From the 1820s when the sons of Isaiah, Joshua and Daniel, brought their families from Indiana through the 1840s, Michael brought his family from KY, evidently bypassing Indiana, Andrew arrived from Noble/Morgan Co OH and another Daniel and wife Sarah arrived from the Athens Co OH area. All settled within a few miles of one another, around the corner where the Illinois counties of Fulton, Schuyler and McDonough come together. Isaiah and Michael are presumed brothers, and probably a brother of Daniel of Adams Co OH, but the connections of the group as a whole are unknown, but highly suspected.
Andrew D. was one of the children of Joseph Matheny and Martha Dunlap. Dates of Andrew's birth and marriage from IGI. On Sept 8, 1835, Andrew of Morgan Co., Ohio bought 40 acres of land from the Zanesville, Oh., land office. On Jan 7, 1836, daughter Mary Ann, age 14 or 15, married Alexander, son of Michael Matheny, in Schuyler Co., Il., The family's first Illinois home may have been rented, or purchased by deed. In April of 1836, Andrew purchased 76 acres in Littleton and Brooklyn Twps of Schuyler Co., and spent the rest of his life in that vicinity.
The surviving Schuyler Co. tax list for 1838 shows Andrew's liability as 1 wagon, 3 horses, 6 cattle, some hogs, for a value of $315. Tax due: $1.57
Andrew and Sarah buried Moore Cemetery, Buena Vista Twp., Schuyler Co. Il.
Background on Andrew D. and Sarah from the Matheny database created by the late Farrell Stewart.
Morgan County OH Marriages Bk A
1820 Morgan Co Oh Census, Manchester Twp
1830 Morgan Co OH Census, Manchester Twp
1840 Schuyler Co IL Census, Precinct 3
1850 Schuyler Co IL Census, Oregon Twp
Rushville, Schuyler Co. Probate File #292: Andrew Matheny d. 14 May 1855 intestate: Sally Matheny, widow of Andrew, relinquished administration to son George M. Matheny: Final Statement of heirs lists Sarah Matheny, widow, Mary Ann Matheny, w/o Alexander Matheny, daughter; Matilda Black, w/o William T. Black, daughter; George M. Matheny, son.
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