Matthias was born in 1830. He is the son of Jacob Ferner and Maria Jacoby. He married Jenny F. Weitzel January 19, 1869 in Scott County, Iowa. In 1895, his daughter and her husband lived with him and his wife. He died in 1909.
"Iowa State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTQJ-MRK : 20 February 2021), Mathias Ferner, Scott, Iowa, United States; citing p. 141, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,022,179.
"Iowa State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVM5-JD8P : 20 February 2021), Mathias Ferner, Scott, Iowa, United States; citing card #C106, State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,430,621.
"Iowa, Old Age Tax Assistance Records, 1934-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGJN-VK6S : 16 September 2019), Mathias Ferner in entry for Johanah McFarland, from 1934 to 1946; citing Pension, Iowa, United States, multiple county Recorders, Auditors, and County Clerk Offices, Iowa; FHL microfilm 007897407.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129902451/matthias-ferner : accessed 01 July 2022), memorial page for Matthias Ferner (1828–1909), Find A Grave: Memorial #129902451, citing Holy Family Cemetery, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by TheMirrorBlue (contributor 47355923) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matthias by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Matthias: