William Mattingly (1820)

Born 9 Apr 1820 in Perry, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Died [date unknown] in Luce, Spencer, Indiana, United States

Biography

REV. AMBROSE WILLIAM WALLACE MATTTIGLY, O.S.B.

The closing subject of our little book will, without a doubt, prove the most interesting of the number available. We will let his history stand in the words of his personal account:

"I am of a family of sixteen children - hence of Catholic parentage ­ though Mother was a convert, who was received into the church shortly before she died. Of her ten children only four reached the age of maturity, all of whom entered the Benedictine Order.

Mary, the oldest, in religion Sister Evangelista, died Aug. 14th 1889.

Catharine, in religion Sister Hedwige, is now teacher in the parochial school at Ferdinand, Ind.

Ruth, in religion Sister Bernadina, is located in the convent at Ferdinand, Ind .

Willlam Wallace, the writer, in religion Ambrose, missionary for the Indians of the Crow Creek, Lower Brule and Yankton Sioux reservations.

From Father's biography I quote the following: "William Mattingly, born April 9th, 1820, in Perry County, Indiana of Thomas Mattingly and Nancy Ann Woodson. The earliest definite traces locate this family near Dublin, Ireland, whence they migrated to the United States locating in Maryland during the days of Lord Baltimore. His grandfather, Joseph Mattingly, and great-grandfather, Luke Mattingly, were both born near the present city of Hagerstown, Washington County, Md. From this locality at an early date, they started westward across the Alleghanies to that country explored by Daniel Boone, locating in Marion County , KY. Joseph Mattingly, under Shelby Hopkins, was with General Jackson at the battle of New Orleans. Valentine Creager of Creagerstown, Md., grandfather on my mother's side, was captain in the Continental army and with Washington at Valley Forge."

In 1832, William Mattingly moved with his parents to Spencer County, Ind., and was married April 26th, 1849 to Elizabeth Hall. After the latter's death, in 1869, he married Elizabeth Morgan, by whom he had six children, Helen, Jenne, Gertrude, Emma, Mark and Luke -- all living at present. Mrs. Mattingly is still living with her daughter Gertrude, a trained nurse, at Hatfield, Indiana. From the foregoing I infer that the writer's great-grandfather was Lucas Mattingly, one of the three brothers mentioned in "Webb's Centenary of Catholicity in Kentucky.

Briefly stated, my own biography is the following:

Born Sept.. 8th, 1865, near Eurica, Ind., of William Mattingly and Elizabeth Hall. In baptism received he classic name of William Wallace. Early education was in district school No.10. In 1680, entered college at St. Meinrads; July 25th, 1886, took simple vows under the name of Ambrose; ordained sub-deacon in 1880; in August of same year was sent to the Immaculate Conception Mission for Indiana at Stephan, South Dakota, to fill position of teacher; was ordained Priest June 17th, 1889, by Rt. Rev. Bishop Marty, O.S.B.; have been in the Indian Mission ever since.

Thanking you for the kindness of making the inquiry and hoping the family tree will be laden with fruit of the best quality. I am Dear Cousin of unknown degree.

Sincerely yours in Domino,

AMBROSE WILLIAM WALLACE MATTINGLY, O.S.B. ^[1]

Sources

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1. ↑ Rev. J. F. Mattingly . Traditions and genealogy , lamentably imperfect, of the Mattingly Family, 1633-1918, 1918, Page 62