Today, I will start with Jane Stewart.
Jane Stewart Manning
1807-1885
My Great Great Great Grandmother was Jane Stewart Manning. Jane Stewart was born November 2, 1807 in York, South Carolina. Her parents were John Stewart and Sarah Mullinax. Jane married Thomas Manning in about 1829 in York, South Carolina. Thomas and Jane moved from South Carolina to Walker county, Georgia where they raised their family which included my Great Great Grandfather, Dr. Thomas Jefferson Manning. Jane died on April 11, 1885 at age 78. The following is an obituary taken from the Walker County Messenger in 1885.
Mrs. Jane Manning, wife of Thomas Manning, Esquire, of West Armuchee, died at her home on the morning of the 11th of April 1885. She was the daughter of John and Sarah Stewart of York District, South Carolina. She was one of the old settlers of the valley. She had lived to the age of 78 years and had been a consistent member of the Baptist Church near a half century and died in the faith. One by one they are taken away until there are very few who came from South Carolina in the early days of this valley. She leaves a grief striken husband, two children and several grandchildren and numerous friends to mourn her loss, but this should not be the case, for as we believe she died in the hope of the glory of God. We ought to rejoice that she has been taken from a state of paralysis to an eternal rest with her Savior and the bereaved relatives be consoled with the thought that they will live so that when their dissolution comes, they too will be given eternal rest in the home of the good.
Jane is buried at the Young Cemetery in Walker county along side her husband Thomas and her son John.
Jane had eleven brothers and sisters.
Nancy Stewart, married Robert Evans.
Johnathan N. Stewart, born June 20, 1798, married Sarah M. Mauney.
Elizabeth Stewart, born 1802, married David Skates.
George Stewart was born between 1802-1810.
Abner Stewart was born about 1803.
John Stewart, Jr. was born about 1803 and married Catherine Whisonant.
Andrew Stewart was born about 1805 and married Matilda Jane Countryman.
Mary Stewart was born about 1805.
Polly Stewart, born January 14, 1811 and married John Wells.
Isom B. Stewart was born about 1813 and married Elizabeth Bird.
David Stewart was born about 1816.
(The information about Jane's brothers and sisters comes from the Stewart Archives of December 2003. The submitter stated he obtained the information from the Joe Hart files located in the York County Historic Center, York, South Carolina.)
I have learned quite a bit about Jane's brothers and sisters which I will tell you in another entry.
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