Manners - George
Source: H.W. Beckwith History (Chicago: HH
Hill, 1881) p 498
Dr. George Manners, New Richmond,
was born January 29, 1816, in Mercer county, Kentucky, and is the son of James
and Lettice (Hight) Manners, both natives of Kentucky. His parents emigrated to Monroe county,
Indiana, then to Putnam county, and finally to Montgomery county, in Clark
township. She died February 3, 1870, in
her seventy-third year, and he died March 19, 1871, in his seventy-eighth year.Both
were members of the Methodist church. He
was a whig and strong republican, and was a soldier in the War of 1812.
In the family were eight children,
four boys and four girls, four of whom now live in Montgomery county and one in
Colorado, and three are dead.
George, the subject of this sketch,
was raised on the farm and attended the common school till eighteen years of
age. He then attended Wabash College in
its incipient days, when Pres. Baldwin presided. He also spent five months at Asbury
University when the present Bishop Simpson was president. He worked his way by teaching and manual labor.
When twenty-two years old he began
reading medicine, and when twenty-seven engaged actively in his profession. In 1843 Dr. Manners located at New Richmond
and established an extensive practice. In
the term of 1845-6 he attended Louisville Medical College, and in 1846-7 Ohio
Medical College. He holds a diploma from
Louisville. In his profession Dr. Manners has been successful, and equally so
in his financial affairs.
He started with naught but a sinewy
arm, active brain and will, and with this capital he has made his fortune. He owns 665 acres of land, and is
acknowledged to be the wealthiest man in Coal Creek township. Dr. Manners was a
whig and later a thorough republican.
He has identified himself with the temperance
cause from the old Washingtonian society to the present. Dr. Manners was married June 21, 1846, to
Barbara G. White, daughter of Charles and Mary (Leah) White, who embarked from
Maryland to Ohio, then to Fountain county, Indiana, in 1828, and in 1830 moved
to Montgomery county, Clark township, and finally to Madison township, and
there died, he September 2, 1855, in his seventy-seventh year, and she November
22, 1869, in her eighty-first year. They
were Methodists.
Mrs. Dr. Manners was born September
7, 1823, in Ohio. Both she and the doctor
belong to the Methodist Episcopal church. They have no children. Becoming old they are enjoying the fruits of
their labors.
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly
Journal January 10, 1885
Dr. George Manners, of New Richmond,
died at his residence on Monday morning at 10 o'clock. He had been ill for some
time with dropsy, the result of an accident which occurred last September. He
was born in Mercer County, Kentucky, January 29, 1816, and first removed to
Monroe County, Indiana, then to Putnam and finally to Montgomery County with
his parents. He lived on the farm and attended the public school until he was
18 years old and then entered Wabash College. He was also a student in Asbury
University, teaching and working at whatever he was able to do, to defray the
expense of board and tuition. At the age of 22 he began the study of medicine
in the Louisville Medical College and the Ohio Medical College, graduating from
the former. He began to practice at the age of 27. Starting in life with
nothing but the capital of intelligence and energy, by economy and industry he
soon began to accumulate property, and in the course of time, became the owner
of 665 acres of land. He married in 1846, Barbara G. White, and both he and his
wife were zealous members of the Methodist Church. Dr. Manners has been a
faithful friend of DePauw University, giving the University at different times
sums that amounted to $60,000 or $70,000. The funeral was held at the family
residence on Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock. The services were conducted by
Rev. J. A. Maxwell assisted by President Martin, of DePauw University, and
Revs. J. W. Greene and G. W. Stafford, of this city.
Transcribed by Diane Killion,
3-18-2002