Although he was born Vannoy Hartog Manning Jr., he was known as Van H. Manning Sr. His passport was issued under the name of Vannoy Hartrog Manning, but the censuses, military civil registration, etc. use the name of Van H. Manning. His signature (even on his passport application) was as Van H. Manning.
On February 12, 1890 as Vannoy H. Manning Jr., he married G. Edith Reamer at Bedford, Pennsylvania.
They had no children.
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The following is regarding his purported December 1896 marriage to Elizabeth Crabtree, daughter of W.F. Crabtree, in the Indian Territory:
On October 23, 1896 The Evening Star received a letter from Mr. Van H. Manning, a member of a geological expedition in Indian Territory denying his engagement to Miss Elizabeth Crabtree, a belle of the Creek Nation which was announced in The Evening Star on October 13, 1896. Mr. Manning stated the report was "absolutely without foundation." The Star published the information about the engagement based on a letter from Miss Crabtree to a young lady in the District of Columbia with whom she was an intimate friend.
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On January 5, 1898 as Vannoy Hartrog Manning, he married Emily Stuart Stevens (1866-1940) at Grayson County, Texas.
They were the parents of two children.
She was the daughter of Oscar Augustus Stevens and his wife, Emily Bennett Stevens, who was the daughter of Hestor Lockhart Stevens, United States Congressional Representative from Michigan.
Van H. Manning Sr. was born at Horn Lake, Mississippi, the son of Vannoy H. Manning, a Congressional Representative. He attended the University of Mississippi. He helped develop the American Chemical Warfare Service during World War I while he served as Director of the United States Bureau of Mines from 1915 to 1920. He was also instrumental in the development of explosives. He was credited with the experiments that helped reduce the price of helium. Without the experiments the gas load for the airship Akron which currently costs $74,000 would have cost $16,000,000,000 a few years ago. At the time of his death he was a consulting engineer. He died at age 70 on July 13, 1932 at his home at Forest Hills, New York. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Charles P. Warner of St. Alban's Parish. Honorary pallbearers were Dr. Sinclair Bowen, Frank J. Bailey, Dr. Frank Cottrell, W.M. Hoffman, A.R. Parris Jr. and W.J. Peter. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery in the District of Columbia.
Sources: The State-Times, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Thursday, July 14, 1932; Trenton Evening Times, Trenton, New Jersey, Thursday, July 14, 1932; The Washington Post, Saturday, July 16, 1932; Time Magazine, July 25, 1932.
On February 12, 1890 as Vannoy H. Manning Jr., he married G. Edith Reamer at Bedford, Pennsylvania.
They had no children.
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The following is regarding his purported December 1896 marriage to Elizabeth Crabtree, daughter of W.F. Crabtree, in the Indian Territory:
On October 23, 1896 The Evening Star received a letter from Mr. Van H. Manning, a member of a geological expedition in Indian Territory denying his engagement to Miss Elizabeth Crabtree, a belle of the Creek Nation which was announced in The Evening Star on October 13, 1896. Mr. Manning stated the report was "absolutely without foundation." The Star published the information about the engagement based on a letter from Miss Crabtree to a young lady in the District of Columbia with whom she was an intimate friend.
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On January 5, 1898 as Vannoy Hartrog Manning, he married Emily Stuart Stevens (1866-1940) at Grayson County, Texas.
They were the parents of two children.
She was the daughter of Oscar Augustus Stevens and his wife, Emily Bennett Stevens, who was the daughter of Hestor Lockhart Stevens, United States Congressional Representative from Michigan.
Van H. Manning Sr. was born at Horn Lake, Mississippi, the son of Vannoy H. Manning, a Congressional Representative. He attended the University of Mississippi. He helped develop the American Chemical Warfare Service during World War I while he served as Director of the United States Bureau of Mines from 1915 to 1920. He was also instrumental in the development of explosives. He was credited with the experiments that helped reduce the price of helium. Without the experiments the gas load for the airship Akron which currently costs $74,000 would have cost $16,000,000,000 a few years ago. At the time of his death he was a consulting engineer. He died at age 70 on July 13, 1932 at his home at Forest Hills, New York. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Charles P. Warner of St. Alban's Parish. Honorary pallbearers were Dr. Sinclair Bowen, Frank J. Bailey, Dr. Frank Cottrell, W.M. Hoffman, A.R. Parris Jr. and W.J. Peter. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery in the District of Columbia.
Sources: The State-Times, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Thursday, July 14, 1932; Trenton Evening Times, Trenton, New Jersey, Thursday, July 14, 1932; The Washington Post, Saturday, July 16, 1932; Time Magazine, July 25, 1932.
Although he was born Vannoy Hartog Manning Jr., he was known as Van H. Manning Sr. His passport was issued under the name of Vannoy Hartrog Manning, but the censuses, military civil registration, etc. use the name of Van H. Manning. His signature (even on his passport application) was as Van H. Manning.
On February 12, 1890 as Vannoy H. Manning Jr., he married G. Edith Reamer at Bedford, Pennsylvania.
They had no children.
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The following is regarding his purported December 1896 marriage to Elizabeth Crabtree, daughter of W.F. Crabtree, in the Indian Territory:
On October 23, 1896 The Evening Star received a letter from Mr. Van H. Manning, a member of a geological expedition in Indian Territory denying his engagement to Miss Elizabeth Crabtree, a belle of the Creek Nation which was announced in The Evening Star on October 13, 1896. Mr. Manning stated the report was "absolutely without foundation." The Star published the information about the engagement based on a letter from Miss Crabtree to a young lady in the District of Columbia with whom she was an intimate friend.
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On January 5, 1898 as Vannoy Hartrog Manning, he married Emily Stuart Stevens (1866-1940) at Grayson County, Texas.
They were the parents of two children.
She was the daughter of Oscar Augustus Stevens and his wife, Emily Bennett Stevens, who was the daughter of Hestor Lockhart Stevens, United States Congressional Representative from Michigan.
Van H. Manning Sr. was born at Horn Lake, Mississippi, the son of Vannoy H. Manning, a Congressional Representative. He attended the University of Mississippi. He helped develop the American Chemical Warfare Service during World War I while he served as Director of the United States Bureau of Mines from 1915 to 1920. He was also instrumental in the development of explosives. He was credited with the experiments that helped reduce the price of helium. Without the experiments the gas load for the airship Akron which currently costs $74,000 would have cost $16,000,000,000 a few years ago. At the time of his death he was a consulting engineer. He died at age 70 on July 13, 1932 at his home at Forest Hills, New York. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Charles P. Warner of St. Alban's Parish. Honorary pallbearers were Dr. Sinclair Bowen, Frank J. Bailey, Dr. Frank Cottrell, W.M. Hoffman, A.R. Parris Jr. and W.J. Peter. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery in the District of Columbia.
Sources: The State-Times, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Thursday, July 14, 1932; Trenton Evening Times, Trenton, New Jersey, Thursday, July 14, 1932; The Washington Post, Saturday, July 16, 1932; Time Magazine, July 25, 1932.
On February 12, 1890 as Vannoy H. Manning Jr., he married G. Edith Reamer at Bedford, Pennsylvania.
They had no children.
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The following is regarding his purported December 1896 marriage to Elizabeth Crabtree, daughter of W.F. Crabtree, in the Indian Territory:
On October 23, 1896 The Evening Star received a letter from Mr. Van H. Manning, a member of a geological expedition in Indian Territory denying his engagement to Miss Elizabeth Crabtree, a belle of the Creek Nation which was announced in The Evening Star on October 13, 1896. Mr. Manning stated the report was "absolutely without foundation." The Star published the information about the engagement based on a letter from Miss Crabtree to a young lady in the District of Columbia with whom she was an intimate friend.
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On January 5, 1898 as Vannoy Hartrog Manning, he married Emily Stuart Stevens (1866-1940) at Grayson County, Texas.
They were the parents of two children.
She was the daughter of Oscar Augustus Stevens and his wife, Emily Bennett Stevens, who was the daughter of Hestor Lockhart Stevens, United States Congressional Representative from Michigan.
Van H. Manning Sr. was born at Horn Lake, Mississippi, the son of Vannoy H. Manning, a Congressional Representative. He attended the University of Mississippi. He helped develop the American Chemical Warfare Service during World War I while he served as Director of the United States Bureau of Mines from 1915 to 1920. He was also instrumental in the development of explosives. He was credited with the experiments that helped reduce the price of helium. Without the experiments the gas load for the airship Akron which currently costs $74,000 would have cost $16,000,000,000 a few years ago. At the time of his death he was a consulting engineer. He died at age 70 on July 13, 1932 at his home at Forest Hills, New York. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Charles P. Warner of St. Alban's Parish. Honorary pallbearers were Dr. Sinclair Bowen, Frank J. Bailey, Dr. Frank Cottrell, W.M. Hoffman, A.R. Parris Jr. and W.J. Peter. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery in the District of Columbia.
Sources: The State-Times, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Thursday, July 14, 1932; Trenton Evening Times, Trenton, New Jersey, Thursday, July 14, 1932; The Washington Post, Saturday, July 16, 1932; Time Magazine, July 25, 1932.
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