Ernest Emanuel Mann

The funeral of Emanuel Mann, who died Thankagiving morning, occurred at the house on S. Miin-st Saturday at 2 p. m. Rev. Mr. Beber preaohed the sermon in Gei man, and Rev. Emanuel Schmid, of Columbus, O., spoke inEnglisb. The choir of the Zions Evangelical Lutheran church sang several selections. The funeral was largely attended. The following sketch of Mr. Mann's life was written for The Register by Eugene K. Frueauffof this city: Hon. Ernest Emanuel Mann, one of the moRt prominent and respe3ted citizens of MichigaD, departed this life Nov. 24 at his residence on South Main-st in this city. He was taken ill with jaundice some six weeks ago, and while his f amily and friends had eatertained hopes of his recovery, he himselfhad not. As he grew weaker from day to day, it became evident that his end was near and he feil asloep quietly about 8 o'clock in the morning. He was a man who left hia impress on the city and state, and was greatly esteemed by all. He was bom in Stuttgart, kingdom of Wurtemberg, June 4, 1814. In 1826 he with his mother and two sisters, Mrs. Louisa Schmid and Mr?. Sophia Hutzel, joined his father Henry Mann, who had come to Reading, Pa., the year before. The family resided there till 1830. In the spring of this year they carne to Detroit, and after a stay of about three weeks his father, Henry Mann, decided to lócate his tannery in the village, now city, of Ann Arbor. The family arrivei here June 20, and was the first Gr. rman family to settle in Ann Arbor. Daring the 6rst years of their stay in Ann Arbor they had many privations. It was at this time that the subject of our sketch was the means of inQuencing a large part of our Wurtemberg Germán population to settle in Washtenaw county. After airiving here he wrote a long letter to his uncle in Stuttgart describing the country. This letter so much pleased his uncle that he had it published in the Schaebisher Merkur, one of the most influential papers published in Wurtemberg. In consequence of this letter Germans from that part of the country came direct to Ann Arbor on landing in America. At one time a party of 73 souh arrived and were cared for by the Mann family till they found places to work or land to cultívate. He operated a tannery for some yeara, and then associated himself with his couíin, Christian Eberbacb, in the drug business. He oontinued in this business till 1876 when he withdrew, and for the next two year8 he was a partner of his brother-inlaw, August Ilutzel, in the paint, oil, and glass business. He then established himself in the drug business whioh is still continued by his sous, Eugene and Albert Mann. He was a man of unusually wide range of reading which he thoroughly understood and reasoned upon, and there were few suhjects upon which he was not well informed and upon which he ould not express his views. HÍ3 careful and correct business habils and strict integrity secured him the coafidence of 1L For three years he served as alderman, and was some time a member of the board of education in thia city. In 1870 he was elected as state senator on the Republican ticket, and served with great credit to him8elf and his constituents. Oct. 21, 1843, he wasunited in marriage to Anna Niethhammer, and she with one child preceded him to eternity. He leaves ten living children : Mrs. Eliza Schmid, wife of Frederick Schmid, Ilenry J. Mann, Miss Emelie Mann, Ernest, Eugene, Albert, Charles, Robert, and Misses Mary and Clara Mann, all of this city except Ernest and Charles who are in business in Detroit. Hh sisters Mrs. Louisa Schmid, widow of Rev. F. Schmid deceased, and Mrs. Sophia Hutzel, wit'e of August Hutzfil, also survive him.