George Mann (1833 - abt. 1900)

Born 8 Feb 1833 in Lambric, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Barnett) Crisp — married 27 Jul 1854 (to before 1860) in Breathitt, Kentucky, United States

Husband of Elizabeth Jane (Hensley) Mann — married 1862 in Breathitt County, Kentucky, USA

Descendants

Died about 1900 at about age 66 in Breathitt, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

George Mann lived in Appalachia, in Kentucky.

This profile is part of the Mann Name Study.

From Find A Grave bio: George was married first to Rebecca Barnett on 27th July 1854 Breathitt County, Ky and had three children (unnamed boy), Bethana and Nathaniel "Dick" Mann and then he married Elizabeth Hensley, and they had Leesther, Lewis Greenville, Nero, Samuel, Galen, Mary, Ardillian, RoseElla and Pearl.

George was on 1860 Breathitt Co. Census with first wife, Rebecca and daughter Bethana age 4. Nathaniel should be on this census if he was born in 1858.

1860 Breathitt County Kentucky census

1. 676 19th July 1860

Mann, George 26 m Floyd County, Ky Mann, Rebecca 22 f Floyd County, Ky Mann, Bethana 4 f Breathitt County

1870 Breathitt County Census, shows George and second wife, Elizabeth and children as follows: Drucilla (f), age 17, (think this is Elizabeth's sister) Bethana (f), age 15, Nathaniel (m), age 12, Leester (f), age 10, Green (m), age 7, Pearl (m), age 5, Nero (m), age 3 and Samuel (m), age 1.

1870 Breathitt County Kentucky census

1. 74/#74

Mann, George 35 m Farmer400/200Ky Mann, Elizabeth 27 f Keeping HouseKy Mann, Drucilla 17 f Ky Mann, Bethana 15 f Ky Mann, Nathaniel 12 m Ky Mann, Leesther 10 f Ky Mann, Green 7 m Ky Mann, Pearl 5 m Ky Mann, Nero 3 m Ky Mann, Samuel 1 m Ky

1880 Breathitt County Kentucky census

1. 265

Mann, George 47 m Ky NC Ky Mann, Elizabeth 41 f Ky Mann, Lewis G. 16 m Ky Mann, Pearl 14 m Ky Mann, Nero 12 m Ky Mann, Samuel 11 f Ky Mann, Galen 9 m Ky Mann, Mary 7 f Ky Mann, Ardillian 5 m Ky Mann, Rose Ella 1 f Ky Howard, William 27 m Ky son-in-law Howard, Leester 19 f Ky

George left Elizabeth after their children were grown and remarried first wife Rebecca and was living in Magoffin County, Ky. on the 1900 Magoffin County Census. They were living next door to a son; Samuel.

When George left Elizabeth, he gave her a "long branch" (hill land) rich in timber and coal. This area became known as Bettsmann Fork and a Post Office there postmarked letters, Bettsmann, Kentucky.

1900 Magoffin County Kentucky census

1. 108

Mann, George Head Feb 1834 66 m Farmer KY KY KY Mann, Rebecca wife Jan 1840 60 m 7 children and 6 living KY KY KY

Sources

• "The Howards of Eastern Kentucky" by the Magoffin County (KY) Historical Society. Page 392.

• With family and 21 sources: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/2W7B-617

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65B-8M5 : 20 December 2020), George Mann in household of William Mann, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4HC-YHS : 11 May 2022), George Mann, 1854.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZB9-R2K : 18 February 2021), George Man, 1860.

• "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44Y-H6X : 11 May 2022), George Man, 1865.

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DT2S-H2N?cc=1438024&wc=92KM-J4J%3A518657901%2C519065901%2C518720701 : 22 May 2014), Kentucky > Breathitt > Precinct 4 > image 12 of 16; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCC3-JST : 14 January 2022), George Mann, Magisterial District 7 Springfork, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58847662/george-mann