He held the rank of Private during the War of 1812.
He married Nancy Ann Ward July 14, 1814 in South Carolina. They had 13 children.
He passed away February 27, 1873 in Sanford, Covington County, Alabama. He is buried in The Old Mancill Cemetery in Covington County, Alabama.
Sources
United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815", database with images, FamilySearch: 11 March 2016, Edward Mansel, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 132; FHL microfilm 882,650.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch: 9 November 2014, Edward Mancill, Covington county, Covington, Alabama, United States; citing family 131, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch: 17 October 2014, E Mancil, Alabama, United States; citing p. 1, family 77, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,510.
Early History of Covington County, Alabama 1821-1871 by Wyley D. Ward, p. 299. (attached)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edward by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Edward:
Mancill-2 and Mancill-46 appear to represent the same person because: Mancill 46 is completely unsourced with estimated dates - but both claim marriage to Nancy Ward.