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John Wesley MATHENY

John Wesley MATHENY

Male 1831 - 1911  (79 years)

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  • Name John Wesley MATHENY 
    Born 23 Oct 1831  Pocahontas Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Upshur Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military From 16 Jul 1863 to 6 Mar 1864  [1, 4] 
    Sgt, 4th W.Va. Cavalry, Civil War 
    Census 1870, 1880  Warren District, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [5, 6] 
    Died 6 May 1911  [1, 3] 
    Buried IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Person ID I64344  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 6 May 2019 

    Family Margaret Jane GUM,   b. 1835, Bath Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1910  (Age 75 years)  [7, 8] 
    Married 28 Jun 1853  Pocahontas Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Steven Vios MATHENY,   b. 2 Jun 1854,   d. 17 Jul 1932, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     2. Howard Randolph MATHENY,   b. 16 Apr 1860, Upshur Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1938, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     3. William Henry MATHENY,   b. 3 Sep 1865, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 1937, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    +4. John Wesley MATHENY, Jr.,   b. 22 Mar 1868, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1942, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    +5. Brison Elwood MATHENY,   b. 19 Sep 1872, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1955, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    +6. Ida B. MATHENY,   b. 9 Sep 1875, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1963, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     7. Oda Floyd MATHENY,   b. 15 May 1878, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1948, Vienna, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F26843  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2669] U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration).

    2. [S2497] Pocahontas County Marriage Records, Marlinton, WV, MR p. 7 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11103871&Type=Marriage.

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S2243] Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, (Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995)).

    5. [S2281] 1860 Census, Upshur County, (W)VA.

    6. [S2093] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    7. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    8. [S1604] Death record of son.