Samuel Mathews (1822 - 1893)

Born 8 Sep 1822 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Lydia (Urie) Mathews — married 23 Jan 1851 in Ashland County, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 30 May 1893 at age 70 in Dimondale, Eaton County, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Samuel was born in 1822 in Pennsylvania, United States. He migrated to Ashland County, Ohio, United States, where he worked as a carpenter and lived with John Hough's family in 1850.^[1]

Samuel Mathews and Lydia Urie were married by S. A. McCluskey January 23, 1851, in Ashland, Ohio, United States.^[2][3] They migrated to Windsor, Eaton County, Michigan, where they owned a small farm.^[4] Samuel served as a justice of the peace in Windsor in 1862.^[5] He served as treasurer of Windsor Township 1878-1879.^[6]

Samuel was a farmer when he registered for the draft during the US Civil War.^[7] They continued to live in Windsor^[8][9] He served in Company G, Third Michigan Infantry, and transferred to 5th Michigan Infantry June 10, 1864.^[10]

Samuel Mathews died May 30, 1893, in Dimondale, Eaton County, Michigan, United States. He was buried at Dimondale Cemetery in Dimondale, Eaton County, Michigan, USA.^[11][12]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX36-YJX : 12 April 2016), Samuel Mathews in household of John Hough, Montgomery, Ashland, Ohio, United States; citing family 456, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZHF-4J5 : 8 December 2014), Samuel Mathews and Lydia Urie, 23 Jan 1851; citing Ashland, Ohio, United States, reference v 2 p 42 rn 1021; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,079,405.
3. ↑ "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDXB-KH4 : 8 December 2014), Samuel Mathews and Lydia Urie, 23 Jan 1851; citing Ashland,Ohio, reference ; FHL microfilm 6,046,524.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWD5-SQ4 : 12 April 2016), Saml Mathews, 1860.
5. ↑ Durant, Samuel W. "Windsor: Justices of the Peace." History of Ingham and Eaton Counties, Michigan: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Their Prominent Men and Pioneers. Eaton County (Michigan): Brookhaven Press, 1880, page 541.
6. ↑ Durant, Samuel W. "Windsor: Justices of the Peace." History of Ingham and Eaton Counties, Michigan: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Their Prominent Men and Pioneers. Eaton County (Michigan): Brookhaven Press, 1880, page 540.
7. ↑ Samuel Mathews; Birth Year: abt 1822; Place of Birth: Pennsylvania; Age on 1 July 1863: 41; Race: White; Residence: Windsor, Michigan; Congressional District: 3rd; Class: 2. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War); Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); NAI: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 3 of 3. Ancestry.com. U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registrations, 1863-1865. NM-65, entry 172, 620 volumes. NAI: 4213514. Records of the Provost Marshal General’s Bureau (Civil War), Record Group 110. National Archives at Washington D.C.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHHJ-S64 : 12 April 2016), Samuel Matthews, Michigan, United States; citing p. 15, family 123, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,169.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWS3-ZHG : 14 August 2017), Samuel Mathews, Windsor, Eaton, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 67, sheet 148B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0578; FHL microfilm 1,254,578.
10. ↑ Durant, Samuel W. "Windsor: Justices of the Peace." History of Ingham and Eaton Counties, Michigan: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Their Prominent Men and Pioneers. Eaton County (Michigan): Brookhaven Press, 1880, page 549.
11. ↑ Samuel Mathews on Find A Grave: Memorial #84339916 retrieved September 16, 2017
12. ↑ "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3DC-MYL : 18 February 2021), Samuel Matthews, 30 May 1893; citing p 265 rn 111, Windsor, Eaton, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,342,774.