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Coffin plate · primary-source record

Abraham Manning

Plate undated · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Age at death

81 years

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

Abraham Manning
Aged 81 years
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Researcher's notes

Provenance

This coffin plate for Abraham Manning was submitted by Lizzy Manning.

Dating estimate

This coffin plate for Abraham Manning has no date of death but we can tell from the style that it is most likely from the 1870–1890 time frame. This would give old Abraham a date of birth from about 1789 to about 1810.

1870 United States Federal Census

I went and had a hunt for Abraham Manning in the 1870 United States Federal Census on Ancestry.com. I found several individuals of interest — see the candidate matches listed on this record.

Sources consulted

  • 1870 United States Federal Census

Record submitted by

Lizzy Manning — to the Ancestors at Rest archive

Possible matches in the 1870 US Federal Census

⚠ Candidate matches — unverified. Researcher to confirm.

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  • 1870 US Federal Census

    Abraham Manning, Bethea, Marion, SC abt 1797 South Carolina, Black.

    Bethea, Marion, South Carolina, USA · abt 1797, South Carolina

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  • 1870 US Federal Census

    Abraham Manning, Vincennes, Knox, IN abt 1836 Indiana White

    Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA · abt 1836, Indiana

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    Unverified — opens a search, not a confirmation.

  • 1870 US Federal Census

    Abraham Manning, Union, Clermont, OH abt 1836 Ohio White

    Union, Clermont, Ohio, USA · abt 1836, Ohio

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    Unverified — opens a search, not a confirmation.

  • 1870 US Federal Census

    Abraham Manning, Newton, Cumberland, PA abt 1840 Pennsylvania White

    Newton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA · abt 1840, Pennsylvania

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  • 1870 US Federal Census

    Abraham L Manning, Philadelphia Ward 18 District 56, Philadelphia, PA abt 1862 Pennsylvania White

    Philadelphia Ward 18 District 56, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA · abt 1862, Pennsylvania

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    Unverified — opens a search, not a confirmation.

  • 1870 US Federal Census

    Abraham Manning, Philadelphia Ward 18 Dist 56 (2nd Enum), Philadelphia, PA abt 1865 White

    Philadelphia Ward 18 Dist 56 (2nd Enum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA · abt 1865, White

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  • 1870 US Federal Census

    Abraham Manning, Sulphur, Sebastian, AR abt 1869 Arkansas White

    Sulphur, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA · abt 1869, Arkansas

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Source & citation

Source type
Original photograph
Provenance
Submitted by Lizzy Manning to the Ancestors at Rest archive
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-05-12
Permalink
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Image vs transcription
Both — original photograph and transcription on this page

Citation: "Coffin plate of Abraham Manning (undated)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/manning-abraham/ : accessed [your access date]).

The plate itself carries no inscribed dates; the era estimate above is stylistic, drawn from Lorine McGinnis Schulze’s notes.

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