Manley Luther PENCE ²

  General Notes:

1900 IA CENSUS, Crawford Co, Washington Twp: Ida M. Carpenter, Nov 1859, 40, wd, b. IA, parents b. OH, farmer; dau. Mabel E., Jan 1890, 10, b. IA, parents b. IA, at school; son George I., May 1886, 4, b. IA, parents b. IA; servant "Manly" Pence, Mar 1882, 18, single, b. IA, parents b. IA, farm laborer.

1905 IA STATE CENSUS, Woodbury Co, Sioux City; Manley Pence, 617 Wall St.

1910 ND CENSUS, Mountrail Co, Crawford Twp: M. L. Pence, 28, 1st marriage, b. IA, parents b. IA, farmer, gen. farm; wife Melissa E., 28, 1st marriage, married 4 yrs, 1 child, 1 living, b. IA, parents b. IA; son Orville L., 3, b. IA, father b. IA, mother b. NY. (Listed next to R. A. Pence on census.)

WWI DRAFT REGISTRATION CARDS, 1917-1918: Manley Luther Pence, 5247 Brandon St., Seattle, King Co, WA; 26; b. Oct 15, 1881; railroad frt. dept, C.M.& St. P. R.R., Seattle, WA, local yard, nearest relative: Melissa Pence, 5247 Brandon St., Seattle, WA; medium height and build, blue eyes, dark hair.

1920 WA CENSUS, King Co, Seattle city: Manley L. Pence, 37, b. IA, parents b. OH, switchman, RR yard; wife Melissa E., 37, b. IA, parents b. IL; son Orville L., 13, b. IA, father b. IA, mother b. OH; dau. Dorothy L., 9, b. ND, parents b. IA; dau. Margary M., 7, b. ID, parents b. IA; son Roy R., 1-6/12, b. WA, parents b. IA.

1930 WA CENSUS, King Co, Seattle city: Manley L. Pence, 38, 1st marriage age 24, b. IA, parents b. IA, yard master, railway; wife Melissa, 48, 1st marriage age 24, b. IA, parents b. IL; dau. Dorothy, 19, single, b. ND, parents b. IA, operator, manufacty co.; dau. Marjorie, 17, single, b. ID, parents b. IA; son Raymond, 11, b. WA, parents b. WA.

WA DEATH INDEX, 1940-1996: Manley L. Pence d. 16 May 1953 at Tacoma; age: 71.

Manley married Melissa E. (---) about 1906 in Probably IA.¹ (Melissa E. (---) was born about 1882 in IA ¹ and died on 2 Dec 1943 in Seattle, King Co, WA ⁴.)