Ira O. Mandeville

1834 - 1914  (80 years)

• Name	Ira O. Mandeville
  Born	24 Mar 1834	Luzerne Co. PA
  Gender	Male
  Died	06 Sep 1914	Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co. PA
  Buried	Vine Street Cemetery, Hazleton, Luzerne Co. PA
  Notes	CENSUS RECORDS 1850 United States Federal Census Name: Obed Manville Age: 14 Birth Year: abt 1836 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1850: Jackson, Luzerne, Pennsylvania Race: White Gender: Male Family Number: 583 Household Members: Ira Manville 48 Eliza Manville 45 Ezra Manville 18 Obed Manville 14 Alonzo Manville 11 Margaret Manville 9 Delphine Manville 6 Judson Manville 3 1870 United States Federal Census Name: Ira C Mandeville [Ira O.] Age in 1870: 34 Birth Year: abt 1836 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1870: Hazleton East Ward, Luzerne, Pennsylvania Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Hazleton Household Members: Ira C Mandeville 34 Ellen Mandeville 29 Harry E Mandeville 11 Ira J Mandeville 5 1880 United States Federal Census Name: Ira O. Mandevilla [Mandeville] Age: 45 Birth Year: abt 1835 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1880: Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Ella K. Mandevilla [Mandeville] Father's Birthplace: Connecticut Mother's Birthplace: New Jersey Occupation: R. R. Master [railroad] Household Members: Ira O. Mandeville 45 Ella K. Mandeville 42 Harry E. Mandeville 21 Ira J. Mandeville 15 Kate Fitzpatrick 16 [general housekeeping; from Ireland] 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Obed I Mandeville [Ira Obed] Age: 65 Birth Date: Mar 1835 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1900: Wilkes Barre Ward 11, Luzerne, Pennsylvania Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Brother Marital Status: Widowed Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Occupation: View on Image Household Members: carpenter/contractor Ozro Mandeville 69 Anna Mandeville 65 Chas B Mandeville 36 Kate B Mandeville 33 Mollie E Mandeville 27 Obed I Mandeville 65 BIOGRAPHY Source: http://www.pagenweb.org/~luzerne/bios/mabios.htm History of Luzerne County, Pa., by H.C. Bradsby, 1893, Page 1147 MA - MI Surnames IRA O. MANDEVILLE, father of Harry E., was born March 24, 1834, in Jackson township, Luzerne county, and is the seventh in the family of eleven children of Ira and Eliza (Deremer) [DeRemer] Mandeville, the former a native of Connecticut, the latter of New Jersey extraction. Ira O. was reared and educated in the public schools of his native place, and began life as a clerk in the Kingston stores serving four years for Judge Reynolds. After six years service as a clerk, he began railroading on what was then known as the Lackawanna & Bloomsburg Railroad. Under that company he served in that capacity of passenger brakeman, conductor and section-boss; then served in the capacity of conductor of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad. In 1861 he went South, and had charge of the construction of a railroad in Maryland. In 1861 he went South, and had charge of the construction of a railroad in Maryland. During the winter of 1861 he returned, and in the following spring engaged with the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad in the capacity of conductor, in which position he remained several years, returning after his services there, to the Lackawanna & Bloomsburg as a conductor of passenger and freight. He then went to Scranton and again engaged with the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad as conductor, continuing with them until 1864, when he came to Hazleton and took charge of the Lehigh & Luzerne Railroad, on which he served tow years, and then was given charge of both the Lehigh and Luzerne, including the Hazleton Railroad. He was with that road until the entire system was merged by the Lehigh Valley in 1868, and he has held the position of roadmaster through all the various changes. Mr. Mandeville is one of the pioneer railroad men of Pennsylvania, and is well up in everything pertaining to the successful manipulation of a road. He was united in marriage in 1857 to Ellen K. daughter of George Welch, of Springdale, Me., and two children have been born to this union, namely: Harry E. and Ira J. In political matters Mr. Mandeville is a Republican, and he is a member of the F. & A. M. The family attend the Presbyterian Church.
  Person ID	I24664	Master File
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2013

  
  

  Family	Keziah Ellen WELCH,   b. 1841, Shapleigh, York Co. ME ,   d. Mar 1899, Luzerne Co. PA  (Age 58 years)
  Married	1857	Pennsylvania
  Children	+ 1. Harry E. Mandeville,   b. 10 Apr 1859, Pennsylvania ,   d. 18 Jun 1904, Luzerne Co. PA  (Age 45 years) + 2. Ira Judson Mandeville,   b. 29 Apr 1865, Luzerne Co. PA ,   d. 11 Mar 1953, Los Angeles Co. CA  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2013
  Family ID	F10934	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart