Manley Wilson Cranford was born 11 Jun 1821 in Randolph Co, NC. He was very "religous" from the time he was a boy, eventually becoming a local preacher in the Mountain Creek, area of Catawba County, NC.
Wilson met and married Mary Martha Lomax from Montgomery Co, NC, USA. She was born 29 Jan 1829.
Wilson and Martha had five children: Laura Rossie, Mary M., Nancy Ana, Manley Wilson Jr., and Lou Ellen Cranford. Daughter Lou Ellen died in infancy.
His name on the 1870 Census has been listed by some genealogists as "Willson" and others as "William". According to the 1870 Agricultural Census, Wilson's farm was 140 acres, with 50 of that being used for crops, pastures, etc. The value of his farm was $500. Even though Wilson was a local Preacher, he and his family still maintained the farm.
Manley Wilson Cranford died 23 Jun 1889 and is buried in the Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery in Sherrills Ford, Catawba County, NC. Martha is buried nearby.
Wilson met and married Mary Martha Lomax from Montgomery Co, NC, USA. She was born 29 Jan 1829.
Wilson and Martha had five children: Laura Rossie, Mary M., Nancy Ana, Manley Wilson Jr., and Lou Ellen Cranford. Daughter Lou Ellen died in infancy.
His name on the 1870 Census has been listed by some genealogists as "Willson" and others as "William". According to the 1870 Agricultural Census, Wilson's farm was 140 acres, with 50 of that being used for crops, pastures, etc. The value of his farm was $500. Even though Wilson was a local Preacher, he and his family still maintained the farm.
Manley Wilson Cranford died 23 Jun 1889 and is buried in the Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery in Sherrills Ford, Catawba County, NC. Martha is buried nearby.
Manley Wilson Cranford was born 11 Jun 1821 in Randolph Co, NC. He was very "religous" from the time he was a boy, eventually becoming a local preacher in the Mountain Creek, area of Catawba County, NC.
Wilson met and married Mary Martha Lomax from Montgomery Co, NC, USA. She was born 29 Jan 1829.
Wilson and Martha had five children: Laura Rossie, Mary M., Nancy Ana, Manley Wilson Jr., and Lou Ellen Cranford. Daughter Lou Ellen died in infancy.
His name on the 1870 Census has been listed by some genealogists as "Willson" and others as "William". According to the 1870 Agricultural Census, Wilson's farm was 140 acres, with 50 of that being used for crops, pastures, etc. The value of his farm was $500. Even though Wilson was a local Preacher, he and his family still maintained the farm.
Manley Wilson Cranford died 23 Jun 1889 and is buried in the Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery in Sherrills Ford, Catawba County, NC. Martha is buried nearby.
Wilson met and married Mary Martha Lomax from Montgomery Co, NC, USA. She was born 29 Jan 1829.
Wilson and Martha had five children: Laura Rossie, Mary M., Nancy Ana, Manley Wilson Jr., and Lou Ellen Cranford. Daughter Lou Ellen died in infancy.
His name on the 1870 Census has been listed by some genealogists as "Willson" and others as "William". According to the 1870 Agricultural Census, Wilson's farm was 140 acres, with 50 of that being used for crops, pastures, etc. The value of his farm was $500. Even though Wilson was a local Preacher, he and his family still maintained the farm.
Manley Wilson Cranford died 23 Jun 1889 and is buried in the Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery in Sherrills Ford, Catawba County, NC. Martha is buried nearby.
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