Ira O. Mandeville

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CENSUS RECORDS

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Obed Manville
Age: 14
Birth Year: abt 1836
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1850: Jackson, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
Race: White
Gender: Male
Family Number: 583
Household Members:
Ira Manville 48
Eliza Manville 45
Ezra Manville 18
Obed Manville 14
Alonzo Manville 11
Margaret Manville 9
Delphine Manville 6
Judson Manville 3

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Ira C Mandeville [Ira O.]
Age in 1870: 34
Birth Year: abt 1836
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1870: Hazleton East Ward, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Hazleton
Household Members:
Ira C Mandeville 34
Ellen Mandeville 29
Harry E Mandeville 11
Ira J Mandeville 5

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Ira O. Mandevilla [Mandeville]
Age: 45
Birth Year: abt 1835
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1880: Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Ella K. Mandevilla [Mandeville]
Father's Birthplace: Connecticut
Mother's Birthplace: New Jersey
Occupation: R. R. Master [railroad]
Household Members:
Ira O. Mandeville 45
Ella K. Mandeville 42
Harry E. Mandeville 21
Ira J. Mandeville 15
Kate Fitzpatrick 16 [general housekeeping; from Ireland]

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Obed I Mandeville [Ira Obed]
Age: 65
Birth Date: Mar 1835
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1900: Wilkes Barre Ward 11, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Brother
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Occupation: View on Image
Household Members: carpenter/contractor
Ozro Mandeville 69
Anna Mandeville 65
Chas B Mandeville 36
Kate B Mandeville 33
Mollie E Mandeville 27
Obed I Mandeville 65

BIOGRAPHY

Source: http://www.pagenweb.org/~luzerne/bios/mabios.htm

History of Luzerne County, Pa.,
by H.C. Bradsby, 1893, Page 1147

MA - MI Surnames

IRA O. MANDEVILLE, father of Harry E., was born March 24, 1834, in Jackson township, Luzerne county, and is the seventh in the family of eleven children of Ira and Eliza (Deremer) [DeRemer] Mandeville, the former a native of Connecticut, the latter of New Jersey extraction. Ira O. was reared and educated in the public schools of his native place, and began life as a clerk in the Kingston stores serving four years for Judge Reynolds. After six years service as a clerk, he began railroading on what was then known as the Lackawanna & Bloomsburg Railroad. Under that company he served in that capacity of passenger brakeman, conductor and section-boss; then served in the capacity of conductor of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad. In 1861 he went South, and had charge of the construction of a railroad in Maryland. In 1861 he went South, and had charge of the construction of a railroad in Maryland. During the winter of 1861 he returned, and in the following spring engaged with the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad in the capacity of conductor, in which position he remained several years, returning after his services there, to the Lackawanna & Bloomsburg as a conductor of passenger and freight. He then went to Scranton and again engaged with the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad as conductor, continuing with them until 1864, when he came to Hazleton and took charge of the Lehigh & Luzerne Railroad, on which he served tow years, and then was given charge of both the Lehigh and Luzerne, including the Hazleton Railroad. He was with that road until the entire system was merged by the Lehigh Valley in 1868, and he has held the position of roadmaster through all the various changes. Mr. Mandeville is one of the pioneer railroad men of Pennsylvania, and is well up in everything pertaining to the successful manipulation of a road. He was united in marriage in 1857 to Ellen K. daughter of George Welch, of Springdale, Me., and two children have been born to this union, namely: Harry E. and Ira J. In political matters Mr. Mandeville is a Republican, and he is a member of the F. & A. M. The family attend the Presbyterian Church.

Ira married Keziah Ellen WELCH 1857, Pennsylvania. Keziah (daughter of George WELCH and Elizabeth (Betsey) RUSSELL) was born 1841, Shapleigh, York Co. ME; died Mar 1899, Luzerne Co. PA; was buried , Vine Street Cemetery, Hazleton, Luzerne Co. PA. [Group Sheet]

1. Harry E. Mandeville was born 10 Apr 1859, Pennsylvania; died 18 Jun 1904, Luzerne Co. PA; was buried , Vine Street Cemetery, Hazleton, Luzerne Co. PA.
2. Ira Judson Mandeville was born 29 Apr 1865, Luzerne Co. PA; died 11 Mar 1953, Los Angeles Co. CA; was buried , Vine Street Cemetery, Hazleton, Luzerne Co. PA.