George Reynolds Manes was born in February 1785 in Moore, North Carolina, his father, Seth, was 23 and his mother, Susannah, was 22. He married Malinda Lawson in 1808 in Tennessee. They had six children in 21 years. He died in March 1852 in Searcy, Arkansas, at the age of 67.
Burial
Burial:
Place: Unknown
Note: Find a Grave Memorial 231094922 cites a DOB of Feb 1782 [1]
Siblings
Jacob Wilson Manes - born 1782
William Manis - Born 1782
John Manis - born 1785 (??? )
George Manes - born 1785
James Manis
Tempa Manes - born between 1800-1810
Jesse Manis - born 1790
Elizabeth Manis - born 1794
The letter does not mention any other children other than the 6 sons
Excerpts from letter written by Samuel Jasper Manes to Jesse D Gustin in 1920. "Grandfather Seth Manes was in the Revolutionary War."
"Grandfather Manes had 6 boys. His name was Seth. Grandmothers name was Patsy Fields.
My father’s name was Jacob, then William, John, George, James, and Jesse." "Fathers brothers, all but George, lived and died in Tenn. George got immensely rich and died in Searcy County, Arkansas."
Pleasant Reynolds Manes was born about 1811 in Bradley County, Tennessee, the son of George R. and Malinda (Lawson) Maness. He married Mary Lucinda Gibbs in Rhea County, TN on February 23, 1832. The family resided in Hamilton County, TN in 1850. The marriage produced at least six children before the mother's death in the early 1850's in Arkansas: Elizabeth, John Wesley, Sr. (see McCarty Cemetery, Taney County, MO), Nancy Ann, William George and Millie.
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Nancy Ann Manes-Faught b:1840 to Pleasant (7058810),
John Wesley, Sr. b:1836 f-a-g has him LINKED to Pleasant as father (see McCarty Cemetery, Taney County, MO),
Research Notes
If this is the George Maness, dec'd that is mentioned in the newspaper article we will try to match the "William, Vincent, Nancy, Molly, unknown children of dec'd" to see IF he is the father to VINCENT...
AND the rootsweb/the Acknowledgement paragraph below to a "T"... except for the Vincent/George Jr..............
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 07 January 2022), memorial page for George R Manes (Feb 1782–Mar 1852), Find A Grave: Memorial #231094922, ; Maintained by Jim Ogburn M.D. (contributor 47718359) Burial Details Unknown, who reports a Died 1852 within months of father Seth Manes. No burials on record in all Snowball/Searcy/AR cemeteries before 1860. If George attended to his family in Eidson/Hawkins/TN, he could be in Manis Cem..
↑ Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPX-8W8 : 24 August 2017), George Manus, Mississippi, Arkansas, Arkansas Territory, United States; citing 80, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 5; FHL microfilm 2,473.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDW-QF5 : 9 November 2014), George Manice, Bradley county, Bradley, Tennessee, United States; citing family 1361, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Acknowledgments
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