Shaver, F. A., Arthur P. Rose, R. F. Steele, and A. E. Adams, compilers.  "An
Illustrated History of Central Oregon." ("Embracing Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam,
Wheeler, Crook, Lake, & Klamath Counties")  Spokane, WA: Western Historical
Publishing Co., 1905.  p. 891.
 
AHIRA W. MANRING

     came to Lake county, Oregon, in the spring of 1886 and began life here as a
wage earner. Later he engaged in the sheep business, which he followed
successfully until 1901. In the spring of 1902 he entered politics as the
candidate of the Democratic party for the office of county clerk. At the polls
he was victorious, though Lake county went Republican and the great majority of
the Democratic candidates were defeated. He was re-nominated in 1904 and elected
to succeed himself, receiving an increased majority of votes over his previous
election, so is now serving his second term as clerk of Lake county.
     Mr. Manring was born in Gallia county, Ohio, December 13, 1864. He was the
son of Alvin and Nancy (Tanner) Manring, both of whom also were natives of
Gallia county Ohio. He is the second in point of age of a family of eight
children; Charles E, Whitman county, Washington; Ahira W.; Benjamin F.,
Lakeview, Oregon; Ora V., a pharmacist of Spokane, Washington; George W.,
Whitman county, Washington; Sanford A., Whitman county; Cora E., deputy county
clerk of Lake county ; and Edgar A., a harness merchant of Colfax, Whitman
county, Washington.
     At an early age our subject accompanied his parents to Gentry county.
Missouri, and in the spring of 1878 the family crossed the plains in a "prairie
schooner" to Whitman county, Washington, being among the early pioneers of that
county. They settled on a homestead adjoining the present site of the town of
Garfield, upon which the father lived until his death, which occurred during
October, 1903. The mother died in 1895.
     This farm was also our subject's home until he removed to Lake county", as
stated above.  He received a good common school education in Whitman county, and
is amply fitted for the duties of the office to which the voters of his adopted
county have elevated him.
     In society and fraternity circles he is a man of considerable prominence.
He is a member and, past grand of Lakeview lodge, No. 63, I. 0. 0. F., of the
Rebekah degree, and the Encampment, No. 18. and also holds membership in Damon
lodge, No. 31, Knights of Pythias, of Garfield, Washington.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in March 2011 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.