Person:Noah McManners (1)

Watchers
Noah McManners
  1. William W. McManners
  2. James Christopher McMannersAbt 1817 - Bet 1852 & 1860
  3. Noah McManners1824 - 1863
  4. Joseph Anderson McMannersAbt 1826 - Aft 1850
  5. Dawson "Dorse" McManners1828 - Abt 1910
  6. Masillia McMannersAbt 1833 - Bet 1853 & 1855
  1. James Clemson McManners1853 - 1914
  2. Louis William McManners1855 - Aft 1870
  3. Arthur Tine McManners1856 - 1903
  4. Laura Ann McManners1858 - Aft 1870
  5. Margaret Virginia McManners1860 - 1954
  6. Rosa McManners1861 - Bef 1864
Facts and Events
Name Noah McManners
Gender Male
Birth? 10 May 1824 Tennessee, United States
Marriage to Adelia Texas Hagan
Other? 16 Dec 1852 Texas, United StatesMarriage
Military? 1863 Civil war -
Death? 1863 Arkansas, United Stateslate in the year

Noah McManners was born in New Kent County, Virginia on May 10, 1824. The Family was often on the move. From New Kent County, the family quickly moved to Tipton County Tennessee in 1827. By 1833 Noah and his family had settled into Jackson County, Arkansas.

At some point and for reasons unknown, Noah struck out for Texas, ending up in Trinity in the late 1840s.

It was there in Houston County that he met and courted Adelia Texas Hagan. The two were then married on December 16 1852.

Family lore indicates that at least two of Noah's children were born to an unknown Cherokee woman. It would seem that Noah, whom had married Adelia in 1852, had taken on a mistress. The children were brought into Adelia's home and raised as her own.

In October 1863 Noah joined the Confederate Army. He settled in with the 35th Reg. Texas Cavalry, Also known as the "Likens' Regiment". Colonel James B. Likens, the regiment's leader, was a adament follower of General Sam Houston. It is likely that many of the men in Likens' Regiment were men whom, like General Houston, had ties in the Cherokee Nation.

Somewhere in November or December of 1863, the Regiment travelled back into Arkansas. Either fighting or retreating, it was there that Noah contracted gangrene and began to fall behind the Regiment. He was last seen, dying, under a tree on the Arkansas prairie. The family tradition indicates that Noah "Died in Service".

Noah's body was never recovered from the tree under which he died, he is therefore not laid to rest next to Adelia, nor to be found in any cemetary.

Only six months later, Adelia would die as well, succumbing to consumption, she would leave their 6 children in the hands of her sister, Lucy.

Tragically, John Hagan, Adelia's father, also passed away in 1864. However, there was apparently no love lost between Noah and his father-in-law. In John Hagan's Will the following passage appears: "I do not hereby give my daughter Adelia McManners any land from the fact that I have advanced her husband Noah McManners 150.00 dollars to pay for a place that he has since disposed off--" and later, "...after paying my debts if any should be left my will is that it be divided equally between all my heirs and the part that may thus be set apart to my daughter Adelia McManners to be given over to my wife Rosannah to be given to my said daughter Adelia or disposed of as my said wife may think best." John Hagan died near the same time as his daughter, this passage never having been changed.



On March 26th, 1867, John G. and Louisiana were listed as administrators of land belonging to Noah and Adelia, who are both listed as deceased. Heirs are listed as James C., William S. (later written William L.), Arthur T., Laura Ann, and Margaret V.

Noah was registered with the Confederate Army in the 35th Reg. Texas Cavalry, Also known as the "Likens' Regiment"

Family tree records state that Noah died "in service - Confederate Army."

Seems more likely Noah was born in Virginia, according to brothers' census records.

There is a Noah McChristian, age 28, North (I think) Clergyman, born TX, listed in the 1850 Williamson County, Texas Census in the household of Sivi and Mary Bright. Of interest is another person listed in the household, a James C. Ballard, age 17, Laborer, born TN. Since Noah has a son named James Clemson, and his brother has a son named Ballard, and the family had lived in TN at one point, it might be that this is actually our Noah.

Listed in the 1860 Houston County, Texas Census, Alabama P.O., Beat 8, enumerated July 14th, page 252, Dwelling 632, Household 590 as Noah McManners, age 34, born TN. With Adelia, age 23, born TX; James, age 6, born TX; Lewis, age 5, born TX; Auther, age 4, born TX; Laura, age 3, born TX; Ballard, age 12, born AR; Josiah, age 8, born AR. Living near Adelia's parents.

From Don Stevenson, grandson to James Clemmons McManners: "Family lore has it that Noah died in the Civil War. Someone reported back to the family that Noah was last seen with a bad case of dysentery sitting under a tree somewhere in AR."

From Lorraine Hagner, posted on the internet: "Yes, the four brothers of our particular McManners Clan, Noah McManners, Dorse, Jo and James Christopher were from Ireland. My brother Scott, in one of his researches has come to believe that they were from Kavin County, (one of the worse hit in the potato famine wherein many died of hunger. They traveled from Missouri down the White River to Arkansas. The parents died of fever on the river. The four brothers eventually ended up in East Texas."

Thomas P. and Nancy McManners are listed in the 1850 Henderson County, Texas census with family. Not sure how they are related as of yet...



---Gia Davis, Davis Family Researcher.