Jane Elizabeth (Manning) James (1812 - 1908)

Born 22 Sep 1812 in Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Wife of Isaac Louis James — married about 1845 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 16 Apr 1908 at age 95 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

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Biography

Jane (Manning) James is a part of US Black heritage.

Jane (Manning) James is Notable.

Jane Manning was one of the first recorded African-American women to enter Utah. She petitioned to receive a temple endowment in her own right (not as a servant). She was posthumously endowed by proxy in 1979.

Jane was born in 1822. She was the daughter of Isaac Manning and Eliza Mead of New York. Jane passed away in 1908.

In the 1850 census Jane (age 32) was in Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States.^[1]

In the 1860 census Jane (age 38) was at 1st Ward Great Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States.^[2]

In the 1870 census Jane (age 48) was in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States.^[3]

In the 1880 census Jane (age 30), Laundress, was the married head of household in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Two granddaughters, Malvina Robinson and Jesse James, were living with her.^[4]

In the 1900 census Jane (age 78) was the widowed head of household in Salt Lake City Ward 1, Salt Lake, Utah. Her brother, Isaac, was living with her.^[5]

Jane died on 16 April 1908 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah.^[6] Jane was mentioned on a memorial in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States with a death date of 16 April 1908.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory; Roll: 919; Page: 56a; Line Number: 10
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #1095732 (accessed 28 October 2023)
   Jane James (32) in Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, USA. Born in Connecticut.
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   citing Page: 134; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005171491; FHL microfilm: 805313; Image number: 90; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01825-9
   FamilySearch Record: MH2W-5R9 (accessed 28 October 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSF-9CWF
   Jane E James (38) at 1st Ward Great Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States. Born in Connecticut.
3. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
   citing Page: 10; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 34; Digital film/folder number: 004267907_007_M9CV-RF5; FHL microfilm: 000553110; Image number: 238; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01475-5
   FamilySearch Record: MNCY-QCC (accessed 28 October 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-XHRQ-538
   Jane James (48) in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States. Born in Connecticut.
4. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: 1337; Page: 39A; Enumeration District: 042
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #20232208 (accessed 28 October 2023)
   Jane E James (30), married, Laundress, head of household in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA. Born in Connecticut.
5. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Salt Lake City Ward 1, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: 1684; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0007
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #61703405 (accessed 28 October 2023)
   Jane E James (78), widowed head of household in Salt Lake City Ward 1, Salt Lake, Utah. Born in Connecticut, USA.
6. ↑ Death: "Salt Lake County, Utah, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1949"
   Original data: Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1908-1949. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013
   Ancestry Record 60203 #249105 (accessed 28 October 2023)
   Jane E James death 16 Apr 1908 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah.
7. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #10507905 (accessed 28 October 2023)
   Memorial page for Jane Elizabeth “Aunt Jane” Manning James (22 Sep 1812-16 Apr 1908), citing Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA (plot: A_11_ 8 _4E); Maintained by SMS (contributor 46491005).

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