, d. 1914.
c. 2. Savilla, b. 1835, d. 1859, aged 22. c. 3. Evaline, b. 1839, d. 1845.
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c. 4. Seraphine, b. 1842, m. William STUPES; she d. 1921, aged 78.
c. 5. Harvey B., b. 1847, d. 1858, aged 11. c. 6. Elizabeth, b. 1849. c. 7. Melissa, b. 1850, m. Ezra AMBROSE; she d. Feb.
26, 1885, aged 34 Y. 5 M. 10 D. DIANA M A N A H A N , b. 1833, d. 1872 m. Wm. D. Smith & had
Annie Kendall who had Jeannetta Kendall m. Henry Smith and had Charles Smith.
SAVILLA M A N A H A N , b. 1835, d. 1859, aged 22. EVALINE M A N A H A N , b. 1839, d. 1845. SERAPHINE M A N A H A N , b. 1842, d. 1921, aged 78.
m. William STUPES or Stoops, d. March 12, 1910, aged 69. c. unknown, including James W. Stoops, d. May 13, 1890,
aged 25 Y. 7 M. 7 D. HARVEY B. M A N A H A N , b. 1847, d. 1858, aged 11. ELIZABETH M A N A H A N , b. 1849. MELISSA M A N A H A N , b. 1850, d. 1885.
m. Ezra AMBROSE, c. unknown.
SAMUEL M A N A H A N of Eyler's Valley, b. October 6, 1814, d. ? m. (1) June 6, 1838 in Franklin Co., Penn. Judith Eyler of
Eyler's Valley by whom all c.) (2) Susan J., born 1815 (probably Judith herself),
c. 1. Augustus C , b. 1837, killed at Battle of Fredericksburg, Va.
c. 2. Elizabeth A., or Amanda Elizabeth, b. 1841. c. 3. Alfred M., b. 1845 (1845).
AUGUSTUS C. M A N A H A N , b. April 16, 1839, d. December 21, 1862 at Fredericksburg, Virginia; his letter home to his parents is still preserved by his family and is printed herewith.
AMANDA ELIZABETH M A N A H A N , b. December 23, 1841 d October 12, 1869.
A L F R E D M. M A N A H A N , b. June 1, 1845, d. 1928 m. Miss Walker (Elizabeth Jane Walker).
c. 1. Stewart Joseph Samuel Manahan, b. December 4, 1869, d. 1901.
c. 2. Annie J. Manahan, b. September 27, 1871, m. Alvin DIERDORFF, dead ante 1939.
c. 3. Emma Julia Manahan, b. April 27, 1873, d. 1906, m. SHOEMAKER. '
c. 4. Bertha I. Manahan, b. January 25, 1877, m HARBAUGH. '
c. 5. "Walker Garfield Manahan, b. July 21, 1879. c. 6. Carrie M. Manahan, b. March 26, 1875, d. August 22,
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1939. c. 7. John Howard Manahan, b. July 26, 1881, d. Septem
ber 20, 1894. STEWART JOSEPH SAMUEL M A N A H A N , b. 1869, d. 1901.
m. Gertrude Waltman. c. 1. Otto Manahan of Ohio. c. 2. Commodore Stewart Allen Manahan of Washing
ton, D. C. (?) OTTO M A N A H A N of Ohio. COMMODORE STEWART ALLEN MANAHAN, executive
officer of the Saratoga, USN address Washington, D. C. (?). ANNIE J. MANAHAN, b. 1871.
m. Alvin DIERDORFF of Oklahoma City, Okla. Had 1 boy, 1 girl.
EMMA JULIA MANAHAN, b. 1873, d. 1906. m. Mr. SHOEMAKER.
c. BERTHA I. MANAHAN, b. 1877.
m. Mr. HARBAUGH. W A L K E R GARFIELD MANAHAN, b. 1879, living on May 3,
1951, 354 York St., Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, m. Mabel Florence Nichols.
c. 1. Marian, b. May 8, 1912. c. 2. Erma, m. ALTHOFF; b. May 12, 1915. c. 3. Roy Edgar, b. November 24, 1924.
MARIAN M A N A H A N , unm. 1951. ERMA M A N A H A N , b. 1915.
m. MR. ALTHOFF, parents of 7 boys and 2 girls. c. 1. c. 2. c. 3. c. 4. c. 5. c. 6. c. 7. c. 8. c. 9.
ROY EDGAR MANAHAN, b. 1924, father of 3 daughters, m.
c. 1. c. 2. c 3.
CARRIE M. MANAHAN, b. 1875, d. 1939. JOHN HOWARD MANAHAN, b. 1881, d. 1894. MARGARET MANAHAN, b. 1809-15, unm. lived with sister
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Ellen Crawford, d. Oct. 18, 1887, aged ca. 72 Y. Buried Sabillasville.
SARAH MANAHAN, d. 1848, young. ANNA MANAHAN, b. 1817.
m. John SHIELDS. c. 1. James A. Shields m. Margaret, d. Hiram Miller
bro. Washington Miller. JAMES A. SHIELDS, b. 1848, d. 1926.
m. Margaret, d. Hiram Miller. c. 1. Annie Shields m. Mr. EBY.
ANNIE SHIELDS m. Mr. EBY.
E L L E N M A N A H A N , b. 1824 (gravestone at Sabillasville), d. 1890.
m. Lewis CRAWFORD, proprietor of General Store at Sabillasville, b. 1824, d. 1882, a great politician who worked with Upton Buhrman to get the new Frederick Courthouse and the Monte View Hospital, he was son of Thomas Crawford, who was probably a relative of both the Manahans and the Benchoofs, with whom he lies buried at St. Jacob's Reformed Church in Harbaugh Valley,
c. 1. David H. Crawford, only child, b. 1850, d. 1889. DAVID H. CRAWFORD, b. 1850, d. 1889.
m. c. 1. Alice m. Mr. WATSON. c. 2. Bertha m. Rev. MEYER, a Reformed Minister.
ALICE CRAWFORD m. Mr. WATSON.
c. 1. Blanche m. Mr. LANTZ. c. 2. Lizzie m. William FOREMAN of Thurmont, mail
carrier. BLANCHE WATSON
m. Mr. LANTZ. c. unknown.
LIZZIE WATSON m. William FOREMAN of Thurmont, Md., a mail carrier there,
no c. BERTHA CRAWFORD
m. Rev. MEYER, a Reformed Minister, c. 1. Agnes Meyer.
AGNES MEYER, a nurse in New York State. ELIZA MANAHAN, daughter of Jonas. JANE MANAHAN, daughter of Jonas,
m. Mr. SPRINGLE. c. unknown, but perhaps Bertha Sprankle, wife of Walter
Manahan comes from this marriage; the Sprankles
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are buried at Fountaindale. JANE M A N A H A N , daughter of Thomas Manahan I.
m. Mr. F L A N A G A N (presumably Malachi F L A N A G A N , Jr.).
(Note: the only authority for Jane's existence is Samuel Manahan of Bucyrus, Ohio, who had a note of her in his record book).
LETTER OF AUGUSTUS C. M A N A H A N FROM FREDERICKSBURG, V A .
Camp Near Falmouth December 19, 1862
Dear Father: 'It is with pleasure I take my pencil in hand to inform you
that I am yet alive, and I hope when these few imperfect lines reach you they will find you all alive and well I suppose you have been very uneasy about me since the battle of Fredericksburg. We went across the river on Saturday morning. We got into the fight about four o'clock in the evening: about sunset we made a charge against the rebel works, but we were driven back with a great loss. We lost about one hundred men out of our Regiment. Thank God I came out safe. On Monday night and Tuesday morning we held the most dangerous position that was held during the fight. We were the last Regiment to cross the River coming back. Such sights as I saw there I never want to see again, and I hope to God I never shall. I can give you no idea, the mourning of the wounded and the groans of the dying was awful. The man to my left was shot dead, Simon P. Rouzer, and the one to my right was wounded in the hand, Daniel Wolfe. There was only two killed in our Company and four wounded; but the dead and wounded lay thick over the field.
Well, I must bring my letter to a close. You must excuse me for not writing sooner, I have not been very well ever since I crossed the river, or I would have written sooner. I hope you will answer this soon as it comes to hand, for I am very anxious to hear from you all, nothing does me more good than to hear from home. I wish this war was over. Well I hope we may all meet again in this life, if we do not meet in this world I hope we may all be happy as to meet in Heaven. Give my love to all inquiring friends. No more at present but remain your affectionate son.
Augustus
Good-bye dear father, mother, brother, and sister, to one and all farewell. Do not forget to answer this.
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Note: On December 21, 1862, two days after writing this letter Augustus Manahan was killed by foul play on the part of his fellows. The original of this letter is owned by Walker Garfield Manahan of Gettysburg, Penn. and was copied for this sketch by Marian Manahan of Littlestown, Penn.
Al l persons to whom a copy of this sketch comes can be of great help to the author by sending to him family records to make the above more complete and fi l l in the gaps. If there is a gratifying response a complete book on the family may follow. Merely write John E. Manahan, Radford, Virginia, professor of history and political science in Radford College. He wishes particularly to thank for help Mr. and Mrs. George W. Manahan, Miss Adelia Manahan, Francis McClellan Manahan, Marian Manahan, Clarence Manahan, and Harry Warren of Sabillasville, relative on the Tresler side, and Mrs. Si Mange, Hanover, Penn.
Since this book went to press the Author has obtained five deeds dating from 1736 to 1748 of the Sandelands family of Chester Co., Penn. It appears that Jonas Sandelands, Gent., died before 1734 leaving a widow, two sons and six daughters: James (died ante 1748, no c ) , David (of the island of Tinnicum, Anne (m. Richard Venables Ante 1744), Mary (m. James Claxton ante 1737), Sarah, Rebecca (widow of Henry Maddock by 1740), Eleanor, and Margarett (youngest child d. without lawful issue ante 1748). Eleanor m. George Polley.
From the striking similarity of Christian names the Manahans and Sandelands would appear to be allied. There were a number of early Manahans in Chester Co., Penn. and across Mason-Dixon line in Harford Co., Md. Arthur and Barnard Manahan were living in Harford Co., Md. at the 1790 census. In 1800 Mary, daughter of James and Margaret Manahan was baptized at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Baltimore. The "Barrens" near Libertytown were owned by Francis Clarvon, Capt. Ninian Beall, George French, Mr. Tasker, Daniel Dulany, and after 1746 by Jacob Stoner. It then included only 103 acres.
The only Manahan immigrant to America so far located by the Author is William Manahan, imported to Rappahannock River in Virginia by James Yates in 1654. He may well have been father of John Minnahane in the Md. Census of 1678.
