Early North Manchester Residents

Reprinted from A Sense of Place: Reflections on the Life and Times of North Manchester by Dr. Ladoska Z. Bunker.

• Melitis Andrews, 202 East Third Street
• Asa Beauchamp, owner of the American House Hotel.

• Bonewitz Family.
• Phoebe Butterbaugh, first white child.
• Cowgill family, shoemakers, tanners: Cowgill family, 201 North Mill: son Carey, daughters Kate (Harter), Rowena (Harter) Tryon.
• J.R. Dailey, Black Hawk war veteran.
• Francis Eagle, came here with the Harters, prominent attorney in Wabash.
• Reverend Bryant Fannin, circuit rider.
• Columbus Flook, potter.
• Ezra Ford, 201 West Third Street; William Ford.
• Frame family: Mahlon, James; William Frame, Mexican War veteran.
• Goshorn family, one a physician.
• Grist family, builders.
• Allen Halderman, donated land for pioneer cemetery.
• Joseph Harter, the pioneer: 11 children by first and second wives, came here in 1836: sons Joseph B. Harter, Jacob Harter, prominent citizens through early 1900s.
• Col. Richard Helvey, 1834, 202 East Main Street.
• Henry Lantz and wife, Lantz House hotel, 202 Walnut Street; had flour mill and other enterprises; to California in the Gold Rush, 1849.
• Metzger family. One member went to california with Henry Lantz, 1849.
• Noftzger family, 1845, L.J.; sons Charles and Sam.
• Peter Ogan, founder of the town, cabin at 125 East Main Street, wife Mary Anne. John Ogan, brother of Peter, miller.
• Morris Place, operated the Quaker school on South Maple Street.
• Isaac Place, 309 South Maple Street, with the Underground Railroad.
• Eli Rager and wife Jeannie Willis, 204 South Maple Street.
• Ruse family, Third and Walnut Streets.
• Hiram Sheets, with Underground Railroad.
• Tighlman I. Siling and brother, furniture makers before 1854.
• Alex Spurgeon and son John, builders.
• Daniel Stone, here in 1836.
• William Thorne, merchant, residence at 207 West Main Street; George, 1840 and following, had racetrack at the edge of town.
• Ulrey family, 401 East Third Street.
• Wallace-Marine family, South Mill Street.
• Wicks, Martin, a pioneer.
• Willis, William E., first postmaster, 1839.
• Whitlow, Hiram, blacksmith.
• Windle, Albert, 311 North Market Street.

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