William Lewis Manly (April 6, 1820 – February 5, 1903) born near St. Albans, Vermont, the son of Ebenezer Manly and Phoebe (Calkins) Manly. His family relocated to Ohio when he was age nine.
As an adult he became an American pioneer heading to Michigan (prior to statehood), then went fur trapping in Wisconsin, Ohio, and then the Dakota Territories. In the 1830's-40's he began as a guide for westward bound caravans, then as a seeker of gold (the 1849 California Gold Rush), and then became a farmer and writer in his later years.
In 1859 he settled in Lodi, California and purchased farmland. In 1862, at the age of 42, Manly married Mary Jane Woods of Lodi. He died in 1903 in Lodi.William Lewis Manly (April 6, 1820 – February 5, 1903) born near St. Albans, Vermont, the son of Ebenezer Manly and Phoebe (Calkins) Manly. His family relocated to Ohio when he was age nine.
As an adult he became an American pioneer heading to Michigan (prior to statehood), then went fur trapping in Wisconsin, Ohio, and then the Dakota Territories. In the 1830's-40's he began as a guide for westward bound caravans, then as a seeker of gold (the 1849 California Gold Rush), and then became a farmer and writer in his later years.
In 1859 he settled in Lodi, California and purchased farmland. In 1862, at the age of 42, Manly married Mary Jane Woods of Lodi. He died in 1903 in Lodi....more
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