Manker, James W.

1841 - 1899  (58 years)

• Name	Manker, James W.
  Birth	20 Feb 1841	Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1880 Census, Clay City Township, page 03 1880 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 155) (Clay City Township), image 03, page 3c
  Occupation	Station Agent  [1, 3]
  Reference Number	MANK.J002
  Death	9 Sep 1899  [2]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Manker, James W.
  Person ID	I30499	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	Manker, Jenkins,   b. 1815   d. 30 Apr 1890 (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Rogers, Sarah Ann,   b. 1818   d. Oct 1901 (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F12825	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Peak, Sarah Callie,   b. 13 Jun 1847, Ohio d. 8 Feb 1923, Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	7 Feb 1860
  Children	1. Manker, Willie W.,   b. 1868   d. 3 Apr 1939 (Age 71 years) + 2. Manker, Raymond Flenner,   b. 4 May 1887, Clay County, Illinois bur. Unknown
  Family ID	F12824	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Feb 1841 - Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  In 1862, our subject commenced learning telegraphy under W. C. Roach, who was then station agent at Clay City. In the fall of 1863, he was appointed to succeed Mr. Roach as agent, and has since held that position acceptably to both himself and the company.

  
  

• Sources

  [S16468] https://www.ancestry.com/, 1880 Census, Clay City Township, page 03, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4240459-00193?usePUB=true&_phsrc=dus1&pId=46441994) (Reliability: 3). [S9171] (Reliability: 2). [S9172] (Reliability: 2).