This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Manchester, Rawlings, Mackie, King, Hayford Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VW.2ADE/1017.1.1 Message Board Post: requested by: Shirley Stafford>>>myuffda@netzero.net Death Certificate transcription, Merced County. Book B-1, page 1 Luman A. Manchester Death date: Jan 24, 1910 Time: 3 p.m. Age: 81 yrs, 2 months, 1 day Sex: Male Color/Race: White Marital status: Married Occupation: Blacksmith Birthdate: Nov 23, 1828 Birthplace: MO Name and birthplace of Mother: Jane Rawlings, Virgina Name and birthplace of Father: David Manchester, Rhode Island Length of stay at place of death: 32 yrs, in CA: 41 yrs. Place of death: 911 - J. St., Merced Place of burial: Removal - Oakland - Cremated, Jan 25, 1910 Funeral director: G.E. Nordgren, Merced Informant: G.R. Manchester, 1825 Highland Ave., Berkeley, CA <could be G.A.> Cause of death: General Paralysis & Senile Dementia, duration: unknown. C.H. Castle M.D., Merced dated: Jan 25, 1910 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Merced Express, Merced, CA. Saturday, Jan. 29, 1910, page 3 L. A MANCHESTER DEAD Final Summons Comes to G. A. R. Veteran The death of Luman A. Manchester on Monday afternoon adds another to the list of pioneers called hence within the last few months to join the silent majority. Mr. Manchester had been an invalid for several years and at times a great sufferer, but he remained cheerful and patient to the last, faithfully attended by a devoted wife whose health has also declined in late years. Mr. Manchester had many friends throughout the State who will regret his demise and who honor his memory as a fine man, gentleman and a scholar. The Manchester home in this city has long been known as one of literary culture and advanced thought. The funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon from the Odd Fellow's hall under the exclusive rites of that order and the remains were escorted by his son, George A. Manchester, of Berkeley, to Oakland, where they were cremated on Wednesday. Mrs. Julia Mackie of Sacramento and Mrs. Jessie King of Atwater, daughters of the deceased were also here for the funeral, as was Mrs. Matt Hayford, a sister, from Stockton, but all arrived too late to witness the final closing of the long and distinctive life. Luman A. Manchester was born in Clay County, Missouri, November 23, 1828. He came to California in 1851, and when the Civil War broke out a few years later he returned to the East and joined a Massachusetts regiment of calvary with which he served until peace was declared, acting at the same time as war correspondent for several newspapers at Washington, D.C. In 1866 he was married and brought his bride to California. Later he became interested in mines and mining in Montana, Arizona and Nevada. In 1877 he came with his family to Merced and associated himself in the blacksmithing business with the late A.M. Hunter. He was postmaster here under Cleveland's administration and was always an ardent politician and independent thinker.