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William Charles Matney (1820 - 1894)

William Charles Matney
Born in Tazewell, Virginia, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 1859 in Shawnee, Kansas, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 74 in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United Statesmap
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Biography


William Matney (son of Walter Matney and Charlotte Young) was born 10 Apr 1820 in Tazewell Co., Va., and died 09 Oct 1884 in Caly Co., Kan..He married (1) Mahala Matney on 1845 in Missouri, daughter of William Matney and Sarah Yocum. He married (2) Emma LaHay on 1859 in Shawnee Co., Kan., daughter of Toussaint LaHay and Marie Aubuchon. Marriage: 1845, Missouri.

Birth [1]

Date: 10 Apr 1820
Place: Tazewell County, Virginia

Marriage 1

Spouse: Mahala Matney
Date: 1845
Place: Missouri

Marriage 2

Spouse: Emma Lahay
Date: 1859
Place: Shawnee County, Kansas

6 July 1860: Living in Monmouth Township, Shawnee County, Kansas as 38 year old male born in Virginia living with 6 month old son. [2]

Note: Only Matney's enumerated in the 1860 Census in Shawnee County Kansas.

5 May 1865: Living in Williamsport Township, Johnson County, Kansas as 45 year head of household. [3]


10 June 1880: Living in Williamsport Township, Shawnee County, Kansas as 60 year old married head of household. [4]

Note: Son, Walter, is enumerated one household prior to William.

Died [1]

Date: 9 Oct 1894
Place: Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas

Buried [1]

Date:
Place: Yocum Cemetery, Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas
Memorial for William Matney

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 IFind A Grave: Memorial #29056752 page for William Matney (10 Apr 1820-9 Oct 1894), citing Yocum Cemetery, Wakarusa, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Donna Londeen (contributor 46515409).
  2. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M667-YTN : 13 December 2017), Chas Matney, 1860.
  3. "Kansas State Census, 1865", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL68-Z815 : 12 November 2017), William Matney, 1865.
  4. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF5L-N2N : 12 August 2017), Walter Matney, Williamsport, Shawnee, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 11, sheet 196B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0397; FHL microfilm 1,254,397.




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