Isaiah Matheny (abt. 1828 - aft. 1886)

Born about 1828 in Indiana

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth (Rampley) Matheny — married 21 Apr 1850 in Fulton Co., IL

Died after 1886 after about age 58 in Fulton Co. IL

Biography

Isaiah was a cooper, and settled his family first in Astoria, then in Bernadotte.

In 1850, Isaiah married Ruth Rampley Cooper, evidently a young widow with three little boys.

In 1860 Census, Fulton Co., Astoria, their household includes 3 boys named Cooper: George 20, John 17, Abram 16, and Charles Matheny, age 23.

These boys were not with them in the 1850 census, the year of their marriage. It was just Isaiah, age 22, born Indiana, and Ruth, age 25, born Ohio, in their household in Astoria.

In 1851, Isaiah filed a lawsuit against one Samuel T. Elgin in a dispute over payment due on a town lot. One of the witnesses summoned was Joshua Matheny.

In early 1864, Isaiah himself was arrested and charged on a 5 count indictment of selling liquor without a license. No resolution of this case was found in the file.

Sources

• 1850 Census

1860 Census

1870 Census Name: Isaiah Matheny Age in 1870: 43 Birth Year: abt 1827 Birthplace: Indiana Home in 1870: Bernadotte, Fulton, Illinois Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Bernadotte Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age Isaiah Matheny 43 Ruth Matheny 44 William Matheny 19 Sarah E Matheny 13 Nettie Matheny 9

1880 Census Name: Isiah Matheney Age: 54 Birth Year: abt 1826 Birthplace: Indiana Home in 1880: Bernadotte, Fulton, Illinois Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Ruth Matheney Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Laborer

Name Age Isiah Matheney 54 Ruth Matheney 56

Matheney v. Elgin, Fulton County Il. Circuit Court, case # 1824.2, 1851-8.

People v. Matheny, Fulton Co., IL. Circuit Court, case #3178, 1864-2.