James “Jim” Manning

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James “Jim” Manning

Birth
Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA
Death
27 Apr 1915 (aged 76)
Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot
Section B, Lot 109, Grave 10
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Outlaw, Gunfighter. Manning was born on a plantation near Huntsville Alabama. With his brothers, Doc, John and William, James fought in the Civil War. At the end of the war, the Manning brothers swore never to shave again until the glory of the South returned. The brothers moved to Giddings Texas and built a small boat. Using the boat they sailed to Mexico and joined Maximilan's army. Not happy in Mexico, the brothers returned to Texas and temporarily went their seperate ways. In 1881, James and his brothers Frank and John reunited near Canutillo TX and started a ranch, which was really a cover for a safe house, that was often used by outlaws and rustlers in the area. By 1882, James made enough money from "ranching" to purchase the Coliseum Variety Theatre in El Paso. Soon after his arrival in El Paso, James became involved in a violent feud with the famous Texas lawman and gunfighter, Dallas Stoudimire and Dallas' brother-in-law, Doc Cummings. On February 14, 1882, Doc Cummings and Dallas visited the Coliseum. Doc, drunk and belligerent, provoked James and his bartender, David Kling, into a shootout, which resulted in Cummings' death. On September 18, 1882, Doc Manning, James' brother, and Dallas were involved in a gunfight. Doc was wounded in the leg, and Dallas was shot twice in the chest. When James arrived at the scene, he observed Dallas was still holding a gun, so he shot him in the back of the head. The fallout from the killing of the popular Dallas made El Paso an uncomfortable environment for James. So he moved to Seattle, WA and purchased a saloon. When the saloon was destroyed in a fire, James moved to the Los Angeles area and became an investor in mining properties near Parker AZ. James died from cancer in Los Angeles. James exploits has earned him a place in the Encyclopedia of Western Gunfighters, Violence Was No Stranger, Gunfighters & Outlaws, Gunfighter Man or Myth and the Encyclopedia of Gunmen.

Find a Grave contributor, #49535625, provided the following information:

Parents are Peyton T. Manning (1811 to 1853) and Sarah H. Weeden or Weedon Manning (1821 to ?).
Outlaw, Gunfighter. Manning was born on a plantation near Huntsville Alabama. With his brothers, Doc, John and William, James fought in the Civil War. At the end of the war, the Manning brothers swore never to shave again until the glory of the South returned. The brothers moved to Giddings Texas and built a small boat. Using the boat they sailed to Mexico and joined Maximilan's army. Not happy in Mexico, the brothers returned to Texas and temporarily went their seperate ways. In 1881, James and his brothers Frank and John reunited near Canutillo TX and started a ranch, which was really a cover for a safe house, that was often used by outlaws and rustlers in the area. By 1882, James made enough money from "ranching" to purchase the Coliseum Variety Theatre in El Paso. Soon after his arrival in El Paso, James became involved in a violent feud with the famous Texas lawman and gunfighter, Dallas Stoudimire and Dallas' brother-in-law, Doc Cummings. On February 14, 1882, Doc Cummings and Dallas visited the Coliseum. Doc, drunk and belligerent, provoked James and his bartender, David Kling, into a shootout, which resulted in Cummings' death. On September 18, 1882, Doc Manning, James' brother, and Dallas were involved in a gunfight. Doc was wounded in the leg, and Dallas was shot twice in the chest. When James arrived at the scene, he observed Dallas was still holding a gun, so he shot him in the back of the head. The fallout from the killing of the popular Dallas made El Paso an uncomfortable environment for James. So he moved to Seattle, WA and purchased a saloon. When the saloon was destroyed in a fire, James moved to the Los Angeles area and became an investor in mining properties near Parker AZ. James died from cancer in Los Angeles. James exploits has earned him a place in the Encyclopedia of Western Gunfighters, Violence Was No Stranger, Gunfighters & Outlaws, Gunfighter Man or Myth and the Encyclopedia of Gunmen.

Find a Grave contributor, #49535625, provided the following information:

Parents are Peyton T. Manning (1811 to 1853) and Sarah H. Weeden or Weedon Manning (1821 to ?).

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