BIO: Henry Manning, Cumberland County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Judy Bookwalter Copyright 2011. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cumberland/ ______________________________________________________________________ History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania. Containing History of the Counties, Their Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc.; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; Biographies; History of Pennsylvania; Statistical and Miscellaneous Matter, Etc., Etc. Illustrated. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1886. http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cumberland/beers/beers.htm ______________________________________________________________________ PART II. HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. CHAPTER LIII. NEWTON TOWNSHIP. 522 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: HENRY MANNING, merchant, Oakville. This gentleman is descended on the paternal side from the family of the name who originally came from England, and who are related to the same family of whom the celebrated Cardinal Manning is the representative head. The great-grandfather of our subject emigrated and settled in Lancaster County Penn., before the war of the Revolution. He married a lady of German extraction, and both died there. His son George (Henry's grandfather) was born in Manor Township, Lancaster Co., Penn., about 1788 or 1790, and died a few years ago, aged ninety. His wife was Mary Kendig, member of a family still among the leading citizens of that place. Their children were John, Christian, Martin and Elizabeth, all now living. John (father of our subject) was born in 1813, in Dauphin County, Penn., to which his parents had removed. In 1832 he married Miss Lydia Culp, of Lancaster County, Penn., and continued to live on his father's farm until 1837, at which time he moved to Silver Spring Township, Cumberland Co. Mrs. John Manning, on her mother's side, was of the Boughter family, who were prominent in that region in the war of the Revolution, and of whom many anecdotes are told in that locality; she died in 1864. To John and Lydia (Culp) Manning were born six children: Henry, born October 29, 1834; Abraham, born in 1839, married to Miss Emma Leeds, of Carlisle, and now living at Mount Joy, Lancaster County; John, born in 1842, married to Emma Sanderson, of Newville, and is now living in Chambersburg; Sarah, born in 1846, is wedded to William Hauck, of Silver Spring Township, this county; Lillie, born in 1852, is the wife of Levi Baer, of same township; and Anderson, born in 1856, is single, ticket agent at Oakville; Henry was born at Middletown, Dauphin County; the rest in Silver Spring Township, this county. When sixteen years of age Henry Manning left home to learn the milling trade, serving a two years' apprenticeship, when he went to Ohio for a year; then worked a year for I. B. Buyson of Hampden Township, this county, after which he began the business on his own account at the old Silver Spring mill in that township. At this time he was but twenty years old. He carried on this mill successfully until 1862, when he entered into partnership with J. H. Singiser, of Mechanicsburg, Penn., and bought the mill at the head of the Big Spring. Mr. Manning sold his interest to his partner in 1867 and purchased the warehouse property in Oakville, where he carries on the grain and forwarding business. February 18, 1862, he was married to Maggie, daughter of George Beistline, of Silver Spring Township, born May 19, 1839. They have one son now living: Edgar Stuart, born October 8, 1865, who lives with his parents. Another, George, born November 20, 1862, died October 20 1865. Mr. Manning has always taken an active interest in political affairs; but was never an office seeker. Of late his growing business interests do not admit of much outside matters. He and his wife are members of Big Spring Presbyterian Church at Newville, and he is known as an active business man and upright citizen.