John Ayers Matheny was b. abt. 1810 in Kentucky. He was married to Rebecca Hopkins and they had several children, including Stephen, Eliza, Cynthia, James Buchanan, Collins, and Mary Eveline Matheny.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85P-NJ5 : 20 December 2020), John Mathena, Fayette, Illinois, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Fayette Facts, Fayette County, Illinois 1860 Census. Fayette County Genealogical Society, n.d. Entry for Mathenee, John, pg. 133.
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