Hilary Manning

Full Name: Hilary Manning
Date of birth: October 20, 1821
Date of death: December 3, 1884

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	9	Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876	14th	Democrat	Butler / Freestone		Freestone, Limestone, Navarro
H	18	Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874	13th	Democrat	Butler / Freestone		Freestone, Leon, Robertson

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

H. Manning. House Journal. 13th R.S.

Other Resources

H. Manning, Butler, Freestone County, born in Alabama, farmer, age 51 in 1873 [born ca. 1822]. Directory of the Members of the Thirteenth Legislature of the State of Texas, 1873.
Census of 1850 - Hillary Manning, Sumter, Sumter County, Alabama, age 28, born circa 1822 in Alabama, farmer, living in household with Catharine A. Manning, Edgar H. (age 1).
Census of 1860 - Hillary Manning, Butler, Freestone County, Texas, age 38, born circa 1822, farmer, living in household with Catharine A. Manning, Edgar H. (age 10), Yole C., and Charles (female).
Hillery Manning, marriage to Mary J. Gorman 4/30/1862 in Freestone County.
Census of 1870 - A. Manning, Fairfield, Freestone County, age 49, born circa 1821 in Alabama, farmer, living in household with Mary J. Manning.
Census of 1880 - H. Manning, Precinct 3, Freestone County, age 58, born circa 1822 in Alabama, farmer, spouse Mary J. Manning, daughter Mary. FamilySearch. 1850 1860 1870 1880 Texas Marriages, 1837-1973
Hillery Manning, birth date 10/20/1821, death date 12/3/1884, burial in Palestine City Cemetery, Palestine, Anderson County. Find a Grave.
Hilary Manning. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Hillary Manning, "owner of a large plantation who operated one of the two Butler Soldiers homes," in "War Memorial Unveiled at Butler Sunday," The Fairfield Recorder, 9/9/1965, p. 1. "At the ceremony, state representative Jack Hawkins of Groesbeck gave the invocation." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Report from Freestone County, in the vicinity of Butler: "Mr. Hillery Manning has erected quite a tasteful structure for a dwelling." State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 3/14/1857, p. 1, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.
Death notice, "Medical Necrology of 1884," Galveston Daily News, 1/1/1885, p. 5, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. "45. Dr. Hillary Manning of Palestine"
Obituary of Hillary Manning's daughter Mrs. E.W. Link (Mary Manning) mentions her "oldest brother, Dr. Edgar Manning, died before their move to Palestine. Dr. Manning [her father] died in Palestine at the Manning home Dec. 3, 1884, leaving his wife, his son Yale, by the former marriage, and little Mary to the care of God and his wife . . . "Palestine Daily Herald, 1/11/1915, p. 3 (section 2, p. 1), crediting Palestine Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). January 1, 1885 January 11, 1915 March 14, 1857
Historical marker, Butler Soldiers' Homes, Confederate States Army (C.S.A.), Butler, Freestone County, mentions Hillary Manning. Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission).
"We believe that the McDaniel and possibly the Hillery Manning family came with the William Thames Streety family along with others to this area. They came from Butler County, AL. The community of Butler, TX was named after Butle[r] Co. AL." Streety McDaniel Cemetery, Freestone County, TXGenWeb Project.

Photographs

Photograph. H. Manning, 14th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. H. Manning, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection.
Photograph. H. Manning, 13th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
14th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
Pictorial Monogram of the State Government of Texas 1873 (DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection). DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection..

Committee Information top

14th R.S. - 1874 Claims and Accounts Counties and County Boundaries Election Contest, Petition of S.Y. Smith of Walker County, James V. Lea Penitentiary Printing and Contingent Expenses Sam Houston Monument
13th R.S. - 1873 Apportionment Commerce and Manufactures Contingent Expenses of 13th Legislature, Examine Accounts Counties and County Boundaries Roads, Bridges and Ferries

This website is a work in progress. Information on this website is provided as a public service by the Legislative Reference Library. The Legislative Reference Library makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy and makes no warranty in regard to its use. Users assume all risk of reliance on the information included on this site.

Have a question, comment or contribution? Email the Library or call 512-463-1252.

Many photos in Texas Legislators: Past and Present are used with permission of the Texas State Preservation Board. For permission to reproduce these photos, please contact the Texas State Preservation Board graphics coordinator at 512-475-3060.