MANKINS, Peter - Uncle Peter Mankins attended the barbecue and re-union at the age of 74. He is the same who started across the Arkansas river during the war just as the Federal soldiers came up. He jumped into the water and swam under the end of a boat, pulling it after him. It was a wonderful feat for a man of his age and undoubtedly saved his life, as all his companions were slain. - Democrat [Arkansas Sentinel 9/10/1889]MANKINS, father - Peter Mankins, who has long since passed his four score years, was in town Tuesday and was hale and hearty. He bids fair to rival his father in tenacity to life who died a few years ago at the advanced age of 111. [Fayetteville Democrat 9/9/87]