J.H. Manwaring

MANWARING, SCHROEDER

Posted By: Rebecca Foster (email)
Date: 9/10/2014 at 11:52:43

Manwaring

J. H. Manwaring, 302 Clark street passed away this morning at Mercy Hospital this morning after a lingering illness at the age of 60 years. He was an old steamboat man, having served as a marine engineer, on many of the good Mississippi river steamboats, as well as on the Missouri river, the Yukon in Alaska. Etc.

Mr. Manwaring was born in Cairo Ill., in June, 1850. He was a marine engineer for twenty years. For a time he lived in Le Claire. He served on the odd Verne Swain, the Diamond Jo line steamers, the Helen Blair, the local ferry and other Mississippi river boats. The last trip he made was the cruise of the steamer Helen Blair up the Cumberland river two years ago. While on the Missouri he ran an excursion boat. The Weyerhauser private excursion steamer was also one of the craft which he engineered.

His wife died about eight years ago. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. George Schroeder of Davenport, and one son, Harry Manwaring of Chicago.

The funeral will be held form the home of his daughter; Mrs. George Schroeder, 302 Clark street, Sunday afternoon, with burial in Oakdale cemetery.

Source: The Daily Times, Davenport, Ia., 09 Dec 1910, p. 16.

Contributed by Sue Rekkas.