He was born on 22 August 1823 (6, 11; 3 (41 in 1864), 7 (26 in 1850), 8 (35 in 1860), 9 (47 in 1870), 10 (59 in 1880), 11 (76 in 1900)). He was born in Rutland County, Vermont (3, 6, 7, 8 (NY), 9, 10 (NY), 11). He was born to Charles Manning and Arcena Blount (6).
He married Caroline M Howe about 1843 (6). They had seven children (6):
In 1850, he was living in Chatham Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania (7). He was a farmer, and owned $700 in real estate (7). He was living with his wife Caroline, and their children Darwin, and Joseph, and his parents Charles and Arsena, and his brother (?) Henry (7).
In 1860, he was living in Chatham Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania (8). He was a farm laborer, and owned $150 in personal property (8). He was living with his wife Caroline, and their children Darwin, Joseph, George, James, Emily and Squire (8).
His wife Caroline died in 1861 (6).
He married Lucy A Beardsley in 1862 (6, 11). They had eight children (6, 11 [9 children, 6 alive in 1900], 12 [12 children, 6 alive in 1910]):
When he enlisted, he was a shoemaker (3).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 4-1/2 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, blue eyes, and brown hair (3).
He was drafted in Leidy Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania (1, 3). He was mustered into service on 1 June 1864 (1). He enlisted for one year (3). He was a private in company G (1, 15).
He deserted in Centre County, Pennsylvania (3).
He was arrested on 1 September 1864 (3). The person who arrested him received $30 as a reward (3).
He deserted (apparently for a second time) on 27 October 1864 (4). He was reported regained from desertion on 30 November 1864 (5).
On 1 December 1864, he was returned to duty in his company (2). He had to forfeit all pay for the time he was absent without leave, and to do police duty around the camp for one month, in addition to his other duties (2).
He mustered out on 10 July 1865 with his company (1). He was a private, in company G (15).
In 1870, he was living in Leidy Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania (9). He was a stone mason, and owned $200 in personal property (9). He was living with his wife Lucy, and his children George, James, Squire, Nelson, Lester, and Melissa (9).
In 1880, he was living in Leidy Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania (10). He was a stone mason (10). He was living with his wife Lucy, and children Lester, Melissa, Clara, Ada, and Olive (10).
On 10 April 1888, he applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (14, 16).
In 1890, he was living in Noyes or Leidy Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania (mailing address Hammersley Fork) (13).
In 1900, he was living in Leidy Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania (11). He was a farmer (11). He was living with his wife Lucy and son Silas (11).
He died on 29 May 1909 (6, 14).
On 7 August 1909, his widow, Lucy A Manning, applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (14, 16).
In 1910, his widow, Lucy Manning, was living in Leidy Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania (12). She was living with her son Silas and two boarders (12).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster)
2 special order 116, HQ 91st PA, 1 December 1864
3 company G, second descriptive roll, [#47] (Asher B Manning)
4 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 18 November 1864 (Privt Manning)
5 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 30 November 1864 (Privt Manning)
6 "Shirley's Data Base", a gedcom on RootsWeb WorldConnect, contact Shirley Corp (viewed 17 March 2007) (Asher Blunt Manning)
7 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Tioga County, Chatham Township, microfilm series M432, film 830, page 146 (Isher [sic] B Manning)
8 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Tioga County, Chatham, microfilm series M653, film 1187, page 120 = 158 handwritten (Asher B Manning)
9 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Clinton County, Leidy Township, microfilm series M593, film 1328, page 503 = 9 handwritten (Asher Manning)
10 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Clinton County, Leidy Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 238, microfilm series T9, film 1113, page 442 = 24 D handwritten (Asher B Manning)
11 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Clinton County, Leidy Township, supervisor's district 11, enumeration district 19, microfilm series T623, film 1397, page 128 = 3 [?] B handwritten (A B Manning)
12 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Clinton County, Leidy Township, supervisor's district 11, enumeration district 12, microfilm series T624, film 1332, page 242 = 7 A handwritten (Lucy A Manning)
13 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Clinton County, Noyes + Leidy Township, supervisor's district 6, enumeration district 131, page [1] (Asher B Manni[ng?])
14 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company G (Asher B Manning)
15 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Asher B Manning)
16 pension index, by name (Asher B Manning)
| line | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Dwellings visited | 156 | ||||||
| Families visited | 158 | ||||||
| Name | Isher [sic] B Manning | Caroline M Manning | Darwin F Manning | Joseph Manning | Charles Manning | Arsena Manning | Henry Manning |
| Age | 26 | 27 | 2 | 5/12 | 52 | 49 | 18 |
| Sex | m | f | m | m | m | f | m |
| Color | |||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Farmer | Farmer | Laborer | ||||
| Real estate owned | 700 | ||||||
| Birthplace | Vt | N.Y. | Pa | " | NY | Oh [?] | " |
| Married within year | |||||||
| Attended school within year | |||||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Dwelling number | 1170 | |||||||
| Family number | 1184 | |||||||
| Name | Asher B Manning | Caroline " | Darwin " | Joseph " | George " | James " | Emily " | Squire " |
| Age | 35 | 36 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Sex | m | f | m | m | m | m | f | m |
| Color | ||||||||
| Occupation | Farm laborer | |||||||
| Value of real estate owned | ||||||||
| Value of personal estate | 150 | |||||||
| Place of birth | NY | " | Pa | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Dwelling-house number | 71 | |||||||
| Family number | 72 | |||||||
| Name | Manning Asher | - Lucy A | - George | - James | - Squire | Nelson | Lester | Melissa |
| Age | 47 | 31 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | M | M | M | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Stone Mason | Keeping house | Laborer | At Home | " | " | " | " |
| Real estate value | ||||||||
| Personal estate value | 200 | |||||||
| Birthplace | Vermont | Penna | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Father foreign born | ||||||||
| Mother foreign born | ||||||||
| Birth month if born within year | ||||||||
| Marriage month if married within year | ||||||||
| Attended school past year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Can't read | ||||||||
| Can't write | ||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | ||||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | |||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| street name | |||||||
| house number | |||||||
| dwelling visit # | 196 | ||||||
| family visit # | 202 | ||||||
| name | Manning Asher B | - Lucy A | - Lester | - Melissa | - Clara B | - Ada E | - Olive |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | F | F | F | F |
| age | 59 | 40 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| month born if born in year | |||||||
| relationship | Wife | Son | Daughter | Daughter | Daughter | Daughter | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | |||||
| widowed/divorced | |||||||
| married during year | |||||||
| occupation | Stone Mason | Keeping House | School | School | |||
| months unemployed | |||||||
| currently ill? | |||||||
| blind | |||||||
| deaf/dumb | |||||||
| idiotic | |||||||
| insane | |||||||
| disabled | |||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | |||||
| can't read | |||||||
| can't write | |||||||
| birthplace | New York | Penn | Penn | Penn | Penn | Penn | Penn |
| father's birthplace | Vermont | Penn | New York | New York | New York | New York | New York |
| mother's birthplace | New York | Penn | Penn | Penn | Penn | Penn | Penn |
| line | 90 | 91 | 92 |
| street | |||
| house number | |||
| dwelling number | 95 | ||
| family number | 103 | ||
| name | Manning A. B. | " Lucy A | " Silas |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son |
| color | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M |
| birth date | Aug 1823 | Sept 1840 | Sept 1881 |
| age | 76 | 59 | 18 |
| married? | M | M | S |
| # years married | 38 | 38 | |
| mother of how many children? | 9 | ||
| # of children living | 6 | ||
| birthplace | Vermont | Pennsylvania | " |
| father's birthplace | Vermont | " | " |
| mother's birthplace | New York | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | |||
| # years in USA | |||
| naturalized citizen? | Al | Al | Al |
| [The only person on this page who doesn't have 'Al' was born in Canada!] | |||
| occupation | Farmer | Laborer | |
| # months not employed | 0 | 4 | |
| # months in school | |||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| speaks English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| owned/rented | O | ||
| free or mortgaged | F | ||
| farm/house | F | ||
| # of farm schedule | 62 | ||
| line | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 |
| street | ||||
| house nr | ||||
| dwelling nr | 66 | |||
| family nr | 68 | |||
| name | Manning Lucy A | Manning Silas | Case Nelson | - Miles |
| relationship | Head | Son | Boarder | Boarder |
| sex | F | M | M | M |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| age | 69 | 27 | 58 | 9 |
| marital status | Wd | S | Wd | |
| #years present marriage | ||||
| mother of # children | 12 | |||
| mother of # living children | 6 | |||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | ||||
| naturalized/alien | ||||
| speaks English | English | English | English | English |
| occupation | Farmer | Labor | Labor | None |
| nature of industry etc. | house work | Odd Jobs | Odd Jobs | |
| employer etc. | OA | W | W | |
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | ||||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | Yes | |||
| owned/rented | O | |||
| owned free or mortagaged | F | |||
| farm/house | F | |||
| nr on farm schedule | 47 | |||
| civil war vet | ||||
| blind | ||||
| deaf & dumb |