Looking for JOHN M. MANNING (b. 1849 AL) in the 1870 Texas Census. Not sure if John is married yet but if he is his wife will be Sarah E. "Sallie" <Brooks> Manning (b 1850 TX). If not married he most likely will be living with his parents. The family makeup (and names) of JOHN M. MANNING is what I am really looking for. The only thing I know about his parents is that his father was born est 1820 AL and his mother was born est 1824 GA. The should have the following children: Unknown est 1843 AL John M. 1849 AL Theodore L. 1855 TX Richard 1860 TX Any help with this MANNING FAMILY(s) will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, David

David, I thought I had this family all tied up in the proverbial "neat package" until I re-read your post that said he had brothers named Theodore and Richard. The only possibility I have been able to locate had several brothers, including a Thomas born in 1855 Texas, but no Richard There's only one Richard Maning/Manning indexed in 1870 Texas. He was born ca 1858 in Texas, but belongs to a FS and Caroline Manning born Texas and Mississippi, and has no brother named John. I am at a loss to find a connection to either Theodore or Richard, but am sending what I have found anyhow - just in case. If it's not yours, hopefully it will remain in the archives until someone else comes along looking for Texas Mannings with an Alabama connection. As you recall, there were TWO 1900 enumerations for your John M. Manning family in Texas. Look at the second one that gives John's parents born in NC and GA instead of AL and GA. I am sure that you already have the 1880 enumeration for John and Sarah, so am briefly reviewing it here to support my belief that John's father was born in North Carolina. 1880 Leon County, Texas 264 - Manning, J. M., age 31; farmer; AL NC GA Sarah E., wife; age 29; TX TN TN Rolan B., son; age 7 months, born Nov. in TX 265 - Manning, T. L., age 25; farmer; TX NC GA C. A., wife; age 20, Ida Bell, age 1, Willie, age 4 months, born Feb. TX I believe that TL and John M. are brothers, and that their father was born in NC, but I think that TL may be Thomas instead of Theodore. 1870 Leon County, Texas - Precinct 2 - PO Midletown - October 4, 1870 - M593_1596/page 61 210 - Manning, Sarah, age 61; keeping house; $800/200; born GA Mary, age 25; keeping house; born AL Rebecca, age 22; keeping house; born AL JOHN, age 21; farmer; born AL; married within the year in September Thomas, age 15; at home; born AL (should be TX instead) Martha, age 17; keeping house; born TN; married within the year in September It appears that if this is the correct John Manning, he was married prior to his marriage to Sarah/Sally E. about 1879. And living next door is who appears to be this John's older brother, William (per earlier census) 211 - Manning, William, age 38; farmer; $200/200; born AL Elizabeth, age 27; keeping house; born TN Emma, age 8; at home; born TX William, age 3; at home; born TX Lee, age 1 month; born in TX in May 1860 Leon County, Texas - Leon Township - PO Centerville - September 3, 1860 - M653_1299/page 258 297 - Sarah Manning, age 50; farming; $1000/535; born GA William M., age 25; laborer; born AL Jane, age 23; born AL (same as Catherine, below) Mary, age 17; born AL George, age 15; born AL Rebecca, age 13; born AL JOHN, age 11; born AL Alice, age 7; born AL Thomas, age 5; born TX I will post the following to the AL list to answer your request to that list. Am adding it here simply to keep things together and in order for this family. 1850 Lowndes County, Alabama - Lowndes District - December 2, 1850 - page 158B & 159A 862 - Matthew Maning, age 43? (written over); farmer; born NORTH CAROLINA Sarah, age 38; born GA William, age 17; born AL Catharine, age 14; born AL Mary, age 10; born AL George, age 7; born AL Rebecca, age 4; born AL JOHN M., age 2; born AL 1840 Lowndes County, Alabama - Township not stated - Roll 6/page 211 Matthew Manning - 110011 - 10001 (1 free white male aged under 5, 1 aged 5-10, 1 aged 20-30, 1 aged 40-50 - 1 free white female aged under 5, 1 aged 20-30) From Lowndes County, Alabama, marriages: Mathew Maning married Sarah Earnest - March 29, 1832 - Lowndes County If this turns out to be yours, you might want to order this marriage record in case any additional relationship information is given. Good luck! Linda in Georgia ----- Original Message ----- From: David To: TX-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 4:21 PM Subject: [TX-CEN] Leon Co./1870/MANNING Looking for JOHN M. MANNING (b. 1849 AL) in the 1870 Texas Census. Not sure if John is married yet but if he is his wife will be Sarah E. "Sallie" <Brooks> Manning (b 1850 TX). If not married he most likely will be living with his parents. The family makeup (and names) of JOHN M. MANNING is what I am really looking for. The only thing I know about his parents is that his father was born est 1820 AL and his mother was born est 1824 GA. The should have the following children: Unknown est 1843 AL John M. 1849 AL Theodore L. 1855 TX Richard 1860 TX Any help with this MANNING FAMILY(s) will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, David ==== TX-CENSUS-LOOKUP Mailing List ==== Please put your census books to good use and help to locate someone's family. Genealogists don't grow old, we only lose our CENSUS. ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx