The McManus family in 1880

The following is the entry for the McManus family in the 1880 federal census: They were located in District 167 of Racine, Wisconsin.

......................... McManus ....... Self ................... W .................... 43 .................... Ireland
Ellen ......................... " .............. Wife ................. W .................... 43 .................... Ireland
Charles ..................... " .............. Son .................. W .................... 16 .................... Massachusetts
Margret .................... " .............. Dau .................. W .................... 15 .................... Massachusetts
James ....................... " .............. Son .................. W .................... 10 .................... Wisconsin
Mary ........................ " .............. Dau .................. W .................... 11 .................... Wisconsin

The record didn't include the father's name, but there are enough alternate sources so that we know he was Michael McManus. It is no surprise to learn that both parents were born in Ireland in 1836/37. Charles and Margaret were born in Massachusetts during the years 1863-65. That was during the Civil War. Perhaps Michael was a soldier. Charles and Margaret were the Godparents of their nephew, Harry Connors Sr. in 1893. When Harry Connors applied for a birth certificate in the early 1950s, probably because of Social Security, James McManus was listed as a witness.