MANATREY, John Peter Jr. 1850 - 1922

MANATREY, HUGHES, FYE, JENCKS, WHEELOCK

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 10/7/2011 at 19:45:45

"The Fairfield Daily Ledger-Journal"
Tuesday, February 21, 1922
Page 1, Column 6

J. P. MANATREY DIED AT 3 A. M.

He Did Not Rally After A Stroke of Apoplexy Yesterday at Noon

John P. MANATREY died this morning at three o'clock following a stroke of apoplexy, which occurred yesterday noon while lunching at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Walter HUGHES. Although he was conscious for a few minutes after, he soon settled into a state of coma and did not rally. Arrangements for the funeral services will be announced later, as they are pending the arrival of Mrs. MANATREY and daughter, Hazel, who have been spending the winter in California.

John Peter MANATREY, son of Peter and Julia MANATREY, was born on the old home farm, five miles southeast of Fairfield, October 30, 1850. As a very young man he worked in the Wells and Garrettson bank, and about forty years ago he ran a grain elevator near the C. B. & Q. tracks.

Always interested in cattle, he had charge of the horses and cattle in the exposition of the Iowa State Agricultural association, being a director for fourteen years. He was also the organizer and president of the Farmers Short coarse in Jefferson county, and was a breeder of Shorthorn cattle all his life, on his farm easty of the city.

As an advocate of good roads, he and the late J. L. Knight were the first men in Jefferson county to use a King road drag, and he was instrumental in bringing D. Ward King to Faireld (sic) to demonstrate the use of the split log road drag, from which ideo (sic) all of the road drags have later developed.

Mr. MANATREY took an active interest in politics and was an ardent democrat. He received the democratic nomination for member of the board of supervisors and he was also a candidate for railroad commissioner. A frequent delegate to state and national conventions, he was a delegate at the National democratic convention that nominated Grover Cleveland for president.

For twelve years he served as a member of the city council and was a member of this board when the paving, and sewer system were put in, he being instrumental in bringing them about.

Mr. MANATREY was also president of the Jefferson county fair for twenty years.

When quite young he married Cordelia FYE of Ollie, who with the following children survive him, Mrs. Walter HUGHES, and Hazel MANATREY of Fairfield, Mrs. Maurice JENCKS of Junction City, Kansas and Mrs. Louis WHEELOCK of Des Moines.

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"The Fairfield Daily Ledger-Journal"
Thursday, February 23, 1922
Page 1, Column 3

MANATREY RITES TOMORROW 2:30

Will Be Held at Home in Charge of Dr. W. E. Parsons of College

Funeral services for J. P. MANATREY who died at the Jefferson County Hospital, Tuesday morning, will be held at the late home, 703 East Broadway street, at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.

The services will be conducted by Dr. W. E. Parsons of Parsons college, and there will be a Knights Templar escort. Interment will be at Evergreen cemetery.

Mrs. MANATREY and daughter, who were in Los Angeles when Mr. MANATREY died, and who at once started for home, are expected to arrive at 5:14 o'clock this afternoon, or, if by some chance they miss that train at midnight.

According to a long distance telephone message this afternoon from Mrs. MANATREY and daughter Hazel, who are hurrying home from Los Angeles, they will arrive here on the Golden State Limited on the Rock Island at 1 o'clock. Lewis WHEELOCK of Des Moines, a son-in-law, went to Kansas City to meet Mrs. MANATREY.

Mrs. Kate McCLAIN, 303 North Court street, is Mr. MANATREY's only sister.

*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I am not related to the person(s) mentioned.

Note: Buried in Lot Old.P.334, with wife Cordelia who would die in 1949.