This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: farwellwalter Surnames: Mann, Beaty, Lytle, Simmons, West, Seamonds, Minard, Dunagan Classification: military Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.iowa.counties.fremont/7477/mb.ashx Message Board Post: HENRY P. MANN, b. July 22, 1831 in Lawrence county, Ohio - d. January 16, 1912; married (1) SARAH JANE BEATY, b. ____ __, ____ - d. March 23, 1862 near Rock Bluff, Nebr.; married on Sept. 8, 1851 near Sidney in Fremont county, Iowa. Henry Mann was a private in Capt. Lytles Company "L", 2nd Ohio Regiment of Volunteers in Sept. 1847. Mann also enrolled on Mar. 29, 1862 in Compnmay "D", 5th Missouri Cavalry during the Civil War. He had lived with the Dr. Hugh Simmons family in 1851 until he was married. Dr. Hugh A. Simmons later served in the Civil War. Margaret J. West of Seward county, Nebr., and Mary Seamonds of Cabell county, West Virginia had known Henry Mann since before his Mexican War service. Henry Mann resided at Sidney until 1856; in Cass Co., Nebr., until 1876; in Eastland county, Texas, until 1886; and in Norton and Phillips counties, Kansas until Feb. 14, 1907. In January 1898, Henry Mann was the minister of the M.E. Church in Phillipsburg, Kansas. CHILDREN as far as known: 1. Augusta, born Dec. 7, 1852 2. John M., b. April 25, 1854 3. Adeb R., b. July 27, 1861 Henry P. Mann married (2) MRS. MARIA LOUISE (MINARD) DUNAGAN, b. ____ __.____ - died June 15, 1927; married on June 26, 1864. On January 1, 1854, she had married William F. Dunagan who died Dec. 27, 1860. CHILDREN as far as known: 4. Grant, b. June 27, 1865 5. Edward A. b. March 12, 1867 6. Charles E., b. Feb. 9, 1869 7. Laura E., b. Jan. 9, 1871 8. Julia Etta, b. Oct. 16, 1872 9. Harry A., b. Sept. 25, 1874 10. Anna M., b. March 29, 1877 Henry Mann bought the north half of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 16 township 68 range 42 - and - the south half of the west half of the northwest quarter of section 16 township 68 range 42 from the Fremont County School Fund Commissioner, on January 27, 1853. N.B.: Section 16 in each government survey township had been set aside for the funding of the county schools when Mann bought his land from the School Fund Commissioner. This plan was abandoned by Iowa's second constitution which followed Horace Mann by publicly taxing each person in the county for the support of the schools. -- Walter Farwell Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.