by AUDREY CREEL / December 26, 2020
©Audrey Creel, 2020 (All rights reserved.)

Lucy (Burke) Maney was born in approximately 1853 in Tennessee.[i] It is unknown where Lucy was enslaved prior to emancipation. Lewis Maney was the only member of the Maney family to enslave a girl Lucy’s age in 1860.[ii] It is likely that Lucy was enslaved on the Maney plantation (present day Oaklands Mansion) during the Civil War. It is also possible that Lucy was enslaved by a family other than the Maneys.

Following the Civil War, Lucy Burke married David Maney on December 1, 1869 in Rutherford County, Tennessee.[iii] After their marriage, David and Lucy moved into a home in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.[iv] Lucy and David lived in the same household with Wally and Wm Maney.[v] It is unknown how Lucy and David were related to Wally and Wm as they do not appear in David’s household after 1870. By 1880, Lucy and David had two children: Minnie and Luke Maney.[vi] Lucy worked at keeping house for her children and mother while David worked as a blacksmith.[vii] By 1900, Lucy found employment washing and ironing, though it is unknown where she was employed.[viii] David was unemployed, so Lucy served as the primary wage earner for her family.[ix] David likely died between 1900 and 1910 as he is not counted in further census records. Following her husband’s death, Lucy moved into her daughter’s home and was unemployed.[x] Lucy likely died shortly after 1910. It is unknown how or when Lucy died.


Children of Lucy (Burke) and David Maney

Minnie Maney Brewer Curren

Minnie Maney Brewer Curren (date unknown)
PHOTO CREDIT: Elma McKnight Family Collection

Minnie (Maney) Brewer Curren was the oldest daughter of David and Lucy (Burke) Maney.[xi] In 1880, Minnie attended school and did not have to work to help support her family.[xii] On October 11, 1894, Minnie Maney married James Brewer in Rutherford County, Tennessee.[xiii] Following their marriage, Minnie and James lived with Minnie’s parents in their home on Stone Street.[xiv] Minnie worked washing and ironing while James worked as a barber.[xv] It is unknown what happened to James Brewer after 1900. On April 15, 1909, Minnie Brewer remarried to Daniel Curren.[xvi] After their marriage, Minnie and Daniel purchased a home on Jackson Street in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.[xvii] In 1910, Minnie worked as a laundress for a private family while Daniel worked as a night watchman for the local college.[xviii] Minnie and Daniel maintained their positions through 1920.[xix] It is unknown what happened to Daniel after 1920. By 1930, Minnie was widowed and boarded in James Patterson’s home.[xx] While boarding at the Patterson home, Minnie continued working as a laundress.[xxi] Minnie Curren died in Nashville, Tennessee on November 9, 1952.[xxii] Minnie died of an intestinal obstruction and was buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Nashville.[xxiii]


Luke Maney

Ada Sykes Maney and Lucy Sykes
(date unknown)
PHOTO CREDIT: Elma McKnight Family Collection

Luke Maney was the youngest child of David and Lucy (Burke) Maney.[xxiv] Luke Maney married Ada Sykes on March 31, 1898 in Rutherford County, Tennessee.[xxv] Following their marriage, Luke and Ada lived with Luke’s parents in their home on Stone Street.[xxvi] The census indicates that Luke and Ada had one child after their marriage who did not survive infancy.[xxvii] Luke found employment as a blacksmith, following his father’s example, while Ada worked as a laundress.[xxviii] By 1910, Luke owned a home on Spring Street in Murfreesboro and had his own blacksmith shop.[xxix] Luke and Ada had three children: Annie Lee, David, and Mary Louise Maney.[xxx] Luke and Ada maintained their employment through 1920.[xxxi] By 1930, Luke rented a home on Spring Street, and his children had moved away from Luke and Ada’s household.[xxxii] Luke died on November 20, 1932 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.[xxxiii] Luke was buried in the National Cemetery in Murfreesboro.[xxxiv] Ada Sykes Maney died on June 30, 1951 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.[xxxv] Ada was buried at Benevolent Cemetery in Murfreesboro.[xxxvi]

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References

[i] United States Census, “Maney, Lucy,” 1880 United States Census, 1880, accessed December 26, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4244656-00459?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY878&_phstart=successSource&pId=16589585.

[ii] United States Census, “L.M. Manny,” 1860 United States Census, 1860, accessed December 26, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7668/images/tnm653_1285-0120?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY858&_phstart=successSource&pId=92225235.

[iii] Marriage Record, “David Maney and Lucy Burke,” Rutherford County, TN: December 1, 1869, accessed December 26, 2020 from familysearch.org, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93F-4447?i=245&cc=1619127&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQKH3-W81T.

[iv] United States Census, “Maney, Lucy,” 1870 United States Census, 1870, accessed December 26, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7163/images/4275524_00045?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Kxs375&_phstart=successSource&pId=7435221.

[v] United States Census, “Maney, Lucy,” 1870 United States Census.

[vi] United States Census, “Maney, Lucy,” 1880 United States Census.

[vii] United States Census, “Maney, Lucy,” 1880 United States Census.

[viii] United States Census, “Maney, Lucy,” 1900 United States Census, 1900, accessed December 26, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7602/images/4118727_00917?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY881&_phstart=successSource&pId=61078309.

[ix] United States Census, “Maney, Lucy,” 1900 United States Census.

[x] United States Census, “Maney, Lucy,” 1910 United States Census, 1910, accessed December 26, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7884/images/4449874_00879?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY886&_phstart=successSource&pId=27433885.

[xi] United States Census, “Maney, Minnie,” 1880 United States Census, 1880, accessed December 26, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4244656-00459?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY878&_phstart=successSource&pId=16589585.

[xii] United States Census, “Maney, Minnie,” 1880 United States Census.

[xiii] Marriage Record, “James Brewer to Minnie Maney,” Rutherford County, TN: October 11, 1894, accessed December 26, 2020 from familysearch.org database, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93F-M3YD?i=433&cc=1619127.

[xiv] United States Census, “Bauer, Minnie,” 1900 United States Census, 1900, accessed December 26, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7602/images/4118727_00917?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY881&_phstart=successSource&pId=61078309.

[xv] United States Census, “Bauer, Minnie,” 1900 United States Census.

[xvi] Marriage Record, Daniel Curren to Minnie Brewer, Rutherford, TN: April 15, 1909, accessed December 26, 2020 from familysearch.org database, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93F-QK8Y?i=718&cc=1619127.

[xvii] United States Census, “Curren, Minnie,” 1910 United States Census, 1910, accessed December 26, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7884/images/4449874_00879?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY886&_phstart=successSource&pId=27433885.

[xviii] United States Census, “Curren, Minnie,” 1910 United States Census.

[xix] United States Census, “Curren, Minnie,” 1920 United States Census, 1920, accessed December 26, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6061/images/4392010_00268?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY896&_phstart=successSource&pId=36074637.

[xx] United States Census, “Curren, Minnie,” 1930 United States Census, 1930, accessed December 26, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6224/images/4547918_00926?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY897&_phstart=successSource&pId=66618616.

[xxi] United States Census, “Curren, Minnie,” 1930 United States Census.

[xxii] Death Record, “Minnie Curren,” Nashville, TN: November 9, 1952, accessed December 26, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2376/images/40059_b086791-16271?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=d802cefc546cbace2833c9ac8cf1e68a&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY894&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.145271092.1423969779.1609001073-1638797985.1606331613&pId=1267226.

[xxiii] Death Record, “Minnie Curren.”

[xxiv] United States Census, “Maney, Luke,” 1880 United States Census, 1880, accessed December 26, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4244656-00459?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY878&_phstart=successSource&pId=16589585.

[xxv] Marriage Record, “Luke Maney to Ada Sykes,” Rutherford, TN: March 31, 1898, accessed December 26, 2020 from familysearch.org database, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893F-M3ZY?i=492&cc=1619127&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQKHS-6JLS.

[xxvi] United States Census, “Maney, Luke,” 1900 United States Census, 1900, accessed December 26, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7602/images/4118727_00917?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY881&_phstart=successSource&pId=61078309.

[xxvii] United States Census, “Maney, Luke,” 1900 United States Census.

[xxviii] United States Census, “Maney, Luke,” 1900 United States Census.

[xxix] United States Census, “Maney, Luke,” 1910 United States Census, 1910, accessed December 26, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7884/images/4449874_00926?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY913&_phstart=successSource&pId=27434624.

[xxx] United States Census, “Maney, Luke,” 1910 United States Census.

[xxxi] United States Census, “Maney, Luke,” 1920 United States Census, 1920, accessed December 26, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6061/images/4392010_00305?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY914&_phstart=successSource&pId=36076419.

[xxxii] United States Census, “Maney, Luke,” 1930 United States Census, 1930, accessed December 26, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6224/images/4547918_00920?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY915&_phstart=successSource&pId=66618896.

[xxxiii] Death Record, “Luke Maney,” Murfreesboro, TN: November 20, 1932, accessed December 26, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2376/images/33113_257967-01557?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=4196b950f45bc46369aa4ac70eb8387f&usePUB=true&_phsrc=hKK24&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.230290837.8896443.1599066608-1251799660.1599066608&pId=1072257.

[xxxiv] Death Record, “Luke Maney.”

[xxxv] Death Record, “Ada Sykes Maney,” Murfreesboro, TN: June 30, 1951, accessed December 26, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2376/images/33113_258202-01598?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY920&_phstart=successSource&pId=1160545.

[xxxvi] Death Record, “Ada Sykes Maney.” 

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