Nathaniel F Matthews (1828)

Born 1828 in Kentucky

This profile is part of the Eastern Sangamon County Townships One Place Study.

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Biography

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Early Life

Family

On 3 Jun 1870, Benjamin T Bice, Ass't Marshal, for Buffalo Hart Township, Sangamon County, Illinois, reports Nathaniel F Matthews in between Samuel Wilson and Lewis Cass households.^[1]
Nathaniel F Mathews 42 (1828, male, white) b. Kentucky. Nathaniel is a farmer with real estate valued at $10,000 and personal property valued at $1,500.
M H Mathews 37 (1833, female, white) b. Kentucky. Mary was keeping house.
F O Mathews 11 (1859, male, white) b. Illinois. Oliver attended school.,
Isabelle Matthews 7 (1863, female, white) b. Illinois, Belle attended school.
R S Mathews 5 (1865, male, white) b. Illinois, Robert attended school.
George Mathews 2 (1868, male, white) b. Illinois,
Barney Cox 26 (1844, male, white) b. Ireland, Barney was a farm laborer.
James Costilla 25 (1845, male, white) b. Ireland, James was a farm laborer.
M Bryson 18 (1852, male, white) b. Ireland, M was a domestic servant.

On 3 Jun 1880, John E Constant, as enumerator for Buffalo Hart Township, Sangamon County, Illinois, reported the Nathaniel F Matthews household in between William A Bean and John Lee households.^[2]
Nathaniel F Matthews 52 (1828, self, married) he and his parents born in Kentucky.
Mary H Matthews 47 (1833, wife, married) she and her parents born in Kentucky.
Oliver F Matthews 21 (1859, son, single) b. Illinois, both parents born in Kentucky.
Belle M Matthews 17 (1863, daughter, single) b. Illinois, both parents born in Kentucky.
Robert S Matthews 15 (1865, son, single) b. Illinois, both parents born in Kentucky.
George M Matthews 12 (1868, son, single) b. Illinois, both parents born in Kentucky.
William J Matthews 8 (1872, son, single) b. Illinois, both parents born in Kentucky.
Norman H Matthews 5 (1875, son, single) b. Illinois, both parents born in Kentucky.

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Death & Legacy

Will of N. F. Mathews
Document is Filed for Probate in the County Court.
The will of the late Nathaniel F Mathews, who resided in Buffalo, was presented for probate in the county court yesterday. The will bequeaths to the widow, Mary H. Mathews, all the household goods, one-third of the money, the homestead in Buffalo during her lifetime, and a one-third interest in 800 acres of land. To each of his children, Frank Mathews, Belle M. Ellington, Robert S., George and Norman Mathews, is given 169 acres of land, with the provision that each heir must be thirty-five years old before he or she can sell or transfer the property.

Document is Filed for Probate in the County Court.

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1. ↑ 1870 U.S. census, Sangamon County, Illinois, Buffalo Post Office, p. 10 (written), dwelling 66, family 71, Nathaniel F Matthews household, index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6WJ-CTV : accessed 26 May 2015), and digital image, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com : accessed 25 May 2015); citing p. 10, family 71, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,780.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXKX-2DP : accessed 5 May 2015), Nathaniel F Matthews, Buffalo Heart, Sangamon, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district 200, sheet 207C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0248; FHL microfilm 1,254,248.

• "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXKX-2DP : accessed 5 May 2015), Nathaniel F Matthews, Buffalo Heart, Sangamon, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district 200, sheet 207C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0248; FHL microfilm 1,254,248.