MANON BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== MANON, Stephen A. D. - b: 1860 Licking Co, OH source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 736 residence: Davis Twp Stephen A. D. Manon, commonly known as "Doug" Manon, was born in Licking County, Ohio, on the 6th of January, 1860, and is the youngest of a family of seven children. His father, H. S. Manon, a native of Pennsylvania, was born January 2, 1810. His mother's name before marriage was Mary Palmerston, and she was born in New York, December 14, 1822. Mr. Manon has long been a prominent character in the politics of the Buckeye State. He was a delegate to the presidential convention which nominated Greeley and Brown, and also of the convention that drafted the present constitution of Ohio. He is now living a retired life. Of the family two besides our subject are living in Henry County: Martin VanBuren and Mrs. Lida Harville, widow of Alexander Harville. The others are Miles P., S. H., Ella and John T. In 1865 the family settled in Mason County, Illinois, where they lived nine years. Removing to Logan County, they remained there until the spring of 1881 when they came to Henry County. The farm contains 104 acres of good land, well improved with good buildings, etc. They handle considerable stock, including about forty head of Berkshire hogs. "Doug." has received a fair education, mainly at Lincoln University, at Lincoln, Illinois, and since coming to Missouri has been the Missouri correspondent to the Lincoln Democrat. His marriage occurred on December 31, 1882. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by the Henry County MOGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~mohenry/henryco.html Contact the Henry County Coordinator for comments or corrections. ====================================================================