Wapello County IA Archives Biographies.....Manchester, Julian C. 1844 - 1901
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Author: S. J. Clarke, Publisher

JULIAN C. MANCHESTER.

The life record of Julian C. Manchester closed June 29th, 1901, and in his
passing Ottumwa lost a citizen who had made for himself a substantial and
enviable position in business and social circles. For a considerable period he
was proprietor of the Ballingall Hotel in Ottumwa and was a most popular host. A
native of Connecticut, his birth occurred at Colebrook River, near Bridgeport,
in March, 1844, his parents being William M. and Content (Beach) Manchester,
representatives of old New England families. The parents were reared and married
in Connecticut and the mother died in New England in 1893, after which the
father came to Ottumwa to make his home with his son J. C., and here passed away
on the 22d of March, 1898, at the ripe old age of eighty-five years. Both he and
his wife were devoted members of the Methodist church, and in that faith they
reared their family, which numbered seven children, namely: Lucius, who for a
half century has been a minister of the Methodist church, connected with the New
Jersey Conference; Francis, who has followed the profession of teaching and for
a number of years lived in the west, but is now a resident of Ohio; Minerva, who
passed away several years ago; Sarah, the wife of Henry F. Keyes, a resident of
New Haven, Connecticut; Julian C., of this review, and Julius, a machinist of
Bridgeport, Connecticut. There was also one child who died in infancy. Julius
and Julian are twins.

The last named spent his boyhood and youth in his native city, mastered the
branches of learning taught in the public schools there and afterward took up
the machinist's trade. All personal and business considerations, however, were
put aside when at the age of seventeen he offered his services to the
government, becoming a member of Company E. First Regiment of Connecticut Heavy
Artillery, with which he was on duty until the close of the war, being mustered
out with the rank of sergeant. He participated in the nine months' siege of
Petersburg and in the siege of City Point, and following the surrender of Lee at
Appomattox went with his command to Richmond to take charge of and ship home the
guns and supplies, being mustered out at New Haven, Connecticut, in December,
1865, among the last to be discharged.

When the war was over Mr. Manchester with a most creditable military record
returned to his home and resumed his work at his trade, which he followed in the
east until 1871. He then became a resident of Big Rapids, Michigan, where for
some years he was proprietor of the Manchester Hotel. Later he conducted the
Eastern House at Muscatine, Iowa, from 1879 until 1882, and then came to
Ottumwa, where he took over the management of the Ballingall Hotel, which had
been erected some years before. Mr. Manchester's progressive business methods
soon converted it into the finest hotel in this section of the state, and its
patronage is extensive and of a most desirable character. The hotel is
splendidly appointed and everything possible is done for the comfort of the
patrons. He increased the number of rooms for transients from thirty-five to
ninety-three, having an average patronage of seventy-five or more daily, with a
regular Sunday trade of from sixty to seventy people. He employed about fifty
people in the building. He also conducted a wholesale liquor business amounting
to about thirty thousand dollars annually.

In Fort Wayne, Indiana, Mr. Manchester was united in marriage to Miss Ella J.
Burnabee, a native of Vermont, and unto them were born two sons: Edward, who
married Natalie Grube, and Charles, who died September 13, 1899, at the age of
fifteen years. Mr. Manchester held membership with the Elks and the Knights of
Pythias at the time of his death and had formerly been connected with the Odd
Fellows. He filled all of the chairs in the local lodge of the Knights of
Pythias and became brigadier general of the Iowa State Uniform Rank. His
religious faith was that of the Methodist church. Death called him in 1901, and
in his passing the community lost a representative business man. The funeral
services were conducted by the Uniform Rank, K. of P., the full military ritual
being used. Rev. P. A. Johnson, pastor of the First Congregational church,
preached the sermon. The funeral procession was headed by the Fifty-fourth
Regiment Band, followed by the various organizations of which Mr. Manchester had
been a member.

His widow and son Edward are still conducting the Ballingall Hotel, of which the
latter is manager. They erected a fine residence on Prairie avenue, where they
purchased seven acres of land. On this they have a fine fish pond, stocked with
all kinds of fish. The name of Manchester has long been well known in Ottumwa
and the family occupies a position of prominence.


Additional Comments:
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HISTORY OF WAPELLO COUNTY IOWA
ILLUSTRATED
VOLUME II
CHICAGO
THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY 1914


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