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Note: Manning, Francis M. Comments: The gender of Francis M. Manning is male. Spouse: Emily Kitchens Marriage Date: Apr 05, 1849 County: St. Clair State: Alabama Notes: This record can be found in the County Court Records, Film # 1035441 - 1035445 Manning incidents as told by Virgil T. Manning, 1979. Francis Manning (Virgil Manning's Grandfather) fought in the Civil War for the South. There was a rule that if you had six slave, you could go home to see about them. however, there was no such rule for men with families and children. Francis had six children, so he and some others "stacked their guns" and headed for home. This was punishable by death during wartime. They were caught and several were put in a barn, to be shot a six a.m. A mule was put at the door to keep them from escaping (presumably the noise would alert the guards). Jim Albertson and Francis, during the night, threw a coat at the mule and slipped past. As they ran, guards shot Jim, who lived only a half mile away in a cave. Francis carried Jim home, laid him in the front yard, went to the door and told Jim's wife that her husband was wounded in the yard. She wouldn't believe him, so Francis asked if she would recognize any of Jim's clothing. She said she would recognize his vest. Francis got the vest and pushed it through the door and she then let him bring Jim into the house. Then Francis left for his own home. He had to slip through, but he made it home and loaded his wife Emily in a buggy and left. (It's not known where they were going). When they met other people, Francis would take to the woods and meet Emily later. At bridges, where guards were posted, Francis would play cripple to get through. Apparently they ended up in Kentucky, because Mr. Manning (Virgil) said they came from that state to Arkansas where they homesteaded on the land where Esther Manning is buried. Esther was the wife of Virgle. The cemetery is Manning Cemetery number two, about five miles east of Hoxie on Highway 63, behind the Belk farm. (this info from Louise Manning Thornton) CHECK THIS OUT: Note from Louise Manning Thornton said, "? first wife Elizebeth" This info From:VCCarmi (Vickie Manning Carmichael) Yes, Francis moved away and nobody knew where he went. What happened was....Francis fought for the Confederacy for about two months and became disenchanted saying that they were fighting a rich man's war. When he went back to Al or Ga ( I forget off the top of my head and too lazy and tried to look up right now) sometime after that the "Yankees" kinda invaded or had a presence and his little brother, Pinkey, was impressed by the soldiers. young boy - men in uniforms with guns and authority. Anyway, I don't why the comment was made (the context) but Francis commented, as I am told, to "look at the little rebel". This basically divided the family. Francis went to Kentucky, then Indiana before settleing in Arkansas. Supposedly there was never any contact between the two sides until one of the "the little rebels's" descendants and I connected through America on-line. They had good genealogical information on the family except the Francis limb because no one knew where he went. They though Missouri or Illinois. Anyway, that's it in a nutshell! Vickie. I was at Manning Cemetery on 7-5-96---Francis's tomb stone marker has date of birth 1817--date of death 1891--On tome, ASLEEP IN JESUS.(source: barbara whittaker brown) NOTE: From Louise Thorton that Francis Manning had a first wife named Elizabeth. and that Emiley E. was second wife. I found a piece of paper in my mom's things that said Francis Manning was born 5-18-1817. Do either one of you have documentation for the 1825 date? Like Tombstone, death certificate, etc. Also, it says we came from two indian tribes, the Creek and Black Dutch. Said the Mannings came from KY to AR. They homesteaded the land about 5 miles east of Hoxie of highway 63 behind the Belk's farme...also, said that Francis Manning fought in the Civil War. (Source: Email from Betty Sue Herzog Danielson 2-22-2000).
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