Abraham Runkle Manners was born in 1828 at Wertsville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. He was the son of
John Schenck Manners and
Penelope Van Princess Stout. Abraham Runkle Manners married
Ellen Elizabeth Yorks on 25. Jan. 1851 at Wertsville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Abraham Runkle Manners was shown in the census on 1. Aug. 1860 as a day laborer. In the census on 1. Aug. 1860 Abraham Runkle Manners was named Abram. R. Manners.
Abraham Runkle Manners and
Ellen Elizabeth Yorks appeared on the census of 1. Aug. 1860 at Readington Twp., Hunterdon County, New Jersey; personal property 290.00. Abraham Runkle Manners was shown in the census on 18. Jun. 1880 as a servant.
Abraham Runkle Manners appeared on the census of 18. Jun. 1880 at in the household of Jonathan and Matilda Higgins, Hillsborough, Somerset County, New Jersey; a widower.