J. Manypenny Biography Hancock County, WV ********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ********************************************************************** Submitted by Dale Patterson Copied from " History of the Panhandle, being Historical Collections of the Counties of Ohio, Brooke, Marshall and Hancock, West Virginia". Compiled and Written by: J.H. Newton, G.G. Nichols, and A.G. Sprankle Published by: J.A. Caldwell, 1879, Wheeling, W. VA. Biographical Sketches of Hancock County: J. Manypenny: was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1819. He was taken to Jefferson County, Ohio, in 1825 by his father; remained until 1843, then he came to now Hancock County, West Virginia, and commenced digging clay at the Etna Fire Brick Works. In 1853, in company with his brother, purchased these works, and began operating them in 1854, and has been closely applying himself to the fire brick business since that time. Married Nancy A. Robb, who bore him eleven children, all of whom are living.