Individual Details

Richard Mathews Sr.

(19 Aug 1775 - 7 Aug 1833)

Richard was of Protestant Irish descent. He was in Tenn. before 1799, then became an early settler of Green Co. Kentucky. In 1823, he came to Morgan Co. Illinois.

The Illiniois State Census for Morgan Co. has households for a John Matthews and Richard Mathews, both age 20-29, married with small children. Plus a Daniel Matthews and a Benj. Matthews ages 30-39, married with children. Possible relatives?

Events

Birth19 Aug 1775Virginia, United States
MarriageAbt 1797probably, Greenbrier, Virginia, United States - Sarah Taylor
Census (family)1810Green, Kentucky, United States - Sarah Taylor
Census (family)1820(now Taylor Co.), Campbellsville, Green, Kentucky, United States - Sarah Taylor
Census (family)1830Morgan, Illinois, United States - Sarah Taylor
Death7 Aug 1833Morgan, Illinois, United States
BurialAntioch Cemetery, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, United States

Families

SpouseSarah Taylor (1772 - 1854)
ChildSamuel Taylor Mathews (1799 - 1875)
ChildCyrus W Mathews (1806 - 1872)
ChildAnn Taylor Mathews (1809 - 1842)
ChildJohn Mathews (1810 - )
ChildSarah Mathews (1813 - )
ChildRichard Mathews Jr. (1815 - 1878)
ChildElizabeth Mathews (1820 - 1845)
ChildMathews ( - )

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