Person:Manila McGinnis (1)
Manila MCGINNIS
b.16 Dec 1841 Ozark MO
d.15 Aug 1938 MO
Parents and Siblings
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m. 23 Sep 1838
  1. Thomas MCGINNIS1839 - 1862
  2. Martha MCGINNIS1840 - 1898
  3. Mary MCGINNIS1840 -
  4. Manila MCGINNIS1841 - 1938
  5. Moses MCGINNIS1842 - 1913
  6. Nancy MCGINNIS1846 - 1903
  7. James MCGINNIS1851 - 1902
  8. Margaret E. MCGINNIS1854 -
  9. John Reynolds MCGINNIS1855 - 1930
  10. Charles McGinnis1858 - 1941
  11. LeRoy MCGINNIS1860 - 1938
Spouse and Children
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m. 28 Aug 1875
  1. Joel Phillips
  2. Nancy E. Phillips
  3. Emilla Phillips1877 - 1961
  4. Mary E. Phillips1884 -
  5. Katie Phillips1887 -
  6. Zina (Zena) Phillips1888 -
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Facts and Events
Name Manila MCGINNIS
Gender Female
Birth? 16 Dec 1841 Ozark MO
Marriage 28 Aug 1875 Greene County, MOto Columbus Phillips
Death? 15 Aug 1938 MO
Burial? Philips Cemetery, Battlefield, Greene County, Missouri

Manila was a young girl during the Civil War and often carried dispatches for the Army because they didn't stop children and search them. Several times she went right past the enemy with dispatches fastened to the inside of her dress. Whenever they saw the enemy approaching, they would hide their guns in the wells, because that was one place that wasn't searched. Mildred Ringengerg Janes said her Grandmother told her this.

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