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Biography
Birth
Lewis was born on 10 Dec 1872 in St. Clair, Blue Earth County, Minnesota. (Birth Index, Draft Card) He was the son of Charles Manaige and Mary Benjamin.
Appearance
He was of medium height and built, with brown eyes and black hair. He was viewed as being white. (Draft Card)
Marriages
He was first married to Rosa Dorothea Moga, née Shifsky. (1910 census)
His second marriage was to Bridie Fitzgerald (b. 1878), a gaelic speaking woman born in Ireland. (1930 census, DC) In 1901 she had married Dan Fitzgerald.
Occupation
In 1898, he was listed as a clerk at C. C. Emerson & Co. in St. Paul, Minnesota. (1898 Directory) Emerson's was a bottling company.
The 1910 census records the fact that he owned and operated a grocery store.
In 1912, he is listed as a grocer. (1912 Directory)
In 1918, he is recorded on his draft card as owning a grocery store at 441 Thomas St., St. Paul, Minnesota.
Residence
1895 — the family was living at 88 West Fairfield Ave., St. Paul, Minnesota. (1895 census)
1898 — Lewis, Gertie, Sophia, and their mother Mary Louise were living together at 275 West 7th St., St. Paul, Minnesota. (1898 Directory)
12 September 1918 — he was living with his mother Mary Louise at 646 Arundel St., St. Paul, Minnesota. (Draft Card)
1923 — listed singly as living at 503 Como Ave., St. Paul, Minnesota. (1923 Directory)
1930 - 1940 — with his wife Bridie, he was again living at 646 Arundel St., St. Paul, Minnesota. (censuses)
Death
He died of a coronary thrombosis on 2 Dec 1944 in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota. (DI) He is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota. (DC, Find a Grave)
Sources
- Birth Index — "Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840–1980." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records. FHL Film Number: 1309284.
- 1880 Federal Census for Hilton, Blue Earth, Minnesota; Roll: 615; Page: 276B; Enumeration District: 003; Description: Township 107-25. The Town of McPherson. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
- 1895 MInnesota, U.S., Territorial and State Census. Ramsey, Part 4 - City of St· Paul, Wards 5-6. Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905. St. Paul, MN, USA: Minnesota Historical Society, 1977. Microfilm. Reels 1-47 and 107-164.
- St Paul, Minnesota, City Directory, 1898.
- 1900 Federal Census for St Paul Ward 5, Ramsey, Minnesota; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0095: St Paul City, 5th Ward; 4th Election District bounded by Walnut, W 7th, Wilkin, Ramsey, Irvine; FHL microfilm: 1240784. United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.
- 1910 Federal Census for St Paul Ward 8, Ramsey, Minnesota; Roll: T624_719; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0115; FHL microfilm: 1374732. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
- Minnesota Marriages, 1849–1950, Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010.
- St Paul, Minnesota, City Directory, 1912.
- U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; Registration State: Minnesota; Registration County: Ramsey. United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.
- St Paul, Minnesota, City Directory, 1923.
- 1930 Federal Census for St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota; Page: 27A; Enumeration District: 0108: ST. PAUL CITY, WARD 8 (PART), BOUNDED BY (N) RAILROAD TRACKS, COMO; (E) N. WESTERN AVE.; (S) LAFOND; (W) N. DALE; FHL microfilm: 2340854; United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
- 1940 Federal Census for St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01999; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 90-172; Description: ST. PAUL CITY WARD 8 (TRACT 26 PART). United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.
- DC — Minnesota Death Certificate #1944-MN-026414.
- DI — State of Minnesota. Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2017. Minneapolis, MN, USA: Minnesota Department of Health. Certificate Number: 026414, Record Number: 965680, for Lewis S. Manaige.
- Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 17 December 2019), memorial page for Lewis Stephen Manaige (10 Dec 1872–2 Dec 1944), Find A Grave Memorial no. 161484947, citing Calvary Cemetery, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA; Maintained by Clarice Courneya (contributor 46550274).