Mary (Nash) Matney (1859 - 1919)

Born Mar 1859 in Russell, Virginia, United States

Wife of Walter Matney — married 29 Mar 1877 in Russell, Virginia, United States

Descendants

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Notes

The 1910 census (line 91) has Mary at age 44; however, she is listed as having been married 33 years which dates the marriage back to 1877 where her age was stated to be 17 years and a birth about 1860. Birth date on headstone is most likely not correct.

Biography

Birth (Multiple Dates)

Date: Mar 1859 ^[1]

Date: 1860 ^[2][3][4]

Date: 1862 ^[5]

Date: 23 Oct 1865 ^[6]

Date: 1866 ^[7]

Place: Russell County, Virginia ^[4]

2 June 1860: Living in Lebanon, Russell County, Virginia as 2 year [month] old female in the household of Samuel H. Nash^[2]

Note: A two-month old Mary is consistent with the 1900 census birth of March 1859.

30 June 1870: Living in Lebanon, Russell County, Virginia as 11 year old female in the household of Samuel A. [H.] Nash^[3]

Note: An 11 year old Mary is consistent with the 1859 birth year.

Marriage ^[4]

Name: Walter Matney

Birth Date: 1856

Birthplace: Buchanan

Age: 21

Spouse's Name: Mary Nash

Spouse's Birth Date: 1860

Spouse's Birthplace: Russell

Spouse's Age: 17

Event Date: 29 Mar 1877

Event Place: Russell, Virginia

Father's Name: Walter Matney

Mother's Name: Elizabeth Matney

Spouse's Father's Name: S. H. Nash

Spouse's Mother's Name: Jane Nash

Marital Status: Single

Spouse's Marital Status: Single

Children

• Samuel Matney
• Walter Matney
• Fuller Matney
• William Matney
• Richard Matney
• Alexander Matney
• Lydia M. Matney
• Mary Matney
• Alice Matney
• Elisabeth Matney
• Ella Matney
• Arland Matney

Note: 1910 Census states Mary had a total of 15 children with 12 that were surviving that year.

7 June 1880: Living in Garden Township, Buchanan County, Virginia as 18 year old married head of household.^[5]

6 June 1900: Living in Grundy Magisterial District, Buchanan County, Virginia as 41 year old wife of Walter Matney Jr.^[1]

6 May 1910: Living in Grundy District, Buchanan County, Virginia as 44 year old wife of Walter Matney Sr.^[7]

Death

Date: 18 Dec 1919 ^[6]

Place:

Buried

Date:

Place: Matney Cemetery, Patterson, Wythe County, Virginia. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMFK-WN2 : accessed 2 May 2018), Walter Matney Jr., Grundy District (east part) Grundy town, Buchanan, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 7, sheet 4B, family 63, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,702.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHM3-H1C : 13 December 2017), Samuel H Nash, 1860.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFGC-B9H : 12 April 2016), Samuel A Nash, Virginia, United States; citing p. 39, family 265, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,176.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR4L-P4Y : 5 December 2014), Walter Matney and Mary Nash, 29 Mar 1877; citing Russell, Virginia, reference p 47 line 36; FHL microfilm 33,850.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCPL-33Q : 11 August 2016), Walter Matney, Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 14, sheet 335C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1357; FHL microfilm 1,255,357.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Headstone. Walter and Mary J. Matney. Matney Cemetery, Patterson, Wythe County, Virginia.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPL9-QZ1 : accessed 2 May 2018), Walter Matney Sr., Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 16B, family 269, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1623; FHL microfilm 1,375,636.