by AUDREY CREEL / December 30, 2020
©Audrey Creel, 2020 (All rights reserved.)
Matilda White was born in approximately 1851 in Tennessee.[i] It is unknown where Matilda was enslaved prior to emancipation. There is an M. White who lived in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and enslaved a girl Matilda’s age in 1860.[ii] This most likely is where Matilda was enslaved during the Civil War. Dr. James Maney and David Maney both enslaved a young girl approximately Matilda’s age in 1860, so it is possible, however unlikely, that Matilda was enslaved on the Maney plantation (present day Oaklands Mansion) prior to the Civil War.[iii]
Matilda White married Spence Maney on July 1, 1898 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.[iv] Following their marriage, Matilda and Spence moved into a home in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.[v] There is an Ida Maney living in Matilda’s household in 1870.[vi] It is unknown how Ida is related to Spence and Matilda. It is possible that Ida is Spence and Matilda’s daughter; however, her failure to be included in future census records indicates that Ida either died or was not related to Matilda. Matilda found employment as a farm laborer, though it is unknown for whom she worked.[vii] By 1880, Matilda and Spence had three children: George, Brunetta, and John Maney.[viii] Matilda found employment as a laundress in 1880.[ix] Matilda died in Murfreesboro on September 17, 1881.[x]
Children of Spence and Matilda (White) Maney
George Maney
George Maney was the oldest son of Spence and Matilda (White) Maney.[xi] In 1880, George lived with his parents and did not have to work to help support his family.[xii] There are no further known records for George Maney. It is unknown what happened to George after 1880.
Brunetta Maney
Brunetta Maney was the oldest daughter of Spence and Matilda (White) Maney.[xiii] In 1880, Brunetta lived with her family in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.[xiv] There are no further known records for Brunetta Maney. It is unknown what happened to Brunetta after 1880.
May 26, 1879 – Sept. 28, 1934
John Maney
John Maney was the youngest son of Spence and Matilda (White) Maney.[xv] In 1880, John Maney lived with his family in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.[xvi] John enlisted in the army in 1911.[xvii] John Henry Maney died in Santa Cruz, Arizona on September 28, 1934.[xviii] John was buried at the Carrooh Mortuary in Arizona.[xix] There are no further known records for John Maney.
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References
[i] United States Census, “Maney, Matilda,” 1870 United States Census, 1870, accessed December 30, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7163/images/4275523_00190?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Kxs336&_phstart=successSource&pId=7427753.
[ii] United States Census, “M. White,” 1860 United States Census – Slave Schedule, 1860, accessed December 30, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7668/images/tnm653_1285-0181?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=c7d4c15df9a330da2352adf49f8b6218&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY1253&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.150682358.1371773040.1609344375-1638797985.1606331613&pId=92229903.
[iii] United States Census, “James Manney,” 1860 United States Census – Slave Schedule, 1860, accessed December 30, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7668/images/tnm653_1285-0152?treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=iaY1132&_phstart=successSource&pId=92227684. See also: United States Census, “D.D. Many,” 1860 United States Census – Slave Schedule, 1860, accessed December 30, 2020 from familysearch.org database, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BSD-FR2?cc=3161105&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AWKT5-VW6Z.
[iv] Marriage Record, Spencer Maney to Matilda White, Murfreesboro, TN: July 1, 1898, accessed December 30, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=4125&h=32253&tid=&pid=&queryId=8860e2c6e3e813cacabaf4b49d96d451&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Kxs341&_phstart=successSource.
[v] United States Census, “Maney, Matilda,” 1870 United States Census.
[vi] United States Census, “Maney, Matilda,” 1870 United States Census.
[vii] United States Census, “Maney, Matilda,” 1870 United States Census.
[viii] United States Census, “Maney, Matilda,” 1880 United States Census, 1880, accessed December 30, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4244656-00433?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=10989757.
[ix] United States Census, “Maney, Matilda,” 1880 United States Census.
[x] Death Record, Matilda Maney, Murfreesboro, TN: September 17, 1881, accessed December 30, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2546&h=17302&ssrc=pt&tid=7518508&pid=300134206314&usePUB=true.
[xi] United States Census, “Maney, George,” 1880 United States Census, 1880, accessed December 30, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4244656-00433?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=10989757.
[xii] United States Census, “Maney, George,” 1880 United States Census.
[xviii] United States Census, “Maney, Brunetta,” 1880 United States Census, 1880, accessed December 30, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4244656-00433?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=9980536.
[xiv] United States Census, “Maney, Brunetta,” 1880 United States Census.
[xv] United States Census, “Maney, John,” 1880 United States Census, 1880, accessed December 30, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4244656-00433?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=9980536.
[xvi] United States Census, “Maney, John,” 1880 United States Census.
[xvii] Enlistment Form, “Maney, John H.” Register of Enlistments, 1911, accessed December 30, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1198/images/MIUSA1798_102926-00187?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=159146.
[xviii] Death Record, “John Henry Maney,” Santa Cruz, AZ: September 28, 1934, accessed December 30, 2020 from ancestry.com database, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8704/images/ac7728f8d57495ae8b8ca9ed1fb4a9b1?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.75668053.1371773040.1609344375-1638797985.1606331613&pId=27409
[xix] Death Record, “John Henry Maney.”
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