James was born about 1832. James Manscill ... He passed away about 1863.[1]
Burial:
Palmer Cemetery *
Weston
Marion County
Alabama, USA
In 1850, he, Martha and their daughter Pernisa were in Marion, Alabama.[2]
In 1860, he and Martha, with several children, including possibly some other Mansell relatives, are living in Marion, Alabama.[3]
James' Find-a-Grave memorial includes links to a record that documents that James, who fought for the Union, was captured and killed by confederate forces in 1864.[4]
Military
A James J Manscill, b abt 1833/4 of Alabama served in the Union's First Cavalry.[5]
Another source documents the details that he was a private in the 1st Regiment of the Alabama Cavalry.[6]
NOTE: A James F Mansel of Alabama, about the same age, served on the confederate side. He was possibly the James Mansel of Franklin, Alabama, married to Mary with daughter Sarah in 1850.[7] Or the single James Mancill living in Conecuh, Alabama in 1850 with parents and siblings.[8]
James Mansel, 18, was enumerated in the 1850 Marion County, AL census with wife, Martha, 20, and daughter, Pernisa (family 421). Next door is Martha's family: John Brown, SR. 88; Frances Brown, 62 ; Pernisia Brown, 38; Spenser Brown, and Elizabeth Brown, 7; He is NOT the James, with Mary, and Sarah in Franklin County.[9]
Sources
↑ Burial:
Palmer Cemetery *
Weston
Marion County
Alabama, USA
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146423889/james-jordan-manscill : accessed 17 March 2022), memorial page for James Jordan Manscill (1833–10 May 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 146423889, citing Palmer Cemetery, Weston, Marion County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Olva (contributor 47435887) .
↑ "Alabama Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. From "Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama." Database. Fold3.com. http://www.fold3.com : n.d. Citing NARA microfilm publication M276. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1964.
According to different sources, James J. Manscill was born 1833 and died May 10th 1864, at the hands of Confederate Soldiers near East Port, MS. Sources say his body was never found.
His wife, Martha J. Manscill is buried in Old Manscill Cemetery, also once known as Hallmark Cemetery. There are no dates on her tombstone, but the Archive information had the date that her pension was stopped because of her death on October 7, 1908.
James and Martha had 6 children: Pernecia, born 10-25-1850; Gabriel, born 1-20-1854; Green, born 12-6-1856; John, born 2-21-1859; Marion, no dates; James, born abt. 1833; Marion and James had died earlier.
A memorial tombstone was ordered for James by Olva (Nichols) Jones and placed in Palmer Cemetery on County Hwy 158, off Hwy 25 near Hamilton, Marion County, AL. Palmer Cemetery was chosen because Old Manscill Cemetery is in the woods, grown up with trees, bushes and weeds, and there is a fence around it with a locked gate.
Buried:
Unknown. Memorial stone located at Palmer Cemetery, Marion Co., AL
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
Manscill-23 and Manscill-5 appear to represent the same person because: Accidental (?) duplicate created. Similar vitals. Same parents. Same spouse. All need merging.
Mansell-421 and Manscill-5 appear to represent the same person because: Same father; birth on 421 totally unsourced; use and retain all data from Manscill-5. Thanks.
His wife, Martha J. Manscill is buried in Old Manscill Cemetery, also once known as Hallmark Cemetery. There are no dates on her tombstone, but the Archive information had the date that her pension was stopped because of her death on October 7, 1908.
James and Martha had 6 children: Pernecia, born 10-25-1850; Gabriel, born 1-20-1854; Green, born 12-6-1856; John, born 2-21-1859; Marion, no dates; James, born abt. 1833; Marion and James had died earlier.
A memorial tombstone was ordered for James by Olva (Nichols) Jones and placed in Palmer Cemetery on County Hwy 158, off Hwy 25 near Hamilton, Marion County, AL. Palmer Cemetery was chosen because Old Manscill Cemetery is in the woods, grown up with trees, bushes and weeds, and there is a fence around it with a locked gate. Buried: Unknown. Memorial stone located at Palmer Cemetery, Marion Co., AL