John
Wesley
Matherly
Born in Estill, Kentucky, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Nancy (Lowe) Matherly
— married
1 Aug 1838 in Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Daniel Hardin Matherly and John Wesley Matherly Jr
Died
at about age 46
in Jacksonport, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Aug 2017
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Biography
John Matherly lived in Appalachia, in Kentucky.
John Wesley Matherly was born in 1817 in Estill, Kentucky, United States.
John married Nancy Lowe (born in Clark, Kentucky; died in Appanoose, Iowa, United States on 20 Feb 1862), daughter of Daniel Lowe and Hannah Booten Delilah Baber.[1]
In 1840, John was living in Estill.
In the 1850 census the family lived in Marion Township, Davis, Iowa.[2]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Matherly | M | 32 years | Kentucky | |
| Nancy Matherly | F | 32 years | Kentucky | |
| Daniel Matherly | M | 12 years | Kentucky | |
| Martha Matherly | F | 9 years | Kentucky | |
| John Matherly | M | 8 years | Kentucky | |
| Augustus Matherly | M | 7 years | Kentucky | |
| Delilah Matherly | F | 4 years | Kentucky | |
| James Matherly | M | 2 years | Kentucky | |
| Rachel Matherly | F | 8 months | Kentucky |
In the 1860 census the family lived in Union Township, Appanoose, Iowa.[3]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Matherly | M | 43 | Ky | |
| Nancy Matherly | F | 42 | Ky | |
| John Matherly | M | 18 | Ky | |
| Martha Matherly | F | 18 | Ky | |
| Augustus Matherly | M | 16 | Ky | |
| Delila Matherly | F | 14 | Ky | |
| James Matherly | M | 12 | Ky | |
| Rachel Matherly | F | 10 | Ky | |
| Wm Matherly | M | 7 | Iowa | |
| Elizabeth Matherly | F | 3 | Iowa | |
| Armilda Matherly | F | Iowa |
He enlisted at Palmyra, Missouri in Company E, 3rd Volunteer Cavalry Regiment Missouri on December 3, 1861. Rank: Private. Died of chronic diarrhea at Union hospital in Jackson Port, Arkansas on December 16, 1863, leaving the small children orphans.
Sources
- ↑ "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F443-L9W : 29 November 2023), Wesly Matherly, 1838.
- ↑
1850 Census:
"United States Census, 1850"
citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 19;
FamilySearch Record: MZ48-695
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D489-3QD - ↑
1860 Census:
"United States Census, 1860"
citing Page: 26; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 311; FHL microfilm: 803311; Record number: 6976;
FamilySearch Record: M82L-T5F
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GB9F-QST1 Image number 00186.
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 12 March 2022, 15:09), entry for John Wesley Matherly (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LZ6P-XVS ); contributed by various users.
- Family Search
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