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Subject: [OH-FOOT] Fw: Manx Settlers in Ohio Part 12
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 18:34:25 -0500


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Subject: Manx Settlers in Ohio Part 12



Contributed for use in
USGenWeb archives
by Darlene E. Kelley
Oct 20, 2002
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Historical Collections of Ohio
And Then They Went West
S.L Kelly Diaries
Series of Articles
by Darlene E. Kelley
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The continuation of the Manx Settlers in Ohio -- Article 12.

NOTE**
In previous articles I mentioned and printed a letter which appeared in
the
local newspapers written by Thomas
Kelly. I must confess that these articles
are two fold. First the interest of tracing my family ties and then
second my fasination of the marvelous families whom contributed much to
the growth of Ohio.

Much has been written about the biographies of the Manx people of Ohio
and valuable sources can be found at The Western Reserve Historical
Society's Library and the Cleveland Public Library in Cleveland, Ohio.
Because of the City's unique ethnic groups, Cleveland indeed, was the
center of the Manx immigration in the U.S. [ On the 14th of March, 1975,
the Isle of Mann issued 4 postage stamps to commemorate the settlement
of Manx in the Western Reserve. ] Most of the Cleaveland Manx came from
the Kirk Andreas section of the Isle of Mann located in the Irish sea.
Dr. Harrison, a physician in the British army, had visited the Reserve,
and after a visit to the Reserve, returned to the Isle of Mann, told his
brother, Rev Harrison of the opportunity in Ohio for Manx farmers, many
who had faced adverse conditions in agriculture and fishing, and who had
resented class distinctions, welcomed this news. The Corlette family
came to America and leased 50 acres of Newburg land from the Connecticut
Land Co, and became succesful farmers and enthusiastically encouraged
their fellow Manxmen to follow.

My interest was with the Kelleys, Tears, and Kneens, who arrived in
Cleveland and settled in the Newburg area near E. 93rd St. and Miles
Ave, with each family purchasing a farm, establishing a settlement that
drew further immigrants.**
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In Warrensville
about 70 Manx families settled in the area, who were primarily farmers
and also engaged in weaving, tanning, shoe making, chair making and
button making. They had their own unique Gaelic language, which they
used almost exclusively with each other and their own religious
services. Eventually the growth of the Manx families and their
descedants would grow to 3,000, and scattered through out Ohio.

The first religious services in Manx were offered by Rev. Patrick
Cannell, a Methodist preacher who came to Newburg in 1826 and held
services in his own log house, and later in the log schoolhouse on the
Corlette farm. This original schoolhouse was replaced in 1842 by the
Manx St. Schoolhouse. which was located at Manx Ave ( Union ) and Rice (
E. 116th St. ) which in turn was replaced in 1871.

Like other ethnic communities, they came to have a need for a mutual aid
society, so a group of 21 Manxmen established the Mona's Relief Society
in 1851. It was designed to provide temporary relief for those who
needed emergency assistance. On December 7, 1899, a ladies auxiliary was
organized. ( and by 1913, the group affiliated with the World Manx
Society. )

Many local publications on individual families are as listed;

Cannel Family;

Memorial Record of Cuyahoga County --
Lewis Publishing -- 1894 Eli W. Cannell.
Cleveland Its Aim; Progress, Perseverance and Public Spirit -- 1897 Eli
W. Cannell.
Pioneer Families of Cleveland -- 1918 Eli W. Cannell.
A History of Cuyahoga County -- William R. Coates -- 1924 Cannell
Family.
The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History--
Van Tassel & Grabowski -- 1987 Cleveland Manx History.

Corlett Family;

Memorial Record of Cuyahoga County-- Lewis Publishing -- 1894 C.
Corlett.
A History of Cleveland-- J.S. Clarke Publishing -- 1910 J. Corlett & C.
Corlett.
Pioneer Families of Cleveland -- 1918 William B. Corlett Family.
Cleveland and its Environs --1918 Spencer Dudley Corlett.
Representative Clevelanders -- 1927 Spencer Dudley Corlett.

Kelly- Kneen- Teare Families;

Pioneer Families of Cleveland -- 1918, Kelly- Kneen - Teare.
Case Western Reserve University --1987
Grabowski.
Cayahoga County Memorial -- 1894
A History of Cleveland -- 1910.
Local Newspaper Archives -- reprints of Thomas Kelly's letters.
Western Reserve Historical Society --
Manx World Society.--

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Familiar Manx Names--

Callow, Caley, Callin, Cain, Chistian, Corlett, Corrin, Cowley, Cowell,
Craine,
Faragher, Garrett, Kaneen, Kennaugh, Kewley, Kerruish, Kissack, Kneale,
Kneen, Kelly, Ouine, Quayle, Quilliam, Quiggin, Mylchreest, Shimmin,
Quirk, Sayle, Qualtrough, Cally, Kelley, Mitchell,
Cannell, Teare, Coates, and Gill.

But no matter what the name is
They shared a common birth
For they came from the Island
That was the grandest place on earth
And like the cushags blooming in the fields,
>From Rushen to Lezayre
Those omipresent Manxman
were blooming everywhere.
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