Sterling Manis (1829 - 1863)

Born 1829 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Rachael (Jones) Manis — married 29 Nov 1848 in Hawkins, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 11 May 1863 at about age 34 in Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Maness Name Study.

Pvt. Starlin Manis served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1861
Mustered out: 11th May 1863 Killed in Action
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Co E 43rd Tennessee Infantry

Pvt. Starlin Manis was Killed in Action at the Battle of icksburg during the United States Civil War.

Born to Jesse and Alice (alsey) Lawson-Manis in Hawkins County, Tennessee.

Couldn't find any source to prove Parentage of his wife Rachael Jones (Manis on marriage record)

Marriage

"Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950,"

Name Sterling Manis

Event Date 29 Nov 1848

Event Place Hawkins, Tennessee, United States

Spouse's Name Rachel Manis

Page 17 --Citing this Record

He married a COUSIN...

ORIGINAL gives --Bondsman as Lawson, Jackson (which is usually a family member) ^[1]

1850 Hawkins county, Hawkins, Tennessee

Age 21

Birth Year (Estimated) 1829

Birthplace Tennessee

House Number 89

Sterling Manis M 21 Tennessee

Rachel Manis F 19 Tennessee (THIS would be his wife-Widow)

Quillen Manis M 2 Tennessee ^[2]

1860 P.O. War Gap, 3rd District, Hawkins, Tennessee

DATA for RACHEL Age 28

Birth Year (Estimated) 1832

Birthplace Tennessee

Page 107

Starlin Manis M 28 Tennessee "F.L." (farm labor)

Rachael Manis F 28 Tennessee

William Manis M 11 "

Matilda Manis F 10 "

Rosa Manis F 7 "

Martha Manis F 3 "

Jesse Manis M 2 " ^[3]

Military

Location: Tennessee

Surname: Manis

enlisted = Nov. 15, 1862 in Lenoirs, Loudon County, Tennessee

mustered = 05/11/1863 "Killed in Action, Battle of Vicksburg"

side = CSA

regiment flag =

regiment name = Co E 43rd Tennessee Infantry

source: FOLD3 3 Muster Cards

Russell Puntenney, was also in the Battle of Vicksburg but he was a 2nd Lt. in the 33rd Illinois, wearing a Blue Uniform. Sorry, Cousin, Sterling...

FROM: 43rd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Gillespie's) (5th East Tennessee Volunteers

43rd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Gillespie's) (5th East Tennessee Volunteers)

"The Forty-third Tennessee (Confederate) Regiment was raised in the counties of Hamilton, Rhea, Meigs, Polk, Bledsoe, Jefferson, Roane, Bradley, Hawkins and McMinn, and was organized in November, 1861, with J W Gillespie, colonel.

Its first service was guard duty in East Tennessee until the reorganization in May, 1862. After various movements and thorough drill at Charleston, it was, in August, sent to Humphrey Marshall's brigade in Virginia. It soon afterward joined Bragg's Kentucky campaign, but was in no noteworthy engagement.

In December it was transferred to Vicksburg and was subjected to hard service, and in May, 1863, moved to Port Gibson to oppose Grant's advance. It fought at Champion Hill and covered the retreat to Vicksburg. It fought often during the siege, always with dash and daring, losing heavily in the aggregate. It surrendered early in July, and was soon exchanged and was ordered to re-enforce Longstreet, who was beseiging Knoxville. During the winter the regiment was mounted, and in the spring of 1864 did outpost duty in East Tennessee, skirmishing often and losing severely. It was engaged at Piedmont, losing several men. In Virginia it was often engaged, moving with Early around Washington and fighting at Winchester, Monocacy, Cedar Creek, Fisherville, White Post, Kernstown, Darksville and Martinsburg. In the fall of 1864 it returned to East Tennessee. It fought at Morristown, losing heavily; raided Russelville with success; during the winter it did outpost duty. In the spring it learned of Lee's surrender and then moved south with Johnson, but at Charlotte met President Davis and served as his escort until his capture. It was paroled in May, 1865."

He died along way from HOME...

So yes he could have been Killed in Action he was there, in Vicksburg, and if you read the sign on the cemetery where they buried him...........make your own conclusions.

Can not locate the Military record for his death that told us, "Killed in Action" he obviously made it to Vicksburg, but the Siege is said not to have started until "May 18 1863", except for this wikipedia

"The campaign consisted of many important naval operations, troop maneuvers, failed initiatives, and eleven distinct battles from December 26, 1862, to July 4, 1863.

Military historians divide the campaign into two formal phases: Operations Against Vicksburg (December 1862 – January 1863) and Grant's Operations Against Vicksburg (March–July 1863).. so he may have been in the hospital sick?? not sure. ^{[citation needed]} again!!!

Children

1. Quillen son born 1848 listed on the 1860 age:11 as William
2. Malin Manis son born 1850
3. Rosa Manis born 1853
4. Martha Manis born 1857
5. Jesse Manis son born 1858

AND here is a Malin A. Manis that claims Starlin is his Dad. (FindAGrave 152089324)

Research

This was not under research, until I received this from a Descendant, "I descend from Starlin Manis through his son Jesse Jefferson Maness. My great grandmother was Jesse's daughter-in-law. My great-grandmother Naomi Horton Maness married about 1901 which wasn't all that long after Starlin died.

Here is what was passed down:

"Starlin's wife Rachel's maiden name was Jones. She sent the 5 children to a neighbors house and hanged herself about 1865. She despaired because her farm was raided by "rebels" and she feared watching her children starve. We were told that Jesse, being the youngest was carried. The children were separated with Jesse being sent to live in Va. with a family named McDowell. They ran a hotel in Jonesville, Va. " Jesse's name was spelled Maness while his siblings stayed with Manis. He stayed in communication with his siblings. There is no Matilda Manis. The census taker in the 1860 record misunderstood the name and listed him as a girl and wrote his name down wrong, but then scratched it out. (this is correct) I do know that Jesse who was a circuit-rider Methodist minister. Although his Dad was a Confederate, Jesse would only preach in "union" churches which showed his sentiment was not with the Confederate sympathizers.

I wish that we knew what Starlin died from. He died in Hospital #3 at Vicksburg. Some records listed the cause of death but his did not. His record list his name as Manners but I do know that my Maness uncles also slurred their name to Manners at times.

I am from Lee Co, Va originally which borders Hawkins Co. I have taken an ancestry DNA test and uploaded it to gedMatch. I am new to Wikitree. The sender, Janet Bell (jbellvw .com),

Sources

1. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5HH-YLP : accessed 5 May 2016), Sterling Manis and Rachel Manis, 29 Nov 1848; citing Hawkins, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. 17, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,572,805.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDN-X55 : accessed 5 May 2016), Sterling Manis, Hawkins county, Hawkins, Tennessee, United States; citing family 89, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8T6-DJH : accessed 5 May 2016), Rachael Manis in entry for Starlin Manis, 1860.

1. Find A Grave: Memorial #13191448