DAVID C. MANNING, farmer; P.O. Fletcher; who was born in Brown Township, Miami Co., Ohio, Feb 3, 1835, is a son of Maj. Manning, whose biography will occupy a space in this enterprise. David was raised to farm labor, and obtained his education in the common schools of Brown Township; near the age of 20, he tool a trip trough Northern Indiana, Southern Michigan, Central Illinois and Iowa, looking for a location on which to settle; he purchased some land in Benton Co., Iowa, but, not seeing fit to move on, sold it some time after; during the late rebellion he took another trip East, overseeing a few loads of stock, and also visited some friends who reside in Plainfield, N.J., after which he engaged in farming, and at present owns 77.5 acres, in Sec. 23, Brown Township, where he now resides and is well situated. In 1856, he married Miss Caroline Throckmorton, who was born in this township in 1838; they have two children, viz., George D. and Charlie E.; Mrs. Manning is a daughter of George Throckmorton, whose sketch also appears in this volume.