MANNEN DUREN

From the 1887 History of Vernon County, Missouri, p. 637:

Mannen Duren

(Real Estate, Loan and Insurance Agent, Nevada).

   The life record of Mr. Duren as here given is such as reflects credit upon his efforts, spent not to benefit personal ends, but passed largely in the service of One whose own life was characterized by the good He did while on earth.  Mannen Duren was born in Benton county, Mo., September 10, 1834. His father was also named Mannen, and originally of Georgia nativity. He was a farmer by calling, moved to Tennessee when young and was reared in Nashville, from whence he came to Missouri in an early day, locating in the northern part of the State, from whence he moved to Benton county in 1825. His wife was formerly Margaret L. Gibbs, of Christian county, Ky. Mannen was next to the youngest of their eight children. He was reared in early life on a farm but later commenced a mercantile experience at Warsaw, Benton county, remaining so engaged until 1856, when he began to preach in the M.E. Church South as a member of the St. Louis Conference. Thus he was occupied until the year before the war broke out, but owing to impaired health he was force to settle permanently and chose a location in Clinton, Henry county, where he entered into the mercantile business, continuing for one year. When the war came up his store was robbed by Jim Lane & Co. He now returned to Benton county but later came to this county, engaging in farming and trading in cattle until his removal to Fort Scott, where he lived four years. Upon coming back to Vernon county he purchased a farm and soon entered into the real estate business. In 1870 he was re-admitted into the Southwestern Missouri Conference, and for twelve years traveled over a wide section of country, until on account of his health he took supernumerary relations and again resumed the real estate business. Besides this he also conducts an insurance and loan agency. He is the owner of a farm of 160 acres. In 1858 Mr. Duren married Miss Samantha J. Austin, of Platte county, Mo., daughter of Daniel Austin. They have two children: Kate, wife of Dr. Profitt, of Kansas City, and George, associated with his father in business.

[Transcribed by Kay Harper]

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