Manx Americans
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Self-identified as "Manx" 6,955(2000)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Ohio,Illinois,Indiana,Wisconsin,Minnesota,CaliforniaandWashington, D.C. Particularly in the cities ofCleveland,Mentor,Painesville,Peoria | |
| Languages | |
| English,Manx | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Breton Americans,Cornish Americans,English Americans,Irish Americans,Scottish Americans,Scotch-Irish Americans,Welsh Americans |
Manx AmericansareAmericansof full or partialManxancestral originor Manx people who reside in theUnited States of America.
Settlement in Ohio
[edit]The city ofCleveland,Ohiois said to have the highest concentration of Americans of Manx descent in the United States. They predominantly descend from the village ofAndreason the northern side in the Isle of Man. From 1822 onwards, many families such as theCorlettfamily, becoming farmers and easing land by theConnecticut Land Company.In 1826 more families such as theKelley’s,Teare’s, andKneen’s established themselves inNewburghwhich would encourage more Manx settlement into the area. Cleveland was a town of only six hundred people. A population grew to around 3000 of both Manx-born or of Manx descent bound together by theirManx languageand customs. Amongst the immigrants was William Corlett who donated land for the community's log schoolhouse so Manx children would be educated in their native Manx and English languages.[2][3]
Notable people
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References
[edit]- ^"Table 1. First, Second, and Total Responses to the Ancestry Question by Detailed Ancestry Code: 2000".U.S. Census Bureau.RetrievedMay 5,2013.
- ^BRITISH IMMIGRATION- Immigrants from England, the Isle of Man, Scotland, and Wales
- ^British Buckeyes: The English, Scots, and Welsh in Ohio, 1700-1900- By William E. Van Vugt
- ^MacFarlane, Alistair (2013)."W.V.O. Quine (1908-2000)".Philosophy Now.RetrievedJanuary 22,2024.
His paternal grandfather, Robert Quine, grew up in a thatched cottage on the Isle of Man, between England and Ireland. Like many Manxmen, he became a merchant seaman. Leaving ship in New York, Robert made his way to Ohio, where there was a large Manx colony in Cleveland, and found work as a machinist in Akron.