Husband: David MANBECK
Birthdate: 27 June 1821
Birthplace: Harrison County Indiana
Death date: 10 February 1911
Place of death: Roseburg, Oregon
Father: Jacob Manbeck
Mother: Eve Brown

Marriage date: 24 March 1844
Marriage place: Lanesville, Harrison County, Indiana

Wife: Sophia Ann WINTER
Birthdate:
Birthplace:
Death date:
Place of death:
Father: John Winter
Mother: Elizabeth Pfrimmer

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Benjamin Franklin Manbeck
Sex: M
Birthdate: 15 January 1845
Birthplace: Franklin TWP Montgomery Co, Indiana
Death date: 12 April 1927
Place of death: Old Point Comfort Soldiers' Home, Va.
Marriage date: 21 September 1882
Marriage place: Carlisle, Warren County Iowa
Spouse's name: Ellen Ward

Child No. 2: Caroline Manbeck
Sex: F
Birthdate: 20 January 1847
Birthplace: Franklin TWP Montgomery Co. Indiana
Death date: 6 June 1916
Place of death: Perry, Iowa
Marriage date: 3 October 1865
Marriage place: Polk County Iowa
Spouse's name: Steele Kenworthy

Child No. 3: William J. Manbeck
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1849
Birthplace: Franklin TWP Montgomery Co. Indiana
Death date: 1850
Place of death: Franklin TWP Montgomery Co. Indiana
Marriage date: none
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: none

Child No. 4: John J. Manbeck
Sex: M
Birthdate: 24 January 1851
Birthplace: Franklin TWP Montgomery Co. Indiana
Death date: 1930
Place of death: Iowa
Marriage date: 26 September 1876
Marriage place: Norwalk, Iowa
Spouse's name: Barbara S. Geil

Child No. 5: Marcus Hannibal Manbeck
Sex: M
Birthdate: 12 April 1853
Birthplace: Franklin TWP Montgomery Co. Indiana
Death date: 20 February 1883
Place of death: Des Moines, Iowa
Marriage date: None
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: None

Child No. 6: Minnie (twin) Manbeck
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1855
Birthplace: Polk County Iowa
Death date: 1856
Place of death: Polk County Iowa
Marriage date: None
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: None

Child No. 7: Elizabeth (twin) Manbeck
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1855
Birthplace: Polk County Iowa
Death date: 1858
Place of death: Polk County Iowa
Marriage date: None
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: None

Child No. 8: Lawrence Jefferson Manbeck
Sex: M
Birthdate: 27 June 1857
Birthplace: Allan Twp Polk County Iowa
Death date: 19 October 1942
Place of death: State Hospital, Yankton, SD
Marriage date: 1 November 1887
Marriage place: East Choteau, Douglas Co. SD
Spouse's name: Lillie Ann Chambers

Child No. 9: Sophia Alice Manbeck
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1860
Birthplace: Allan TWP Polk County Iowa
Death date: 1936
Place of death: Bellingham, Washington
Marriage date: 6 August 1887
Marriage place: Polk County Iowa
Spouse's name: Pamel Rost

Child No. 10: Laffe Elmer Manbeck
Sex: M
Birthdate: 18 October 1870
Birthplace: Allan TWP Polk County Iowa
Death date: unknown
Place of death:
Marriage date: 1 October 1884
Marriage place: Polk County Iowa
Spouse's name: Catherine Hurd

Child No. 11: Mary LaVida Manbeck
Sex: F
Birthdate: 18 October 1870
Birthplace: Allan TWP Polk Co. Iowa
Death date: 26 December 1861
Place of death: Roseberg, Oregon
Marriage date: 15 August 1894
Marriage place: Warren County, Iowa
Spouse's name: William (Dietz) Deets
 
 
Documentation:
* U.S.Census Indiana, 1850.
* Indiana Marriages.
* Family records from L.J.Manbeck family.
* Union Army Pension File of B.F.Manbeck.
* Union Army Pension File of Steele Kenworthy.
* History of Douglas County South Dakota.
* Centennial Book of the Town of Delmont SD.
* Centennial Book of the City of Armour, SD.
* Homestead Records from Douglas Co. SD County Records office.
* The History of Des Moines and Polk County, Vol. II, 1911.
* U.S.Censuses of Iowa,Polk County, 1860, 1870, 1880, South Dakota 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and SD State School Censuses, 1905, 1915.
* Files of Simpson College at Indianola, Iowa, and Ames Agricultural College at Ames, Iowa.
* Death certificates of Sophia and David Manbeck, Roseburg, Oregon.
* Death Certificates of B.F. Manbeck, L.J.Manbeck, Lillie Chambers Manbeck.
* Estate Papers of Sophia Manbeck, Roseburg, Oregon.
* Obituaries of Sophia Manbeck, David Manbeck, Carrie Manbeck Kenworthy.

Notes:
* Many family tales and traditions were handed down by both L.J. Manbeck and Lillie Chambers Manbeck to their two youngers daughters, Gladys Manbeck Hansen and Hilda Manbeck Vandervelde.
* Sophia's mother Elizabeth was the daughter of John George Pfrimmer, one of the founders of the United Brethren Church which later merged with the Methodist church to become the United Methodist Church. Many details of Sophia's family and ancestry are available from the archives of the United Brethren in Huntington, Indiana.