John H. 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: John H. Manypenny: was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, July 31, 1827. He came to Hancock County, West Virginia in 1849, and engaged in farming with his brother for five years; then, in 1854, he commenced operations with his brothers in the fire brick business; continued for ten years, and in 1864, he again engaged in farming as his vocation, and is following that as his occupation at present. He was married to Susan Henry in 1855; his wife deceased in 1857; he then married Mary A. Brandon in 1860, who bore him two sons; his wife died in 1864. He was again married to Mary Ann Johnston in 1865, who is still living.