by AUDREY CREEL / December 23, 2020
©Audrey Creel, 2020 (All rights reserved.)
from Dr. James Maney to J. Todd for
Sylvia Maney, her son Ben, and a boy named Peter.
Benj. “Ben” Maney was born in approximately 1857 in Tennessee.[i] Ben was first enslaved by Joseph Spence in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.[ii] Joseph Spence sold Ben, his mother, Sylvia, and his brother to Dr. James Maney on September 21, 1859.[iii] Ben lived on the Maney plantation (present day Oaklands Mansion) for approximately a week. On September 28, 1859, James sold Ben and his family to J. Todd for sixteen hundred dollars.[iv] There is a young boy approximately Ben’s age living on J. Todd’s plantation in 1860, so Ben likely lived on the Todd plantation throughout the Civil War.[v]
July 28, 1920
Following the Civil War, Ben lived with his parents and siblings in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.[vi] (Ben’s assumed father is Benj. Maney, Sr.) Ben worked as a farm laborer, but it is unknown where he was employed in 1870.[vii] By 1880, Ben, his mother, and his two brothers moved to Caldwell, Texas.[viii] Ben found employment as a wagoner and was the sole wage earner for his family.[ix] Ben married Laura Pollard on February 6, 1882 in Hayes County, Texas.[x] Following their marriage, Ben and Laura purchased a home in Caldwell.[xi] Ben and Laura had four children between 1886 and 1895: Willie, Horace, Cora, and Charles Maney.[xii] Ben found employment as a “delivery man” while Laura stayed at home with her children.[xiii] Ben and Laura had two more children by 1910: Altah and Maggie Maney.[xiv] Ben and his family continued to live in their home in Caldwell, Texas, and Ben found employment as a farm laborer.[xv] By 1920, Ben purchased a home in San Antonio, Texas.[xvi] Ben and Laura had another daughter around 1910, Addie L. Maney.[xvii] Ben worked as a general laborer while Laura found employment as a laundress.[xviii] Ben Maney died on July 28, 1920 in San Antonio, Texas. His certificate of death notes the cause of death as being crushed by a railroad train.[xix] Laura continued living in her home in San Antonio through 1940.[xx] Laura Maney died in San Antonio on November 29, 1949.[xxi]
Children of Ben and Laura Maney
Willie “Will” Maney
Will Maney
Willie “Will” Maney was the oldest son of Ben and Laura (Pollard) Maney.[xxii] In 1900, Willie worked as a farm laborer to help support his parents and siblings.[xxiii] Will married Florence Tate in Bexar, Texas on December 11, 1911.[xxiv] Following their marriage, Will and Florence rented a home in San Antonio, Texas.[xxv] Will and Florence had one son, Edward Maney, in 1919.[xxvi] Will found employment as a railroad porter for the M.K.T.J. company in San Antonio.[xxvii] By 1930, Will had purchased his home in San Antonio.[xxviii] Will maintained his position as a railroad porter through 1930.[xxix] Will died on December 10, 1947 due to a train accident while he was working with the M.K + T Rail Road Company.[xxx] Florence Tate Maney died on March 27, 1952 and was buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery.[xxxi]
Horace Maney
July 20, 1975
Horace Maney was the son of Ben and Laura (Pollard) Maney.[xxxii] Horace married Cora Hudspeth on March 22, 1907 in Caldwell, Texas.[xxxiii] Following their marriage, Horace and Cora rented a home next to his parents in Caldwell.[xxxiv] Horace and Cora had one daughter, Adelee Maney, in 1907.[xxxv] Horace worked as a farmer in Texas, though it is unknown where he was employed.[xxxvi] Horace served as a Private First Class during World War I.[xxxvii] It is unknown what happened to Cora Maney after World War I; however, by 1930, Horace was single and lived with his mother.[xxxviii] Horace found employment as a railroad porter for the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company.[xxxix] Horace lived with his mother through the 1940s.[xl] Horace Maney died on July 20, 1975 in San Antonio, Texas and was buried in Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery.[xli]
Cora Maney
Cora Maney was the daughter of Ben and Laura (Pollard) Maney.[xlii] There are no further known records for Cora Maney.
Charles “Charlie” Maney
Charles “Charlie” Maney was the son of Ben and Laura (Pollard) Maney.[xliii] In 1910, Charlie worked as a farm laborer for his family’s farm in Caldwell, Texas.[xliv] Charlie Maney married Vernie Huff on September 15, 1919 in Caldwell.[xlv] Following their marriage, Charlie and Vernie rented a home in Caldwell, Texas.[xlvi] Charlie found employment as a laborer for an automobile garage while Vernie stayed at home.[xlvii] Charlie and Vernie stayed at their home in Caldwell through 1930, and Charlie began working as a mechanic.[xlviii] Charlie died on April 23, 1964 in San Antonio, Texas.[xlix] Charlie was buried at Lockhart Cemetery, and it does not appear that he and Vernie had children.[l] Vernia Maney died on April 28, 1972 and was buried in Hooks Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.[li]
Altah Maney
Tommie Chase and Altah Maney
April 25, 1914
Altah Maney was the daughter of Ben and Laura (Pollard) Maney.[lii] In 1910, Altah lived with her family and worked as a laundress.[liii] Altah Maney married Tommie Chase on April 25, 1914 in Caldwell, Texas.[liv] Following their marriage, Altah and Tommie rented a home in Caldwell.[lv] In 1920, Tommie found employment as a farmer while Altah was unemployed.[lvi] Altah and Tommie lived in their home in Caldwell and maintained their employment through the 1930s.[lvii] It is unknown what happened to Tommie after 1930. In 1940, Altah was widowed and living with her mother.[lviii] Altah Lee Chase died on March 19, 1962 of influenza.[lix] Altah was buried at Lockhart Cemetery in Texas.[lx]
Maggie Maney
Maggie Maney was the daughter of Ben and Laura (Pollard) Maney.[lxi] Maggie lived with her mother throughout her life. Maggie was first employed in 1930 as a maid for a private family.[lxii] By 1940, Maggie was once again unemployed.[lxiii] There are no further known records for Maggie Maney. It is unknown when Maggie died or if she ever married.
Addie L. Maney
Addie L. Maney was the daughter of Ben and Laura (Pollard) Maney.[lxiv] There are no other known records for Addie Maney.
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References
[i] United States Census, “Maney, Benj.,” 1870 United States Census, 1870, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7163/images/4275524_00058?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=e9474401ca41c3516586118be68b97f3&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Kxs369&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.169902505.882264017.1599938151-1700215809.1599080803&pId=7435418.
[ii] Bill of Sale, “Joseph Spence To: Bill of Sale James Maney,” September 21, 1859, from Oaklands Mansion archives.
[iii] Bill of Sale, “Joseph Spence To: Bill of Sale James Maney.”
[iv] Bill of Sale, “James Maney To: Bill of Sale J. Todd,” September 28, 1859, from Oaklands Mansion archives.
[v] United States Census, “J. Todd,” 1860 United States Census – Slave Schedule, 1860, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7668/images/tnm653_1285-0264?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY540&_phstart=successSource&pId=92236244.
[vi] United States Census, “Maney, Benj.,” 1870 United States Census.
[vii] United States Census, “Maney, Benj.,” 1870 United States Census.
[viii] United States Census, “Maney, Benny,” 1880 United States Census, 1880, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4244673-00425?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY468&_phstart=successSource&pId=10341658.
[ix] United States Census, “Maney, Benny,” 1880 United States Census.
[x] Marriage Record, Ben Maney to Laura Pollard, Hayes, TX: February 6, 1882, accessed December 23, 2020 from familysearch.org database, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GP31-3G3?i=569&cc=1803985&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQK85-N92B.
[xi] United States Census, “Maney, Ben,” 1900 United States Census, 1900, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7602/images/4111992_00349?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.63695340.2109415031.1608506187-1638797985.1606331613&pId=43102839.
[xii] United States Census, “Maney, Ben,” 1900 United States Census.
[xiii] United States Census, “Maney, Ben,” 1900 United States Census.
[xiv] United States Census, “Maney, Ben,” 1910 United States Census, 1910, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7884/images/4450149_00205?usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=122948369.
[xv] United States Census, “Maney, Ben,” 1910 United States Census.
[xvi] United States Census, “Maney, Ben,” 1920 United States Census, 1920, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6061/images/4390889_00720?usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=77397190.
[xvii] United States Census, “Maney, Ben,” 1920 United States Census.
[xviii] United States Census, “Maney, Ben,” 1920 United States Census.
[xix] Death Record, “Ben Maney,” San Antonio, TX: July 28, 1920, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2272/images/40394_b061869-01929?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY688&_phstart=successSource&pId=24076405.
[xx] United States Census, “Maney, Laura,” 1940 United States Census, 1940, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2442/images/m-t0627-04206-00691?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY618&_phstart=successSource&pId=158180961.
[xxi] Death Record, “Mrs. Laura Maney,” San Antonio, TX: November 29, 1949, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2272/images/40394_b062314-02462?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY611&_phstart=successSource&pId=22427458.
[xxii] United States Census, “Maney, Willie,” 1900 United States Census, 1900, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7602/images/4111992_00349?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.63695340.2109415031.1608506187-1638797985.1606331613&pId=43102839.
[xxiii] United States Census, “Maney, Willie,” 1900 United States Census.
[xxiv] Marriage Record, Will Maney to Florence Tate, Bexar, TX: December 11, 1911, accessed December 23, 2020 from familysearch.org database, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9PQ5-9YR?i=574&cc=1803985&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AK61K-GKR.
[xxv] United States Census, “Maney, William,” 1920 United States Census, 1920, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6061/images/4390889_00725?usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=77397401.
[xxvi] United States Census, “Maney, William,” 1920 United States Census.
[xxvii] Draft Card, “Will Maney,” San Antonio, TX, World War I Draft Card, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6482/images/005153634_05115?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY557&_phstart=successSource&pId=17208881.
[xxviii] United States Census, “Maney, Will,” 1930 United States Census, 1930, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6224/images/4548185_00042?usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=65423127.
[xxix] United States Census, “Maney, Will,” 1930 United States Census.
[xxx] Death Record, “Will Maney,” Comal, TX: December 10, 1947, accessed December 23, 2020 from familysearch.org database, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBB-921Q?i=545&cc=1983324.
[xxxi] Death Record, “Florence Tate Maney,” San Antonio, TX: March 27, 1952, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2272/images/40394_b062401-00007?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY569&_phstart=successSource&pId=23371027.
[xxxii] United States Census, “Maney, Horace,” 1900 United States Census, 1900, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7602/images/4111992_00349?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.63695340.2109415031.1608506187-1638797985.1606331613&pId=43102839.
[xxxiii] Marriage Record, Horace Maney to Miss Cora Hudspeth, Caldwell, TX: March 22, 1907, accessed December 23, 2020 from familysearch.org database, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-Y6CY-S?i=90&cc=1803987&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AXL7B-JX6.
[xxxiv] United States Census, “Maney, Horace,” 1910 United States Census, 1910, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7884/images/4450149_00205?usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=27757371.
[xxxv] United States Census, “Maney, Horace,” 1910 United States Census.
[xxxvi] United States Census, “Maney, Horace,” 1910 United States Census.
[xxxvii] Grave Site, “Horace Maney,” July 20, 1975, accessed December 23, 2020 from findagrave.com database, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/946039/horace-maney.
[xxxviii] United States Census, “Maney, Horace,” 1930 United States Census, 1930, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6224/images/4548185_00070?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY602&_phstart=successSource&pId=65422153.
[xxxix] Draft Card, “Horace Maney,” San Antonio, TX: 1942, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1002/images/004150785_01831?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY601&_phstart=successSource&pId=12411855.
[xl] United States Census, “Maney, Horace,” 1940 United States Census, 1940, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2442/images/m-t0627-04206-00691?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY618&_phstart=successSource&pId=158180965.
[xli] Death Record, “Horace Maney,” San Antonio, TX: July 20, 1975, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9Y1W-S6ZG?i=303&cc=1983324.
[xlii] United States Census, “Maney, Cora,” 1900 United States Census, 1900, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7602/images/4111992_00349?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.63695340.2109415031.1608506187-1638797985.1606331613&pId=43102839.
[xliii] United State Census, “Maney, Charles,” 1900 United States Census, 1900, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7602/images/4111992_00349?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.63695340.2109415031.1608506187-1638797985.1606331613&pId=43102839.
[xliv] United States Census, “Maney, Charley,” 1910 United States Census, 1910, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7884/images/4450149_00205?usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=122948369.
[xlv] Marriage Record, Charlie Maney to Vernie Huff, Caldwell, TX: September 15, 1919, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=61383&h=780968&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=2469.
[xlvi] United States Census, “Manney, Charlie,” 1920 United States Census, 1920, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6061/images/4391478_00163?usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=22152566.
[xlvii] United States Census, “Manney, Charlie,” 1920 United States Census.
[xlviii] United States Census, “Maney, Charlie,” 1930 United States Census, 1930, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6224/images/4548192_00655?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY634&_phstart=successSource&pId=65226485.
[xlix] Death Record, “Charlie Edward Maney,” San Antonio, TX: April 23, 1964, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2272/images/40394_b062657-02772?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY633&_phstart=successSource&pId=23272036.
[l] Death Record, “Charlie Edward Maney.”
[li] Death Record, “Vernia Maney,” San Antonio, TX: April 28, 1972, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2272/images/33154_b062858-02011?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY646&_phstart=successSource&pId=1228541.
[lii] United States Census, “Maney, Altah,” 1910 United States Census, 1910, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7884/images/4450149_00205?usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=122948366.
[liii] United States Census, “Maney, Altah,” 1910 United States Census.
[liv] Marriage Record, Alta Maney to Tommie Chase, Caldwell, TX: April 25, 1914, accessed December 23, 2020 from familysearch.org database, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-YDS1-9T?i=28&cc=1803987.
[lv] United States Census, “Chase, Attah,” 1920 United States Census, 1920, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6061/images/4391478_00062?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY653&_phstart=successSource&pId=22147680.
[lvi] United States Census, “Chase, Attah,” 1920 United States Census.
[lvii] United States Census, “Chase, Alto,” 1930 United States Census, 1930, accessed December 23, 2020 from familysearch.org database, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR87-932?i=8&cc=1810731&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3ACQLK-92M.
[lviii] United States Census, “Maney, Alto C.,” 1940 United States Census, 1940, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2442/images/m-t0627-04206-00691?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY618&_phstart=successSource&pId=158180965.
[lix] Death Record, “Altah Lee Chase,” San Antonio, TX: March 19, 1962, accessed December 23, 2020 from familysearch.org database, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYB1-HN?i=90&cc=1983324.
[lx] Death Record, “Altah Lee Chase.”
[lxi] United States Census, “Maney, Maggie,” 1910 United States Census, 1910, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7884/images/4450149_00205?usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=122948369.
[lxii] United States Census, “Maney, Maggie,” 1930 United States Census, 1930, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6224/images/4548185_00070?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY602&_phstart=successSource&pId=65422153.
[lxiii] United States Census, “Maney, Maggie,” 1940 United States Census, 1940, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2442/images/m-t0627-04206-00691?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY618&_phstart=successSource&pId=158180965.
[lxiv] United States Census, “Maney, Addie L.,” 1920 United States Census, 1920, accessed December 23, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6061/images/4390889_00720?usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=77397190.
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