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October of 1916 my Great-Grandfather, Warren Cyrus Mangum, vanished from the Salt Lake City area where he lived with his wife Dixie Laura Pike Mangum & their 3 young daughters. I hope that by posting some details here I may come in contact with a relative of Warren Cyrus Mangum or perhaps come in contact with a relative of one of his siblings. Our family has never learned what happened to Warren Cyrus Mangum but we are sure that stories of his whereabouts circulated amongst his siblings and their family members over the years. My Grandmother became an orphan 2 years after her father vanished.....when the Spanish Influenza claimed her mother's life in November of 1918.
In a newpaper article written up in the October 5th, 1916 edition of the Salt Lake Tribune a report details the facts behind a complaint charging Warren C. Mangum with embezzement from the Continental National Bank in Salt Lake City, Utah. A person named W.W. Trimmer swore to the complaint & a description of Warren Cyrus Mangum was telegraphed over the entire US....with special pains taken to get the message to Port Officers to prevent Mangum from leaving the country. An officer named John S. Cortess was also involved in the case/search for my Great-Grandfather.
Warren Cyrus Mangum never contacted his wife or children after fleeing Salt Lake City. The last memory my Grandma has of her Father is him setting up a tent and other camping gear in their backyard on the weekend before his disappearence. Over the years we have heard tha Warren C. Mangum may have fled to South America...but no proof of this even exists. All records with his name vanish after October of 1916. There are no death certificates, census reports, or any other documents listing a Warren Cyrus Mangum after 1916. We do know that he stole enough money to buy a house in that era. Was he dodging a World War 1 draft? Did he die in the 1918 Flu epedemic? We have nothing to go on. It is my hope that someone reading this story may have learned a few details about what happened to Warren C. Mangum. It's probably safe to assume that he changed his name...perhaps relocated away from Utah...and started a new family. Would he have kept his original birthdate and his first name?
Here are some details:
Warren Cyrus Mangum born November 20, 1886 (or 1888)
in Nephi, Juab Co.,Utah
Son of Cyrus Franklin Mangum & Mary Tranter
(Mary Tranter is the daughter of Thomas Tranter & Sara Collins)
Warren Cyrus Mangum married Dixie Laura Pike of Salt Lake City, Utah. The Pike Family may also have some info as to what happened to Warren Mangum....but I doubt it.
Warren C. Mangum had several siblings:
Lucretia Mangum
Earl Mangum
Melvin Mangum
Lawrence Tranter Mangum
Raymond Mangum
Frank Mangum
Alice Mangum
I'd imagine that Warren Mangum may have contacted one of his siblings in the years after he vanished and it is my hope that any of the children or grandchildren of the above listed people may have heard stories as to the whereabouts of Warren Cyrus Mangum. Please contact me with any info. My Grandma is 100 years old and has never learned the fate of her father. Below I have included a URL link to a photo I have of my Great Grandfather Warren Cyrus Mangum:
http://www.geni.com/photo/view/349117529990011504?album_type=photos_of_me&photo_id=350269210070001012
Contact me:
jamesbierman@yahoo.com
bangkokjb@yahoo.com
Sincerely,
James R. Bierman
(Great Grandson of Warren Cyrus Mangum)
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