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| | Beers: Manes p. 520 |
 | | JOSEPH V. MANES, an influential and prosperous citizen of North Strabane township, was born January 25, 1839, in Elizabeth township, Allegheny Co., Penn., the youngest son of Culbert and Susan (Vankirk) Manes. |
 | | Culbert Manes was born August 14, 1798, in Elizabeth township, Allegheny county, where he was married February 17, 1824, to Susan Alice Vankirk, a daughter of Samuel Vankirk, of New Jersey birth, who belonged to an old pioneer family. |
 | | Manes have been identified with the history of the county many years, and have taken an active interest in all public enterprises. |
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